{"rewrite":{"id":"r_0370d32c47c9fa9b87af0d6e","clusterId":"c_cfd1e394bca68167bc210734","slug":"quenico-debuts-two-vtubers-as-unit-heretican-on-september-14","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Quenico Debuts Two VTubers As Unit HeretiCan On September 14","summary":"QUEST Inc. announced that two talents from its VTuber agency Quenico! debuted on Monday, September 14, 2026 as the unit Heresy Reincarnation HeretiCan. Naruhira Yutori and Rokuzumi Nato came through the Heresy Reincarnation Project, an audition the company opened in June 2025, and were picked from more than 700 applications. The audition sought applicants with a distinctive skill in any field, including musical instrument performance, sports, magic tricks, specialized knowledge, and rakugo, rather than limiting itself to singing and dancing. Naruhira is described as a Heisei-retro earthbound spirit VTuber possessed by radio waves, with a January 8 birthday and 150cm height. Rokuzumi is a construction site enthusiast whose catchphrase is a safety greeting, born June 7 and 163cm tall. Debut streams ran at 19:00 for Rokuzumi and 21:00 for Naruhira on YouTube.","whyItMatters":"The agency measured its own audition by one criterion, whether an applicant had a skill outside singing and dancing, and both winners came in as a packaged unit rather than solo debuts.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe unit name combines \u0026#34;heretic,\u0026#34; which the agency glosses as a person who advocates a heterodox doctrine, with \u0026#34;can,\u0026#34; the English modal verb for possibility. The message is that being different from others is fine. The agency said the unit will take on various activities as a gathering of VTubers with sharp individuality.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eNaruhira Yutori: a child of the Yutori generation who loves Heisei and lives Heisei, and whose dream is to open a retro coffee shop and have everyone drink coffee.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRokuzumi Nato: she loved watching her grandfather do Sunday carpentry, which led her into the world of making things.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe audition, run from June 2025, courted applicants with \u0026#34;their own weapon\u0026#34; in any genre and told anyone who feels \u0026#34;Maybe I\u0026#39;m not normal...?\u0026#34; that they may be a rough gem shining on the stage that is VTubing. QUEST Inc. is based in Meguro-ku, Tokyo, with representative director Ohata Hironori, and was established February 28, 2022. Its stated mission is \u0026#34;Make challenges the norm.\u0026#34; The agency says it operates Quenico! and creates entertainment experiences with fans worldwide through live streaming, music, and events. The audition ran in two name variants: \u0026#34;Heresy Reincarnation Project\u0026#34; and \u0026#34;HeretiCan Project.\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Quenico's HeretiCan audition ran on a specific skill, not singing and dancing, and drew over 700 applicants. Naruhira Yutori and Rokuzumi Nato are the two it produced.","twitterPost":"HeretiCan's audition asked for rakugo or magic tricks, not singing. 700-plus applied; two debuted.","threadsPost":"Quenico's HeretiCan came out of an audition that asked applicants for rakugo, sports, or specialized knowledge, not standard singing and dancing. More than 700 people applied, and Naruhira Yutori and Rokuzumi Nato are the two the Heresy Reincarnation Project picked.","newsletterBlurb":"Two talents join Quenico! as a unit called Heresy Reincarnation HeretiCan, drawn from an audition that started in June 2025 and pulled more than 700 applications. The agency recruited for unusual skills rather than standard idol training. Debut streams ran on September 14.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"ASCII.jp\",\"url\":\"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/434/4434449/?rss\",\"title\":\"Heresy is talent. VTuber agency Quenico! announces that two talents will debut on Monday, September 14, 2026, following the VTuber discovery audition Heresy Reincarnation Project!\"},{\"source\":\"PANORA\",\"url\":\"https://panora.tokyo/archives/156494\",\"title\":\"Two Talents from VTuber Agency Quenico! 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