#Nijisanji indonesia

[helshollowhalls]

Okay so WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON

Starting late last year in no particular order

- Mika graduated from Niji

- Riksa graduated recently as well, leaving former NijiID at I believe 9 talents

- more Niji ID talents graduated but I'm currently not able to remember which ones

- Pomu announced her graduation

- Mel got terminated

- Also Marine is currently getting dragged on twitter by brainless dumbasses for allegedly being a predator (She IS NOT a predator to be very clear about that.)

- the whole fiasco with Selen's cover song

- she ended up in the hospital because of an accident and hasn't been streaming and couldn't attend Anime Impulse and Niji still hasn't fixed the fucking issue

- In general everything going on with Selen I can't even keep up anymore it feels like management is really just out ot make her life miserable at this point

Is the corporate Vtuber scene just going up in flames this year or what?

[thezangoosler]

i think this is the last time i'm going to add onto this post because this whole situation is very very saddening. please remember to be kind to the niji en livers right now, even despite all the allegations and accusations happening right now. we don't know what has actually happened and all of these people are/were in difficult or impossible positions and we can't know what truly happened. i would also take everything posted on the official nijisanji en twitter account and even things posted on the livers twitter accounts with a few cups of salt. niji has proved time and time and again all they care about is profit and not the happiness and wellbeing of their livers or their fans. remember to go support dokibird and all the rest of the ex-members. i wish the best for all of the livers still in niji and hope that whatever happens they end up ok in the end.

this is a somewhat niche post ngl but here we go

also, disclaimer, for simplicity i'm counting mika melatika as a member of nijisanji's en branch even though she isn't technically actually a member of en.

i can't even be surprised when nijisanji members graduate lmao, i wonder how genuinely bad the management must be for so many of their members to graduate in such a short amount of time.

it's not completely fair to compare the two companies since vshojo doesn't release new members in "generations" and also has members who were indies or in another company before joining vshojo, not to mention nijisanji has many more members even just in the en branch alone, but i'm going to compare them anyway for the sake of it.

vshojo really isn't that much older than nijisanji, yet vshojo has 12 current members (three former members), and nijisanji has 31 members (5 former members counting mika, though two were to my understanding not graduations and rather terminations, which have their own surrounding controversy that i don't even understand tbh) in the en branch alone (32 if i count mika like i said i would). for nerds, that means 20% graduation rate for vshojo and 13% for nijisanji.

and it's just like, what the fuck has got to be going on over there for things to be going as shit as they are? members are dropping like flies. nina's graduation was announced june 26th, 2023. mysta's was july 23rd, 2023, and mika's was announced literally today, october 20th, 2023.

the funniest part of all of this is that mysta and nina have gone straight to vshojo where i'm sure they were eagerly accepted to compensate the loss of veibae, silvervale, and nyanners earlier this year.

all of this to say i have no clue what's happening but i find this all really funny tbh. if anyone actually knows what the fuck is going on and would like to tell me about it then have fun but for now i'm happy to sit back and watch everything go to shit.

[sinisterain]

hana macchia 3D reveal highlights

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[mywitchcultblr]

I thought Nijisanji couldn't get any worse but somehow this black company became a shade darker with each passing days. Like their leaked contract is just insane 💀

"We are not going to give you any support but you must give up your earnings to our company." Then what is the point of joining a Vtuber Agency if you have to pay for everything anyway? No wonder Selen had to spend 15k for her music video that Niji took down and made 0 profit . This is why Niji was/is the most profitable agency and why Riku could buy a yatch while Yagoo doesn't.

Bare minimun investment for maximum profit, classic capitalism...

Oh you got a copyright strike on your video? Though luck the management won't help you.

Even the greediest YouTube MCN would resolve copyright strike and dispute but this Vtuber agency won't. Do you want your talent to make money or not?! This made the downfall of ID branch worse for me because it is clear that the company doesn't care about it's talents, the EN branch is more profitable than ID/KN and this is how they treated their EN talents.

"ID branch failed because lack of interest." Bullshit, it's because you didn't give your SEA talents enough support and attention they needed. Also being a Vtuber in Indonesia is quite a privileged job because it is expensive!

More expensive than being a Vtuber in Japan or the west due to the massive currency difference between IDR and dollar. You'll have to spend 15 million rupiah just to buy a mid range entry level gaming laptop/PC alone

[triset]

my personal memories of the graduated ID members

miyu - sociable. cool. pretty singing voice. still the MVP of koshien as of this writing. her interactions with other people were always fun.

zea - kamioshi. i think she was the heart of niji ID. hardworking idol until the end. thinking about her graduation breaks my heart because of how she was sad about not being able to achieve some things but she was proud about what she had done. she said that when ID started the staff told her that something that they aimed to do was to create a space for talent to grow in indonesia, not just the livers themselves but artists, editors, etc... and she said that one of the reasons she decided to graduate was because things had changed so much from that point. thank you for doing your best.

taka - iconic. passionate nerd. funny. kind. i still think he has the most beautiful male voice in nijisanji. hidup taka radjiman. no wonder you're beloved by your kouhai.

siska - big sister energy off the charts. comforting to listen to. funny. DOTA. good relationships with talents outside of niji.

cia - my unforgettable first contact with nijisanji. horror enthusiast. artist. her long face drawings are a trademark. exudes softness. unique, powerful existence.

jura - fujoshi ex girlfriend... puyo tetris. cool. bold. she's the type of person that i just personally really like and i am always rooting for her.

nara - strong supportive pillar. 日本語上手. very good at playing off of the other members. streams are very comfortable yet lively. beautiful voice and art.

eja - SERING KESEL SAMA JAMET INI tapi sayang. most ambitious member of ID. singer, songwriter, forever DM. how do you do this on top of your day job...? it's moe that he can't do horror genre stuff.

hyon - has the most wild stories. pleasant commentary and streams. creative. i like her art a lot. good at ramping up the energy in collabs.

[blog-retrogradewear]

Nijisanji Indonesia Announces the Graduation of 4 Vtubers https://t.co/6DzyukFGsV

Nijisanji Indonesia Announces the Graduation of 4 Vtubers https://t.co/6DzyukFGsV

— Retrograde Wear Gaming (@RetroGradeWear) Apr 10, 2023

from Twitter https://twitter.com/RetroGradeWear

[lumiinois]

Canis Major

Birthday illustration for Layla Alstroemeria from NIJISANJI EX-ID

[magicalgirloftheday]

✧・ﾟ:*Today’s magical girl of the night is: Derem Kado from Nijisanji Indonesia!✧・ﾟ:*

[al-mahbub]

Ashen One Etna Crimson

"We'll never amount to anything, not you, not I…" -Hawkwood the Deserter after killing Etna, again.

[eyebrowpunk]

[X]

[okashi-nara]

[Lyrics] Nijisanji - Virtual to LIVE

君と僕で作り上げていく 七色に輝く世界 見てる明日がそれぞれでも 歩いていこう どうしようもなく今を生きてる この声が届く未来が 幸福だと言えるように ただ謳おう Virtual to LIVE

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Together, you and I will build a world That shines in all the colors of the rainbow The futures that we see differ between you and me But we’ll go together We strive to make our way through each passing today So that we can know our voice will echo In a bright tomorrow We sing this song Virtual to LIVE

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Kau dan aku, bersama-sama kita ciptakan Sebuah dunia yang bersinar dalam warna-warna pelangi Meskipun masa depan yang dipandang berbeda-beda Kita tetap melangkah bersama-sama Bagaimanapun caranya, kita tetap hidup di momen ini Sehingga suara yang mencapai masa depan Menimbulkan perasaan senang di hati Kita nyanyikan bersama: Virtual to LIVE

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Lyrics: Nijisanji - Virtual to LIVE

English Translation: Official Music Video Terjemahan Indonesia: Okashi Nara

[2434boyslove]

My dismissal of holopro's management and marketing of Holostars isn't without proof btw. All you need to do is look at how popular Kuzuha or Kanae - PARTICULARLY Kanae considering he's most popular amongst men - are and then compare how long they've been streaming / subcount to see that somehow, despite the more hands-off nature of Nijisanji management, their male talents are far more supported and far more popular. Hell, Lauren Iroas, who hasn't streamed in a month, has more subs that Roberu, the most subscribed to Holostars member, who has been streaming for 2 years and 4 months-ish.

Let's take a moment and compare across companies and languages.

Currently, the least subscribed to member of the latest Nijisanji gen is Fulgur Ovid at 120k. He has half of the subscribers that Roberu has, gained within a month, and that's with several controversies and a very blase attitude to actually gaining more subscribers.

Let's compare within company.

Currently, in Hololive JP (not counting EN or ID, basically), the least subscribed to talent is Lui. Her sub count is sitting around 483K at the time of writing. She'll probably grow more, seeing as she's relatively new, debuting on the 27th of the 11th 2021.

Holostars's most subscribed to talent is Roberu. Roberu has 243k subs, debuted on the 24th of the 12th, 2019. It's night and day, to the point it feels unfair comparing them.

And now within company but across languages!

Kaela Kovalskia is the ONLY member of Indonesia Gen 3 who does not have over Roberu's count. She debuted a week ago.

UPROAR debuted a week ago as well, only a day or two after in fact (much to their detriment as Hololive ID 3 being announced after but debuting before took much of the hype that the general community would have). Their most subscribed to member is Fuma, with 42.3K.

Hololive has a problem and their problem is their management and marketing of their male talent. The numbers do not lie. The stories those within Holostars tell do not lie - lest we forget the horrendous treatment the first gen of Holostars got, particularly Miyabi, which was done with no pushback, no opinion, no support from Holopro.

Holostars deserves better.

[godza]

vtubers i recommend!

tried my best to eliminate the freaks, let me know if theres something i missed out on!

shu yamino! nijisanji, does jp and eng streams. a sorcerer who has a sick design. he doesnt swear and is pretty family friendly except for omnipresent deez nuts jokes. entertaining and funny, good singer too!

millie parfait! nijisanji, witch of calamity with the humor of a eleven year old boy. does eng and tagalog streams. has really creative stream ideas, shes always up to something new. her humor is a bit gross and sexual so maybe watch a few clips of her to get a feel. shes so hilarious though. does a bunch of good asmr!

enna allouette! nijisanji, eng mostly. a bird(?) with the darkest humor ever. shes an acquired taste bc some jokes can be out there. shes not bigoted at all btw, those arent her thing. more morbid! her deadpan deliveries are funny, and shes been friends with millie for ages. joins in on millies gross humor when theyre together. does some cute arts and crafts handcam streams!

selen tatsuki, nijisanji. a dragon racing dragon. i love her. she loves fps games and plays a lot of apex. she laughs so much, and its infectious. she has a bit of "gap moe" she shows when she goes gaga over cute things or makes bentos. i will love her till my last breath

rosemi lovelock! nijisanji, a rose maiden. id die for her any day. she does creative streams a lot, and asmr! her whisper knocks me out. shes very "pure" if you wanna use that word, and is a little out of touch. shes incredibly silly and funny!

finana ryugu! nijisanji, a mermaid! she isnt afraid to talk about sexual content, she embraces it. shes super funny, and entertaining, likes childe a lot for some reason.

quick nijisanji indonesia/korea vtubers that i dont watch as much but theyre still great: taka radjiman, hana macchia (first vtuber i ever watched), suha, han chiho (graduated :(), mika melatika!!!!!!!, and ban hada.

aza from virtuareal, nijisanjis chinese branch. mandarin streams, with some english here and there. great singer, and funny. cute model too! you guys love guys with ears. his genmate roi sings too, and they have funny 3d moments together.

prince ryu shiro, an independent vtuber. ok this plug is completely personal since i want this guy to get more viewers. funny and posts a lot of youtube shorts, streaming on both yt and twitch. english, and very responsive with his audience since its so small. used to to do tierlist tuesdays and plays a lot of retro games. please go watch him. my dragon man.

[gemstone-gynoid]

vtubers i know and at least occassionally watch-

all of hololive english, indonesia, most of japan. nuff said, theyre all great peeps. they all feel like mainstays just weeks after debut, even the newest members. so it really is shocking whenever someone leaves.

nijisanji en , the first two waves of girls. starting to watch nina and millie more. should check out the guys more. i know theres tons of other nijipeeps but i dont really see many clips floating around of them. 

VOMs, pikamee i can watch streams. she’s a streamer for sure with how she interacts with chat. the other 3 in the group seem great, not a lot of translations though.

vshojo, definitely respect all of them. mostly watch nyanners and ironmouse though. 

smaller names i know:

Athena Bambina- rather christian deergirl who has sick belches often. is a good streamer. doesnt get a lot of views yet. i think she’s someone who trawls 4chan a lot with her humor sometimes though. english. 

Alchemilla Menace - CyberLive group- i like slimegirls

Artemis of the Blue- this shark girl is no idol (as if other vtuber sharkgirls are idols) but she does her own things its nice. 

Courtney (ProjectSNT) - big sonic fan, vtuber model is usually her sonic oc. 

demily pyro - its @demilypyro go follow her! great demon gal from the minecraft realm of netherlands. 

FalseEyeD- a vtuber who does vtuber news, and id say he is pretty objective in an area that can easily be some idiotic drama channel. i like his robot avatar more than his anime boy self. 

FeFe- vshojo adjacent content, i respect the existence of unabashedly horny vtubers. 

kson onair- this independent vtuber has such a powerful personality. nuff said. 

omotea- i actually followed this channel before i realized what vtubers are and before i found hololive. vr and is into music or rhythm games like beat saber. dances too.

smudgebap- i personally know this person, has a simple bunny pngtuber model.  been streaming for about a year it seems, i predict theyll pop off in time. 

Fujikura Uruka - phase connect group - purple beargirl that is a pretty good musician. edgy vibes, like selen tatsuki. 

Virtual Hero V-Ranger- @virtualherovranger a tumblr alumni too. need to catch her streams more. 

woohoolad- the world needs more shitposters. certified atrocious small balls streamer. 

yogurt cap- VR dancer but in a shitpost way. 

Usui Clear - rocket vtuber who’s model is heavily astronomy inspired, does streams whenever a rocket launch is happening to talk about it. also does like regular vtuber among us streams too. 

juniper actias- that moth vtuber with amazing rigging of a regular, chibi, and monstrous form. 

vinesauce Lime, Revscarecrow and Jabroni Mike have vtuber models its great. though i havent watched those in this group in a while. everyone knows vinny and joel. i watched rev the most though. 

[caw4brandon]

The VTube Culture, the VTube Cult

If you’ve been on the internet for a long time, and if you love anime. The name Kizuna Ai pops up a lot in anime memes. “But who is Kizuna Ai?” You may ask, well...she is a Virtual YouTuber or VTuber. The cross between an anime avatar being portrayed by a human performer.

With 2020 being the shit show year that it is, a lot of us seek to find wholesome content to keep our spirits up to fight through the isolation and restrictions. Some religiously video call their friends and family, several take the time to slow down and work on themselves, others choose to give their heart and soul (and money) to animated Waifus and Husbandos.

Yes, this is what’s populating the YouTube ecosystem as of late, with two big companies. Hololive and Nijisanji leading the charge of bringing VTubers into the mainstream. This post is going to be a small breakdown about what VTubers are and what their appeal is to us. Without further ado...

- A! Welcome to The Rabbit Hole! -

Initially a Japanese phenomenon, VTubers are animated individuals who do live streams playing video games, do fun activities, and most importantly, being overly cute. For a big company like Hololive, each “Idol” has a variety of talents, quirks and personalities based on a type of theme but not limited to; antimorphic animals/ objects, mythology based beings, job positions and...characters from literature. 

In a single stream, the idol focuses on the task at hand while also responding to  “Chat” (the audience) for their donations and comments. Making “In” jokes and giving their fans fun nicknames. On a regular basis, they also build relationships with other idols by collaborating with each other.

While it started with only Japanese talents. The VTubers of today have branched out to different audiences by introducing a cast of English speaking streamers and quite recently, opened up to Malay speaking viewers with a new generation of Hololive Indonesia talents. Breaking language barriers for all to enjoy.

[Also, I’m biased. My favorite is [Amelia Watson] I am a “Teamate” and that’s all you need to know, go do your own homework!]

- A Wise SIMP once said -

On paper, this feels like SIMPING right? A bunch of virtual characters sitting in front of a camera, playing games or do other stuff. Talking a lot while getting donations from the viewers?! Sounds like a quick buck job for lazy bums! But there’s a lot more to it at work here.

VTubers are not an entirely new trend because as far back as 2016 (ok, not very far but still). It has been a rising topic for a lot of creators who wish to make a presence while remaining hidden from the public eye. In its most basic form, being a VTuber is the combination of WWE Superstars and idol culture married as one. (ok, hear me out!)

In WWE, the Superstars have their own lore in-universe. They have their respective chapters of development, allies and rivalries but often times, the actors will break character, revealing their soft side or uglier side behind the persona. Think about characters like, The Undertaker or The Rock. In the ring and on the mic, they play a character. With gimmicks and catchphrases. (and finishing moves too) They either play a Face (hero/good guy) or a Heel (villain/bad guy) respectively. Peal away the unbreakable streak and terrifying façade of The Undertaker, you have Mark William Calaway. Take away The People’s Champion, you have the ever-so-charming beefy Hufflepuff, Dwayne Johnson.

Similarly, VTubers are digital idols that used the sorcery of technology and human voices and talents to bring life to the models. Unlike traditional idols though, these characters are allowed to be more realistic or “human” with the freedom to swear, scream, talk about their lives and finally, being able to shit post on social media. It is a balance of both worlds. Living as a public figure while staying autonomous from being recognized when walking on the streets.

But given that we have the internet, its only matter of time until the illusion breaks and viewers know the human behind the model. Should we just commit the inevitable and find out who is behind it? That is up to you. (I won’t answer that!) But to me, it doesn't matter if their identities leak by mistake or otherwise. 

Everyone has a reason to be public or be hidden. Perhaps a bad history, a personal complication or maybe, they just don’t want the recognition. Whatever the case, I’m sure that most of them are good people.

- Bigger than Anime Culture -

Not everyone is from Hololive and Nijisanji though. Some streamers use different styles and features to stand out against the crowd. Upon watching several different types of VTubers. It got me interested in understanding the technical ways on how its done and what other types of VTubers are out there.

To my surprise, there are various ways and tutorials on how to do it, using different types programs and tracking tools to do it just like the big girls and boys. The one I got really interested in was a channel that exclusively uses Adobe Character Animator by [Okay Samurai]. From what I learned though, the most popular method based on my search was using free to use programs like [Wakaru], [Live2D] or [VRoid Studio].

Speaking of different, there are a lot of independent VTubers out there as well! As of now, I really like [Artemis of the Blue]. Her character is well designed, her rigging is fluid and, her humor is so wholesome and cheeky! 

[I mean, just look at this face! SHE’S SO CUTE IT’S THE BEST!]

Adding on, she is one VTuber that just doesn’t care about what her “competition” does. She just does her own thing which I very happily appreciate. Also, her Twitter uses a lot of rinse and repeat but the replies are the best part.

While writing this and studying briefly on how it works, I was wondering how fun and cool it will be to have VTubers bypass Anime, doing the same thing but with different styles based on certain shows, rigged and ready for Adventure.

[Just imagine though. A shapeshifter or face changer model! That would be so cool!]

But being having a cute or cool model is just one small part of the success, the other part and the hardest part of being a VTuber is to sell the character. Most of the time, individuals behind the models are mostly shy and not as talkative as typical streamers. Other times, they might come across as “try too hard” to voice like the model rather than being themselves in their natural voice. 

That’s where “Chat” comes in. As much as we are just viewers for the character, we are also participants to interacting and conversing with the talent. Getting to know them in the process. Making them comfortable and vice versa. Its still a developing idea and in some ways, its gotten me excited all over again about how far a certain type of content can go.

If this kind of content sounds interesting to you, I recommend giving it a try. Love it or hate it, it looks like VTubers are here to stay and its going to be here for a LONG time.

Fair warning though, be weary of how far the hole goes. Because while there is a top, there is still no bottom to where it goes! Now [Excuse my rudeness but could you please...] jump into the hole with me? It’s cozy it here...

Thanks for Reading, Happy Hanukkah and Merry Happy Christmas!

- B -