Shikinagi Akira

Shikinagi Akira (四季凪アキラ) is a Japanese Virtual YouTuber affiliated with NIJISANJI, debuting as part of the unit "VOLTACTION" (ヴォルタクション) alongside Fura Kanato, Watarai Hibari and Seraph Dazzlegarden. Previously, he was enrolled as a student in VIRTUAL TALENT ACADEMY (VTA).

Profile
A former spy who was born into a family of spies that have continued for generations. He is now out of the organisation and opening a small office. He undertakes everything from the extermination of beehives to the elimination of thugs.

Appearance
He has short black hair with slightly long bangs with black glasses and purple eyes. He wears a dark suit and purple tie with black vest.

Background
On 4 November 2021, Shikinagi Akira made his first appearance on the VIRTUAL TALENT ACADEMY channel as part of its first batch of students.

On 11 July 2022, ANYCOLOR announced that Shikinagi Akira would debut directly into NIJISANJI as part of the unit "VOLTACTION", the second wave of Livers formed from VTA graduates. In preparation for his debut, Akira received a full redesign, and all videos previously created during his time in VTA were hidden.

Akira's YouTube channel was created on 2 July 2022, and his Twitter account was created in June 2022. His first tweet was made on 13 July 2022.

Debut
VOLTACTION started their activities on 13 July 2022 and had their first stream on 16 July 2022. Akira was the third of the group to hold his first stream. Afterwards, all four members of VOLTACTION appeared on a special debut program on NIJISANJI channel, hosted by Hanabatake Chaika and Joe Rikiichi.

The short version of VOLTACTION's first original song, "INLAID" (インレイド), was released earlier on 13 July 2022. This song was written and produced by R・O・N of STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION.

2022
On 16 July, on the day on his first stream, Akira reached 50,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 18 July, Akira reached 100,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel in less than 2 days after debut.

On 5 August, Akira reached 150,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 26 September, Akira released his first music cover "Bakushou(爆笑)".

On 12 December, Akira reached 200,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

2023
On 31 March, Akira reached 250,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 26 April, VOLTACTION announced the 3D Debut Streams with Akira as the first person to have 3D Debut on 5 May.

On 14 October, Akira reached 300,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

Fans

 * Akira's fans are called "Nagi-tomo" (凪友)

Relationships

 * "VOLTACTION" (ヴォルタクション) or "VOLTA" (ヴォルタ) - Akira, Fura Kanato, Watarai Hibari and Seraph Dazzlegarden. They are debut-mates and fellow VTA graduates.
 * Media: YouTube | Twitter
 * Hashtags: #VOLTACTION - General tag #ヴォルタ - General tag (Japanese)
 * "New fACE Dragonz" or "NfD" - Akira, Fura Kanato, Maria Marionette, Kotoka Torahime and Sophia Valentine. They were teammates in the 2nd NIJISANJI VALORANT Custom happened on 2-3 May 2023.
 * "SESERAGI GUMI" (せせらぎ組) - Akira, Seraph Dazzlegarden, Umise Yotsuha and Kaburaki Roco. They were classmates in VTA (Virtual Talent Academy). Later, on 27 November 2023, Yotsuha announced their group name on X (previously known as Twitter) after their Life Game (人生ゲーム) collaboration stream ended.

Identity

 * Color: #235AAA
 * Background: Former spy.
 * Occupation: Head of contractor agency.

Preferences

 * Likes:
 * Boardgames: mahjong, TRPG
 * Camping
 * Survival game
 * Anime: Made in Abyss, Pui Pui Molcar, Shirobako, Akiba Maid War, Bodacious Space Pirates, Land of the Lustrous, Future Diary, Bocchi the Rock!
 * Manga: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Chainsaw Man, Kengan Ashura
 * Drinks: Black tea (honey lemon tea), Lipton Milk Tea
 * Food: Indian curry, Mapo tofu (a secret recipe passed down the Shikinagi family line), Matsuya's pork miso soup, stew, tuna mayo, margherita pizza, cup noodles (chili tomato flavor)
 * Food: Indian curry, Mapo tofu (a secret recipe passed down the Shikinagi family line), Matsuya's pork miso soup, stew, tuna mayo, margherita pizza, cup noodles (chili tomato flavor)

Miscellaneous

 * He shares his character designer with Hiiragi Tsurugi of Neo-Porte and Kagami Kira of HOLOSTARS.


 * Akira's profile from Amamiya Kokoro, Yorumi Rena, and Matsukai Mao’ s Game-Lu? Game-Ru! Episode 52: Akira's Profile.png
 * If you weren't a Liver, what would you be?: "A zookeeper, though I would probably become too attached to the animals and cry whenever something sad happened to them."
 * Something you really don't like to be told: "Your quips don't have a lot of variety, do they? (By Umise Yotsuha)"
 * What would put you in in a good mood all day?: "Good sleep! (9 hours preferably)"
 * What recent video would you recommend?: "Yukopi's 'Kyoufuu All Back.'"
 * What would you do if you won 1,000,000 yen?: "Buy equipment."
 * When did you most make someone angry?: "In elementary school, the time that I didn't do my cram school homework for about a month."
 * Someone you want to collab with?: "The boys who recently debuted! (Oriens and Dytica)"
 * What's the game you have spent the most time on?: "Catan (boardgame)"
 * What game character are you like?: The character in Monster Hunter (tires quickly after running)

Live Chat Etiquette

 * VTuber chat etiquette is cleanly summarized here: "VTuber Chat Etiquette"
 * From stream descriptions:
 * As an anti-spam measure, comments are enabled for subscribers-only.
 * Please use moderation, good manners, and use of appropriate content and language in your comments.
 * Please avoid mentioning Akira's name in others Livers' streams unless the Liver mentions Akira first.
 * In order to enjoy the stream together, please refrain from making comments that are not related to the content of the stream.

Media

 * Shikinagi Akira's corporate profile on NIJISANJI website
 * 四季凪アキラ / Shikinagi Akira - YouTube Channel
 * @Shikinagi_2434 - Twitter Account

Twitter Hashtags

 * #四季凪請負中 - Stream tag
 * #四季彩画 - Fan art tag
 * #四季の薔薇 - BL-related fan art tag (e.g. can involve inorganic items, original works, Akira. No mention should be made to other Livers in this tag )
 * #四季欲 - NSFW art tag
 * #四季凪の任務資料 - Thumbnail art tag
 * #四聴凪 - Comments about voice release
 * #四季凪応答せよ - For egosa
 * #四季凪これスゴいぞ - BL-related egosurfing tag (BL recommendations for Akira, etc. No mention should be made to other Livers in this tag )
 * #アキラへの報告書 - For fan sharing other works for Akira (clips, collages, itabags, etc.)