Nishizono Chigusa

Nishizono Chigusa (西園チグサ) is 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 Asahina Akane, Suo Sango, Todo Kohaku, and Kitakoji Hisui.

Profile
A second-year high school student at the prestigious Selene Girls' Academy and a member of the Drama Club. Brimming with curiosity and possessing extraordinary athleticism, Chigusa is very helpful and popular in school.

Personality
Chigusa likes to play First Person Shooter (FPS) games like "APEX Legends", "PUBG", and "Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege". She also enjoys retro games and Tabletop Role-Playing (TRPG) games.

She has a passion for impersonation chats, and during her interview for NIJSANJI, she made a full-scale appeal for impersonation chats, saying that she wanted to hold a course on impersonation chats. As a member of the theatre club, she can imitate and sing well, showing off a variety of techniques in her delivery.

She has a unique accent that seems to be a mixture of various regional dialects, and according to her, it is a "hybrid dialect".

Background
Chigusa created her Twitter account on 6 August 2020 and made her YouTube debut on 10 August 2020.

2020
On 10 August, Chigusa reached 30,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 11 August, Chigusa reached 40,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 13 August, Chigusa reached 50,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 16 August, Chigusa reached 60,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 21 August, Chigusa reached 70,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 30 August, Chigusa reached 80,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 9 September, Chigusa reached 90,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 19 September, Chigusa reached 100,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

2021
On 12 January, Chigusa reached 150,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 31 March, Chigusa reached 200,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 12 July, Chigusa reached 250,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 28 November, Chigusa reached 300,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 17 December, it was announced that Chigusa would be unveiling her 3D model. The stream would be held on 24 December.

On 24 December, Chigusa debuted her 3D model.

2022
On 4 April, Chigusa reached 350,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 5 August, Chigusa reached 400,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

2023
On 6 February, Chigusa reached 450,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 18 February, Chigusa received a new hairstyle for her military uniform: The back of her hair can become shorter to reach just above her shoulder. She also received additional accessories in the form of a black military jacket that hangs loose on her shoulders, a matching officer's cap, and a plain black face mask.

Fans

 * Chigusa calls her fans ちぐにゃー (chigunya).

Events

 * On 27 February 2022, Chigusa participated in the NIJISANJI VALORANT Custom event organized by Lauren Iroas and Naraka as team "Okuchi Pokan da" along with Honma Himawari, Makaino Ririmu, Kanda Shoichi, and Axia Krone.

Relationships

 * "Selene Girls' Academy Drama Club" (世怜音演劇同好会, Serene Engeki-doukoukai often abbreviated from ' Selene Jougakuin ' to  'セレじょ' Selejo) - Asahina Akane, Suo Sango, Todo Kohaku, Kitakoji Hisui, and Chigusa.
 * These five all attend Selene Girls' School and are all part of the drama club.
 * "NagaOchigu" (ながおちぐ) - Nagao Kei and Chigusa.

Trivia

 * Color: #3A8FB7
 * She shares the same character designer with Ookami Mio from hololive.
 * She has been a fan of NIJISANJI since 2018 and one of her dreams is to perform "Virtual to LIVE", NIJISANJI's 1st Anniversary Song, someday.
 * She is studying Korean.
 * Chigusa has used Korean on many occasions, particularly while participating in Apex Legends competitions (namely Crazy Raccoon Cups), and translating between Korean and Japanese as she has teamed up with Korean players who know limited Japanese.
 * Chigusa is mostly self-taught her Korean. Her love for Korean dramas lead her to learn Korean.
 * She's a big fan of Beni zuwaigani (紅ズワイガニ), Aizono Manami and Saegusa Akina unit name, naming herself after them. She claims that she might be their child from a parallel world.
 * Chigusa loves the mobile game Ensemble Stars. Her favorite character from Ensemble Stars is Shinkai Kanata. She sometimes posts the results of her gacha pulls on Twitter.
 * Chigusa uploads clips of her own streams as well as other short videos onto her channel. A playlist can be found here.
 * Chigusa loves BL manga and anime.

Twitter Hashtags

 * #チグサリウム - Stream talk
 * #ニシゾノート - Fan art
 * #絵ッチグサ - Fan art (NSFW)
 * #チグサーチ - Egosurfing
 * #チグサムネ - Thumbnails
 * #チグジュール - Schedule

Further Readings

 * 西園チグサ - Unofficial NIJISANJI Wiki
 * 西園チグサ - Nicovideo Encyclopedia
 * 西園チグサ - Pixiv Encyclopedia
 * 西园千草 - Moegirl Encyclopedia
 * 니시조노 치구사 - Namu Wiki