Joe Rikiichi

Joe Rikiichi (ジョー・力一) is a male Japanese Virtual YouTuber affiliated with NIJISANJI. Previously, he was a member of NIJISANJI SEEDs' second generation's second batch alongside Rindou Mikoto, Debidebi Debiru, Sakura Ritsuki, Machita Chima, Tsukimi Shizuku, and Achikita Chinami.

Background
Joe's channel was created on 7 August, 2018. His first video was uploaded on 4 September 2018.

2018
On 13 December, Ichikara Inc. announced that NIJISANJI Gamers and NIJISANJI SEEDs would merge with NIJISANJI by the end of the month. As a result, Joe is now officially affiliated with NIJISANJI.

2019
On 9 August, he debuted the 2.0 brushup of his Live2D model.

2020
On 13 May, Joe debuted in the new NIJISANJI music unit "Rain Drops," which is signed under the major music record label Virgin Records (Universal Music Group). The other members in this unit are Elu, Warabeda Meiji, Ryushen, Saegusa Akina, and Suzuki Masaru.

On 26 June, he made his official 3D debut on YouTube.

2022
On 23 July, Joe reached 400,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

Events

 * On 8th December 2019, Joe performed at "Virtual to LIVE" at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
 * On 26 February 2020, he performed at the "NIJISANJI JAPAN TOUR 2020 Shout in the Rainbow!" at Zepp Nagoya
 * On 20 September 2020, Joe performed on the third day of the "Kyo to Aki no NIJISANJI" live event at the annual Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair, alongside Maimoto Keisuke.

Fans

 * His fans are called "Joe-ji" (ジョー児).

Relationships

 * "Rain Drops" (レインドロップス) 2434 Rain Drops Logo.jpeg - Joe, Saegusa Akina, Suzuki Masaru, Elu, Warabeda Meiji and Ryushen.
 * Musical unit who is signed under the major music record label Virgin Records (Universal Music Group).
 * They have radio program called Rain Drops Radio "OBS".
 * Rain Drops first debuted as an indie group in 2019 during the "Virtual to LIVE in 両国国技館 2019" (Virtual to Live in Ryogoku Kokugikan 2019) one-man live event.
 * They have had a major debut under the label "Virgin Label" of Universal Music.
 * Up until this day (06/04/2021), they have officially released 3 albums that can be acquired in the official Universal Music Store: シナスタジア (Synesthesia), オンソロジー (Onthology), and リフレインズ (Refrains).


 * "RRR" - Joe, Rindou Mikoto and Takamiya Rion. The group name includes the members' R initials.
 * "Akumu Gumi" (悪夢組) - Joe and Debidebi Debiru.
 * "Green Rouge" (グリーンルージュ) - Joe and Hanabatake Chaika.
 * "Takajou" (鷹匠) - Joe and Takamiya Rion.
 * "NIJIROCK" (にじロック) - Joe, Todoroki Kyoko, Ryushen, Amemori Sayo, Saegusa Akina and Kagami Hayato.
 * "NIJISANJI Gangster" (にじさんじギャングスター) - Joe, Yashiro Kizuku, Maimoto Keisuke, Belmond Banderas, and Hanabatake Chaika.

Trivia

 * Color: #D598DD
 * His name is a pun on the word "Joker", as his name (ジョー・力一) can also be seen as ジョーカー (Jōkā). This isn't a reference to the well-known Joker from the Batman franchise, but instead to another character named "Joker" from the anime "Smile PreCure!"
 * Continuing the clown theme, the name for his fans is a play-on-words of one of "Hiya, Georgie!", a famous quote by Pennywise the Dancing Clown of the "It" horror franchise.
 * He shares the same illustrator as Porca Miseria.
 * He is from Hokkaido.
 * He has a younger sister.

Media

 * Joe Rikiichi's corporate profile on NIJISANJI website
 * ジョー・力一 Joe Rikiichi - YouTube Channel
 * @joerikiichi - Twitter Account

Further Readings

 * ジョー・力一 - Unofficial NIJISANJI Wiki