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Harusaki Air (春崎エアル) is a male Japanese Virtual YouTuber affiliated with NIJISANJI. Previously, he was a member of VOIZ alongside Naruse Naru, Kaminari Poaro, and Kurohane Kuroto, and later transferred to NIJISANJI SEEDs as part of its second generation's first batch alongside Kanda Shoichi, Asuka Hina, Amemori Sayo, Takamiya Rion, Naruto Kogane, and Maimoto Keisuke.
Introduction video[]
にじさんじ【VOIZ】VOIZ所属 春崎エアルです。おはようございます。
Air's introduction.
Profile[]
A 26 year old foreign prince. He has a calm personality and gets along well with others. When he gets on a topic he's passionate about, he tends to get carried away and talk for a long time. Despite his mature demeanour, he's a self-confessed and widely-recognized sweet tooth.[1]
Personality[]
Air has an calm and mature personality and enjoys interacting with others. He's often noted for his cool and refreshing voice.
Listeners tend to joke that despite his calm and princely demeanour, he's actually a (former) salaryman obsessed with sweets, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and lewd games.
Appearance[]
He has dark blue hair with bangs, and light grey-pink eyes. He has a beauty mark under his left eye that is often covered by his bangs.
History[]
Background[]
Air's channel was created on 8 June 2018 and his first YouTube video was uploaded on 23 June 2018. Air originally streamed very infrequently due to his demanding work duties (referred often to as his 'princely duties'). He once stated that his overtime hours had reached about 128 hours per month[2] and often shared intense work-related stories during streams. During this time, he was commonly referred to by peers and listeners alike as a 'company/corporate slave'.
2018[]
On 9 August, VOIZ was disbanded, and Air was transferred to NIJISANJI SEEDs, re-debuting as part of its second generation's first wave.
On 13 December, Ichikara Inc. announced that NIJISANJI Gamers and NIJISANJI SEEDs would merge with NIJISANJI by the end of the month.[3] As a result, Air is now officially affiliated with NIJISANJI.
2019[]
On 3 March 2019, he tweeted that he would be admitted to the hospital the following day.[4] He was discharged on 11 March 2019, and disclosed the following day via YouTube livestream that he had collapsed, which was diagnosed as being caused by overwork.
On 8 June 2019, he premiered his first cover of Nayutan Seijin's "Planet Loop" to celebrate his channel's 1st anniversary.
2020[]
On 24 April 2020, he premiered his cover of Nayutan Seijin's "Cosmology of NyanNyan". In the video description he expressed his thanks and excitement for nearing 40,000 channel subscribers.
On 18 July 2020, he debuted his first alternate outfit via YouTube livestream. It is a casual streetwear-styled outfit featuring a parka and track pants.
2021[]
On 13 June 2021, he unveiled his 2.0 brush-up via YouTube livestream.
On 25 July 2021, he revealed his second alternate outfit via YouTube livestream. It is a royal blue and grey prince-themed outfit with a cape, ribbons, and idol-themed accessories. The outfit came with a new key visual, replacing his original look from his debut,
On 15 Oct 2021, he premiered his long-awaited duet cover of Honeyworks’s “Romeo” with his debut partner Naruse Naru.
2022[]
On 12 March 2022, he celebrated reaching 100,000 subscribers via YouTube livestream.
On 3 September 2022, he announced that he was officially stepping away from his work duties,[5] and has since been able to stream more frequently.
2023[]
On 3 April 2023, he premiered his cover of flumpool's "Kimi ni Todoke" to celebrate his birthday.
On 16 June 2023, he debuted his much-anticipated official 3D model via YouTube livestream, during which he reached 150,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.[6]
On 25 November 2023, he unveiled his 3.0 brush-up via YouTube livestream.
2024[]
On 31 August 2024, he participated in Naruse Naruse's graduation stream via call, later posting a tearful farewell on X.
Events[]
As Caster[]
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links World Tournament, Official KC Grand Tournament 2022 Main Match Final Stage (27 August 2022) - Guest Commentator[7]
- NIJISANJI Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Festival 2023 [Day 1, Day 2] (20-21 October 2023) - Commentator[8]
- Yu-Gi-Oh! WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2024, Duel Links Division - Commentator
- NIJISANJI Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Festival 2024 [Announcement] (2-4 November 2024) - Commentator
- Official Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links 8th Anniversary Commemoration - Guest Appearance
As Player[]
Yu-Gi-Oh![]
- On 28 August to 2 September 2022. he participated in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Bakuado Cup for a Vtuber collaboration event, and lost out in the semi-finals.
- On 26 March 2023, he participated in the Official Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Team Competition along with Ibrahim, to celebrate the 1st anniversary of Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.
- From 20-21 October 2023, he participated in the NIJISANJI Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Festival 2023, of which he was also a commentator for.[8]
- From 2-4 November 2024, he participated in the NIJISANJI Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Festival 2024, of which he was also a commentator for.
Splatoon[]
- On 29 February 2020, he participated in the NIJISANJI Splat Cup in Team C.
- On 20 June 2020, he participated in the NIJISANJI Splatoon Tournament in Team J.
- On 20 November 2021, he participated in the third NIJISANJI Splatoon Tournament in Team J.
- On 16 October 2022, he participated in the NIJISANJI Splat Festival in Team 11.
- On 5 August 2023, he participated in Carafes (a Calamari House sponsored influencer event) in Team F and achieved a win in 1st place.
- On 22 October 2023, he participated in the NijiSplat DREAM MATCH with Igarashi Rika, Sakura Ritsuki, and Todo Kohaku as Team '~sakurakoharuarashi~' ('～桜琥春嵐～'), and placed 2nd.
Mario Kart[]
- From 16 December 2018 to 8 January 2019, he participated in the first NIJISANJI Mario Kart Cup, placing 7th in the finals.
- From 21-28 December 2019, he participated in the second NIJISANJI Mario Kart Cup.
- From 19-26 December 2020, he participated in the third NIJISANJI Mario Kart Cup, placing 5th in the finals.
- From 19-26 December 2021, he participated in the fourth NIJISANJI Mario Kart Cup, placing 10th in the semi-finals.
- From 11-18 December 2023, he participated in the fifth NIJISANJI Mario Kart Cup, placing 11th in the finals.
Other[]
- On 18 September 2021, Air participated in Apex Legends Reignite Cup #2 Arena Tournament as team "Ebifurya Tabetai" ('I want to eat shrimp-fry') along with Utuki Uyu (NORTHEPTION) and Shakabo (Fennel). The team lost in Block C qualifier match.[9]
- On 11 February 2023, he participated in the 2nd NIJISANJI Virtual Pachinko Tournament qualifiers and was unable to move past the qualifying match. Air however continued to play on his own for another high-energy 30 minutes, where he ended up on somewhat of a winning streak. As one of the only participants streaming his point of view of the match, the video ended up attracting many new viewers from the tournament. Viewers joked about the prince's habit of clocking overtime.
Mascots and fans[]
Air's original drawing of Airken from 2018
- Air's fans are called "Haru no Min" ('Spring people'/春の民).
- "Airken" ("Airdog"/エアル犬) is a creature Air drew during a drawing stream in 2018. Airken has made many reappearances throughout the years in inside-jokes and fan interactions, and even appears as one of Air's very first YouTube membership icons in 2023.
Relationships[]
- "Re:iZ" pronounced 'Realize' - Air and Naruse Naru.
- "HaruBushi"「はるぶし」- Air and Fushimi Gaku.
- "AirKei"「エア景」- Air and Nagao Kei.
- "HaruKami"「春神」- Air and Yamagami Karuta *Full name: 'Team Master and Disciple HaruKami' /'春神師弟組'
- "NZMN" - Air, Naruse Naru, Uzuki Kou, and Yumeoi Kakeru.
Trivia[]
- Color: #4B5F9E[1]
- He shares the same illustrator as Ryushen.
- From his name, "Haru" (from 春) and "Air" (from Greek word έαρ) both have the meaning of 'spring'.
- In 2021 in a response to a question, he revealed that he's had his tongue pierced[10] which led to him trending on Twitter with the search term '王子舌ピ' (Prince TonguePi).[11]
- He claims that his only special talents are 'landing hits with Splatoon's Inkbrush (Pablo/パブロ) and reverse parking'.[12]
- In 2019, he was noted to hold one of the highest male-female ratio of channel subscribers in NIJISANJI, with 82% female listeners.[13] The latest account (as of Oct 2022), is around 78% female listeners.[14]
- On January 2021, he joked that despite having streamed a relatively serious guide on playing and building card decks in Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist!, for some reason, the male listener ratio seemed to decrease afterwards.[15]
- Air is very passionate about Yu-Gi-Oh!. He has been playing since he was young and often makes references and character impressions during his streams. He frequently uploads Yu-Gi-Oh!-related livestreams, such as beginner guides, deck building and/or card pack opening streams, as well as ranked games on Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duels, where he's achieved Platinum Tier 1, the highest rank.
- He was named "Erogamer Prince" by Uzuki Kou, who is also a fan of erotic games (and alleged deputy head of the erotic game branch). Kenmochi Touya also jokes about Air's inclination for lewd games during the fourth NIJISANJI Mario Kart Cup , when Air is compared to him as 'the purer Kenmochi', ('きれい', versus dirty) — a running joke originating from the first Mario Kart tournaments.
External links[]
Media[]
- Harusaki Air's corporate profile on NIJISANJI website
- 春崎エアル - YouTube channel
- @harusakiair2434 - Twitter account (main)
- @harusaki__sub - Twitter account (sub)
- @harusakiair2434 - TwitCasting Channel
- 3328152 - Mirrativ account
Hashtags[]
- #ハルライブ - Stream talk
- #聞いたぞエアル - Voice pack commentary
- #絵アル - Fan Art
- #絵ロイヤル - Fan Art (questionable)
- #使えある - Thumbnail Art
- #絵ア子 - 'Airko' tag
Statistics[]
- Harusaki Air - Social Blade YouTube stats
- Harusaki Air - Playboard YouTube stats
Further reading[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harusaki Air's corporate profile [Web Page]. (n.d.). nijisanji.jp.
- ↑ Harusaki, A. [@HarusakiAir]. (2019, Mar 12). 【退院記念】デビュー9か月あっという間だな… [Video]. YouTube.
- ↑ Ichikara Inc. [@nijisanji_app]. (2018, December 13). 【にじさんじが1つのグループに！】今月末をメドに、「にじさんじ」「にじさんじゲーマーズ」「にじさんじSEEDs」が『にじさんじ』へと順次統合致します。 詳細はこちら！ [Article]. PRTimes.
- ↑ Harusaki, A. [@harusakiair2434]. (2019, Mar 3). @harusakiair2434 [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ Harusaki, A. [@harusakiair2434]. (2022, September 3). @harusakiair2434 [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ NIJISANJI YouTube Subscribers Counter Bot [@2434subscriber]. (2023, 16 June). Harusaki Air 150,0000 subscribers milestone [Twitter Bot]. Twitter.
- ↑ Official Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links [@YuGiOh_DL_INFO. (2022, August 21). https://twitter.com/YuGiOh_DL_INFO/status/1561519272584548353 [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Official Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel [@YuGiOh_MD_INFO. (2023, March 16). https://twitter.com/YuGiOh_MD_INFO/status/1636563006883766276?s=20 [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ Liquipedia - Apex Legends. (n.d.). Reignite Cup #2 [Web Page].
- ↑ Harusaki, A. [@harusakiair2434]. (2021, April 6). @harusakiair2434 [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ Harusaki, A. [@harusakiair2434]. (2021, April 6). @harusakiair2434 [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ Harusaki, A. [@harusakiair2434]. (2022, October 17). @harusakiair2434 [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ Harusaki, A. [@HarusakiAir]. (2019, Jan 26). 【ドキドキ文芸部実況】甘党王子は女の子と甘い日常を過ごしたい [Video]. YouTube.
- ↑ Harusaki, A. [@HarusakiAir]. (2022, October 21). 【雑談】祝★12万人感謝・スプラ祭り等振り返りたい【春崎エアル/にじさんじ】 [Video]. YouTube.
- ↑ Harusaki, A. [@harusakiair2434]. (2021, January 25). @harusakiair2434 [Tweet]. Twitter.