Characters / Nijisanji Seeds

Nijisanji character index
Main Branch: First Wave | Second Wave | Gamers | Seeds | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 (VOLTACTION) | 2023 | 2024 | Indonesia | Korea
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Miscellaneous: India | VirtuaReal | Other

First Generation

Dola

Dola [JP: ドーラ; CN: 多拉]

Debut date: June 3rd, 2018
Birthday: August 19th
Age: 350 (debut) -> 353
Height: 173cm
Illustrator: GT
Channel: YouTube, SHOWROOM
Social Media: Twitter

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• Japanese Ranguage: Her name is an intentional misspelling of the first two syllables in "doragon", the Japanese transliteration of "dragon".
• Navel-Deep Neckline: Her default "outfit"◊ appears to be a scale covering somewhat resembling a leotard. Said covering as a "neckline" so low it goes all the way down to her navel, with all the skin exposure that implies.
• Our Dragons Are Different: She's a fire drake in human form.
• Team Mom: Of Dokuzuhonsha, with Yashiro as her "husband" and Kuzuha and Himawari as her "kids".

Todoroki Kyoko

Todoroki Kyoko[JP: 轟京子; CN: 轰京子]

Debut date: June 3rd, 2018
Birthday: December 22nd
Age: 18 (debut) -> 21 (current)
Height: About 165cm
Illustrator: ほーじろ
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter (sub)

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• The Fashionista: According to her lore, she graduated from fashion school and she's trying to create her own brand. Her outfits also are very fashionable.
• Gyaru Girl: Her full outfit certainly evokes the look.

Sister Claire

Sister Claire [JP: シスター・クレア; CN: 修女・克蕾雅]

Debut date: June 5th, 2018
Birthday: October 4th
Age: 19 (debut) -> 22
Height: 150 cm
Illustrator: ほーじろ
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter, Instagram

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• Ambiguously Christian: Despite being a nun, she doesn't really do anything religious.
• Darker and Edgier: Her Hardcore Hip-Hop original song "DOGMA" is a stark contrast to her usual light-hearted content.
• Inconsistent Spelling: The English spelling of her name changed from "Cleaire" to "Claire", but her Twitter account handle still reads "Sister Cleaire".
• Incorruptible Pure Pureness: She's described as the most seiso liver of the main branch. Her attempts to deny being seiso and try unseiso things only cement the fact how seiso she is.

• Percussive Therapy: Discussed. During her playthrough of Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy fans suggested she hit the table to relieve frustration whenever she would lose progress. Due to her non-violent nature, she isn't quite sure how to do it correctly and even asks the chat what the right timing is. She then gives it a shot and hurts her hand in the process.
• Purity Personified: She is known to have one of the most gentle personalities not just in Nijisanji, but among all Virtual YouTubers, never breaking her character no matter how much pressure is put on her.

Hanabatake Chaika

Hanabatake Chaika [JP: 花畑チャイカ; CN: 花畑嘉依卡]

Debut date: June 3rd, 2018
Birthday: June 27th
Age: Unknown
Height: 186cm (varies)
Illustrator: ikuyoan
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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• Bishounen Line:
  • The cards from the Weiss Schwarz collab portrays Chaika as a typical shota character.
  • On August 4th, 2023, Chaika receives a new "costume", but the costume is complete new model that depicts him as a Bishounen with a Japanese Delinquent aesthetic which lacks both, hi overly masculine traits and his feminine make-up.
• Macho Camp: Chaika is an extremely muscular male elf who wears a maid dress and puts on campy feminine makeup.
• Plucky Comic Relief: Aside from his campy appearance, the streamer himself likes to act goofy on-screen.

Yashiro Kizuku

Yashiro Kizuku [JP: 社築; CN: 社筑]

Debut date: June 6th, 2018
Birthday: November 23rd
Age: 27 (age at debut)
Height: 180cm
Illustrator: Ototo (NSFW)
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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• Hidden Depths: He's surprisingly good at beatmania, regularly clearing extremely difficult songs on his beatmania streams.
• Salaryman: The entire schtick of his character design is that he's a completely normal Japanese salaryman, which he is in real life too.
• Team Dad: Of Dokuzuhonsha, with Dola as his "wife" and Kuzuha and Himawari as his "kids".

Suzuki Masaru

Suzuki Masaru [JP: 鈴木勝; CN: 铃木胜]

Debut date: June 3rd, 2018
Birthday: August 9th
Age: 13
Height: 153cm
Illustrator: 神吉李花
Channel: YouTube (old), TwitCasting, Bilibili
Social Media: Twitter (sub)

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• Not Allowed to Grow Up: He stopped aging after being converted into a virtual being.

Ryushen

Ryushen [JP: 緑仙; CN: 绿仙]

Real Name: Sengawa Midori

Debut date: June 3rd, 2018
Birthday: April 16th
Age: 16 -> 17 -> 18
Height: 167cm
Illustrator: Kogane
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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• Ambiguous Gender: Looks androgynous, and their usual outfit doesn't help much in making it any less ambiguous. Ryushen has stated that they have a gender but they're keeping it secret.
• Animal Motifs: Pandas.
• Anime Chinese Girl: Though Ryushen's gender is uncertain, they fit this archetype pretty nicely otherwise, harboring many Japanese anime Chinese stereotypes and having a Chinese-ish name.

Uzuki Kou

Uzuki Kou [JP: 卯月コウ; CN: 卯月光]

Debut date: June 3rd, 2018
Birthday: February 2nd
Age: 13
Height: 157cm
Illustrator: 三瀬ゆづき
Channel: YouTube, TwitCasting
Social Media: Twitter

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• The Ace: Kou served as the ace pitcher of Watarai Hibari's Kaitou Gakuen High School, with his coach calling him his "king".
• But Not Too Foreign: Half-British, according to his character description.
• Lonely Rich Kid: Because of his status, people assume he's haughty and unapproachable. Among his few friends, though, he's a cheerful kid.

Second Generation

First Wave

Kanda Shoichi

Kanda Shoichi [JP: 神田笑一; CN: 神田笑一]

Debut date: August 9th, 2018
Birthday: March 5th
Age: 21 (debut), 22 (current)
Height: 175cm
Illustrator: YuzuKi
Channel: YouTube, OPENREC.tv, TwitCasting
Social Media: Twitter

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• Eyes Always Shut: His default avatar depicts him with always shut eyes. He does have avatar variants with open eyes though.
• Fanboy: Of Kamen Rider, mainly the Heisei and Reiwa era.
• Will They or Won't They?: With Mirei Gundou; their relationship as stated by themselves is somewhere around Platonic Life-Partners, but almost everyone in Nijisanji anticipates (a few even actively encourages) a Relationship Upgrade between Gundou and Kanda.

Asuka Hina

Asuka Hina [JP: 飛鳥ひな; CN: 飞鸟雏]

^{Click to show her original design} 

Debut date: August 9th, 2018
Birthday: March 3rd
Age: 17
Height: 145cm
Illustrator: タジマ粒子
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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• Laser-Guided Amnesia: While she was introduced as a childhood friend and classmate of Rion, due to an incident involving a Philosopher's Stone she both lost all her memories of Rion and started attending a different school.

Amemori Sayo

Amemori Sayo [JP: 雨森小夜; CN: 雨森小夜]

Debut date: August 9th, 2018
Birthday: June 11th
Age: Forever 17
Height: Unknown
Illustrator: ほーじろ
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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• Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Similar to Kataribe, she hasn't streamed for years, with her latest stream being in November 10th, 2021 and her latest tweet being in June 3rd, 2022. However, like Kataribe and Roa, she's still listed on NIJISANJI's website, her merchandise is still sold, and unlike Kataribe, Sayo still gets illustrations for NIJIFes 2022 and 2023.
• Curtains Match the Window: Her hair and eyes are both black.
• Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette: Her slightly unsettling style of content certainly matches her visual design.
• The Ghost: Often months can pass between her streams.
• Medium Blending: She frequently uses real-life photographs in her streams.
• The Night Owl: When she does stream, it's usually way past midnight in Japan.
• Odd Friendship: Sayo, who doesn't stream much and doesn't have many friends in Nijisanji, found her closest friend in Chitose, a cheerful and outgoing Girly Girl. Though it probably wasn't planned from the beginning, they also have completely opposite color schemes — Sayo is all-black, while Chitose is all-white.

Takamiya Rion

Takamiya Rion [JP: 鷹宮リオン; CN: 鹰宫莉音]

Debut date: August 9th, 2018
Birthday: January 7th
Age: 17
Height: 158cm
Illustrator: タジマ粒子
Channel: YouTube, OPENREC.tv, TwitCasting
Social Media: Twitter (sub)

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• Fangirl: of The Legend of Zelda and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (particularly his role as Kirito and any character who sounds like him).
• Girlish Pigtails: Part of her default appearance.
• Ojou: Her official characterization describes her as the daughter of a politician and a student at a prestigious private academy.
• Yandere: She has a series of Dating Sim-like videos on her channel, with herself as the heroine. This includes a video with a "yandere end".

Maimoto Keisuke

Maimoto Keisuke [JP: 舞元啓介; CN: 舞元启介]

Debut date: August 9th, 2018
Birthday: November 9th
Age: 32 (debut) -> 35 (current)
Height: 178cm
Illustrator: おとと
Channel: YouTube, Nico Nico Douga
Social Media: Twitter

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• Cool Old Guy: Though not technically "old", he's a good deal older than most talents under Nijisanji (he's in his 30s in a group consisting predominantly of streamers in their 20s), and his much more experienced behavior makes him appear as a Token Adult when placed next to the other young adult Nijisanji members.
• Intergenerational Friendship: With Oozora Subaru. They've done many collaborations since.
• Last-Name Basis: Generally called Maimoto-san by the other members.

Second Wave

Rindou Mikoto

Rindou Mikoto [JP: 竜胆尊; CN: 龙胆尊]

Debut date: August 31st, 2018
Birthday: October 20th
Age: 9898 (debut) -> 9901 (current)
Height: 130cm
Illustrator: [1]
Channel: YouTube, Nico Nico Douga, bilibili
Social Media: Twitter

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• Fangirl: Of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. Among other things, she owns the official toy version of Tanjiro's sword, she watched the stage play 20 times, and once sent Mito a 10,000 yen Amazon gift card while recommending the manga.
• Japanese Pronouns: She refers to herself using the antiquated warawa.
• Oni: She has the forehead horns generally seen on oni.
• Saw "Star Wars" Twenty-Seven Times: The aforementioned Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba stage play.
• Signature Laugh: She has an utterly adorable squeak of a laugh.

Debidebi Debiru

Debidebi Debiru [JP: でびでび・でびる; CN: 德比德比・德比鲁]

Debut date: August 31st, 2018
Birthday: December 18th
Age: Unknown
Illustrator: 巻羊
Channel: YouTube (old)
Social Media: Twitter

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• I Am Not Weasel: Debiru is actually a demon from another dimension, but they're frequently confused for a koala .
• The Nicknamer: Debiru can't remember names except for other demons, so they usually use a descriptor instead.
• No Biological Sex: As a demon from another dimension this is unsurprising.
• The Pigpen: If this clip is to be believed, Debiru doesn't take baths at all apart from standing in the rain, and has to be wiped off every time they visit another liver's place.
• Ridiculously Cute Critter: A little fluffball of a demon that looks a bit like a koala.

Sakura Ritsuki

Sakura Ritsuki [JP: 桜凛月; CN: 樱凛月]

Debut date: August 31st, 2018
Birthday: April 1st
Age: 19
Height: 165cm (with heels)
Illustrator: ハリオ
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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• Cherry Blossom Girl: She's a cherry blossom fairy princess from the first planet of cherry blossoms. Can't get much more cherry blossom than that.
• Human Aliens: She's an alien, but she looks exactly like an Earthling.
• Meaningful Name: The surname Sakura means "cherry blossom", which is her main theme.
• Person of Mass Construction: Minecraft is her main game, and she has built many massive structures on the Nijisanji Minecraft server over the course of her streaming career.

Machita Chima

Machita Chima [JP: 町田ちま; CN: 町田千麻]

Debut date: August 31st, 2018
Birthday: August 5th
Age: 16
Height: Under 150cm
Illustrator: 栗原さくら
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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• Animal Motif: One of her outfits is entirely hamster-themed.
• Beautiful Singing Voice: Known as one of the most talented female singers in Nijisanji, she is particularly good at singing slow ballads.
• Big Ol' Eyebrows: Her eyebrows are round and bushy.
• Fun with Palindromes: Putting her name in Eastern order and breaking the syllables down gets you "Ma Chi Ta Chi Ma". Reading this sequence of syllables in either direction gets you "Machita Chima".
• Character Signature Song: "Freesia" by Uru, the second ending theme of Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, has become this for her. In addition to her studio cover of the song and singing it 100 times in a row on stream, she also occasionally sings it during her regular streams, often changing the lyrics to fit the current situation.
• Determinator: She once did an endurance singing stream where she sang "Freesia" 100 times in a row, taking her over 8 hours to finish.
• Head Pet: Her pet hamster Gonzalez is often seen resting on top of her head.
• Older Than They Look: She looks very young for a high school student.
• Pungeon Master: One of her renditions of Freesia has her changing the lyrics to random Japanese puns.

Joe Rikiichi

Joe Rikiichi [JP: ジョー・力一; CN: 周・力一]

Debut date: August 31st, 2018
Birthday: October 1st
Age: Unknown
Height: 181cm
Illustrator: [2]
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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• Non-Ironic Clown: Generally a cheerful, if a bit hammy, clown. In 3D collab streams, he's usually the merrymaker of the group.
• Punny Name: Joe Rikiichi's name in Japanese is written as ジョー・力一, with a given name in katakana and a surname in kanji. The surname's characters are visually almost identical to the katakana characters for kaa (カー). When combined, "Joe" and "Kaa" form the name "Joker".
• Sharp-Dressed Man: His default outfit is a white dress suit with a pink undershirt.

Third Wave

Belmond Banderas

Belmond Banderas [JP: ベルモンド・バンデラス; CN: 贝尔蒙德・班德拉斯]

Debut date: September 25th, 2018
Birthday: November 3rd^note He doesn't remember his actual birthday
Age: About 4.8 billion
Height: 191cm
Illustrator: ソウスケ
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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• The Bartender: Owns a bar as part of his character setting.
• Chick Magnet: Both Ange and Sasaki are shown to have crushes on him, often competing for his attention. Pomu considers him as one of her oshis, and Millie has started to fawn over him. Additionally, Ironmouse from VShojo has also gushed over him.
• Hunk: Broad-shouldered and muscular and good-looking.
• One Head Taller: He is significantly bigger than Sasaki, with whom he is often paired.
• Team Dad: To various other livers, most notably Roa, Debiru, and Ars.
• Time Abyss: Even older than Moira, and claims to have experienced the formation of the Solar System.

Yaguruma Rine

Yaguruma Rine [JP: 矢車りね; CN: 矢车理音]

Debut date: September 25th, 2018
Birthday: August 2nd
Age: 11
Height: 141cm
Illustrator: CH3（めちるき）
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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• Cloudcuckoolander
• Non-Standard Character Design: The art style used for her character is noticeably different from the rest of Nijisanji.

Yumeoi Kakeru

Yumeoi Kakeru [JP: 夢追翔; CN: 梦追翔]

Debut date: September 25th, 2018
Birthday: June 28th
Age: 26 -> 27 -> 28
Height: 175cm
Illustrator: ほーじろ
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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• The Host: He's usually the MC for tournaments and events.
• Last-Name Basis: Some of his members and fans usually call him by his surname.
• Meaningful Name: His name directly translates to Dream Chaser.

• Older Than They Look: He's actually 28, but looks a decade younger.
• Put on a Bus: Kakeru's activities were temporarily suspended in July 2020 due to him mentioning that he had a legally questionable past job in a stream with Inuyama Tamaki.
• Sleeves Are for Wimps: His default outfit lacks any sleeves.

Kuroi Shiba

Kuroi Shiba [JP: 黒井しば; CN: 黑井柴]

Debut date: September 25th, 2018
Birthday: January 11th
Illustrator: Unknown
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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• A Dog Named "Dog": A talking black shiba-inu literally named "black shiba".
• Talking Animal: A talking dog, specifically.
• Token Non-Human: While NIJISANJI does have several non-humans, Shiba stands out among the rest, as she's the is the only one who is not humanoid at all.

VOIZ

Harusaki Air

Harusaki Air [JP: 春崎エアル; CN: 春崎艾尔]

Debut date: June 8th, 2018 (VOIZ) / August 9th, 2018 (SEEDs)
Birthday: April 3rd
Age: 20 (debut) -> 22 (current)
Height: 180cm
Illustrator: 小金井コガネ
Channel: YouTube, TwitCasting
Social Media: Twitter

Originally a member of the four-man ensemble VOIZ, which is now defunct. He and fellow VOIZ member Naruse Naru were later transferred to SEEDS, with Air debuting along side the first wave of SEEDS' second generation.

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• Prince Charming: His schtick in a nutshell.

• Sweet Tooth: Lists sweet foods and sugar as his favourite foods.

Naruse Naru

Naruse Naru [JP: 成瀬鳴; CN: 成濑鸣]

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Debut date: June 8th, 2018 (VOIZ) / September 25th, 2018 (SEEDs)
Birthday: June 8th
Age: 17 (VOIZ era) -> Unknown (current)
Height: 168cm
Illustrator: 夏目チョコ (first design), Unknown (second design)
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter (sub), TikTok

Originally a member of the four-man ensemble VOIZ, which is now defunct. He and fellow VOIZ member Naruse Naru were later transferred to SEEDS, with Naruse debuting along side the third wave of SEEDS' second generation.

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• Beetle Maniac: Not only does he collect stag beetles, his Twitter sub-account is entirely dedicated to talking about them.
• Man of a Thousand Voices: He frequently appears in voice drama projects, voicing a wide range of characters.
• Why Did It Haveto Be Snakes: He's afraid of cockroaches as shown in this clip.
• You Don't Look Like You: His character was redesigned completely when he re-debuted with SEEDs after the dissolution of VOIZ, with no resemblance whatsoever to his initial design. From August 2020 he reverted to his initial design.

Retired Members

Hassaku Yuzu

Hassaku Yuzu [JP: 八朔ゆず; CN: 八朔柚]

Debut date: August 31st, 2018
Retirement date: May 7th, 2019
Birthday: September 4th
Age: 15
Height: 155cm
Illustrator: やすも
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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Azuma Nakao

Nakao Azuma [JP: 名伽尾アズマ; CN: 名伽尾吾妻]

Debut date: June 3rd, 2018
Retirement date: May 15th, 2019
Birthday: August 22nd
Age: 23 (debut) -> 24 (graduation)
Height: 154cm
Illustrator: さかなへん
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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• Lady Looks Like a Dude: She's a rough-haired tomboy that typically prefers boyish clothing.
• Older Than They Look: She was 24 years old by the time of her graduation.

Naruto Kogane

Naruto Kogane [JP: 鳴門こがね; CN: 鳴門小金]

Debut date: August 9th, 2018
Retirement date: December 31st, 2018
Birthday: Secret
Age: 22
Height: 143cm
Illustrator: るかこ
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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• We Hardly Knew Ye: Active for less than five months, she was the first SEEDs member to retire.

Umiyashanokami

Umiyashanokami [JP: 海夜叉神; CN: 海夜叉神]

Debut date: June 3rd, 2018
Retirement date: April 9th, 2019
Birthday: June 4th^note He doesn't remember his actual birthday
Age: 1000 (divine calendar)
Height: 14 apples
Illustrator: YSK（ユスケ）
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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Tsukimi Shizuku

Tsukimi Shizuku [JP: 月見しずく; CN: 月见雫]

Debut date: August 31st, 2018
Retirement date: January 13th, 2020
Birthday: August 15th
Age: 17
Height: 149cm
Illustrator: きのこむし
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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• Yandere: Her profile describes her as a yandere rabbit idol. During her Dead by Daylight streams, she would frequently act like a yandere while in the role of the killer.

Achikita Chinami

Achikita Chinami [JP: 遠北千南; CN: 远北千南]

Debut date: August 31st, 2018
Retirement date: March 31st, 2020
Birthday: October 30th
Age: 14 (debut) -> 16 (graduation)
Height: 154cm
Illustrator: 森名尚
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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• Girlish Pigtails: Sports a pretty thick pair.

Kasumi Izumo

Izumo Kasumi [JP: 出雲霞; CN: 出云霞]

Debut date: June 3rd, 2018
Retirement date: October 31st, 2020
Birthday: October 13th
Age: 13
Height: 158cm
Illustrator: U助
Channel: YouTube
Social Media: Twitter

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• Artificial Intelligence: She's one of these as part of her character setting.
• Unperson: Surprisingly averted. Unlike most VTubers who graduate or retire, her streams can still be found on her channel, something she requested herself.

Azuchi Momo

Azuchi Momo [JP: 安土桃; CN: 安土桃]

^{Click to show her original design} 

Debut date: June 3rd, 2018
Retirement date: January 31st, 2024
Birthday: March 3rd
Age: 14 (original design) -> Unknown, can drink alcohol legally (adult design)
Height: 154cm
Illustrator: 萌木雄太 (old model) / はあと (new model)
Channel: YouTube, TwitCasting
Social Media: Twitter (sub)

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• She's All Grown Up: She initially debuted as a much younger teenager. Two years later, she would utilize a a drastically changed adult look.

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