United Kingdom
CDawgVA, real name Connor Colquhoun, is a Welsh-born content creator based in Japan whose channel sits at the intersection of anime fandom, comedy vlogging,…
Total Followers -0.3%
3.7M
Across YouTube, Instagram
Primary Platform
YouTube
3.2M followers · 88% of audience
Engagement
6.9%
vs. 1.5% category median
Sponsorship Tier
Macro
Est. $6.8K–$16K / IG post
CDawgVA completed his fifth annual charity cycling livestream across Japan over 15 days, setting a new personal channel record for both money raised and peak viewership (nearly 100K concurrent on Day 10).
Streams Charts reported the 15-day event averaged over 220,000 daily viewers and made Day 10 his most-watched Twitch broadcast ever.
Organized via GeeXPlus (Kadokawa Group), the event ran April 5–19, 2026, again benefiting the Immune Deficiency Foundation in honor of friend and VTuber Ironmouse.
The 15-day, 1,300 km event collected 2.68M hours watched on Twitch, with appearances from PewDiePie and Ironmouse.
Colquhoun was announced as a board member of the Kadokawa-backed agency GeeXPlus, advising on talent growth and production strategy.
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Daily follower snapshots from CreatorDB's longitudinal index.
| Brand | Type | Platform | Date | Performance vs. baseline |
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| Honkai: Star Rail Sponsorship | Sponsored content | YouTube | Feb 2026 | — |
| Gamer Supps Sponsorship | Sponsored content | YouTube | Oct 2025 | — |
| Klook Sponsorship | Sponsored content | YouTube | Sep 2025 | — |
| Sakuraco Sponsorship | Sponsored content | YouTube | Aug 2025 | — |
| Opera Sponsorship | Sponsored content | YouTube | May 2025 | — |
CDawgVA, real name Connor Colquhoun, is a Welsh-born content creator based in Japan whose channel sits at the intersection of anime fandom, comedy vlogging, and voice acting. He built an early following through anime references, voice impressions, and collaborations with creators like ProZD, Emirichu, Daidus, and Ludwig, before pivoting toward travel-comedy and Japan-based experience videos after relocating to Tokyo. Today the channel reads as a hybrid: long-form vlogs in the 'I Tried Every Sandwich in Japan' or 'Japan's Gacha Paradise' mould, crane-game and food challenges, and ongoing crossovers with the broader anime-adjacent creator scene. He is also known for the annual Chronically Online charity bike ride across Japan, which has become a defining tentpole event for his community.
CDawgVA sits squarely in the anime, gaming and Japan-lifestyle entertainment lane, with a YouTube-first format built around long-form challenge vlogs, food experiments and collaborations with fellow creators (ProZD, Ludwig, Emirichu). Content travels naturally to brands targeting Western fans of Japanese culture: gacha and mobile games, energy drinks, snack subscription boxes, travel platforms and consumer tech. The audience skews heavily male, 18–34, and is predominantly US and UK with meaningful Canadian and Filipino representation — useful for English-language global campaigns. Engagement runs well above category median on both YouTube and Instagram despite a slower upload cadence. Sponsor track record validates the fit: confirmed integrations with Honkai: Star Rail, Gamer Supps, Klook, Sakuraco and Opera across the past year.
Benchmark estimates for a creator at CDawgVA's tier (Macro, 3.7M combined followers, United Kingdom). Pulled from CreatorDB's category benchmarks.
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CDawgVA's real name is Connor Colquhoun. He's a Welsh content creator and voice actor who now lives in Japan, and fans often just call him Connor on the Trash Taste podcast and in collabs.
Yes, Connor is one of the three hosts of Trash Taste alongside Gigguk (Garnt) and The Anime Man (Joey). The podcast films in Tokyo and is a big reason he's so closely associated with the anime/Japan creator scene.
Connor moved to Japan partly to live closer to his Trash Taste co-hosts and to make Japan-based content full-time. His Instagram bio literally describes him as "Welsh living in Japan," and most of his recent videos are filmed around Tokyo.
Yes, Connor is from Wales, which is why hashtags like #urdd2025 and #randomactsofwelshness show up on his content. He frequently leans into his Welsh identity as part of his on-camera personality.
Voice acting is where the "VA" in his name comes from, and he still takes roles when they come up — his own YouTube bio says he's "always up for most voice acting roles." These days, though, his main output is Japan-based vlogs and the Trash Taste podcast.
Connor is known for his Cycle Aid Japan charity rides, where he cycles across Japan and raises money for charity over a multi-week journey. The series has become one of his signature annual projects alongside Ludwig and other creator friends.
Yes, Connor and Ludwig collab often, including on the Japan charity bike rides and various Japan trip videos. Ludwig is one of his most frequent on-camera guests, which is why #ludwig shows up among his top hashtags.
His current YouTube content is mostly Japan-based challenge vlogs — trying every sandwich in Japan, gacha and crane game challenges, haunted house visits, and food reviews. Titles like "Japan $1000 Crane Game Challenge" and "I Tried Japan's Gacha Paradise" are typical of his style.
Recent sponsors on his channel include Honkai: Star Rail, Gamer Supps, Klook, Sakuraco, and Opera. The mix leans heavily toward gaming, Japan travel, and Japanese snack brands, which lines up neatly with his audience.
His biggest audience is in the United States (around 41%), followed by the United Kingdom, Canada, and the Philippines. The viewer base skews young and male — roughly 54% are 18–24 — which matches the anime, gaming, and Japan-vlog niche he sits in.
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