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VIRTUAL YOUTUBER WIKI

✦ Pairings: None! Platonic! NIJISANJI & other Vtubers x Child! OC

✦ Synopsis: Character Profile of the OC (Virtual YouTuber Wiki)

✦ Further Notice: Unfortunately, my OC is not real and is only a product of the author's imagination.

Nerissa Marinus

✦ BASIC DETAILS

ORIGINAL NAME — ネリッサ・マリヌス

NICKNAME(S) — Hime, Neri-chan, Squishy, SFW Fish, Nemo (Male Alter-ego), Risa (Alter-ego), Imoto (by Finana Ryugu)

DEBUT DATE — Youtube: 2022/12/18

CHARACTER DESIGN — 镜中音

AFFLIATION — NIJISANJI EN

✦ MEDIA

CHANNEL — Youtube

SOCIAL MEDIA — Twitter

✦ PERSONAL DETAILS

GENDER — Female

AGE — Child

BIRTHDAY — March 17

HEIGHT — 132 cm

ZODIAC SIGN — Pisces

EMOJI — 🐚

Nerissa Marinus (ネリッサ・マリヌス) is NIJISANJI EN's very first solo and child female English Virtual YouTuber.

✦ INTRODUCTION VIDEO

【DEBUT STREAM】 TO THE SURFACE WE GO

✦ PROFILE

A jellyfish nereid who spends her time playing with the marine life and her 50+ sisters in the sea. With an innocent mind and a heart as light as a feather, this small nereid is ready to take on whatever the surface has in store for her. Right??

✦ HISTORY

Background

On July 20th, NIJISANJI EN had hinted about introducing their very first solo female Vtuber accompanied by a teaser featuring the new liver's design and voice. What shocked fans the most was that the vtuber is just a little girl!

Nerissa's YouTube channel was created on December 12th, and her Twitter account also created in the same day. Her first tweet was made on December 15th, 2022.

Debut

Nerissa made her debut on December 18th, 2022 as part of a special debut program hosted on the NIJISANJI EN channel, with commentary provided by Finana Ryugu and Uki Violeta. After her debut stream in her channel, Nerissa appeared on the main channel.

✦ FANS AND MASCOT

Nerissa's fans are called Jellybeans.

Her mascot is a jellyfish wearing a cute ghost costume that she stitched herself.

✦ QUOTES

"So this is what the surface looks like!" ‐ Debut Trailer

"Onee-san, you have an egg? Are you a mommy now?!"

"Can you be my big brother?"

"The Jellybeans say that I am the definition of seiso."

"You are my family now!"

✦ TRIVIA

Identity

Species: Sea Nymph

Color: #678D9D

She can speak English, Tagalog, Japanese, a little Spanish, and Fish/Whale.

She can also write and translate Greek and Latin.

Lore

Nerissa Marinus is the youngest daughter of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris, sister to the fifty (there's definitely more than that) nereids and Nerites. She is famous for her cute, child-like appearance, bright presence, and powerful magical abilities, earning the name 'Hime' from her family.

Despite living far, far longer than most humans, she still retains her innocence, kindness, and curious-like nature. She loves to explore the seven seas, create mischief every now and then, sing and dance with her siblings, and play with the other inhabitants within the ocean, especially with a certain tropical mermaid she calls her 'Onee-san'.

Being the youngest daughter of her family, she was treated like royalty. Fragile. Ready to be broken if touched just once. She hated that. She hated that her family tries to spoil her rotten in order to keep her from leaving. They knew how adventurous she is. She wasn't even allowed to meet and help the sailors that occasionally pass by her home unlike her sisters.

It was sooooo unfair! She internally whined.

Nerissa wanted to be like everyone else, do things herself and explore more than just the seas. She wanted to go beyond them. She wanted to see... the surface.

So, when she heard that her tropical friend had left in order to learn about humans and their culture, she knew what she needed to do.

No, she was not going to consult an evil sea witch for help! She may be naive at times and young in human years, but she wasn't a dummy.

After leaving a note where she knew her family will look first, she grabbed the one thing that reminded her of home — her necklace — and quickly swam to where her friend has gone to, never looking back once. The closer she swam to the surface, the more excited she became.

The moment her head was completely out of the salty sea water, she felt as if she was exploring the Pacific Ocean all over again. But times that feeling by like hundred. Just by looking around her, she knew she was going to like this new place. She couldn't wait to meet the humans and make new friends!

The surface may have its downsides, but this little jellyfish is ready to take on anything the surface has in store for. She just needed to find her tropical friend first.

Likes and Dislikes

Likes: Water, seashells, marine animals, dogs and cats, plushies, desserts, everything Disney, spring and summer, meeting new people

Dislikes: Horror/paranormal, spiders, reptiles (except turtles), sour and spicy foods, thunder and lightning, any form of pain, being alone

Hobbies: Swimming, exploring/traveling, singing, dancing, collecting new things, arts and craft

Favorite anime/manga: Ponyo, Spirited Away, Kiki's Delivery Service, Wolf Children, Ouran High School Host Club, Free!, Tamako Market, Tamako Love Story, A Silent Voice, Horimiya, My Hero Academia, Acchi Kocchi, School Babysitters, Little Witch Academia

Favorite games: Animal Crossing, Minecraft, Pokémon, Kingdom Hearts, Mario Kart, Fall Guys, Just Dance

Favorite shows: Steven Universe, Gravity Falls, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Legend of Korra, Star vs the Forces of Evil, Phineas and Ferb, Winx Club

She is a major fan of the Percy Jackson, Heroes of Olympus, and Harry Potter series.

Miscellaneous

Face Claim: Jellyfish Salad from Food Fantasy

The name Nerissa is a girl's name of Greek Origin meaning "sea nymph" or "from the sea".

Nerissa is the only sea nymph of her family that is part jellyfish. Why is she part jellyfish instead of part mermaid like her siblings remains a mystery to this day.

The piece of jewelry around her neck was given to her by her parents on the day of her birth.

Unlike other jellyfishes, she can feel pain in the same way that humans would. She does possess a brain, a heart, bones, and a respiratory system.

She was born with the bell — the umbrella-like dome — floating above her head, symbolizing her jellyfish side. She would later add seashell clips with a ribbon attached to her bell as she found the clips and the design on the ribbons adorable.

Nerissa could make her bell disappear whenever she wanted by using magic. She does this when she sleeps, although there are times where she forgets to do that and the bell continues floating above her sleeping form.

She is bioluminescent. If she focused hard enough, her whole body will begin to glow, but this will tire her out quickly. Fortunately, her bell is also bioluminescent and it doesn't drain her of her energy, so it's a perfect lamp/night light!

Nerissa doesn't get why she has to wait for her senpais' approval on the book/show/movie/anime/manga that catches her eye before starting it. (It's to protect her innocence.)

She is a very curious and adventurous child that she needs one of her senpais to watch over her in case she runs off somewhere.

She is oblivious to everyone trying to fight for the seat of 'No. 1 Onee-san' or 'No.1 Onii-san'.

She has a huge collection of marine animals plushies and seashell pillows scattered around her bedroom and on her desk.

Fans deemed that Nerissa is NIJISANJI EN'S most favored Vtuber.

✦ EXTERNAL LINKS

Media

Nerissa Marinus 【NIJISANJI EN】 - YouTube channel

@NerissaMarinus - Twitter account

Twitter hashtags

#NerissaMarinus - General Tag

#NerissaLive - Live Tag

#NeriMariArt - Fan art Tag

NSFW? What's that?

#NeriLikesTurtles - Meme Tag

#JellyClips - Clip Tag

#NeriAssets - Assets Tag

#ThumbNeri - Thumbnail Tag