Ibrahim

Ibrahim (イブラヒム) is a male Japanese Virtual YouTuber affiliated with NIJISANJI. He debuted alongside Furen E Lustario and Melissa Kinrenka, forming the trio known as "Meifu" (メイフ).

Profile
A former oil tycoon from the Corvus Empire. Since the value of oil has fallen, he now makes a living from a hot spring that he accidentally dug up.

Personality
Ibrahim has laid-back personality, with good sense-of-joke. He somehow has the image of younger brother according to other Livers.

He is a good FPS player and a really good architect in Minecraft.

Background
Ibrahim's YouTube channel was created on 19 December 2019 while his Twitter account in January 2020. His first tweet was made on 30 January 2020.

Prior to his debut stream on 1 February 2020, Ibrahim reached 10,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel on 31 January.

2020
On 5 March, Ibrahim reached 50,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 28 April, Ibrahim reached 100,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 29 June, Ibrahim unveiled the new outfit he received for reaching 50,000 subscribers on YouTube.

On 9 August, Ibrahim reached 150,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 26 November, Ibrahim reached 200,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 22 December, the first episode and pilot of the series NIJISANJI's B-Grade Variety Show (にじさんじのB級バラエティ) was aired on the official NIJISANJI channel. He and Hayase Sou were introduced as the hosts of the program, while Shiina Yuika and Hanabatake Chaika were referred as guests.

2021
On 5 January, the second episode of NIJISANJI's B-Grade Variety Show was aired on the official NIJISANJI channel. The guests were Shiina Yuika and Hanabatake Chaika. It is mentioned in the show that the episode was aired in December of the year before.

On 1 February, Ibrahim reached 250,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 29 April, it was announced through Ibrahim's tweet that from 30 April to 5 May, concurrently with Japan's Golden Week, Ex and Ibrahim would hold "Gomis Week" (#ゴーミーズウィーク) where they would have 6-day collab streams.
 * On the 4th day, they had an overnight stream where they bet for which one of them would wake up on time at 8AM. However, unfortunately, both of them were overslept and sparked a Twitter hashtag trend for #起きろゴーミーズ (lit. Wake up Gomis).

On 26 May, Ibrahim reached 300,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 25 June, NIJISANJI's Japanese Twitter account announced that Ibrahim would get his 3D model.

On 2 July, he debuted his 3D model and spent most of his streaming time playing slot machine while having his back facing the camera. Amused viewers sent him ¥777 super chats.

On 23 July, Ibrahim reached 350,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 10 October, Ibrahim reached 400,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

2022
On 22 April, Ibrahim reached 450,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 28 September, Ibrahim reached 500,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

2023
On 1 February, Ibrahim released an original animation in commemoration for his 3rd anniversary. The 3-minute video featured NIJISANJI Livers, VTubers and streamers outside NIJISANJI, whom he collaborated with in the past. The anniversary and the animation sparked Twitter trending on both "イブラヒム3周年記念アニメ" (Ibrahim 3rd Anniversary Anime) keyword and #イブアニ hashtag.

2021

 * On 10 September, Ibrahim participated in Rainbow Six Siege R6 Royal Flush as leader of team "Lier Panda" (Lierパンダ) along with Kuzuha, Kanae, Ex Albio, and Uruca (Crazy Raccoon); with Kenki (Father's Back) as their coach. The team took 2nd place in overall ranking.
 * On 14 September, Ibrahim participated in 2nd VCC Apex organised by VAULTROOM as Team 1 along with StylishNoob (ZETA Division) and Vodka (Riddle). The team took 16th place in overall ranking.
 * On 18 September, Ibrahim participated in Autumn Minecraft Premium Stage ~Big Gathering of Game Streamers~ (秋のマイクラ プレミアム ステージ 〜ゲームストリーマー大集合！〜) as Team C along with Kuzuha, Kanae, Mayuzumi Kai, Fuwa Minato, and Ex Albio. The team won 1st place on 1st stage.

2022

 * On 27 February, Ibrahim participated in the NIJISANJI VALORANT Custom event organized by Lauren Iroas and Naraka as team "Happy Tree Frenzy" along with Shibuya Hajime, Ratna Petit, Melissa Kinrenka, and Yang Nari. They took 2nd place in the final ranking.
 * On 15 April, a Sweets Paradise collaboration involving Ibrahim, Ex Albio, Ars Almal, Suo Sango, and Hayase Sou was announced.

Relationships

 * "Meifu" (メイフ) - Ibrahim, Melissa Kinrenka, and Furen E Lustario. The three are debut-mates.
 * "Gomis" (ゴミス) - Ibrahim and Ex Albio.
 * "NsN" (なんもしてねぇ, Nanmoshitenee) - Ibrahim, Yuuki Chihiro, and Ratna Petit.
 * "Tarkov Club" (タルコフ部, Tarkov-bu) - Ibrahim, Kanae, Kuzuha, Mayuzumi Kai, and Fuwa Minato.

Trivia

 * Color: #7CA1F0
 * It is a commonplace joke between viewers, livers, and staff alike to misspell or mispronounce his name on purpose, even in more official environments, such as on the NIJISANJI Official program "NIJISANJI's B-Grade Variety Show", where he is referred as アブラヒム (Aburahim, Abura meaning oil) and アブライブ！ (Aburaibu!, as a parody of the popular idol project, Love Live!).
 * He has a text-to-speech speech synthesis for his super chat in female voice that often used by viewers to amuse him, pretending to be him (and tried to end the stream), or just simply telling him random stuff.
 * He is really good in making architectural constructions in Minecraft. Some of his notable masterpieces are:
 * "NIJISANJI Bridge" (にじさんじ大橋, NIJISANJI Oohashi)
 * "Chihiro Castle" (ちひろ城, Chihiro-jou), also known as the sky castle. It was made for tribute to Yuuki Chihiro.
 * Ibrahim shares his character designer with Yugo Asuma from the NIJISANJI EN branch.
 * Ibrahim is a certified expert entitled "Yorokombu Supporter" (よろんぶサポーター) (a portmanteau or "yorokobu" which means 'to be delighted' and "kombu") after successfully passed the Kombu Proficiency Test organised by Japan Kombu Association during the "NIJISANJI B Grade Variety (tentative)" episode 30 along with Hayase Sou, Ienaga Mugi, and Kenmochi Toya. Their names are officially posted on Japan Kombu Association webpage as certificate holders.

Live stream Rules/Etiquette

 * VTuber chat etiquette is cleanly summarized here: "VTuber Chat Etiquette"
 * If you're watching other live streams, please follow that live streamer's rules.
 * Please don't mention Ibrahim's name in other live streams.
 * "By the way, you (listeners) can do whatever you want. I really don't care*. Please do whatever you want. 'Can we do anything?' Feel free. As long as you follow the rules, I think you can do whatever you want in other places (live streams). In my place (live stream), there are no rules so you can do whatever you want. Wherever you are, please think about it. I wouldn't know you guys. If people keep saying that Ibrahim listeners are saying this and that, I would say 'Um, I don't know them. Who are they?'."
 * "If another live streamer came and complaint to me, I would sympathize and listen to them. I didn't get any complaints yet though, regarding the listeners."
 * Comments like "Can you do XX?" is prohibited. Also, please avoid comments like "Can you ask XX (a different live streamer) to do XX for you?" unless Ibrahim mentions it.
 * Please avoid offensive language against characters that show up in the game. This goes for both normal comments and super chats.

Media

 * Ibrahim's corporate profile on NIJISANJI website
 * イブラヒム【にじさんじ】 - YouTube channel
 * @honmono_ibrahim - Twitter account
 * 伊卜拉新Official - bilibili channel

Twitter hashtags

 * #イブライブ - Stream talk
 * #絵ブラヒム - Fan art
 * #サムネヒム - Fan art for thumbnails
 * #センシティブラヒム - Fan art (NSFW)
 * #イブヴァイス - Commentary on released voice dramas

Further readings

 * イブラヒム - Unofficial NIJISANJI Wiki
 * イブラヒム(にじさんじ) - Nicovideo Encyclopedia
 * イブラヒム - Pixiv Encyclopedia
 * 伊卜拉新 - Moegirl Encyclopedia