Asahina Akane

Asahina Akane (朝日南アカネ) was a female Japanese Virtual YouTuber affiliated with NIJISANJI who debuted in August 2020 as part of "Selene Girls' Academy Drama Club" (世怜音女学院演劇同好会), alongside Suo Sango, Todo Kohaku, Kitakoji Hisui, and Nishizono Chigusa.

Profile
Starting this spring, she's a first-year high student at the prestigious Selene Girls' Academy and a member of the Drama Club. She advanced from the academy's junior high section to the senior high section in April. She is energetic and friendly.

Personality
She is very energetic, friendly and has a positive attitude, but she sometimes turn into a yandere abruptly.

She likes to sing and dreams of performing on a big stage one day.

Appearance
She has long, bright red hair with a single braid and blue eyes. She wears a red and white themed blazer with black shirt underneath.

Background
Her channel was created on 29 July 2020, and her Twitter account was created in August 2020. She debuted on YouTube on 10 August.

2021
On 17 May, her YouTube channel reached 100,000 subscribers.

2022
On 23 June, NIJISANJI announced the debut of new unit "Nornis" consisting of Machita Chima, Inui Toko, and Asahina Akane, with their single "Abyssal Zone".

On 17 July, Akane reached 200,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 27 December, Nornis held a 3D Live at Cross Shinjuku Vision (a landmark in Shinjuku with 3D screen, 1-minute walk from Shinjuku Station's East Exit) to celebrate the release of Nornis' 1st EP "Transparent Blue" with hashtag #Nornis新宿3Dライブ. On the event, the three of them revealed their new 3D outfits with matching design.

2023
On 24 February, Akane officially revealed her 3D model. And was set in 3 March.

On 17 May, it was announced she would graduate from NIJISANJI with her graduation being held on 24 May. Akane herself made a statement thanking fans and her seniors. In the tweet she also stated "family circumstances" and the difficulty of balancing vtuber activities with her academics as her reasons for making the decision to retire.

Fans
Her fanbase is called "Asahinaa" (あさひなー).

Relationships

 * "Nornis" (ノルニス) - Akane, Inui Toko, and Machita Chima. 2434 Nornis Logo.png
 * The unit was debuted on 23 June 2022 with the launched of their 1st single "Abyssal Zone".
 * Media: YouTube | Twitter | Website
 * Hashtags: #Nornis | #ノルニス


 * "Selene Girls' Academy Drama Club" 「世怜音女学院演劇同好会」 - Akane, Suo Sango, Todo Kohaku, Kitakoji Hisui, and Nishizono Chigusa. They are debut-mates.
 * "Liprose" - Akane and Levi Elipha.
 * "NIJISANJI Blue Eyes" - Akane, Levi Elipha, Kurusu Natsume, and Sorahoshi Kirame.

Events

 * On 15 May 2022, Akane participated in NIJI Melody Time, a NIJISANJI singing relay collaboration.

Trivia

 * Color: #B7282E
 * She shares her designer with Kuroki Natsume.
 * 'Akane' means red in Japanese.
 * She loves to sing, and often performs song covers and karaoke streams.
 * She often travels abroad since her father frequently goes on business trips.
 * She loves actresses and has bought clothes worn by Ishihara Satomi and Arimura Kasumi.
 * Akane regularly posts links to her streams and videos on the official NIJISANJI subreddit, making her one of the most active JP Livers there. Her posts are usually in English.

Media

 * Asahina Akane's corporate profile on NIJISANJI website
 * 朝日南アカネファンクラブ - NIJISANJI Fan Club page
 * Asahina Akane / Virtual YouTuber【Nijisanji】 - YouTube Channel
 * @akane_asahina__ - Twitter account
 * @asahinaakane - TikTok account
 * @Akane_Asahina__ - TwitCasting account
 * 朝日南茜Official - bilibili channel
 * 朝日南アカネ / にじさんじ - NicoNico channel
 * u/Akane_Asahina - Reddit account

Twitter Hashtags

 * #あーこといっしょ - Stream talk
 * #アカネ色の世界 - Fan art
 * #あーこボイス - Commentary on released voice dramas