Yugo Asuma

Yugo Asuma (遊間ユーゴ) is a male English Virtual YouTuber affiliated with NIJISANJI EN's fifth wave "Noctyx," alongside Sonny Brisko, Uki Violeta, Alban Knox, and Fulgur Ovid.

Profile
A DJ from the future with a deep passion for music. He can put you in a trance with his voice and his beats.

Background
On 18 June 2021, NIJISANJI EN opened two sets of auditions, one of which was specifically for male Livers. The male-specific auditions lasted until 1 August.

On 22 February 2022, NIJISANJI EN announced the upcoming debut of its fifth wave, "Noctyx", accompanied by a teaser featuring the new Livers' designs and voices. It was also announced that an original song sang by Noctyx, "Stuck in The Abyss", would be released on the same day of their debut. The lyrics and music were by MATZ and BBY NABE, and the song was produced by the former.

Yugo's YouTube channel was created on 7 February 2022, and his Twitter account also created in the same month. His first tweet was made on 22 February 2021.

Debut
Noctyx made their debuts on 27 February 2022 (JST) as part of a special debut program hosted on the NIJISANJI EN channel, with commentary provided by Reimu Endou and Ike Eveland. Yugo was set to be the last member to debut, but due to technical difficulties he was unable to hold his debut stream as planned.

Mascot and Fans


The small charm dangling off the end of Yugo's jacket is called Byte.

Quotes

 * "Yo! How you doin'?" - Debut teaser

Relationships

 * "Noctyx" - Yugo, Sonny Brisko, Uki Violeta, Alban Knox, and Fulgur Ovid. They are debut-mates.

Identity

 * Color: #1F51FF
 * Yugo is a beginner level DJ. He came from the future to this timeline after violating Article 277 of the android regime.
 * Yugo can speak English, Japanese, Korean, and Thai, but he "doesn't have the basics", so he doesn't consider himself to be that skillful in languages. His English grammar and pronunciation are not perfect, but the other Noctyx members are always correcting him and helping him to improve.
 * Ike Eveland (referred to as sensei by Yugo) suggested that he learn English as a way to make friends.

Likes and dislikes

 * Yugo loves creating and listening to music. He likes looking for good sound/music samples. He also likes singing; prior to becoming a DJ, he was a vocalist.
 * Yugo loves rock bands like ONE OK ROCK, SPYAIR, UVERworld, and Ling tosite Sigure. ONE OK ROCK is his favorite.
 * DJs/producers that Yugo likes include David Guetta, Avicii, DJ JP, and MOONBOY. Yugo once went to Los Vegas to see David Guetta, but was ultimately unable to.
 * VOCALOID producers that Yugo likes include 164, Giga, DECO*27, and wowaka.
 * Other music artists and bands that Yugo likes include Hiroyuki Sawano, Hikaru Utada, QUEEN BEE, Linkin Park, Avril Lavigne, Fall Out Boy, Maroon 5, Billie Eilish, 5 Seconds of Summer, Porno Graffitti, Doja Cat, KIRA, RΞOL, Nirvana, Queen, Ado, yama, The Chainsmokers, Marshmello, Skrillex, Imagine Dragons, L'Arc-en-Ciel, Twenty One Pilots, Ed Sheeran, TeddyLoid, SiM, nano, and MY FIRST STORY.
 * Yugo has a passion for graphic design and made all of the graphics in his debut stream (excluding the radio station background) all by himself.
 * Yugo loves entertainment media like movies, music, and shows.
 * Yugo likes to drink milkshakes, sometimes as a meal replacement. Yugo also likes rainbow shots.
 * Yugo loves "complete foods", in other words, food that can be eaten with one hand (e.g., burgers, sandwiches, wraps, onigiri) due to the convenience they provide.
 * Yugo likes making friends around the world.
 * Yugo likes Noctyx and his fellow kyoudai and appreciates the help they provide.
 * Yugo hates androids for taking everything away from him. However, he does not hate Fulgur Ovid since he is technically a cyborg.
 * Yugo respects rules, but hates stupid rules and restrictions with no base.
 * Yugo dislikes peanuts since due to his peanut allergy. He hates chocolate and finds it disgusting. He dislikes melon due to the smell.
 * Yugo dislikes English grammar and is thus following @DuoLingo.
 * Anime series that Yugo likes include Tokyo Ghoul, Kakegurui, Fullmetal Alchemist, DEVILMAN crybaby, Panty and Stocking, Guilty Crown, Nana, Kill la Kill, My Dress-Up Darling, Gintama, Dororo, Deadman Wonderland, Jujutsu Kaisen, Prison School, Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun, and Banana Fish. Tokyo Ghoul is his favorite series.
 * Yugo loves "bitches" (like those from My Dress-Up Darling) because he finds them mesmerizing and cute.
 * Video games that Yugo likes include the Devil May Cry series, the Kingdom Hearts series, the Final Fantasy series, the Nier series, Genshin Impact, and Life Is Strange. He used Devil May Cry as a reference to learn how to talk back to bullies in international school. Yugo also used to play Tsumu Tsumu.

Miscellaneous

 * Yugo shares his character designer with Ibrahim from the main NIJISANJI branch.
 * As seen in Yugo's lore video, his headphones help to maintain his mental stability.
 * The androids that confront Yugo in his lore video are similar in appearance to Fulgur Ovid (e.g., similar eye markings, same limbs, same neck collar).
 * Ike Eveland, Sonny Brisko, Alban Knox, Nina Kosaka, and Petra Gurin all have speaking roles in Yugo's lore video.

Media

 * Yugo Asuma 【NIJISANJI EN】 - YouTube channel
 * @Yugo_Asuma - Twitter account
 * @yugo_asuma - Marshmallow account
 * u/Yugo_Asuma - Reddit account

Twitter hashtags

 * #YugoAsuma - General tag
 * #YugoONAIR - Live tag
 * #AsumArt - Fan art tag
 * #Noctyx - Noctyx group tag

Further readings

 * Yugo Asuma - Unofficial NIJISANJI Wiki
 * Yugo Asuma 【NIJISANJI EN】 - Wikitubia