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.

Personality
Kanae is a self-assured, charming individual who is one of the most popular members of Nijisanji.

His popularity can be owed to his sociable personality. He is particularly good at improv and can create witty responses to conversations often. His easy-going and friendly nature allows him to hold conversations effortlessly with others, giving him a wide social circle where he often collabs with professional gamers, utaites, and Nijisanji International members (despite the language barrier).

However he is also a mischievous individual, often purposefully aggravating his fellow streamers with sarcastic jokes and actions. He is often called a sadist because of how often he teases his collab partners.

Despite this, Kanae is truthfully a very caring person who speaks highly of his friends at any chance. He famously comforted Yuki Chihiro when she cried on stream.

He rarely loses his cool demeanour or raises his voice.

Background
Kanae made his YouTube debut on 1 May 2018.

Kanae's combined streaming time is the highest amongst Nijisanji members. Occasional off days aside, he will stream every single day - often multiple times a day - for extended periods of time.

Although Kanae has been called a natural at any game he plays, he particularly excels at FPS games such as Apex Legends and VALORANT. Before joining Nijisanji, Kanae had auditioned for the second wave but didn't make it. He had received an invitation to join a PUBG gaming team, but accepted an offer to join Nijisanji Gamers over this.

As of September 2020, Kanae has the 2nd highest superchat earning of any male Vtuber, second only to fellow streamer Kuzuha.

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 "Roto" (ロト).
 * Roto is a cat youkai that has possesed the body of a stuffed cat. He speaks sparingly, in an extremely low voice. He has a cryptic personality, which his favourite food being peoples' happiness.
 * 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".