Emiru

Emily Beth Schunk^[1] (born January 3, 1998), better known as Emiru, is an American Twitch streamer and cosplayer. She is primarily known for streaming League of Legends and her cosplays on her Twitch channel, where she has garnered more than 1,000,000 followers as of Aug 13, 2022. She is a content creator for the gaming organization One True King.^[2]

Emiru
Schunk in 2021
Personal information
Born	Emily Schunk (1998-01-03) January 3, 1998 (age 25) Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Occupation	Twitch streamer cosplayer
Home town	Wichita, Kansas U.S.
Twitch information
Channel	Emiru
Location	Austin, Texas U.S.
Years active	2016–present
Genre	Gaming reacting
Games	League of Legends Super Mario 64
Followers	1.1 million
Total views	16.1 million
Associated acts	One True King Mizkif Cr1TiKaL
YouTube information Channels Emiru Years active 2016–present Genre Reaction gaming cosplay Subscribers 442,000 Total views 30.8 million Creator Awards 100,000 subscribers 2021
Follower and view counts updated as of August 31, 2022.

Early life

Schunk was born in Wichita, Kansas,^[3] on January 3, 1998,^[3][4] to a German-American father and a Chinese mother.^{[citation needed]} She grew up in Wichita and graduated from high school in 2016.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Schunk started streaming on Twitch in November of 2016 playing League of Legends, she later became known for this along with her cosplays.^[5]

On August 28, 2020, it was announced that Schunk had joined the esports organization Cloud9 as a content creator.^[6][7]

In 2021, the design of the newly released League champion Gwen was partially inspired by Schunk, whose cosplay was used as part of a reference board by a Riot Games illustrator working on the project.^{[citation needed]}

On January 2, 2022, it was announced that Schunk had joined gaming organization One True King as a content creator, resulting in the end of her contract with Cloud9.^[2]

Schunk is represented by agency Ader Gaming.^[8]

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Category	Result	Ref.
2022	The Streamer Awards	Best League of Legends Streamer	Nominated	^[9]
	12th Streamy Awards	Breakout Streamer	Pending	^[10]

References

1. "Emily Schunk". Cloud9. n.d. Retrieved December 9, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
2. "Emiru Joins OTK as Its Newest Content Creator". GlobeNewswire. January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
3. Saha, Srijita (November 7, 2021). "Did Emiru and Dyrus Break up? Relationship between the two Twitch Streamers". OtakuKart. Retrieved May 24, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
4. Schunk, Emily [@emiru] (January 3, 2020). "it's my birthday t.co/xel9cbIGwL" (Tweet). from the original on November 11, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Twitter.
5. "Emiru - Streams List and Statistics". TwitchTracker. Retrieved November 15, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
6. Nomis, John (August 28, 2020). "Cloud9 Welcomes Emiru as Streamer and Content Creator". Cloud9. Retrieved December 9, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
7. Soba, Carly (August 29, 2020). "Emiru joins Cloud9 as its newest content creator". Daily Esports. Retrieved December 9, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
8. "Ader Gaming". Ader Gaming. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
9. Miceli, Max (February 22, 2022). "All nominees for QTCinderella's Streamer Awards". Dot Esports. GAMURS Group. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
10. Escandon, Rosa (1 November 2022). "YouTube's Streamy Awards Announce 2022 Noms". Forbes.

External links

• Emiru on Twitch
• Cloud9 bio