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Shikinagi Akira (四季凪アキラ) 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 Seraph Dazzlegarden. Previously, he was enrolled as a student in VIRTUAL TALENT ACADEMY (VTA) as part of its first generation.
Introduction Video[]
【初配信】元スパイなのに異様に喋るVTuberがいるそうで【四季凪アキラ-にじさんじ-VOLTACTION】
Shikinagi Akira's introduction.
Profile[]
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| He is a skilled ex-intelligence officer. Born into a family of intelligence agents that has been passed down through generations. He has now left the organization and opened a small office. He accepts dependence on any job from hive removal to terminating assassins.[7] |
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| 代々続く諜報員一家に生まれた腕利きの元・諜報員。 今は組織を抜けて小さな事務所を開いている。 蜂の巣の駆除から刺客の排除まで請け負う。[8] |
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| 一位出色的前情报员。出生在一个世代都是情报员的家庭。 现在已经离开该组织，并开设了一个小事务所。 接受从去除蜂巢到消灭刺客的任何工作委托。[9] |
Personality[]
Despite his stoic appearance, deep voice, and backstory, Akira warned viewers as early as his debut stream that he was going to destroy the cool image they had of him.[10] As such, Akira in reality has a more laid back and silly demeanor by his own admission, though he can also get very fired up and animated during competitive games and when talking about his interests (e.g., BL). He specializes in chatting and radio streams, and is a natural conversationalist.
He has been described by others as being surprisingly childish,[11] and has a bit of a more openly perverted and yabai side to him, even by NIJISANJI standards. Despite this, Akira is ultimately a mature and thoughtful person who is known to give good advice; in part because of his varied life experiences, he has an open-minded outlook on many issues, such as sexuality and gender expression. Though often just as wacky as the rest of them, he tends to be the sole voice of reason among the colorful cast of characters that make up VOLTACTION, and ends up having to keep the others in line at times - even if he winds up being the recipient of friendly mockery for it.
He is also quite sensitive and can get very moody and pensive, especially in the early morning hours, with this side of him being referred to as 3AM Shikinagi Akira (深夜3時の四季凪アキラ);[12] he has even advised people not to talk to him when he's in this state as if his 3AM self were a separate entity.[13] He is the type of person to get lonely easily, and it has been stated that he sometimes lingers in voice chat until late at night hoping someone will join him.[14]
Appearance[]
| Akira has short black hair with slightly long asymmetric bangs, longer on the right than the left. He has eyes that are a magenta-purple-blue gradient color, framed by black glasses. His right ear has two piercings, a silver cuff and a black stud. He has a characteristic pair of moles on the right side of his neck. In his default appearance, he has a blue overcoat with black accents and ivory lining that he wears as a cape and an ivory stole fastened with a gold stole pin. Under these, he wears a navy blue vest, a black waistcoat with silver patterning, and a black dress shirt with a purple gradient tie. He wears black pants with a purple belt and a black holster around his left thigh, tucked into black dress boots with gold buttons. His accessories include an ornate gold brooch, gold tie pins, and a pair of black gloves. Options:
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| Akira's second outfit, like those of the other members of VOLTACTION, is the Erfolg College school uniform. However, as a member of the student council, he wears a variant of it: while it has the same black tailcoat and grey dress shirt, he wears grey slacks instead of the standard black, a blue armband signifying his position as the vice-president, and a custom necktie - in his case, a black bolo bow tie with a gold brooch resembling a fleur-de-lis. Akira's further customizations to the uniform include a V-neck sweater, a navy and gold pen in his coat pocket, and gold glasses chains and a lapel pin with indigo gems. The outfit also came with a new hairstyle, which is slightly shorter than his default hairstyle and has his bangs given a wider part. |
Third 2D Outfit =
Akira's third outfit is a traditional Chinese-style outfit. The outfit also came with a new hairstyle, which features hairpins and bangs covering his right eye.
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| As a VTA student, Akira had brown hair and brown 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.[15]
On 1 November 2021, VTA opened official YouTube and Twitter accounts and revealed the names and appearances of its first generation students, including Shikinagi Akira.[16][17]
On 4 November 2021, Akira held his first stream ✗ on the VTA channel. His first Tweet was made on 8 November 2021.[18]
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. Akira was placed in class 2, alongside Umise Yotsuha, Kaburaki Roco, Misono Satoshi, and Suzumiya Sonata; the division was based on their streaming schedules, with class 1 streaming on Fridays and class 2 streaming on Thursdays.[19]
Following Ranunculus' NIJISANJI debut in March 2022 and the arrival of VTA's second generation students in June 2022, the classes were re-shuffled. Akira became part of the new class 1, alongside Watarai Hibari, Kuramochi Meruto, Aokiri Mihono, Tsuyuzaki Tsuyu, Ishigami Nozomi, Warabi Raika, Kuno Orihito, Saiki Ittetsu, Mikoshiba Jin, and Usami Rito.
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.[20][21]
On 13 July 2022, ANYCOLOR announced that Akira 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.[4] In preparation for his debut, Akira received a full redesign, and all YouTube videos previously created during his time in VTA were hidden.
Akira'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 stream on 16 July 2022.[3] Akira was the third 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.
2022[]
On 16 July, on the day on his first stream, Akira reached 50,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.[22]
On 18 July, Akira reached 100,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel in less than 2 days after his debut.[23][24]
On 5 August, Akira reached 150,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.[25]
On 6 August, his channel was approved for monetization and opened for memberships.[26]
On 26 September, Akira released his first music cover, of syudou's "Bakushō" (爆笑).
On 13 October, VOLTACTION's first voice drama, "Opening Today", was released.[27]
On 15 November, Akira held his first stream on his TwitCasting channel.[28]
On 12 December, Akira reached 200,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.[29]
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.[30] The relay was held in the same order as their debut streams with Akira going third, revealing his second outfit at 23:30 JST that evening.[31]
On 13 January, VOLTACTION celebrated their half-anniversary since debut by releasing their second original song, "Watercolor". The song was written and produced by the band Novelbright. During a celebration stream for their half-anniversary held on the same day, they also announced the release of their second voice drama, "undertake any request", which was released that evening.[32]
On 8 February, PASH! announced that they would be featuring Akira in the magazine's March issue.[33]
On 31 March, Akira reached 250,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.[34]
On 26 April, VOLTACTION announced a 3D model debut stream relay with Akira as the first person to have his 3D model debut on 5 May.[35] His 3D debut stream peaked at over 68,000 concurrent viewers.[36]
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.[37] 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.[38]
On 13 July, VOLTACTION opened an official Instagram account.[39]
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.[40]
On 14 August, a Room 4S-centric voice drama, "Around 4S ~Tsuioku no Kyūka~", was released.[41]
On 14 October, Akira reached 300,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel during a 3D Ring Fit Adventure endurance stream he held with the goal of reaching the milestone.[42]
On 23 October, VOLTACTION's second "Memories of Nostalgia" voice drama, "Shikinagi Akira-hen", was released.[43]
On 1 November, Da Vinci announced that VOLTACTION would be interviewed and featured in the magazine's December issue.[44]
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. Akira released a cover of "Andromeda Andromeda" (アンドロメダアンドロメダ) on 5 November as part of this relay. 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.[45]
On 30 November, NIJISANJI announced that Akira would receive a 3.0 Brushup to his 2D model.[46] He showcased his updated model and its new facial expressions in a reveal stream on 1 December.[47]
At NijiFes 2023, which was held from 23 December to 24 December, he was part of the cast of the Sakuyui Theater special stage on Day 1, and participated in the NIJISANJI Dance Live alongside the other members of VOLTACTION on Day 2.[48][49]
2024[]
On 6 January, Da Vinci magazine's February issue went on sale, with Akira featured alongside BL mangaka Harada in a special BL-focused interview segment.[50]
On 13 January, VOLTACTION's fourth "Memories of Nostalgia" voice drama, "Fura Kanato-hen", was released.[51]
On 26 January, horror novelist Nashi's book "Jiyūritsu" was published, for which Akira had authored the obi text.[52]
On 5 February, Shikiori no Hana released a voice drama titled "Virtual Liver wa Yume no Naka de Yume wo Miru ka".[53]
On 6 February, Akira debuted his NIJI3D (i.e., home 3D) model.[54]
On 9 February, volume 12 of the magazine GIRLS CONTINUE was released, featuring Akira alongside Nashi in an interview segment. It also included an exclusive short story written by Nashi with Akira as its protagonist.[55]
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.[56]
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;[57] 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;[58][59] and the premiere of a documentary, "Documentary of VOLTACTION 「150 Days」".[60]
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.[61]
On 27 October, VOLTACTION announced their 1st Mini Album "Action!!!!!!!!!!!!"[62] 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.[63] 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.[64]
2025[]
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.[65]
VOLTACTION were featured on the cover of VTuber Style magazine's February issue, along with a interview. The magazine was released on 28 January.[66]
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.[67]
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.[68]
In association with NijiFes 2025, which was held from 21 February to 23 February, VOLTACTION held their first offline live "Dynamic VOLT" at Makuhari Event Hall on 23 February.[69]
On 27 February, Akira reached 400,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.
On 29 March, "De Lu Lu" was announced to be April opening theme song for the Television Iwate show Nedara X.[70]
On 4 April, the May 2025 volume of Da Vinci magazine was released, featuring a talk between Akira and the author of BL manga Minato's Laundromat, Tsubaki Yuzu.[71]
Discography[]
- Main page: Shikinagi Akira/Discography
| Action!!!!!!!!!!!! | VOLTACTION 1st mini album | 8 January 2025 |
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Web Radio[]
All Nagito Nippon[]
All Nagito Nippon (オール・ナギト・ニッポン), or AllNagi (オルナギ) for short, is Akira's periodic late night web radio program. The title is a play on his name and the radio program All Night Nippon. It was initially streamed live on his YouTube channel.
List of All Nagito Nippon episodes[]
On 1 November 2022, Akira announced that All Nagito Nippon would be switching to video format instead of streaming live, with the name of the program becoming All Nagito Nippon V (オールナギトニッポン・V).[72] During episode #21, he announced that the program would become more irregular from June 2023 onwards due to his schedule becoming busier.[73]
List of All Nagito Nippon V episodes[]
Nagiraki Radio[]
Nagiraki Radio (なぎらきラジオ) is an irregularly scheduled late night web radio program jointly hosted by Akira and Kaburaki Roco, streamed live alternating between their YouTube channels.
List of Nagiraki Radio episodes[]
Shikinagi no Oyasumi Radio[]
Shikinagi no Oyasumi (四季凪のおやすみラジオ, Shikinagi's Good Night Radio) is an weekly scheduled late night web radio program hosted by Akira, with new episodes every Thursday. Unlike All Nagito Nippon V, it is streamed live.
List of Shikinagi no Oyasumi Radio episodes[]
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.[74] 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.[75]
- On 27 December, the members of VOLTACTION participated in Minecraft Japan's Minecraft Relay 2022 ~ Minna no Story.[76]
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.[77]
- 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.[78]
- On 19 July, the Pacific League of Nippon Professional Baseball announced its 2023 collaboration with NIJISANJI, with Akira as one of the chosen Livers for the campaign, representing the Saitama Seibu Lions. The collaboration included a series of goods featuring original artwork of the Livers in team regalia released via kuji, including canvas artwork, neck towels, acrylic stands, acrylic keychains, and badges; the kuji was available from 24 August to 5 September. It also included physical advertisements visible at various locations inside Ōsaka Station, which ran from 14 August to 20 August.[79]
- 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.[80]
- 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.[81]
2024[]
- On 14 February, the eighth NIJISANJI and Sweets Paradise collaboration café was announced, with Akira featured as one of the eight Livers involved in the campaign. 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.[82]
- 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.[83] Akira was announced to be one of the Livers chosen for the 2024 campaign, endorsing Sagan Tosu.[84] 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 19 May, he participated in Minecraft Japan's Minecraft Relay 2024 ~ Shape Your World alongside Fumino Tamaki and Shibuya Hajime.[85]
- 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.[86]
- 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 Seraph Dazzlegarden.[87]
- On 8 August, family restaurant chain Coco's announced a collaboration with NIJISANJI, with Akira as one of the featured Livers.[88] The collaboration ran from 5 September to 28 October, and included limited menu items inspired by the featured Livers as well as original goods.[89]
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 Akira and Seraph Dazzlegarden's appearance in-game, as well as weapons, interior items, and companion Magimals themed after Akira and Seraph.[90]
- 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.[91]
Programs[]
- NIJINoon 2022 Summer Episode 2 - Guest (16 August 2022)
- Kasama Jun and Kajiwara Gakuto's Flat Kikou! - Guest (2 November 2022)[92]
- B-Grade Variety of NIJISANJI (Tentative) Episode 43 - Guest (28 December 2022)
- NIJISANJI no TOYBOX! Episode 17 - Guest (17 January 2023)
- Sannin Yoreba Episode 3 - Guest (16 May 2023)
- Game-Ru? Game-Lu! Episode 52 - Guest (7 June 2023)
- Game-Ru? Game-Lu! Episode 53 - Guest (14 June 2023)
- NIJISANJI Quiz Show/NijiQuiz Episode 37 - Guest (10 August 2023)
- NIJISANJI no TOYBOX! Episode 34 - Guest (26 September 2023)
- Liver Draft Meeting - MC (3 October to 24 October 2023)[93]
- NIJISANJI 6th Anniversary! Game & Variety 2 Days All-Star Daikessen Day 1 - Team SANJI (3 February 2024)
- LOCK ON FLEEK Episode 11 - Guest (4 October 2024)
Competitions[]
- KZHCUP in PUBG - 16 September to 17 September 2022
- NIJISANJI Splatoon Festival - 16 October 2022
- Team: Ex Albio (leader), Yaguruma Rine, Shikinagi Akira, Layla Alstroemeria - MVPs/Winners
- NIJISANJI Sports Festival - 23 October 2022
- Team: Shiina Yuika (leader), Yugo Asuma, Azuchi Momo, Amagase Muyu, Ars Almal, Alban Knox, Onomachi Haruka, Shikinagi Akira, Siska Leontyne, Sukoya Kana, Seffyna, Selen Tatsuki, Derem Kado, Na Sera, Nishizono Chigusa, Fushimi Gaku, Belmond Banderas, Mika Melatika, Yang Nari, Yukishiro Mahiro, Layla Alstroemeria - Winners
- 5th NIJISANJI Mario Kart Tournament - 11 December and 18 December 2022
- NIJISANJI NEW YEAR CUP OF POKER 2023 - 2 January 2023
- Enjoy! NIJISANJI Super Smash Bros. Cup - 9 April 2023
- 2nd NIJISANJI VALORANT Custom - 2 May to 3 May 2023
- Team: Fura Kanato (leader), Shikinagi Akira, Maria Marionette, Kotoka Torahime, Sophia Valentine
- Google Play's Saikyō Entertainment Haishinsha Ketteisen - 16 August 2023[94]
- New Year! NIJISANJI Mahjong Tournament 2024 - 6 January to 7 January 2024
- NIJISANJI APEX Festival - 12 January 2024
- Team: Shibuya Hajime, Min Suha, Shikinagi Akira
- NIJISANJI 6th Anniversary! Game & Variety 2 Days All-Star Daikessen - 3 February to 4 February 2024
- NIJISANJI Bomberman Big Battle!! - 3 February 2024
- Team: Leos Vincent (leader), Aizono Manami, Yorumi Rena, Ars Almal, Kitakoji Hisui, Shikinagi Akira, Koshimizu Toru, Reimu Endou, Fulgur Ovid, Yu Q. Wilson, Elu, Morinaka Kazaki, Amamiya Kokoro, Shirayuki Tomoe, Shishido Akari, Murakumo Kagetsu, Milan Kestrel, Vox Akuma, Doppio Dropscythe, Claude Clawmark
- NIJISANJI Bomberman Big Battle!! - 3 February 2024
- 6th NIJISANJI Mario Kart Tournament - 5 May to 6 May 2024
- Enjoy! NIJISANJI Super Smash Bros. Cup 2024 - 2 June 2024
- New Year! NIJISANJI Mahjong Tournament 2025 - 11 January to 13 January 2025
Mascot and Fans[]
- Akira's fans and channel members are officially called "Nagi-tomo" (凪友),[95] a combination of the character "Nagi" (凪) from his name and "tomo" (友, friend).
- His fanmark is 📄 (document), representing a contractor's request form. His fanmarks were originally 📄 (document) and ✒️ (black pen nib), but was changed to 📄 alone shortly after his debut on 16 July 2022.[96]
Wannyaction, with Kuroiko at bottom left
- VOLTACTION's group of official mascots are called "Wannyaction" (わんにゃくしょん, Barkmeowtaction). Akira's representative mascot in Wannyaction is a Russian Blue[97] cat named "Kuroiko" (くろいこ, the black one).
On sleepless nights, will appear out of nowhere and sleep next to you.
Perhaps it might even listen to your worries?[98]
Relationships[]
VOLTACTION Logo Design
- "VOLTACTION" (ヴォルタクション) or "VOLTA" (ヴォルタ) - Akira, Fura Kanato, Watarai Hibari, and Seraph Dazzlegarden.
- 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.[99]
- 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)[100]
- "Room 4S", or colloquially "Rumufo" (るむふぉ) - Akira and Seraph Dazzlegarden.
- "Nagikaze" (凪風), or colloquially "Indo" (インド) or the "Seitokai-gumi" (生徒会組, student council members) - Akira and Fura Kanato.
- "Hibanagi" (ひばナギ), or colloquially "Niichi" (にいち, twenty-one-year-olds) - Akira and Watarai Hibari.
- "Ano 8-Nin" (あの8人, Those 8) - Akira, Amagase Muyu, Umise Yotsuha, Ponto Nei, Fura Kanato, Watarai Hibari, Seraph Dazzlegarden, and Kaburaki Roco. They are the 8 former first generation VTA students who ended up debuting with NIJISANJI.
- "Spy ☆ Dream" (すぱい☆どりーむ) - Akira and Amagase Muyu.
- Hashtags:
#すぱどり - General tag
- Hashtags:
- "Shishijūroku" (ししじゅうろく) - Akira and Umise Yotsuha.
- "Nagiraki" (なぎらき) - Akira and Kaburaki Roco.
- Hashtags:
#なぎらきラジオ - Web radio hashtag
- Hashtags:
- "SESERAGI GUMI" (せせらぎ組) - Akira, Seraph Dazzlegarden, 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.[101]
- Hashtags:
#せせらぎ組 - General, fanart, and stream tag
- "Spy ☆ Dream" (すぱい☆どりーむ) - Akira and Amagase Muyu.
- "Perapera Chikuchiku Peppers" (ペラペラチクチクペッパーズ) or "Perachiku" (ペラチク) - Akira, Yaguruma Rine, Ex Albio, and Layla Alstroemeria. They were teammates in the NIJISANJI Splatoon Festival, which took place on 16 October 2022.
- "New fACE Dragonz" or "NfD" - Akira, Fura Kanato, Maria Marionette, Kotoka Torahime and Sophia Valentine. They were teammates in the 2nd NIJISANJI VALORANT Custom, which took place on 2 May to 3 May 2023.
- "Mabo Ichigo Nanban" (麻婆いちご南蛮) - Akira, Shibuya Hajime, and Min Suha. They were teammates in the NIJISANJI APEX Festival, which took place on 12 January 2024.
- "BLueCheese" (腐ルーチーズ) - Akira and Meloco Kyoran.
- "Shikiori no Hana" (四季オリ花) - Akira, Sukoya Kana, and Oliver Evans.
- "NIJIMem Keiba" (にじメン競馬) - Akira, Belmond Banderas, Oliver Evans, Saiki Ittetsu, and Sakaki Ness.
Quotes[]
- Greetings:
- "Otsunagi~" (乙凪～) - Ending
- "Watashi igai to ne~" (私意外とね～, Surprisingly, I...)
- "Sō, sō, sō, sō" (そうそうそうそう, Right, right, right, right...)
- "Baka, baka, baka!" (ばかばかばか, Idiot, idiot, idiot!)
- "Otona no hito!" (大人の人ー！, I need an adult!)
- "VTuber no jinsei tte issho jan. Watashi-tachi no jinsei wa ano hashi dayo! Are kurai no hososa de yattendakara watashi-tachi wa." (VTuberの人生って一緒じゃん。私たちの人生はあの橋だよ！あれくらいの細さでやってんだから私たちは, The life of a VTuber is just like that, isn't it. Our lives are like that bridge! We walk a line that's about as fine as that, after all.)[102]
- "Shōjiki ne, minna ga itekureru dake de sukuwareru wa." (正直ね、みんながいてくれるだけで救われるわ, Truth be told, it's a lifesaver just having all of you here with me.)[103]
- "Ikigai ka... demo kekkō listener no mina-san to shabetteru no wa tanoshii desu ne." (生き甲斐か…でも結構リスナーの皆さんと喋ってるのは楽しいですね。My "raison d'être"? In the end, it's probably the fact that it's fun to talk to my viewers.)[104]
- "Kako de ashibumi suru no de wa naku, ima to mirai wo ikiteiku tame ni, watashi-tachi wa yon-nin de iru." (過去で足踏みするのではなく、今と未来を生きていく為に、私たちは四人でいる。 Rather than being stuck in the past, the four of us are here to live for the present and the future.)[105]
Trivia[]
Identity[]
- Color: #235AAA (main)[106] purple (sub)
- Background: Former spy.[8]
- Occupation: Head of a contractor agency.[10]
- VIRTUAL TALENT ACADEMY (VTA) student number: 002[107]
- He shares his character designer, Nozaki Tsubata, with Hiiragi Tsurugi of Neo-Porte and Kagami Kira of HOLOSTARS.
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).[4][108]
- He and Seraph Dazzlegarden 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.[108][109]
- He secretly worked as a double agent with the ultimate goal of defecting from his family's espionage agency, something he eventually convinced Seraph to go along with as well.[110]
- He was an honors student and joined Erfolg College's student council alongside Fura Kanato, becoming vice-president to the latter's president - though as Seraph remarks, he probably would have preferred to have been the president himself deep down.[111][112]
- He and Seraph Dazzlegarden 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.[108][109]
- After honing their respective skills in the criminal underworld, 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.[4][113]
- While as a child he initially aspired to follow his parents' footsteps and live as an intelligence operative, he secretly admired the entertainers he watched on late night variety programs. He saw joining NIJISANJI as a means of making those childhood aspirations a reality.[10]
- He still uses some of the skills he developed as a spy as a member of VOLTACTION, primarily for intelligence gathering - for example, a near perfect ability to disguise himself as someone else. He reasons that there's no reason not to use these skills if it's for a good cause, though they are slightly rusty from disuse.[114][115]
- He describes what he did for his missions back when he was still operating as a spy as having "destroyed lives".[105]
- He possesses multiple fake university student ID cards that he had used for undercover infiltration missions as a spy,
which he has continued to use since defecting to peruse various campus circles, including a mahjong circle.[116] - His glasses are a spy tool, and are capable of projecting images, tracking the other members' movements when combined with locating transmitters, and acting as a central communications device.[117]
- Like the other VOLTACTION members, he no longer ages.[118]
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. Akira works as a contractor, hiring freelance agents (like Seraph) to fulfill requests sent to the agency. As such, he is technically Seraph's boss when employing him, though Seraph refuses to accept this and prefers to call him a middleman instead.[119]
- Akira's motivations for founding the agency were a desire to "fulfill the requests of people who live normal lives", to work on behalf of people who are in distress, and to not have to hide in the shadows and instead "live where the light can reach".[110]
- 4S stands for Secure, Smart, Speedy, and Secret, representing the four things that the agency promises to provide to its clients.[120]
- 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.[8][120]
- 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.[120][121] As orders and requests are relayed through Kanato and Watarai 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.[114]
- The agency's motto being to "undertake any request" and Seraph often seeming to be overworked in-universe have lead to a running gag that he is a terrible boss.[115] Kanato and Hibari have jokingly accused him of being a bad boss when Seraph had to join a VOLTACTION collab late because he was out on a mission for Akira;[122] Seraph himself has also complained about the volume of requests that Akira takes on and referred to him as his akutoku jōshi (悪徳上司, corrupt boss) after Akira summoned him to work in the middle of his 3D model debut to fulfill a sudden urgent request.[123][124]
- 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.[125]
Name[]
- His surname Shikinagi is written as 四季凪, with 四季 (shiki) meaning four seasons and 凪 (nagi) meaning calm.
- His given name Akira is a unisex Japanese name, but is more commonly given to males. It is written in katakana (アキラ), which is usually reserved for foreign names, though it can also be used to prevent the possibility of alternate readings.
- As a VTA student, Akira's given name was written in kanji as 聖来, with 聖 (aki, akira) meaning sacred or holy, and 来 (ra) meaning future or upcoming. His name spelled this way is his "real name". However, it was commonly misread as "Seira", which is a more feminine variant; Akira once used Seira as a placeholder name for a real-life alias.[126]
Preferences[]
- Hobbies: Camping, jogging, watching FPS streamers and esports leagues[10][104][127]
- Likes:
- Anime and manga: BL, Made in Abyss, Pui Pui Molcar, Shirobako, Akiba Maid War, Bodacious Space Pirates, Land of the Lustrous, Future Diary, Bocchi the Rock!, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Chainsaw Man, Kengan Ashura[10][128][129][130]
- Games: Board games (Deep Sea Adventure, Incan Gold, Scythe, mahjong, TRPGs), Airsoft, novel games[10][132]
- Music: CreepHyp, sakanaction, QUEEN BEE, Avu-chan, natori, Ado[104]
- Food: Indian curries, mapo tofu (a secret recipe passed down the Shikinagi family line),[133] Matsuya's pork miso soup, stew, tuna mayo onigiri, margherita pizza, cup noodles (chili tomato flavor), yukhoe, McDonald's double double cheeseburger, kimchi fried rice, udon[104][129][134][135][136][137][138]
- Snacks: Agedashi dōfu, kettle-cooked chips (black pepper flavor)[139]
- Drinks and alcohol: Black tea (honey lemon tea), Lipton Milk Tea, guava juice, umeshu oyuwari (umeshu mixed with hot water) and on the rocks, Starbucks' matcha cream Frappuccino[104][140][141][142]
- Novelists: Edogawa Ranpo, Nashi[143][144]
- Owarai: Wednesday's Downtown
- Owarai geinin: Shinku Jessica, Reiwa Roman[145]
- Movies: It Comes, Porco Rosso, Howl's Moving Castle, Interstellar[104][144][146]
- Fetishes: The Apollo's belt/groin/inguinal area, French kisses[147][148]
- Sanrio characters: PETAPETAMINILIAN[149]
- Other: His bed, capybaras[104]
- Dislikes:
- Food: Manila clams, common Orient clams, all shellfish with the exception of oysters[150]
- Other: Horror (only jumpscare-type horror; he enjoys reading horror novels and certain horror films),[144] bugs (especially flying bugs like cicadas)[135]
Miscellaneous[]
Akira's Liver Secret File
- Akira's Liver Secret File from Amamiya Kokoro, Yorumi Rena, and Matsukai Mao's Game-Lu? Game-Ru! Episode 52:
- If you weren't a Liver, what would you be?: "A zookeeper, though I would probably become too attached to the animals and cry whenever something sad happened to them."
- Something you really don't like to be told: "Your quips don't have a lot of variety, do they? (By Umise Yotsuha)"
- What would put you in in a good mood all day?: "Good sleep! (9 hours preferably)"
- What recent video would you recommend?: "Yukopi's 'Kyoufuu All Back' (強風オールバック)."
- What would you do if you won 1,000,000 yen?: "Buy equipment."
- When did you most make someone angry?: "In elementary school, the time that I didn't do my cram school homework for about a month."
- Someone you want to collab with?: "The boys who recently debuted! (Oriens and Dytica)"
- What's the game you have spent the most time on?: "Catan."
- What game character are you like?: "The player character in Monster Hunter (tires quickly after running)."
- 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.[135][151]
- 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.[152]
- 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.[152][153]
- Akira openly identifies as bisexual.[154][155]
- His "bisexual awakening" occurred when he was 9-10 years old after watching the video for "Kagamine Len no Bōsō" (鏡音レンの暴走), though he didn't definitively realize it until he was 15-16, when he started getting into BL.
- His ideal type when it comes to women are women who can accept his interests, are on the taller side, and women who smoke; while his ideal type when it comes to men are men who are older, taller, and good-looking.[104]
- He describes his perspectives on romance when he is in love with a woman as compared to when he is in love with a man as being completely different: with women he would prefer to be the one taking the lead, whereas with men, he would prefer his partner to be the one to take the lead.
SeiLa
- He has a female alter ego named SeiLa, who is treated as a separate person from him. She first appeared for April Fool's Day in 2023, when she held a Marshmallow reading stream on Akira's YouTube channel, accompanied by a certain lost dog. She has since made guest appearances on Akira's streams from time to time and held a second stream the following April Fool's Day.[116]
- SeiLa's name is likely derived from Seira, a feminine alternate kanji reading of the VTA era spelling of his given name Akira (聖来). Her design and illustration were provided by KUON.[156]
- SeiLa works as the mama-san of the bar Arc-en-SeiLa.[157]
- Because Akira had Twitter Blue prior to this, his Twitter name became stuck as SeiLa's following April Fool's Day because of measures designed to prevent people from impersonating public figures. This lead to Akira and SeiLa arguing with each other on the account about this until Akira was finally able to switch things back on 6 April.[158][159][160]
- He has a younger brother.[161]
- His mother, who he refers to as Hahanagi (母凪), is aware that he is a VTuber and watches many of his streams,
though he would personally prefer that she didn't. She is, like Akira, a fan of BL, and has remarked that the trait must be genetic - much to his chagrin.[162] - He owns some pet fish, specifically a green neon tetra, a Cory catfish, and a glass catfish. He is known to have temporarily taken care of his mother's calico cat, as it has made noise on stream; his family also has a chihuahua at home.[163][164]
- He used to do ballet and tap dance when he was young, however in the present day he considers himself the worst dancer out of the four VOLTACTION members.[165][166]
- He owns a bright blue handgun, given to him as a gift by one of his real-life male friends shortly after his NIJISANJI debut.[104]
- According to his debut-mates, when drunk, he gets very loud (with Seraph comparing the volume to the noise an airplane makes) and apparently becomes a habitual liar - with both descriptions confirmed by him as being more or less true. His behavior is such that the other members of VOLTACTION will not allow him to drink in any setting other than a private room, and will probably never hold a drinking stream together.[167][168]
- He is an ex-smoker. While he does not smoke tobacco in the form of cigarettes anymore, he is known to indulge in and enjoy shisha, to the point of regularly visiting shisha bars and having a home apparatus.[169][170] He has even constructed a shisha bar in the NIJISANJI JP Minecraft server.[171]
- He has a driver's license.[172]
- He crossdressed as a hobby in high school. While he has not done it recently, he is open to doing it again.[173]
- He briefly took a break from being a contractor to work at a gay bar located in Shinjuku Ni-chōme, a neighborhood considered Tokyo's hub for LGBTQ+ subculture. However, he only worked there for two weeks.[126]
- If he were to reincarnate as something, it would be as a parrot - because they can fly and have long lifespans.[104]
- If he could become one of the other VOLTACTION members for a day, it would be Seraph.[104]
- Prior to auditioning for ANYCOLOR, his oshis were Maimoto Keisuke and Joe Rikiichi.[154]
- A NIJISANJI senpai he looks up to is Tsukino Mito.[100]
- His advice for prospective kōhais interested in auditioning to join NIJISANJI:[144]
- "Be honest", especially regarding areas that they're not as confident in. He cites his own interview experience, as he was very frank about singing being a weakness of his, but added that "because it's a weakness, I want to work hard to improve it" - to which the interviewing staff were quite receptive.
- Younger people, especially students, should keep their options open and carefully evaluate their relevant skills and experiences before committing to being a VTuber.
- His viewer demographics:[174]
- 96% Japanese, 4% overseas.
- 72% female, 28% male.
- He is quite conscious of his appearance, and has a keen interest in nail art, makeup, and skin care.
- He regularly changes his nails, and prefers to go to a salon to get them done rather than do them himself because of the complexity of the kind of nail art he likes.[175]
- He prefers men's or genderless makeup.[173]
- Makeup products he uses include: KATE Protection Expert, KATE Real Cover Liquid, too cool for school Artclass By Rodin Shading, MISSHA M Cushion Base (Peach), RMK Liquid Foundation - Flawless Coverage, KATE Lip Monster - 13 Tipsy At 3:00 AM, b idol Tsuyapulu Lip - 07 Sokubaku Red, Laura Mercier Pure Canvas Primer Hydrating, THREE Loose Powder[176][177][178]
- Skin care products he uses include: MUJI Booster Essence Lotion, ONE THING Centella Asiatica Extract, MEDIHEAL Teatree Care Solution AP MASK JEX[179]
Live Chat Etiquette[]
- VTuber chat etiquette is cleanly summarized here: "VTuber Chat Etiquette"
- From stream descriptions:
- As an anti-spam measure, comments are enabled for subscribers only.
- Please use moderation, good manners, and use of appropriate content and language in your comments.
- Please avoid mentioning Akira's name in others Livers' streams unless the Liver mentions Akira first.
- In order to enjoy the stream together, please refrain from making comments that are not related to the content of the stream.
- Akira will not read any superchats that contain questions or slanderous or unethical content.
External Links[]
Media[]
- Shikinagi Akira's corporate profile on NIJISANJI website
- 四季凪アキラ / Shikinagi Akira - YouTube Channel
- 四季凪アキラ📄＠にじさんじの請負人 - TwitCasting Channel
- @Shikinagi_2434 - Twitter Account
Hashtags[]
- #四季凪請負中 - Stream tag
- #四季彩画 - Fan art tag
- #SeiLaより心を込めて - Tag for Tweets about his female alter-ego, SeiLa
- #四聴凪 - Comments about voice release
- #四季凪応答せよ - Egosurfing
- #四季凪これスゴいぞ - BL-related egosurfing tag (e.g., BL recommendations; no mention should be made to other Livers in this tag)[180]
- #アキラへの報告書 - For sharing other fan works (clips, collages, itabags, handmade goods, MMD, etc.)[181][182]
Further Reading[]
- 四季凪アキラ - Unofficial NIJISANJI Wiki
- 四季凪アキラ - Pixiv Encyclopedia
- 四季凪圣来 - Moegirl Encyclopedia
- 시키나기 아키라 - Namu Wiki
Statistics[]
- Shikinagi Akira - Social Blade YouTube stats
- Shikinagi Akira - Playboard YouTube stats
References[]
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