NEXAS is a VTuber agency focusing on English-speaking VTubers that aims to be an “Academia” for talents aspiring to become the next generation of virtual stars[1]. NEXAS aims to debut "100, and eventually over 1000 talents" within the future to realize their dreams, and their current focus is to ensure the growth of their current and soon-to-be talents.
The company was founded by CEO of forCreators Harry So.[2]
Talents from NEXAS both debuted and stream on an app called AniLive, developed by former CEO of PRISM Project Captain[3]. During the debuts of the first 27 members, AniLive was in a TestFlight closed beta status and only those with an iOS device and/or Twitch re-streaming could access the debuts. Within this app, talents stream in a vertical landscape similar to TikTok or YouTube Shorts. Viewers can send a talent "gifts" through an in app purchase Coin system. Depending on how expensive the gift is, varying amounts of visual effects will play on the screen once a gift is bought.
As of November 2024, NEXAS currently manages 61 talents.
History[]
2023[]
On 14 December, NEXAS announced that they had completed angel investing from investors that were involved in the early days of virtual YouTubing.[4]
2024[]
On 22 February, NEXAS announced its launch with a video.[5]
On 25 February, NEXAS announced that it would hold exclusive lectures with Punkalopi and Filian for the 1st and 5th of March respectively.[6]
On 8 March, NEXAS announced auditions for their second wave.[7]On the same day, they announced their partnership with AniLive.[8]
On 28 March, NEXAS announced their first wave, featuring their talents as slimes.[9]
On 24 April, NEXAS announced that their first wave would be debuting on the 26th to the 28th of April, with 9 talents debuting each day, except for Nell, whose debut was rescheduled to 7 June.[10]
On 23 May, NEXAS annouced that they would take part in OffKai Expo Gen 3 and would be handing out card decks to visitors at their booth, including cards with models that haven't debuted yet.[11][12][13] They would later auction off their backdrop on the last day of the convention.[14]
On 2 July, NEXAS announced that they would open permanent auditions.[15]
On 6 July, NEXAS renamed its first wave to Class Genesis to better reflect themselves as a virtual talent academy.[16]
On 8 July, NEXAS announced their second wave Class Nebulink.[17]
On 15 July, NEXAS announced Class Nebulink's debuts featuring a video revealing their voices, and were set to debut from 21-28 July. This was the first time NEXAS has made a video like this.[18]They would later reveal their debut schedule with 2 talents debuting each day except for Kanami Kaito, whose debut had to be rescheduled for 22 August before being rescheduled to 26 August.[19]
On 19 July, NEXAS launched individual talent pages on their website.[20]
On 11 August, NEXAS announced the launch of their Minecraft SMP server set for 12 August.[21]
On 15 August, NEXAS released their first group cover of Ochame Kinou by LamazeP, featuring Odette Mori, Nyantsume, Faelie Fallwood, Pyon Phelix, Rixxy Brightful, Clotho v. Melodiam, LuLu Lasso and Piko Halo.[22]
On 29 August, NEXAS announced their third wave Class Yume.[23]The day after, they revealed Class Yume's roster, featuring 8 talents. This was the first class to not be a mixed-gender class, consisting of only female talents.[24]
On 8 September, NEXAS announced Class Yume's debuts featuring a video revealing their voices and were set to debut from 13-15 September.[25]
On 9 September, NEXAS released the schedule for Class Yume's debuts, except for Rune Atelier, who would debut on 10 October.[26]
On 16 September, NEXAS announced auditions for pre-made models to debut in a future class, lasting until 30 September.[27]
On 1 October, NEXAS held a lecture with Rima Evenstar about staying out of drama.[28]
On 15 October, NEXAS announced their fourth wave Class Tensei, featuring 16 talents.[29]
On 17 October, NEXAS held a lecture with Evie about singing improvements.[30]
On 26 October, NEXAS announced Class Tensei's debuts featuring a video revealing their voices and were set to debut from 2-3 and 9-10 November, except for Pyxi Pop and Sera Seadrake, who would debut at later dates.[31][32] Pyxi would later debut on 30 November.[33]
On 28 October, NEXAS released the schedule for Class Tensei's debuts.[34]
On 12 November, NEXAS held a lecture with Jayvounter about streaming setups.[35]
Closure[]
On 9 December, NEXAS announced its closure, scheduled to 31 January 2025. Talents were offered the option to retain their IP rights and continue as independent VTubers.[36]
Members[]
| F | Left the group or agency |
| R | Retired from VTubing activities |
Class Genesis[]
They debuted on 26, 27 and 28 April 2024 with 9 talents debuting in 30 minute sessions. Due to connection issues, Nell's debut had to be delayed to 7 June.
Class Genesis' name is derived from the word genesis, meaning the origin at which something comes into being, as they're the first class of NEXAS to debut.
| Clotho v. Melodiam | LuLu Lasso | Odette Mori | Enaria Liliales | Esila Shephield | Poette Evergreen | Bakurah Noir | Pyon Phelix | Kyohei Tekma |
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| Sweet E. Hiroshi | Nox Orphee | Faelie Fallwood | Piko Halo | Melody Cordelia | Soma Fujimori | Nell | Endra Jiéshù | Aurix "Rixxy" Brightful |
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| Reverie | Kenzo Kozima | Nano Gurē | Alvyn Asher H | Kiko Hayashi H | Nyantsume | Leobel Purson R | Noah R | Lumiora Lumen R |
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Class Nebulink[]
Their debuts were from 21 July to 28 July 2024 with 2 talents debuting in 30 minute sessions. Due to personal reasons, Kanami Kaito's debut was delayed to 26 August.
Class Nebulink's name is a portmanteau of the words "nebula" and "link".
| Manon Merope | Hikari Kogane | Momoko Nuihara | Osian W.D. Whitlock | Izuya Kagamiya | Rov Alcou | Moka Roki | Terryn Shieldsong |
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| Charlotte "Charlie" Morgan | Yukiko Yasashi | Silas Ain | Roseli Petale | Mia Fenimore | Perseus Mavros R | Kanami Kaito R | Vera Avantgarde R |
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Class Yume[]
Their debuts were from 13-15 September 2024. This is the first class to not be a mixed-gender class, being entirely of female talents. Due to personal reasons, Rune Atelier's debut was pushed to 10 October, which is also her birthday.[37][38]
Class Yume's name is derived from the romaji spelling of the word dream (夢) in Japanese.
| Mizuki Akemi | Ruri Tinytale | Nowi Inari | Wendy Wanderful | Kougami Harue | Cheryl Alcmene | Rune Atelier | Cora Light H |
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Class Tensei[]
They would debut on the 2nd, 3rd, 9th and 10th of November 2024, except for Pyxi Pop and Seraphina Seadrake, who would debut at later dates. While no reason was specified for Pyxi's debut being delayed to 30 November, Sera's debut was delayed due to medical reasons. During the debuts, Himitsu Haruki had his debut rescheduled the next day after the first wave of debuts (2 November) while Kyoka Docere had her debut rescheduled to the 10th of November. This is the first class to not have consecutive debut days, rather debuts being held on two weekends in a single month.
Class Tensei's name is derived from the romaji spelling of the word reincarnation (転生) in Japanese. However, it can also be the romaji spelling of the word nature (天性) in the same language with the same pronounciation, as some of its members are related to nature in one way or another.
| Asa Mitsuki | Himitsu Haruki | Nagi Ishidori | Yuri Yaneva | Aisha Ushimaru | Stevie McSloff H | Kyoka Docere H | Nemuka Bels |
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| Godric Hellion | Imase Annoki | Shiori Tamayomi | Mayo Sozoic | Peregrine Gumy | Konomi Nekonishi | Pyxi Pop | Seraphina Seadrake H |
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Gallery[]
External Links[]
Media[]
- NEXAS.live - Website
- NEXAS - YouTube channel
- @NEXAS_live - Twitter account
- r/NEXAS - Official subreddit
References[]
- ↑ News - Launching Nexas. (n.d.). NEXAS Website.
- ↑ So, Harry [@harry__so]. (2024, March 2). 【Hello World!】 I'm Harry, CEO at forCreators, founder of @NEXAS_live, a new launchpad of next-gen virtual stars. Excited to work with a variety of creators in #ENVtubers space [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ Captain [@Cap039]. (2024, March 2). I love VTubers. At the same time, I painfully understand just how difficult it is to continue their activities. In an effort to counter this even slightly, I am currently developing a new app @AniLive_app. Let’s go! [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ https://nexas.live/news/virtual-talent-academia-nexas-launched-by-forcreators-post-funding
- ↑ https://x.com/NEXAS_live/status/1760885776924188883
- ↑ https://x.com/NEXAS_live/status/1761927567677047235
- ↑ https://x.com/NEXAS_live/status/1766154378673856695
- ↑ https://x.com/NEXAS_live/status/1766154765594202350
- ↑ https://x.com/NEXAS_live/status/1773508090723496298
- ↑ https://x.com/NEXAS_live/status/1783302210069405744
- ↑ https://x.com/OffKaiExpo/status/1793794093484580909
- ↑ https://x.com/NEXAS_live/status/1794163976051552334
- ↑ https://x.com/NEXAS_live/status/1796610726892810588
- ↑ https://x.com/NEXAS_live/status/1797397364875076087
- ↑ https://x.com/NEXAS_live/status/1808184048365588672
- ↑ https://x.com/NEXAS_live/status/1809783913692508234
- ↑ https://x.com/NEXAS_live/status/1810468931976757369
- ↑ https://x.com/NEXAS_live/status/1813030793716855123
- ↑ https://x.com/NEXAS_live/status/1813437867021996513
- ↑ https://x.com/NEXAS_live/status/1814310236754497703
- ↑ https://x.com/NEXAS_live/status/1822679373322875097
- ↑ https://x.com/NEXAS_live/status/1824249722468454590
- ↑ https://x.com/NEXAS_live/status/1829308051817484446
- ↑ https://x.com/NEXAS_live/status/1829685964207505437
- ↑ https://x.com/NEXAS_live/status/1832933411243368670
- ↑ https://x.com/NEXAS_live/status/1833297582883541434
- ↑ https://x.com/NEXAS_live/status/1835752824564752856
- ↑ https://nexas.live/news/guest-lecture---rima-evenstar-how-to-stay-out-of-drama
- ↑ https://x.com/NEXAS_live/status/1846370567395725354
- ↑ https://x.com/NEXAS_live/status/1847065057424744666
- ↑ https://x.com/pyxipop_/status/1850608442144108747
- ↑ https://x.com/SeraSeadrake/status/1850252827924611289
- ↑ https://x.com/NEXAS_live/status/1862145710516531348
- ↑ https://x.com/NEXAS_live/status/1850915173705326910
- ↑ https://x.com/NEXAS_live/status/1856556428611465362
- ↑ NEXAS [@NEXAS_live]. (2024, December 9). [Important Announcement] NEXAS will cease operations as of January 31, 2025. While this chapter ends, we are offering talents the option to retain avatar IP rights and continue as independent VTubers. Thank you for supporting them as they embark on their next journeys. [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ https://x.com/RuneAtelier/status/1834453445987672225
- ↑ https://x.com/RuneAtelier/status/1843762289679442332