Kuzuha

Kuzuha (葛葉) is a male Japanese Virtual Youtuber and member of Nijisanji (formerly of Njisanji Gamers).

He is an extravagant NEET vampire gamer and has now been living with a pet pig that takes care of his belongings,undefined and has a capricious and selfish child-like personality.

Introduction Video
Kuzuha's introduction.

Personality
Despite initially debuting as a reserved and suave vampire, the current Kuzuha is a loud-mouth and entertaining individual. He is very expressive when playing games, often shouting or boasting his own genius. He has a characteristic drawl and casual way of speaking which is often parodied by other livers. He is quick to become jokingly aggressive and confrontational to fellow livers, and often says or tweets off-beat things.

However when collabing with other livers he is known to be infamously shy and awkward. His first collaboration with Sakura Ritsuki sparked the birth of what is known as his "Weather Deck", where he attempts to start a conversation by asking about the weather. Though, after some time these collaboration would further get chaotic and less awkward as he get more closer to them. Kuzuha would also sometimes give valuable life advice to his viewers. Truthfully, he seems to be a hesitant and modest individual; he often talks about his uncertainty in his own skills and working towards improving himself. Kuzuha is perceptive to the feelings of others and can easily read the room. He famously comforted Yuki Chihiro when she cried on stream.

Appearance
Kuzuha has striking white hair that has differing lengths on his different avatars. He has pale skin with scarlet red wide upturned eyes that has dark bags and a small mole under his left eye. Though rarely seen and not quite visible in his current outfits, Kuzuha has a small mole on his right collarbone and another one on his right arm. Kuzuha, being a vampire, has a pair of sharp pointed fangs, very long claw like fingernails, and pointed ears that has multiple peircings. Kuzuha has been seen wearing multiple differently styled clothes.

In his current outfit, Kuzuha has his not particularly styled mid-length white hair with his fringe sweeping the right. He wears a black zip-up turtleneck tracksuit with his signature red bat logo on the right side and a white stripe lining from his shoulders to his sleeves. He wears this bare-foot and with white wide-leg lounge pants that are slightly longer than his legs.

Background
Kuzuha made his YouTube debut as an independent VTuber on 8 March 2018. After being personally scouted by Ichikara Inc., he officially joined the 3rd batch of Nijisanji Gamers (formerly) and received a new Live2D character model on 30 July 2018. Before joining, Kuzuha was planning to join Nijisanji as a student but after he saw Kanae and Akabane Youko pass the audition, he decided that he will also join Nijisanji Gamers.

2019
On 26 November, Kuzuha debuted his 3D model during a stream.

Events

 * On 21 July 2018, Kuzuha participated in Vtuber Solo PUBG Tournament. He placed 2nd with 1600 Points. (16 Kills)


 * On 14 April 2019 Kuzuha appeared in Vtuber PUBG Tournament as a member of Shirinsou (Kanae, Honnma Himawari, Akabane Youko and Kuzuha). The team ranked 5th.


 * On 26 October 2019, Kuzuha performed with Kanae as ChroNoir on the last day of Nijisanji Week in the VtuberLand event in Yomiuri Land. The performance took place at the Nittele Ranran Hall.


 * On 3 November 2019, Kuzuha appeared with Kanae as ChroNoir in the Hareza Hall Opening Commemorative Event. along with other very famous people like Nobuhiko Okamoto and Nobunaga Shimazaki.


 * On 4 December 2019, Kenmochi Touya announces that he will be hosting the 2nd Mario Kart Nijisanji Cup on Twitter with 67 participating Livers. Kuzuha was among them. The winner will be decided after 3 matches, the first one being a qualifying match while the second and third will be the main tournament.
 * On 21 December 2019, the match Qualifiers was held within 6 different leagues. Kuzuha fell into the C League with 10 other Livers where he won and placed 1st Place with 46pts which meant he will enter the main tournament.
 * On 28 December 2019, the main tournament (Semi Finals and Finals) has begun with 3 leagues playing in the Semi Finals. Kuzuha is placed in the C league with 9 other Livers. After 4 races, Kuzuha takes 1st place once again and will be advancing to the Finals.
 * After placing 1st Place in both the Qualifying and Semi-Finals, Kuzuha plays for the finals and after 6 races, Kuzuha finishes as 1st Place with 68 pts.


 * On 13 February 2020 Kuzuha performed in the Zepp concert tour Nijisanji JAPAN TOUR 2020 Shout in the Rainbow! at the Zepp Fukuoka venue.


 * On 29 March 2020, Kuzuha appeared in the PUBG Legion Doujou Cup Vtuber Edition with fellow Liver Kanae as Guest Players for the tournament.


 * On 24 July 2020, Kuzuha participated in the Apex Rage x Legion Doujou Cup as a member of KanaChiiKuzu.
 * On 2 August 2020, Kuzuha participated in the The Strongest Vtuber Apex Legends Tournament as a member of KanaChiiKuzu. The team ranked 3rd with Kuzuha 5th in top overrall damage.


 * On 7 August 2020, Kuzuha appeared in the Official Nijsanji booth for the BiliBili World 2020 Shanghai in Shanghai National Exhibition and Convention Center along with other Nijisanji Vtubers. The event lasted for 3 days and celebrated the event's end on the 9th of August 2020.


 * On 7 September 2020, Kuzuha participated in the Nijisanji APEX 2434 Kill Relay as a member of KanaChiiKuzu.


 * On 18 September 2020, Kuzuha performed on the first day of the Kyo to Aki no Nijisanji live event at the annual Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair (also known as KyoMafu), alongside Kenmochi Toya and Kanae. Kuzuha and Kanae also served as the "Kyo Mafu 2020 Welcome Ambassadors".


 * On 1 November 2020, Kuzuha participated in the 2nd Apex Legends Crazy Raccoon Cup as a member of KanaChiiKuzu. They placed 13th and won the Oji-san(Uncle) Award with prize money that's worth around $3000.


 * On 9 December 2020, Kuzuha appeared as a guest performer in Kenmochi Toya's first solo live event, 虚空集会 (Kokuu Misa), along with three other guests, Tsukino Mito, Peanuts-kun, and Fushimi Gaku at the KT Zepp Yokohama hall.


 * On 26 December 2020, Kuzuha participated on the 3rd Mario Kart Nijisanji Cup as a Seed Player.
 * Kuzuha participated on the 3rd Mario Kart Nijisanji Cup Quarter Finals as a Seed Player. He won through the B League Qualifiers in 2nd Place right after Kanda Shoichi and will be participating on the Semi Finals.
 * Kuzuha participated on the 3rd Mario Kart Nijisanji Cup Semi Finals. After three tracks, he was eliminated at 8th place.


 * On 27 December 2020, Kuzuha participated in the Apex Legends Crazy Raccoon Cup as a member of Dark Inferno Dragon/ DID (team consisting of Kuzuha, Soraru, and Kanae). After 5 rounds, first 3 matches in World's Edge and Last 2 in Olympus, Dark Inferno Dragon takes 16th place in the overall rankings.
 * On 31 December 2020, Kuzuha along with Kanae and Nobunaga Shimazaki hosted Nijisanji's Second TV Program and New Year's Eve Special "Nijisanji across the year".
 * On 4 January 2020, Kuzuha participated on the Fukubukuro Contest! Akeome Momotaro 2021 with 11 other Livers split into 4 groups. Kuzuha was part of the team "HDMI" with Shiina Yuika and Ibrahim After 3 rounds, HDMI placed 2nd Overall.

Catch-Phrases

 * "ダイスゥ！" (daisu, "dice")
 * "やってんねぇ!" (Yatten nee!, "your doing it! or your doing great")
 * "殺しちゃうよ~ん" (koroshichau yo~n, "I'll kill you~")
 * "ッスゥー...天気いいっすね" (Ssu~... Tenki issu ne, tss... the weather is nice, isn't it?)
 * "スーパーチャットありがとうございます" (Superchatto arigatogozaimasu, "Thank you for the superchat")

Mascot and Fans

 * Kuzuha fans are called "火畜" (Kachiku/Livestock).
 * Whenever someone sends a superchat during a stream, he winks and would say "スーパーチャットありがとうございます!" (supachatto arigato gozaimasu!, thank you for the superchat). This happens multiple times in a stream and in some cases when there are numerous superchats, he would start to sound like a robot.
 * A lot of Kuzuha's Fans (and some other Livers) sometimes call Kuzuha "Tenki no Ko" or Child of Weather in English because he frequently uses the weather deck (talk about the weather) for small chat. Kuzuha has also been called as "幼女" (youjo, young girl) and "ポメ" (pome, pomeranian) by the Japanese fans often on multiple occasions.




 * He has a mascot called "ブタ" (Buta), a pink pig which he says is a pet of the Lagusa family. Buta was present even when Kuzuha was an independent Vtuber and assisted him in video editing and other streaming tasks.
 * Buta is Kuzuha's pet pig. Buta was a pig from Kuzuha's family garden. Kuzuha took Buta as an emergency source of food. Because of this, in order not to get eaten, Buta has strived to be useful to Kuzuha in many ways. Buta learned human language and even do housework, but now is currently studying Illustration, Video Editing, and Modeling.
 * Buta is a male pig that celebrates his birthday on the 14th of July. He is currently 8 years old, has a height of 38cm and weighs at 9kg. His favorite food are sweet potatoes
 * Buta is now able to take human form and seems to be working in the human world and is not seen with Kuzuha as much. Buta's human form has pink long hair complimenting his indigo doe eyes. He has a small mole near his mouth and seems to be taller than Kuzuha.

Notable units within Nijisanji:

 * "ChroNoiR" (くろのわ) - Kuzuha and Kanae
 * Emoji: 🖤
 * Hashtags: #くろのわ - general hashtag | #くろのあとりえ - fanart hashtag
 * ChroNoir is general and vocal unit within Nijisanji that consists of Kuzuha and Kanae. The unit's name is from the fact that both Kuzuha and Kanae like the color black and from there, their name was made from the Japanese word "黒" (Kuro, Black) and the French word "Noir" (Black). ChroNoir was foreshadowed and was already unitized even before Kuzuha's debut in Nijisanji and is currently the only Nijisanji unit that has their own dedicated Youtube Channel.
 * "かなちーくず" (KanaChiKuzu) - Kanae, Yuuki Chihiro, and Kuzuha. These three have competed together as a team in multiple APEX Legends tournaments.
 * Hashtags: #かなちーくず - general hashtag
 * "ド葛本社" (Dokuzuhonsha) Is a Nijisanji family consisting of - Kuzuha (younger brother), Honma Himawari (older sister), Dola (mother), and Yashiro Kizuku (Father)
 * Hashtags: #どくずほんしゃ - general hashtag
 * "バイオレンス武田" (Violence Takeda) - Kuzuha, Mayuzumi Kai, and Kanae
 * Hashtags: #バイオレンス武田 - general hashtag


 * Color: #ACA7BB


 * Kuzuha was the first instance of Ichikara Inc. recruiting an independent VTuber to join Nijisanji.


 * On October 11 2018, he became an official partner of PUBG JAPAN.


 * He shares the same character designer with Nagao Kei of Nijisanji and Yogiri of hololive China.


 * As of December 2020, he is currently the biggest male Vtuber in Japan in subscriber count. He is also the top male Vtuber superchat earner, peaking at 3rd place and is now currently ranked 7th place worldwide among all YouTube channels, and also ranks as Nijisanji's biggest Superchat earner in total revenue.


 * Kuzuha claims he can freely morph into a female genderbend form called Sanya (サーニャ).


 * Kuzuha's profile from Yashiro Kizuku and Sasaki Saku's LeverGacha Daipan Episode 23:
 * Appeal point?: "none in particular"
 * Charm point?: "none in particular"
 * Something you've been into lately?: "Games"
 * How would you like to spend a day-off?: "A whole day of gaming with no real plans for the next day."
 * What do you like/dislike?: "Likes: Ice Cream, Dislikes: Green Peppers"
 * Most recent mistake?: "I opened my door while I was still in my underwear while the Uber eats guy was still setting up my food, which was awkward."
 * Someone you look up to?: "DAIGO 界隈" (Daigo Naito, Daigo the Mentalist, Daigo from the Chidori Duo, and Daigo Umehara)
 * A habit/thing you tend to do?: "Forgetting to tightly twist bottle caps when closing."
 * What's the turning point in your life?: "Being with Nijisanji"
 * A Secret you haven't told anyone?: "I tried opening a glass bottle of Oolong tea using the door hole but after spilling it everywhere, it left a big stain."


 * Kanae mentioned of an occasion backstage at the NIJISANJI Music Festival where he was too shy to ask to join a game of Insider with the other livers and later regretted not playing


 * Kuzuha can sometimes do Donald Duck impressions.


 * When Kuzuha was a young child, he owned a pet hamster that quite disliked him. The hamster would frequently nip and bite on his finger until it bled, but despite this, he would still spend time with it and play. He even went out of his way and worked hard to buy a hamster wheel for it himself.


 * Kuzuha has two older brothers. He would usually call them "兄貴" (aniki, elder brother), but sometimes he would accidentally call them "お兄ちゃん" (onii-chan, big brother) — a much more endearing way to call an older brother, and would stop midway through the word to correct himself and would sometimes end up saying "お兄貴" (onii-ki).


 * Kuzuha can't handle strong aromas and odors to the point that when he is in a car that has quite a strong smell, he would cover his nose with his sleeves so that he doesn't get dizzy during the car ride. Because of this, Kuzuha prefers not to wear perfumes but is currently improving on handling the smells.


 * During a stream, a fan asked "What is Kuzuha's thoughts on studying?". Kuzuha mentions that someone's educational background and intelligence won't decide their lives but he believes that it will increase a person's opportunity and choices in life. Despite this, Kuzuha mentioned that he is the type of person who will only do his homework until just before summer vacation starts.
 * Kuzuha is the self-proclaimed brain of Nijisanji Gamers and even says that he has the academic capabilities of one who graduated nursery school.
 * Kuzuha and Kanae have a longstanding friendship and call each other casually, but whenever Kanae feels like it, he'll give Kuzuha nicknames. He'll either call him Kuzuha or "omae" (you), "ku -chan", "kuzu-chan", "kuzu-kun", "kuzu tan", "kuzu-pyon", "ku-tan", "o-kuzu", "sasha", "zuha", "zuha-san", "tanpopo-chan" (dandelion), and "cocoa-chan".

Character and Lore

 * Kuzuha's "real" name is "アレクサンドル・ラグーザ" or Aleksandr Lagusa and was born in the demon world.
 * He is also nicknamed "サーシャ" (Sasha) by his family.
 * Some years ago, the Lagusa Family migrated to the human realm because of the love for humans Kuzuha's father had. When they arrived, Kuzuha was quite clueless as to how the Human realm worked. And so, Kuzuha, with the Lagusa clan's power to change appearances from the blood they drink, turned into a young child to start as an elementary student and learn more about Humans.
 * When Kuzuha first started streaming, he was very active and tried his best all the time in various fields because apparently, in the demon world, "being on top" was a common form of connecting with people, but now, due to various reasons, he has established himself as a weak character who is afraid of being flamed at every turn.
 * With his very materialistic personality, his plans for the future is to be proposed to and be fed by the oil king.

Preferences

 * Likes:
 * Gold, Money, Blood, Games, Caplico Ice cream, Strawberry Lattes, Fatty Tuna, Salmon roe, Salmon, Hot Chocolate and Pudding.
 * Colors: Red, Black, White and Blue
 * Dislikes:
 * Tomatoes, Peppers, Raisins, Coffee, Flames, Anything Horror and Exerting effort.

Live Chat Etiquette

 * Vtuber chat etiquette is cleanly summarized here: "Vtuber Chat Etiquette"
 * Use Kuzuha's Free Chatroom for communicating with other fans on Youtube.
 * Additional Rules on Kuzuha's Live Chat
 * The 3 manners as a livestock
 * Treat Kuzuha more kindly than others around him.
 * Avoid attacking other people on the chat when they attack Kuzuha.
 * Be of benefit to Kuzuha.
 * Before sending a chat, make sure that the chat is respectful to Kuzuha and to the collab partner/s. Chats that lack respect are mercilessly erased, even if it's meant to be a joke.
 * Avoid mentioning Kuzuha's name in other people's stream when the other person didn't bring his name up.
 * From stream descriptions
 * Please refrain mentioning inside jokes to other Vtubers streams.
 * Please refrain from making statements that might make other viewers uncomfortable (violence, sexual remarks, etc.)
 * You can request and give opinions on streams here!
 * Please refrain from mentioning Kuzuha's name to other's livestream chats.

Media

 * Kuzuha Channel - YouTube Channel
 * Kuzuha Official HP - Kuzuha's Official Website
 * 葛叶Official- Kuzuha's Bilibili Channel
 * Kuzuha's corporate profile on the official Nijisanji website
 * @Vamp_Kuzu - Kuzuha's official Twitter account
 * @Vllexceed - Kuzuha's sub Twitter account
 * @Vampig_ - Buta's (Kuzuha's pet pig) official Twitter account
 * 30564402273 - Kuzuha's Tiktok ID

Twitter Hashtags

 * "#KuzuVtuber" - Kuzuha's general hashtag
 * "#くずなま" - Stream related
 * "#KuzuArt" - Kuzuha's Official Fanart hashtag
 * "#クズハサムネダ" - Fanart for thumbnails
 * "#KuzuArt_R" - R Rated Fanart (art with violence, blood, etc.)
 * "#SanyArt" - Sanya's (Kuzuha's genderbent ver.) Official Fanart hashtag

Further Readings

 * 葛葉 - Unofficial Nijisanji Wiki
 * 葛葉 - Unofficial Nicovideo Encyclopedia