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PRISM Project

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PRISM Project was a Japan-based English Virtual YouTuber agency based in Tokyo. Their mission is to create a world where all people on Earth can find something they love and feel happiness every single day. The PRISM Project members are special agents from the year 2120, which has been sent back to the past to prevent the threat of humans losing interest and passion for others. From 1 May 2022 until its dissolution, the agency was partnering with. The company was founded and previously led by YU, who was referred by the members as Captain.

Former Members (24) No longer affiliated with this group — may still be active elsewhere

Akane Jun

Akane Jun

US
Prima Project AniLive
Active

Now in Prima Project · AniLive

Amami Ami

Amami Ami

US
Prima Project
Inactive
Anon Non

Anon Non

US
EverAfter Prima Project
Active

Now in EverAfter · Prima Project

Aoi Tokimori

US
PRISM Project
Active

Still active (independent)

Araka Luto

Araka Luto

AU
AniLive
Active

Now in AniLive

Hoshifuri Iku

Hoshifuri Iku

JP
Prima Project AniLive
Active

Now in Prima Project · AniLive

Ibuki Meno

Ibuki Meno

JP
AniLive
Active

Now in AniLive

Kamishiro Rita

Kamishiro Rita

US
lucid Multimedia Prima Project
Active

Now in lucid Multimedia · Prima Project

Kamizuki Naki

Kamizuki Naki

JP
EverAfter
Active

Now in EverAfter

Kitashiro Yuki

Kitashiro Yuki

US
Independent
Graduated

Luto Araka

AU
PRISM Project
Active

Still active (independent)

Mako Sameshima

Mako Sameshima

US
Prima Project AniLive
Active

Now in Prima Project · AniLive

Miyoshino Shiki

Miyoshino Shiki

JP
Requiem Prima Project
Active

Now in Requiem · Prima Project

Nagare Sara

Nagare Sara

JP
EverAfter Prima Project
Inactive
Nana Asteria

Nana Asteria

AU
Prima Project
Active

Now in Prima Project

Oumiya Emma

Oumiya Emma

MY
Independent
Active

Still active (independent)

Pengin Pina

Pengin Pina

US
Requiem Prima Project
Active

Now in Requiem · Prima Project

Rikudou Yura

Rikudou Yura

JP
Requiem
Active

Now in Requiem

Shikami Lana

Shikami Lana

JP
Independent
Graduated

Shiki Miyoshino

JP
PRISM Project
Active

Still active (independent)

Suzune Nia

Suzune Nia

US
Requiem Prima Project
Active

Now in Requiem · Prima Project

Tokimori Aoi

Tokimori Aoi

US
Prima Project AniLive
Active

Now in Prima Project · AniLive

Tsubame Kou

Tsubame Kou

JP
Independent
Graduated
Ushio Sumi

Ushio Sumi

Independent
Graduated

Timeline

2021
On 7 March, at the end of the collaboration stream over at Meno's channel, a time anomaly was reported by the staff. The culprits behind the anomaly later turned out to be the 2nd generation members, Kamishiro Rita and Araka Luto. Their upper body design was unveiled on 13 March and they have debuted on 28 March On 26 March, the official website was launched. Also on that day, the audition for the 3rd generation members was announced. On 12 April, the official Facebook page was unveiled to the public. On 2 June, a gacha game website "PRISM Gacha" was announced featuring only the character Araka Luto. On the same day, PRISM announced that a bug in the game, a mysterious message appeared to random players. On 6 June, PRISM Project announced that they found the culprit of the bug which was caused by four strange entities: Miyoshino Shiki, Suzune Nia, Rikudou Yura, and Pengin Pina. On 13 June, the 3rd Generation was officially announced. On 21 August, the audition for the 4th generation members was announced. On 30 October, PRISM Project Twitter account announced their 4th generation. The 4th generation has 4 members, including Kamizuki Naki, Ushio Sumi, Nagare Sara and Anon Non. After the announcement, each member made their first Tweet. On 11 November, they updated the 4th generation debut schedule. They debuted on 12 and 13 November.
2022
On 1 May, PRISM Project's Twitter announced that they had established a partnership with Sony Music Entertainment Japan (or Sony Music Japan). Accordingly, Sony Music Japan would be the main manager and producer of the PRISM Project, YU and Hacker would move into the advisory role. On the same day, YU left his position as producer of PRISM Project, and was replaced by Shogun. They also announced that all YouTube channels would be moving to new Multi-channel network (MCN). On 13 July, PRISM Project announced on Twitter that they were co-hosting alongside Crunchyroll-Hime at Crunchyroll Expo 2022's New Crunchy City Music Fest, which was held from 5-7 August 2022. On 7 August, PRISM Project announced a new wave of auditions on Twitter.
2023
On 1 April, PRISM Project released "PRISM Portal Panic", a tower defense computer game that features the various members as you prevent them from reaching a portal at the center of the screen. On 22 April, PRISM Project announced the 5th generation of members, consisting of: Amami Ami, Tsubame Kou, and Shikami Lana. They debuted on 29 April. On 4 June, PRISM Project announced the 6th generation consisting of two members Akane Jun and Kitashiro Yuki. They would be debuting on 10 June. On 23 June, PRISM Project announced the 7th generation consisting of three members Oumiya Emma, Nana Asteria, and Mako Sameshima. They would be debuting on 29 June 2023 (PDT, 30 June JST). On 4 July, PRISM Project premiered an original song in celebration of their 2nd anniversary year, "Be the light," written and composed by TeddyLoid and performed by the members of PRISM Project's 1st-4th generations.
Background
The agency unveiled itself on 12 January 2021 on their Twitter account. The following day, the members of the 1st Generation were revealed: Hoshifuri Iku, Tokimori Aoi and Ibuki Meno. The agency got some attention after their talents character designers announced their new work on Twitter and their VTubers posts in the r/VirtualYoutubers subreddit. The 1st Generation members have debuted on 30 and 31 January.
Disbanding
On 2 March, Sony Music Entertainment Japan announced that PRISM Project would cease operations after 31 March, after a mutual agreement between management and the talents. From April 1, all active talents would become Independent and have the rights to their characters transferred to them. On 2 June, several former members of PRISM (Hoshifuri Iku, Tokimori Aoi, Kamishiro Rita, Pengin Pina, Miyoshino Shiki, Amami Ami, Akane Jun, Nana Asteria and Mako Sameshima) would perform a reunion concert during the Offkai Season 3 convention. As part of this, they announced that all the former members had informally banded together to become the similarly-named Prima Project.
1st Generation
They debuted on 30 and 31 January 2021. At their 3rd anniversary celebration, they formally revealed their group name, Cosmia, a word blend of "cosmos" and "MIA," derived from the initials of their names. Their fanbase are known as "Cosmians".
2nd Generation
They debuted on 28 March 2021. Their duo is called Equilibria.
3rd Generation
They debuted on 26 and 27 of June 2021. On 10 March 2024, they announced that their generation would be known as Requiem, and that Requiem would continue even after PRISM Project's dissolution. The 3rd Generation has the theme of "East meets West", with Miyoshino Shiki (an inugami) and Suzune Nia (a nekomata) representing the East and Pina Pengin (a harpy penguin) and Rikudou Yura (a dullahan) representing the West.
4th Generation
They debuted on 13 and 14 November 2021. On 28 March 2024, the generation would be renamed as EverAfter, owing to their fairy tale theming. The 4th Generation has the theme of fairy tales: Kamizuki Naki in Little Red Riding Hood, Ushio Sumi in The Little Mermaid, Nagare Sara in One Thousand and One Nights, and Anon Non in Alice in Wonderland.
5th Generation
They debuted on 29 April 2023. The 5th Generation is called PRISM Forecast based on weather themes: rain for Amami Ami, thunderstorms for Tsubame Kou, and sunshine for Shikami Lana.
6th Generation
Debuted on 10 June 2023, this first and only male generation is also known as PRISM Polaris.
7th Generation
These are three previously independent VTubers who officially debuted on 30 June 2023. They're also known as PRISM Cerulea, reflecting their shared primary color of blue.
Trivia
For the 2021 April Fool's Day, they have announced the 2.5 Generation. The only member of a said generation is Hacker-san, the CTO of PRISM. He is set to debut on the 1st of April 2121. For the 2022 April Fool's Day, PRISM Project announced that they would rebrand to "TESSERACT Project" with a new logo design. Also their fanbase would be changing from "PRISMers" to "TESSERers". On the next day, they announced they would return to "PRISM Project." YU explained in a tweet following PRISM's closure that the reason he picked out the name was because he found a diverse range of talents during auditions that stood out like a rainbow. His intentions with the company were to turn these normally invisible beams of light into colors, just like a prism
Media
* prismproject.jp - Website ** schedule.prismproject.jp - schedule website ** clips.prismproject.jp - clips website ** gacha.prismproject.jp - PRISM gacha website * @PRISMProject - YouTube channel * @PRISMproj - Twitter account * @PRISMproj - Page on Facebook * u/PRISMProjectOfficial - Official Reddit account
Hashtags
#PRISMProject - General #PRISMAlerts - Announcement #PRISMers - Fan #PRISMClips - Clip #PRISMMerch - Merchandises

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