Beckii Cruel

Birth name Rebecca Anne Flint
Born 5 June 1995 (1995-06-05) (age 15)
Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Origin Ramsey, Isle of Man, United Kingdom
Genres Pop
Occupations Singer
Entertainer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2008–present
Labels Life Is So Cruel, Ltd.
Tokuma 日本 Communications
Associated acts Cruel 天使


Rebecca Anne Flint (born 5 June 1995), better known 由 her stage name Beckii Cruel (ベッキー・クルーエル), is a Manx pop dancer. She reached popularity in 日本 after her YouTube 视频 of her dancing to 日本动漫 pop songs were 发布 around the Internet....

Beckii Cruel is the pseudonym used 由 a British teenager who found inspiration in the 日本漫画 comic 图书 that are enormously 流行的 in Japan. Rebecca Flint, 14, started posting 视频 on YouTube under the monnicker Beckii Cruel in 2008. She quickly grew an audience in Japan, where the otaku (basically a Japanese word for comic book nerds) fell in 爱情 with Flint's dancing, costuming and anime-like looks.

Cosplay (shortened from costume play) plays a large role in the Beckii Cruel's popularity, as does her imitation of Japanese animation. Rebecca, who studies Japanese, purposely emulates the...

Like most 14-year-old girls, Rebecca Flint likes to dress up and dance. But unlike most girls, she records and posts her performances on YouTube.

The results have made her an ­internet phenomenon in Japan, 首页 of the 日本动漫 cartoon characters she imitates. 更多 than eight million people have watched Rebecca performing as Beckii Cruel, dancing to bouncy J-pop (Japanese pop music) and 日本动漫 theme songs in the attic of her 首页 on the Isle of Man.

Her success has led publishing giant Tokuma 日本 to sign up Beckii, teaming her with 18-year-old French college student "Sara Cruel", from Lyon, and...