Finana Ryugu

Finana Ryugu (フィナーナ 竜宮) is an English female Virtual YouTuber affiliated with Nijisanji EN's group LazuLight, alongside Pomu Rainpuff and Elira Pendora.

Profile
A mermaid who spends her time with tropical fish in the sea of coral reefs. Has a heart as clear and pure as the calm and beautiful sea.

Background
On 12 May, 2021, it was announced the debut of Nijisanji's first English group, LazuLight, would debut on 16 May, 2021. Finana was the third of the group to the debut, though however has experienced technical difficulties and couldn't stream her debut as planned. On the same day, LazuLight's first original song, Diamond City Lights, was released. The song was composed by Mafumafu, and the lyrics were written by Nelson Babin-Coy and Hoshikawa Sara. Finana's debut stream was eventually streamed on 18 May, 2021.

2021
On 21 May, it was announced that Finana would be the vocalist for the English version of "Virtual Strike", the third song in Nijisanji's music project, "PALETTE". The song became available on various streaming services on 11 June.

Events

 * On 24 June 2021, Nijisanji's English Twitter account announced that every LazuLight member would appear in "Anime Expo Lite 2021."
 * On 1 July 2021, Otakuthon Twitter account announced that every LazuLight member would appear in "Otakuthon At Home 2021" as guests.

Fans

 * Her fanbase name is "Ryuguards".

Identity

 * Color: #79CFB8
 * She can also speak Hmong and a little bit of Japanese.

Likes and dislikes

 * Likes: Custom keyboards, keycaps, switches, drawing, epic anime battles + OSTs, Doritos & Dr. Pepper, fashion/cosplay
 * Dislikes: Spiders, Minecraft mobs (Creepers, Trumpet Skeleton, etc.), "Finana" autocorrects to "Finance", pineapple on pizza
 * Anime she likes: Shingeki no Kyojin, Steins;Gate & 0, Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni, No Game No Life, Toradora!, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Beastars, Promare, Vinland Saga, Kimetsu no Yaiba (+ Mugen Train Movie), Yakusoku no Neverland (not season 2), Jujutsu Kaisen, Hajime no Ippo, Megalobox, Dr. Stone''
 * Music she likes:
 * Sawano Hiroyuki
 * Touhou Project (Traditional/Folk, Eurobeat, Metal, Rock, Electronic, etc.)
 * Anime OSTs: Myth & Roid, MAN WITH A MISSION, ONE OK ROCK, anything with Japanese/German
 * Japanese singers: Nano, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, LiSA, Mizuki Nana, Aimer, Yanagisawa Nana, Yousei Teikoku, ReoNa
 * Utaite/Vocaloid: TeddyLoid, Reol, Mafumafu, Nanahira, Giga-P, DECO*27, Crusher-P, Utsu-P, PinocchioP, Kairiki Bear, Cepheid, HoneyWorks, Kanaria, wowaka, Supercell, Neru, CircusP, Mitchie M
 * Korean Pop
 * 88rising: Lexie Liu, Rich Brian, Joji,Higher Brothers, Keith Ape, Chungha
 * BABYMETAL

Miscellaneous

 * Finana's technical difficulties in her debut stream resulted in the hashtag #FreeFinana, which became trending in the United States.
 * She once had an embarassing moment where she had ordered an NSFW "egg-shaped object" online and her fathered opened the package.

Media

 * Finana Ryugu 【NIJISANJI EN】 - YouTube channel
 * Finana's corporate profile on the official Nijisanji website
 * @FinanaRyugu - Twitter account
 * u/Finana_Ryugu - Reddit account

Twitter hashtags

 * #FinanaRyugu or #フィナーナ竜宮 - General
 * #FinanaLive - Live talk
 * #Ryuguards - Fans
 * #Finanart - Fan art
 * #NSFinW - Fan art (NSFW)
 * #Ryugraphics - Thumbnails/assets
 * #Finameme - Memes

Further readings

 * Finana Ryugu - Unofficial Nijisanji Wiki