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Who is Amanogawa Shiina?
Amanogawa Shiina is a Phase Connect VTuber associated with its second generation, Phase ALiAS. Her name also appears as 天ノ川しいな, while her channel uses the shorter Shiina. Her celestial-seamstress character gives her a useful creative motif: someone who once sewed stars into the sky now looking for other ways to make beautiful things. That is the fictional background described on her official channel, rather than a claim about the performer's real age or personal history.
Her work is especially interesting where singing meets making things. Shiina has contributed vocals and illustration to a duet, shared songwriting credits on original music, and participated in her generation's group recording. Following those credits reveals more of her identity than a list of games she recently streamed. The affectionate “Meemaw” persona and the Butter Cookies fan name provide the welcoming frame around that creative work; both appear in her own video descriptions.
An introduction through four different recordings
Requiem: a duet she also illustrated
The April 2023 Requiem cover with Kaneko Lumi is a strong first stop because Shiina has two explicit roles: she sings with Lumi and supplies the illustration. The description identifies it as a cover of Kanaria's song, credits MoonJelly for mixing and mastering, Esther for harmony guides, and YukiEtChan for video editing.
That division of work matters to understanding Shiina as a creator. The image accompanying the performance is part of her contribution, while the original composition and the other production roles belong to their credited creators. Watching the duet therefore offers an introduction to her voice, her visual work and her collaboration with another performer in one place.
ihopeudontforgetme: a personal songwriting release
Released in February 2025, ihopeudontforgetme introduces a different side of Shiina. She describes the song as written during a period of transition. Its production credits identify Hope as producer and co-writer, Shiina as vocalist and co-writer, and Nonagon as responsible for the illustration and animation.
Her participation in writing makes this a useful reference point for her development as a songwriter. She introduces it as her first original song and links its creation to that period of transition. For a newcomer, it is a direct introduction to her more personal original-song work.
Everyday: a game-anniversary song
Everyday, published in December 2025, is explicitly introduced as a song created for the first anniversary of GIRLS' FRONTLINE 2: EXILIUM. Its description addresses the game's commanders, giving the recording a specific audience and occasion outside her usual character introduction.
It belongs in a guide to her representative work because it connects her music with a game's anniversary. The published description establishes that connection; it does not provide the detailed writing credits found on some of her other songs. Readers interested in game-related music can start here and then compare it with her personal songwriting on ihopeudontforgetme.
Give Me Sweets: a collaboration with Young illy
The December 2025 Give Me Sweets recording with Young illy makes her creative role particularly easy to trace. Young illy is credited for composition and arrangement, while Young illy and Amanogawa Shiina share the lyrics credit. Mixing and mastering are credited to Grüv-fit and Young illy; hongmika_ edited the video and chabiyundayo supplied the illustration.
This is a different collaboration from Requiem. In the earlier duet, Shiina's listed contributions include illustration; here, the shared lyric credit documents her participation in developing an original song. Taken together, the two recordings show why “singer” alone leaves out part of her published creative activity.
Phase ALiAS and Golden Night
The official Phase ALiAS page places Shiina alongside Chisaka Airi, Makina Erina, Remilia Nephys, Komachi Panko and Himemiya Rie. A particularly useful musical snapshot of that six-person generation is Golden Night, released through Phase Connect's music channel for ALiAS's second anniversary in July 2024.
The video lists all six as vocalists and credits Himemiya Rie for the lyrics. Golden Night is therefore a group original on which Shiina performs, rather than one of her solo originals. It also provides a practical route from her individual music to the other voices in her generation. For more context, read the guides to Himemiya Rie and Komachi Panko.
Career milestones that explain the creative progression
- April 2023 — Requiem: the duet with Kaneko Lumi records both her vocal and illustration contributions.
- July 2024 — Golden Night: ALiAS's second-anniversary recording places her voice in a six-member group original.
- February 2025 — ihopeudontforgetme: a release she introduces through a period of transition documents shared writing credits with Hope.
- December 2025 — Everyday: a song tied to the first anniversary of GIRLS' FRONTLINE 2: EXILIUM gives her game-related musical work a clear reference point.
- December 2025 — Give Me Sweets: the collaboration with Young illy documents another shared lyric-writing credit.
These milestones trace a progression from a duet combining singing and illustration to group recording, personal songwriting and a game-anniversary release. Together, they provide several routes into the longer channel archive.
Where should a new viewer begin?
Start with ihopeudontforgetme if you want the most direct introduction to her personal original-song work. Choose Requiem to hear a duet and see a project she also illustrated. Give Me Sweets is useful for following her writing collaborations, while Everyday offers the clearest game-anniversary connection. Finally, Golden Night introduces the wider ALiAS ensemble.
For the character and community around those recordings, return to her official channel: its celestial-seamstress description and the Butter Cookies language explain the setting in which the work is shared. Continue with Remilia Nephys, whose cover catalogue and Blue Archive appearance offer another route into the same generation, or browse the Phase Connect guide and the VTuber knowledge hub for related reading.
