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Maruga Jakoji
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Maruga Jakoji, also known as the Phoenix Prince, is a male VTuber who debuted in July 2025. He streams on Twitch and YouTube under the Dynasty V and Aegisus Group agencies, blending gaming with voice acting and free-talk sessions. His channel description invites viewers to join his vibrant community for gaming adventures, music covers, and original tracks.
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Bio (from YouTube)
I'm your Phoenix Prince and lover of all things of culture. Let's have fun together, shall we!~ Phoenix Prince Maruga Jakoji is at your service! Welcome to the world of Maruga Jakoji! Dive into an electrifying blend of gaming and music with your favorite English-speaking VTuber. From thrilling gameplay adventures and epic live streams to unique music covers and original tracks, this channel has it all. Join the fun, be part of our vibrant community, and never miss out on exciting updates and exclusive content. Hit that subscribe button now and be part of the Maruga Jakoji experience! #worldofvirtue #marugasensei #gaming
Bio (from Twitch)
I am The Phoenix Prince: Maruga Jakoji!
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Background
Maruga originated as TheMagicmastere in 2010. He cites the YouTuber Chilled Chaos as an early inspiration.
Maruga Jakoji's Twitch channel was created on 23 October 2013, and his YouTube channel was created on 11 February 2014. He produced various YouTube content before beginning a new journey as a VTuber. Prior debuting as Maruga Jakoji, he had streamed as Akamine Katsuro, having appeared around late 2023.
In 2024, he re-debuted as Maruga Jakoji, delaying the date from an initially announced 15 June to 17 June due to technical issues. This too would appear to have been delayed. He appeared in a preview video on 29 June.
Lore
- He is the devil king in his own world. Thus, he is the self-declared Demon King of The Eighth Heaven, two heavens after (Demon King of The Sixth Heaven).
- He's also known as The Dragon of The Maruga, therefore the leader of the Dragonites, Maruga's fanbase.
- He has produced a lore video, VTuber Lore ~ The Demon King's Rise| "The eighth heaven awaits" 😈👑 The script was written using AI. He recorded the lore video with OBS Studio. Maruga is planning a new lore video at some point and it is for the Live2D debut in the near future.
Likes and dislikes
- His favorite VTubers include Nerissa Ravencroft, Mori Calliope, Shiori Novella, Michaela Laws, Hakos Baelz, Fuwawa Abyssgard, Mococo Abyssgard, Takanashi Kiara, Ninomae Ina'nis, Gigi Murin, Raora Panthera, Houshou Marine, Mint Fantôme, Oozora Subaru, Gawr Gura, Moeka Hoshizora, Kimagure-Chan, Vixen the Reindeer, Eisei Tsukimaru and Elizabeth Rose Bloodflame, Arielle, AtlaMoon (who got Maruga to the team of NeuroSpicy on Twitch) & Houshou Marine.
- His favorite bands include Motionless in White, Disturbed, Avenged Sevenfold, and Linkin Park.
- His favorite singers include Slimane, Loreen, Lotus Juice, Shihoko Hirata, Post Malone, Blake Shelton, Lyn Inazumi, Duncan Laurence, Carrie Underwood, T.M. Revolution and LISA.
- His favorite anime are Attack on Titan, Sword Art Online and New Game!
- His favorite games are Persona, EA Sports F1 and Koei Tecmo's Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors, along with Nobunaga's Ambition and Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
- He likes sushi and yakisoba, but he loves pizza from Mountain Mike's Pizza and the California Burrito with carne asada (from Burrito Express, close to his alma-mater when it comes high school, Milpitas High). When he is sick, his favorite food would be pho. He even loves ice cream.
- He is a fan of the Golden State Warriors in the NBA and is a fan of the Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL, because his creator has a very close friend from High School that plays for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and that friend is like a Brother (or an Uso in Samoan) to him and as for the Dallas Cowboys, it is due to his creator's dad.
- His favorite WWE wrestlers are Damian Priest, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Rhea Ripley, Roman Reigns, Bayley, Lyra Valkyria, IYO SKY, Dakota Kai, Kairi Sane, ASUKA, Rey Mysterio, and among others like Jade Cargill and Cody Rhodes.
- His least favorite wrestlers in the WWE are Drew McIntyre, GUNTHER, Finn Balor (since SummerSlam 2024), JD McDonagh, Dominik Mysterio (since before SummerSlam 2024 and while Rhea was recovering from injury), Liv Morgan (since after WrestleMania 40 when Morgan injured Rhea), Carlito, Raquel Rodriguez, Solo Sikoa, Nia Jax, Candice LeRae, John Cena (since he turned heel on Cody Rhodes at Elimination Chamber, on the creator's birthday: March 1st, until going face before SummerSlam happened, only like Cena as a face).
- He dislikes Justin Bieber, because his creator is born on the same day as him.
Miscellaneous
- Maruga was also in a D&D group as well rather recently, via Discord. His first D&D character is a Dragonborn Paladin named Jorvax Thunderscale, who seeks redemption from being kicked from his village as Maruga revealed Jorvax's backstory, while being a mercenary veteran. Maruga was kicked from the group just like with Jorvax himself is kicked from the village.
- Due to his own plans to "Finish the Story", as he wants to be a popular VTuber like those he looked up to from hololive: Takanashi Kiara, Mori Calliope and Nerissa Ravencroft.
- He is going to play a new dragonborn character for a new campaign, and that name is Ophinys Colxesuril.
- In his YouTube career, he was inspired by .
Lore
Maruga Jakoji grew up in a small village nestled in the lush green mountains. From a young age, he was drawn to the color green, finding solace and peace in its calming presence. As he grew older, Maruga discovered his love for video games, particularly the Persona series along with Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors games. Immersing himself in these virtual worlds provided an escape from the struggles of daily life.
Despite his deep connection to technology and fantasy realms, Maruga remained grounded by his appreciation for nature and its vibrant hues of green. He often found inspiration for his own creative pursuits while exploring the forests surrounding his village. The combination of his love for both nature and gaming made him a unique individual with a passion for blending reality with fiction. In every battle fought within the digital world or under the canopy of trees that sheltered Maruga's home, he found strength in knowing that there was always more to discover beyond what meets the eye. Each victory won onscreen or through personal growth reinforced his belief that life is full of endless possibilities waiting to be explored.
It wasn't long before Maruga came to realize that true power lies not only in one's ability to conquer foes but also in their willingness to embrace all aspects of themselves – including their love for green landscapes and interactive experiences. And so, armed with courage forged from pixels and leaves alike, Maruga embarked on a journey where reality met imagination at every turn, shaping him into a hero whose story would live on long after the game had ended.
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Designers, illustrators, riggers and modelers credited on the official character.
- Live2D RiggerFaSeika
More Info
2024
On 30 June he released his original song, Rise Again.
On 9 September, he streamed on YouTube as Maruga Jakoji.
2025
On 22 May, he released a debut PV.
On 8 July, he changed his Twitch channel name to marugajakoji1996.
On 12 July, he announced his upcoming official debut for 14 July, although he instead debuted on 12 July at the suggestion of friend Eisei Tsukimaru. The VOD was uploaded to YouTube. His plan was to stream on Twitch, four days a week for the remainder of summer.
On 28 July, Maruga became the Head of the Table, that being what Roman Reigns once was before he became the Only Tribal Chief in the WWE. Maruga started his own Bloodline arc, prior to the beginning of August.
In August, Maruga Jakoji announced his collaboration with CutieHedgie on Twitch, scheduled 26 August. The collab was cancelled due to a vacation from 2 to 23 August. He is in talks with more collaborators, including Reina Takahara and Zarien Romalea.
On 8 September, Maruga replaced D&D with Ghost of Tsushima after being kicked out of his Dungeons & Dragons group.
On 9 September, he announced the return of his pre-debut tradition of Horror Game Month.
On 24 September, Maruga returned to streaming 7 days a week for the Fall, Winter, and Summer seasons.
On 15 November, Maruga Jakoji joined the Aegisus Group VTuber agency. This was followed on 21 November with the announcement of sub-unit Aegisus Group, which on 22 November was confirmed to see Maruga Jakoji as leader, alongside Yoru Nycterus and Spookyboi.
On 24 November, Maruga released his cover of Mon amour by Slimane.
On 30 November, he was banned from a second VTuber D&D server. He resolved to debut a new D&D campaign stream in 2026 with himself as Dungeon Master.
As of 1 December, in preparation for a lore change, Maruga decided to drop his titles: The Tribal Demon King, Head of the Table and The Demon King of the Eighth Heaven, and any means of Bloodline.
On 5 December, he held a 2.0 re-debut stream. His new design is a Phoenix-Ravencroft hybrid with both fire and shadow lineage. He won the a half-body design from FaSeika.
On 7 December, Aegisus Group's Maruga Jakoji went into an inter-agency friendship with ChromaSHIFT's Mia Melonya.
On 15 December, Maruga withdrew from Discord completely, following the murder of younger sister Arianna Buzenes a few days earlier.
2026
Maruga announced plans to stream daily on YouTube in 2026.
On 13 January, Maruga left Aegisus Group and went back to being independent.
On 6 February, Maruga set up The Rise of the Phoenix Prince arc on YouTube during his inaugural subathon. In just 2 days into the subathon, Maruga uploaded a total of 11 videos to his YouTube channel.
On 11 February, Maruga Jakoji started a non-profit VTuber agency, initially Heresy Lab, later revised to Dynasty V.
On 23 March, he announced his non-profit VTuber agency Dynasty V.
On 5 May, he took a hiatus from streaming due to getting a cold.
On 5 June, he covered Summer Game Fest and two days later on 7 June, He covered the XBOX Games Showcase.
Collaborators
- Zarien Romalea (through the D&D group via Discord, previously till Maruga's departure from the group)
Real life
- He is a voice over actor in real life, by the name of his creator: Timothy Rowland (born as Elric Atchison), born on 1 March 1996 in San Jose, California. Rowland explained on his social media accounts that Maruga doesn't share the same birthday as his creator.
- Rowland has been in voice over field since 16 July 2008 while he was 12 years old and his creator is a creator of worlds of the audio quality and alike to Michaela Laws, who is known for creating content in the visual quality.
- Rowland is of Irish, Portuguese, French, Dutch, Danish, and Swedish descent; predominantly Irish.
- Roaland is working on an original album for his VTuber. He already has one song for his album out for download on SoundCloud called Chasing Fireflies. But, He has tried to put out an EP of his work in music: Maruga's Rebellion.
- He has auditioned for hololive and NIJISANJI EN. He avoided VShojo following Ironmouse's departure, and continues to support former VShojo members Ironmouse, Kson, AmaLee and others.
- He is birth month buddies with Eisei Tsukimaru and AmaLee.
- He also speaks German, because he has voiced characters in the German language.
- Yet, Rowland has also voiced characters in French, Italian, Hungarian and even in Australian, despite being an American voice over personality.
- Rowland, under Maruga Jakoji is a co-streamer for Gamescom, like how Laws, as Storyteller was a co-streamer for Summer Games Fest and for the event that Rowland has co-streamed for Gamescom as well. Rowland, under Maruga Jakoji co-streamed The Game Awards, like Laws as well on December 11, 2025.
- Most recently, Rowland under Maruga Jakoji debuted that he is the voice of Mr. Mendez in Minecraft Roleplay series Cinderfall through a multi-stream on Twitch and YouTube.
- Rowland is a fan of Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, but he is also the honorary Uso to Tampa Bay Buccaneer: Vita Vea, who graduated Milpitas High School the year before him.
Family Tree
- He claims that Takanashi Kiara is his mother.
- He claims that Nerissa Ravencroft is his father. He addresses Rissa as "dad."
- Mori Calliope is Maruga's aunt, through Kiara at first, and later became his step-dad.
- Kobo Kanaeru is Maruga's younger cousin first, and later became his little step-brother.
- Shiori Novella is Maruga's aunt through Nerissa.
Media
- Maruga Jakoji - YouTube channel
- marugajakoji1996 - Twitch channel
- marugajakoji - Kick channel
- maruga_jakoji1 - Twitter account
- timothyrowlandva - Instagram account
- themagicmastere - Pintrest account
- marugajakoji - Throne account
- Dragonite Server - Discord server
- Maruga Jakoji - Apple Music
- Maruga Jakoji - Spotify
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