Maizen Sisters

Maizen Sisters (まいぜんシスターズ) is a duo of male YouTubers consisting of two original characters, Zenichi and Mikey.[1][2] The duo do Japanese Youtube videos, but have also started doing English Voiceovers.

Maizen Sisters
まいぜんシスターズ
YouTube information
Channels
Years active2015-present
Subscribers
  • Maizen Sisters :2.7 million
  • Maizen : 4.21 million
  • Maizen Shorts : 0.9 million
Total viewsMaizen Sisters
6 billion
Maizen
3 billion
NetworkUuum (Former)
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers

The goal of the channel is to "provide an opportunity for everyone to create memories with their loved ones."[3] The channel was created on May 17, 2015, and creates animated and play-by-play videos using Minecraft.[4][5] The channel is also a member of the Minecraft community.

History

2015

On May 17, he created the YouTube channel "Maizen Sisters".[6]

According to the creator, "The reason I started YouTube was that I was playing a game and when I saw a good or interesting play, I wanted to 'keep it as a clip'. I thought, "If I'm going to play games, I might as well record them and upload them to YouTube anyway," so I started recording and uploading my gameplay."[5]

2016

On December 31, he created the YouTube channel "Maizen Shorts" (formerly Cowardly Maizen's Horror Game Theater).[7]

2019

On February 17, he created the YouTube channel "NoobTurtle".[8]

On August 9, he collaborated with Hikakin for the first time.[9]

The old logo of the Maizen Sisters

2020

On January 22, the number of subscribers to her YouTube channel "Maizen Sisters" exceeded 1 million, and she sold commemorative goods at UUUM's Online Shop to celebrate her 1 million subscribers.[10][11]

On February 1, "MAIZEN CAFE Maizen Sisters' Valentine Operation!" was held at Tokyo Solamachi in Tokyo Skytree Town.[12]

2021

On December 15, they were introduced in a video on YouTube Japan's official channel as YouTubers who have surpassed 1 trillion Minecraft views. Among the 34 YouTubers who appeared in the video, only the Maizen Sisters are Japanese YouTubers.

On December 23, 2021, it was ranked #2 in the 2021 view count rankings by Ebilly Inc. (2 billion views).[13]

2022

On August 12, a read-out by Yuji Nagai depicting Zenichi and Mikey was published in the September issue of Gekkan Coro Coro Comic (Shogakukan), which went on sale the same day.[14] It was well received by readers and was serialized from the November issue of the same magazine, released on October 15.[15]

Characters

Zenichi

Zenichi (known as JJ in the english version) is usually main character in the series. In the English edition, he is voiced by Scott Roberts.[16]

Mikey

Mikey enjoys playing games freely and is pleasant to be around. Compared to Zenichi, he is not very good at games. In the story, Zenichi sometimes helps him out.[5]

Carrie

Other than the main two characters, a third player appears in videos. This player features in many Japanese Videos on the channel, and also cameos on the English Videos. It is unknown whether Carrie is played by one of the other characters or someone else.

Other activities

The Maizen Sisters have announced twice so far that they have made donations in support of charitable causes. On December 27, 2019, the Maizen Sisters donated 1,072,814 yen to the Nippon Foundation to support children with intractable diseases in Japan and to fight child poverty.[17] On April 12, 2020, the Maizen Sisters donated 100,000 yen to the "New Coronavirus Infectious Disease Crisis Response Fund" of Médecins Sans Frontières Japan.[18]

References
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  16. https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Scott-Roberts/
  17. 僕たちの寄付額が決定しました！, retrieved 2023-06-04
  18. YouTuberに10万円あげたら何に使うのかドッキリ【マインクラフト・マイクラ・まいくら】, retrieved 2023-06-04
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