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NIJISANJI EN is an overseas branch of NIJISANJI Project, consisting of English-speaking Livers. Unlike other overseas branches, it is not associated with any specific country and is aimed at English-speaking audiences around the world.

Luxiem, the branch's first all-male wave, saw explosive popularity ever since their debut. They are considered as proof of a large audience for English-speaking male VTubers.

History

Background

On 22 June 2020, Ichikara Inc. rebranded their India branch, "NIJISANJI IN", as "NIJISANJI EN". Although a separate branch from the current incarnation of "NIJISANJI EN", this was the NIJISANJI Project's first attempt to market to English-speaking countries. The India-based branch was eventually rebranded back to "NIJISANJI IN" on 27 November.

On 1 December, Ichikara Inc. announced the official launch of NIJISANJI's first wave of auditions for English-speaking countries. Unlike other overseas branch auditions, the new branch was not identified by name at the time, and no VTuber designs were publicly shown. Auditions were open until 15 December.

2021

On 12 May, Ichikara Inc. re-launched a previously defunct branch of the NIJISANJI Project for English-speaking countries, "NIJISANJI EN", with NIJISANJI's official English Twitter revealing the branch's new wave, LazuLight. These Livers were previously selected during the auditions in December 2020. LazuLight began their activities on 16 May with a special debut program hosted by NIJISANJI ID's Hana Macchia and Bonnivier Pranaja, and an original song called "Diamond City Lights", produced by Mafumafu and with story lyrics by NIJISANJI Liver Hoshikawa Sara.

On 18 June, ANYCOLOR (previously Ichikara Inc.) opened new auditions for NIJISANJI EN. Unlike the first set of auditions, separate auditions were held for male and female Livers, with female auditions lasting until 11 July and male auditions until 1 August.

On 14 July, NIJISANJI EN announced its second wave, OBSYDIA. These Livers were selected from the same December 2020 auditions as LazuLight rather than the auditions that opened in June. OBSYDIA officially started their activities on 18 July with a special debut program hosted by LazuLight, and an original song called "Black Out", produced by TeddyLoid and with story lyrics by NIJISANJI Liver Ryushen.

On 6 October, NIJISANJI EN announced its third wave, Ethyria. These Livers were selected from the June 2021 female auditions. Ethyria officially started their activities on 9 October with a special debut program hosted by OBSYDIA, and an original song called "God sees all", produced by Chibanyan.

On 17 December, NIJISANJI EN announced its fourth wave, Luxiem. This was NIJISANJI EN's first all-male group, selected from the June 2021 male auditions. Luxiem began their activities on 20 December with a special debut program hosted by Elira Pendora and Oliver Evans, and an original song called "Hope in the Dark", produced by Chibanyan.

2022

On 22 February, NIJISANJI EN announced its fifth wave, Noctyx. These Livers were selected from the same June 2021 male auditions as Luxiem. Noctyx began their activities with a special debut program hosted by Reimu Endou and Ike Eveland, and an original song called "Stuck in the Abyss", produced by MATZ.

On 4 March, ANYCOLOR opened a new set of auditions for NIJISANJI EN for male and female Livers. Auditions were open until 31 March (23:59 JST).

On 25 June, Luxiem premiered the official music video for their 2nd single, "Jazz on the Clock!!", produced by ChibaNyan, and written and composed by ChibaNyan and Kenkayoshi. This was released as a commemoration for their six-month anniversary.

On 18 July, OBSYDIA unveiled a new, minimalistic wave logo to replace their original neon logo designed by Petra Gurin.

On 24 July, Vox Akuma became the first Liver in NIJISANJI EN and the fourth Liver in NIJISANJI overall to reach 1 million subscribers. He is the second-fastest member of NIJISANJI to reach this milestone, behind Hyakumantenbara Salome.

On 20 July, NIJISANJI EN announced its sixth wave, ILUNA. This was NIJISANJI EN's first mixed-gender group, selected from the March 2022 auditions. ILUNA formally began their activities on 24 July with a special debut program hosted by Selen Tatsuki and Alban Knox, and an original song called "Let's Get It Started", produced by MATZ.

On 6 August, NIJISANJI EN's official Twitter announced that multiple NIJISANJI EN Livers would participate in NIJIFes 2022 for the first time, including a special 3D showcase from LazuLight alongside Hana Macchia.

On 12 August, ANYCOLOR opened a new set of auditions for NIJISANJI EN for male gamers. Auditions were open until 30 August (15:59 JST).

On 29 September, NIJISANJI EN's official Twitter announced that many NIJISANJI EN Livers scheduled to appear at NIJIFes 2022 would be unable to participate due to "unforseen circumstances." These circumstances were later revealed to be visa processing issues.

On 1-2 October, Elira Pendora, Petra Gurin, Selen Tatsuki, and Shu Yamino participated in NIJIFes 2022, marking NIJISANJI EN's first appearance at NIJIFes. All members of Ethyria, who were not physically present at NIJIFes, also appeared in a prerecorded panel. Elira showcased her 3D model on Day 2, becoming the first EN Liver to receive 3D models. It was also announced that NIJISANJI would begin rolling out 3D debuts for overseas Livers in the near future.

On 6 December, NIJISANJI EN announced its seventh wave, XSOLEIL. These Livers were selected from the same March 2022 auditions as ILUNA. XSOLEIL began their activities on December 10 with a special debut program hosted by Aia Amare and Kyo Kaneko, and an original song called "HOLD IT DOWN", produced by GRP.

2023

On 6 January, ANYCOLOR opened a new set of auditions for NIJISANJI EN. Auditions were open until 23 January (23:59 JST).

On 22 January, ANYCOLOR announced the first live concert of the branch, called NIJISANJI EN AR LIVE "COLORS" PASTEL STAGE & VIVID STAGE, featuring LazuLight, OBSYDIA, Ethyria, Luxiem and Noctyx. The first three waves will perform on 8 April, while the other two waves will perform on 9 April, showing their 3D for the first time to the public (except for Fulgur, who will be 2D due to health circumstances).

On 2 February, ANYCOLOR announced that the AR Live would be canceled due to various circumstances including coronavirus outbreaks causing delays in live shooting and video production.

On 29 March, ANYCOLOR opened a new set of auditions for NIJISANJI EN. Auditions were open until 17 April (16:00 JST).

On 22 June, NIJISANJI EN announced its eighth wave, together known as Krisis. Krisis began their activities on 24 June with a special debut program hosted by Mysta Rias and Rosemi Lovelock. Unlike previous NIJISANJI EN waves, and similar to many Japanese waves, this wave did not debut with an original song or logo, and their unit name was not officially featured in debut announcements. These Livers were stated to "share the same world" with the eight Japanese Livers from Oriens and Dytica, who debuted in March & April 2023.

On 24 August, ANYCOLOR opened auditions for NIJISANJI EN. Auditions were open until 19 September (JST).

On 2 October, a theme song for NIJISANJI's and NIJISANJI EN's hero-themed waves (Oriens, Dytica, and Krisis), called "SUPER DUPER", was announced. Unlike debut songs, this original song was sung by Higuchi Kaede from NIJISANJI and Ren Zotto from NIJISANJI EN instead of the Livers represented by the song.

On 25 October, NIJISANJI EN announced its ninth wave, together known as TTT. The group began their activities on 27 October with a special debut program hosted by Maria Marionette and Luca Kaneshiro. The group's theme song, "Desire", premiered soon after, sung by Enna Alouette and Maria Marionette.

On 1 November, the NIJISANJI EN channel announced and premiered the first episode of the program in the channel, this time focusing on Noctyx. This marks the first time the branch have their own program similar to how NIJISANJI has their own programs for years, with episodes being released every month until Noctyx second anniversary.

On 3 November, during Reimu Endou's birthday stream, the unofficial group called NijiUK created by Petra Gurin, Reimu Endou, Enna Alouette and Millie Parfait, announced that after a proposal of the members to management and the approval, the group would become an official sub-unit in NIJISANJI EN and would be renamed to Zuttoღo (meaning 'forever friends' in English). This marks the first official sub-unit in NIJISANJI EN. All members will still continue in their original waves OBSYDIA and Ethyria.

On 17 November ANYCOLOR opened a new set of auditions for NIJISANJI EN, this time around focused on acting. Auditions were open until 11 December (JST).

2024

On 5 February, NIJISANJI EN announced the termination of Selen Tatsuki's contract. This announcement, alongside subsequent events, such as joint statement from their talents, led to a major controversy and public outcry, with noticeable drop in subscriber count across all the NIJISANJI EN channels.

As of 22 February, NIJISANJI EN channels lost over 400,000 subscribers combined, with Elira Pendora, Selen Tatsuki, Enna Alouette, Millie Parfait, and Vox Akuma who lost over 30,000 each. Livers Elira Pendora and Rosemi Lovelock lost their major milestones of 600,000 and 500,000 subscribers respectfully.

On 5 March, the previously advertised attendance of Ethyria members at "OffKai Expo 2024 Gen 3 VTuber" convention was cancelled, as OffKai Expo was concerned that recent events occurring around NIJISANJI EN during this time had resulted in an environment where Ethyria's appearance would not provide a positive conference experience for ANYCOLOR Inc.'s Livers. or attendees.

On 29 March, ANYCOLOR announced its long-awaited AR Live concert, "COLORS", after the event was initially canceled in 2023. The event would be held on 14 April. The concert featuring LazuLight, OBSYDIA, Ethyria, Luxiem, and Noctyx members; with Ethryia, Luxiem, and Noctyx (except for Fulgur, who will be 2D due to health circumstances) showing their 3D models for the first time. The event would be pre-recorded with the exception of a live band. The performance is set to take place online, with both openings for each stage streaming free on YouTube and Niconico. As for the full show, international audiences can purchase their tickets on Stagecrowd, Japanese viewers on niconico Live, and Chinese viewers on bilibili.

On 14 April, NIJISANJI announced a new project called "NIJI ENcounter" which will release a new original song every month with two randomly picked livers and the theme of “NIJISANJI EN Livers” and “Music Creators” coming together.

On 12 May, NIJISANJI announced their first full 3D concert at Anime Expo which take place on 7 July and livers, Elira Pendora, Finana Ryugu, Petra Gurin, Rosemi Lovelock, and Millie Parfait will perform in the first program, followed by evening performances by Luca Kaneshiro, Shu Yamino, Sonny Brisko, and Uki Violeta.

On 21 May, NIJISANJI EN announced its tenth wave, Denauth. Denauth began their activities on May 24 with a special debut program hosted by Doppio Dropscythe and Vantacrow Bringer, and an original song called "Sugary, Spooky", produced by Kento Nagatsuka.

Members

R	Retired from VTubing activities

LazuLight

Debuted on 16 May 2021, LazuLight is the first wave of NIJISANJI EN. Each member is a fantasy creature associated with a different part of nature: earth, sea, or sky.

LazuLight's name is derived from lazulite, a blue-green gemstone, and light. The use of lazulite comes from LazuLight's blue and green color schemes, as well as to indicate that LazuLight's members are "precious" like gemstones.

Elira Pendora	Finana Ryugu	Pomu Rainpuff R

OBSYDIA

Debuted on 17 July 2021, OBSYDIA is a dark counterpart to LazuLight, featuring similar fantasy motifs and mirroring its earth-sea-sky trichotomy.

OBSYDIA's name is derived from obsidian, a black volcanic glass.

Rosemi Lovelock	Petra Gurin	Selen Tatsuki R

Ethyria

Debuted on 8 October 2021, Ethyria is a wave themed around Heaven and Hell. In particular, Nina and Enna are associated with Heaven, while Millie and Reimu are associated with Hell.

Ethyria's name is derived from the word ethereal, which refers to the immaterial nature of Heaven and Hell.

Millie Parfait	Enna Alouette	Reimu Endou	Nina Kosaka R

Luxiem

Debuted on 20 December 2021, Luxiem is the first wave in NIJISANJI EN to include male Livers. It is also the first wave to receive a dedicated YouTube channel. It is themed around hope and light. In lore, its members originally come from the past.

Luxiem's name is derived from lux, the Latin word for light, and regium, the Latin word for royal/regal.

Luca Kaneshiro	Shu Yamino	Ike Eveland	Vox Akuma	Mysta Rias R

Noctyx

Debuted on 27 February 2022, Noctyx is a dark, future-themed counterpart to Luxiem. In lore, its members originally come from the future.

Noctyx's name may be derived from noct, the Latin word for night, and Nyx, the Greek goddess of the night.

Sonny Brisko	Uki Violeta	Alban Knox	Fulgur Ovid	Yugo Asuma R

ILUNA

Debuted on 25 July 2022, ILUNA is the first wave of NIJISANJI EN to include both male and female Livers. It is themed around the moon and magic, with its members being students at the ILUNA Institute of Mystics.

ILUNA's name is likely derived from luna, the Latin word for moon or moonlight.

Maria Marionette	Aia Amare	Aster Arcadia	Scarle Yonaguni	Ren Zotto	Kyo Kaneko R

XSOLEIL

Debuted on 10 December 2022, XSOLEIL is a sun-themed counterpart to ILUNA. Its members have superpowers and are part of the student council at the XSOLEIL Institute of Infinity.

XSOLEIL's name is likely derived from soleil, the French word for sun or sunlight.

Doppio Dropscythe	Meloco Kyoran	Kotoka Torahime	Ver Vermillion	Zaion LanZa R	Hex Haywire R

Krisis

Debuted on 24 June 2023. Known as Heroes of the Night, as a first to the agency, its members share the same world with eight Japanese Livers known as the Heroes of the East, Oriens and the Heroes of West, Dytica, who both debuted in April 2023.

Unlike previous NIJISANJI EN waves, and similar to more recent NIJISANJI waves from 2023 and prior to 2022, it didn't feature a debut song (instead having a theme song months later with the other heroes) and it had no official unit name with a logo prior to debut, instead having an unofficial name like older and 2023 debuts in the company.

Krisis' name is derived from the Greek word krisis, meaning judgement.

Vezalius Bandage	Vantacrow Bringer	Yu Q. Wilson

TTT

TTT (pronounced "Triple T") is abbreviated from the first 3 words of the group name, "These Three Troublemaking Adventurers from Another World are Actually a Comedy Troupe?!"

They debuted on 27 October 2023.

Unlike previous NIJISANJI EN waves, and similar to more recent NIJISANJI waves from 2023 and prior to 2022, it didn't feature a debut song (instead having a theme song sang by EN Livers) and it had no official unit name with a logo prior to debut, instead having an unofficial name like older and 2023 debuts in NIJISANJI.

Claude Clawmark	Kunai Nakasato R	Victoria Brightshield R

Denauth

Debuted on 24 May 2024, Denauth follows Ryoma and Klara who got hired to work at Twisty's manor. Little did they know rumor has it it's haunted, which is why their name which is an anagram for Haunted.

Ryoma Barrenwort	Twisty Amanozako	Klara Charmwood

Defunct Wave

"Original" NIJISANJI EN

Beginning as NIJISANJI's Indian branch, also known as 3 idiots, consisting of English-speaking Livers and aimed at the Indian market, began their activities in 23 January 2020. From 22 June to 27 November 2020, NIJISANJI IN was temporarily rebranded as "NIJISANJI EN", making it NIJISANJI's first official English-speaking group. The IN branch later suspended all activities on 30 April 2021.

Aadya R	Noor R	Vihaan R

Trivia

• The NIJISANJI EN official YouTube channel was originally a "NIJISANJI World" channel that posted English-translated clips of Japanese Livers for international audiences. After LazuLight's debut, the channel shifted its focus to supporting the new EN branch and stopped posting new clips of Japanese Livers, though older clips are still viewable. On 11 February 2023, the channel started posting clips of JP Livers again as part of its series "1 min NIJISANJI."
• After LazuLight, the NIJISANJI EN official Twitter account makes a seemingly out-of-context Tweet before announcing the next wave:
  • They tweeted only ":)" before OBSYDIA's reveal.
  • "uwu" for Ethyria.
  • "All according to KEIKAKU" for Luxiem.
  • "Hehe! :)" for Noctyx.
  • "the moon is beautiful tonight 🌚🌝" for ILUNA.
  • "☀️the sun approaches its zenith☀️" for XSOLEIL.
  • "Prepare for landing..." for Krisis.
  • "I sharpen my claws, I don my mask, I polish my sword, I seek my desire." for TTT.
  • "An image of a black gate" for Denauth.
• So far, Denauth is the first and only wave to have their out-of-context Tweet be an image instead of text.
• Noor from the Original NIJISANJI EN was the one to interview Finana Ryugu before she officially joined new NIJISANJI EN.

• OBSYDIA's existence was teased even before LazuLight debuted. In the promotional illustration for LazuLight's debut, purple-tinted images of OBSYDIA's torsos are projected onto the buildings. Selen Tatsuki can be seen in the upper-left corner, while Rosemi Lovelock and Petra Gurin can be seen on the building to the right of Finana Ryugu.

The character silhouettes for Wave 3's audition form

• Ethyria was the first, and so far only, NIJISANJI EN wave in which applicants could audition for pre-designed characters. The audition form contained silhouettes of the designs plus excerpts of each characters' lore.

• Before Ethyria was announced, fans would sometimes joke about NIJISANJI EN naming their waves after Minecraft, as both lapis lazuli and obsidian are blocks in Minecraft.
• Alternate ideas for Luxiem's name included "Royal Flash", suggested by Ike Eveland, and "Prismarine", a Minecraft reference.
• ILUNA and XSOLEIL are two of only three NIJISANJI waves in which all of their respective members attend the same school, with the first such wave being the main branch's Selene Drama Club.
• NIJISANJI EN Livers debut with the equivalent of 2.0 models compared to other branches, eliminating the need for 2.0 Brushups later on. They are still eligible to apply for 3.0 Brushups (selected by roulette).
• As with other branches, NIJISANJI EN Livers receive a free outfit as a reward for reaching 50,000 subscribers before getting more outfits via a point system. However, because EN Livers tend to reach this milestone very quickly, each wave so far has revealed their second outfits together and share a common theme.
  • LazuLight's second outfits are all Japanese-styled, featuring kimono-like tops, obi sashes, and frilly skirts.
  • OBSYDIA's second outfits are all military-themed.
  • Ethyria's second outfits are royalty-themed and based on playing card suits.
  • Luxiem's second outfits are themed around the "past" and represent younger versions of themselves.
  • Noctyx's second outfits are themed around the present versions of the livers.
  • ILUNA's second outfits unlike previous waves, have no theme as all of the members already shared the school theme. Instead, each member has their own individual outfit released separately, similar to how non-EN branches work in NIJISANJI.
  • XSOLEIL's second outfits are all black-and-white themed.
  • Krisis' second outfits are all casual-themed.
• Many members of NIJISANJI EN have proven to be poor drivers, leading to the hashtag #nijicantdrive.

Gallery

NIJISANJI EN (22 June 2020)

NIJISANJI EN (December 2024)

Video Clips

• Diamond City Lights - LazuLight Debut Song
• Black Out - OBSYDIA Debut Song
• God sees all - Ethyria Debut Song
• Hope in the dark - Luxiem Debut Song
• Stuck In The Abyss - Noctyx Debut Song
• Break Free - Noctyx 2nd Single
• Let's Get It Started - ILUNA Debut Song
• Jazz on the Clock - Luxiem 2nd Single
• Hold It Down - XSOLEIL Debut Song
• Light Me Up - Lazulight 2nd Single
• Break Free - Noctyx 2nd Single
• Sugary, Spooky - Denauth Debut Song

External Links

Websites

• NIJISANJI Website
• ANYCOLOR Inc. Website

Channels

• NIJISANJI English Official - NIJISANJI English channel
• NIJISANJI_EN - English Twitch channel
• Luxiem Channel【NIJISANJI EN】 - Luxiem's unit-dedicated YouTube channel

Social Media

• @NIJISANJI_World - International NIJISANJI account
• @NIJISANJI_staff- NIJISANJI staff contact account
• r/Nijisanji - NIJISANJI Subreddit
• nijisanji.official - NIJISANJI EN Facebook page
• @nijisanji_en - NIJISANJI EN Instagram account
• @nijisanji_en - NIJISANJI EN TikTok account

Store

• nijisanji-store.com - NIJISANJI EN's Official Store