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Fura Kanato (風楽奏斗, Fūra Kanato) is a male Japanese Virtual YouTuber affiliated with NIJISANJI, debuting as the leader of the unit "VOLTACTION" (ヴォルタクション) alongside Watarai Hibari, Shikinagi Akira and Seraph Dazzlegarden. Previously, he was enrolled as a student in VIRTUAL TALENT ACADEMY (VTA) as part of its first generation.
Introduction Video[]
【初配信】これからよろしく！【にじさんじ-風楽奏斗】
Fura Kanato's introduction.
Profile[]
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| Son of a mafia family. He has a tender heart and doubts about the family business, but his talent as a leader is top-notch. He is currently a young businessman who runs cafes and restaurants.[4] |
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| マフィア一家の息子。 根が優しく、家業に疑問を持つ一方、首領としての才覚は超一流。 現在の職業は青年実業家で、カフェやレストランを経営している。[5] |
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| 他有一个善良的心，虽然对自己的家族生意有所疑虑，但他作为领导的才能是超级一流的。 他现在是一个年轻的企业家，经营着咖啡馆和西餐馆。[6] |
Personality[]
Kanato is a bright, bubbly, and energetic young man with a friendly disposition. Fitting his position in VOLTACTION and his lore as a mafia heir who is intended to succeed as the next boss, he is a natural and reliable leader, with his debut-mates remarking that he was the best fit for the role.[7] He is also quite ambitious, with aspirations for VOLTACTION to entertain as many people as possible, including those overseas, and for the group to go on tour across America.[8]
In stark contrast to this, he has a cheeky, brattier side leading to him being referred to as a kusogaki;[9][10][11] he has a habit of rebutting with demo datte (でもだって, but, but -) to such an excessive degree that even his manager has had to call him out for it.[12][13] He can also be quite clumsy and pon, often forgetting to start stream or to mute himself.[14] However, as yet another facet of his personality, he will occasionally show startling signs of darkness - unsurprising given that he is still someone who was raised in a world of organized crime.
Although he outwardly has an outgoing personality, by his own admission and as described by others, he is actually quite shy and timid and has anxiety around people he doesn't know very well.[15][16] He gets scared easily and has an infamously low tolerance for horror, with his debut-mates and viewers referring to him as Bibileader (ビビリーダー),[17] a portmanteau of bibiru (ビビる, to be afraid), and leader.
Appearance[]
| Kanato has mid-length blond hair with an orange streak. His eyes are blue-purple. Likely in reference to his real-life fear of needles,[18] his ears are unpierced. In his default appearance, he wears a long white jacket with dark gold buttons, yellow trim, and blue belts, underneath which he wears a black turtleneck top with white geometric patterns and a magenta harness. Over the turtleneck, he wears a gold necklace with a pendant in the shape of his pinwheel logo. He wears loose black pants with purple and magenta belts, tucked into purple socks and black boots with gold and magenta accents. He also carries a large pistol decorated with decals matching the rest of his outfit. Options:
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| Kanato's second outfit, like those of the other members of VOLTACTION, is the Erfolg College school uniform. However, as a member of the student council, he wears a variant of it: while it has the same black tailcoat and grey dress shirt, he wears grey slacks instead of the standard black, a red armband signifying his position as the president, and a custom necktie - in his case, one with gold and blue stripes. Kanato's further customizations to the uniform include a black and navy vest with gold patterning and a gold lapel pin in the shape of his pinwheel logo. He also wears a pair of round gold glasses. The outfit also came with a new hairstyle, which is shorter than his default hairstyle and has his bangs parted in the middle. Options:
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| Kanato's third outfit is a spring casual outfit. He wears a grey windbreaker with yellow accents over a lighter grey patterned dress shirt. These are paired with a pair of loose black slacks, yellow socks, and white sneakers with black accents. His accessories include a grey, yellow, and white tartan bucket hat, a silver earcuff with a wolf accent (representing his dog, Poochyena), a thin bolo tie, and a silver chain belt. The outfit also came with a new hairstyle, featuring his bangs brushed to the left. Options:
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| As a VTA student, Kanato had mid-length greenish-brown hair, slightly shorter than his current default style, and hazel eyes. He wore the standard VTA first generation male uniform, consisting of a black varsity jacket with white stripes, a black cardigan, a white dress shirt, a black necktie with blue, lime green, and purple stripes, black slacks, and black loafers. |
History[]
Background[]
On 18 June 2021, ANYCOLOR announced the launch of VIRTUAL TALENT ACADEMY (VTA), a vocational school and talent development project to help prospective Virtual YouTubers develop skills related to streaming and content creation. Applications for VTA's first generation auditions were accepted from 18 June to 5 July 2021.[19]
On 1 November 2021, VTA opened official YouTube and Twitter accounts and revealed the names and appearances of its first generation students, including Fura Kanato.[20][21]
On 5 November 2021, Kanato held his first stream ✗ on the VTA channel. His first Tweet was made on 8 November 2021.[22]
While the students all took part in dance, vocal, acting, and other practical lessons together, they were divided into classes for lectures and classroom-based studying in smaller groups. Kanato was placed in class 1, alongside Ponto Nei, Amagase Muyu, and Watarai Hibari; the division was based on their streaming schedules, with class 1 streaming on Fridays and class 2 streaming on Thursdays.[23]
Following Ranunculus' NIJISANJI debut in March 2022 and the arrival of VTA's second generation students in June 2022, the classes were re-shuffled. Kanato became part of the new class 2, alongside Misono Satoshi, Kaburaki Roco, Tachitsute Toto, Meano, Mikuni Otoha, Kasukabe Azusa, Koyanagi Rou, Hiyama Ritsu, Onibushi Chihaya, and Hoshirube Sho.
On 11 July 2022, in a first for NIJISANJI, ANYCOLOR unveiled a "peel-off" advertising campaign for their upcoming four-member unit "VOLTACTION", which ran from 11 July to 17 July 2022. It featured an advertisement spanning the entire length of Dogenzaka Happy Board B at Shibuya Station covered with various flyers associated with lore for each of the respective members; peeling enough of them off would reveal their key visuals. Details regarding the actual debuts were to be disclosed at a later date.[24][25]
On 13 July 2022, ANYCOLOR announced that Kanato would be graduating from VTA to debut directly into NIJISANJI as part of VOLTACTION, confirmed to be the second wave of Livers formed from VTA graduates following Ranunculus' debut earlier in the year.[2] In preparation for his debut, Kanato received a full redesign, and all YouTube videos previously created during his time in VTA were hidden.
Kanato'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. In addition to the members' individual channels and accounts, the unit debuted with their own official YouTube channel and Twitter account. The VOLTACTION YouTube channel was created on 5 July 2022, and the unit's Twitter account was created in July 2022.
Debut[]
VOLTACTION started their activities on 13 July 2022 and had first stream on 16 July 2022.[1] Kanato was the first 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.
The short version of 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 R・O・N of STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION.
2022[]
On 16 July, on the day of his first stream, Kanato reached 50,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.[26]
On 7 August, his channel was approved for monetization and opened for memberships.[27]
On 13 August, Kanato reached 100,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.[28]
On 30 August, Kanato released his first music cover, of "CH4NGE" by Giga.
On 13 October, VOLTACTION's first voice drama, "Opening Today", was released.[29]
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.[30] The relay was held in the same order as their debut streams with Kanato going first, revealing his second outfit at 22:30 JST that same evening.[31]
On 13 January, VOLTACTION celebrated their half-anniversary since debut by releasing their second original song, "Watercolor". The song was written and produced by the band Novelbright. During a celebration stream for their half-anniversary held on the same day, they also announced the release of their second voice drama, "undertake any request", which was released that evening.[32]
On 18 March, Kanato reached 150,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.[33]
On 26 April, VOLTACTION announced a 3D model debut stream relay, with Kanato as the last person to have his 3D debut on 26 May.[34] His 3D debut stream peaked at over 68,000 concurrent viewers.[35]
On 5 July, VOLTACTION announced that they would be celebrating their first anniversary since debut with a live 3D concert, "RAISE the VOLTAGE", which was streamed for free on the group's YouTube channel on 15 July.[36] At the concert, they debuted their third original song, "RELOAD!!!!", which was written and produced by OSTER project. They also announced the release of the "Memories of Nostalgia" series of voice dramas over the course of the following months, each of which are set during VOLTACTION's formative years at Erfolg College and focuses on a different member and their respective backstories/lore; the first, "Seraph Dazzlegarden-hen", was released shortly after the concert.[37]
On 13 July, VOLTACTION opened an official Instagram account.[38] On the same day, Kanato also opened a personal Twitch channel.[39]
On 16 July, Kanato held his first stream on his TwitCasting channel.[40]
On 23 July, an an magazine revealed that VOLTACTION would be featured in its 2359th issue as part of its NEXT Generation 2023 segment, which was released on 2 August.[41]
On 5 August, he was revealed to be part of the executive committee for NijiFes 2023 alongside Tsukino Mito, Shiina Yuika, and Ibrahim.[42] They held a stream unveiling the first details of the event that evening.
On 23 October, VOLTACTION's second "Memories of Nostalgia" voice drama, "Shikinagi Akira-hen", was released.[43]
On 31 October, NIJISANJI announced that Kanato would receive a 3.0 Brushup to his 2D model.[44] He showcased his updated model and its new facial expressions in a reveal stream later that day.
On 1 November, Da Vinci announced that VOLTACTION would be interviewed and featured in the magazine's December issue.[45]
From 4 November to 11 November, coinciding with the second anniversary of their VTA debuts, the 8 former members of VTA's first generation who ultimately debuted with NIJISANJI held the Ano 8-Nin Nayutan Medley (あの8人でナユタンメドレー), a cover relay in which each member sang a different NayutalieN song. Kanato released a cover of "Rocket Cider" (ロケットサイダー) on 7 November as part of this relay. The relay concluded with a cover of "Alien Alien" (エイリアンエイリアン) by the full group on 12 November.
On 13 November, VOLTACTION's third "Memories of Nostalgia" voice drama, "Watarai Hibari-hen", was released.[46]
On 2 December, Kanato debuted his NIJI3D (i.e., home 3D) model.[47]
At NijiFes 2023, which was held from 23 December to 24 December, he took part in nightclub MOGRA's NIJISANJI DJ Fes (held in partnership with NijiFes) as one of the representative NIJISANJI DJs on Day 1,[48] and participated in the NIJISANJI Dance Live alongside the other members of VOLTACTION on Day 2.[49]
2024[]
On 13 January, VOLTACTION's fourth "Memories of Nostalgia" voice drama, "Fura Kanato-hen", was released.[50]
On 18 January, Kanato reached 200,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.[51]
On 15 February, Zeffiro opened a shared TikTok account.
On 8 March, during an off-collaboration stream with Seraph, Kanato and Seraph announced that they would be jointly revealing their third and fourth 2D outfits respectively in a stream relay, with an accompanying song cover relay. He revealed his third outfit and a cover of King Gnu's "SPECIALZ" on 10 March, with him going second in their relay.[52]
On 18 April, VOLTACTION's fourth original song, "Desert Diamond", was released. It was written and produced by Chihiro Tamaki, and served as the ending theme for the TV Asahi show Break Out.[53]
On 11 June, a Zeffiro-centric voice drama, "Compagno ~Shinku no Nazo wo Oe~", was released.[54]
On 10 July, during a 3D off-collab stream to commemorate the milestone, VOLTACTION debuted a dance remix of "INLAID" (インレイド) and made several announcements for their second anniversary celebrations: new unit key visuals;[55] a group cover of "Shukumei" (宿命) by Official HIGE DANdism; the release of their fifth and final "Memories of Nostalgia" voice drama "Kessei-hen" and their line of second anniversary goods on 13 July;[56][57] and the premiere of a documentary, "Documentary of VOLTACTION 「150 Days」".[58]
On 14 July, an 80-minute documentary about VOLTACTION, "Documentary of VOLTACTION 「150 Days」", was released, chronicling the eponymous 150-day training process leading up to the performance of their dance remix of "INLAID" (インレイド). The project was a challenge; by completing it, they secured an eventual offline concert tour and album release. It is available to watch for free on the VOLTACTION YouTube channel.[59]
On 24 October, Kanato reached 250,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.[60]
On 27 October, VOLTACTION announced their 1st Mini Album "Action!!!!!!!!!!!!"[61] consisting of 6 new original songs with 2 of the songs being Zeffiro and Room 4S unit songs. The album has 3 version: Regular Edition, Limited Edition A, and Limited Edition B. All the Edition has different 6th song with Regular Edition having "I can be the One", Limited Edition A having "Inlaid Dance Remix", and Limited Edition B having "Desert Diamond". Limited Edition A has a bonus Blu-ray of candid footage from "Documentary of VOLTACTION 「150 Days」", holographic pouch and slogan, and three-sided sleeve. Limited Edition B has a bonus CD of the members' solo cover of VOLTACTION original songs. The album will be released on 8 January 2025.
Discography[]
- Main page: Fura Kanato/Discography
| Action!!!!!!!!!!!! | VOLTACTION 1st mini album | 8 January 2025 |
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Disc 2 (Limited Edition B only)
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Events[]
2022[]
- On 14 September, it was announced that VOLTACTION goods would be sold at Animate Girls Festival 2022, which was held from 5 November to 6 November.[62] 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.[63]
- On 27 December, the members of VOLTACTION participated in Minecraft Japan's Minecraft Relay 2022 ~ Minna no Story.[64]
2023[]
- 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.[65]
- 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 June to 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 June to 19 June.[66]
- On 15 August, convenience store chain Lawson announced a sales campaign in collaboration with VOLTACTION which ran from 22 August to 4 September, with customers reaching a certain purchase threshold eligible to receive goods featuring original artwork of the members.[67]
- On 25 October, perfume brand Anideal announced the fourth volume of its collaboration series with NIJISANJI, this time featuring the members of VOLTACTION. The collaboration featured original fragrances designed by the members, which were released on 28 November.[68]
2024[]
- On 8 April, the J1 League, Japan's top tier of association football, announced a renewal of their annual partnership with NIJISANJI for the 2024 season.[69] Kanato was announced to be one of the Livers chosen for the 2024 campaign, endorsing Yokohama F. Marinos.[70] The collaboration included various goods featuring artwork of the Livers in team regalia, stadium advertisements, and the Livers participating in official commentary for matches.
- On 26 July, Karaoke Manekineko announced a collaboration with VOLTACTION at all 300 of its locations, with a poolside theme. The collaboration included exclusive collaboration food and drink, various exclusive goods, and campaigns involving VOLTACTION's original songs and themed rooms. The collaboration ran from 1 August to 31 August.[71]
- On 26 July, it was announced that he would be attending Seoul POPCON 2024 in Seoul, South Korea as a main stage guest/panelist on 17 August, alongside Ha Yun, Seffyna, Yang Nari, Min Suha, Watarai Hibari, Shikinagi Akira, and Seraph Dazzlegarden.[72]
- On 28 October, NIJISANJI announced the line-up of NIJISANJI MUSIC FESTIVAL 2024 which will be held on 20 December to 22 December 2024.[73] Kanato will be participating in all 3 days of the event; Day 1 as a solo performer, Day 2 as a duo with Yang Nari, and Day 3 as VOLTACTION.
- On 8 November, NIJISANJI announced VOLTACTION 1st LIVE "Dynamic VOLT" which will be held on 23 February 2025 as a part of NijiFes 2025.[74] Moreover, Kanato will be participating in NIJISANJI 7th Anniversary LIVE「OVERTURE」Nighttime Stage alongside Elu, Ars Almal, Hoshikawa Sara, Kaida Haru, Leos Vincent, Lauren Iroas, and Sophia Valentine.[75]
Programs[]
- NIJISANJI no TOYBOX! Episode 15 - Guest (8 December 2022)
- NIJISANJI no TOYBOX! 1st Anniversary Special - Guest (20 May 2023)
- Game-Lu? Game-Ru! Episode 55 - Guest (28 June 2023)
- Game-Lu? Game-Ru! Episode 56 - Guest (5 July 2023)
- NIJISANJI no Kikaku Kaigi! - MC (18 July to 25 July 2023)[76]
- NIJINoon 2023 Summer Episode 7 - Guest (22 August 2023)
- NIJISANJI no TOYBOX! Episode 39 - Guest (7 December 2023)
- NijiFes 2023 From The Executive Committee - Eve Special - MC (22 December 2023)
- B-Grade Variety of NIJISANJI (Tentative) 3rd Anniversary Special - Guest (10 January 2024)
- TBS KICK OFF! J Episode 15 - Narrator (29 January 2024)[77]
- NIJISANJI 6th Anniversary! Game & Variety 2 Days All-Star Daikessen Day 1 - Team NIJI (3 February 2024)
- B-Grade Variety of NIJISANJI (Tentative) Episode 68 - Guest (28 February 2024)
- B-Grade Variety of NIJISANJI (Tentative) Episode 70 - Guest (26 March 2024)
- B-Grade Variety of NIJISANJI (Tentative) Episode 72 - Guest (24 April 2024)
- LOCK ON FLEEK Episode 4 - Guest (26 July 2024)
Competitions[]
- Shibuya HAL Custom #72 - 28 July 2022
- Team: Axia Krone, Ha Yun, Fura Kanato
- KZHCUP in PUBG - 16 September to 17 September 2022
- Team: Akabane Youko, Maimoto Keisuke, Fura Kanato (Day 1) - Runners-Up
- Team: Sakura Ritsuki, Fura Kanato, Enna Alouette (Day 2)
- NIJISANJI Splatoon Festival - 16 October 2022
- Team: Nishizono Chigusa (leader), Naraka, Fura Kanato, Suzuya Aki
- NIJISANJI Sports Festival - 23 October 2022
- Team: Hanabatake Chaika (leader), Amicia Michella, Uki Violeta, Kitakoji Hisui, Sonny Brisko, ZEA Cornelia, Seraph Dazzlegarden, Sorahoshi Kirame, Todoroki Kyoko, Nagisa Arcinia, Nara Haramaung, Hana Macchia, Ban Hada, Fura Kanato, Pomu Rainpuff, Ponto Nei, Honma Himawari, Min Suha, Yaguruma Rine, Luis Cammy, Levi Elipha
- KohaCUP - 26 November 2022
- Team: Selen Tatsuki, Fura Kanato, Bonnivier Pranaja
- 5th NIJISANJI Mario Kart Tournament - 11 December and 18 December 2022
- Shibuya HAL Custom #90 - 22 December 2022
- Team: Ha Yun, Fura Kanato, Watarai Hibari
- NIJISANJI NEW YEAR CUP OF POKER 2023 - 2 January 2023
- New Year! NIJISANJI Mahjong Tournament 2023 - 7 January to 8 January 2023
- Shibuya HAL Custom #98 - 9 March 2023
- Team: Tempplex, Fura Kanato, Selen Tatsuki
- Overwatch 2 NIJISANJI Custom Wanpan Cup - 12 March 2023
- Team: Lauren Iroas (leader), Honma Himawari, Fura Kanato, Kanae, Yuhi Riri - Winners
- VTuber Most Cooperatitive Tournament #5 (VSaikyo Season 5) - 15 April 2023
- Team: Hanabusa Lisa (leader), Fura Kanato, Makaino Ririmu, Yufuna (coach)
- 2nd NIJISANJI VALORANT Custom - 2 May to 3 May 2023
- Team: Fura Kanato (leader), Shikinagi Akira, Maria Marionette, Kotoka Torahime, Sophia Valentine
- SUMIRE CUSTOM: PUBG - 27 June 2023
- Team: Akabane Youko, Honma Himawari, Ratna Petit, Fura Kanato
- NIJISANJI Minecraft Hardcore Battle - 17 September 2023
- Team: Shiina Yuika (leader), Honma Himawari, Ratna Petit, Naraka, Ibrahim, Fura Kanato
- VTuber Most Cooperatitive Tournament Act 1 (VSaikyo VALORANT Act 1) - 19 November 2023
- Team: Fura Kanato (leader), Honma Himawari, Shishido Akari, Hanabusa Lisa, Komori Met, Zepher (coach) - Winners[78]
- New Year! NIJISANJI Mahjong Tournament 2024 - 6 January to 7 January 2024
- NIJISANJI APEX Festival - 12 January 2024
- Team: Fura Kanato, Oh Jiyu, Saiki Ittetsu - Top 3 (Match 4), Runners-Up (Match 5)
- Shibuya HAL Custom #136 - 25 January 2024
- Team: Hanabusa Lisa, Yufuna, Fura Kanato
- NIJISANJI 6th Anniversary! Game & Variety 2 Days All-Star Daikessen - 3 February to 4 February 2024
- NIJISANJI Bomberman Big Battle!! - 3 February 2024
- Team: Sasaki Saku (leader), Naruse Naru, Onomachi Haruka, Luis Cammy, Gwelu Os Gar, Ha Yun, Kuramochi Meruto, Rosemi Lovelock, Ver Vermillion, Vantacrow Bringer, Yuhi Riri, Mononobe Alice, Honma Himawari, Belmond Banderas, Lain Paterson, Fura Kanato, Rai Galilei, Min Suha, Aster Arcadia, Ren Zotto - Round Winners
- NIJISANJI Bomberman Big Battle!! - 3 February 2024
- 6th NIJISANJI Mario Kart Tournament - 5 May to 6 May 2024
- Enjoy! NIJISANJI Super Smash Bros. Cup 2024 - 2 June 2024
- VTuber Most Cooperatitive Tournament #6 (VSaikyo Season 6) - 24 August 2024
- Team: Fura Kanato (leader), Watarai Hibari, Saegusa Akina
- NIJISANJI Extreme Match VALORANT Tournament - 13 October to 14 October 2024
- Team: Fura Kanato (leader), Saegusa Akina, Ushimi Ichigo, Fuwa Minato, Yuhi Riri
- Niji Squid Festival 2024 - 23 November to 24 November 2024
- Team: Ex Albio (leader), Fura Kanato, Lauren Iroas, Murakumo Kagetsu
Fans[]
- Kanato's fans and channel members are officially referred to as "Diner"; as he explains, he wants his viewers to experience the same carefree, relaxed atmosphere that they would experience if they dined in his restaurants.[8]
- His fanmarks are 🍝 (spaghetti), in reference to the Italian restaurants he manages, and 🍷 (wine glass).
Relationships[]
VOLTACTION Logo Design
- "VOLTACTION" (ヴォルタクション) or "VOLTA" (ヴォルタ) - Kanato, Watarai Hibari, Shikinagi Akira, and Seraph Dazzlegarden.
- 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.[79]
- Media: YouTube | Twitter | Instagram
- 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 - Emoji: ⚡🔫 (tentative)[80]
- "Zeffiro", or colloquially the "Café-gumi" (カフェ組) - Kanato and Watarai Hibari.
- "Nagikaze" (凪風), or colloquially "Indo" (インド) or the "Seitokai-gumi" (生徒会組, student council members) - Kanato and Shikinagi Akira.
- "Kanasera" (かなセラ), or colloquially "Hatachi" (はたち, twenty-year-olds) - Kanato and Seraph Dazzlegarden.
- "Ano 8-Nin" (あの8人, Those 8) - Kanato, Amagase Muyu, Umise Yotsuha, Ponto Nei, Watarai Hibari, Shikinagi Akira, Seraph Dazzlegarden, and Kaburaki Roco. They are the 8 former first generation VTA students who ended up debuting with NIJISANJI.
- "Kamupotage" (かむぽたーじゅ) - Kanato, Amagase Muyu, Ponto Nei, and Watarai Hibari. They were classmates in VTA's first generation's class 1 before debuting with NIJISANJI.
- Their name predates their NIJISANJI debut, and was made by combining the first syllable of each of their names or a nickname (Kanato, Muyu, Pon-chan, and Tarai) with "potage".[81]
- "Kamupotage" (かむぽたーじゅ) - Kanato, Amagase Muyu, Ponto Nei, and Watarai Hibari. They were classmates in VTA's first generation's class 1 before debuting with NIJISANJI.
- "Senzankōsō" (先斬後奏) - Kanato, Axia Krone, and Ha Yun. They were teammates in the 72nd Shibuya HAL Custom, which took place on 28 July 2022.
- "Rakuen no Nyannyara Café" (楽園のにゃんにゃらカフェ) - Kanato, Suzuya Aki, Naraka, and Nishizono Chigusa. They were teammates in the NIJISANJI Splatoon Festival, which took place on 16 October 2022.
- "ONEGAI HELP KAMI" or "OHK" - Kanato, Selen Tatsuki, and Bonnivier Pranaja. They were teammates in the KohaCUP, which took place on 26 November 2022.
- "Nikuseikatsu" (にくせいかつ) - Kanato, Watarai Hibari, and Ha Yun. They were teammates in the 90th Shibuya HAL Custom, which took place on 22 December 2022.
- "Brotubers" - Kanato, Selen Tatsuki, and Tempplex. They were teammates in the 98th Shibuya HAL Custom, which took place on 9 March 2023.
- "Ten Million Man" (テンミリオンマン) - Kanato, Yuhi Riri, Kanae, Honma Himawari, and Lauren Iroas. They were teammates in the Overwatch 2 NIJISANJI Custom Wanpan Cup, which took place on 12 March 2023.
- "PINK BRAIN" (ピンクブレイン) or "PBR" - Kanato, Makaino Ririmu, Hanabusa Lisa, and their coach, Yufuna. They were teammates in VSaikyo Season 5, which took place on 15 April 2023, and sans Ririmu were teammates in the 136th Shibuya HAL Custom, which took place on 25 January 2024.
- "New fACE Dragonz" or "NfD" - Kanato, Shikinagi Akira, Maria Marionette, Kotoka Torahime, and Sophia Valentine. They were teammates in the 2nd NIJISANJI VALORANT Custom, which took place on 2 May to 3 May 2023.
- "Pokapoka School!" (ぽかぽかすくーる！) - Kanato, Akabane Youko, Honma Himawari, and Ratna Petit. They were teammates in the SUMIRE CUSTOM: PUBG, which took place on 27 June 2023.
- "Lovely Brilliant" (ラヴゥリー・ヴゥリリアント) or "VRR" - Kanato, Honma Himawari, Shishido Akari, Hanabusa Lisa, Komori Met, and their coach, Zepher. They were teammates in the inaugural VSaikyo VALORANT Act 1, which took place on 19 November 2023.
- "Osaifu" (おさいふ) - Kanato, Oh Jiyu, and Saiki Ittetsu. They were teammates in the NIJISANJI APEX Festival, which took place on 12 January 2024.
- "CLUB.3" - Kanato, Fuwa Minato, Honma Himawari, Ars Almal, Ratna Petit, Watarai Hibari, Igarashi Rika, Hoshirube Sho, Murakumo Kagetsu, and Milan Kestrel. They were a gang in the first NIJISANJI GTA RP server, which ran from 15 June to 24 June 2024.
- "No Pants Gamers" or "NPG" - Kanato, Selen Tatsuki, and Ike Eveland.
- "Tasukami" (たすかみ) - Kanato, Takamiya Rion, Mashiro Meme, and Kuramochi Meruto.
- "SIN-CHRONICITY" or "SIN" - Kanato, Watarai Hibari, Saegusa Akina, and their coach, Yufuna. They were teammates in VSaikyo Season 6, which took place on 24 August 2024.
- "Onii-chan to Issho!" (おにいちゃんといっしょ！) or "ANI" - Kanato, Saegusa Akina, Ushimi Ichigo, Fuwa Minato, Yuhi Riri, and their coach, ade. They were teammates in NIJISANJI Extreme Match VALORANT Tournament which took place on 13 October to 14 October 2024.
- "Ebibody" (エビバディ) or "EBI" - Kanato, Ex Albio, Lauren Iroas, and Murakumo Kagetsu. They were teammates in Niji Squid Festival 2024 which took place on 23-24 November 2024.
Quotes[]
- Greetings:
- "NIJISANJI shozoku mafia umare no seinen jitsugyōka shinjin virtual Liver no Fura Kanato de-su." (にじさんじ所属マフィア生まれの青年実業家新人バーチャルライバーの風楽奏斗でーす, From NIJISANJI, I'm a young businessman who's part of the mafia by birth and a newbie virtual Liver, Fura Kanato.) - Old opening greeting
- "NIJISANJI shozoku, VOLTACTION no Fura Kanato desu." (にじさんじ所属 VOLTACTIONの風楽奏斗です, From NIJISANJI, I'm VOLTACTION's Fura Kanato.) - Second opening greeting
- "Demo datte" (でもだって, ... but, but...)
- "Nyarupochi" (にゃるぽち, I see.) - Kanato's version of "naruhodo" (なるほど).
- "Maikka!" (まいっか！, Whatever!)
- "Murimurimurimurimurimuri!!!" (無理無理無理無理無理無理！！！, Nopenopenopenopenopenope!!!)
- "My Japanese is fucking bad."[82]
- "No, no, no, I'm max baka, I'm max baka. My middle name is 'Max Baka'."[82]
- "Jingi tōttenaito hito tte utarerumon janai no? Sōyatte ochichiue ni osowatte kitan desu kedo" (仁義通ってないと人って撃たれるもんじゃないの？そうやってお父上に教わってきたんですけど, Isn't failing to give a proper greeting something you can shoot someone for? That's what my father taught me, but...)[83]
- "Minna omertà tte shitteru? Mafia no keiyaku nandakedo. Oyayubi kara chi wo dashite chutte otagai yaru yatsu" (みんなオメルタって知ってる？マフィアの契約なんだけど。親指から血を出してチュッてお互いやるやつ, Do you guys know about omertà? It's part of a mafia ritual. The one where thumbs are pricked and pressed together to form a blood oath.)[84]
- "Grenade launcher? Nante heiwateki na buki nanda. Nandemo kaiketsu dekiru jan, onbin ni" (グレネードランチャー？なんて平和的な武器なんだ。何でも解決できるじゃん、穏便に, A grenade launcher? What a weapon of peace. You can solve any problem with this, peacefully.)
- "Seichō shinai ningen nante ningen janai kara. Ningyō desu, sore wa. Seichō shinakute yurusareru no wa NIJI-NUI dake" (成長しない人間なんて人間じゃないから。人形です、それは。成長しなくて許されるのはにじぬいだけ, People who don't continue to grow and develop aren't people. They're dolls. The only things that can be forgiven for not growing as people are NIJI-NUIs.)[85]
- "Omaera leader ga iru kara daijōbu dayotte" (お前らリーダーがいるから大丈夫だよって, Your leader is here, so don't worry.)[86]
Trivia[]
Identity[]
- Color: #F0F0F5 (main)[87] #FAD246 (sub)[8]
- Background: Heir of a mafia family.[5]
- Occupation: Café and restaurant manager.[5]
- VIRTUAL TALENT ACADEMY (VTA) student number: 001[88]
- His MBTI is ENFP.[89]
Character and Lore[]
- The members of VOLTACTION were originally a group of close friends - all coming from criminal or otherwise morally ambiguous backgrounds - who first met each other while attending the same boarding school, Erfolg College (エルフォルクカレッジ).[2][90]
- He originally wanted to go to boarding school in order to make friends that were around his own age, as he had never had any except for one he lost contact with when he was little. However, he was only allowed to leave home on the condition that he continued to do work for his mafia family while attending school.[91]
- During their school years, Kanato was an honors student and eventually became the president of Erfolg College's student council, with Shikinagi Akira serving as his vice-president.[92]
- Although Watarai Hibari believes that they first befriended each other at boarding school, it is heavily implied that he and Kanato's childhood friend are one and the same, with Hibari apparently having forgotten this.[91][93] Their childhood friendship is also depicted in VOLTACTION's cover of Vaundy's "Kaiju no Hanauta" (怪獣の花唄).
- After honing their respective skills in the criminal underworld, 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, the members decided to start streaming in addition to their activities as VOLTACTION.[2][8]
- Aside from streaming, he is a businessman and representative for the Venti Group (Ventiグループ, or Venti Gruppo in Italian) conglomerate as his day job, and owns and manages various Western-style cafés and restaurants in this capacity.[8][94]
- While he states that he doesn't plan on succeeding his father as don since he would prefer to "do things that are [actually] fun" and has his concerns with respect to the dark side of the family business,[5][95] he is still involved with his family's criminal empire to some degree. However, these activities are kept separate from the work he does with the Venti Group.[96]
- Despite his name clearly being Japanese, it is implied that he is part of an Italian Mafia family, given his knowledge of its customs, him mentioning that his family has branches internationally, and his businesses all having Italian names.[84][94][97]
- He has described his father as looking like a typical mafia don appearance-wise, intimidating and heavily tattooed from head to toe.[98]
- His primary role in VOLTACTION is as the group's leader and strategist. Due to his numerous connections and contacts both in the underworld and in normal society, he also conducts intelligence gathering prior to their missions.[96][99]
- His magical eye acts as a target sight when active, and is a hereditary trait.[100]
- Like the other members of VOLTACTION, he no longer ages.[101]
CAFE Zeffiro[]
- CAFE Zeffiro is a café owned and managed by Kanato and the Venti Group, and acts as a front for VOLTACTION's activities in conjunction with Akira's Room 4S. Hibari works part-time at the café, meaning that Kanato is technically his boss; as such, Hibari occasionally refers to Kanato as "Owner".
- In order to protect clients' privacy, the primary way clients can contact Room 4S is by first ordering a small espresso with four sugar cubes at CAFE Zeffiro.[102] As orders and requests are relayed through Kanato and Hibari, it can then be determined if the request warrants involving VOLTACTION as a whole.[99]
- When shown in 3D, CAFE Zeffiro is shown to have a yellow exterior facade with a large covered outdoor terrace, while its interior appears much like a classic modern café, with ivory walls, indoor seating, and a baked goods case at the front counter.[102]
Name[]
- His surname Fura is written as 風楽, with 風 (fū) meaning wind and 楽 (ra) meaning fun.
- In apparent reference to the character for "wind" in his name, his personal logo is a stylized pinwheel/windmill.
- The names of his businesses almost all allude to wind in Italian (including "Venti Group" itself, as "venti" means "wind"). These include CAFE Zeffiro (zephyr or west wind), Ristorante Maestrale (mistral or northwest wind), Pizzeria Euro (east wind), Buffet Aliseo (trade wind), Bar Libeccio (southwest wind), and Grecale (northeast wind); the only exception is a restaurant called Facile Estate, which instead means "cosy summer".[94]
- His given name Kanato is written as 奏斗, with 奏 (kana) meaning to play music, and 斗 (to) being an archaic unit of measurement, but more commonly a character used at the end of masculine names.
Preferences[]
- Hobbies: Outdoor activities (e.g., camping, marine sports, etc.), going to onsens and saunas[8][103]
- Likes:
- Games: FPS games (e.g., Battlefield, Call of Duty, Apex Legends, VALORANT, Overwatch, Escape from Tarkov), party games, rogue-likes[8]
- Anime and manga: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, My Hero Academia, Chainsaw Man, Uncle from Another World, Jormungand, Handyman Saitou in Another World, Mushoku Tensei, Bocchi the Rock![8][104][105][106]
- Music: FAKE TYPE., LUCY IN THE ROOM, Creepy Nuts, Fujifabric, Wanna One, UmedaCypher, Noctyx, Luxiem, Okuda Tamio, Southern All Stars, Utada Hikaru, Christopher, Stella Jang, Vaundy, King Gnu, MY FIRST STORY, ONE OK ROCK, Eminem, Ice Cube, ELLEGARDEN, Giga, Kitani Tatsuya, Sheena Ringo, CIKI, climbgrow[105]
- Food: Soup curry, basashi, kimchi nattō ontama (温玉, soft-boiled egg) cheese gyūdon, salmon and tuna mayo onigiri[105][107][108][109]
- Alcohol: Red wine, sake (MASUMI), hirezake (ひれ酒, hot sake with grilled fish fins)[8][27][105]
- Other: Incenses, scents[8]
- Dislikes:
Miscellaneous[]
Kanato's Liver Secret File
- Kanato's Liver Secret File from Amamiya Kokoro, Yorumi Rena, and Matsukai Mao's Game-Lu? Game-Ru! Episode 55:
- If you weren't a Liver, what would you be?: "I don't want to do anything else."
- Something you really don't like to be told: "You stink."
- What would put you in in a good mood all day?: "Meat, sashimi, and alcohol."
- What recent video would you recommend?: "The one where the aquarium caretaker plays around with the fish."
- What would you do if you won 1,000,000 yen?: "I want a sauna in my own house."
- When did you most make someone angry?: "When I was in kindergarten, I got into the kindergarten's staff elevator by myself."
- Someone you want to collab with?: "Bayashi-san."
- What's the game you have spent the most time on?: "Call of Duty."
- What game character are you like?: "Gekko from VALORANT."
- Prior to their debut, VOLTACTION once rented a cottage together. This cottage trip gave rise to what is now known as the Yōsei-san Jiken (妖精さん事件, Mr. Fairy Incident), which both the group and their viewers have since referred to as one of their most memorable moments and is oft referenced as a running gag.[117][118]
- At the cottage, their sleeping arrangements were Kanato and Hibari sharing one bedroom and Akira and Seraph Dazzlegarden sharing another bedroom, with a clear view into each others' rooms.[119]
- Akira walked around stark naked in his and Seraph's bedroom on his way to the shower room, apparently drawn there by Seraph playing the violin. Because the bedroom doors were wide open, he was in full view of all three of the others, causing an uproar. The name of the incident derives from Kanato's shocked exclamation of "yōsei-san da!" (妖精さんだ！, It's a fairy!) upon noticing Akira's state of dress. Rather than being embarrassed, however, out of spite Akira walked out naked in front of them once again after finishing his shower.[119][120]
Kana
- Kanato has a female persona named Kana (カナ), who is considered a separate person from him. She first appeared on April Fool's Day in 2023, briefly hijacking Kanato's Twitter account to interact with his viewers,
and was voiced by Kanato using a voice changer.[121] She made a subsequent appearance the following year via a video message.- Unlike Kanato she refers to herself in the third person and has notably gyaru-esque speech patterns. She has been described by Kanato as a good girl who is very energetic - in a positive way - and "comes and goes like a storm".[122][123]
- According to Kanato, she is not good with technology and so uses a feature phone rather than a smartphone, and only communicates via mail address - she does not use LINE, Discord, etc.[123][124] In contrast to Kanato, by her own admission she is quite bad at video games.[125]
- How exactly Kana and Kanato are related (i.e., whether they're relatives, siblings, twins, etc.) is unknown.
- She has her own separate fanmarks, 🍓 (strawberry) and 🍷 (wine glass).
- He usually uses the first-person pronoun boku (僕), but occasionally slips up and uses the pronoun ore (俺), generally considered a more aggressive way to refer to oneself. He tends to act shocked or berate himself when this happens, as he associates the pronoun ore with the mafia upbringing he wants to distance himself from.[126]
- Kanato is known for his proficiency in English, to the point of having semi-regular collaborations with the EN branch. While he acknowledges that he has difficulty remembering words, he can understand it perfectly fine and has decent pronunciation.[8][27][127]
- He partly attributes this to his father, as the latter speaks English fairly fluently and often conducts business abroad, especially to the US (e.g., California, Nevada, the West Coast, Hawaii, Guam); young Kanato would often accompany him on these trips and had a lot of opportunities to listen to and thus absorb English as a result.[97][105][127]
- He has taken the TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) before and scored 750-760 points.[27]
- He is quite adept at marine sports, including swimming, wakeboarding, and surfing.[105] He even has a boating license, though only a recreational one for small vessels.[119]
- Another sport he has significant experience in is soccer; his position was usually either central midfielder or centre-back.[128]
- Despite coming from a rather wealthy family, he has worked several part-time jobs purely out of curiosity. For example, he has held part-time jobs where he lived in with his employers; he worked these jobs 2-3 times, for around 6 month stints each time.[129] He has also had experience working at a marine sports shop and working night shifts.[105][130]
- He holds a black belt in karate.[107]
- He has a driver's license.[131]
- He owns an aesthetically customized moped, courtesy of a friend who is a mechanic.[132]
- He is quite fond of alcohol, and holds drinking streams where he chats or plays games from time to time.
- Despite this, he has admitted to drinking on stream before and lying about it, referring to his beverage as tea rather than alcohol.[133] He also admitted to drinking prior to his debut stream to take the edge off his nerves.[8]
- He describes himself as being a sentimental crybaby of a drunk. Once after getting drunk with an 80 year old man at an izakaya, he started arguing with him over pop culture while inebriated and in tears.[27]
- He attributes this love of alcohol to his mother's influence, as she is even more of a heavy drinker than he is.[134]
- He owns a variety of musical instruments that he has played on stream, including maracas, castanets, a cowbell, a harmonica, and a MIDI keyboard. He sometimes plays them to distract himself from getting scared during horror game streams, or in the case of the harmonica, kept it in his mouth while playing Tsugu no Hi -The Cat Ghost- as a challenge to see if he could avoid screaming and having it make noise.
- He has relative pitch.[135]
- He owns a pet dog, who he refers to on stream as Poochyena in reference to the Pokémon.[136]
- If he could bring only one thing to a deserted island, it would be a loaded gun "so [he] can die, if things got too difficult". He adds that if a zombie apocalypse happened he'd also want to end things quickly because he would be too afraid.[117]
- The first entertainers he found himself enjoying were NIJISANJI's livers. His specific inspiration for applying to NIJISANJI was NIJISANJI Ark, as up to that point he had always played video games alone and was envious of how much fun they seemed to having together; he wanted to know what it would be like to join a group like that and have that kind of fun playing a game seriously with a group of other people.[105]
- He mentioned during an unsuccessful audition interview with ANYCOLOR that he is capable of playing video games for 35 hours without stopping.[137]
- A NIJISANJI senpai he looks up to is Shiina Yuika.[80]
- He has a scent fetish, and is an avid user of perfume.[8]
Setup/Equipment[]
- PC:
- CPU: Intel Core i9
- Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070Ti
- Peripherals:
- Monitor: BenQ Zowie XL2546K 240Hz
- Keyboard: Wooting
- Mouse: G-Wolves Hati-S Plus 4K
- Mousepad: BenQ Zowie G-SR-SE Rouge
- Headphones: XTRFY H2, fumo TRUTH Open Air Gaming Headset
- Microphone: AKG C214
Live Chat Etiquette[]
- Common VTuber chat etiquette is summarised here: "VTuber Chat Etiquette"
- From stream descriptions:
- Many people can see the comments, so please only make comments that everyone can feel comfortable with.
- Please refrain from making too many comments unrelated to the content of the stream.
- Please refrain from mentioning Kanato's name in other peoples' channels.
- Please avoid mentioning spoilers.
- Please avoid making comments of abusive nature (e.g., violent, sexual, or judgmental comments).
- Additionally:
- Feel free to comment in English, as Kanato wants to improve his English skills.[8]
- Please refrain from bringing up things he talks about in other peoples' streams (i.e., "pigeoning"), or mentioning inside jokes (e.g., referring to him as "leader" in groups where he is not the leader, etc.) elsewhere.[143]
External Links[]
Media[]
- Fura Kanato's corporate profile on NIJISANJI website
- 風楽奏斗 / Fura Kanato - YouTube Channel
- 風楽奏斗 - Twitch Channel
- 風楽奏斗🍝🍷 - TwitCasting Channel
- @KNTFR2434 - Twitter Account
Twitter Hashtags[]
- #ふーらいぶ - Stream tag
- #飲もうかなっと - Drinking stream tag
- #ふうらーと - Fan art tag
- #聴こうかなっと - Comments about voice release
- #風楽の口コミ - Egosurfing
- #ふらっと切り抜き - Clips
Further Reading[]
- 風楽奏斗 - Unofficial NIJISANJI Wiki
- 風楽奏斗 - Pixiv Encyclopedia
- 风乐奏斗 - Moegirl Encyclopedia
- 후우라 카나토 - Namu Wiki
References[]
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