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Igarashi Rika (五十嵐梨花) is a female Japanese Virtual YouTuber affiliated with NIJISANJI, debuting as part of the unit "Idios" (いでぃおす) alongside Koshimizu Toru, Ishigami Nozomi, Sophia Valentine, Kuramochi Meruto, Kaburaki Roco, and Shishido Akari.
Introduction Video[]
【初配信】はじめまして！正々堂々と試合開始っ！【五十嵐梨花-にじさんじ】
Igarashi Rika's introduction.
Profile[]
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| Rika is a gyaru and always energetic. She often walks outside to find something fun. Mesh highlights in her hair are innate.[5] |
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| いつも元気なことが取り柄のギャル。 体力が有り余っている。 楽しいことを探すべく、よく散歩をしている。 髪の毛のメッシュは生まれつき。[6] |
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| 一个总是元气满满的女孩。 她有着用不完的能量。 为了寻找乐趣经常去散步。 头发有天生的条染色。[7] |
Personality[]
Rika likes to talk so much that she sometimes talks uncontrollably, especially when playing games that develops in a moment like Mario Kart, but instead of her speech becoming out-of-context or uttering nonsensical figures of speech like Fuwa Minato and Yamagami Karuta, she simply starts to talk in a knee-jerk way.
Aside from anime and video games, Rika also loves to watch a baseball game, which was influenced by her grandfather who used to take her to baseball games when she was younger; she has stated that Orix Buffaloes is her favorite baseball team.
When a stream is starting she greets with "play ball", and when ending a stream she gives a farewell with "game set" (Japanese term for concluding a baseball game, equivalent to "that's a game" in English).
Appearance[]
| Rika has medium length, very light, pale orange hair with a single bun on the right side decorated with hairpins and a white bow on her hairbun. She has light teal eyes. Both her ears are pierced, with 7 piercings in her right ear (including an earring with the ◇◆ motif that all of the Idios members share) and one in the left.[8] In her default appearance, she wears a light orange and black jacket decorated with badges. Under the jacket, she wears a black slip dress layered with a light teal overall dress that has a yellow belt with a white cat head shaped buckle and yellow tail accessory. She has one black thigh-high stocking and one calf-length orange tartan sock. She wears a pair of white boots with orange laces and stars filling the heels and soles. Her accessories include a black choker and a pair of connected black garterbelts around her right thigh with a silver cat head shaped buckle. Options:
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| Rika's second outfit has a cyberpunk theme; it consists of a cropped white hoodie over a transparent cropped shirt and orange bralette, a pair of short black frilled culottes with light orange trim, black garters and garterbelts, mismatched fishnet stockings with the right stocking being longer than the left, and black long boots with teal soles. Her accessories include a head mic, silver chain belt with a bunny charm, and black fingerless gloves. The outfit came with a new hairstyle, which features Rika tying her hair into a hairbun and side ponytail using a hairtie decorated with iridescent cubes. Options:
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History[]
Background[]
On 16 January 2023, ANYCOLOR announced the debut of 7 new female NIJISANJI Livers, including Igarashi Rika. The 7 Livers' debut stream relays were to be held on 19 January and 20 January 2023.[2][9]
Rika's YouTube channel was created on 24 October 2022, and her Twitter in January 2023. Her first Tweet was made on 16 January 2023.
Debut[]
The 7 Livers whose debuts were announced on 16 January 2023 started their activities that same day. On 17 January 2023, they were introduced on a segment of Japan News Network's news program THE TIME,, which aired nationwide and included profiles and reactions to the announcement of their debut.[10]
Rika made her debut on 19 January 2023, and was the first of the group to hold her first stream. However, a day after her debut, she accidentally deleted her debut stream archive.[11] On 21 January 2023, the members held a clip compilation relay, with clips taken from a collab they had done prior to their debut.[2]
2023[]
On 20 January, Rika released her first music cover, of "Touch" (タッチ) by Iwasaki Yoshimi.
On 23 January, Rika announced on Twitter that the VOD of her debut stream had been restored.[12]
On 28 January, the 7 Livers who made their debuts the previous week held their first full group collab stream on Kuramochi Meruto's channel. During this stream, they revealed their unit name for the first time: Idios.[13]
On 3 February, Rika reached 50,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.[14]
On 5 February, Rika's YouTube channel became open for monetization.[15]
On 13 February, Rika's YouTube channel became open for channel membership.[16]
On 28 February, VTuber Style magazine's March issue went on sale, featuring an interview with the members of Idios.[17]
On 24 June, it was announced that Rika would be a coach for the 2023 edition of NIJISANJI Koshien,[18] NIJISANJI's annual summer event and tournament featuring games in the eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball franchise. She coached the Sei Azarashi Gakuin Kōkō (聖アザラシ学院高校) team during the tournament, which ran from 1 July to 13 August (with an exhibition match taking place on 19 August).
On 9 July, Rika debuted her second 2D outfit.[19]
On 10 July, Rika's official fanclub was opened.[20]
On 15 July, Rika reached 100,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.[21]
On 16 July, Idios held a stream on Rika's channel to celebrate their half-anniversary since debut. During this stream, they announced the release of their line of half-anniversary goods as well as their first group cover, of halyosy's "Connecting".
On 28 July, Number magazine announced that Rika, along with the other coaches and organizers of NIJISANJI Koshien 2023, would be featured in its 1078th issue as well as on its back cover; the issue was released on 3 August.[22]
On 17 August, Rika opened a personal TikTok account.[23]
At NijiFes 2023, which was held from 23 December to 24 December, she was the MC for the "Mezase Ichininmae!" Shinjin Dakkyaku Challenge stage on Day 2.[24]
2024[]
On 16 January, Idios held a stream on Meruto's channel to celebrate their first anniversary since debut. During this stream, they announced the release of their line of first anniversary goods as well as their second group cover, of halyosy's "Blessing".
On 4 February, Rika opened a personal Twitch channel.[25]
On 13 April, she opened a sub Twitter account.[26]
On 14 April, Rika reached 150,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.[27]
On 6 September, Rika debuted her 3D model.[28]
Events[]
2023[]
- On 23 January, it was announced that the January 2023 wave of NIJISANJI Livers, including Rika, were chosen as models for accessory brand Dinamis. The chosen Livers were included in advertisement campaigns at two locations featuring original illustrations highlighting their accessories: Tokyo Station, running from 23 January to 5 February; and Umeda Station, running from 23 January to 29 January.[29] This has since become a recurring collaboration, with the members of Idios continuing to model for Dinamis' subsequent collections alongside the brand's non-virtual models.
- On 16 July, Rika and Ishigami Nozomi announced during Idios' half-anniversary stream that they had been chosen as models for Dinamis' 23SS / refreshing Collection, which was released on 1 August. The collaboration again featured original illustrations highlighting the accessories they modelled.[30]
- On 24 July, it was announced that the 2023 Kanda Myōjin Nōryō Matsuri (a major summer festival that takes place at Kanda Shrine) would be collaborating with Idios. The collaboration included goods featuring original artwork of the members in yukata, such as shaved ice, a summer festival set (consisting of a T-shirt, hand towel, an uchiwa, badge set, and shopping bag), posters, the uchiwa separately, and ema-themed charms. The 7 members of Idios also performed the original theme song for the festival, "Kanda Myōjin Ondo" (神田明神音頭). The festival ran from 10 August to 13 August; non-edible goods from the collaboration were made available for online purchase from 7 August.[31]
- On 16 December, Dinamis announced their first pop-up booth event, held at NijiFes 2023 from 23 December to 24 December. The event featured products modelled by the members of Idios, including the debut of their 24MW / Melty Collection, modelled by Kuramochi Meruto and Shishido Akari. It also included goods such as original stickers featuring Koshimizu Toru, Sophia Valentine, and Kaburaki Roco, as well as original clear files featuring all the Idios members.[32]
2024[]
- On 12 April, Rika was chosen as a model for Dinamis' 24SS / Haru wa, Akebono. Collection, which was released on 20 April. The collaboration again featured original illustrations highlighting the accessories she modelled.[33]
- On 20 April, the members of Idios and Hyakumantenbara Salome were revealed to be virtual models for Dinamis' 24 Nail Collection of nail polish and nail oils. A sales campaign featuring stickers and postcards with original illustrations of the chosen livers ran from 20 April to 26 May.[34]
Programs[]
- B-Grade Variety of NIJISANJI (Tentative) Episode 46 - Guest (15 February 2023)
- B-Grade Variety of NIJISANJI (Tentative) Episode 47 - Guest (1 March 2023)
- NIJISANJI no TOYBOX! Episode 25 - Guest (15 May 2023)
- NIJISANJI Dokkiri Derby Episode 2 - Guest (12 September 2023)
- B-Grade Variety of NIJISANJI (Tentative) Episode 62 - Guest (29 November 2023)
- MIXTAPE2434 Episode 2 - Guest (12 December 2023)
- B-Grade Variety of NIJISANJI (Tentative) Episode 64 - Guest (26 December 2023)
- NIJISANJI 6th Anniversary! Game & Variety 2 Days All-Star Daikessen - Team NIJI (3 February to 4 February 2024)
Competitions[]
- 1st Oemori NIJISANJI Cup - 4 March 2023 - Finalist (3rd place overall)
- Enjoy! NIJISANJI Super Smash Bros. Cup - 9 April 2023
- 2nd NIJISANJI VALORANT Custom - 2 May to 3 May 2023
- Team: Ibrahim (leader), Ratna Petit, Shishido Akari, Igarashi Rika, Shu Yamino - Winners
- NIJISANJI Koshien 2023 - 1 July to 13 August 2023
- NIJISpla DREAM MATCH - 22 October 2023
- Team: Harusaki Air (leader), Igarashi Rika, Sakura Ritsuki, Todo Kohaku - Runners-Up
- New Year! NIJISANJI Mahjong Tournament 2024 - 6 January to 7 January 2024
- NIJISANJI 6th Anniversary! Game & Variety 2 Days All-Star Daikessen - 3 February to 4 February 2024
- NIJISANJI 6th Anniversary × SF6! Team Taikō Kaku-ge Matsuri - 4 February 2024
- Team: Inami Rai (leader), So Nagi, Lee Roha, Igarashi Rika, Akagi Wen, Sonny Brisko, Kanae, Naraka, Hyakumantenbara Salome, Watarai Hibari
- NIJISANJI 6th Anniversary × SF6! Team Taikō Kaku-ge Matsuri - 4 February 2024
- NIJIProSeka Tournament 2024 Spring (Beginner Division) - 17 March 2024 - Winner
- 6th NIJISANJI Mario Kart Tournament - 5 May to 6 May 2024
- Enjoy! NIJISANJI Super Smash Bros. Cup 2024 - 2 June 2024
- NIJISANJI Koshien 2024 - 18 July to 12 August 2024 - Winner
Mascot and Fans[]
- Rika's fanbase and channel members are officially called "Kantoku" (監督, coaches). She refers to them as Kantoku-kun or Kantoku-chan depending on if they're male or female respectively.
- Her official fanclub is called the "Izarashi Club" (いざらし部), possibly derived from a combination of her surname, "Igarashi", and "azarashi" (アザラシ, seal), the latter of which is an animal she is commonly associated with.
- Her fanmarks are ⚾ (baseball) and 🧡 (orange heart).
- Her mascot is a white seal with a hair bun similar to Rika's that is decorated with a star, named Azarashii (あざらしぃ).
- She can be seen holding a plushie of it in her second 2D outfit; this Azarashii plushie was later released on 16 January 2024 as part of Idios' line of first anniversary goods.
Relationships[]
- "Idios" (いでぃおす) - Rika, Koshimizu Toru, Ishigami Nozomi, Sophia Valentine, Kuramochi Meruto, Kaburaki Roco and Shishido Akari. They are debut-mates.
- Unlike the two preceding NIJISANJI main branch waves, they did not have a unit name upon debut. Instead, their name was suggested by Nozomi, derived both from the English word "idiosyncrasy" and the Greek word "ίδιος", meaning "one's own"; it became their official unit name on 28 January 2023.[13][35]
- Hashtags:
#いでぃおす - General tag - "Shō 5-gumi" (小5組, 5th Graders) - Rika and Koshimizu Toru.
- "Akarika" (あかりか) - Rika and Shishido Akari.
- "Kabugarashi" (かぶがらし) - Rika and Kaburaki Roco.
- "Team Cute" (チームキュート) - Rika, Kaburaki Roco, and Ishigami Nozomi.
- "Idiospla Club" (いでぃおすぷら部) - Rika, Shishido Akari, Ishigami Nozomi, and Kuramochi Meruto. While these four are the "main" members, this name still applies when other members of Idios participate in Splatoon collabs.[36]
- Hashtags:
#いでぃおすぷら部 - General tag
- Hashtags:
- "rufome" (るふぉみー) - Rika, Sophia Valentine, and Kuramochi Meruto.
- Hashtags:
#るふぉみー - General tag
- Hashtags:
- "Rocomerusophirika" (ろこめるそふぃりか) - Rika, Kaburaki Roco, Sophia Valentine, and Kuramochi Meruto.
- "NikunatioN" (肉natioN) - Rika, Ibrahim, Shishido Akari, Ratna Petit, and Shu Yamino. They were teammates in the 2nd NIJISANJI VALORANT Custom, which took place on 2 May to 3 May 2023.
- "Ōkoshunran" (～桜琥春嵐～) or "Okusuri" (おくすり) - Rika, Harusaki Air, Sakura Ritsuki, and Todo Kohaku. They were teammates in the NIJISpla DREAM MATCH, which took place on 22 October 2023.
- "PetRika" - Rika and Petra Gurin. They share the same "mama" or character designer, Momoco.
- "Angarashi" (あんがらし) - Rika and And Uge. They share the same "mama" or character designer, Momoco.
Quotes[]
- Greetings:
- "Sēno! Play ball! Dōmossu, NIJISANJI shozoku no Rikashii koto Igarashi Rika dayō." (せーのっ！プレイボール！どうもっす、にじさんじ所属のりかしぃこと五十嵐梨花だよー, Ready! Play ball! Hiya - from NIJISANJI, I'm Igarashi Rika, also known as Rikashii.) - Opening
- "Game set! Otsurikashii!" (ゲームセット！おつりかしぃ！) - Ending
- "Oyasumi omurice." (おやすみおむらいす) - Rika when taking a break from streaming.
- "Suki. Kekkonshite." (好き。結婚して, I love you. Marry me.) - Often said by Rika when drunk.
- "Thank you so mucho"[37]
- "Sakki yori deteru! Deteru yo! Detemasu! Shibori detemasu! Marude nyūgyū no yō!" (さっきより出てる！出てるよ！出てます！絞り出てます！まるで乳牛のよう！, It's coming out more than before! It's coming out! It's coming out! Squeezing out! Almost like it's a dairy cow!)[38]
- "Issho ni yorisotte, issho ni mitekuretari, hontō ni kansha shiteimasu. Minna ga inakattara, watashi wa ima koko ni itsudzukeru koto wa dekinai. [...] NIJISANJI seikatsu totemo tanoshii! tte iu fū ni omoeru no wa, minna no okage desu! Arigatōgozaimasu!" (一緒に寄り添って、一緒に見てくれたり、本当に感謝しています。みんながいなかったら、私は今ここに居続けることはできない。 [...] にじさんじ生活とても楽しい！っていう風に思えるのは、みんなのおかげです！ありがとうございます！, For sticking with me, continuing to watch me, I'm really so grateful. If it weren't for everyone, I wouldn't be able to be where I am now. [...] "Being part of NIJISANJI is so much fun!" - is something I wouldn't be able to think without you. Thank you so much!)[1]
Trivia[]
Identity[]
- Color: #FF8C3C[6]
- Background: A gyaru.[2]
- Occupation: Beer salesgirl and model.[3]
- Her MBTI is ENFP-T.[39]
- Rika shares her character designer, Momoco, with Petra Gurin of NIJISANJI EN, Hakui Koyori of hololive, and And Uge of 774 inc. (as of her December 2023 model update). Coincidentally, Rika's voice even bears a striking resemblance to Koyori's.
Character and Lore[]
- Rika is a salesgirl of beers at a certain ballpark who loves subcultures. She used to enjoy watching anime and playing video games at home during her free time, but one day she started to feel unsatisfied at her life being a repeat of those. As she started searching for some videos on internet, she found "The First VTuber Girls' Lotion Sumo Wrestling Tournament" by Honma Himawari, introducing her to NIJISANJI and making her decide to become a Virtual Liver.[3]
- She initially seemed to be the only member of Idios who ages normally (not including Koshimizu Toru, who stopped counting) as she was 20 years old when she debuted, and stated that she turned 21 on 14 April 2023.[40] However she later recanted this, amending her age to 20.1 - and later 20.2 upon her second birthday as part of NIJISANJI.[1]
Name[]
- Her surname Igarashi is written as 五十嵐, which literally means "fifty storms" but is a Japanese surname thought to originate from the name of the Ikarashi River in Niigata Prefecture.
- Her given name Rika is written as 梨花, meaning "pear blossoms".
Preferences[]
- Likes:
- Games: Splatoon 3, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Nintendo games in general, eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball, Genshin Impact, Minecraft, Papers Please[8]
- Anime and manga: My Hero Academia[3]
- Anime and manga genres: Action, sports, battle, tragedy, surrealism, slice of life[41]
- Food: Yakiniku (especially beef tongue), yukhoe, sushi (especially engawa and negitoro), cakes and desserts (especially chocolate cake, mille crêpes cake, Mont Blanc, tiramisu, and fruit tarts)[8][41]
- Alcohol: Beer is fine, but if she had to choose, she actually prefers sweeter drinks and liqueurs like kahlúa, Cassis Orange (cocktail), chocolate liqueur; hot sake[8]
- Season: Fall[8]
- Fetishes: Scents, butts, thighs[1]
- Baseball team: Orix Buffaloes[3]
- Favorite players: Fukuda Shuhei, Miyagi Hiroya, Yamamoto Yoshinobu
- Dislikes:
- Food: Coriander, shellfish[8]
Miscellaneous[]
- Idios' default outfits all feature accessories with a shared ◇◆ motif, all of which are real-life accessories from the brand Dinamis' 23AW / symbol Collection (a brand they later officially became models for). The accessories were designed by Sophia Valentine's illustrator yadapot.[42]
- Rika's accessory is a single one of Earrings NBS-2304, which she wears on her right ear.
- Rika has dubbed textless superchats as "Kanta superchats" after a scene from the Studio Ghibli film My Neighbor Totoro where the character Kanta forcefully offers Satsuki and Mei his umbrella, accompanied by Rika and chat saying "ん！"; the phrase also appears in one of her membership emotes.[15]
- She is capable of endurance streams, and once streamed for over 22 hours straight from 12 May to 13 May 2023.[43][44]
- She is left-handed.[45]
- A sport she has significant experience in is swimming, which she has been practicing for more than 10 years. Her best stroke is the backstroke.[46]
- Ironically, she is not very good at baseball, with the farthest distance she is able to throw a ball being only 9 meters (29 feet, 6 inches).[3] For reference, the distance between the pitcher's plate and home base (and thus, the batter) is 60 feet, 6 inches.
- She can play several musical instruments, including piano, kalimba, tenor saxophone, clarinet, and the acoustic guitar.[47]
- She is an excellent cook, and occasionally posts pictures of the meals she makes on Twitter. Her specialties include omurice, meat sauce, and bread.[8]
- She is a certified aromatherapist.[48]
- She has two pets: a male Holland Lop named Tawashi (たわし),[8] and a male Scottish Fold kitten. The two apparently get along quite well.[49]
- Despite her being able to raise pets well, she does not have that talent when it comes to raising plants, having once managed to kill a cactus.[50]
- She has trypophobia.[51]
- She has almost no fear of insects, and is in charge of disposing of cockroaches and other bugs in the Igarashi household.[52] She even held a stream as a batsu game where she ate a variety of bugs without flinching, even finding some of them delicious.
- Rika is quite fond of alcohol and occasionally drinks on stream. She has even hosted an an alcohol tasting off-collab, and has hosted some of Idios' drinking off-collabs.
- She is noted by her debut-mates to be a very loud and affectionate drunk, losing some inhibitions with regards to the things she says
meaning that she has said some rather perverted and yabai thingsand frequently professing her love for her viewers and her debut-mates - including proposals of marriage.
- She is noted by her debut-mates to be a very loud and affectionate drunk, losing some inhibitions with regards to the things she says
Setup/Equipment[]
- Gaming PC:
- CPU: Intel Core i9-10850K
- Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
- Peripherals:
- Mouse: Logicool G705
Live Chat Etiquette[]
- Common VTuber chat etiquette is summarised here: "VTuber Chat Etiquette"
- From stream descriptions:
- A lot of people look at the comments, so please think about what you post before commenting!
- Rika would appreciate it if you refrain from sending too comments that aren't relevant to the content of the stream!
- Please don't mention the name "Igarashi Rika" unnecessarily on other peoples' channels!
- Please avoid commenting game spoilers during the stream!
- Please refrain from making comments of an abusive nature (e.g., violent, sexual, or overly critical remarks)!
External Links[]
Media[]
- Igarashi Rika's corporate profile on NIJISANJI website
- 五十嵐梨花 / Igarashi Rika 【にじさんじ】 - YouTube Channel
- 五十嵐梨花 - Twitch Channel
- いざらし部 - Official Fanclub
- @1garashi_Rika - Twitter Account (main)
- @rksy_sub - Twitter Account (sub)
- @igarashi_rika2434 - TikTok Account
Twitter Hashtags[]
- #五十嵐試合開始 - Stream tag
- #絵画らしぃ - Fan art tag
- #五十嵐これあげる - Thumbnail and asset art tag
- #りかしぃ聞いたらしぃ - Comments about voice release
- #りかしぃキャッチして - Egosurfing
Further Reading[]
References[]
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