Kanae

Kanae (叶) is a male Japanese Virtual Youtuber and a member of Nijisanji (formerly of Nijisanji Gamers).

A young man with a healing presence and a fluffy, sweet way of speaking. He suddenly descended like an angel and he holds a cat cushion in his arms.undefined

Introduction Video
Kanae's introduction.

Background
Kanae made his YouTube debut on 1 May 2018.

2019
On 2 October Kanae made his 3D model debut at the concert event Nijisanji Music Festival - Powered by DMMM Music but didn't hold his official 3D model YouTube livestream until 11 November.

Events

 * On 2 October 2019 Kanae participated in the concert event Nijisanji Music Festival - Powered by DMMM Music, in which he appeared in 3D for the first time.
 * On 13 February 2020 Kanae performed in the Zepp concert tour Nijisanji JAPAN TOUR 2020 Shout in the Rainbow! at the Zepp Fukuoka venue.

Mascot and Fans

 * The cat cushion Kanae carries around is named "Lotto" (ロト).
 * Kanae fans are called "叶え隊" (Kanae-tai) or "彼氏" (Kareshi, Boyfriend).

Trivia

 * Notable units within Nijisanji:
 * "ChroNoiR" - Kanae and Kuzuha
 * "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.
 * "かなえぼし" (Kanaeboshi) - Kanae and Hoshikawa Sara
 * Kanae is knowledgeable about skin care, shampoo, and other beauty products.
 * Some of his streams extend into the very early hours of the morning.
 * Other Nijisanji members (and Kanae's own viewers) have noted that Kanae has what they call a "madman side". This is because he has moments of breaking his normal gentle demeanor and turning into a completely different person, then calming down and pretending like it never happened. Tsukino Mito also recounted a tale from New Years' where Kanae convincingly lied about something "that had no benefit to him" whatsoever besides seeing the reaction when he revealed he was lying.
 * Honma Himawari has called him "Niiyan".