Kenmochi Toya

Kenmochi Toya (剣持刀也) is a male Japanese Virtual YouTuber and a member of NIJISANJI's second generation alongside Ienaga Mugi, Mononobe Alice, Morinaka Kazaki, Fushimi Gaku, Gilzaren III, Suzuka Utako, Fumino Tamaki, Ushimi Ichigo, and Yuhi Riri.

Profile
A sixteen-year-old high school student and a member of the kendo club. He is a low-key, serious person. He usually adapts to his surroundings and plays along, but he can say no when it`s necessary. He enjoys watching live streams and was thus inspired to start streaming as well. Since he often gets injured from practicing too hard during training, he always carries around a first aid kit.undefined

Personality
He is particularly known to have a sharp tongue and a hidden unhinged side which comes out when he is playing horror games or teasing other members.

Background
Following the popularity of their "Official NIJISANJI Virtual Livers," Ichikara Inc. opened a second set of auditions on 22 February 2018, featuring Toya as one of the available designs. On 15 March, Ichikara Inc. formally revealed their second generation of Virtual Livers, introducing them as members of the group "NIJISANJI.

Toya's YouTube channel was created on 6 March 2018, and his Twitter account also on the same month. His first tweet was made on 6 March 2018. Toya made his YouTube debut on 14 March 2018.

2018
On 11 June, Toya reached 60,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 12 August, Toya reached 70,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 15 October Toya unveiled his first official 3D model via YouTube livestream.

On 22 October, Toya reached 80,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

2019
On 8 January, Toya reached 90,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 6 April, Toya reached 100,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 12 August, Toya received an update to his 3D model and showcased it on YouTube livestream.

2020
On 27 March, Toya reached 150,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 23 August, Toya reached 200,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 12 December, Toya reached 250,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

2021
On 14 February, Toya reached 300,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 3 May, Toya reached 350,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 30 July, Toya reached 400,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 25 September, Toya reached 450,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 21 October, it was announced on NIJISANJI YouTube channel that Toya, Kagami Hayato, Fuwa Minato, and Kaida Haru were debuting as a unit under the name "ROF-MAO" (ろふまお). They have their own official YouTube channel and Twitter account. They will have regular program called "ROF-MAO Juku" (ろふまお塾, ROF-MAO Cram School) on their official channel.

On 17 December, Toya reached 500,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

2022
On 14 February, Toya reached 550,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 1 April, Toya reached 600,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 30 May, Toya reached 650,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 1 August, Toya reached 700,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 25 September, Toya reached 750,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

ON 11 December, Toya reached 800,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel during the 5th NIJISANJI Mario Kart Cup, which he won the first place in the F group league.

Events

 * On 2 October 2019 Toya participated in the concert event NIJISANJI Music Festival - Powered by DMMM Music.
 * On 4 December, Toya announces that he will be hosting the 2nd Mario Kart NIJISANJI Cup on Twitter with 67 participating Livers.
 * On 8 December 2019 Toya participated in the concert event Virtual to LIVE in 両国国技館 2019 (Ryogoku Kokugikan).
 * On 13 February 2020 Toya performed in the Zepp concert tour NIJISANJI JAPAN TOUR 2020 Shout in the Rainbow! at the Zepp Fukuoka venue.
 * On 18 September 2020, Toya performed on the first day of the Kyo to Aki no NIJISANJI live event at the annual Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair, alongside Kanae and Kuzuha.
 * On 9 December 2020, Toya performed on his first solo event 虚空集会 (Kokuu Misa) with Kuzuha, Tsukino Mito, Fushimi Gaku, and Peanuts-kun as guests.
 * On 29 December 2020, Toya performed in the 2020 NIJISANJI Unit Music Festival, an event held and organized by Rindou Mikoto, along with Kagami Hayato and Kuzuha. The event lasted for 2 hours and ended with all of the performers singing the NIJISANJI original, Virtual to Live.￼
 * On 28 February 2021, Toya performed in the NIJISANJI 3rd Anniversary Festival 2021 as a performer along with Kuzuha, Kanae, Kagami Hayato, Fuwa Minato, and Yumeoi Kakeru.

Relationships

 * "ROF-MAO" 「ろふまお」 - Toya, Kagami Hayato, Fuwa Minato, and Kaida Haru. 2434 ROF-MAO logo.jpeg
 * Officially debuted as a unit on 21 October 2021. They are the third NIJISANJI unit that has its own YouTube channel after ChroNoiR and JuvveL. The name was derived from internet slang ROFL-LMAO.
 * The unit aim to deliver contents that can make them grow to be "Good Guys" and "Cool Adults" by overcoming trials.
 * They have regular program called "ROF-MAO Juku" (ろふまお塾, ROF-MAO Cram School) on their YouTube channel every Thursday at 10 PM (JST).
 * Media: Website | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram
 * Hashtags: #ろふまお - General tag #ろふあーと - Fan Art tag #ろふまお塾 - ROF-MAO Juku


 * "Togabito" - Toya and Fushimi Gaku.
 * "Kangumi" - Toya, Shibuya Hajime, Suzuya Aki, Gilzaren III and Fushimi Gaku.
 * ￼"TogaNoir" - Toya, Kuzuha, Kanae, and Fushimi Gaku.
 * "Trigger" - Toya, Yuhi Riri, and Fushimi Gaku.￼
 * "Happy Trigger" - Toya, Ienaga Mugi, Yuhi Riri, and Fushimi Gaku.￼
 * "VACHSS" - Toya, Kuzuha, Kanae, Kagami Hayato, Fuwa Minato, and Yumeoi Kakeru.￼
 * "MochiMochi" (もちもち) - Toya and Yuika.
 * “TouPea” - Toya and Peanuts-kun

Trivia

 * Color: #A590AF
 * He has the same illustrator as Elu, Shibuya Hajime, Fushimi Gaku, Yumeoi Kakeru, Amemori Sayo, Sister Claire and Todoroki Kyoko.￼￼
 * He was inspired to audition for NIJISANJI after watching Tsukino Mito's livestreams.
 * He is a self-proclaimed lolicon... There is even a "loli qualification" whose standard is "superchat from Toya" for Virtual YouTuber doing loli stream.
 * "Kenmochi Toko" is the name of Toya's genderbent (female) form created by Morinaka Kazaki. After he won his Tetris 99 competition against independent VTuber/illustrator Shigure Ui, Ui posted fanart of Toko on Twitter and fanart of loli Toko on Twitter as a counterattack to her punishment game (having to stream twice in her loli form).
 * Other Virtual YouTubers often refer to him as "Kenmochi Rikiya" due to the similarities between the kanji 刀 (tou) and 力 (riki) in his name. It started when Tsukino Mito accidentally typed his name as "力也" in a tweet when 2nd generation was still new.
 * The sharp chin on his official art is often the butt of many jokes. He has mentioned being sent sharpening stones as fan-gifts, held a talk radio show called "Sharpness Radio", and named his team "St. Sharpness Academy" during the 2020 NIJISANJI Baseball Tournament. Fan artists often draw his face as a triangle.
 * Toya is known for being a big fan of fellow NIJISANJI Liver Suzuya Aki. He finds Aki very cute and has proclaimed his love for him many times.
 * His viewers are often seen acting tsundere to him. They call him names on stream, but in clip or other livers' video, they will praise him and followed by "...but I won't say it in front of him".
 * Toya has basic English proficiency after spending time living with a host family in Australia.
 * He has a Twitter hashtag where viewers can post thumbnails for him to use. However, it has become something of a running joke how many of the posts found in the hashtag are shitposts. Kenmochi tells his viewers that the hashtag is meant for thumbnails and shouldn't be used for shitposting but despite this, he reviews the shitposts found on the hashtag on a regular basis.
 * Toya is a certified expert entitled "Yorokombu Supporter" (よろんぶサポーター) (a portmanteau or "yorokobu" which means 'to be delighted' and "kombu") after successfully passed the Kombu Proficiency Test organised by Japan Kombu Association during the "NIJISANJI B Grade Variety (tentative)" episode 30 along with Hayase Sou, Ibrahim, and Ienaga Mugi. Their names are officially posted on Japan Kombu Association webpage as certificate holders.

Media

 * Kenmochi Toya's corporate profile on the official NIJISANJI website
 * 剣持刀也 - YouTube Channel
 * @rei_Toya_rei - Twitter account
 * 剣持刀也@にじさんじ所属 - Official Mirrativ Channel

Twitter hashtags

 * #剣持刀也 - General
 * #剣持刀也生 - Stream talk
 * #剣持リクエスト - Stream requests
 * #金剛力也像 - Fan art
 * #剣持刀也架空配信 - Thumbnails
 * #しゃぷらじ - Sharpness Radio

Further readings

 * 剣持刀也 - Unofficial NIJISANJI Wiki
 * 剣持刀也 - Pixiv Encyclopedia
 * 剣持刀也 - Nicovideo Encyclopedia
 * 剣持刀也 - Japanese Wikipedia
 * 劍持刀也 - Moegirl Encyclopedia