D-Prince!, abbreviated as D-Pri (Dぷり), was an agency of male Virtual YouTubers created by IGU inc.
Concept[]
Translated from the official D-Prince website:
The time is now....
Kagurazaka Ichibankan is a western-style house that stands quietly in Kagurazaka, Tokyo.
This is a "dormitory" where young men live together to pursue their own dreams.
In fact, you can live in this dormitory for free. However, there was a condition for that.
That is... "to distribute to the whole world to make women happy".
The dormitory students are working hard today to heal and make the world's 3.5 billion women happy!
History[]
The project was announced on 25 September 2020.[1] Their members debuted on 3 October.
On 1 November, 2020, Live2D models for the members were announced. The models were presented once a week starting on 7 December.[2]
On 4 December, 2020, it was announced that D-Prince would be recruiting additional members. The recruitment period was run from 4 December, 2020 to 27 December, 2020.[3][4]
Closure[]
On 3 December, 2021, it was announced that D-Prince! would be disbanding due to policy of the operating company. It was further stated that Kujou Taiga, Hanabusa Ibuki, and Louis Silvestre would be retiring on the end of December 2021, and Sayoshigure Kou would be graduating in January 2022, with all of the members' channels being closed by the end of January 2022.[5]
Members[]
| Hanabusa Ibuki (retired 31 Dec 2021) |
Kujou Taiga (retired 31 Dec 2021) |
Shinonome Arata (retired 31 May 2021) |
Louis Silvestre (retired 31 Dec 2021) |
Sayoshigure Kou
(retired 23 Jan 2022) |
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Trivia[]
- The "D" in D-Prince! stands for "Dream", "Digital", and "Dormitory".[6]
- The boss of D-Prince!, owner of Kagurazaka Ichibankan dorm, is referred to as Ooya-san (大家さん, lit. landlord), and manages the official Twitter account. Ooya-san sometimes comments on the members' streams and have banter with them on Twitter.
- Ooya-san's unofficial emoji is 😈, as they sometimes use it in their messages.
- They also have an unofficial fan art hashtag, #大家さんあーと.
External Links[]
- D-Prince! official site
- @DP_koushiki - Official Twitter account
- 次世代型王子様プロジェクト『D-Prince!』公式 - Official BOOTH store
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References[]
- ↑ DP_koushiki. (2020, September 25). 次世代型王子様プロジェクト『D-prince！』発足致しました！ [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ DP_koushiki. (2020, November 1). Thank you for watching!🥳 We'll be announcing one Live2D each week starting this weekend.🗓️ The time is about 9pm.(JST)⏰ The order will be announced by the BOYS. Look forward to it.👀👀 [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ 次世代型王子様プロジェクト「D-prince!」Vtuberメンバー追加募集開始のおしらせ [Press Release]. (2020, December 4). PR TIMES.
- ↑ Kujou, T [九条 大虎ch.神楽坂壱番館202号室【D-Prince!】]. (2020, December 4). 【九条大虎】D-Prince!メンバー追加募集告知【神楽坂壱番館】 [Video File]. YouTube.
- ↑ DP_koushiki. (2021, December 3). 応援して頂いた皆様へ。 [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ DP_koushiki. (2020, October 24). HPにすら意味を載せてないのでどこかでちゃんとお知らせします😘 Dream Digital Domitory [Tweet]. Twitter.