Seraph Dazzlegarden

Seraph Dazzlegarden (セラフ・ダズルガーデン) is a male 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 Shikinagi Akira. Previously, he was enrolled as a student in VIRTUAL TALENT ACADEMY (VTA) as part of its first generation as Misono Satoshi (美園聡).

Profile
Born into a family whose livelihood is being assassins, he has been trained to refine assassination techniques from an early age. There are a lot of mysteries about his identity as he has been using many names. Currently, he is working as a freelance agent after he quit being an assassin.

Personality
In general, Seraph is calm, level-headed, and likes to do things at his own pace. He has been described variably as being gentle, cute, and an easygoing "iiyo bot" (いいよbot, "that's fine" bot) - someone who doesn't like saying no to people if they ask him for something. As VOLTACTION's youngest member, he also has a bit of a childish streak and a more cheeky and mischievous side; he often teases, pranks, or lies to others in collabs and even his own viewers, finding their suffering immensely entertaining. Conversely, he gets very flustered when he has to do fanservice or if he's genuinely being complimented.

However, there are some darker aspects of his personality that appear to have been warped by his past as an assassin. For example, he occasionally says shockingly violent or disturbing things entirely nonchalantly, often with the implication that he's either experienced or done said things, and thinks that certain horror antagonists and grotesque phenomena are cute and beautiful rather than terrifying. In fact, not only is he strangely unaffected by violence, gore, and jumpscares, his comments sometimes lead viewers to remark that Seraph scares them more than the horror games he enjoys playing.

While he is well-read and book smart, his large vocabulary along with a love of wordplay and a penchant for reflexive or "brain dead" commentary has lead to bizarre or nonsensical phrases that sometimes even Seraph himself doesn't understand. Despite this, he is quite eloquent and articulate when the situation calls for it, for example when discussing topics like mental health or when giving meaningful advice and expressing gratitude to his viewers - or less seriously, when demolishing his friends in debate tournaments.

According to his debut-mates, he is multitalented almost to a fault, with there being apparently nothing he can't do - and even if there is something he can't do but wants to do well, he is the kind of person who will work hard until he's good at it.

Appearance
Seraph has mid-length black hair that has been dyed a blond to pink gradient. This excludes a pair of distinctive red highlights evoking a horned owl's "horns", as well as the hair at the nape of his neck, which remains its natural color. His bangs partially obscure his left eye. His eyes are three different colors: dark blue in the upper third of his irises, red in the middle, and gold at the base. His ears are both extensively pierced.

In his default outfit, he wears a red overcoat with a white belt at the waist and black and white feather-like patterns on its lower half and sleeves. The sleeves are kimono-style, with his right sleeve kept tucked neatly by a white belt cinched just above his elbow. Accompanying his coat is a detached red hood emblazoned with a stylized black horned owl logo, which is kept fastened by a white muffler with black and blue geometric patterns; underneath these, he also wears a black neckwarmer. Beneath the coat, he wears a form-fitting black thermal top with sleeves that extend to the point of doubling as fingerless gloves. Over this, he wears a navy blue haori jacket. As he usually keeps his right arm out of the sleeve, half of the jacket hangs at his side. He wears a pair of white pants with black stripes down each side, tucked into a pair of white and navy blue boots with black, red, and blue patterning.

Overlaying his clothing are belts around his waist and garterbelts around his thighs. They hide an arsenal of knives and weaponry, and hold up a holster at his right thigh that contains yet another knife. Other hidden weapons on his person include his violin necklace, which contains a retractable needle; a needle holster strapped to his left forearm; three switchblades clipped to the inner edge of his haori jacket; and blades hidden in his rings.

As a variation on his default outfit, he also occasionally streams in "shigoto mode" (仕事モード, work mode). In this mode, his hood is pulled over his head, with his face cast in shadow. His eyes also brightly glow, narrowing into a glare as his default expression.

Background
On 4 November 2021, Seraph Dazzlegarden, then Misono Satoshi, made his first appearance on the VIRTUAL TALENT ACADEMY (VTA) channel as part of its first batch of students.

On 11 July 2022, ANYCOLOR announced that Seraph 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, he received a full rebranding and redesign, and all YouTube videos previously created during his time in VTA were hidden.

Seraph'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 streams on 16 July 2022. Seraph was the last 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.

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 of STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION.

During his first stream, Seraph showcased his violin skill by playing "Jounetsu Tairiku" (情熱大陸), a very well-known Japanese violin composition by (Japanese composer and violinist), and "Giragira" (ギラギラ) by Teniwoha.

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

On 21 July, Seraph reached 100,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 13 August, his channel was approved for monetization and opened for memberships.

On 25 September, Seraph reached 150,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 27 September, Seraph released his first vocal cover, of "Eien No Akuruhi" (永遠のあくる日) by Teniwoha.

On 26 October, he announced that he would be taking a brief break from streaming due to health reasons. Upon his return on 28 October, he revealed that he had undergone emergency surgery after developing.

2023
On 12 January, VOLTACTION announced that that all four members would receive their second 2D outfits, and would reveal them via a stream relay with 30 minutes allotted for each member. The relay was held in the same order as their debut streams with Seraph going last, holding his stream at midnight the following day.

On 13 January, Seraph debuted his second 2D outfit, which like the other members' is a school uniform consisting of a black tailcoat, a gray dress shirt and tie, and black slacks. Seraph's variation on the uniform includes a red hoodie underneath the tailcoat, the tie being tied into a bow, a tartan scarf with a scarf pin in the shape of his horned owl logo, a red and blue bracelet, black leather gloves, and a keyring and a pair of garterbelts with attached knives. The outfit also came with a new hairstyle, which is slightly shorter than his default style and has his bangs brushed to the left, revealing more of his forehead. The same day, VOLTACTION celebrated their half-anniversary since debut by releasing their second original song, "Watercolor". The song was written and produced by the band.

On 9 March, announced that they would be featuring Seraph in the magazine's April issue.

On 1 April, Seraph, under what is heavily implied to be his past codename -Ares, made a series of lore-related cryptic messages alluding to his previous work as a contract killer. This built up towards a surprise unannounced cover of 's "BAD DREAM" (悪夢) performed in his -Ares persona, which was released on the same day.

On 9 April, Seraph reached 200,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel, which he celebrated by having his first ever singing stream.

On 26 April, VOLTACTION announced a 3D model debut stream relay, with Seraph being the third person to have his 3D model debut on 19 May. His 3D debut stream peaked at over 73,000 concurrent viewers, with the associated Twitter hashtag (#セラフ3D) reaching #1 trending in Japan.

2022

 * On 14 September, it was announced that VOLTACTION goods would be sold at Animate Girls Festival 2022, which was held from 5-6 November. A secondary campaign, "Luxiem × VOLTACTION ～Secret Mission～ in AGF2022", was announced on 2 November in collaboration with NIJISANJI EN's Luxiem; those who successfully solved the campaign's riddles would receive an exclusive acrylic keyholder.
 * On 21 September, VOLTACTION held their first ever sponsored stream on Shikinagi Akira's channel, as part of the NijiLenovo campaign to promote Lenovo PCs.
 * On 7 November, meal kit company nosh began a promotional campaign in collaboration with Seraph and Fura Kanato. In addition to a sponsored stream, it included a ¥1,000 discount off the first three orders made via their campaign's landing page.

2023

 * On 10 January, announced a campaign in collaboration with Seraph and Kaida Haru to promote the game. Players who tweeted a screenshot of reaching level 30 with the hashtag #メイプルMに甲斐田とセラフが来た between 11 and 17 January had a chance to win a personalized signboard autographed by both of them.
 * On 6 February, held a promotional campaign in collaboration with VOLTACTION. The group did a sponsored stream where they each recommended anime series that could be watched on the platform; for a limited time, viewers were able to get a free 1 month trial of Hulu via the campaign link in the stream description.
 * On 18 February, he appeared as the featured guest on an episode of seiyuus, , and 's variety show Asoburu.
 * On 28 April, Taito Toys released a VOLTACTION Street Style series of original collaboration goods via kuji (i.e., received goods are randomized). The goods featured original artwork of the members in streetwear, and included a poster standboard, large cushions, face towels, badge sets, posters, and rubber charm straps.
 * On 29 May, makeup brands Love Liner and iCouleur announced a collaboration with the members of VOLTACTION, with tie-in goods available to purchase from 14-30 June. They featured original artwork of the members in casual clothing, and included eyeshadow palettes and liquid eyeliner designed by each member as well as acrylic stands, with stickers and postcards as purchase bonuses. The campaign also included a pop-up event at @cosme's flagship Tokyo location in Harajuku from 18-19 June.
 * On 30 May, it was announced that Seraph would be attending Seoul POPCON in Seoul, South Korea as a main stage guest/panelist on 26 August, alongside Min Suha, Yang Nari, So Nagi, Oh Jiyu, Seffyna, and Nagao Kei. A meet and greet was also announced.

Mascot and Fans

 * Seraph's fans are officially called "Serazuku" (セラズク), which is a portmanteau of Seraph's name and "mimizuku" (ミミズク, horned owl).
 * His channel members are referred to as "Agents" (エージェント), with two tiers: "Assistant Agents" (アシスタントエージェント) and "Buddy Agents" (バディエージェント).
 * His fanmarks are 🦉 (owl) and 🎻 (violin). He would have preferred it if the former was a horned owl, but there is no specific emoji for one.
 * His mascot character is named "Mimizuku-san" (ミミズクさん). As its name implies, Mimizuku-san is a horned owl.
 * Mimizuku-san was designed by Seraph's artist Bodax, originally appearing in an unofficial congratulatory fanart for him reaching 100,000 subscribers. It eventually made its first official appearance in his 3D debut.
 * Mimizuku-san is noted to be similar to Seraph in appearance, with plumage in the same shade of pink as his hair, and "horns" that resemble his characteristic red highlights. While its eyes are often closed as it is often depicted asleep, when open its eyes are black, empty, and fixed in a wide-eyed blank stare, leading Seraph to jokingly wonder if it can see the future.
 * It shares a naming pattern with Watarai Hibari's mascot character Hibari-san, who is also simply named after the name of its species in Japanese.

Relationships

 * "VOLTACTION" (ヴォルタクション) or "VOLTA" (ヴォルタ) - Seraph, Fura Kanato, Watarai Hibari, and Shikinagi Akira.
 * They are debut-mates and fellow graduates from the first generation of VIRTUAL TALENT ACADEMY (VTA), and are the first debut wave from NIJISANJI to have received their own dedicated social media and YouTube channel on launch.
 * The unit's name is a portmanteau of the English words "voltage" and "bolt-action"; the four of them came up with the name together.
 * Media: YouTube | Twitter
 * Hashtags: #VOLTACTION - General tag #ヴォルタ - General tag (Japanese) #ヴォルタノアジト - Stream tag #VOLTA展 - Fanart tag
 * "Room 4S" or "Rumufo" (るむふぉ) - Seraph and Shikinagi Akira; a subunit of VOLTACTION.
 * "Kanasera" (かなセラ) - Seraph and Fura Kanato; a subunit of VOLTACTION.
 * "Serasera" (セラセラ) - Seraph and Na Sera.
 * "VTA Shodai Nikumi" (VTA初代2組, VTA First Generation Class 2) - Seraph, Umise Yotsuha, Kaburaki Roco and Shikinagi Akira. As their name suggests, they are all former members of VTA's first generation's class 2.
 * "Genega~" (ジェネギャ～) - Seraph, Higuchi Kaede, Yashiro Kizuku and Yorumi Rena. They were teammates in the NIJISANJI Splatoon Festival, which took place on 16 October 2022.
 * "Chemistry" (ちぇみすとりー) - Seraph, Kanae, Amamiya Kokoro, Yang Nari and Ha Yun. They were teammates in the 2nd NIJISANJI VALORANT Custom, which took place on 2-3 May 2023.

Quotes

 * "Hai, dōmo." (はい、どうも. Ah, hello.)
 * "Omoro." (おもろ. How funny.)
 * "Abinee~" (あびねー, That was close~)
 * "Gahaha." (ガハハ, *fake laughter*)
 * "Chigau ka?" (違うか, Did I say something wrong?)
 * "Āda, kōda" (あーだこーだ, ... like this or that...)
 * "Un'nun kan'nun" (うんぬんかんぬん, ... and so on and so forth...)
 * "NIJISANJI shuzoku, shinjin virtual liver no Seraph Dazzlegarden desu, yoroshiku onegaishimasu! Zen'in korosu." (にじさんじ所属、新人バーチャルライバーのセラフ・ダズルガーデンです、よろしくお願いします！全員殺す. I'm Seraph Dazzlegarden, a newbie virtual liver affiliated with NIJISANJI! And I'll kill every last one of you.)
 * "Sono mubōbi na... sono mubōbi na kubimoto wo dōnikashite yarōka to omou... iya mā demo ne, ato sono otoshitara ikenai no de" (その無防備な...その無防備な首元をどうにかしてやろうかと思う...いやまあでもね、あのそのおとしたらいけないので, That vulnerable... that vulnerable-looking throat, why don't I do something about it... but then again, I shouldn't kill people, so...)
 * "Sakebareru to mendokusai no de, tsukitsuketeyaru no ga ichiban ii kana to. Mā, nani ga to wa iimasen ga" (叫ばれるとめんどくさいので突きつけてやるのが一番いいかなと. まあ何がとは言いませんが, Since it would be really troublesome if they started screaming, it'd be best if you pointed something at them. I'm not going to say what that something is, though.)
 * "Sou, chi ga kekkō nurunuru shiterunde, kōsokugu ga hazuretarisurundesu yo ne tokiori" (そう、血が結構ヌルヌルしてるんで、拘束具が外れたりするんですよね時折, ''Right, blood is pretty slippery, so it's useful for getting out of physical restraints from time to time.")
 * "Hiyashi katametara datte nanka ne, sample mo nokorushi, tteka are dashi, chi denaishi. Chi deru no ga ichiban daruindayo." (冷やし固めたらだってなんかね、サンプルも残るし、ってかあれだし、血出ないし. 血出るのが一番だるいんだよ. When you freeze someone, it preserves tissue samples, and on top of that, they don't bleed. It's when they bleed that things become the most bothersome.)
 * "Mā, usoshika tsukanai mitai toka arimasu yo ne. Sonzai ga uso mitai na toka aru dakara omaera ga miteru no wa zenbu maboroshi" (まあ嘘しかつかないみたいとかありますよね. 存在が嘘みたいなとかあるだからお前らが見てるのは全部幻, Well, all I do is lie, really. It's like my entire existence is a lie, so everything about the person you're watching is just an illusion.)
 * "Yamanai ame wa nai toka souiu word anmari suki janaindesukedo, kojinteki ni wa. Kantan ni ittekurerukedo, sono toki sono kachi ni iru ningen ni totte sonna kotobatte nan no imi no nē yo omottarisurundakedo. Demo, soredemo nao, souyattene, ame no ato ni niji ga kakarundatoiukoto wa jijitsutoshite wasuretakunaina" (止まない雨はないとかそういうワードあんまり好きじゃないんですけど、個人的には. 簡単に言ってくれるけどその時その価値にいる人間にとってそんな言葉って何の意味もねえよ思ったりするんだけど. でもそれでもなおそうやってね雨の後に虹がかかるんだということは事実として忘れたくないな, I personally don't like the saying 'there's no such thing as rain that never ends'. It's so easy to say, but to those who are in a situation where you'd want to say it to them, those words are meaningless. But still... even then I don't want to forget the fact that rainbows come after the rain.)
 * "Ikiro. Hontō ni. Sou, ikiro, ikiro. Ikkai warau tame ni 100-kai demo 1000-kai demo nakundayo." (生きろ. 本当に. そう、生きろ生きろ. 一回笑うために100回でも1000回でも泣くんだよ, Keep living. Seriously. That's right, live. Live. Sometimes you have to cry a hundred, maybe a thousand times for that one smile.)
 * "Iru dake de iindakara, kimira wa. Iru dake de ore ga tanoshiku haishin dekiterundakara." (いるだけでいいんだから君らは. いるだけで俺が楽しく配信出来てるんだから, All of you just being here is enough. Just by you being here I'm able to have fun streaming, after all.)
 * "Anata ga itakara tateta kono stage desu. Anata ga itakara waraeta kyō desu." (あなたが居たから立てたこのステージです. あなたが居たから笑えた今日です. Because you're here, I'm able to stand on this stage. Because you're here, I can smile today.)

Identity

 * Color: #DC3C41
 * Background: Former assassin who was born into a family of assassins.
 * Occupation: Freelance agent at Shikinagi Akira's agency, Room 4S.
 * His is INFP.

Character and Lore

 * The members of VOLTACTION were originally a group of close friends who attended the same boarding school, all of whom come from criminal or otherwise morally ambiguous backgrounds.
 * While he should have been a school year below the other VOLTACTION members due to being younger, he falsified his age when enrolling. As a result of this, he ended up in the same class as the other three.
 * After honing their respective skills in the criminal underworld, Fura Kanato gathered them together due to a shared desire to use these skills to instead bring happiness to people. To do so, they meet at a hidden base called the Laundry (ランドリー), and carry out missions in secret. After learning about NIJISANJI and how the company's talents entertain people, all four members decided to join and start streaming in addition to their activities as VOLTACTION.
 * While he is a former assassin, he was not one by choice; rather, he had been forced into it from a young age as part of the family business. He had been working as an assassin up until fairly recently, presumably forming Room 4S with Shikinagi Akira and joining VOLTACTION after quitting under as of yet unclear circumstances. Whenever the topic of his previous job comes up, he usually insists that he doesn't kill people anymore.
 * He has described the period in which he actively worked as an assassin as being a time when he was quite mentally unwell/a depressive period.
 * Some methods by which Seraph has either alluded to or outright been shown to have assassinated people with:
 * Slitting throats.
 * Freezing someone to death by locking them in a freezer.
 * Forging a license to impersonate a medical professional and slowly administering poison mixed in with medication over a period of time. Though "not exactly" in the same way as he described.
 * Strangulation.
 * Using a pen.
 * His assassin family apparently made him do many things and learn multiple different skills for the sake of the job, which serves as a lore-friendly explanation for the many things he has been shown and described to be proficient in.
 * His weapons of choice both as an assassin and currently as part of Room 4S and VOLTACTION were and are knives. Despite not using them as often as he used to, he still keeps many knives hidden on his person as he feels uneasy without them.
 * Even after leaving his previous profession he still switches between many different false names and identities depending on the purpose (one of which is "Seraph Dazzlegarden" itself), and has both Japanese and foreign identities.
 * Like the other VOLTACTION members, he doesn't age, as ANYCOLOR used mysterious technology to keep him perpetually 20 years old when he joined the company.

Room 4S

 * Room 4S is a freelance agency founded by Seraph and Shikinagi Akira; it is also a front for VOLTACTION's activities in conjunction with Fura Kanato's CAFE Zeffiro. Akira is the agency's contractor, while Seraph is the primary field agent. Though this technically means that Akira is Seraph's boss, Seraph refuses to acknowledge this.
 * 4S stands for Secure, Smart, Speedy, and Secret, representing the four things that they promise to provide to their clients.
 * The mission requests that the agency accepts are quite varied, including finding lost pets, private detective work, bodyguard work, stolen object or missing person retrieval, neutralizing assassins, among other things.
 * In order to protect clients' privacy, the primary way clients can contact the agency is by first ordering a small espresso with four sugar cubes at CAFE Zeffiro. As orders and requests are relayed through Kanato and Watarai Hibari, it can be determined if the request warrants involving VOLTACTION as a whole; requests that are simpler or don't require as much intelligence gathering are handled by Room 4S alone.
 * As the agency's motto is to "undertake any request", he is chronically overworked in-universe. As such, he often uses "being busy with missions" as an excuse to explain streaming absences or delays.
 * When shown in 3D, the Room 4S office appears to be a one-room space with a work desk and computers, a large sofa and coffee table, bookshelves, and a full kitchen.
 * Prior to forming Room 4S, he and Akira knew each other even before they were admitted to the school where they met the other members of VOLTACTION, as they had been partnered together for a mission while working in their former professions. However, they did not meet face-to-face until becoming classmates.

BAD DREAM

 * On 1 April 2023, after going to sleep with a headache, Seraph was replaced by an enigmatic figure codenamed "-Ares". Rather than being an alter ego, it is heavily implied that -Ares is Seraph's past self from when he was actively working as an assassin.
 * From 00:00 to 11:55 JST, Seraph as -Ares left a series of cryptic messages in real time detailing his inner monologue set during and after a mission in which he took on a contract to assassinate thirteen targets by himself; towards the end, he seems to argue with an unknown entity. The scenario appears to have been framed as Seraph reliving past trauma in the form of a nightmare.
 * At 12:00 JST, he uploaded a surprise cover of 's "BAD DREAM" (悪夢) featuring -Ares, some of the lyrics of which were referenced in the narrative's final back and forth. The video's description contains corrupted text (繧ゅ≧雖後□), which when restored translates to "mou iya da" (もう嫌だ, I don't want to do this anymore).
 * After waking up and returning to his usual self at 12:11 JST, he showed no sign of having any recollection of what had occurred - only vaguely mentioning that he felt like he had a strange dream. This even extended to the cover he uploaded, with him not mentioning or announcing it on any platform. However, he has since made comments in later streams that appear to be indirect references to parts of the monologue.

Name

 * "Seraph Dazzlegarden" is not his "real" name but rather just one of his many false names and identities; his "real" name is currently unknown.
 * His given name, Seraph, refers to six-winged angels found in religious texts, usually and traditionally associated with music. He occasionally calls himself a shitenshi (熾天使) or seraph in reference to this, for example in the title of his debut stream.
 * In-universe, it may have been derived from his previous codename spelled backwards. "Ares" backwards is "Sera", while the preceding "-" that it is stylized with can be interpreted as being a minus or negative sign - with "minus" or "negative" in Japanese being 負 (fu). Thus, "-Ares" backwards can be read as "Serafu", which is the Japanese pronunciation of "Seraph".
 * His surname, Dazzlegarden, is an indirect English calque of his previous surname Misono (美園). "Dazzle" comes from 美 (mi), meaning beauty, a close synonym for the word "dazzle" or "dazzling", while "garden" comes from 園 (sono), meaning garden.
 * His previous given name, 聡 (satoshi), means intelligent, smart.

Preferences

 * Hobbies: games, music, sports, sleeping
 * Likes:
 * Anime and Manga:, , , , , , , ,
 * Games:, , , , , horror games in general
 * Music:, , , , *Luna, , classical music
 * Food: Beef, fish,, strawberry macarons and other delicious foods
 * By "delicious foods", he actually means "almost anything"; he finds that most things taste good as his palate is rather unrefined.
 * Alcohol: Gin, whisky
 * Novelists: Many, but in particular
 * Novels: Anything written by Miyazawa Kenji, "" by, "The Lucy Variations" by , "The Travelling Cat Chronicles" by , "Hoshizora Rock" by , "" by , "" by , "" by
 * Paintings:
 * Flowers: Plum blossoms
 * Animals: Cats
 * Pokémon: Greninja; Water-type starter Pokémon in general
 * Goals: Release self-composed original songs, sing more often, hold an offline concert with the other members of VOLTACTION, improve at dancing and playing the electric guitar and piano, learn how to play the bass guitar and drums, learn other languages, be more diligent about cooking and housework in general, learn to drive

Miscellaneous

 * Seraph is a classically trained violinist who has been playing since he was 5 years old, and prior to becoming a Liver was actively performing and touring as part of string ensembles and orchestras.
 * He was inspired to learn violin after being captivated by a concert by Japanese violinists and ; others have told him that he was also influenced by the protagonist of, which he can't remember given his age at the time.
 * He has played concerts internationally, for example in Europe. Unfortunately, his last concert tour there was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic while he was in Germany, just before he was scheduled to travel to Austria to play in Vienna.
 * He has won at least one major violin competition.
 * He considered becoming a full-time professional violinist, but disliked having his performances being graded and reduced to numbers on the competition circuit. Instead, he decided to keep playing as a hobby.
 * He was part of the string instruments club in school. As he had by far the most experience, he often ended up being a teacher to the other members.
 * He owns two violins: an electric violin (played in his debut stream), and an Italian-made maplewood acoustic violin (played in his 3D debut stream).
 * He brought a violin to an audition for NIJISANJI, but never actually got to play it since he ran out of time.
 * He performed covers of "Virtual to Live" with a pair of violins for a NIJISANJI 5th anniversary program; guests had to guess which one was more expensive.
 * The more expensive violin was revealed to be worth several million yen. He remarked that it wasn't the first time he had played such an expensive violin, as he regularly played violins worth 4-5 million yen ($30-40,000 USD) on loan for competitions; the level he played at was such that the quality of the instrument could mean the difference between winning and losing.
 * The cheaper violin was one that he had built himself.
 * He has never used a violin to assassinate anyone before, reasoning that they're hollow and would shatter if he tried to kill someone with one. However, he finds violin cases to be particularly useful for hiding things. Definitely not weapons.
 * In addition to violin, he can play viola and piano, the former of which he is also proficient enough at to have played in concert as part of an orchestra. He is currently learning to play the electric guitar, and owns a.
 * He states that while he has a sense of pitch, he doesn't believe he has either or . Apparently contradicting this statement however, is the fact that he can tune his violin without reference notes and has the ability to adapt and, usually in order to play J-pop songs.
 * He has practiced jissen karate (karate intended for actual combat) since he was 5 years old, starting it around the same time as the violin. Other martial arts he has practiced include boxing and kickboxing. Given his former line of work, he has also had military-style training.
 * He played basketball for around 6-7 years, and was a starting player on his high school team. He could play any position - usually small forward, power forward, or center - and specialized in three point shooting.
 * Other hobbies he has been involved in include painting, calligraphy, swimming, rugby, kendo, and athletics - specifically sprinting, long-distance, and high jump.
 * He was an excellent student in school, with his favorite subjects being math, science, physics, and English.
 * He scored the highest overall out of the VOLTACTION members on the comprehensive exam they did for their half-anniversary stream despite not studying; true to form, this included a perfect 100/100 in math, a near-perfect 98/100 in science, and the highest in the group in English.
 * He has had streams dedicated to solving math problems, and has tried to teach about quadratic functions to Watarai Hibari. Key word being tried.
 * He likes to cook and is proficient at it in general, but especially so when it comes to making sweets and desserts. This has even lead to the official VOLTACTION Twitter account referring to him as a patissier.
 * He can make from scratch, including  as well as  and its components,  and.
 * He prefers to make his own Valentine's Day chocolates, even giving some to Hibari prior to their debut. For Valentine's Day in 2023, he held a baking stream in which he made orangettes and gâteau opéra-inspired chocolates decorated with gold leaf. He ended up giving them to the other members of VOLTACTION, who remarked that they were quite delicious.
 * He tends to eat a lot and is not a picky eater. For example, during a VOLTACTION off-collab, he ate almost double the number of plates of soba compared to the other members. Despite this, he is the type of person who does not gain weight no matter how much he eats, and in fact has trouble keeping weight on.
 * He has been given a separate batsu game in an off-collab because none of the usual physical punishments affect him at all.
 * Due to having had electric currents run through him frequently since he was a child (presumably as part of his training as an assassin), he is entirely unaffected by electric shock-based batsus even on the highest setting.
 * He can also handle extremely spicy foods (including scorpion pepper hot sauce) and bitter drinks with no issue whatsoever.
 * His pain tolerance is abnormally high:
 * He has described the pain associated with being stabbed in non-vital areas as stinging a bit but nothing he can't easily handle, and the sensation of being electrocuted as being akin to a soft, feather-light touch.
 * He has played through a basketball game with a fractured right wrist, sprinted with a sprained ankle, and played the entirety of 's (normally a 45-50 minute long piece) on violin with a dislocated finger.
 * He has, or athletic bradycardia.
 * Despite being very strongly identified with horned owls, he states that if he were an animal, he would probably be a lizard.
 * If he could pick one superpower to have, it would be the ability to flash step like Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni does in.
 * If he were to travel overseas, the country he would want to visit the most is Chile. Specifically, he would like to tour the and take in the view of the night sky from where it is located.
 * He was one of a few male Livers interviewed for Lain Paterson's NIJISANJI Skincare Report, with the products he uses for his nightly skincare routine as follows:
 * Cow Brand Red Box Beauty Soap as a facial cleanser
 * Curél Hydrating Water Essence
 * Curél Anti-Wrinkle Hydrating Beauty Serum

Setup/Equipment

 * Laptop PC
 * CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 4000 Series
 * Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
 * Memory: 16GB RAM
 * Desktop PC
 * CPU: Intel Core i7 12700
 * Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060Ti
 * Memory: 32GB RAM
 * Peripherals
 * Monitor: 2x ASUS VG278QR-J
 * Keyboard: Logicool G913 TKL Gaming Keyboard
 * Headphones: Sony INZONE H9
 * Microphone: Shure SM7B
 * To make music and mix his covers, he uses a PreSonus Studio One Professional digital audio workstation.
 * After having been taught how to do so by Watarai Hibari, he began mixing his own covers in 2023, starting with his cover of "Attract Light" (アトラクトライト).
 * He owns a copy of and knows how to use.
 * He used her to make a harmony and vocal guide for the cover of "Mirai" (ミライ) that he, Yuhi Riri, Yamagami Karuta, Amagase Muyu, and Nagao Kei performed in his 3D debut, in order to help the others with their parts.
 * He has a drawing tablet that he occasionally uses for art streams or to illustrate his own thumbnails.

Live Chat Etiquette

 * Common VTuber chat etiquette is summarised here: "VTuber Chat Etiquette"
 * From stream descriptions:
 * Please refrain from inappropriate behavior or using strong language.
 * Please refrain from self-moderation. If things get bad, Seraph will take care of it.
 * Please avoid mentioning Seraph's name in others Livers' streams.
 * Please avoid pigeoning (chatting along the lines of: "XX said this!" in other streams).
 * Additionally:
 * Please refrain from mentioning inside jokes or leaking contents of membership-only streams elsewhere.
 * Seraph can read and understand English, so please feel free to leave comments and superchats in English. Commenting in other languages is also acceptable, however Seraph will not be able to respond.

Media

 * Seraph Dazzlegarden's corporate profile on NIJISANJI website
 * セラフ・ダズルガーデン / Seraph Dazzlegarden - YouTube Channel
 * セラフ・ダズルガーデン🦉🎻 - TwitCasting Channel
 * @SerAph_DazZ - Twitter Account

Twitter Hashtags

 * #セラフィルム - Stream tag
 * #SeraPic - Fan art tag
 * #セラフのお手伝い - Thumbnail art tag
 * #セラフの裏庭 - NSFW art tag
 * #セラフレーム - Non-art fan project tag (e.g., cosplay, MMD, etc.)
 * #セラフルボイス - Comments about voice release
 * #ダズルック - Egosurfing
 * #セラフカット - Clips