Elu

Elu the Elf (エルフのえる) is a female Japanese Virtual YouTuber, a member of Nijisanji.

She's an elf who came to Tokyo from a forest somewhere in this world because she wanted to have friends. She loves to talk, and once she starts, no one can stop her. "Elu" is a nickname, and her real name is very long.

Background
Elu's YouTube channel was created on 31 January 2018. Her Twitter account was created in February 2018 and she made her first tweet on 1 February 2018. Her first video was posted on to her channel on 16 February 2018.

2020
On 13 May Elu 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 Ryushen, Warabeda Meiji, Joe Rikiichi, Saegusa Akina, and Suzuki Masaru.

Trivia

 * Color: #E2364F
 * Yamikumo Kerin is said to have a romantic interest in her.


 * There are occasional allusions to other characters including Higuchi Kaede burning down Elu's forest (not intentionally, one would hope). Her colleague Tsukino Mito even played a webgame where the goal was to do so.


 * On 12 January 2019 she took part in Higuchi Kaede's first live event Kana-Dero at Zepp Osaka Bayside, along with others.
 * Elu's full name is スノー・ホワイト・パラダイス・エルサント・フロウ・ワスレナ・ピュア・プリンセス・リーブル・ラブ・ハイデルン・ドコドコ・ヤッタゼ・ヴァルキュリア・パッション・アールヴ・ノエル・チャコボシ・エルアリア・フロージア・メイドイン・ブルーム・エル (Snow White Paradise El Santo Flow Wasurena Pure Princess Livre Love Heidern Dokodoko Yattaze Valkyria Passion Alfr Noel Chakoboshi Eluaria Frosia Made-in Bloom Elu).
 * She has a song called えるえる★フルネーム (EluElu ★ Full Name), to which the lyrics are her full name.


 * She has the same illustrator as Shibuya Hajime, Kenmochi Toya, Sister Cleaire and Todoroki Kyoko.


 * She is part of the following groups:
 * Eclair, along with Sister Cleaire.
 * ERRors, along with Yuuhi Riri and Ryushen.
 * Erukazagaku, along with Morinaka Kazaki and Fushimi Gaku.
 * Kaeru, along with Higuchi Kaede.
 * Saiko gumi, along with Yuuki Chihiro.
 * Nijikuji7/Njisanji no Kujijuji, along with Tsukino Mito, Higuchi Kaede, Shizuka Rin, Ienaga Mugi, Mononobe Alice and Kenmochi Toya.
 * Fragrance 5, along with Suzuka Utako, Honma Himawari, Yuuhi Riri and Sister Cleaire.
 * Mikaeru, along with Tsukino Mito and Higuchi Kaede.
 * "Apexボクシング部" (Apex Boxing Club) - Elu, Yukishiro Mahiro and Nagao Kei.

Media

 * エルフのえる / にじさんじ所属 - YouTube channel
 * @Elu_World - Twitter account

Further readings

 * エルフのえる - Nicovideo Encyclopedia
 * エルフのえる - Pixiv Encyclopaedia
 * える - Japanese Wikipedia