Kizuna AI debuted in 2016 as one of the first virtual YouTubers, presenting herself through the A.I.Channel persona and helping popularise the VTuber format worldwide. Her energetic introductions and friendly greetings became part of her appeal, and short clips of her voice soon circulated among anime and VTuber fans for edits, memes, and stream intros. Because the greeting is instantly recognisable to that audience, it still works as a quick shorthand for cute, upbeat virtual idol culture, especially in videos celebrating VTubers or Japanese online creators.