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On May 13, 2024, Anycolor disclosed the graduation of Bonnivier "Bobon" Pranaja, former Vtuber from Nijisanji ID and current member of Nijisanji JP. Effective May 26, 2024, Pranaja will depart from the company.

You can view the official announcement posts here:

Contrary to the customary fanfare accompanying such events, the graduation ceremony will not involve a final stream. Anycolor noted, “At his request, we will not be broadcasting his graduation.”.

Following the graduation, Bonnivier "Bobon" Pranaja’s digital footprint, including his YouTube channel and X (formerly Twitter) s, will be taken down. Sales of merchandise, voice packs, and other associated content will also cease, underscoring the finality of his departure from the Company.

In a gesture of closure, Nijisanji will accept fan letters until one month after the graduation date, providing an avenue for fans to express their sentiments and bid farewell to their beloved virtual personality.

Here is Bonnivier’s own letter to his fans:

For inquiries pertaining to Pranaja's departure, Nijisanji directed fans to the ANYCOLOR Corporation Inquiry Desk, urging them to refrain from harassing Nijisanji livers about this departure. 

Bonnivier Pranaja will graduate as a Nijisanji Vtuber on May 26, 2024. He debuted in August 2020. You can catch his remaining streams and VOD’s on his Youtube channel here.

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Nijisanji announced the graduation of VTubers Mika Melatika, Xia Ekavira, and Riksa Dhirendra. The graduations will happen between November 2023 and January 2024. The three VTubers belonged to Nijisanji ID before the Indonesian branch merged with the main Nijisanji group in April 2022.

The social media and YouTube s of the three Nijisanji VTubers will close after graduation, and merchandise sales will also cease.

Here are the graduation dates for Nijisanji VTubers Xia Ekavira, Mika Melatika, and Riksa Dhirendra:

• Xia Ekavira: November 27, 2023
• Mika Melatika: December 28, 2023
• Riksa Dhirendra: January 11, 2024

The announcement comes just under a month after Mika Melatika announced a hiatus from streaming for October for health and personal reasons. After Nijisanji announced her graduation, Mika shared a message on her social media addressing her fans and expressing gratitude for their . Additionally, Mika declared her intention to enjoy her time with her community until graduation.

You can read Mika Melatika’s message about her graduation announcement here:

Mika and Xia formed part of the of the sixth wave of Nijisanji ID VTubers (also known as “6WD”) alongside Hyona Elatiora, who graduated on August 20, 2023. Meanwhile, Riksa debuted in December 2019 as part of the second wave of Nijisanji ID VTubers.

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Nijisanji VTuber Mika Melatika released a statement through her social media sharing that she will be taking a temporary hiatus through the month of October 2023. While she might stream, or sporadically appear in some collabs, the liver will not be making a stable schedule to focus on her health and other personal matters.

While Mika’s streams will be sporadical and unprepared, the liver also shared that she will be communicating through her social media to keep fans updated. Mika described her possible streams as “guerrilla streams” and said that she will be playing games she’s interested in, or catching up with people when possible.

You can read the official post by Mika Melatika communicating her hiatus here:

Mika Melatika is a Nijisanji VTuber that debuted in late July 2021 as part of the sixth wave of Nijisanji ID VTubers (also known as “6WD”). 6WD was also formed by Xia Ekavira and Hyona Elatiora, but the latter graduated back on August 20, 2023.

She would later become a part of the main Japanese branch of Nijisanji after Anycolor gor rid of Nijisanji Indonesia and merged them together in April 2022. Ever since, several of Nijisanji ID have graduated, including Taka Radjiman, ZEA Cornelia, Siska Leontyne, and Amicia Michella.

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It isn't uncommon for hololive Vtubers to take part in concerts and performances. After all, there's the concert every year at the Super Expo in Japan. However, it is a special occasion when a region or group gets their first one. The hololive English 1st Concert: Connect the World was held on July 2, 2023, for example, and it featured some of the Indonesian branch as special guests. To learn more about what goes into preparations for and a performance like this, Siliconera spoke with hololive ID Vtubers Ayunda Risu, Moona Hoshinova, Pavolia Reine.

Jenni Lada: How do you feel about being able to participate in hololive English 1st Concert: Connect the World?

Ayunda Risu: It was very exciting! It’s really an honor to be invited!

Moona Hoshinova: It was an honor, I was so happy when I’ve got the invitation to participate. I hope everyone enjoy our performance.

Pavolia Reine: I was really surprised when I heard the news and beyond excited to perform!

How do preparations work for a concert like this given the difference between timezones?

Ayunda Risu: It was kinda tough at first due to different timezones. But we managed to get used to it with the help of all the staff related to the event, especially on giving us clear and understandable schedule and instructions.

Moona Hoshinova: Sometimes we have to wake up pretty early because of the timezones, but I think we managed it pretty well. All the staff really nice and helpful that makes every work easier.

Pavolia Reine: I think it’s normal and I’m personally used to getting together or having to show up at probably unusual hours from past collabs and events. That made it easier for me, not to mention the staff were very accommodating so I’m very grateful.

What kind of input do you, as performers, get to have when preparing for appearances during concerts? For example, do you get to help with music arrangements or choreography for dances?

Ayunda Risu: I usually take parts on lyrics and music arrangement. I usually give most of my inputs in that aspect. I give ideas on how it would sound nice later during the concert and how I want to sound like when singing.

Moona Hoshinova: I usually give my inputs on choreography, like the dance and the formation of our choreography, make sure everything looks good.

Pavolia Reine: I get to discuss with other performers on song selection, and usually more of the detailed stuff. Why are we choosing this song, how are we singing it, as well as how we’re performing; I think it’s nice that we get to have a degree of freedom to do this.

All three of you have performed original and covers songs solo, as well as for ensembles. What kind of vocal training and preparations do you each do before preparing for recording and an event like this?

Ayunda Risu: I do a lot of singing practice by myself behind the scene especially before a concert like this. I think it’s just to lessen the nervousness when I know I will perform on the stage hehe.

Moona Hoshinova: Whenever [I'm] on a recording or performance, I always do a vocal warm up around 20 mins, like humming, lip trills, tongue trills, Eh intonation, Diaphragmatic Arpegio and Vowel modification. To make sure my voice is heated enough so I won’t get any trouble on singing.

Pavolia Reine: Don’t eat weird stuff that will mess up your vocals before performance! I always get tempted though…

All three of you also performed at the hololive 4th fes Our Bright Parade concerts. How does preparation for a show like that compare to one for hololive English 1st Concert: Connect the World?

Ayunda Risu: I was quite familiar with the flow of preparation for live concert thanks to the experience of participating at the 4th Fes [hololive 4th fes. Our Bright Parade ed By Bushiroad]. And I think the preparation were pretty similar and everything went way smoother because of that.

Moona Hoshinova: I think because I was already familiar with the flow of holofes. I was able to do all the preparations for this event pretty well.

Pavolia Reine: Fes was my first appearance in a big concert, and I definitely learned a lot from it. I think I’d be so much more nervous otherwise!

hololive English 1st Concert -Connect the World-

Song 12: "夢見る空へ (Yume Miru Sora e") by Tokino Sora, Hoshimachi Suisei, Hoshou Marine

Song 13: "id:entity voices (JP Ver.)" by Ayunda Risu, Moona Hoshinova, Pavolia Reine

Stream Ticketshttps://t.co/u6Z5MhfTLJ pic.twitter.com/bSfFvdamhY

— hololive production (English) (@hololive_En) July 3, 2023

All three of you are incredibly versatile performers who stream and talk with people online in multiple languages. How do you determine which language might be appropriate for one of your streams or performances?

Ayunda Risu: It usually depends on the time I stream. I usually have certain time of the day where I can decide which language that I will mainly use in a stream. But most of the time I just wing it and translate what I said to other languages (English/Japanese) whenever needed.

Moona Hoshinova: It usually depends on the viewers that I talked to, I sometimes talking in both Bahasa Indonesia and English, but when my viewers talked in English I will also talk in English. Vice versa with Bahasa Indonesia. But when I do collab, mostly when collabing with Indonesia , we mostly talk in Bahasa Indonesia. I’m not fluent in Japanese so I barely talk in Japanese language.

Pavolia Reine: Usually I do a mix of English and Indonesian and a little Japanese when applicable — I think it just depends on what topics we come across/think of in the middle of stream, so a lot of it is just on-the-fly stuff. I would tell the main story with the language most relatable to the topic, and summarize in the other languages, and so on.

How difficult is it to arrange collabs between each other, both for streams and performances? Do you find events like the festivals, conventions, and concerts affect how easy it is to work with other VTubers within hololive production?

Ayunda Risu: Due to difference of personal schedule, it’s not uncommon where we need to plan collab months ahead. It’s a very nice chance and experience to have if there’s a scheduled event where I can collab / meet with other hololive production and get to interact with them better.

Moona Hoshinova: It’s very difficult to arrange collab less than a month, because of [how] our schedule sometimes collide. So having a scheduled event where I can meet with other member is really helpful because that’s the time we can talk and know each other better.

Pavolia Reine: Since everyone has their own plans, it’s very important to plan collabs ahead of time. This applies even to regular collab streams, not just big events. It feels really nice to be able to connect with other through official projects, so I love events very much!

Now that all three of you participated in hololive English 1st Concert, what would each of you like to do next? Do you have any additional goals for worldwide performances going forward?

Ayunda Risu: It would be great if I can get to do more lives like this! Hopefully me, or even hololive Indonesia, will be able to have our own live as well one day!

Moona Hoshinova: I really hope hololive Indonesia can make our own concert like this too! And also I really hope in the future I can also make my own concert where I can invite a lots of member to sing together

Pavolia Reine: I want to perform in front of more people! I hope hololive Indonesia will have a chance to perform in more events and reach many—maybe perform our own concert one day?

People can still buy tickets for and stream hololive English 1st Concert: Connect the World until August 2, 2023 via SPWN.

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Nijisanji announced that its Indonesia branch Vtubers Azura Cecillia, Hyona Elatiora, Nara Haramaung, and Reza Avanluna will all graduate in 2023. Both Azura and Nara ed the company in March 2020 and were part of LAN_NEE3S with Layla Alstroemeria. Reza debuted in November 2020 in 53Renade with Derem Kado and Nagisa Arcinia. Hyona is the most recent member of the four, as she is part of 6WS with Mika Melatika and Xia Ekavira and ed in July 2021.

The four performers won’t all graduate at once. Their departures will be staggered. As usual, socials and channels will go private. Here’s when each one’s activities will end.

• Azura Cecillia graduates on August 20, 2023.
• Nara Haramaung graduates on September 3, 2023.
• Reza Avanluna graduates on September 30, 2023.
• Hyona Elatiora graduates on October 29, 2023.

Each of the departing made announcements about their departures. First, here’s Azura Cecillia’s.

Ohazura! My name is Azura Cecillia, a Virtual YouTuber from NIJISANJI!

Thank you for all of the . I will be graduating from NIJISANJI on 20th August 2023.

Let's make a lot of memories until that day! https://t.co/oq3n8cWj3Z

— Azura Cecillia 👽 アズラ・セシリア (@Azura_Cecillia) June 30, 2023

Next, here’s Hyona Elatiora’s note.

hi, this is Hyonners!
as stated in this announcement, i will be graduating from NIJISANJI by October 29. thank you for your for me and everyone throughout this past few years. let's have lots of fun until the day comes!!! https://t.co/YmwunhlPZi

— Hyona Elatiora NIJISANJI (@HyonaElatiora) June 30, 2023

This was Nara Haramaung’s confirmation.

As announced, i'll be graduating on September 3rd. Shall we talk?
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Seperti yang di umumkan, aku akan meluluskan diri pada 3 September. Ngobrol, yuk?
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発表どおり、９月3日に卒業します。話しましょうか？ https://t.co/Unwvkpm3T2

— Nara Haramaung / ナラ・ハラマウン ◈NIJISANJI◈ (@Nara_Haramaung) June 30, 2023

Finally, here’s Reza Avanluna’s message.

well https://t.co/IfIdOLWne5

— Reza A̶̪͂̔͜v̴̺͔̐̌a̴̭͒͑ṋ̵̀́̔luna にじさんじ (@RezaAvanluna) June 30, 2023

To provide more context for what is happening here, Anycolor got rid of the Nijisanji Indonesia branch and merged it into the main Japanese branch just over a year ago in April 2022. At one point, there were 19 under this branch. However, since the Indonesian branch was absorbed, quite a few Nijisanji Vtubers from it ended up graduating. The first was Miyu Ottavia in November 2022. Then both Taka Radjiman and ZEA Cornelia graduated in May 2023.

Other recent Nijisanji Vtuber graduates include Nina Kosaka and Gundo Mirei.

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Another Hololive VTuber hit a major milestone, as the Indonesia (ID) branch's Kobo Kanaeru ed two million subscribers on YouTube. She is at 486.3K followers on Twitter. She hosted a karaoke stream during the countdown while waiting for the "big" moment.

Here is her official announcement confirming she ed two million subscribers.

Thank you for 2M subs! Please keep ing me!!
I’ll do my best being your sun till I die. pic.twitter.com/5OyIhInCeb

— Kobo Kanaeru (こぼ) ☔ @ホロライブID (@kobokanaeru) April 20, 2023

However, leading up to the milestone, she was already getting close to hitting and suring it, prompting tweets asking people to unsubscribe so she could do the countdown stream.

I'M BEGGING PLEASE PLEASE UNSUBS MY CHANNEEEELLLL JUST FOR A MOMENT LAAAA

— Kobo Kanaeru (こぼ) ☔ @ホロライブID (@kobokanaeru) April 20, 2023

This isn’t the only recent milestone for Kobo Kanaeru, as the Hololive ID VTuber released her second original song’s music video on YouTube at the end of March 2023. Since then, “Oh! Asmara” ed over 2.2 million views. English subtitles are available if you turn on closed captions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR43SQx8Ybc&ab_channel=KoboKanaeruCh.hololive-ID

She debuted with Hololive ID in March 2022. That generation involved three total. The other two performers in the group are Kaela Kovalskia and Vestia Zeta.

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It was announced on April 6, 2023 via Hololive's official Twitter that new merchandise featuring Hololive Indonesia VTubers is on the way. The two items are designed to celebrate the branch's 3rd anniversary. They will be available for pre-order from April 6, 2023 to May 8, 2023.

The first item available is a tapestry wall hanging featuring all nine Hololive Indonesia VTubers, which will cost $24. The nine appearing on the tapestry are Airani Iofifteen, Anya Melfissa, Ayunda Risu, Kaela Kovalskia, Kureiji Ollie, Moona Hoshinova, Pavolia Reine, and Vestia Zeta. The second item is a multi-purpose case featuring a metal carabiner, which will cost $12. According to the official store page, both items will ship between late July 2023 and late August 2023.

You can view both pieces of Hololive merchandise below:

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Hololive is a popular group of Virtual YouTubers, a subsection of streamers who use a virtual avatar to represent themselves. First formed in 2017, Hololive since added many popular streamers to its roster including Gawr Gura and Amelia Watson. The characters associated with Hololive streamers are often featured across a variety of media, including action figures, video games, and other goods.

Hololive Indonesia made its debut in 2020 with its first generation of streamers Ayunda Risu, Moona Hoshinova, and Airani Lofifteen. Two more sets of three streamers each would go on to be added in 2021 and 2022. Hololive Indonesia is currently celebrating its 3rd anniversary in 2023.

Both 3rd-anniversary items can be pre-ordered now via the Hololive store page and will ship this summer between late July 2023 and late August 2023.

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