Quenico Debuts Two VTubers As Unit HeretiCan On September 14
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.
Key Facts
- QUEST Inc. announced that two VTubers debuted from its agency Quenico! on Monday, September 14, 2026.
- The two talents, Naruhira Yutori and Rokuzumi Nato, debuted as the unit Heresy Reincarnation HeretiCan.
- The two were selected from over 700 applications to the Heresy Reincarnation Project audition, which began in June 2025.
- Rokuzumi Nato streamed at 19:00 and Naruhira Yutori streamed at 21:00 on September 14, 2026.
- QUEST Inc. was established on February 28, 2022, with Hironori Obata as representative director.
Reporting from 2 sources: ASCII.jp, PANORA.
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.
The unit name combines "heretic," which the agency glosses as a person who advocates a heterodox doctrine, with "can," 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.
- Naruhira 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.
- Rokuzumi Nato: she loved watching her grandfather do Sunday carpentry, which led her into the world of making things.
The audition, run from June 2025, courted applicants with "their own weapon" in any genre and told anyone who feels "Maybe I'm not normal...?" 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 "Make challenges the norm." 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: "Heresy Reincarnation Project" and "HeretiCan Project."
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.