Nanami

Nana7mi (七海/Qī Hǎi) is a female Chinese Virtual UP (bilibili content creator) affiliated with VirtuaReal, under VirtuaReal Project, as part of its second generation alongside Ichigo and Kouichi.

Introduction

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Profile
"You are a dum-dum"

- Nanami


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Personality
Nanami enjoys playing video games for a long time. At time this develops into late night endurance streams that test his fans' ability to stay up late (alternatively, allowing fans from other time zones to watch at convenient times). Her favorite game for a long while was Apex Legend.

Nanami doesn't handle stress very well, and can show a side of vulnerability and troubledness when there are too many things on her plate.

Debut
On 11 June 2019, VirtuaReal announced their second generation of Virtual Livers, including Nanami, in an article accompanied by their designs and profiles. Nanami made her first dynamic on the same day.

On 13 June 2019, Nanami released her first video, a self-introduction.

On 15 June, Nanami made their debut stream on bilibili.

2021
On 11 February, Nanami appeared in Bilibili New Year Gala comedy sketch, 今晚吃啥 (What to Eat Tonight?) along with Kero and Shirakami Haruka.

On 28 February, Nanami reached 500,000 fans (i.e. followers) on bilibili.

On 1 April, Nanami joined Ruki, Aza, and Roi in the VirtuaReal April's Fool Special Program, 时守星沙的管理室 (Tokimori Seisa's Admin Room).

On 5 June, Nanami held her first solo 3D concert. Hanser, Ruki, Roi, Aza, Lize Helesta, and Makaino Ririmu appeared as guests.

On 29 October, Nanami was announced as one of the contestants of Jiangsu Satellite TV's virtual idol competition show 2060.

2022
On 23 January, held Crispy Shark Cup custom APEX game.

On 31 January, Nanami guest appearance in Bilibili New Year Gala comedy sketch, 健身房鲨人事件 (the Murder at Gym), which stars Hanser, Mieli, Hiiro, Mayumi.

On 20 March, Nanami unveiled her 3.0 brushup. She was the first Liver outside of the main NIJISANJI branch to receive a 3.0.

On 22-24 April, Nanami held Crispy Shark Cup custom APEX game Season 2. It was sponsored by the namesake brand, Nestle's Crispy Shark chocolate bar. Invited Aza, Azusa, and Susam as special guests.

On 27 May, Nanami, Kanae and Kiti had an Apex Legends collaboration together. Bilibili commemorated this event with a unique banner.

VirtuaReal Events

 * 2 Janauary 2021. Music Mix Up!! 3D concert
 * 5 June 2021, 这个好诶 (Zhège hǎo ei, This is Nice) solo concert with guest performances by hanser, Ruki, Aza, Roi, and NIJISANJI's Lize Helesta and Makaino Ririmu. The concert was held at the Bandai Namco Shanghai Base.
 * 8 August 2021, "APEX夏日娱乐赛" (APEX Summertime Casual) along with Aza and Susam as the team "见到就是大残" (Great damage on encounter).
 * 23-25 August 2021, 夏日合唱ProMax (Summer Chorus ProMax) 3D concert.
 * 8 December 2021, Music Mixup!! 2.0 3D concert
 * 28 May 2022, VirtuaReal 3rd Anniversary celebration stream: Performed the song 寄明月 with Azusa and Kero.
 * 23-24 September 2022, 夏日合唱Super (Summer Chorus Super) 3D concert.
 * 15 April 2023, Music Mixup!! 3.0 3D concert

Relationships
Apex Legend teams
 * 「二期生」"Second Generation" - Nanami, Ichigo and Kouichi. They are debut-mates.
 * 「光八海」(Guāng--hǎi) - Kouichi and Nanami. The name is a play on merging 光 and 海 into 光海. The two have a dynamic where Nanami likes to make fun of Kouichi, but overall in a friendly way.
 * Nanami said that Kouichi likes to make jokes that nobody understands and is too intellectual.
 * Kouichi's connection with a friend helped landed on a collaboration opportunity to have a batch of Zotac GeForce RTX3080 graphic card produced with Nanami's illustration printed on its shell.
 * 「敢敢心心」GǎnGǎn-XīnXīn" - Nanami and Ruki. An official duo often featured alongside ROZA and Eine.
 * "VRSKT" /「VR烧烤摊」"VR ShāoKǎoTān" - Nanami, Mitsusa, Hoshimi, Yagi and Aza. The name is a parody of a famous Korean e-Sports team SKT.
 * 兔鲨 (Bunny Shark) - Mitsusa and Nanami. The two became very close during the training for the Summer Chorus event in 2020.
 * 「小海梓」 XiǎoHǎiZǐ - Nanami, Kero, and Azusa
 * 梓鲨小队 (ZǐShā Squad) or simply 梓鲨 ZǐShā - Nanami and Azusa. The long name is a parody on Suicide Squad.
 * 「蛮族海賊団」Barbarian Pirates - Nanami, Naraka, So Nagi and Nun Bora. These four were a team for 虹海賊王決定戦 (Blazing sails tournament).
 * 「海猫小队」 HǎiMāo Squad - Nanami and Hiiro. They both like to play Apex and collaborated on several songs and stage performances.
 * Nanami and C酱. Both are gamers and collaborated on several occasions. Nanami now guest appear in C酱's monthly series of video game introduction videos.
 * 「星辰大海」 (Star and Sea) - Nanami and Xingtong. They met at Jiangsu TV's virtual reality show 2060 and became very good friends.
 * Nanami and hanser - They collaborated on several occasions. Nanami gave a star projector as a gift to hanser. Hanser appeared on Nanami's live concert and birthday 3D stage.
 * Makaino Ririmu - Nanami cited Ririmu as her favorite NIJISANJI senpai upon debut. Ririmu appeared on Nanami's solo live concert.
 * Honma Himawari - Nanami is a fan of Himawari, and has been in her membership on Bilibili until now.
 * 「见到就是大残」"Great damage on encounter" - Nanami, Aza and Susam. Team for VirtuaReal's "APEX夏日娱乐赛" (APEX Summertime Casual) on 8 August, 2021.
 * 「ウエデター」"Uedator" - Nanami, Elu and Debidebi Debiru. These three were a team for Nijisanji's custom Apex tournament.
 * SaKaNa Gaming (SKN) - Nanami, Raisai, and Susam. Team for Bilibili's Stellar Cup Apex Tournament Season 2 and Season 3. In Season 3, Nanami withdrew and another player filled in.

Fans

 * Nanami's fans are called "脆鲨" (Crispy Shark). This is basically the same name as Nestle's brand of chocolate bar in China. Nanami stated that she picked this name because she likes the snack. In April, 2021, the namesake brand sponsored an Apex custom game that she organized.

Identity

 * Color: #418BDE
 * Species: Human? Shark? (she's fooling you, she's human)
 * Place of origin: Shark Kingdom
 * Special skills (as in her VirtuaReal profile): Fish people talk, falling asleep anytime anywhere, can sleep very long
 * "Qīhǎi" and "Nanami" literally mean "seven seas".
 * "Nanami" is a common name in Japan and shared with a lot of characters, she decided to add the "7" in her name (Nana7mi) to make it a bit more unique. Also because it is used by a lot of e-sports pro gamers.

Likes and dislikes

 * Likes: Sleeping, lemon ice cream tea, every tasty thing, playing games including Apex and Rainbow 6
 * She explained her special method of enjoying a lemon ice cream tea. It has also become a virtual gift specially made for her by Bilibili.
 * Dislikes: Unappetising things

Miscellaneous

 * Though Nanami's dream is to cross the seven seas, going outside is too tiring for her, plus, she can't play games.
 * Nanami is the second VirtuaReal member to be visited by police after Karu, in her case being mistaken for a Kris Wu fan due to some trolls impersonating her.
 * Nanami has a male Maine Coon cat named 挠挠 (Scratchy). His full name is supposed to be 诺克提斯 (Noctys?)

Media

 * Nanami's corporate profile on the official VirtuaReal website
 * Nanami's corporate profile on the official NIJISANJI website
 * 七海Nana7mi的个人空间 - bilibili channel
 * 七海Nana7mi的直播间 - bilibili live room
 * @七海Nana7mi - Weibo account
 * 七海Nana7mi - Weibo Super topic
 * @NanamiVr - Twitter account

Bilibili hashtags

 * #七海Nana7mi的鲨画# - New fanart topic, usually this is used along with the tag below
 * #鲨画# - Fanart tag
 * #鱼坨# - Fanart tag

Fan Resources

 * 七海录播台 - bilibili account that archives all of Nanami's streams
 * 七海的脆脆鲨生产车间 - (inactive) fan group
 * 七海Nana7mi吧 - Nanami's fan discussion board on Baidu Tieba

Further readings

 * 七海 - Moegirl Encylopedia (CN)
 * 七海（ナナミ/Nanami） - Unofficial NIJISANJI Wiki (JP)
 * 나나미(인터넷 방송인) - Namu Wiki (KR)
 * 七海Nana7mi - Wikipedia (CN)
 * 七海Nana7mi - Baidu (CN)
 * Nanami - vTubie