Fuwa Minato

Fuwa Minato (不破湊) is a male Japanese Virtual YouTuber affiliated with NIJISANJI. He debuted alongside Shirayuki Tomoe and Gwelu Os Gar, forming a trio known as "Yaoukoku" (夜王国, lit. Night Kingdom).

Profile
A virtual host who likes singing and playing games. Your smile is better than 3 meals a day. Please make me No.1.

Personality
Suiting for that of a host, Fuwa has a friendly and approachable personality. He enjoys singing and even kickstarted his debut livestream with a surreal cover of CLUB PRINCE's "Love Dokkyun".

The amusing cover has set the tone for the rest of his livestreams, where he is often caught saying random, nonsensical things, making noises to himself, and making equally nonsensical thumbnails for his videos - because of this his fans often say he is brain dead.

He will often stream for extended periods of time, sometimes for ten hours or more.

Background
Minato's YouTube channel was created on 16 October 2019, and his Twitter account also created in the same month. His first tweet was made on 28 November 2019.

Minato made his YouTube debut on 30 November 2019 and reached 10,000 subscribers on the same day.

2019
On 24 December, Minato reached 50,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

2020
On 29 March, Minato reached 100,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 19 August, Minato reached 150,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 28 November, Minato revealed his first alternate costume. On the same day, he reached 200,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

2021
On 2 February, Minato reached 250,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 1 April, Minato reached 300,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 28 May, Minato's 3D model unveiling stream was announced. The stream was held on 4 June.

On 18 June, Minato reached 350,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

From 2 until 31 August, Minato hosted Radio Taisou (radio exercise program) on his channel as a challenge. The program was live every morning from 6.30am JST. The news got picked out by YouTube Japan.

On 15 August, Minato reached 400,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 7 September, it was announced that Minato, Hoshikawa Sara, and Yashiro Kizuku were releasing time-limited perfumes on U.Health&Beauty ONLINE.

On 21 October, it was announced on NIJISANJI YouTube channel that Minato, Kagami Hayato, Kenmochi Touya, 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 11 November, Minato reached 450,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 25 December, Minato's original song, "LAST SONG", became available on various streaming services.

2022
On 14 February, Minato reached 500,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel. As a host, he felt extra special to have something to celebrate on Valentine's day.

On 8 May, Minato and Saegusa Akina held FuwaGusa 3D LIVE stream #ふわぐさ3Dライブ titled "Dream that came true" (叶えたかった夢, Kanaetakatta Yume) on Minato's channel with their fellow Mescher's group-mate, Mayuzumi Kai, made appearance as narrator and guest. The live stream generated 15,237,000 Yen worth of superchat.

On 11 May, Minato reached 550,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 29 July, Minato reached 600,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

From 3 until 31 August, Minato once again hosted NIJISANJI Radio Taisou.

On 24 August, Minato reached 650,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 5 October, Minato reached 700,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 24 December, Minato reached 750,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

2023
On 31 July, Minato announced on his stream that he would be doing August Radio Taisou again this year. Unlike previous years, he would start the program on 1 August instead of later dates.

2021

 * On 24 January, Fuwa participated in VTuber最協決定戦 ver.APEX LEGENDS Season2 (a VTuber APEX tournament organised by Shibuya Hal) along with Kuzuha and Ex Albio. Their team is called 英吸不滅 (AQF). The team got fourth place in the first match and finished on the 12th position.
 * On 27 - 28 February, Fuwa participated in NIJISANJI Anniversary Festival 2021.
 * On the 27th he appeared in Lever Gacha Daipan stage (レバガチャダイパンステージ) hosted by Sasaki Saku and Yashiro Kizuku as a guest along with Otogibara Era. It was the first time Fuwa's 3D model was showcased. On the same day he also appeared in Panic Cube in にじFes 2021 along with Gwelu Os Gar, Saegusa Akina, and Mayuzumi Kai. The stream archive is available in Gwelu's chanel.
 * On the 28th he appeared in VACHSS stage. In this stage his 3D model was showcased publicly on the free part of the event stream.
 * On 12 June, Fuwa participated in NIJISANJI APEX Party with DETONATOR (Known as NijiPex) along with Utaites : Amatsuki and Mafumafu. Their team name is called あまふわ (Amafuwa).
 * On 22 August, Fuwa participated in VTuber最協決定戦 (VTuber Saikyō Ketteisen) ver.APEX LEGENDS Season3 along with Saegusa Akina and Naraka. Their team name is called Laugh Maker (ラフメイカー).
 * On 4 September, he participated in NIJISANJI SHOW DOWN along with fellow NIJISANJI livers Joe Rikiichi, Sukoya Kana, Mayuzumi Kai, Sasaki Saku, and Yashiro Kizuku. The event was held in Zepp Diver City (Tokyo).
 * On 18 September, he participated in Autumn Minecraft Premium Stage ~Big Gathering of Game Streamers~ (秋のマイクラ プレミアム ステージ 〜ゲームストリーマー大集合！〜) as Team C along with Kuzuha, Kanae, Mayuzumi Kai, Ibrahim, and Ex Albio. The team won 1st place on 1st stage.
 * On 10 November, Fuwa appeared as the MC of the event report broadcast for『Kuzuha Birthday Event 「Scarlet Invitation」』 with Hyakka Ryouran. The event was held in Zepp Diver City (Tokyo).
 * On 20 - 21 November, Fuwa participated in Nijisanji's Splatoon tournament with Sara Hoshikawa, Higuchi Kaede, And Kitakoji Hisui. Their team name is called あぐら(Agura). they won 2nd place in the tournament.

2022

 * On 16 January, Fuwa participated in 第8回 Crazy Raccoon Cup Apex Legends (an APEX tournament organised by Crazy Raccoon, a Japanese esports organization) with Amatsuki and Stylishnoob. Their team is called スタミナ寿司 (StaminaSushi). the team placed 1st as the winner of 第8回 Crazy Raccoon Cup Apex Legends
 * On 27 February, Fuwa participated in the NIJISANJI VALORANT Custom event organized by Lauren Iroas and Naraka as team "Nyon Nyon Peak" along with Naraka, Sasaki Saku, Nagao Kei, and Kitakoji Hisui.

Relationships

 * "Yaoukoku" 「夜王国 / Night Kingdom」a trio with his debutmates, Shirayuki Tomoe and Gwelu Os Gar.
 * "ROF-MAO" 「ろふまお」 - Minato, Kagami Hayato, Kenmochi Touya, 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


 * "Mescher's" 「メッシャーズ」 - Minato, Mayuzumi Kai, and Saegusa Akina.
 * "Aniki and Kobun" 「アニキとコブン」 (Aniki to Kobun) - Minato and Kaida Haru.
 * "Ansatsu Ikka 「暗殺一家」 (Assassination Family) - Minato and Shiina Yuika.
 * "Densetsuz 「伝説ーズ」 (The Legendz) - Minato and Ibrahim.
 * "Eikyuu Fumetsu (英吸不滅) - Fuwa, Kuzuha, and Ex Albio.
 * "NIJISANJI Extroverts 「にじさんじ陽キャズ」 (NIJISANJI You-kya-zu) - Minato, Todoroki Kyoko, Ex Albio, and Hayase Sou.
 * "fACe - Minato, Shiina Yuika, Ex Albio, and Ars Almal.
 * "Tarkov Club 「タルコフ部」 (Tarkov-bu) - Minato, Kanae, Kuzuha, Mayuzumi Kai, and Ibrahim.
 * "VACHSS - Minato, Kuzuha, Kanae, Kagami Hayato, Kenmochi Toya, and Yumeoi Kakeru. The group's name stands for Vampire, Angel, CEO, Host, Student, Singer/Songwriter.
 * "Laugh Maker" 「ラフメイカー」 - Minato, Saegusa Akina, and Naraka. These three teamed up for VTuber Saikyō Ketteisen Season 3.
 * "Allexceed Familia" (AXF) - Minato, Kuzuha, Ratna Petit, Saegusa Akina, Ars Almal, Amamiya Kokoro, Sakura Ritsuki, and Luis Cammy.
 * Allexceed Familia is their clan name in ARK.
 * They released a cover song of Summertime Record.

Trivia

 * Color: #BF69F4
 * He is friends with the utaite mafumafu, having played Apex Legends with him multiple times. He helped encourage mafumafu to start livestreaming with a virtual avatar and Mafu wanted to write a song for him in return.
 * As a punishment to Fuwacchi, Mafumafu did end up writing a song for him. As a result, on 18 April 2021, the song called "Last Song", was released, with Fuwacchi singing and mafumafu involved in the songwriting, composing, and mixing process of the song.
 * He has a mascot called "Fuwacchi Cruller", a half purple half pink donut that speaks in a hoarse high pitched voice.

Radio Taisou
NIJISANJI Radio Taisou (にじさんじラジオ体操) is a daily challenge program running throughout month of August initiated and hosted by Fuwa Minato. The objective is to do it everyday until 31 August. The program started in 2021 and gained its popularity especially when its news got picked out by YouTube Japan. Throughout the challenge, there might be days where he hosts by himself, and some others with NIJISANJI Livers joined him as guest(s). On the final day of the challenge he invited all Livers who had been supporting him throughout his journey of waking up and exercising every morning.
 * Challenge rules:
 * The program runs live every morning from 6.30am JST.
 * If he overslept or late, the challenge failed and the program will ended.
 * Hashtag: #にじさんじラジオ体操部


 * Playlists:
 * Radio Taisou 2021 (2-31 August)
 * NIJISANJI Radio Taisou 2022 (3-31 August)
 * NIJISANJI Radio Taisou 2023 (1~ August)

Media

 * Minato's corporate profile on NIJISANJI website
 * 不破 湊 / Fuwa Minato【にじさんじ】 - YouTube channel
 * @Fuwa_Minato - Twitter account

Twitter Hashtags

 * #フワミナイト - Stream talk
 * #絵スコート - Fan art
 * #不破廉恥 - Fan art (sensitive)
 * #不破不破ボイス - Commentary on released voice dramas
 * #不破狂 - Fan tag

Further Readings

 * 不破湊 - Unofficial NIJISANJI Wiki
 * 不破湊 - Nicovideo Encyclopedia
 * 不破湊 - Pixiv Encyclopedia
 * 不破湊 - Moegirl Encyclopedia