diff --git a/openpype/modules/kitsu/plugins/publish/collect_kitsu_username.py b/openpype/modules/kitsu/plugins/publish/collect_kitsu_username.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import os
+import re
+
+import pyblish.api
+
+
+class CollectKitsuUsername(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
+    """Collect Kitsu username from the kitsu login"""
+
+    order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.499
+    label = "Kitsu username"
+
+    def process(self, context):
+        kitsu_login = os.environ.get('KITSU_LOGIN')
+
+        if not kitsu_login:
+            return
+
+        kitsu_username = kitsu_login.split("@")[0].replace('.', ' ')
+        new_username = re.sub('[^a-zA-Z]', ' ', kitsu_username).title()
+
+        for instance in context:
+            # Don't override customData if it already exists
+            if 'customData' not in instance.data:
+                instance.data['customData'] = {}
+
+            instance.data['customData']["kitsuUsername"] = new_username