Luca Kaneshiro
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Luca Kaneshiro streams as part of NIJISANJI EN. Presents as Male. Operates out of Japan. Speaks english. Active on Twitch, YouTube, X (Twitter), TikTok. Their reach includes 1.2M followers on Twitter, 1.0M subscribers on YouTube, 35.8K followers on Twitch. Primarily plays chatting, gaming, music, free-talk. Often tagged with boss, mafia, #lucakaneshiro, #lucalive. Has been performing since YouTube: 2021/12/20. Production credits include illustrator by oyo & ohyg3. Personality: Despite claiming to be an "evil and mean" mafia boss, Luca is a sweet and energetic person who is sometimes compared to a golden retriever. Visual design notes: Luca has flowing blonde hair with a side ponytail underneath a white hat with a black band. Backstory excerpt: On 18 June 2021, NIJISANJI EN opened two sets of auditions, one of which was specifically for male Livers. Notable detail: Luca shares his character designer with fellow NIJISANJI EN Liver Alban Knox from Noctyx, Umise Yotsuha , and Saiki Ittetsu both from the main NIJISANJI branch. Luca stands at 178 cm (5'10"), character age Forever 23 (Self Proclaimed Age) 0 years old (Actual Age). Zodiac sign: Aries. Signature mark used by fans: 🦁 💰. Signature emoji: 🦁💰. Their profile includes an introduction video, a 147-image gallery. Often appears with elira-pendora, nina-kosaka, oliver-evans. Their community goes by "Lucubs". Goes by Boss / Lucy (female alter ego) / Kanekuro (alter ego) in different contexts.
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Personality
Despite claiming to be an "evil and mean" mafia boss, Luca is a sweet and energetic person who is sometimes compared to a golden retriever. Although he has a mischievous streak that often leads to him teasing others or causing mayhem in games, Luca's trollish antics are noted by his peers to be completely devoid of malice.
He is known for his love of using the word "POG" and frequent use of the phrase "deez nuts". He can also be surprisingly innocent and dense from time to time; notably, he often parrots things without thinking too much about them, sometimes even saying innuendos or double entendres without realizing their meaning.
He has said on one of his streams that he has no problems making friends with people, and can immediately walk up to a stranger and start small talk. According to Nina Kosaka, Luca is the most extroverted member of NIJISANJI EN.
Appearance
Luca has flowing blonde hair with a side ponytail underneath a white hat with a black band. His eyes are a light purple and he wears a pinstripe suit.
Background
On 18 June 2021, NIJISANJI EN opened two sets of auditions, one of which was specifically for male Livers. The male-specific auditions lasted until 1 August.
On 17 December 2021, NIJISANJI EN announced the upcoming debut of its fourth wave "Luxiem", accompanied by a teaser featuring the new Livers' designs and voices.
Luca's YouTube channel was created on 1 December 2021, and his Twitter account also created in the same month. His first tweet was made on 17 December 2021.
Debut
Luxiem made their debuts on 20 December 2021 (JST) as part of a special debut program hosted on the NIJISANJI EN channel, with commentary provided by Elira Pendora and Oliver Evans. Luca was the first of the group to debut. Afterwards, all five members of Luxiem appeared on the main channel.
Luxiem's first original song, "Hope in the dark", was released shortly after the program. This song was written and produced by ChibaNyan, who previously wrote and produced Ethyria's debut song "God sees all".
Relationships
- "Luxiem" - Luca, Shu Yamino, Ike Eveland, Mysta Rias, and Vox Akuma. These five debuted together. ** Media: YouTube ** Twitter hashtags: #Luxiem * "MLP" - Luca, Millie Parfait, and Pomu Rainpuff. Formed from the first letters of their names: Millie, Luca, and Pomu. They are often represented in chats with the "🤰" emoji. * "PNGs" - Luca, Millie Parfait, Pomu Rainpuff, Elira Pendora, and Shu Yamino. * "NIJI AU" - Luca, Sonny Brisko, Ban Hada, and Nina Kosaka. An off-collab group which Luca participated in during May 2022. * "NIJI EU" - Luca, Vox Akuma, Mysta Rias, Ike Eveland, Nina Kosaka, Mika Melatika, and Oliver Evans. An off-collab group which Luca participated in during May 2022. * "NIJIAU" - Luca, Sonny Brisko, Ren Zotto, Maria Marionette, and Ban Hada. * "NijiNuts"- Luca, Shu Yamino, Sonny Brisko, and Alban Knox. * "Rizzmasters" - Luca and Shu Yamino. * "SitR上海 (Shanghai)" - Luca, Sonny Brisko, Petra Gurin, Umise Yotsuha, and Igarashi Rika. The “NIJISANJI WORLD TOUR 2025 Singin’ in the Rainbow!” in Shanghai took place at the National Exhibition and Convention Center during BilibiliWorld2025 on the 12th of July (Sat) JST. This marked the tour’s first overseas performance. * "NØVA" - Luca, Shu Yamino, Ren Zotto, and Sonny Brisko. Previously known as NijiNOVA, first created through attending NIJI MC Summer Festival each year together and now aiming to do music as a sub-unit. * "EL BATCHELORS" - Luca, Shu Yamino, Sanpaku_, Sonny Brisko, Yu Q. Wilson, Kaelix Debonair, and . This was a criminal gang/group that was formed during DistrictV, a GTA RP server event.
Mascot and fans
- Luca's lion companion is named "Augustus", who, according to Luca, bites him. ** Augustus seems to be growing bigger and bigger every stream, however, he shrinks from time to time too. * Luca's fans are called "Lucubs".
Lore
- Luca was transported to the present when he saw a guy beating someone up, and he decided to intervene. After Luca beat the guy up, he noticed that the victim had departed and left his bag. Luca wanted to give him his bag back, but it turned out that the man had actually stolen the bag. Mysta Rias was a detective who was chasing the man down, and when he saw Luca with the bag, he accused him of being a thief, and chased him instead. Mysta then was taken away by a mysterious force, and immediately after, Luca was too, transporting both of them to the present day.
Likes and dislikes
- Likes: jewellery, fancy things, gambling, tattoos, food, athletics, horror games, NIJISANJI. ** Games: Super Mario Galaxy, Pokemon Gold, Getting Over It, Monster Hunter, Outlast, Sekiro, Among Us. ** Anime: Mushoku Tensei, My Hero Academia, Danmachi, Darling in the Franxx, Vinland Saga, Gurren Lagann, Berserk, Bungo Stray Dogs. ** Food: ice cream cake, smoked BBQ ribs, lechon, anything BBQ, Kit-Kat, KFC's Cookies and Cream Krushers (which has sadly been discontinued), Cheddar Cheese Pringles, mangoes. *** Favourite Ice Cream flavour: Cookies and cream ** Favourite animal: Lion ** Favourite genre of music: Jazz ** Favourite flower: Sunflowers (but also likes tulips and roses) ** Favourite Gemstone/s: Sapphire, Onyx * Dislikes: bugs, flying bugs, vegetables, seafood, puzzle games, reading. ** His dislike of vegetables has lessened as of late, though he still seems to prefer meat. * Hobbies: running, voice acting, singing, playing games, playing guitar.
Miscellaneous
- Luca shares his character designer with fellow NIJISANJI EN Liver Alban Knox from Noctyx, Umise Yotsuha, and Saiki Ittetsu both from the main NIJISANJI branch.
- He has asthma but it is seasonal, usually acting up every 6 months or so.
- A running gag between Luca and his fans is his "booba", referring to his pectorals. This was first pointed by Reimu Endou, where she commented "BOOBA" on one of his tweets, in which Luca replied, "THEY ARE NOT THAT BIG". Protesting that he does not have big "booba", he claimed he will prove it on debut. By the time Luca's held his debut stream, he "proved it" by removing his coat and jacket, though it only enforced the running gag even further, as his bust is arguably large in size.
- Luca's female persona is named Lucy, which is often what fans refer to him when he uses his girl voice. He sometimes treats Lucy as a separate person who sometimes visits his stream, rather than as a female version of himself and he can easily switch between two voices on the fly.
- Has an older and younger brother.
- He runs about 4 km every 2 days.
- He trolls the chat by saying a "deez nuts" joke before ending every stream.
- He says "I love __" to anything even when he doesn't mean it.
- He is afraid of/hates needles and syringes.
- He used to surf.
- He does not drink soda nor coffee.
- He does 9 minute planks to Diamond City Lights, Black Out, and God sees all.
- He plays the Happy Birthday Song on the recorder on his viewers' birthdays.
- He owns a recorder, and an acoustic and electric guitar.
- He calls his stomach "stummy".
- He is a picky eater and will inspect the food before eating.
- He used to think hashbrowns were made of fish.
- He learned the piano for four months.
- He played Ring Fit Adventure on stream for 2 hours on Extreme difficulty, while singing along to Hope in the Dark and Diamond City Lights.
- He can do the splits.
- His shoe size is a US 10.5/UK 9.5/EU 44.
- During the first round of NIJISANJI EN auditions, Luca received advice from a fellow auditionee who he later learned was Finana Ryugu.
- He is ambidextrous.
- He can cry on cue, and has attempted to teach the trick he uses to Nina, Enna, Pomu, and Selen.
- He has ADHD.
- Luca was told that he was the leader of Luxiem during pre-debut, but eventually forgot.
- He was a STEM major in college.
- He has long hair.
Lore
A Mafia boss from the past with a slight temper. Always down for a fight, whether it’s to show-off his own strength or to protect the weak.
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A Mafia boss from the past with a slight temper. Always down for a fight, whether it’s to show-off his own strength or to protect the weak.
2021
On 23 December, Luca reached 50,000 followers on his Twitter account.
2022
On 4 January, Luca reached 100,000 followers on his Twitter account.
On 8 January, Luca reached 100,000 subscribers on his Youtube channel.
On 28 January, he opened memberships on his Youtube channel.
On 3 February, Luca reached 200,000 followers on Twitter.
On 8 February, he reached 200,000 subscribers on his Youtube channel.
On 20 February, he premiered his first cover, "Mafia".
On 25 February, Luca appeared on Ironmouse's talk show, Speak of the Devil.
On 26 February, Luca's "Mafia" cover reached 1 million views in 6 days.
On 27 February, Luxiem's debut celebration voice packs went up for sale.
On 6 March, he reached 300,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.
On 15 March, Luca's White Day 2022 voice pack and goods went up for sale.
On 22 March, Luca's "Mafia" cover reached 2 million views.
On 5 April, Luca reached 400,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.
On 10 April, Luca's birthday goods and voice went up for sale.
On 22 April, Luca's Sakura Bloom 2022 voice pack and goods went up for sale.
On 1 May, each Luxiem member received an official bilibili account.
On 13 May, Luca reached 500,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.
On 1 June, Luca reached 600,000 followers on his Twitter account.
On 9 June, Luxiem's YouTube channel was created.
On 10 July, Luca premiered his second cover, "phony".
On 22 June, Luca reached 600,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel while running on a treadmill.
On 3 July, Luca reached 700,000 followers on his Twitter account.
On 16 July, Luca had his first bilibili-exclusive stream. He also reached 100 captains on bilibili the same day.
On 20 July, Luca reached 700,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.
On 23 July, Luca reached 800,000 followers on his Twitter account.
On 21 August, Luca reached 900,000 followers on his Twitter account. He later thanked everyone for helping him reach this milestone on 24 August.
On 23 August, Luca reached 800,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel during a planking endurance stream.
On 28 October, Luca reached 1 million followers on his Twitter account.
On 20 November, Luca reached 900,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel during a handstand and jump rope endurance stream.
On 9 December, Luca premiered his third cover, "Sibyl".
2023
On 14 April, Luca premiered his fourth cover, "Honeymoon Un Deux Trois".
On 21 April, Luxiem announced their second 2D outfits after a collab to be debuted the next day. For the reveal, Luxiem held a stream relay, allotting 30 minutes for each member, with Luca beginning the relay. New goods featuring Luxiem's new outfits went up for sale on 1 May.
On 7 May, Luca reached 1 million subscribers during a countdown stream. This achievement made him the 3rd NIJISANJI EN member and the 7th NIJISANJI Liver overall to reach this milestone.
On 4 August, Luca debuted his third 2D outfit.
On 9 December, Luca premiered his fifth cover, "Overdose".
2024
On 1 April, Luca premiered his sixth cover with Meloco Kyoran, "SPECIALZ". This is his first duo cover within NIJISANJI.
On 7 July, NIJISANJI announced that Luca would be the last member of Luxiem to reveal his 3D model on July 27, 12 PM JST.
On 27 July, Luca debuted his 3D model.
On 3 August, Luca premiered his seventh cover, "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born". This is reuploaded from his 3D debut stream, which featured the Luxiem boys in the MV.
On 6 October, Luca debuted his fourth 2D outfit.
2025
On 12 February, Luca and Yu Q. Wilson released their first original song, "Butterflies", as part of the NIJISANJI EN project: ENcounter.
On 28 June, Luca debuted his fifth 2D outfit.
On 12 August, Luca's "Mafia" cover reached 10 million views.
On 24 August, premiered a duo cover with Luca, "GETCHA". This is Luca's eighth and first cover outside of NIJISANJI in general.
On 10 October, Luca recieved his 3.0 brushup.
On 7 December, Luca premiered his nineth cover, "No Doubt". This is the first cover with the sub-unit, NØVA, which consists of Luca, Shu Yamino, Sonny Brisko, and Ren Zotto.
2026
On 7 January, Luca debuted his sixth 2D outfit.
On 13 February, Luca and Yu Q. Wilson announced District V. District V is a GTA RP server, featuring Corporate VTubers and Indies. This was a time-limited running server from February 21 to March 4 and hosted by yours truly, Luca.
2022
- On 14 February, Luca participated in the "NIJIAnswer" game show on the official NIJISANJI EN channel alongside Pomu Rainpuff and Millie Parfait as "MLP".
- On 15 April, Sweets Paradise announced a collaboration with Luxiem, running from 24 April to May 31. Participating locations offered food and drinks themed off of individual Luxiem members. Customers were also able to buy limited-edition goods which included acrylic stands, a file folder, badges, print icon cookies, stickers, a canvas pouch, a mug, and t-shirts.
- On 25 April, AnimeFest announced that Luxiem will hold a Q&A panel on July 30.
- On 22 May, Luca was part of the merchandise collaboration with Otaku Culture Lab alongside Elira Pendora, Selen Tatsuki, Petra Gurin, Shu Yamino, and Vox Akuma. Limited-time goods included fans, wooden sake boxes, senjafuda stickers, wooden name tags, noren curtains, tenugui towels, and temperature-sensitive cups.
- On 13 July, Luca was announced at part of a collaboration with Animate Cafe running from 3 August to 30 August alongside Pomu Rainpuff, Selen Tatsuki, Reimu Endou, Ike Eveland, and Shu Yamino.
- On 15 July, ANIME Impulse announced Luxiem as guests for a meet and greet on 4 September. Later on 11 August, ANIME Impulse announced that Luxiem would hold a panel on the main stage. Also available at the event were drinks themed off of the individual members of Luxiem.
- On 1 September, Curtain Damashii announced limited-time original goods. These limited goods included canvas art, a jigsaw puzzle, wireless phone chargers, acrylic memo stands, and hashtag keychains. An original art piece was drawn by Takebayashi, while mini character art was drawn by Uchikoshi. Pre-order is available from 1 September to 21 September with items shipped between 16 November and 15 December.
- On 28 September, KIRABASE announced a café collaboration with Luxiem running from 10 October to 30 November. This collaboration featured new artwork of Luxiem members in Halloween costumes drawn by Ajijifeizhai and chibi variants drawn by Chahuanxiong. Participating locations offered food and drink themed off of each member, as well as limited acrylic stands and badges. Customers that bought certain food items and/or posted on social media received random coasters, photo cards, and transparent photo frames.
2023
- On 10 January, COCO's announced a collaboration with the members of Luxiem and ROF-MAO from 18 January until 14 March. The campaign is divided into four quarters which determine what exclusive menu items are available as well as what clear files customers are able to obtain by ordering from the target menu. Luca's exclusive item set is pork hamburger steak covered in cheese sauce accompanied by salmon carpaccio and cheese flavored chips dripped in tartar sauce, available in the second quarter (1 February to 14 February).
- On 20 February, ANIME Impulse announced Luxiem as guests for a meet and greet and QnA panel on 18 March. Also available at the event was a Luxiem-themed drink.
- On 7 June, Japan Expo announced two panels with Nijisanji talents with one panel dedicated for JP talents and the other for EN talents. The EN panel was on 13 July and included Rosemi, Selen, Shu, Ike, Vox, and Luca.
Quotes
- "It's showtime!" - Debut trailer
- "Why are there so many nuts? I thought there was only a peanut."
- "I love NTR! ...Wait what does that mean again?"
- "I just screamed without the S! ...Wait what? ...creamed... POG! I creamed!"
- "Looking for strong boys and girls!"
- "Who the hell turned off the thermostat, it's getting hot in here. Nevermind, false alarm, found the heat source right here."
- "I was right on his ass like shoving that thing in!"
- "I LOOOVEEE CRAB!!" - Every Nijisanji Crab Game Stream
- Vox: "all you need to know is your daughter calls me daddy too.." Luca: "POG!"-
- "Daddy chill"
- "Hi Zaddy" - almost every Minecraft stream
- "GET CUBED!" (VCraft)
Identity
- Color: white * Race: Human * Occupation: Mafia Boss in the past * He is able to speak in Tagalog (a little), Japanese (learning), and Grill. ** When speaking Japanese, he calls himself "ore". * Luca has an Australian accent. * His is ESTP.
Media
- Luca Kaneshiro's corporate profile on NIJISANJI website
- Luca Kaneshiro【NIJISANJI EN】 - YouTube channel
- LucaKaneshiro - Twitch channel
- Luca_EN_Official - bilibili channel
- @luca_kaneshiro - Twitter account
- @luca_kaneshiro - Marshmallow account
- @lucakaneshiro - TikTok account
- u/Luca_Kaneshiro - Reddit account
Hashtags
- #lucakaneshiro - General tag
- #lucalive - Stream tag
- #drawluca - Fan art tag
- #lucadeeznuts #lucaway - NSFW
- #kaneshitpost - Memes
- #pognail - Thumbnails
- #lucadeezhands - Assets
- #lucalikes - Cosplay
Statistics
- LucaKaneshiro - TwitchTracker stats
- LucaKaneshiro - SullyGnome Twitch stats
- LucaKaneshiro - Social Blade Twitch stats
- Luca Kaneshiro【NIJISANJI EN】 - Social Blade YouTube stats
- Luca Kaneshiro【NIJISANJI EN】 - Playboard YouTube stats