This article is about the main branch of NIJISANJI Project based in Japan. For a general overview comprising all the branches, see NIJISANJI.
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NIJISANJI (にじさんじ) is the main branch of the NIJISANJI Project. Prior to April 2022, it was exclusively comprised of Japanese-speaking Livers catering to a Japanese audience, so it is unofficially referred to as "NIJISANJI JP" to distinguish it from overseas branches. The Indonesian and Korean branches merged with the main branch on 15 April 2022.
Hyakumantenbara Salome, a Japanese member of the main branch, is the current world record holder for being the fastest VTuber to reach 1 million subscribers in just under 14 days.
History[]
2018[]
On 11 January, Ichikara Inc. announced that it was recruiting "Official Virtual Livers" to serve as representatives for its iPhoneX Live2D streaming app, NIJISANJI.[1]
On 8 February, Ichikara Inc. officially announced the debut of eight "Virtual YouTubers" on Mirrativ and YouTube using the NIJISANJI app.[2] These eight would later become known as NIJISANJI's first generation of Virtual Livers.
On 15 March, Ichikara Inc. officially announced NIJISANJI's second generation of ten Virtual Livers, formalizing "NIJISANJI" as the agency's name for the first time.[3]
On 26 April, Ichikara Inc. announced that it was developing 3D models for NIJISANJI Livers to stream with, starting with Tsukino Mito.[4]
On 2 May, Ichikara Inc. introduced NIJISANJI Gamers, a new Virtual Liver group with a focus on Let's Play streams, with Kanae and Akabane Youko being its founding members.[5]
On 5-15 May, Ichikara Inc. held auditions for NIJISANJI SEEDs, a third Virtual Liver group in the NIJISANJI Project, with applicants being considered "regardless of experience or skill".[6] The first batch of selected candidates, later known as the first generation of SEEDs, started their activities on 3 June,[7]
On 6 July, three new Livers joined NIJISANJI Gamers: Sasaki Saku, Yamiyono Moruru, and Honma Himawari.[8]
On 30 July, four new Livers joined NIJISANJI Gamers: Makaino Ririmu, Kuzuha (formerly an independent VTuber), Setsuna, and Shiina Yuiika.[9]
On 9 August, the first batch of NIJISANJI SEEDs' second generation began their activities.[10]
On 31 August, the second batch of NIJISANJI SEEDs' second generation began their activities.[11]
On 13 September, Ichikara Inc. announced that it would begin implementing a 2.0 update to NIJISANJI's Live2D models.[12] The updates, now referred to as "2.0 Brushups", are designed to improve a Liver's degree of movement and expand their range of expressions.
On 25 September, the third batch of NIJISANJI SEEDs' second generation began their activities.[13]
On 13 December, Ichikara Inc. announced that both NIJISANJI Gamers and NIJISANJI SEEDs would be merged into the main NIJISANJI group by the end of the month.[14] After the merge, Livers originally from Gamers or SEEDs tend to use the term "ex-Gamers/SEEDs" for collabs with their debut-mates.
2019[]
On 8 January, NIJISANJI announced a new wave of two Livers.[15] The new wave, together known as "Kouhaku Aho Gassen", began their streaming activities on 10 January.
On 17 January, NIJISANJI announced a new wave of two Livers.[16] The new wave, together known as "MireRoa" or "Usa-chan Club", began their streaming activities on 20 January.
On 28 January, NIJISANJI announced a new wave of three Livers.[17] The new Livers (Onomachi Haruka, Kataribe Tsumugu, and Seto Miyako) began their streaming activities on 31 January.
On 8 March, NIJISANJI announced a new wave of two Livers.[18] The new Livers (Shindo Raito and Otogibara Era) began their streaming activities on 10 March.
On 22 March, NIJISANJI announced a new all-female wave of three Livers.[19] The new wave, together known as "Sanbaka", began their streaming activities on 23 March.
On 2 April, NIJISANJI announced a new wave of two Livers.[20] The new wave, together known as "Beni Zuwaigani", began their streaming activities on 7 April.
On 29 April, NIJISANJI announced a new wave of two Livers.[21] The new wave, unofficially known as "MahiLulu", began their streaming activities on 1 May.
On 17 May, NIJISANJI announced a new wave of two Livers.[22] The new wave, together known as "LvEx", began their streaming activities on 21 May.
On 19 June, NIJISANJI announced a new wave of two Livers.[23] The new wave, together known as "Chichiyama", began their activities on 25 June.
On 3 July, NIJISANJI announced a new wave of three Livers.[24] The new wave, together known as "SMC-gumi", began their activities on 6 July.
On 19 July, Ichikara Inc. announced a new branch of the NIJISANJI Project in Indonesia called "NIJISANJI ID". Auditions for four Virtual YouTuber positions were open from 19 July until 4 August[25], and the three selected candidates officially began their activities on 13 September.
On 24 July, NIJISANJI announced a new wave of three Livers.[26] The new wave, together known as "Blues", began their activities on 28 July.
On 8 August, NIJISANJI announced a new, all-female wave of three Livers.[27] The new wave, together known as "Posanke", began their activities on 13 August.
On 19 September, NIJISANJI announced a new wave of three Livers.[28] The new wave, together known as "Tulip-gumi", began their activities on 21 September.
On 17 October, NIJISANJI announced a new wave of three Livers.[29] The new wave, together known as "Orihimeboshi", began their activities on 16 October.
On 31 October, NIJISANJI announced a new wave of three Livers.[30] The new wave, together known as "Aka no Soshiki", began their activities on 3 November.
On 28 November, NIJISANJI announced a new wave of three Livers.[31] The new wave, together known as "Night Kingdom", began their activities on 30 November.
On 8 December, NIJISANJI held a concert, "Virtual to LIVE in Ryogoku Kokugikan 2019", themed around its 1st anniversary song "Virtual to LIVE". A total of 15 Livers performed at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo to a live audience of about 6,000, and the online broadcast received over 21,000 comments on Niconico.[32][33] During the concert, NIJISANJI announced the formation of the unit "petit fleurs", consisting of Morinaka Kazaki and Otogibara Era. The new unit would be signed with NBC Universal Entertainment.[34]
On 17 December, Ichikara Inc. announced a new branch of the NIJISANJI Project in South Korea called "NIJISANJI KR". Auditions for five virtual YouTuber positions were open from 20 December until 6 January 2020[35], and the three selected candidates officially began their activities in late January 2020.
On 18 December, the second wave of NIJISANJI ID started their activities.
On 26 December, NIJISANJI announced a new wave of three Livers.[36] The new wave, together known as "Mananatsu", began their activities on 29 December.
2020[]
On 30 January, NIJISANJI announced a new wave of three Livers.[37][38] The new wave, together known as "Meifu", began their activities on 1 February.
From 9 February to 5 April, NIJISANJI held a 6-show national music concert tour called "NIJISANJI JAPAN TOUR 2020 Shout in the Rainbow!". A total of 29 NIJISANJI members performed across 5 Zepp venues (Sapporo, Fukuoka, Namba, Nagoya, and DiverCity Tokyo). Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Zepp DiverCity Tokyo show was entirely cancelled and the second Zepp Namba show was exclusively streamed online.[39]
On 13 March, the third wave of NIJISANJI ID started their activities.
On 2 April, NIJISANJI announced a new, all-male wave of three Livers with a Japanese theme.[40][41] The new wave, together known as "VΔLZ", began their activities on 4 April.
On 3 April, NIJISANJI announced a new program on its main channel, "Yashiro's and Sasaki's LeverGacha Daipan" (ヤシロ&ササキのレバガチャダイパン).[42] This program would consist of a weekly gaming/variety talk show hosted by Yashiro Kizuku and Sasaki Saku in 3D, featuring other Livers as guests, and would be broadcast every Friday at 19:00 JST, starting on 10 April.
On 22 May, the second wave of NIJISANJI KR started their activities.
On 30 June, NIJISANJI announced a new wave of two female Livers.[43][44] The new wave, together known as "KiraMero", began their activities on 11 July.
On 3 July, NIJISANJI's official YouTube channel opened memberships.[45]
On 31 July, the third wave of NIJISANJI KR started their activities.
On 6 August, NIJISANJI announced a new, all-female wave of five Livers with a high school theme.[46][47] The new wave, together known as "Selene Drama Club", began their activities on 9 August.
On 7 August, the fourth wave of NIJISANJI ID started their activities.
On 9 October, the fourth wave of NIJISANJI KR started their activities.
On 11 November, the fifth wave of NIJISANJI ID started their activities.
On 21 December, NIJISANJI announced a new program on its main channel, "B-Grade Variety of NIJISANJI (tentative)" (にじさんじのB級バラエティ(仮)), a biweekly variety show hosted by Ibrahim and Hayase Sou.[48][49] This program would be broadcast every other Tuesday at 24:00 JST, starting on 22 December.
2021[]
On 28 February, it was announced at NIJISANJI Festival (NIJIFes) 2021 that NIJISANJI would begin implementing 3.0 Brushups, designed to significantly improve a Liver's degree of movement and allow for custom facial expressions. JK-gumi (Tsukino Mito, Higuchi Kaede, Shizuka Rin) would be the first to receive 3.0 Brushups in April.[50] Additionally, NIJISANJI ID's first wave (Hana Macchia, ZEA Cornelia, and Taka Radjiman) received 2.0 Brushups during the festival. During the closing ceremony, NIJISANJI also announced that the unit "▽▲TRiNITY▲▽" (Takamiya Rion, Furen E Lustario and Hakase Fuyuki) had signed a music deal with NBCUniversal Entertainment.[51]
On 3 March, Kuzuha became the most subscribed Liver in NIJISANJI, surpassing Tsukino Mito, who had previously held the highest subscriber count since 2018.
On 23 April, the fifth wave of NIJISANJI KR started their activities.
On 12 May, the English version of NIJISANJI's official website was released.[52]
On 13 May, NIJISANJI opened its official TikTok account.[53]
On 19 July, NIJISANJI announced a new wave of five Livers, the main branch's first debuts in nearly a year.[54] The new wave, together known as "Eden-gumi", started their activities on 22 July.
On 28 July, the sixth wave of NIJISANJI ID started their activities.
On 12-15 August, NIJISANJI held their Power Pro 2020 (パワプロ2020, Pawapuro 2020) tournament, "NIJISANJI Koshien Summer 2021" (にじさんじ甲子園 2021夏). This four-day event featured Livers from all NIJISANJI branches (excluding VirtuaReal), hosted by Maimoto Keisuke and Tenkai Tsukasa. The finals reached over 200,000 concurrent viewers, the highest for any NIJISANJI stream on YouTube.[55][56]
On 25 August, the sixth wave of NIJISANJI KR started their activities.
On 2 September, Kuzuha reached 1 million subscribers, becoming the first NIJISANJI Liver and first male VTuber worldwide to do so.[57]
On 21 October, the NIJISANJI YouTube channel announced the formation of the unit "ROF-MAO" (ろふまお), consisting of Kagami Hayato, Kenmochi Touya, Fuwa Minato, and Kaida Haru. The new unit has its own official website, YouTube channel and Twitter account, and would regularly hold a program called "ROF-MAO Juku" (ろふまお塾, ROF-MAO Cram School) on its official channel.[58]
On 31 October, the NIJISANJI Official Twitter account announced that NIJISANJI 4th Anniversary LIVE "FANTASIA" would be held on 22 and 23 January 2022. The two-day concert would feature 16 Livers in 3D with matching outfits.[59]
2022[]
On 20 January, NIJISANJI announced that Day 2 of its 4th anniversary concert, "FANTASIA," would be cancelled due to Kenmochi Touya, Kanae, Kagami Hayato, and Yashiro Kizuku testing positive for COVID-19. The following day, NIJISANJI further announced that Day 1 of "FANTASIA" would also be cancelled due to the worsening COVID-19 situation in Japan.[60][61]
On 17 February, ANYCOLOR announced that the NIJISANJI ID and NIJISANJI KR branches would be merged with the main NIJISANJI branch in early April 2022. Currently active Livers would continue their activities under the NIJISANJI brand, using any languages of their choice. All activities and events on the ID and KR social media channels would be cancelled, including currently running programs and new wave auditions.[62][63][64][65]
On 16 March, NIJISANJI announced a new all-female wave of three Livers, "Ranunculus", originally from VIRTUAL TALENT ACADEMY (VTA).[66] "Ranunculus" began their activities on 20 March, releasing their original song, "DONBURA KONBURA SPEAKERS". They were the first VTA graduates to debut directly into NIJISANJI, as well as the main branch's first wave to debut with an original song and predetermined unit name.
On 15 April, NIJISANJI ID and NIJISANJI KR officially merged into the main branch.[67]
On 15 April, NIJISANJI announced the major rerelease of NIJISANJI JP Livers' "Welcome Goods & Voice" which include voice pack, can badge, and acrylic stand staring from 19 April.[68][69]
On 19 April, NIJISANJI announced a renewal of "NIJISANJI no Happy Hour!!" (にじさんじのハッピーアワー!!) into "NIJISANJI no TOYBOX!" (にじさんじのTOYBOX！).[70] Hosted by Sasaki Saku, Axia Krone, and Eli Conifer, the new program would start airing on 17 May 2022 (20:00 JST) and the first episode would be free to watch.[71]
On 24 April, the NIJISANJI official YouTube channel reached 1 million subscribers.[72]
On 3 May, NIJISANJI announced a new program to its main channel called "Game-Ru? Game-Lu!", replacing the previous Levergacha program that ended in April. This program will be broadcast every Wednesday 20:00 JST beginning on 4 May as an official game live program hosted by Amamiya Kokoro, Matsukai Mao and Yorumi Rena.[73]
On 5 May, NIJISANJI announced the "NIJISANJI 4th Anniversary LIVE FANTASIA" concert was rescheduled to 30 September and 1 October as part of NIJISANJI Festival (NIJIFes) 2022's "Night Stage" #にじフェス2022.[74][75]
On 14 May, Kanae reached 1 million YouTube subscribers, making him the second NIJISANJI Liver and male VTuber worldwide to reach the milestone after Kuzuha.[76][77][78][79]
On 21 May, NIJISANJI announced the debut of a new NIJISANJI Liver, Hyakumantenbara Salome.[80][81] She was the first solo debut in the agency. Salome began her streaming activities on 24 May.
On 7 June, Hyakumantenbara Salome reached 1 million subscribers in just under 14 days since her debut[82], making her the fastest NIJISANJI Liver NIJISANJI and VTuber worldwide to reach the milestone. She is the third NIJISANJI Liver to reach 1 million after Kuzuha and Kanae, and the first female Liver to do so.
On 20 June, Salome became the most subscribed Liver in NIJISANJI, surpassing Kuzuha, who had previously held the highest subscriber count since March 2021.
On 23 June, NIJISANJI announced the formation of the unit "Nornis", consisting of Machita Chima, Inui Toko, and Asahina Akane, with their single "Abyssal Zone".[83] This new unit would be signed with the record label Virgin Music.
On 13 July, NIJISANJI announced a new, all-male wave of four Livers, "VOLTACTION", originally graduates from VTA.[84] A peel-off advertisement for the new unit was featured at Shibuya Station from 11 July to 17 July.[85] "VOLTACTION" began their activities on 16 July, releasing their original song "INLAID". They were the first wave in the main branch to debut with a unit-dedicated YouTube channel and Twitter account.
On 5 August, NIJISANJI announced FOCUS ON - NIJISANJI Single Collection -, a project where each month two different Livers will have a singular single CD album released in the market as a physical and digital. Beginning in October 2022, the project continues going a year later in 2023.[86]
On 6 August, NIJISANJI's official Twitter announced that that multiple ex-ID and ex-KR Livers would participate in NIJIFes 2022, including a special 3D showcase from Hana Macchia.[87][88][89][90][91]
On 11-14 August, NIJISANJI held their Power Pro 2022 tournament, "NIJISANJI Koshien 2022" (にじさんじ甲子園2022). This four-day event featured Livers from all across NIJISANJI (excluding VirtualReal), and was hosted by Maimoto Keisuke and Tenkai Tsukasa. The event was sponsored by Rakuten Collection, and the finals stream reached over 320,000 concurrent viewers, breaking the previous year's record of 201,000.[92][93]
On 29 September, NIJISANJI's Korean and Indonesian Twitters announced that multiple ex-ID and ex-KR Livers scheduled to appear at NIJIFes 2022 would be unable to participate due to "unforseen circumstances."[94][95][96] These circumstances were later revealed to be visa processing issues.
On 1-2 October, Hana Macchia showcased her 3D model on Day 2 of NIJIFes 2022, becoming the first ex-ID Liver to receive 3D. It was also announced that NIJISANJI would begin holding 3D debuts for overseas Livers in the near future.
On 19-20 November, NIJISANJI Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Festival 2022 (にじさんじ遊戯王マスターデュエル祭2022) took place across 2 days on NIJISANJI Official YouTube channel (Day 1 & Day 2). Six male and six female Livers participated in the event: Yashiro Kizuku, Kagami Hayato, Ibrahim, Mashiro Meme, Maimoto Keisuke, Kuzuha, Kurusu Natsume, Matsukai Mao, Hoshikawa Sara, Yorumi Rena, Fumi, and Yamagami Karuta.[97][98]
On 12 December, Tsukino Mito reached 1 million subscribers, making her the fourth NIJISANJI Liver and second female Liver to reach the milestone.[99][100][101][102][103]
On 29-31 December, "NIJISANJI Unit Music Festival 2022" (にじさんじユニット歌謡祭2022) took place across 3 days on the official NIJISANJI YouTube channel. Formerly a Liver-organized project, the event featured over 80 Livers performing in 3D in various units, with Rindou Mikoto and Kenmochi Toya serving as MCs. Day 1 was free to watch, while Day 2 and Day 3 were paid admission.[104][105] The entirety of Day 1, as well as free parts of Days 2 and 3, were later reuploaded in a single compilation on 22 January 2023.
2023[]
On 16 January, NIJISANJI announced a new, all-female wave of seven Livers, three of who were graduates originally from VTA while the other four were from the advanced course of VTA which doesn't stream on public.[106][107] The new wave, together known as "Idios", began their streaming activities on 19-20 January.
On 29 March, NIJISANJI announced a new, all-male wave of four Livers, two of who were graduates originally from VTA while the other two were from advanced courses from VTA, without streaming in public.[108] The new wave debuted on 2 April.
On 3 April, NIJISANJI announced a new program project for its main channel, "NIJIBAN". The new program would air weekly on Tuesdays at 22:00 JST, and unlike existing programs, its content would change each month. The first NIJIBAN program, "Nagao & Petra's We are NIJISANJI" (長尾とペトラのたいして変わらん), would be hosted by Nagao Kei and NIJISANJI EN's Petra Gurin, and would air for four weeks starting on 4 April.[109][110][111]
On 3 April, NIJISANJI announced the formation of the unit "Nanajigen Seitokai" (七次元生徒会!), consisting of Kanae, Saegusa Akina, Leos Vincent, Higuchi Kaede, Ryushen, and Suo Sango. The unit would air a new program on it's own YouTube channel every Wednesday at 19:00 JST, with a goal to reach the support of 1 million parents and students.[112]
On 26 April, NIJISANJI announced a new all-male wave of four Livers following the same theme as the previous male wave with heroes. Two of the members were graduates originally from VTA while the other two were from advanced courses from VTA, without streaming in public. The new wave debuted on 29 April. [113]
On 28 April, NIJISANJI announced that the musical unit Raindrops would have its activities suspended on May 1.[114]
On 4 August, NIJISANJI announced the stages and members participating on NIJISANJI Festival (NIJIFES), which is going to happen in 23 and 24 December. Alongside NIJIFES itself, special events to happen in it like 5th Anniversary concert called Symphonia featuring JP members, a Kuzuha solo stage (Kaleidoscope) and Sakuyui teather (Shiina Yuika and Sasaki Saku) were announced.[115]
On 2 October, ANYCOLOR announced the Theme Song of NIJISANJI and NIJISANJI EN Heroes Oriens, Dytica and Krisis, called "SUPER DUPER". Unlike debut songs, this original song had Higuchi Kaede from NIJISANJI and Ren Zotto from NIJISANJI EN singing it instead of the own Livers represented.[116]
On 21 November, NIJISANJI announced a new mixed wave of three Livers, the first mixed wave in NIJISANJI since Edengumi debut in 2021. All of the members were originally graduates from VTA. The new wave debuted on 24 November.
On 30 December, Hoshikawa Sara reached 1 million subscribers, making her the fifth NIJISANJI Liver and third female Liver to reach the milestone.
2024[]
On 12 March, NIJISANJI announced a new, all-male wave of three Livers, two of who were graduates originally from VTA.[117][118] They were set to debut on 15 March.
On 26 April, the unit "Gakudan V!VO" (楽団V!VO) began their activities. Unlike NIJISANJI's previous vocal-based musical units, Gakudan V!VO is a chamber orchestra, consisting of pianist Suzuki Masaru, violinist Seraph Dazzlegarden, flautist Eli Conifer, cellist Emma★August, and trombonist Tachitsute Toto. The group streams practice sessions live twice monthly in rotation on the members' channels, with the goal of performing in front of a live audience on a big stage.[119][120]
Members[]
| H | Is on an indefinite hiatus |
| R | Retired from VTubing activities |
First Generation[]
| Tsukino Mito | Shibuya Hajime | Higuchi Kaede | Shizuka Rin |
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| Moira | Suzuya Aki R | Elu | Yuki Chihiro R |
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Second Generation[]
| Ienaga Mugi | Mononobe Alice | Kenmochi Toya | Morinaka Kazaki | Fushimi Gaku |
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| Gilzaren III | Fumino Tamaki | Ushimi Ichigo | Yuuhi Riri | Suzuka Utako R |
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Gamers[]
NIJISANJI Gamers (にじさんじゲーマーズ) was a group of Virtual Livers that specialized in gaming content. Originally managed as a separate branch, it was later dissolved and merged into the main NIJISANJI group in December 2018.[14] Post-merge, these Livers are also known as Ex-Gamers (元にじさんじゲーマーズ or EXゲーマーズ).
| Kanae | Akabane Youko | Sasaki Saku | Honma Himawari | Makaino Ririmu |
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| Kuzuha | Shiina Yuika | Yamiyono Moruru R | Setsuna R | |
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SEEDs[]
NIJISANJI SEEDs (にじさんじSEEDs) was a third Virtual Liver group themed around "living in the virtual world".[6] Originally managed as a separate branch, it was later dissolved and merged into the main NIJISANJI group in December 2018.[14] Post-merge, these Livers are also known as Ex-SEEDs.
First Generation[]
| Dola | Hanabatake Chaika | Ryushen | Sister Claire | Suzuki Masaru |
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| Todoroki Kyoko | Uzuki Kou | Yashiro Kizuku | Azuchi Momo R | Nakao Azuma R |
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| Umiyashano Kami R | Hassaku Yuzu R | Izumo Kasumi R | ||
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Second Generation[]
Post 2018 Merger[]
At the end of 2018, NIJISANJI, NIJISANJI Gamers, and NIJISANJI SEEDs were all merged into a single Japanese branch named NIJISANJI. Post-merger, new Japanese debut groups are not identified by number. Prior to 2022, most debut groups were named by the Livers themselves after debuting.
Kouhaku Aho Gassen[]
Kouhaku Aho Gassen (紅白アホ合戦) literally means "Red and White Dummy Battle", a reference to NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen. Disbanded after Warabeda Meiji's graduation.
| Warabeda Meiji R | Kudo Chitose R |
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Usa-chan Club[]
Usa-chan Club (うさちゃんクラブ) also refer to themselves as MireRoa (みれロア).
| Gundo Mirei R | Yuzuki Roa H |
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28 January Debut[]
This group hasn't received an offiical unit name yet.
| Onomachi Haruka | Kataribe Tsumugu H | Seto Miyako |
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8 March Debut[]
Shindo Raito's contract was terminated only 4 days after his debut, effectively making Otogibara Era a solo debutant. There was no official name for this group. After Otogibara Era's graduation, it became the first group to have both members retire.
| Shindo Raito R | Otogibara Era R |
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Sanbaka[]
Debuted on 22 March 2019. Although Sanbaka (さんばか) literally means "Three Idiots," the name is actually an abbreviation of Samba Carnival (サンバ・カーニバル), a song relay project they did during their debuts.
| Inui Toko | Ange Katrina | Lize Helesta |
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Beni Zuwaigani[]
Debuted on 2 April 2019. Beni Zuwaigani (紅ズワイガニ) literally means "Crimson Snow Crab," a reference to Saegusa Akina's crimson hair streak and Aizono Manami's pre-debut Twitter handle.
| Saegusa Akina | Aizono Manami |
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MahiLulu[]
Debuted on 19 April 2019. MahiLulu (まひるる) only used the name once and it never officially became a unit name.
| Yukishiro Mahiro | Suzuhara Lulu R |
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LvEx[]
Debuted on 17 May 2019. LvEx is an abbreviation of LevEl Ex (レベルエックス), a combination of their names.
| Ex Albio | Levi Elipha |
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Chichiyama[]
Debuted on 19 June 2019. Chichiyama (乳山) literally means "Breast Mountain." On 25 June 2023, rebranded to "Majomarity" (マジョマリティー).
| Hayama Marin | Nui Sociere |
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SMC-gumi[]
Debuted on 3 July 2019. SMC-gumi (SMC(すめし)組, Sumeshi-gumi) stands for the roles of the members: Scientist (Hakase Fuyuki), Magician (Yorumi Rena) and CEO (Kagami Hayato).
| Hakase Fuyuki | Yorumi Rena | Kagami Hayato |
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Blues[]
Debuted on 24 July 2019. Blues (ぶるーず) got their name from how the members' image colors are all varying shades of blue.
| Mayuzumi Kai R | Ars Almal | Aiba Uiha R |
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Posanke[]
Debuted on 8 August 2019. Posanke (ぽさんけ) is a portmanteau of gosanke (Pokémon's big three, referring to the members' colors) and pokapoka (onomatopeia of being warm, referring to how they warm your hearts).
| Amamiya Kokoro | Eli Conifer | Ratna Petit |
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Tulip-gumi[]
Debuted on 19 September 2019. Tulip-gumi (チューリップ組) refers to a Japanese nursery rhyme titled "Tulip," which mentions the image colors of all the members.
| Sukoya Kana | Hayase Sou | Shellin Burgundy |
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Orihimeboshi[]
Debuted on 17 October 2019. Orihimeboshi (織姫星)—or the star Vega—carries the wish "to be a bridge to make everyone's dreams come true and to be a team that has all its individual members connected like a constellation."
| Fumi | Yamagami Karuta | Hoshikawa Sara |  |
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Aka no Soshiki[]
Debuted on 31 October 2019. Aka no Soshiki (赤の組織) literally means "The Red Organization," referring to the image colors of all its members.
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Night Kingdom[]
Debuted on 28 November 2019. The group's name is written in kanji that should normally be read as Yaoukoku (夜王国) and they refer themselves as such from time to time.
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Mananatsu[]
Debuted on 26 December 2019. Mananatsu (まななつ) is a portmanteau of all its members' names.
| Kurusu Natsume | Naraka | Mashiro Meme |
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Meifu[]
Debuted on 1 February 2020. The members of Meifu (メイフ) all hail from the Corvus Empire (コーヴァス帝国).
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VΔLZ[]
Debuted on 4 April 2020. VΔLZ is derived from "waltz" and "valse" (French for "waltz"). It refers to how waltz is in triple metre, expressing how the trio is in triple harmony.
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Kiramero[]
Debuted on 30 June 2020. Kiramero (きらめろ) is a combination of the members' names.
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Selene Drama Club[]
Debuted on 9 August 2020. All members of the Selene Drama Club (世怜音演劇同好会, Selene Engeki-doukoukai) attend the Selene Girls' Academy (世怜音女学院, Sereine Jogakuin). Sometimes abbreviated to Selejo (セレじょ).
| Asahina Akane R | Suo Sango | Kitakoji Hisui | Todo Kohaku | Nishizono Chigusa |
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Eden-gumi[]
Debuted on 19 July 2021. All members of Eden-gumi (エデン組) come from the city of Eden.
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Ranunculus[]
Debuted on 16 March 2022, Ranunculus is the first wave formed from ANYCOLOR's VIRTUAL TALENT ACADEMY instead of the traditional audition process. It is also the first wave in the main branch to debut with an original song and a preestablished unit name, similarly to debuts in NIJISANJI EN. All of the members were part of the first VTA batch of students.
| Umise Yotsuha | Amagase Muyu | Ponto Nei |
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NIJISANJI ID[]
Previously NIJISANJI's Indonesian branch, consisting of Indonesian-speaking Livers and aimed at Indonesian audiences. Originally operating as a separate branch, it was merged into the main NIJISANJI branch on 15 April 2022. Post-merge, these Livers are also known as Ex-IDs.
First Wave[]
Also known as 3SetBBQ (read as Sunset BBQ), coming from the fact that their fanmarks (or the original fanmark, in case of ZEA Cornelia) being associated with BBQ.
| ZEA Cornelia R | Taka Radjiman R | Hana Macchia |
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Second Wave[]
Also known as CloverMcOver (read as Clover Makeover), named to wish the four members' luck, as well as to represent the members' different personalities.
| Rai Galilei | Amicia Michella R | Miyu Ottavia R | Riksa Dhirendra R |
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Third Wave[]
Also known as LAN_NEE3S (read as Lan Neesans), coming from the first letters of the members' first name (Layla, Azura, Nara), and representing the number 3 and the fact that the wave being the first all-female wave from the former ID branch.
| Azura Cecillia R | Layla Alstroemeria | Nara Haramaung R |
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Fourth Wave[]
Also known as 3FicLite, from the fact that their signature color resembling the traffic lights.
| Etna Crimson | Bonnivier Pranaja R | Siska Leontyne R |
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Fifth Wave[]
hiaAlso known as 53Renade (read as serenade), representing the number 5, the wave being a trio, the first two letters of the members' first names (Reza, Nagisa, Derem), and the fact that the members' signature colors being associated with night.
| Nagisa Arcinia | Derem Kado | Reza Avanluna R |
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Sixth Wave[]
Also known as 6WS, representing the number 6 and "GWS," an internet slang for the phrase "get well soon." After Mika Melatika's graduation, it became the first Ex-ID wave to be disbanded.
| Hyona Elatiora R | Xia Ekavira R | Mika Melatika R |
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NIJISANJI KR[]
Previously NIJISANJI's South Korean branch, consisting of Korean-speaking Livers and aimed at South Korean audiences. Originally operating as a separate branch, it was merged into the main NIJISANJI branch on 15 April 2022. Post-merge, these Livers are also known as Ex-KRs.
First Wave[]
The founding group of NIJISANJI KR
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These members were formerly part of the Korean agency 541 E&C, which merged with NIJISANJI KR on 25 January 2020, making them part of the first Korean wave.[121]
| Gaon | Han Chiho R | Kaen R | Moarin R | Lorou R | Hakuren R |
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Second Wave[]
Also known as Arashi Unagi (嵐ウナギ). It literally means "storm eel" and is meant to phonetically represent the members' given names.
| So Nagi | Lee Siu R | Chae Ara R |
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Third Wave[]
Also known as Neiro wa Murasaki (音色は紫).
| Lee Roha | Akira Ray | Nun Bora R |
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Fourth Wave[]
The fourth wave of NIJISANJI KR branch
| Yang Nari | Ryu Hari | Oh Jiyu | Shin Kiru R |
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Fifth Wave[]
Also known as Mianhada Pinaya (미안하다 피나야). It is meant to phonetically represent the members' given names.
| Seffyna | Ban Hada | Song Mia R |
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Sixth Wave[]
The sixth and final wave on NIJISANJI KR
| Na Sera | Ha Yun | Ko Yami R | Lee On R |
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Post 2022 Merger[]
Below is the list of NIJISANJI Livers who debuted after NIJISANJI ID and NIJISANJI KR merged into the main branch.
Solo Debut[]
Debuted on 24 May 2022, Salome is the first solo debutant from NIJISANJI.
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VOLTACTION[]
Debuted on 13 July 2022, these Livers all came from VIRTUAL TALENT ACADEMY, with all of its members coming from the first batch of students from VTA. Similar to Ranunculus, VOLTACTION debuted with a preestablished unit name and original song. It is also the first debut group in the main branch with a dedicated YouTube channel and Twitter account.
| Fura Kanato | Watarai Hibari | Shikinagi Akira | Seraph Dazzlegarden |  |
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Idios[]
Debuted on 19-20 January 2023. Three members—Ishigami Nozomi, Kuramochi Meruto, and Kaburaki Roco—are VIRTUAL TALENT ACADEMY graduates respectively from the second batch of students in the first two cases and first batch of students in the last case. Unlike Ranunculus and VOLTACTION, they did not have a debut song or a unit name at debut.
Idios (いでぃおす) is derived from "idiosyncrasy", a word often used to express eccentricity or peculiarity and synonymous with "quirk".[122]
| Igarashi Rika | Koshimizu Toru | Ishigami Nozomi | Sophia Valentine |
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Oriens[]
Debuted on 2 April 2023. Two members—Usami Rito and Saiki Ittetsu—are VIRTUAL TALENT ACADEMY graduates from the second batch of students. Unlike Ranunculus and VOLTACTION, they did not have a debut song or a unit name at debut, although they had a theme song months later with the other heroes.
Oriens (オリエンス) is the name picked by the wave, coming from the latin noun oriens (lit. east, rising)[123], as they are by their lore, the Heroes of the East and a counterpart to Dytica. They are part of the same world as the NIJISANJI EN wave Krisis and the NIJISANJI wave Dytica.
| Akagi Wen | Usami Rito | Hibachi Mana | Saiki Ittetsu |
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Dytica[]
Debuted on 29 April 2023. Two members—Koyanagi Rou and Hoshirube Sho—are VIRTUAL TALENT ACADEMY graduates from the second batch of students. Unlike Ranunculus and VOLTACTION, they did not have a debut song or a unit name at debut, although they had a theme song months later with the other heroes.
Dytica (ディティカ) is the name picked by the wave, coming from the greek adjective δυτικός (dutikós, lit. western, westward)[124], as they are by their lore, the Heroes of the West and a counterpart to Oriens. They are part of the same world as the NIJISANJI EN wave Krisis and the NIJISANJI wave Oriens.
| Murakumo Kagetsu | Hoshirube Sho | Koyanagi Rou | Inami Rai |
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Mitarashi-dan[]
Debuted on 24 November 2023. All of the members are VIRTUAL TALENT ACADEMY graduates, with Tachitsute Toto and Milan Kestrel being from the second batch of students and Shioriha Ruri being from the third batch. Similar to the other 2023 waves, it has no unit name and follows the naming post debut.
Mitarashi-dan is the name picked by the wave, with it being a portmanteu of the Livers' initials (Mi from Milan, Ta from Tachitsute and Shi from Shioriha), the japanese sweet mitarashi dango and the word 団 (dan, lit. team, squad).
| Tachitsute Toto | Shioriha Ruri | Milan Kestrel |
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3SKM[]
Debuted on 13 March 2024. Two of the members are VIRTUAL TALENT ACADEMY graduates, with Kitami Yusei being from the third batch of students and Sakaki Ness being from the fourth batch.
3SKM is a stylization of the idiom 三竦み (sansukumi) loosely meaning "three way deadlock" or "rock-paper-scissors situation"[125]
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Ayakaki[]
Debuted on 22 June 2024. Three of the members are VIRTUAL TALENT ACADEMY graduates, with Shiga Riko being from the second batch of students, Kisara from the third batch and Kozue Mone from fourth batch of students.
Ayakaki is an abbreviation of the idiom "何れ菖蒲か杜若" (Izure Ayame ka Kakitsubata), which can be translated to "Equivalent in Beauty"[126][127].
| Shiga Riko | Tamanoi Nana | Kisara | Kozue Mone | Lunlun | 
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Speciale[]
Debuted on 16 August 2024. One of the members, Nanase Suzuna, is VIRTUAL TALENT ACADEMY graduate from the second batch of students.
Speciale, a name of the cafe where the livers work, can be translated from Italian language as "special".
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Known Staff[]
| Riku Tazumi ANYCOLOR CEO |
Staff-san NIJISANJI ID manager |
Kurokos ANYCOLOR Staff |
UCHISA PUCHISANJI artist |
stove PUCHISANJI artist |
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Trivia[]
- NIJISANJI's app has a mascot called Yugamin. Livers can stream as Yugamin instead of their usual forms as Yugamin has a Live2D model. Yugamin was designed by Hoziro, who also designed Shibuya Hajime, Kenmochi Toya, Fushimi Gaku, Sister Claire, Amemori Sayo, Todoroki Kyoko, and Yumeoi Kakeru.
- Whenever someone who isn't a Liver appears in a 3D stream, their avatar is that of a kuroko (黒衣, black-clad), a stagehand in traditional Japanese theater wearing black clothes that cover the entire body. The kuroko are usually ANYCOLOR staff.
- There has been multiple instances where a model was left unused, one notable example being that of "Eudrick" who was revealed all the way back during NIJISANJI's conception but has since become a running joke among members.
Gallery[]
Anniversary Event[]
(by Nezumidosi)
(by various artist)
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(Group A & B)
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(Group C & D)
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(Group E & F)
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(Group G & H)
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(Group I, J, & K)
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(Group L)
Video Series[]
![Yashiro & Sasaki's Lever-Gacha-Daipan (Ended)[note 1]](/wiki/File:Lever-Gacha-Daipan_Illustration.jpg "Lever-Gacha-Daipan Illustration.jpg (286 KB)")
![NIJISANJI B Grade Variety (tentative)[note 2]](/wiki/File:B_Grade_Variety_of_NIJISANJI_(kari).jpg "B Grade Variety of NIJISANJI (kari).jpg (231 KB)")
![Game-Lu? Game-Ru![note 3]](/wiki/File:Game-Bu%3F_Game-Ru!.webp "Game-Bu? Game-Ru!.webp (62 KB)")
Video Clips[]
- Virtual to LIVE - NIJISANJI 1st Anniversary Song
- Sanbaka (さんばか) Cover
- Ex-Gamers Cover
- NIJISANJI ID Cover (3SetBBQ Ver.)
- VirtuaReal Cover
- NIJISANJI ID Cover (CloverMcOver Ver.)
- Acapella Cover (Miyazono Rin ft. Kouichi)
- SMC-gumi (SMC組) Cover
- VirtuaReal Cover (9th wave 1st Anniversary ver.)
- VirtuaReal 117 Cover
- VirtuaReal Cover (SKT 1st Anniversary ver.)
- VirtuaReal Cover (137 1st Anniversary ver.)
- NIJISANJI EN LazuLight 1st Anniversary Cover
- Meifu (メイフ) Cover
- #NIJIMelodyTime Cover
- NijiFes 2022 by International Livers (ex-ID, ex-KR, EN, VirtuaReal)
- NIJISANJI EN Ethyria 1st Anniversary Cover
- into reality - NIJISANJI ID 1st Anniversary Song
- Wonder NeverLand - NIJISANJI 3rd Anniversary Song
- Niji Iro Puddle - NIJISANJI 3rd Anniversary Song
- All For Now!! - NIJISANJI KR 1st Anniversary Song
- PUCHISANJI (ぷちさんじ, PetitSanji) - Short illustrated videos of moments clipped from NIJISANJI Liver streams. Some English translations can be found in the Closed Captions. As of July 2020, PUCHISANJI clips with English hardsub translations are simulcasted on the official NIJISANJI English YouTube channel. Chinese hard-subbed versions are uploaded to the official bilibili channel.
- CHOKOSANJI (ちょこさんじ, Snack Time!) - Short stories that are presented using 3D animations. English hard-subbed versions are posted simultaneously onto the official English channel with Indonesian subtitles accessible in the closed captions. Chinese hard-subbed versions are uploaded to the official bilibili channel.
- The official NIJISANJI TikTok reposts short clips from the official clip channel on YouTube.
External Links[]
Official Stores[]
- NIJISANJI Official Store
- にじさんじ公式 - Official Booth store
- NIJISANJI ID - NIJISANJI ID's official Booth store
- 니지산지 - NIJISANJI KR's official Booth store
Official Channels[]
- にじさんじ - Main channel (Japanese)
- にじさんじオフィシャル ニコニコチャンネル - Official Niconico channel (Japanese)
- にじさんじ [公式サブch] - Sub channel (Japanese)
- にじさんじ公式切り抜きチャンネル【NIJISANJI Official Best Moments】 - Official Clip channel (Japanese)
- NIJISANJI ID Official - Official Indonesian channel (Indonesian)
- NIJISANJI KR Official - Official South Korean channel (South Korean)
- NIJISANJI - Official NIJISANJI channel on bilibili (Chinese)
Official Twitter Accounts[]
- @nijisanji_app - Main NIJISANJI account (Japanese)
- @NIJISANJI_ID - NIJISANJI ID (Indonesian)
- @NIJISANJI_KR - NIJISANJI KR (Korean)
- @NIJISANJI_staff- NIJISANJI staff contact account (English)
- @kirinuki_2434 - NIJISANJI clip channel account (Japanese)
Official Facebook Pages[]
- @nijisanji.indonesia - NIJISANJI ID
- @NIJISANJI.KR - NIJISANJI KR
Other Official Accounts[]
- r/Nijisanji - Official NIJISANJI Subreddit (English)
- @nijisanji_official - Official NIJISANJI TikTok account (Japanese)
- @nijisanji_official - Official NIJISANJI Instagram account (Japanese)
- @nijisanji_officialstore - Official NIJISANJI Store Instagram account (Japanese)
Others[]
- Unofficial NIJISANJI Wiki - Fan-made and ever-updating database of NIJISANJI Livers, including international branches (Japanese)