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Ren Zotto (レン ゾット ) is a male English-language Virtual YouTuber affiliated with NIJISANJI EN's sixth wave "ILUNA", alongside Maria Marionette, Aia Amare, Kyo Kaneko, Aster Arcadia, and Scarle Yonaguni.
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Introduction video[]
【DEBUT STREAM】ARRIVED AT LAST【NIJISANJI EN - Ren Zotto】
Ren Zotto's introduction
Profile[]
ILUNA Institute of the Mystics 3rd Year. A deadly alien prince from another world. He has resolved to conquer Earth, using his unique sound.[3]
Personality[]
Ren is generally playful and easygoing. He tries to be a positive force in others' lives, often encouraging his fans to go outside and get some fresh air. He can be very competitive in Nintendo multiplayer games, though it's all in good fun, and has a bit of a flirtatious streak.
Appearance[]
He has short scruffy black hair and black asymmetrical horns that has blue tips with blue eyes and pointed ears with black piercings.
History[]
Background[]
On 4 March 2022, ANYCOLOR launched their 4th audition for NIJISANJI EN open to both male and female talents lasting until 31 March.[4]
On 20 July 2022, the NIJISANJI EN twitter account announced the upcoming debut of its sixth wave "ILUNA", accompanied by a teaser of the Livers' designs and voices as well as an announcement for a debut song "Let's Get It Started" produced by MATZ, who also produced the debut song for Noctyx, "Stuck in the Abyss".[5]
Ren's YouTube channel was created on 6 July 2022, and his Twitter account was created in the same month. His first tweet was made on 20 July 2022, he posted first video on YouTube channel on the next day.[6] On 24 July, within the 24 hours before the debut stream, Ren reached 100,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel. Ren debuted on 25 July 2022 (JST), on the same day, he released his first solo original song "Blue Sugar."
2022[]
On 25 July, Ren reached 200,000 followers on his Twitter account.[7]
On 26 July, Ren reached 200,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.
On 8 August, Ren reached 300,000 followers on his Twitter account.[8]
On 13 August, Ren reached 300,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.[9]
On 21 August, Ren opened memberships on his YouTube channel.[10]
On 17 September, Ren reached 400,000 followers on his Twitter account.[11]
On 7 November, Ren announced the release of a new original song titled "Amplify."[12]
On 12 November, Ren released his second original song "Amplify."
On 20 December, Ren reached 400,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.[13]
2023[]
On 25 March, Ren released his third original song "Wanderer."
On 28 June, Ren reached 600,000 followers on his Twitter account.[14]
On 19 August, he released his fourth original song "Casket."
On 19 December, he reached 500,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.[15]
2024[]
On 8 June, Ren debuted his second outfit.[16]
On 12 June, Ren and Doppio Dropscythe released their original song, "Play Back", as part of the NIJISANJI EN project: ENcounter.
On 15 November, Ren released his fifth original song "Atmosphere."
On 29 November, Ren debuted his 3D model during Kaede Higuchi's live tour "BREAKING" in Taipei, Taiwan.[17]
On 20 December, Ren revealed his 3.0 Brushup, adding new expressions to his model.[18]
2025[]
On 1 February, Ren announced that his 3D debut stream will be streamed on 8 February.[19]
On 8 February, Ren officially debuted his 3D model.[20] He also released his sixth original song, "Monstrosity."
On 24 February, Ren debuted his 3D performance costume during NIJISANJI 7th anniversary live "OVERTURE."[21][22]
Discography[]
- Main page: Ren Zotto/Discography
| Blue Sugar | 1st single | 25 July 2022 |
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| Digital Release • Music Video • YouTube | ||
| Monstrosity | 6th single | 9 February 2025 |
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| Digital Release • Music Video • YouTube | ||
Events[]
- On 20 March 2025, Ren announced a collaboration with Tí: Cafê in Denver city, Colorado, from 24 March to 6 April 2025. The collaboration includes pastries, three specialty coffees and merch inspired by Ren.[23]
Fans[]
- His fans are called "Renvaderz".
- Ren's YouTube membership is called "ALIENATION."
Relationships[]
- "ILUNA" - Ren, Maria Marionette, Kyo Kaneko, Aia Amare, Aster Arcadia, Scarle Yonaguni, and Ren Zotto. They are debut-mates.
- "NIJIAU" - Ren, Sonny Brisko, Maria Marionette, Luca Kaneshiro, and Ban Hada.
- "NijiBitter" - Ren, Kyo Kaneko, Fulgur Ovid and Enna Alouette.
- "Renster" - Ren and Aster Arcadia.
- "Renkyotto" - Ren and Kyo Kaneko.
- "NijiNOVA" - Ren, Luca Kaneshiro, Shu Yamino, and Sonny Brisko.
Quotes[]
- "Looks like I've finally arrived." - Debut trailer
- "Wushu Wushu Wushu"
Trivia[]
Identity[]
- Color: #429B76[26]
- Languages: English, he is learning Japanese and Animal Crossing.[26]
- His pronouns are "he/him, or they, I don't really mind".
Likes and dislikes[]
- Likes: Music, water, dinosaurs, paranormal things, trains, road trips, cats, Halloween & hamsters, touching grass,[26], Disney Channel stuff[27] dogs, lemon meringue pie
- Hobbies: Singing & song writing, playing instruments (guitar, piano, some drums, bass, kazoo), meditation (jokingly listed as "breathing" in his debut slides).[26]
- Music: Owl City, Waterparks, Neil Cicierega, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Shawn Wasabi, The Ready Set, Metro Station, Hello Goodbye, 100 Gecs, Video game OSTs.[26]
- His favorite Owl City song is Vanilla Twilight.
- Anime: Toradora, Lucky Star, My Hero Academia, Pokemon, K-On!, TWEWY anime, Teasing Master Takagi-san.[26]
- Dislikes: Banana strings, sleeping, waking up, summer, superheroes, sports, bullies.[26]
Miscellaneous[]
- Standing at 180 cm, he is the second tallest in ILUNA after Kyo, and is tied with Sonny.
- He is cold-blooded.
- His horns are sensitive to touch, glow slightly ("glowstick-level"), and will regrow if broken or removed.
- Kyo cuts off his horns while he is asleep, and sells them.
- He used to think that dogs were cats and vice versa, which led to him naming his dog Cat.
- He's befriended the birds around where he lives, to the point that they'll eat out of his hand.
- While he's not familiar enough with Earth timekeeping to know his exact age, he estimates that he's in his 20s.
- He is a pescatarian (i.e. he eats fish but no other meat).
- He learned to meditate to improve his mental health during a difficult time in his life.
- When speaking Japanese, he calls himself "ore".
- His Rice purity score is 59, which he's somewhat disappointed about as he thinks having a score of 69 would be funny.
- He shares his character designer with Aogiri Eito of Neo-Porte.
External links[]
Media[]
- Ren Zotto's corporate profile on NIJISANJI website
- Ren Zotto 【NIJISANJI EN】 - YouTube channel
- @RenZott0 - Twitter account
Hashtags[]
- #RenZotto - General/Live
- #RenZottoArt - Fan art
- #RentaiZotto - NSFW
- #Zottonail - Thumbnail
- #ZottoClips - Clips
- #Rizotto - Memes
- #ZottoAssetz - Assets
Further reading[]
- Ren Zotto (レン ゾット) - Unofficial NIJISANJI Wiki
