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Hibachi Mana (緋八マナ) is a Japanese Virtual YouTuber affiliated with NIJISANJI, debuting as part of the unit Oriens (オリエンス) alongside Akagi Wen, Usami Rito, and Saiki Ittetsu.
Introduction Video[]
【初配信】オモロ人間への第一歩！はじめまして！【緋八マナ-にじさんじ】
Hibachi Mana's introduction.
Profile[]
He’s a comedian who’s just getting by.
Believing that evil caused his failures by taking away people's smiles,
he decided to became a hero.[1][2]
Personality[]
He is a cheerful and talkative person, he can converse with chat non-stop for hours and sometimes till his throat gets sore. He is hard worker and makes sure to thoroughly prepare anything he performs in front of an audience before doing so. He is very creative and likes to create things. When collaborating, he would create thumbnails and gives them to participants as a hobby, saying that they are free to use them. He also personally designed the logos for Oriens and Dytica.
His goal is to become "the funniest person in the world" and to achieve that he uses his singing and conversational skills to seek out smiles on the faces of those who watches him.
Appearance[]
He has short choppy blonde hair with partial light blue streaks and yellow eyes. He wears a yellow and blue patterned shirt with a silver necklace and piercing.
History[]
Background[]
On 30 March, NIJISANJI announced the debut of 4 new male Livers on 19 and 20 January 2023.[3][4]
Mana's YouTube channel was created on 16 November 2022, and his Twitter in March 2023. His first tweet was made on 30 March 2023.
Debut[]
Oriens started their activities on 30 March 2023, and had first stream on 2 April 2023.[5] Mana was the third of the group to hold his first stream.
2023[]
On 28 April, Mana reached 100,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.[6]
2024[]
On 30 March, Oriens announced their very own program called "Oriens After School" (放課後オリエンス, Houkago Oriens) It start off with a 12 hours SP relay on their 1st Anniversary where they play various games & a variety part on everyone's channels.[7]
On 27 May, Mana reached 200,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.[8]
2025[]
On 7 March, Mana debuted his 3D model.[9]
On 8 March, Mana reached 300,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.[10]
Events[]
Relationships[]
- "Oriens" (オリエンス) - Mana, Akagi Wen, Usami Rito, and Saiki Ittetsu. They are debut-mates.
Oriens After School logo design by Hibachi Mana
- They released a regular program called "Oriens After School" (放課後オリエンス, Houkago Oriens)
- A regular program that brings you the "after school" atmosphere that only Oriens can offer. The content will be a variety of things, including game distributions, talks, and various projects.
- The plan is for members to bring together what they want to do and play in a variety of genres.
- Media: YouTube
- Hashtags:
#放課後オリエンス - General tag
#オリ絵ンス - Fan art tag
- "Mechatu-A" (めちゃつえ) - Mana, Akagi Wen, Usami Rito, Saiki Ittetsu, Hoshirube Sho, Murakumo Kagetsu, Koyanagi Rou & Inami Rai (Oriens & Dytica)
- "Niji Heroes" (にじヒーロー) - Mana, Akagi Wen, Usami Rito, Saiki Ittetsu, Hoshirube Sho, Murakumo Kagetsu, Koyanagi Rou, Inami Rai, Vezalius Bandage, Vantacrow Bringer & Yu Q. Wilson (Oriens, Dytica & Krisis)
- "The Boom" (ざぶぅん) - Mana & Inami Rai
- "Kanihachimitsudon or KHD" (カニ蜂蜜ドン) - Mana, Koyanagi Rou & Inami Rai
- "Niji Villains" (にじヴィラン) - Mana, Koyanagi Rou & Hoshirube Sho
- "ManaRou" (マナロウ) - Mana & Koyanagi Rou
- "ManaTetsu Research Team" (マナテツ調査隊) - Mana & Saiki Ittetsu
- "Nijisanji Harassment" (にじさんじハラスメント) - Mana & Rindou Mikoto
- "Honeycomb Berry" (ハニカムベリー) - Mana & Ponto Nei
- "Besharitai" 「べしゃり隊, Talkative Group」 - Mana & Usami Rito
- "Pachista ★"「ぱちすたっ★」 - Mana & Hoshirube Sho
Trivia[]
- Color: #64C8F0[1]
- Mana shares his character designer with Asakura Shino of Neo-Porte.
- Mana's fans are called "Mana's desciples" (マナ弟子).
- Mana can speak in English & is self-taught. His current English level is at Eiken Grade 2 which is equivalent to B1 in CEFR (intermediate level).[11]
- Mana can mix, do video editing & draw illustrations. He did everything in his Wanted Wanted cover in his debut stream.[12]
External Links[]
Media[]
- Hibachi Mana's corporate profile on NIJISANJI website
- 緋八マナ / Hibachi Mana【にじさんじ】 - YouTube Channel
- @Hibachi_Mana - Twitter Account
Hashtags[]
- #緋八ナマ - Stream talk
- #まな板にマナ居た - Fan art
- #緋八装着そう着実に - Accessories art
- #楽屋のマナー - Fan art (questionable)
- #イケカテマナ主 - Commentary on released voice packs
Further Reading[]
- 緋八マナ - Unofficial NIJISANJI Wiki
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.nijisanji.jp/talents/l/mana-hibachi Mana's corporate profile. (n.d.). NIJISANJI website.
- ↑ Hibachi Mana's corporate profile in English, on his goods list. (n.d.). NIJISANJI EN Official Store.
- ↑ NIJISANJI Official [@nijisanji_app]. (2023, March 30). 【「にじさんじ」新たに4名がライバーデビュー！】本日3/30(木)より活動を開始！ [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ ANYCOLOR. (2023, March 30). VTuber / バーチャルライバーグループ「にじさんじ」より、新たに4名がデビュー！本日2023年3月30日(木)より活動開始！ [Press Release]. PRTimes.
- ↑ NIJISANJI Official [@nijisanji_app]. (2023, April 1). 【初配信リレーは4/2(日)！】 4/2 12:00から初配信を開始します！bぜひご覧ください！ [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ NIJISANJI YouTube Subscribers Counter Bot [@2434subscriber]. (2023, April 28). #緋八マナ さんのチャンネル登録者数が100,000人に到達しました。(現在 100,000人) [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ Playlist of Oriens After School 12 hours 1st Anniversary SP
- ↑ NIJISANJI YouTube Subscribers Counter Bot [@2434subscriber]. (2024, May 27). #緋八マナ さんのチャンネル登録者数が200,000人に到達しました。(現在 200,000人) [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ Hibachi M. [緋八マナ / Hibachi Mana【にじさんじ】]. (2025, March 7). 【#緋八バッチリ3Dお披露目】"最高"をお届けに参りました！！！【にじさんじ/緋八マナ】 [Video]. YouTube.
- ↑ NIJISANJI YouTube Subscribers Counter Bot [@2434subscriber]. (2025, March 8). #緋八マナ さんのチャンネル登録者数が300,000人に到達しました。(現在 300,000人) [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ Hibachi M. [緋八マナ / Hibachi Mana【にじさんじ】]. (2023, April 3). 【雑談】なんでも聞いてくれ雑談！【にじさんじ/緋八マナ】 [Video]. YouTube.
- ↑ Hibachi M. [緋八マナ / Hibachi Mana【にじさんじ】]. (2023, April 3). 【雑談】なんでも聞いてくれ雑談！【にじさんじ/緋八マナ】 [Video]. YouTube.