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Seraph Dazzlegarden (セラフ・ダズルガーデン) is a male Japanese Virtual YouTuber affiliated with NIJISANJI, debuting as part of the unit "VOLTACTION" (ヴォルタクション) alongside Fura Kanato, Watarai Hibari and Shikinagi Akira. Previously, he was enrolled as a student in VIRTUAL TALENT ACADEMY (VTA) as part of its first generation as Misono Satoshi (美園聡).
Introduction Video[]
【初配信】初めまして。熾天使です。【セラフ・ダズルガーデン-にじさんじ】
Seraph Dazzlegarden's introduction.
Profile[]
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| As he was born into a family where assassination was his profession, he honed his assassination skills from a young age. His identity is still a mystery, and he has several different names. Now he has retired from assassination and became a freelancer agent.[4] |
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| 暗殺が生業の家系に生まれ、幼い頃から暗殺技術を磨いてきた。 素性には謎が多く、複数の名前を使い分けている。 現在は暗殺者を辞め、フリーのエージェントとして仕事を請け負う。[5] |
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| 出生在一个以暗杀为职业的家族，从小就磨练着他的暗杀技术。 拥有几个不同的名字,他的身份至今还是个谜，。 如今已经不再做刺客的工作，成为了一名自由特工。[6] |
Personality[]
In general, Seraph is calm, level-headed, curious, and likes to do things at his own pace. He has been described as being gentle and easygoing, and has been referred to by both himself and others as an "iiyo bot" (いいよbot, "that's fine" bot) - someone who doesn't like saying no to people if they ask him for something.[7][8] He also has a more cheeky and mischievous side, often teasing, pranking, or lying to others in collabs or even his own viewers, with his enjoyment of their suffering at times comically bordering on sociopathy.
While he is well-read and book smart, his penchant for sekizui (脊髄, reflexive) or nōshi (脳死, brain dead) commentary often leads to bizarre or nonsensical statements that even he doesn't understand. Despite this, he is knowledgeable about many things ranging from internet memes to high culture, and is quite eloquent when the situation calls for it - such as when discussing topics like mental health, when giving meaningful advice and expressing gratitude to his viewers, or less seriously, when demolishing his friends in debates.[9][10]
He seems to have a "cool" and hypercompetent reputation among his senpais, with some of them affectionately referring to him as "Seraph Nandemodekirugarden" (セラフ・なんでもできるガーデン, Seraph Candoanythinggarden).[11][12][13] Conversely, with those he considers gen-mates (i.e., Ano 8-Nin), he naturally becomes much more endearing and childlike, in line with his role as VOLTACTION's youngest - a trait he himself is aware of.[14] Thus, although several of those gen-mates have noted that he is indeed multitalented,[15][16] some have also called him cute, adorable, and "like everyone's little brother".[17][18]
However, there are some darker aspects of his personality that appear to have been warped by his past as an assassin. For example, he occasionally says shockingly violent or disturbing things entirely nonchalantly, often with the implication that he's either experienced or done said things, and thinks that certain horror antagonists and grotesque phenomena are cute or beautiful rather than terrifying. In fact, not only is he strangely unaffected by violence, gore, and jumpscares, his comments sometimes lead viewers to remark that Seraph scares them more than the horror games he enjoys playing.
Appearance[]
| Seraph has mid-length dark navy-black hair that has been dyed pink. This excludes a pair of distinctive red highlights evoking a horned owl's "horns", as well as the hair at the nape of his neck, which remains its natural color. His bangs partially obscure his left eye. His eyes are dark blue, red, and gold. His ears are both extensively pierced. In his default appearance, he wears a red overcoat with feather patterns on its lower half and sleeves, with a detached hood that has his horned owl logo on it. Beneath the coat, he wears a black thermal top with sleeves that double as fingerless gloves. Over this, he wears a navy blue haori. As he usually keeps his right arm out of the sleeve, half of it hangs at his side. He wears white pants with black stripes, tucked into white and navy blue boots. He hides weaponry in the belts and garter belts around his waist and thighs, which hold up a holster at his right thigh containing a knife. Other hidden weapons on his person include his violin necklace, which contains a retractable needle; a needle holster strapped to his left forearm; switchblades clipped to his haori; and blades in his rings. Options:
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| Seraph's second outfit, like those of the other members of VOLTACTION, is the Erfolg College school uniform. His is the standard uniform, consisting of a black tailcoat, grey dress shirt and tie, and black slacks. Seraph's variation on the uniform includes a red hoodie underneath the tailcoat, the tie being tied into a bow, a tartan scarf with a scarf pin in the shape of his horned owl logo, a red and blue bracelet, black leather gloves, and a keyring and garterbelts with attached knives. The outfit also came with a new hairstyle, which is slightly shorter than his default style and has his bangs brushed to the left. Options:
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| Seraph's third outfit is a wa modan-style (和モダン, Japanese modern) outfit featuring a translucent black haori with the same feather patterns as his default outfit over an oversized grey dress shirt and black inner turtleneck top, paired with red-accented black hakama pants and black oxford shoes with red soles. In lieu of his normal set of piercings, he wears a single red spike-shaped pendant earring from his left ear. His hair in this outfit is longer and styled in a low side ponytail, with his bangs pinned back with hairpins. Options:
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| Seraph's fourth outfit is a spring casual outfit. He wears a long wine red dress shirt, which has a black right half decorated with white lilies and six wings (likely in reference to his name). The shirt is paired with a black tie, black skinny jeans, and a pair of white sneakers with navy blue and red accents. He also wears a pair of wine red glasses and sports a different set of piercings and rings compared to his default outfit. The outfit came with a new hairstyle, featuring his hair being cropped to a roughly layered mushroom cut. Options: |
| As a VTA student, Satoshi had short dark navy-black hair (notably the exact same shade and color that is stated to be his natural hair color as Seraph) and greyish-blue eyes. He wore the standard VTA first generation male uniform, consisting of a black varsity jacket with white stripes, a black cardigan, a white dress shirt, a black necktie with blue, lime green, and purple stripes, black slacks, and black loafers. |
History[]
Background[]
On 18 June 2021, ANYCOLOR announced the launch of VIRTUAL TALENT ACADEMY (VTA), a vocational school and talent development project to help prospective Virtual YouTubers develop skills related to streaming and content creation. Applications for VTA's first generation auditions were accepted from 18 June to 5 July 2021.[19]
On 1 November 2021, VTA opened official YouTube and Twitter accounts and revealed the names and appearances of its first generation students, including Misono Satoshi.[20][21]
On 4 November 2021, Satoshi held his first stream ✗ on the VTA channel. His first Tweet was made on 8 November 2021.[22]
While the students all took part in dance, vocal, acting, and other practical lessons together, they were divided into classes for lectures and classroom-based studying in smaller groups. Satoshi was placed in class 2, alongside Umise Yotsuha, Kaburaki Roco, Shikinagi Akira, and Suzumiya Sonata; the division was based on their streaming schedules, with class 1 streaming on Fridays and class 2 streaming on Thursdays.[23]
On 6 January 2022, Satoshi released his first violin cover, of Surii's "Telecaster B-Boy" ✗ (テレキャスタービーボーイ), which he also illustrated and animated the video for.
Following Ranunculus' NIJISANJI debut in March 2022 and the arrival of VTA's second generation students in June 2022, the classes were re-shuffled. Satoshi became part of the new class 2, alongside Fura Kanato, Roco, Tachitsute Toto, Meano, Mikuni Otoha, Kasukabe Azusa, Koyanagi Rou, Hiyama Ritsu, Onibushi Chihaya, and Hoshirube Sho.
On 11 July 2022, in a first for NIJISANJI, ANYCOLOR unveiled a "peel-off" advertising campaign for their upcoming four-member unit "VOLTACTION", which ran from 11 July to 17 July 2022. It featured an advertisement spanning the entire length of Dogenzaka Happy Board B at Shibuya Station covered with various flyers associated with lore for each of the respective members; peeling enough of them off would reveal their key visuals. Details regarding the actual debuts were to be disclosed at a later date.[24][25]
On 13 July 2022, ANYCOLOR announced that Satoshi would be graduating from VTA to debut directly into NIJISANJI as part of VOLTACTION, confirmed to be the second wave of Livers formed from VTA graduates following Ranunculus' debut earlier in the year.[2] In preparation for his debut, Satoshi was renamed Seraph Dazzlegarden and received a full redesign, and all YouTube videos previously created during his time in VTA were hidden.
Seraph's YouTube channel was created on 2 July 2022, and his Twitter account was created in June 2022. His first Tweet was made on 13 July 2022. In addition to the members' individual channels and accounts, the unit debuted with their own official YouTube channel and Twitter account. The VOLTACTION YouTube channel was created on 5 July 2022, and the unit's Twitter account was created in July 2022.
Debut[]
VOLTACTION started their activities on 13 July 2022 and had their first streams on 16 July 2022.[1] Seraph was the last of the group to hold his first stream. Afterwards, all four members of VOLTACTION appeared on a special debut program on NIJISANJI channel, hosted by Hanabatake Chaika and Joe Rikiichi.
The short version of VOLTACTION's first original song, "INLAID" (インレイド), was released earlier on 13 July 2022. This song was written and produced by R・O・N of STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION.
During his first stream, Seraph showcased his violin skill by playing "Jōnetsu Tairiku" (情熱大陸), a very well-known Japanese violin composition by Hakase Taro (Japanese composer and violinist), and "Giragira" (ギラギラ) by Teniwoha. These performances were later uploaded as individual clips.
2022[]
On 16 July, on the day on his first stream, Seraph reached 50,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.[26]
On 21 July, Seraph reached 100,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.[27]
On 26 July, his channel was approved for monetization.[28]
On 13 August, his channel opened for memberships; the superchat feature was also officially enabled.[29]
On 8 September, Seraph held his first stream on his TwitCasting channel.[30]
On 25 September, Seraph reached 150,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.[31]
On 27 September, Seraph released his first vocal cover, of "Eien No Akuruhi" (永遠のあくる日) by Teniwoha.
On 13 October, VOLTACTION's first voice drama, "Opening Today", was released.[32]
On 26 October, he announced that he would be taking a brief break from streaming due to health reasons.[33] Upon his return on 28 October, he revealed that he had undergone emergency surgery after developing testicular torsion.[34]
2023[]
On 12 January, VOLTACTION announced that that all four members would receive their second 2D outfits, and would reveal them via a stream relay with 30 minutes allotted for each member.[35] The relay was held in the same order as their debut streams with Seraph going last, holding his stream at midnight the following day.
On 13 January, Seraph debuted his second 2D outfit.[36] The same day, VOLTACTION celebrated their half-anniversary since debut by releasing their second original song, "Watercolor". The song was written and produced by the band Novelbright. They also held a celebration stream for their half-anniversary, where they announced the release of their second voice drama, "undertake any request", which was released that evening.[37]
On 9 March, PASH! announced that they would be featuring Seraph in the magazine's April issue.[38]
On 1 April, Seraph, under what is heavily implied to be his past codename -Ares, made a series of lore-related cryptic messages alluding to his previous work as a contract killer. This built up towards a surprise unannounced cover of Kitani Tatsuya's "BAD DREAM" (悪夢) performed in his -Ares persona, which was released on the same day.
On 9 April, Seraph reached 200,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel,[39] which he celebrated by having his first ever singing stream.
On 26 April, VOLTACTION announced a 3D model debut stream relay, with Seraph being the third person to have his 3D model debut on 19 May.[40] His 3D debut stream peaked at over 73,000 concurrent viewers,[41] with the associated Twitter hashtag (#セラフ3D) reaching #1 trending in Japan.[42]
On 5 July, VOLTACTION announced that they would be celebrating their first anniversary since debut with a live 3D concert, "RAISE the VOLTAGE", which was streamed for free on the group's YouTube channel on 15 July.[43] At the concert, they debuted their third original song, "RELOAD!!!!", which was written and produced by OSTER project. They also announced the release of the "Memories of Nostalgia" series of voice dramas over the course of the following months, each of which are set during VOLTACTION's formative years at Erfolg College and focuses on a different member and their respective backstories/lore; the first, "Seraph Dazzlegarden-hen", was released shortly after the concert.[44]
On 13 July, VOLTACTION opened an official Instagram account.[45]
On 23 July, an an magazine revealed that VOLTACTION would be featured in its 2359th issue as part of its NEXT Generation 2023 segment, which was released on 2 August.[46]
On 9 August, his first solo single was released as part of the FOCUS ON - NIJISANJI SINGLE COLLECTION project. It contained two original A-side tracks, "Dive to the Future!!" and "Will be". It peaked at #7 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.[47]
On 14 August, a Room 4S-centric voice drama, "Around 4S ~Tsuioku no Kyūka~", was released.[48]
On 26 September, Seraph debuted his third 2D outfit.[49]
On 12 October, he opened a sub Twitter account.[50]
On 23 October, VOLTACTION's second "Memories of Nostalgia" voice drama, "Shikinagi Akira-hen", was released.[51]
On 1 November, Da Vinci announced that VOLTACTION would be interviewed and featured in the magazine's December issue.[52]
From 4 November to 11 November, coinciding with the second anniversary of their VTA debuts, the 8 former members of VTA's first generation who ultimately debuted with NIJISANJI held the Ano 8-Nin Nayutan Medley (あの8人でナユタンメドレー), a cover relay in which each member sang a different NayutalieN song. Seraph released a cover of "Perfect Life" (パーフェクト生命) on 8 November as part of this relay; he also illustrated the videos for all four VOLTACTION members' covers. The relay concluded with a cover of "Alien Alien" (エイリアンエイリアン) by the full group on 12 November.
On 13 November, VOLTACTION's third "Memories of Nostalgia" voice drama, "Watarai Hibari-hen", was released.[53]
At NijiFes 2023, which was held from 23 December to 24 December, he hosted a spin-off episode of NIJISANJI Quiz Show/NijiQuiz along with the rest of the regular cast on Day 1. On Day 2, he participated in the NIJISANJI Dance Live alongside the other members of VOLTACTION.[54]
2024[]
On 13 January, VOLTACTION's fourth "Memories of Nostalgia" voice drama, "Fura Kanato-hen", was released.[55]
On 25 December 2023, NIJISANJI announced that Seraph would receive a 3.0 Brushup to his 2D model.[56] He showcased his updated model and its new facial expressions in a reveal stream on 13 February.
On 25 February, Seraph reached 250,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.[57]
On 8 March, during an off-collaboration stream with Kanato, Seraph and Kanato announced that they would be jointly revealing their fourth and third 2D outfits respectively in a stream relay, with an accompanying song cover relay. He revealed his fourth outfit and a cover of Kitani Tatsuya's "Where Our Blue Is" (青のすみか) on 10 March, with him going first in their relay.[58]
On 16 March, Seraph opened a personal TikTok account.[59]
On 18 April, VOLTACTION's fourth original song, "Desert Diamond", was released. It was written and produced by Chihiro Tamaki, and served as the ending theme for the TV Asahi show Break Out.[60]
On 23 April, the formation of a NIJISANJI musical performance unit began to be teased, with founding members Eli Conifer, Suzuki Masaru, and Seraph posting silhouettes using the hashtag #にじさんじ演奏ユニットプロジェクト on successive days. On 26 April, the unit's remaining members, Toto and Emma★August, were revealed via a video uploaded on Masaru's channel, having been chosen by audition. The unit's name was revealed to be Gakudan V!VO in an announcement stream on Seraph's channel on 28 April; official social media accounts for the group opened following the stream.
To celebrate his birthday on 12 May, he held his first solo 3D live, "Kisetsu Hazure no Ōshiza Ryūseigun".
On 10 July, during a 3D off-collab stream to commemorate the milestone, VOLTACTION debuted a dance remix of "INLAID" (インレイド) and made several announcements for their second anniversary celebrations: new unit key visuals;[61] a group cover of "Shukumei" (宿命) by Official HIGE DANdism; the release of their fifth and final "Memories of Nostalgia" voice drama "Kessei-hen" and their line of second anniversary goods on 13 July;[62][63] and the premiere of a documentary, "Documentary of VOLTACTION 「150 Days」".[64]
On 13 July, Seraph debuted his NIJI3D (i.e., home 3D) model.[65]
On 14 July, an 80-minute documentary about VOLTACTION, "Documentary of VOLTACTION 「150 Days」", was released, chronicling the eponymous 150-day training process leading up to the performance of their dance remix of "INLAID" (インレイド). The project was a challenge; by completing it, they secured an eventual offline concert tour and album release. It is available to watch for free on the VOLTACTION YouTube channel.[66]
On 27 October, VOLTACTION announced their 1st Mini Album "Action!!!!!!!!!!!!"[67] consisting of 6 new original songs with 2 of the songs being Zeffiro and Room 4S unit songs. The album has 3 version: Regular Edition, Limited Edition A, and Limited Edition B. All the Edition has different 6th song with Regular Edition having "I can be the One", Limited Edition A having "Inlaid Dance Remix", and Limited Edition B having "Desert Diamond". Limited Edition A has a bonus Blu-ray of candid footage from "Documentary of VOLTACTION 「150 Days」", holographic pouch and slogan, and three-sided sleeve. Limited Edition B has a bonus CD of the members' solo cover of VOLTACTION original songs. The album will be released on 8 January 2025.
On 21 November, it was announced that VOLTACTION would be interviewed in and featured on the front and back covers of the special edition of the February 2025 issue of JUNON magazine, which was released on 20 December.[68] Also on 21 November, it was announced that VOLTACTION would be the cover models as well as featured in a special article for the Winter 2024-2025 issue of Zipper magazine, which was released on 26 December.[69]
2025[]
On 18 January, Seraph reached 300,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.[70]
On 27 December 2024, it was announced that VOLTACTION, along with their dance teacher gash!, would be interviewed for the 6th volume of TV Guide Astars, which was released on 23 January.[71]
VOLTACTION were featured on the cover of VTuber Style magazine's February issue, along with a interview. The magazine was released on 28 January.[72]
On 29 January, VOLTACTION's original song "De Lu Lu" from their first mini-album "Action!!!!!!!!!!!!" was announced to be the February ending theme song for the Nippon Television program show DayDay.[73]
On 5 February, VOLTACTION's original song "TAKE ACTION" from their first mini-album "Action!!!!!!!!!!!!" was announced to be the February ending theme song for the TV Asahi show GariventureV.[74]
At NijiFes 2025, which was held from 21 February to 23 February, he hosted a spin-off episode of NIJISANJI Quiz Show/NijiQuiz along with the rest of the regular cast on Day 2. On 23 February, in association with NijiFes, VOLTACTION held their first offline live "Dynamic VOLT" at Makuhari Event Hall.[75]
On 29 March, "De Lu Lu" was announced to be April opening theme song for the Television Iwate show Nedara X.[76]
On 18 October, Seraph took part in the Hiroshima leg of NIJISANJI WORLD TOUR 2025 Singin' in the Rainbow at Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall.[77]
Discography[]
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Events[]
2022[]
- On 14 September, it was announced that VOLTACTION goods would be sold at Animate Girls Festival 2022, which was held from 5 November to 6 November.[78] A secondary campaign, "Luxiem × VOLTACTION ～Secret Mission～ in AGF2022", was announced on 2 November in collaboration with NIJISANJI EN's Luxiem; those who successfully solved the campaign's riddles would receive an exclusive acrylic keyholder.[79]
- On 27 December, the members of VOLTACTION participated in Minecraft Japan's Minecraft Relay 2022 ~ Minna no Story.[80]
2023[]
- On 28 April, Taito Toys released a VOLTACTION Street Style series of original collaboration goods via kuji (i.e., received goods are randomized). The goods featured original artwork of the members in streetwear, and included a poster standboard, large cushions, face towels, badge sets, posters, and rubber charm straps.[81]
- On 29 May, makeup brands Love Liner and iCouleur announced a collaboration with the members of VOLTACTION, with tie-in goods available to purchase from 14 June to 30 June. They featured original artwork of the members in casual clothing, and included eyeshadow palettes and liquid eyeliner designed by each member as well as acrylic stands, with stickers and postcards as purchase bonuses. The campaign also included a pop-up event at @cosme's flagship Tokyo location in Harajuku from 18 June to 19 June.[82]
- On 30 May, it was announced that he would be attending Seoul POPCON 2023 in Seoul, South Korea as a main stage guest/panelist on 26 August, alongside Min Suha, Yang Nari, So Nagi, Oh Jiyu, Seffyna, and Nagao Kei.[83]
- On 15 August, convenience store chain Lawson announced a sales campaign in collaboration with VOLTACTION which ran from 22 August to 4 September, with customers reaching a certain purchase threshold eligible to receive goods featuring original artwork of the members.[84]
- On 1 September, he played the role of the protagonist in the season premiere of the second season of Sukoya Kana's 3D improv stage project, Katashiro Reflect. He was a last-minute substitute for Yumeoi Kakeru, who had COVID-19.[85]
- On 9 September, he took part in the 2023 edition of NIJI Melody Time, a NIJISANJI singing relay collaboration.[86]
- On 25 October, perfume brand Anideal announced the fourth volume of its collaboration series with NIJISANJI, this time featuring the members of VOLTACTION. The collaboration featured original fragrances designed by the members, which were released on 28 November.[87]
- On 7 December, he took part in streaming service CRIP's first Super CRIP project, as one of 19 content creators who covered Dannie May's "Eejanaika" (ええじゃないか).[88][89]
2024[]
- On 25 December 2023, animate cafe announced a collaboration with NIJISANJI at its flagship Ikebukuro, Nagoya, Tennōji, Taipei Beimen, Hongdae, and Busan locations, featuring Kotoka Torahime, Mashiro Meme, Seraph, Yang Nari, Leos Vincent, and Shiina Yuika. The collaboration included limited food, dessert, and drink items themed based on the participating Livers, and various goods featuring original illustrations of the Livers in an RPG setting. The collaboration ran from 25 January to 25 February.[90][91][92]
- On 19 February, Seraph was announced as one of the eight Livers involved in the eighth NIJISANJI and Sweets Paradise collaboration café. Participating locations served food and drink items themed after the individual Livers, with other goods featuring original artwork available for purchase both online and on location. The collaboration ran from 28 February to 27 March.[93]
- On 8 April, the J1 League, Japan's top tier of association football, announced a renewal of their annual partnership with NIJISANJI for the 2024 season.[94] Seraph was announced to be one of the Livers chosen for the 2024 campaign, endorsing FC Tokyo.[95] The collaboration included various goods featuring artwork of the Livers in team regalia, stadium advertisements, and the Livers participating in official commentary for matches.
- On 26 July, Karaoke Manekineko announced a collaboration with VOLTACTION at all 300 of its locations, with a poolside theme. The collaboration included exclusive collaboration food and drink, various exclusive goods, and campaigns involving VOLTACTION's original songs and themed rooms. The collaboration ran from 1 August to 31 August.[96]
- On 26 July, it was announced that he would be attending Seoul POPCON 2024 in Seoul, South Korea as a main stage guest/panelist on 17 August, alongside Ha Yun, Seffyna, Yang Nari, Min Suha, Fura Kanato, Watarai Hibari, and Shikinagi Akira.[97]
- On 8 August, family restaurant chain Coco's announced a collaboration with NIJISANJI, with Seraph as one of the featured Livers.[98] The collaboration ran from 5 September to 28 October, and included limited menu items inspired by the featured Livers as well as original goods.[99]
2025[]
- A collaboration between mobile RPG Magimal and the Wizards Academy and NIJISANJI ran from 13 January to 26 January, featuring collab-exclusive story quests, cosmetic packs that allowed players to take on Seraph and Shikinagi Akira's appearance in-game, as well as weapons, interior items, and companion Magimals themed after Akira and Seraph.[100]
- From 1 March to 6 April, NIJISANJI Spring Party, a collaboration between NIJISANJI and the amusement park Tokyo Dome City Attractions ran, featuring exclusive events, ride decorations and voice messages, food menu items, and novelty items themed around the 7 participating units.[101]
Programs[]
- NIJISANJI Quiz Show/NijiQuiz Episode 27 - Guest (22 September 2022)
- NIJISANJI no TOYBOX! Episode 11 - Guest (11 October 2022)
- NIJINoon NIJISANJI 5th Anniversary Special - Violin Performance (3 February 2023)
- Hama Kento, Kobayashi Daiki, and Tadokoro Hinata's Asoburu Episode 3 - Guest (23 February 2023)
- NIJISANJI Quiz Show/NijiQuiz - Host/Regular Cast (23 June 2023 - present)[102]
- Game-Lu? Game-Ru! Episode 55 - Guest (28 June 2023)
- Game-Lu? Game-Ru! Episode 56 - Guest (5 July 2023)
- NIJISANJI no TOYBOX! Episode 30 - Guest (27 July 2023)
- NIJISANJI Dokkiri Derby Episode 3 - Prankee (19 September 2023)
- NIJISANJI 6th Anniversary! Game & Variety 2 Days All-Star Daikessen Day 1 - Team SANJI (3 February 2024)
- NIJISANJI no TOYBOX! Episode 43 - Guest (15 February 2024)
- Shikinagi Akira's Oyasumi Radio Episode 10 - Guest (11 July 2024)
- LOCK ON FLEEK Episode 11 - Guest (4 October 2024)
- NIJI Top Gun - VTR Guest (30 November 2024)
- B-Grade Variety of NIJISANJI (Tentative) Episode 90 - Guest (26 March 2025)
- B-Grade Variety of NIJISANJI (Tentative) Episode 91 - Guest (9 April 2025)
Competitions[]
- KZHCUP in PUBG - 16 September to 17 September 2022
- Team: Ibrahim, Sorahoshi Kirame, Seraph Dazzlegarden (Day 2)
- NIJISANJI Splatoon Festival - 16 October 2022
- Team: Yashiro Kizuku (leader), Higuchi Kaede, Yorumi Rena, Seraph Dazzlegarden
- NIJISANJI Sports Festival - 23 October 2022
- Team: Hanabatake Chaika (leader), Amicia Michella, Uki Violeta, Kitakoji Hisui, Sonny Brisko, ZEA Cornelia, Seraph Dazzlegarden, Sorahoshi Kirame, Todoroki Kyoko, Nagisa Arcinia, Nara Haramaung, Hana Macchia, Ban Hada, Fura Kanato, Pomu Rainpuff, Ponto Nei, Honma Himawari, Min Suha, Yaguruma Rine, Luis Cammy, Levi Elipha
- 5th NIJISANJI Mario Kart Tournament - 11 December and 18 December 2022
- NIJISANJI NEW YEAR CUP OF POKER 2023 - 2 January 2023
- New Year! NIJISANJI Mahjong Tournament 2023 - 7 January to 8 January 2023
- NIJIProSeka Tournament 2023 Winter - 28 January 2023
- 1st Oemori NIJISANJI Cup - 4 March 2023
- Enjoy! NIJISANJI Super Smash Bros. Cup - 9 April 2023
- 2nd NIJISANJI VALORANT Custom - 2 May to 3 May 2023
- Team: Kanae (leader), Amamiya Kokoro, Seraph Dazzlegarden, Yang Nari, Ha Yun - Runners-Up
- Google Play's Saikyō Entertainment Haishinsha Ketteisen - 16 August 2023[103]
- New Year! NIJISANJI Mahjong Tournament 2024 - 6 January to 7 January 2024
- Shibuya HAL Custom #134 - 11 January 2024
- Team: Ha Yun, Seraph Dazzlegarden, Usami Rito - Top 3 (Match 1)
- NIJISANJI APEX Festival - 12 January 2024
- Team: Ha Yun, Seraph Dazzlegarden, Usami Rito - Champions (Match 4),[104] Top 3 (Match 5)
- NIJISANJI 6th Anniversary! Game & Variety 2 Days All-Star Daikessen - 3 February to 4 February 2024
- Project Sekai ~NIJISANJI Day Colorful Match!~ - 3 February 2024
- Team: Yashiro Kizuku (leader), Yukishiro Mahiro, Seraph Dazzlegarden, Gaon, Tachitsute Toto, Alban Knox, Maria Marionette, Meloco Kyoran, Vezalius Bandage - Round Winners
- Project Sekai ~NIJISANJI Day Colorful Match!~ - 3 February 2024
NIJIProSeka Tournament 2024 Spring (Platinum Division) - 17 March 2024- Withdrew- 6th NIJISANJI Mario Kart Tournament - 5 May to 6 May 2024
- Enjoy! NIJISANJI Super Smash Bros. Cup 2024 - 2 June 2024
- NIJISANJI Famicom World Championships - 6 October 2024
- NIJISANJI × White Tails Werewolf RPG 2024 - 9 November 2024
- NIJISANJI Squid Festival 2024 (Intermediate-Expert Division) - 23 November to 24 November 2024 - 3rd Place
- Team: Ibrahim (leader), Honma Himawari, Seraph Dazzlegarden, Shishido Akari
- New Year! NIJISANJI Mahjong Tournament 2025 - 11 January to 13 January 2025
- NIJISANJI Super Rock-Paper-Scissors Tournament - 25 January 2025
Mascots and Fans[]
Seraph and Mimizuku-san
- Seraph's fans are officially called "Serazuku" (セラズク), which is a portmanteau of Seraph's name and "mimizuku" (ミミズク, horned owl).[105]
- His channel members are referred to as "Agents" (エージェント), with two tiers: "Assistant Agents" (アシスタントエージェント) and "Buddy Agents" (バディエージェント).
- His fanmarks are 🦉 (owl) and 🎻 (violin). His fanmark was originally only 🦉 (owl), but the violin was added shortly after his debut on 17 July 2022 to avoid overlapping fanmarks with another VTuber.[105]
- His mascot is named "Mimizuku-san" (ミミズクさん). As its name implies, Mimizuku-san is a horned owl, with plumage in the same shade of pink as Seraph's hair and "horns" that resemble his characteristic red highlights.
- Mimizuku-san was designed by Seraph's artist Bodax, originally appearing in an unofficial congratulatory fanart for him reaching 100,000 subscribers. It eventually made its first official appearance in his 3D debut, with its own 3D model.[106][107]
- It shares a naming pattern with Watarai Hibari's mascot character Hibari-san, who is also simply named after the name of its species in Japanese.
- A large Mimizuku-san plushie was released on 13 July 2023 as part of the lineup of VOLTACTION's first anniversary goods.
Wannyaction, with Akaiko at bottom right
- In addition, VOLTACTION has a group of official mascots called "Wannyaction" (わんにゃくしょん, Barkmeowtaction). Seraph's representative mascot in Wannyaction is a Maine Coon[108] cat named "Akaiko" (あかいこ, the red one).
A laid-back kitty who appears in unexpected places at unexpected times.
Shy around strangers, but once it warms up to you, will beg you to brush it.
Usually curled up, but can apparently stretch to a terrifying degree.[109]
Shy around strangers, but once it warms up to you, will beg you to brush it.
Usually curled up, but can apparently stretch to a terrifying degree.[109]
Relationships[]
VOLTACTION Logo Design
- "VOLTACTION" (ヴォルタクション) or "VOLTA" (ヴォルタ) - Seraph, Fura Kanato, Watarai Hibari, and Shikinagi Akira.
- They are debut-mates and fellow graduates from the first generation of VIRTUAL TALENT ACADEMY (VTA), and are the first debut wave from NIJISANJI to have received their own dedicated social media and YouTube channel on launch.
- The unit's name is a portmanteau of the English words "voltage" and "bolt-action"; the four of them came up with the name together.[110]
- Media: YouTube | Twitter | Instagram
- Hashtags:
#VOLTACTION - General tag
#ヴォルタ - General tag (Japanese)
#ヴォルタノアジト - Stream tag
#VOLTA展 - Fanart tag - Emoji: ⚡🔫 (tentative)[111]
- "Room 4S", or colloquially "Rumufo" (るむふぉ) - Seraph and Shikinagi Akira.
- "Kanasera" (かなセラ), or colloquially "Hatachi" (はたち, twenty-year-olds) - Seraph and Fura Kanato.
- "Hibasera" (ひばセラ), or colloquially the "Torigumi" (鳥組, birds) - Seraph and Watarai Hibari.
Gakudan V!VO Logo Design
- "Gakudan V!VO" (楽団V!VO) - Seraph, Eli Conifer, Suzuki Masaru, Emma★August, and Tachitsute Toto.
- It is a classical music ensemble featuring Seraph on violin, Eli on flute, Masaru on piano, Emma on cello, and Toto on trombone. The group gathers twice a month for practice, with their sessions streamed live on the members' channels.
- Also referred to in promotional material as the "NIJISANJI Chamber Orchestra", their official unit name, logo, and social media accounts were revealed in a stream on 28 April 2024.
- Media: Twitter | YouTube Playlist
- Hashtags:
#楽団ViVO - General tag
#アトリエViVO - Derivative work (e.g., fanart, fanfiction) tag
#にじさんじ演奏ユニットプロジェクト - Unit project tag - Emoji: 🎼❕
- "V!VO BUONO PIZZA", or "V!VONO" for short - Seraph, Eli Conifer, Suzuki Masaru, Emma★August, Tachitsute Toto, Luca Kaneshiro, Shu Yamino, and Klara Charmwood. They
were a gangran an extremely morally questionable pizza parlor in the first NIJISANJI GTA RP server, which ran from 15 June to 24 June 2024.
- "Ano 8-Nin" (あの8人, Those 8) - Seraph, Amagase Muyu, Umise Yotsuha, Ponto Nei, Fura Kanato, Watarai Hibari, Shikinagi Akira, and Kaburaki Roco. They are the 8 former first generation VTA students who ended up debuting with NIJISANJI.
- "SESERAGI GUMI" (せせらぎ組) - Seraph, Shikinagi Akira, Umise Yotsuha, and Kaburaki Roco. They were classmates in VTA's first generation's class 2 before debuting with NIJISANJI.
- On 27 November 2023, Yotsuha announced their official group name on X (previously known as Twitter) after their The Game of Life (人生ゲーム) collaboration stream ended.[112]
- Hashtags:
#せせらぎ組 - General, fanart, and stream tag
- "SESERAGI GUMI" (せせらぎ組) - Seraph, Shikinagi Akira, Umise Yotsuha, and Kaburaki Roco. They were classmates in VTA's first generation's class 2 before debuting with NIJISANJI.
- "Genega~" (ジェネギャ～) - Seraph, Higuchi Kaede, Yashiro Kizuku, and Yorumi Rena. They were teammates in the NIJISANJI Splatoon Festival, which took place on 16 October 2022.
- "Chemistry" (ちぇみすとりー) - Seraph, Kanae, Amamiya Kokoro, Yang Nari, and Ha Yun. They were teammates in the 2nd NIJISANJI VALORANT Custom, which took place on 2 May to 3 May 2023.
- "Seraph-Rito-Yun" (セラフリトユン) or "SRY" (pronounced ソリー, sorry) - Seraph, Ha Yun, and Usami Rito. They were teammates in the 134th Shibuya HAL Custom, which took place on 11 January 2024, and the NIJISANJI APEX Festival, which took place on 12 January 2024.
- "Blue Union Gangsters" or "BUGs" - Seraph, Belmond Banderas, Na Sera, and Oliver Evans. They were a gang in the first NIJISANJI GTA RP server, which ran from 15 June to 24 June 2024.
- "Aete Waru Kara Koso" (あえて割るからこそ) - Seraph, Ibrahim, Honma Himawari, and Shishido Akari. They were teammates in NIJISANJI Squid Festival 2024, which took place from 23 November to 24 November 2024.
- "Serasera" (セラセラ) - Seraph and Na Sera.
- "Tsukikataruniwa" (月語ル庭) - Seraph, Genzuki Tojiro, and Yamagami Karuta.
- "NIJISANJI Dance Club" (にじさんじダンス部) - Seraph, Yamagami Karuta, Todo Kohaku, Nagao Kei, Lain Paterson, Ponto Nei, Kuramochi Meruto, and Koyanagi Rou.
Quotes[]
- Greetings:
- "Dōmo! Konnichiwa konbanwa. NIJISANJI shozoku shinjin virtual Liver no Seraph Dazzlegarden desu." (どうも！こんにちはこんばんは。にじさんじ所属新人バーチャルライバーのセラフ・ダズルガーデンです。Hello! Good afternoon, good evening. I'm NIJISANJI-affiliated newbie virtual Liver Seraph Dazzlegarden.) - Opening
- "Mata tsugi no haishin de oaishimashō." (また次の配信でお会いしましょう。Let's meet each other again in the next stream.) - Ending
- "Omoro." (おもろ。 How funny.) - When something very bad happens to someone else.
- "Abinē~" (あびねー, That was close~) - Seraph's version of "abunai" (危ない).
- "Gahaha." (ガハハ, *fake laughter*)
- "Hito wo korosu toki ni, aite no me wo mitarishichau to trauma ni nacchaunssu yo." (人を殺す時に、相手の目を見たりしちゃうとトラウマになっちゃうんっすよ。Looking into someone's eyes as you kill them can be quite traumatizing.)[113]
- "Sono mubōbi na... sono mubōbi na kubimoto wo dōnikashite yarōka to omou... iya mā demo ne, ato sono otoshitara ikenai no de" (その無防備な...その無防備な首元をどうにかしてやろうかと思う...いやまあでもね、あのそのおとしたらいけないので, That vulnerable... that vulnerable-looking throat, why don't I do something about it... but then again, I shouldn't kill people, so...)[34]
- "Shittemasuka? Tanpakushitsu wo bunkai suru ekitai ga yakkyoku de uttemashite. Sore tsukattara ne, kekkō kirei ni ochirumon nan desu yo. Toku ni chi toka de yogoreta bakka dattara ne, sore tsukaeba mō isshun de yogore ochirunde, hai. Dōdeshōka, sore tsukattemite wa?" (知ってますか？タンパク質を分解する液体が薬局で売ってまして。それ使ったらね、結構綺麗に落ちるもんなんですよ。特に血とかで汚れたばっかだったらね、それ使えばもう一瞬で汚れ落ちるんで、はい。どうでしょうか、それ使ってみては？, Did you know? They sell a liquid that breaks down proteins at drugstores. If you use it, it cleans things off quite well. Especially if the blood is still fresh, the stains will be gone in an instant. Why not give it a try?)[114]
- "'Zutto' toka 'zettai' toka iu hito hodo sore wo mamoremasen. Naze ka to iu to, sou iu kotoba no omomi wo shiranai hito shika ienai kara desu." (『ずっと』とか『絶対』とか言う人ほどそれを守れません。なぜかと言うと、そういう言葉の重みを知らない人しか言えないからです。 Those who say "always" or "never" aren't likely to keep true to those words. If I were to say why, it's because only people who don't know the weight those words hold say them.)[115]
- "Ikiro. Hontō ni. Sou, ikiro, ikiro. Ikkai warau tame ni 100-kai demo 1000-kai demo nakundayo." (生きろ。本当に。そう、生きろ生きろ。一回笑うために100回でも1000回でも泣くんだよ, Keep living. Seriously. That's right, live. Live. Sometimes you have to cry a hundred, maybe a thousand times just to smile once.)[116]
- "Iru dake de iindakara, kimira wa. Iru dake de ore ga tanoshiku haishin dekiterundakara." (いるだけでいいんだから君らは。いるだけで俺が楽しく配信出来てるんだから, All of you just being here is enough. Just by you being here I'm able to have fun streaming, after all.)[117]
Trivia[]
Identity[]
- Color: #DC3C41 (main)[118] blue (sub)[119] #008FB7 (Gakudan V!VO)[120]
- Background: Former assassin who was born into a family of assassins.[5]
- Occupation: Freelance agent.[121]
- VIRTUAL TALENT ACADEMY (VTA) student number: 009[122]
- His MBTI is INTP.[123]
- He shares his character designer, Bodax, with Hiura Kuro of Neo-Porte.
Character and Lore[]
- The members of VOLTACTION were originally a group of close friends - all coming from criminal or otherwise morally ambiguous backgrounds - who first met each other while attending the same boarding school, Erfolg College (エルフォルクカレッジ).[2][124]
- He and Shikinagi Akira enrolled in the school as partners to carry out a long-term undercover mission for their previous employers. While they were already acquainted at that point as they had worked together prior to this, they did not meet face-to-face until becoming classmates.[124][125]
- Due to being younger than them, he should have been a school year below the other VOLTACTION members. However, he falsified his age when enrolling. As a result of this, he ended up in the same class as the other three.[126]
- After honing their respective skills in the criminal underworld, Fura Kanato gathered them together due to a shared desire to use these skills to instead bring happiness to people. To do so, they meet at a hidden base called the Laundry (ランドリー), and carry out missions in secret. After learning about NIJISANJI, the members decided to start streaming in addition to their activities as VOLTACTION.[2][127]
- He has apparently been working as an assassin up until fairly recently,[128] until he escaped alongside Akira with the help of the other VOLTACTION members.[129] Whenever the topic of his previous job comes up, he usually insists that he doesn't kill people anymore.
- Though he was an accomplished assassin who had never failed to complete a contract by his own admission,[130] there have been many indications that his past and upbringing as one and his relationship with his in-lore family were far from pleasant:
- He has explicitly stated that he was not an assassin by choice. Rather, he had been forced into it from a young age as part of the family business.[128]
- He has described the period in which he actively worked as an assassin as being a time when he was quite mentally unwell, or a depressive period.[131]
- He gets evasive regarding his childhood and family, once answering "I'd rather... not talk about it..." to an chat AI prompt on the subject.[132] During a "100 questions" collab stream with Watarai Hibari, he answered that he "had no friends, as [he] was always alone, doing family business" and had "no childhood dreams to speak of" when asked about his childhood; he would also flat-out refuse if he was offered the opportunity to go back in time.[133]
- When discussing his and Akira's duet of "Gekkō" (月光) in the context of their lore, he stated that if he was the same person he was in the past, it was likely that he would have died without having ever loved anyone or been loved by anyone.[134]
- He once remarked that he believes he "has no good memories except for the ones [he has] made with his friends".[135]
- He has mentioned that he is "used" to being electrocuted and poisoned, the former since he was little;[136] both Hibari and Oliver Evans have noted that he does indeed appear to be immune to poison.[137][138] He has described the feeling of being electrocuted as a "feather-light touch", and the pain of being stabbed in non-vital areas as stinging a bit but ultimately a minor inconvenience.[34]
- Poison does actually affect him; his apparent immunity is due to him being able to ignore said effects.[139]
- When asked if he's ever had a nightmare that he won't ever forget, he mentioned one in which he was captured, tortured, and shot in the shoulder, before strongly implying that it was not, in fact, a dream.[140]
- Some methods by which Seraph has either alluded to or outright been shown to have assassinated people with:
- While the other three members specialize in gathering intelligence in preparation for their missions, Seraph is the one who carries out the majority of the actual physical work during the missions themselves.[143]
- His weapons of choice both as an assassin and currently as part of VOLTACTION were and are knives.[144] Despite not using them as often as he used to, he still keeps many knives hidden on his person as he feels uneasy without them.[145]
- Even after leaving his previous profession he still switches between many different false names and identities depending on the purpose (one of which is "Seraph Dazzlegarden" itself), and has both Japanese and foreign identities.[148]
- Like the other VOLTACTION members, he no longer ages, as ANYCOLOR used mysterious technology to keep him perpetually 20 years old upon his NIJISANJI debut.[149]
Room 4S[]
- Room 4S is a freelance agency founded by Akira, and is also a front for VOLTACTION's activities in conjunction with Kanato's CAFE Zeffiro. While Seraph does not exclusively freelance for Room 4S, due to his friendship with Akira he often takes on work for the agency. Though this technically means that Akira is often Seraph's superior as his contractor, Seraph refuses to acknowledge this.[150]
- 4S stands for Secure, Smart, Speedy, and Secret, representing the four things that the agency promises to provide to its clients.[151]
- The mission requests that the agency accepts are quite varied, including finding lost pets, private detective work, bodyguard work, stolen object or missing person retrieval, neutralizing assassins, among other things.[151][152]
- In order to protect clients' privacy, the primary way clients can contact the agency is by first ordering a small espresso with four sugar cubes at CAFE Zeffiro.[151][153] As orders and requests are relayed through Kanato and Hibari, it can be determined if the request warrants involving VOLTACTION as a whole; requests that are simpler or don't require as much intelligence gathering are handled by Room 4S alone.[143]
- As the agency's motto is to "undertake any request",[154] he is chronically overworked in-universe.[155] As such, he often uses "being busy with missions" as an excuse to explain streaming absences or delays.
- When shown in 3D, the Room 4S office appears to be a one-room space with a work desk and computers, a large sofa and coffee table, bookshelves, and a full kitchen.[156]
BAD DREAM[]
| 2023.03.31 [21:50 JST][149] まぁ、嘘しかつかないとかありますよね。 存在が嘘みたいとかある。 だからお前らが見てるのは全部幻。 |
2023.03.31 [21:50 JST] Well, it's more like all I do is lie. Like my whole existence is a lie. So the person you're watching is all just an illusion. |
| [~21:51 JST][149] 俺の言うこと信じちゃいけないよ。 |
[~21:51 JST] You shouldn't believe a word I say. |
-Ares' reference sheet
- On 1 April 2023, after going to sleep with a headache earlier that night,[157] Seraph was replaced by an enigmatic figure named "-Ares". Rather than being an alter ego, it was implied that -Ares is Seraph's past self from when he was working as an assassin.
- From 00:00 to 11:55 JST, Seraph as -Ares left a series of cryptic messages in real time detailing his inner monologue set during and after a mission in which he took on a contract to assassinate thirteen targets by himself; towards the end, he seems to argue with an unknown entity. The scenario appears to have been framed as Seraph reliving past trauma in the form of a nightmare.
| ????.??.?? [00:00 JST][158] 『確認作業に移ります。 ターゲットは計13名。 作戦開始は午前3:00を予定。 目標の位置は常に補足しています。 はい。問題ないです。 いえ、俺1人で十分です。 ではこれで。』 |
????.??.?? [00:00 JST] "Let's move on to confirming the details. There are 13 targets. The operation is scheduled to start at 3:00 AM. The locations of the targets will be provided. Yes, there are no issues. No, I can handle it on my own. Then, we'll leave it at that." |
| [01:26 JST][159] 13人相手なら、どうしようもなくなるかな。 |
[01:26 JST] If I'm going up against 13 people, I wonder if I'll end up in a situation I won't be able to do anything about. |
| [01:47 JST][160] だめ。俺がやらないと。 |
[01:47 JST] No... If I don't do this... |
| [02:26 JST][161] 仮眠も取れなかったな。 行くか。 |
[02:26 JST] I couldn't get a nap in after all. Time to go. |
| [03:00 JST][162] 『任務を開始します。』 |
[03:00 JST] "Starting the mission now." |
| [03:05 JST][163] 俺１人が背負えば良い。 他の誰にも… |
[03:05 JST] I should be the only one who carries this burden. I don't want anyone else to... |
| [04:04 JST][164] あと2人か。 また任務は滞りなく遂行される。 |
[04:04 JST] 2 targets left. Yet again I'll carry out this mission without any delays. |
| [05:26 JST][165] あと１人。 また俺は生き残ってしまう。 |
[05:26 JST] 1 target left. Yet again I'll still be alive at the end of all this. |
| [06:05 JST][166] 結局は死ぬのが怖いんだ。 情け無い。 一丁前に苦しそうにしてるんじゃねぇよ。 |
[06:05 JST] I really am afraid to die after all. How pathetic. I shouldn't be acting like I'm the one who's suffering. |
| [07:08 JST][167] 『任務、完了しました。 はい、問題ないです。 送信した座標に清掃員の派遣、よろしくお願いします。』 |
[07:08 JST] "I've completed the mission. Yes, without any issues. Dispatch cleaners to the transmitted coordinates, please." |
| [08:12 JST][168] もう疲れた。 |
[08:12 JST] I'm so tired... |
| [09:06 JST][169] 帰るか。 |
[09:06 JST] I should go back. |
| [10:25 JST][170] こんなこといつまで続けたら良いんだろう。 |
[10:25 JST] How long do I have to keep doing something like this? |
| [11:22 JST][171] もう昼になるな。 家帰ったらご飯食べて寝よう。 寝れば少しは紛れるだろう。 |
[11:22 JST] It's almost noon. Once I get back, I'll eat something and sleep. If I fall asleep, maybe I'll be able to forget, even just for a little while. |
| [11:46 JST][172] もうやめてもいいんじゃない？ |
[11:46 JST] Wouldn't it be fine if you just stopped all of this? |
| [11:47 JST][173] やめてどうなる。どうせ変われやしない。 |
[11:47 JST] If I did, what would happen? It's not like anything would change. |
| [11:48 JST][174] でも辛いでしょうに。 |
[11:48 JST] But you're suffering, aren't you? |
| [11:49 JST][175] うるさい。じゃあ他に誰がやるってんだよ。 |
[11:49 JST] Shut up. Then who else is going to do this? |
| [11:50 JST][176] きっともっと幸せな生き方がある。 |
[11:50 JST] There's surely a happier way to live. |
| [11:51 JST][177] そう信じて何度絶望したと思ってんだ。 |
[11:51 JST] And clinging to that belief, how many times do you think I've fallen into despair? |
| [11:52 JST][178] 止まない雨はない。希望はあるよ。 |
[11:52 JST] There's no such thing as rain that never ends. There is hope. |
| [11:53 JST][179] じゃあ今すぐこの雨をどうにかしてくれよ。 |
[11:53 JST] If that's the case then do something about this rain right now. |
| [11:54 JST][180] いつか笑える日が来るから。 |
[11:54 JST] A day will come when you'll be able to smile. |
| [11:55 JST][181] 黙れ。お前もさっきの奴らみたいにしてやろうか。 |
[11:55 JST] Be quiet. Or should I make it so that you end up like the people I just killed? |
- At 12:00 JST, he uploaded a surprise cover of Kitani Tatsuya's "BAD DREAM" (悪夢) featuring -Ares, some of the lyrics of which were referenced in the narrative's final back and forth. The video's description contains corrupted text (繧ゅ≧雖後□), which when restored translates to "mou iya da" (もう嫌だ, I don't want to do this anymore).
- After waking up and returning to his usual self at 12:11 JST,[182] he showed no sign of having any recollection of what had occurred - only vaguely mentioning that he felt like he had a strange dream.[183] This even extended to the cover he uploaded, with him not mentioning or announcing it on any platform. However, he made comments in later streams that appeared to be indirect references to parts of the monologue.[107][184]
- Amagase Muyu, who according to her own lore has the ability to eat bad dreams, Tweeted "gochisōsamadeshita." (御馳走様でした。Thank you for the meal.) shortly before the premiere of his cover at 11:59 JST.[185] It can be inferred that she ate his nightmare, which may explain why he appears to have no memory of it.
A Concerto for Two Violins[]
"泣きながらバイオリンをやっていた頃を思い出す、懐かしの曲です"
(This is a nostalgic song that makes me remember a time when I would cry while playing the violin.)[186]
(This is a nostalgic song that makes me remember a time when I would cry while playing the violin.)[186]
- A follow-up came exactly one year later, when Seraph remarked that he had found an old recording on his phone.[187] He then uploaded a self-duet of the first movement of Johann Sebastian Bach's "Concerto for Two Violins", framed as being a combination of the recording, ostensibly of his past self playing the first violin part, and his present-day self playing the second violin part.[188] The performance's video features -Ares, this time explicitly credited in the description as "Seraph (from a few years ago)".
Promise Me[]
- On 13 July 2024, his second debut anniversary, he uploaded a cover of Kitani Tatsuya's "Promise Me" (私が明日死ぬなら). The video contains several aspects of imagery that suggest it is an answer song or follow-up to "BAD DREAM" (悪夢).
- At around 1:45, a picture of a smiling Seraph with three other people whose faces are painted over in black is shown. A diary page can also be seen with the following text:
| ✕月✕日 友達ができた。 |
✕ Month, ✕ Day I made a friend. |
| アイツはやけに俺を気にかける。 そのせいで頭の中は前よりうるさくなって、だけどそれも悪くないかって思っている自分もいる。 |
They care about me so much. It's made the inside of my head much more noisy than before, but part of me thinks that's not so bad. |
- There is also an ending sequence that is original to the cover. The text shown during the sequence is as follows:
| あなたが悪夢に苛まれているとき、 僕はあなたにどんな言葉を贈ろう |
When you were tormented by a bad dream, I wonder what kind of words I could give you. |
| あなたに出会って僕は変わったから、 あなたには様変わりした |
Because I've changed since I met you, I want you to see my world |
Name[]
- "Seraph Dazzlegarden" is not his "real" name but rather just one of his many false names and identities; his "real" name is currently unknown.[189]
- Seraph's name is entirely written in katakana and is presented in Western order with given name first and surname last, both usually reserved for foreign names. He is the only member of VOLTACTION whose name is written this way.
- His given name, Seraph, refers to six-winged angels found in religious texts, usually and traditionally associated with music.
- He occasionally calls himself a shitenshi (熾天使, seraph) in reference to this, for example in the title of his debut stream.
- In-universe, it may have been derived from his previous codename spelled backwards. "Ares" backwards is "Sera", while the preceding "-" that it is stylized with can be interpreted as being a minus or negative sign - with "minus" or "negative" in Japanese being 負 (fu). Thus, "-Ares" backwards can be read as "Serafu", which is the Japanese pronunciation of "Seraph".
- His surname, Dazzlegarden, is an indirect English calque of his previous surname Misono (美園). "Dazzle" comes from 美 (mi), meaning beauty, a close synonym for the word "dazzle" or "dazzling", while "garden" comes from 園 (sono), meaning garden.
- His previous given name, 聡 (satoshi), means intelligent, smart.
Preferences[]
- Hobbies: games, music, sports, sleeping, studying[121]
- Likes:
- Anime and manga: BLEACH, Terror in Resonance, Kino's Journey, Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina, Lycoris Recoil, Oshi no Ko, 86, Classroom of the Elite, Bocchi the Rock!, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Ao no Orchestra, Hajime no Ippo, Frieren, Kuroko's Basketball[121][190]
- Games: Minecraft, VALORANT, Project SEKAI: Colorful Stage!, UNDERTALE, Shadow Corridor, horror games in general[29][121]
- Music: BUMP OF CHICKEN, Mrs.GREEN APPLE, SUPER BEAVER, classical music[29][121]
- VOCALOID producers: Harumaki Gohan, Orangestar, *Luna, MIMI, aqu3ra[121][191]
- VOCALOID songs (other than ones by the above producers): "Earendel" (エアレンデル) by Roca, "Summer Sky and Contrail" (夏空とコントレイル) by Laterne, "HERO." by A4., "manimani" (まにまに) by r-906[191]
- Food: Most foods; beef, fish, namagashi, strawberry macarons, tuna mayo onigiri, miso ramen[115][121][133]
- Snacks: Miyako konbu, takoyaki umaibō[192]
- Alcohol: Gin, whisky, nihonshu, umeshu, uncarbonated alcohol[193][194]
- Novelists: Many, but Miyazawa Kenji in particular[195]
- Novels: Anything written by Miyazawa Kenji (especially "Yellow Tomatoes"), "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, "The Lucy Variations" by Sara Zarr, "The Travelling Cat Chronicles" by Arikawa Hiro, "Hoshizora Rock" by Nasuda Jun, "Umi no Mieru Rihatsuten" by Ogiwara Hiroshi, "I Had That Same Dream Again" by Sumino Yoru, "Go Away, Ultramarine" by Kono Yutaka, "Warui Natsu" by Somei Tamehito[196][197]
- Paintings: Portraits of Vincent van Gogh[198]
- Flowers: Plum blossoms[199]
- Color: Lapis lazuli blue[133]
- Animals: Cats[117]
- Pokémon: Greninja; Water-type starter Pokémon in general[200]
- Disney characters: Bruni[201]
- Other: Space, celestial bodies, ruins, art museums[119][202][203]
- Dislikes:
Violin[]
- Seraph is a classically trained violinist who has been playing since he was 5 years old,[105] and prior to becoming a NIJISANJI Liver was actively performing and touring as part of string ensembles and orchestras.[193]
- A comprehensive list of his violin-centric streams and the songs he has played on stream (with English titles and timestamps) can be found here.
- He was inspired to play the violin after watching a concert by violinists Hakase Taro and Furusawa Iwao.[207] Others have told him that he was also influenced by the protagonist of Kamen Rider Kiva, which he can't remember given his age at the time.[208]
- He was trained under the Suzuki method classical music curriculum, with the first songs he learned how to play being "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" and "Long, Long Ago".[209]
- He first started playing for audiences before he was ten, with the number of concerts and competitions he performed in gradually increasing in frequency throughout his adolescence. His schedule became particularly busy after he turned 18.[193]
- He has played concerts internationally, for example in Europe. Unfortunately, his last concert tour there was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic while he was in Germany, just before he was scheduled to travel to Austria to play in Vienna.[210]
- He has played alongside Vasko Vasilev, concertmaster of London's Royal Ballet and Opera and concertmaster for the coronation of King Charles III.[211]
- He has won at least one major violin competition.[193][199]
- He would usually play violins borrowed from his instructors and ones worth 4-5 million yen on loan for competitions, as at his level of competition participants could lose solely based on the quality of instrument.[207]
- One of his most memorable experiences as a violinist was when, after winning a competition and performing as a soloist in the winner's concert, he realized that mentors he looked up to were playing as part of his backing orchestra.[193]
- He ultimately disliked having his performances being graded and reduced to numbers (presumably in auditions and competitions) enough to decide to keep playing as a hobby rather than continue as a professional violinist.[148]
- Nevertheless, because of his pedigree and skill he still gets mistaken for one when he plays; when he visited a violin workshop in Nagano Prefecture and tried out some of the instruments, the head luthier asked Seraph if he was a professional, gave him his business card, and asked for his signature.[148]
- He has described his playing posture as being "peculiar" due to his height.[198]
- He was part of the string instruments club in school. As he had the most experience, he often ended up being more of a teacher to the others. Despite this, he gave up the first chair violin position to another member; he felt that he shouldn't be first chair as he couldn't attend every meeting because of his other obligations.[198]
- He owns two violins: an electric violin and an Italian-made maplewood acoustic violin. His acoustic violin was purchased from a luthier who had previously been his patron during one of his concert tours in Germany.[105][207]
- While happy with his current acoustic violin, he actually tends to favor instruments made in Germany in terms of sound and build quality; one of his previous personal violins was of German manufacture. His dream violin was a German-made one worth 5 million yen, which he had to give up on buying.[207]
- The rosin he uses is Millant-Deroux Dark, which he colloquially calls "kuroneko" (クロネコ, black cat) - its nickname among Japanese violinists due to its color and logo.[207]
- He uses Pirastro Evah Pirazzi Gold violin strings and restrings his violin himself, a process he has dedicated a stream to.[212]
- He has a pink plush flapjack octopus keychain on his violin case.[213]
- He states that while he has a sense of pitch, he does not have either absolute or relative pitch.[214] In apparent contradiction to this, however, he can tune his violin without reference notes and play songs by ear, usually in order to play J-pop songs.[105]
- The covers of "Virtual to Live" he performed for a NIJISANJI official program were played by ear. He mentioned to ANYCOLOR staff that he could have also played "Nijiiro no Puddle" (虹色のPuddle), "Hurrah!!", VOLTACTION's "INLAID" (インレイド) and "Watercolor", or Ranunculus' "DONBURA KONBURA SPEAKERS" by ear if they wanted him to, much to their shock.[207]
- He brought a violin to an audition for NIJISANJI, but never actually got to play it since he ran out of time.[194]
- The excerpt of Jules Massenet's "Méditation" from Thaïs that Hyakumantenbara Salome mimed playing on the violin during her 3D debut was actually performed and recorded by Seraph at her request earlier that same day.[215]
- He has never used a violin to assassinate anyone before, reasoning that they're hollow and would shatter if he tried to kill someone with one.[105] However, he finds violin cases to be particularly useful for hiding things.
Definitely not weapons.[216]
Miscellaneous[]
Seraph's Liver Secret File
- Seraph's Liver Secret File from Amamiya Kokoro, Yorumi Rena, and Matsukai Mao's Game-Lu? Game-Ru! Episode 56:
- If you weren't a Liver, what would you be?: "A content creator doing something related to music."
- Something you really don't like to be told: "We'll be lenient so nothing is off-limits."
- What would put you in in a good mood all day?: "A cat."
- What recent video would you recommend?: "Neparu-san's short videos."
- What would you do if you won 1,000,000 yen?: "I'll buy a good microphone."
- When did you most make someone angry?: "One time when I was on the basketball team, I was subjected to an endless stream of verbal abuse."
- Someone you want to collab with?: "My former martial arts mentor."
- What's the game you have spent the most time on?: "Either Minecraft or VALORANT."
- What game character are you like?: "Sova from VALORANT."
- A memo from your manager: "His physical strength has no limits."
- Prior to their debut, VOLTACTION once rented a cottage together. This cottage trip gave rise to what is now known as the Yōsei-san Jiken (妖精さん事件, Mr. Fairy Incident), which both the group and their viewers have since referred to as one of their most memorable moments and is oft referenced as a running gag.[217][218]
- At the cottage, their sleeping arrangements were Kanato and Hibari sharing one bedroom and Akira and Seraph sharing another bedroom, with a clear view into each others' rooms.[219]
- Akira walked around stark naked in his and Seraph's bedroom on his way to the shower room, apparently drawn there by Seraph playing the violin. Because the bedroom doors were wide open, he was in full view of all three of the others, causing an uproar. The name of the incident derives from Kanato's shocked exclamation of "yōsei-san da!" (妖精さんだ！, It's a fairy!) upon noticing Akira's state of dress. Rather than being embarrassed, however, out of spite Akira walked out naked in front of them once again after finishing his shower.[219][220]
- In addition to violin, he can play the viola and piano.[115]
- He owns an acoustic viola, and is proficient enough to have also played the viola as part of an orchestra, usually as a last minute substitute when a violist was absent. He originally started playing it in order to improve his skill at the violin (finger reach, etc.).[221][222]
- He learned to play the piano alongside the violin as a means of pitch training.[223]
- He is currently learning to play the electric guitar, and owns a Gibson Les Paul.[224]
- The martial art he has practiced the longest is jissen karate (実戦空手, karate for actual combat); other martial arts he has practiced include boxing and kickboxing.[193]
Perhaps because of his former job, he has also had military-style CQC training.[110][225] - He played basketball for around 6-7 years, and was a starting player on his high school team. He could play any position - usually small forward, power forward, or center - and specialized in three point shooting.[29][105]
- Other hobbies he has been involved in include painting, calligraphy, swimming, rugby, kendo, and athletics - specifically sprinting, long-distance, and high jump.[110][115]
- He was an excellent student in school, with his best subjects being math, science, physics, and English,[105][117] while his favorite subject was art.[133] Although he is very good at math and science, they were actually his least favorite subjects.[133]
- He only barely managed to pass his high school entrance exams on account of having to effectively skip a grade due to faking his age, but by the time he graduated he was one of the school's top students.[226]
- He scored the highest overall out of the VOLTACTION members on the comprehensive exam they did for their half-anniversary stream despite not studying; true to form, this included a perfect 100/100 in math, a near-perfect 98/100 in science, and the highest in the group in English.[227]
- He likes to cook and is proficient at it in general, but especially so when it comes to making sweets and desserts. This has even lead to the official VOLTACTION Twitter account referring to him as a patissier.[228]
- He can make wagashi from scratch, such as ohagi, as well as daifuku and its components, gyūhi and anko.[229]
- He prefers to make his own Valentine's Day chocolates rather than buy them, even giving some to Hibari prior to their debut.[230] For Valentine's Day in 2023, he held a baking stream in which he made orangettes and gâteau opéra-inspired chocolates decorated with gold leaf. He ended up giving them to the other members of VOLTACTION, who remarked that they were quite delicious.[231]
- He has gone undercover as a convenience store employee and a restaurant employee.[145]
- He has been given a separate batsu game in an off-collab because none of the usual punishments (electric shocks, spicy or bitter food and drink, tickling, spanking, being forced to say fanservice-y or embarrassing lines, etc.) bother him.[136][232] His lack of reaction to any proposed batsu game has even left NIJISANJI staff at a loss when designing variety programming involving him.[233]
- He has played through a basketball game with a fractured right wrist, did 1500-metre runs with a sprained ankle, and played the entirety of Johannes Brahm's "Symphony No. 1" (normally a 45-50 minute long piece) on violin with a dislocated finger.[34][193]
- He has athletic heart syndrome, or athletic bradycardia.[34]
- His ideal type is "someone he can talk to", regardless of gender.[218]
- Despite being very strongly identified with horned owls, he states that if he were an animal, he would probably be a lizard.[217]
- If he could pick one superpower to have, it would be the ability to flash step like Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni does in BLEACH.[217]
- If he were to reincarnate as something, it would be as a golem from the Dragon Quest franchise.[133]
- He has taken the Hogwarts House sorting test twice; he was sorted into Slytherin the first time he took it and Ravenclaw the second time. However, if he were to choose, he would prefer to be sorted into Ravenclaw.[234]
- If he were to travel overseas, the country he would want to visit the most is Chile. Specifically, he would like to tour the Atacama Large Millimeter Array and take in the view of the night sky from where it is located.[193] Another country he would like to visit is the United Kingdom, as he has roots there that he would like to reconnect with.[235] The place where he would most want to play a violin concert is Vienna, as he lost the opportunity to play there due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[218]
- While he did not have much time for tourism while on concert tour in Europe on account of spending eight hours a day practicing, places he did visit and recommends to people visiting Germany include the Brandenburg Gate, the Berlin Wall, the Berlin Musical Instrument Museum, the Berlin Victory Column, and Köllnischer Park in Berlin, the Upside-Down House in Trassenheide, Rügen, and Stralsund.[204]
- His inspiration for becoming a YouTuber was Akagami no Tomo, with Akira being the one who convinced him to specifically become a Virtual YouTuber. The first NIJISANJI Livers he watched were Sasaki Saku and Shiina Yuika.[236]
- Seraph's first impressions of the VTA first generation members → his current impressions of them:[125]
- Muyu: "Someone with some kind of vibe has shown up." → "Seems like she works at night." Likely in reference to her lore as a dream-eater.
- Ponto Nei: "She certainly did show up late. For someone who came so late she fit right in." → "That blueberry person."
- Umise Yotsuha: "Bright and cheerful. Talked about horses." → "Seems like she can actually wake up in the morning."
- Kanato: "Kanato and Hibari's smiles were the light I saw." → "Unhinged funny man."
- Hibari: "Kanato and Hibari's smiles were the light I saw." → "Energetic explosion."
- Akira: "When he talks, he sounds suspicious." → "Troublesome, funny megane".
- Kaburaki Roco: "Someone really talkative is here." → "She sure does cackle a lot."
- He is noted to take good care of his physical appearance in real life, and uses a wide variety of skin and hair care products on a regular basis, including:
- Skin care: Cow Brand Red Box Beauty Soap, Curél Hydrating Water Essence, Curél Anti-Wrinkle Hydrating Beauty Serum, ONE STONE TWO BIRDS Black Premium Face Wash and Face Mask, Carte HD Balance Care Emulsion, Carte HD Balance Care Toner Lotion, Carte HD Balance Care Gel, Tout Vert Balancing GA Lotion, THE RETINOTIME Wrinkle Lip Essence[237][238]
- Hair care: unlabel LAB Hydro Collagen Moist Shampoo, ICHIKAMI the Premium Silky Smooth Shampoo and Treatment, unlabel LAB Hydro Collagen Moist Hair Mask, SABON Ultimate Scalp Scrub, Yves Rocher Shine Vinegar Rinsing Lotion, unlabel LAB Hydro Collagen Moist Hair Oil, fino Premium Touch Penetrating Serum Hair Oil, Panasonic Nanocare nanoe Hair Dryer[239][240]
Setup/Equipment[]
- Laptop (Backup) PC
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 4000 Series
- Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
- Memory: 16GB RAM
- Peripherals
- Monitor: 2, one of which is an ASUS VG278QR-J 165Hz
- Keyboard: Logicool G913 TKL Gaming Keyboard
- Mouse: Vaxee ZYGEN NP-01, Logicool G Pro X Superlight Wireless Gaming Mouse, Razer Viper V3 Pro
- Mousepad: ARTISAN NINJA FX ZERO
- Headphones: AKG K712, Sony INZONE H9
- Microphones: Shure SM7B, Warm Audio WA-8000G, RØDE NT1-A
- Audio Interface: RME Babyface Pro
- To make music and mix his covers, he uses a PreSonus Studio One Professional digital audio workstation.[241]
- After having been taught how to do so by Hibari, he began mixing his own covers in 2023, starting with his cover of "Attract Light" (アトラクトライト).[17]
- He owns a copy of and knows how to use Hatsune Miku.[198]
- He used her to make a harmony and vocal guide for the cover of "Mirai" (ミライ) that he, Yuhi Riri, Yamagami Karuta, Muyu, and Nagao Kei performed in his 3D debut, in order to help the others with their parts.[242]
- He originally got her as he was planning to make music and presumably become a VOCALOID producer, however he ended up auditioning for and getting accepted by ANYCOLOR instead.[243]
- He has a drawing tablet that he uses for art streams or to illustrate thumbnails and videos.[244][245]
Live Chat Etiquette[]
- Common VTuber chat etiquette is summarised here: "VTuber Chat Etiquette"
- From stream descriptions:
- Please refrain from inappropriate behavior or using strong language.
- Please refrain from self-moderation. If things get bad, Seraph will take care of it.
- Please avoid mentioning Seraph's name in others Livers' streams.
- Please avoid pigeoning (chatting along the lines of: "XX said this!" in other streams).
- Please reserve long superchats or superchats not related to the content of the stream for the allotted superchat reading time at the end of the stream.
- Additionally:
- Please refrain from mentioning inside jokes or leaking contents of membership-only streams elsewhere.[246]
- Seraph can read and understand English, so please feel free to leave comments and superchats in English. Commenting in other languages is also acceptable, however Seraph will not be able to respond.[210]
History[]
Background[]
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2024[]
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Trivia[]
Likes and dislikes[]
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Miscellaneous[]
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External Links[]
Media[]
- Seraph Dazzlegarden's corporate profile on NIJISANJI website
- セラフ・ダズルガーデン / Seraph Dazzlegarden - YouTube Channel
- セラフ・ダズルガーデン🦉🎻 - TwitCasting Channel
- @SerAph_DazZ - Twitter Account (main)
- @SerAph_Sub - Twitter Account (sub)
- @seraph_dazz - TikTok Account
Hashtags[]
- #セラフィルム - Stream tag
- #SeraPic - Fan art tag
- #セラフルボイス - Comments about voice release
- #ダズルック - Egosurfing
- #ハナシ・キケヨガーデン - Q&A
- #セラフカット - Clips
Statistics[]
- Seraph Dazzlegarden - Social Blade YouTube stats
- Seraph Dazzlegarden - Playboard YouTube stats
Further Reading[]
- セラフ・ダズルガーデン - Unofficial NIJISANJI Wiki
- セラフ・ダズルガーデン - Pixiv Encyclopedia
- 塞拉弗·迪滋加登 - Moegirl Encyclopedia
- 세라프 다즐가든 - Namu Wiki
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