An eternally 13-year-old second-year middle school student who lives in the virtual world and wonders if one day he will grow up and his voice will change. He hates normalcy and ordinary life and tries to perfect his coolness on streams but his attempts are often in vain.[1]
Appearance[]
He has short white hair with black streaks and light brown eyes. He has a mostly grey jacket and dark shorts with a white shirt with purple patterns underneath.
History[]
Background[]
Masaru's first YouTube channel was created on 27 May 2018 and his Twitter account also created in the same month. His first tweet was made on 3 June 2018.
Masaru made his YouTube debut on 8 June.
2018[]
On 13 December, Ichikara Inc. announced that NIJISANJI Gamers and NIJISANJI SEEDs would merge with NIJISANJI by the end of the month.[2] As a result, Masaru is now officially affiliated with NIJISANJI.
On 21 December, Masaru created a new YouTube channel and had his first stream on 23 December 2018. The reason was because after half a year since his debut, somehow his channel did not get permission for monetisation.[3][4]
2020[]
On 13 May, Masaru debuted in the new NIJISANJI music unit "Rain Drops," which is signed under the major music record label Virgin Records (Universal Music Group). The other members in this unit are Elu, Ryushen, Warabeda Meiji, Joe Rikiichi, and Saegusa Akina.
2021[]
On 9 August, celebrating his birthday, Masaru unveiled his new main costume, much like Elu, Suzuka Utako, Gaon, and Han Chiho.[5]
On 20 September, Masaru unveiled his 3.0 update to his Live2D model with Twitter hashtag #鈴木勝update.[6]
On 22 October, Masaru's YouTube channel reached 200,000 subscribers.[7]
On 8 May, Masaru reached 230,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.[9]
On 1 June, it was announced that Masaru will hold his personal 3D model debut stream on 8 June 2022.[10] This will be his second 3D model after the Rain Drop version.
On 7 June, Masaru announced that his ASMR stream archives is made private due to changes in YouTube's term and temporarily stop the Tuesday ASMR stream.[11] Afterwards, he started doing his ASMR streams with Yugamin's (NIJISANJI's mascot) Live2D model instead.
On 9 June, Masaru reached 240,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.[12][13]
On 11 September, Masaru announced that he is officially taking a break from streaming after not streaming for a month due to his health condition.[14] He later explained in a stream following the announcement that he is still recovering from the cough he got after getting tonsillitis, which especially effects his voice.[15]
On the same stream, he also explained about the changes on ASMR stream that had been going on for the past few months. Apparently, due to his model being an underage character, under the new YouTube's policy, he is not allowed to do ASMR stream. Therefore, he is working hard training to 'grow' himself so he is allowed to do ASMR stream again.[16]
On 13 December, Masaru revealed his new appearance as a young silver wolf (銀狼). This appearance will be used especially for his ASMR streams. The model includes poses where he shows both of his front paws, one of the paw holding ear cleaner (for ear cleaning ASMR), and both his front paws covered with suds and bubbles floating around (for shampooing ASMR).[17]
2023[]
On 7 January, Masaru revealed his new outfit montsuki haori hakama (紋付羽織袴, the most traditional formal attire for men in Japan) with black, grey, and white pattern; and a short side-ponytail as new hairstyle.[18][19]
2024[]
On 23 April, the formation of a NIJISANJI musical performance unit began to be teased, with founding members Eli Conifer, Masaru, and Seraph Dazzlegarden 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, Tachitsute 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.
On 3 May, Masaru reached 300,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.[20]
Awards[]
Year
Ceremony
Category
Ref.
2020
VTuber Music Awards
Music Category (16th for “VOLTAGE”) as “Rain Drops”
It is a classical music ensemble featuring Masaru on piano, Eli on flute, Seraph on violin, 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.
"Ruco" is the name of Masaru's "younger sister" who appears on April Fools' Day and sometimes has song duets with him. (In reality, they are the same person...).
He dubbed most of his Minecraft sound effects with his own voice.
His house in Minecraft is one of the closest houses to NIJISANJI Railway Station. It was built long before the station constructed and he did not expect to have his land raised in value.
He is short-sighted and his contact lens power is about -6.5.
On 11 November, Masaru just found out that Twitter account name that has "verified mark" (the blue check mark) cannot be changed, leaving his current Twitter account name "鈴木勝☪️にじさんじ(復活)" (Suzuki Masaru ☪️ NIJISANJI (Revived)) unable to be changed, which he responded with "Does that mean I will always be "revived" for the rest of my life??".[28]
(2) Indonesia and Korea branches merged with main NIJISANJI branch.
(3) Program terminated; members are active but are no longer affiliated with NIJISANJI.
