![]() ![]() officially announced NIJISANJI's second generation of Virtual Livers, formalizing "NIJISANJI" as the agency's name for the first time. These eight would later be known as NIJISANJI's first generation. At the time, their role was to serve as official representatives for Ichikara's iPhoneX Live2D facetracking app, NIJISANJI. announced the debut of eight Virtual YouTubers on Mirrativ. 19 Livers from VirtuaReal have received 3D models, while 3 Livers from NIJISANJI EN have received 3D models. The range of motion for Niji 3D is limited to the upper body and hand tracking.Īs of January 2023, 103 Livers from NIJISANJI's main branch have received 3D models (including Livers who have used their models in events but have not had their YouTube debut yet) and 7 have received 3D brushups. In addition to Live2D and conventional full-body 3D motion capture, NIJISANJI also supports "Niji 3D" ( にじ3D), which allows Livers to stream using their 3D models without a studio. As of January 2023, 74 NIJISANJI Livers (72 JP, 1 exID and 1 exKR), 10 VirtuaReal Livers, and 2 NIJISANJI EN Livers have received 3.0 brushups. ![]() Updates of any kind are tagged with #にじあぷで on Twitter.Īs of November 2022, 139 Livers from NIJISANJI have received 2.0 brushups. Those with 3D models are also eligible to receive 3D brushups, which are also announced through Twitter. 3.0 brushups began in 2021 with new expressions, further expanded movements and toggle options, and are distributed to random members through a lottery system. 2.0 brushups were distributed randomly at first, but have been distributed per wave since 2021. These models suffered from many stuttering and accuracy issues in NIJISANJI's early days, but such issues are seen less often today as their technology has improved over time.Īfter debuting, Livers may receive 2.0 and 3.0 brushups, which expand their range of movement and allow for more facial expressions. This method is technically simpler and much less expensive than full-body 3D motion tracking equipment, but mobility is typically limited to facial features, head rotation, and limited upper body movement. NIJISANJI Livers usually stream with iPhoneX facial motion capture technology, Live2D models rigged in-house by ANYCOLOR, and the NIJISANJI app (commercially unavailable). Kuzuha, a Japanese member of the branch, is the most-subscribed male VTuber worldwide with 1.4 million subscribers and Hyakumantenbara Salome, also a Japanese member of the main branch, is the current world record-holder for being the fastest VTuber to reach 1 million subscribers in just under 14 days. VirtuaReal members stream primarily on bilibili instead of YouTube, so their numbers aren't counted for these figures. ![]() The agency has over 60 million subscribers on YouTube with 179 Livers on the platform, making it the agency with the second-most total subscribers, only behind hololive. Outside of those two branches, there are also 43 VirtuaReal Project members from VirtuaReal, a joint venture project between bilibili and ANYCOLOR in China. This, as well as the use of Live2D over expensive 3D, led to NIJISANJI's success in the Japanese market and codified the current VTuber format of Live2D streaming.Īs of January 2023, there is a total of 179 members across two different branches: 148 NIJISANJI members and 31 NIJISANJI EN members. Their focus on livestreams set its members apart from other early VTubers, such as Kizuna Ai or Kaguya Luna, who primarily made prerecorded videos. until ), a company founded by Riku Tazumi in 2017, NIJISANJI started in Japan in February 2018 as one of the first major VTuber agencies. NIJISANJI Project (にじさんじプロジェクト), colloquially known as just NIJISANJI, is an agency of primarily 2D Virtual YouTubers who are also known as "Virtual Livers" (バーチャルライバー Bācharu Raibā) due to posting on sites outside of YouTube, such as NicoNico Douga, Twitch and Bilibili. For information about the main branch, see NIJISANJI (main branch). This article is a general overview comprising all the branches of NIJISANJI Project. ![]()
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