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Nijisanji 2023 debuts.

Wave 1 (Idios)

Igarashi Rika

Igarashi Rika [JP: 五十嵐梨花; CN: 五十岚梨花]

Debut date: January 19, 2023
Birthday: April 14
Age: 20
Height: 152 cm
Nickname: Rikashii
Illustrator: Momoco
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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Koshimizu Toru

Koshimizu Toru [JP: 小清水透; CN: 小清水透]

Debut date: January 19, 2023
Birthday: June 3rd
Age: 20+^note Lost count on exact age after 20; has dropped out of a university.
Height: 159 cm
Nickname: Shii-chan
Illustrator: Vivi
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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• Smoking Is Cool: Koshimizu is one of the NIJISANJI livers known for openly smoking, which is why she got to collaborate with a lighter brand, ZIPPO.

Ishigami Nozomi

Ishigami Nozomi [JP: 石神のぞみ; CN: 石神望]

Debut date: June 23, 2022 (Virtual Talent Academy), January 19, 2023 (Nijisanji)
Birthday: October 29
Age:
Height: 157 cm
Nickname: Gami-san, Gami-chan, Non-chan
Illustrator: Akakura
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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Sophia Valentine

Sophia Valentine [JP: ソフィア・ヴァレンタイン; CN: 苏菲娅・瓦纶玎]

Debut date: January 19, 2023
Birthday: February 14
Age: 21 (at debut) -> 22
Height: 153 cm
Nickname: Sophie
Illustrator: yadapot
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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• Odd Name Out: She's the only member of Idios and was the only JP liver from 2023 who has a 100% foreign name until Milan Kestrel's debut.
• Significant Birth Date: Sophia Valentine's birthday is on February 14th, which is Valentine's Day.

Kuramochi Meruto

Kuramochi Meruto [JP: 倉持めると; CN: 仓持妹路特]

Debut date: June 22, 2022 (Virtual Talent Academy), January 20, 2023 (Nijisanji)
Birthday: May 19
Age: 21
Height: 154 cm
Nickname: Meruchi
Illustrator: ASG
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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Kaburaki Roco

Kaburaki Roco [JP: 鏑木ろこ; CN: 镝木露恋]

Debut date: November 11, 2021 (Virtual Talent Academy), January 20, 2023 (Nijisanji)
Birthday: July 18
Age: 18
Height: 165 cm
Nickname: Rottie
Illustrator: Sakura
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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• Goroawase Number: Her cap has the numbers 65 on it, which is a wordplay for her name Roco. 6 -> Roku -> Ro. 5 -> Go -> Ko/Co.
• Spell My Name With An S: Her surname is spelled "Kaburaki", not "Kaburagi".

Shishido Akari

Shishido Akari [JP: 獅子堂あかり; CN: 狮子堂灯]

Debut date: January 20, 2023
Birthday: July 31
Age: 20
Height: 149 cm
Nickname: Akarin, Akapya
Illustrator: Asagi Tōsaka
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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Wave 2 (Oriens)

Akagi Wen

Akagi Wen [JP: 赤城ウェン; CN: 赤城文]

Debut date: April 2, 2023
Birthday: December 6
Age: 21
Height: 171 cm
Nickname:
Illustrator: Lowro
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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Usami Rito

Usami Rito [JP: 宇佐美リト; CN: 宇佐美理人]

Debut date: June 23, 2022 (Virtual Talent Academy), April 2, 2023 (Nijisanji)
Birthday: August 17
Age: 23
Height: 181 cm
Nickname:
Illustrator: Raita Kazama
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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• Signature Laugh: His laugh sounds like a chicken.

Hibachi Mana

Hibachi Mana [JP: 緋八マナ; CN: 绯八舞成]

Debut date: April 2, 2023
Birthday: June 29
Age: 20
Height: 170 cm
Nickname:
Illustrator: Ugonba
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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Saiki Ittetsu

Saiki Ittetsu [JP: 佐伯イッテツ; CN: 佐伯一彻]

Debut date: June 23, 2022 (Virtual Talent Academy), April 2, 2023 (Nijisanji)
Birthday: December 1
Age: 21+∞
Height: 174 cm
Nickname:
Illustrator: KEKI, oyo
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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Wave 3 (Dytica)

Murakumo Kagetsu

Murakumo Kagetsu [JP: 叢雲カゲツ; CN: 业云花月]

Debut date: April 29, 2023
Birthday: February 26
Age: 20
Height: 169 cm
Nickname:
Illustrator: Lowro
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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Hoshirube Sho

Hoshirube Sho [JP: 星導ショウ; CN: 星导晶]

Debut date: June 23, 2022 (Virtual Talent Academy), April 29, 2023 (Nijisanji)
Birthday: September 10
Age: 13.82×10^9
Height: 177 cm
Nickname: Rube
Illustrator: Miyamo
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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Koyanagi Rou

Koyanagi Rou [JP: 小柳ロウ; CN: 小柳狼]

Debut date: June 23, 2022 (Virtual Talent Academy), April 29, 2023 (Nijisanji)
Birthday: November 25
Age:
Height: 173 cm
Nickname:
Illustrator: Suou
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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Inami Rai

Inami Rai [JP: 伊波ライ; CN: 伊波雷]

Debut date: April 29, 2023
Birthday: October 23
Age: 21
Height: 169 cm
Nickname:
Illustrator: Fukai Ryosuke
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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• One-Steve Limit: Averted. He shares his given name with Rai Gallilei from ex-ID. The main difference is that Inami's given name is written in kanji, plus he's more often referred to by Last-Name Basis.

Wave 4 (Mitarashi-dan)

Tachitsute Toto

Tachitsute Toto [JP: 立伝都々; CN: 立传都]

Debut date: June 22, 2022 (Virtual Talent Academy), November 24, 2023 (Nijisanji)
Birthday: April 20
Age: 24
Height: 154 cm
Nickname:
Illustrator: Hino
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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• Brutish Character, Brutish Weapon: She wields a big halberd and has some very violent and destructive outbursts.

Shioriha Ruri

Shioriha Ruri [JP: 栞葉るり; CN: 栞叶琉璃]

Debut date: December 9, 2022 (Virtual Talent Academy), November 24, 2023 (Nijisanji)
Birthday: September 20
Age: 20
Height: 160 cm
Nickname:
Illustrator: Kagawa Ichigo
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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• Animal Motif: Dogs. She even describes herself as the dog of society and everyone's dog.
• Casual Danger Dialogue: She starts her debut hanging from a cliff upside-down, but she has no problem talking to her chat which is also hanging with her upside-down.
• Little Bit Beastly: She looks like an inu-kemonomimi and she calls herself a dog, but she differs herself from four-legged dogs in that she's capable of drinking alcohol and eating onions. Her age of 20 also doesn't fit into the spectrum of a normal dog's lifespan.

Milan Kestrel

Milan Kestrel [JP: ミラン・ケストレル; CN: 米兰・凯斯特雷尔]

Debut date: June 24, 2022 (Virtual Talent Academy, as Onibushi Chihaya), November 24, 2023 (Nijisanji, as Milan Kestrel)
Birthday: June 13
Age: Unknown
Height: 178 cm
Nickname:
Illustrator: Kurono Yuu
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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• Effeminate Voice: He speaks in a rather high-pitched and dramatic voice, which makes him sound campy.
• Odd Name Out: Milan Kestrel's name is the only one of the trio that isn't Japanese. Just like Seraph Dazzlegarden before, Milan changed his name from a Japanese name to his current name after graduating from VTA. From the 2023 debutants, he's the second JP liver to have a foreign name, after Sophia Valentine.
• The One Guy: He's the only male member of Mitarashi-dan.

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