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**○○の主役は我々だ!** (**○○** *no Shuyaku wa Wareware da*) is a Japanese group that posts live gameplay videos on Nico Nico Douga and YouTube. The group was officially formed on April 1, 2016, but its history can be traced back to 2010. They are commonly abbreviated as "Warewareda", "Wrwrd", or simply just "d!".

The group is notable for having a large amount of members (14 official members, compared to most other gameplay groups which usually have around 4–8 members) as well as the wide range of games they play and their variety of other contents, such as roleplay skits, science demonstrations, and commentaries on certain topics. Aside from making videos, they have published other original works in different medias such as magazines, games (both analog and digital), and manga. They also frequently participate in events such as Comiket and Nico Nico Chokaigi.

The group aims to provide contents that can be enjoyed by various people, and create a harmonious connection between the group's members and the viewers. They are characterized by a friendly, carnal atmosphere. Many of the members are actual acquaintances who were subtly connected only by hobby, and apparently got together in some inexplicable way, offline, online, or through friends of friends. Most of them are also well-versed in History, and conversations will often include historical material, guffawing, name-calling, vulgarity, and internal gossips. Due to the large number of members, they don't all get together, but many of them can edit videos, so they post more often. There are currently 11 active members.

## History

> We are a secret society planning the creation of the world.
>
> The group's description

Wrwrd's formation began with the opening of Gruppen Führer's Nico Nico Douga account, as well as the release of the video "Comrade Stalin's World Revolution Diary That Shouldn't Be Laughed At" (**同志スターリンの笑ってはいけない世界革命日誌**, *Dōshi Sutārin no Waratte ha Ikenai Sekai Kakumei Nisshi*) on October 19, 2010. At that time, Gruppen, who was interested in History and spent most of his student years playing historical simulation games (especially the *Hearts of Iron* series or *HoI*), decided to enter Nico Nico Douga to support *HoI*'s AAR (After Action Report) wiki after its decline of interest. He would make commentary videos on *HoI* gameplays and invite his friends and colleagues to join.

Initially, Gruppen only planned to make subtitled videos. However, he became interested in making "Yukkuri" videos. On September 1, 2011, Gruppen posted a Yukkuri video titled "We are the Main Characters of World War II!" (**第二次世界大戦の主役は我々だ!**, *Dainijisekaitaisen no Shuyaku wa Wareware da*), which was a collaborative *HoI2* gameplay. The video was a huge hit, and Gruppen's popularity increased. By then, more people joined on making collaborative videos with him. On July 23, 2011, Gruppen opened a YouTube channel. Instead of naming it after himself, the channel was named "We are the Main Characters of ○○!" (after the aforementioned Yukkuri video) since by that point, most of his videos are collaborations with his friends and colleagues who would later become members of the group. The videos would also gradually shift from Yukkuri videos to live gameplays, marked by the release of a *Minecraft* gameplay video on July 6, 2014.

With the large amount of people participating, and pushed by the aspirations of fans, Gruppen wanted to create a group where everyone can create content freely and fans can interact with the group members. As a result, Wrwrd was established as a gameplay community on August 8, 2014, which was marked by the opening of a Nico Nico community site. However, due to the increasing number of fans, they decided to switch to a larger platform. The switch was eventually realized on April 1, 2016 with the opening of an official Nico Nico Channel. Video sharing and broadcasting activities previously held on Gruppen's Nico Nico account were moved here. Until now, the channel's opening is regarded as Wrwrd's official formation as a group.

At that time, the group used a Yukkuri caricature of Gruppen as a main logo placement. On May 1, 2019, a new logo creation campaign was announced. The campaign was held in a way that fans could contribute and share their ideas. A series of live broadcasts discussing the logo creation process as well as design voting by fans were held from July 10, 2019 to August 23, 2020. During the final live broadcast on August 23, it was announced that, with the creation of a new logo, Wrwrd would undergo a renewal of their group identity. The renewal, which included an update of the member lineup as well as a complete rebranding of both their YouTube and Nico Nico Channel, officially took place on September 1, 2020.

## Etymology

The name of the group literally translates to "We are the Main Characters of ○○!". The "○○" refers to any given topic (e.g. their early *Minecraft* videos are titled **マインクラフトの主役は我々だ!** or "We are the Main Characters of Minecraft!").

## Timeline

* October 19, 2010: Gruppen posted his first video on Nico Nico Douga, marking his debut.
* October 23, 2010: Osuman joined in.
* February 17, 2011: Tonton joined in.
* July 23, 2011: The opening of the YouTube channel.
* September 1, 2011: Koneshima and Hitoranran joined in.
* February 7, 2012: Utsu-sensei joined in.
* July 6, 2014: Shaoron, Niisan, and the "Heavenly Voice" joined in.
* August 8, 2014: the opening of the Nico Nico community site.
* December 11, 2014: Zomu joined in.
* December 12, 2014: The "Heavenly Voice" re-introduced himself as Roboro.
* July 9, 2015: Shinpei Shin joined in.
* April 1, 2016: The opening of the Nico Nico channel, marking the group's official formation.
* April 29, 2016: The opening of the official Twitter.
* June 23, 2016: A Yukkuri video featuring Emile was posted, marking his debut.
* December 29, 2016: Emile joined in on regular gameplays.
* February 2, 2018: Shoppi joined in.
* March 10, 2019: Cino joined in.
* May 1, 2019: A logo creation campaign was announced, marking the start of the group's renewal.
* September 1, 2020: The renewal of Wrwrd's YouTube and Nico Nico Channel.

## Channel Contents

Wrwrd has published many videos in various formats, which are posted on their Youtube and Nico Nico channels.

### Gameplay videos

Being a game commentary group, Wrwrd has covered a wide range of games. Listed below are some video games Wrwrd has played or are still actively playing. Please note that this list is incomplete due to lack of information.

* *Among Us*
* *Angels of Death*
* *Apex Legends*
* *Battlefield 1*
* *Dead by Daylight*
* *Deceit*
* *Detroit: Become Human*
* *DX Jinsei Game II*
* *Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair*
* *Fight Crab*
* *Fortnite*
* *Friday the 13th: The Game*
* *Game Builder Garage*
* *Gang Beasts*
* *Garry's Mod*
* *Grand Theft Auto V*
* *Hearts of Iron* series
* *Henry Stickmin* series
* *Human: Fall Flat*
* *Identity V*
* *Inside*
* *Left 4 Dead 2*
* *Mad Father*
* *Mario Golf: Super Rush*
* *Minecraft* (click here to see the list of video series covering this game)
* *Mom Hid My Game!*
* *Murderous Pursuits*
* *New Pokémon Snap*
* *Nioh*
* *Outlast*
* *Overwatch*
* *Phantasy Star Online 2*
* *PICO PARK*
* *PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds*
* *Project Winter*
* *Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin*
* *Shadowverse*
* *Sid Meier's Civilization VI*
* *Splatoon 2*
* *Star Wars* 1987 video game
* *Stellaris*
* *Super Mario Party*
* *Syobon Action*
* *Tokimeki Memorial* series
* *Toukiden 2*
* *White Noise 2*
* *Wii Sports*
* *The Witch's House*
* *World of Tanks*
* *Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links*

### Other Series

Aside from gameplay videos, Wrwrd has made a variety of contents, including commentaries, narrative videos, and more. Here are some of Wrwrd's most notable series.

#### *Board Animation*

A bizarre animated narrative series that takes a jab at pop culture. It tells the story of some high school students who are going to school, but with a series of bizarre situations happening along the way. In a similar way to the *Pop Team Epic* anime series, each episode of this series has two versions: a Yukkuri version and a normal version where the characters are played by various members of Wrwrd.

#### Commentary Series

Wrwrd has a large archive of commentary videos. These videos tackle topics regarding our society, such as politics, economy, and history. Each video is formatted differently, ranging from normal forums and conversations to comedy skits and even Yukkuri videos (such as Emile's commentary videos on international politics).

#### *Despair Scape*

    A problem-solving game, led by Cino. It is inspired by the card game *Cat & Chocolate*. Each session features four participants (five in the first two videos) consisting of Wrwrd members and guests. In this game, Cino plays the role of a pizza delivery man who gets stuck in unfortunate situations. The participants' objective is to come up with a solution for him to get out of said predicaments. Each participant is given four random items found in Cino's pizza boxes that can be used to find a solution. Once all the participants give their solutions, Cino will ask "God" for help. This God is responsible for choosing the best solution from the participants.

#### *Konesenko*

    A roleplay series/debate game led by Koneshima. The series' premise is somewhat similar to the role-playing game *Paranoia*. The series is about a fictional nation under the leadership of Lord Konesenko (Koneshima himself). His followers, referred to as "Konesenkoists", gather and unite to solve a variety of problems within the nation. However, in reality, there are people going against Konesenko's ideals ("Anti-Konesenkoists") lurking within the group. The Konesenkoists' objective is to clear certain tasks while finding the treacherous Anti-Konesenkoists among them. On the other hand, the Anti-Konesenkoists' objective is to make sure each task fail and, on some occasions, get the Konesenkoists killed.

#### *Legal Folktales*

A series of narrative videos in collaboration with freelance authors KuRaRe-sensei and Zirou Aruma. Each video tells a story set between the 1970s and early 2000s. The stories are inspired by the real-life situation of Japan during those period and explores many different aspects, such as economy, politics, culture, and technology.

#### *Quiz! Utsu League*

A quiz game led by Utsu-sensei. The game starts with Utsu giving out a question about a certain topic. The topic itself varies every video (one video even focuses on the group's own history as a topic). The participating members would each write one or two letters that would create a single word as the answer.

#### *Science Can Solve Everything!!*

    A series of science experiment demonstration videos in collaboration with KuRaRe-sensei. The videos are formatted like a comedy skit starring himself and Utsu-sensei (or "Utsu-kun" for this specific series). Basically, the series is about solving household problems using science experiments. The basic premise of the series was adapted into a gag manga that started serialization on March 5, 2018. As of December 30, 2020, Wrwrd is no longer involved in this series and future videos are posted on a standalone YouTube channel. However, they are still involved in the manga's serialization.

#### *Sea Turtle Soup*

    A lateral thinking puzzle game. In this game, the participating members are given a short narrative (usually by Utsu-sensei, but some videos have Roboro giving the narrative as well) about a strange situation with little information. The members' objective is to find an explanation to why said situation happened. The game is split into four rounds. Two rounds are for the members to have a dialogue with the narrative provider, where the members can ask general questions about the situation and the narrative provider can say 'yes' or 'no' as an answer. The other two rounds are for the members to come up with an explanation based on the previous dialogue.

#### TRPG Series

A series of tabletop role-playing game sessions. Each session is split into a number of videos, where each video features a slideshow-like animation to enhance the viewer's experience in enjoying the members' role-playing. Click here to see the sessions Wrwrd has done.

#### *Wareware-Style Shoten*

    Named after the Japanese TV comedy program, Shoten is a series of videos where the members perform *Rakugo*, a form of traditional Japanese storytelling. The series adapts the *Ogiri* system, where a host (in this case, Utsu-sensei) asks a question or gives a short narrative to a panel of rakugo storytellers (the other participating members) who must come up with a funny or witty response. Shoten videos are usually posted on Mondays.

#### *Wareware-Style Test*

A series of comedy skits in a class evaluation-like format. Each video focuses on different school subjects. Utsu-sensei, as the teacher, would give some questions regarding said subjects, and the other members, as students, must provide their answers. Their answers for each question would then be graded at the end of the video. Given that this is a comedy skit, most of the answers can be very outrageous or even straying away comepletely from the subject.

### Nico Nico-Exclusive Contents

Listed below are some of the contents of Wrwrd's Nico Nico Channel, which can only be accessed by paying for channel subscription.

#### Gameplay Videos

* *Animal Crossing: New Horizons*
* *Final Fantasy XIV*
* *The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening* 2019 remake
* *Paper Mario: The Origami King*
* *Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island*

#### *KuRaRe-sensei's Life Trouble Counseling Room!!*

A series of live broadcasts in collaboration with KuRaRe-sensei. In this series, channel subscribers can vent out their individual frustrations and worries about real life, which will be discussed in order to find a solution. Broadcasts are usually held on Sundays.

#### *National Broadcast*

Wrwrd's main live broadcast series. The series was initially called *Shaoraji!* (as it was mostly hosted by Shaoron) and had mainly discussed Wrwrd's recently released contents. After the channel renewal, discussions seemed to be more variative. It is held monthly on the second Saturday of each month.

#### *Tontsuku!*

A series of live broadcasts where fans can build *Minecraft* maps alongside members of Wrwrd. Initially the series was called "Let's Make with Tonton" (**トントンと作ろう**, *Tonton to Tsukurou*) and only featured Tonton and Koneshima as the host. After the channel renewal, the name was changed and the host varied each broadcast. Currently broadcasts are held monthly on the fourth Saturday of each month. Although the series is broadcasted on YouTube, once the broadcast is over it can only be watched again on Wrwrd's Nico Nico Channel.

#### *Wareraji!*

A podcast that features three different members every episode. Each episode talks about a variety of topics. The series' name is a portmanteau of the group's name and "Radio". There's an alternate version of the podcast called *Ware Nomi*, where the featured members are drinking alcohol.

#### *Wareware Congress*

A live broadcast where channel subscribers can give suggestions and feedbacks on Wrwrd's released contents, including time schedule, content themes, planning, and more. Subscribers can also discuss with Wrwrd members regarding their future projects. It is usually held once or twice a month on Sundays.

## Published Works

Aside from making videos, Wrwrd has published various works in different forms of media.

### Analog Game

* *Impact Me!* (2019)
* *Impact Me! New Town Con Rhapsody* extension pack (2021)
* *Impact You!* (2021)
* *Despair Scape* card game (2022)

### Digital Game

* *Isekai no Shuyaku wa Wareware da!* RPG visual novel (2016)
* Nico Nico-exclusive games (2018)
	+ *Detective Koneshima*
	+ *Missing Shaoron*
	+ *Koneshima's Adventure: Road to Ariana*
	+ *Produce Roboro*
	+ *I, Koneshima*
	+ *Inverted World*
	+ *What's Wrong!? Utsu-sensei*
	+ *Senior and Junior*
	+ *Like a Kone*
	+ *Let's Go to Town Con!!*
	+ *Mmm, Delicious*

### Manga

* *Isekai no Shuyaku wa Wareware da!* manga adaptation (2017-present)
* *Hell Doctor KuRaRe's Science Can Solve Everything!!* (2018-2023)
* *Makai no Shuyaku wa Wareware da!* (2020-present)
* *Empress Age: Yami Shakai no Shuyaku wa Wareware da!* (2022-present)

## Trivia

* Fans of the channel are called "Nationals" (**国民**, *Kokumin*), and the channel's anniversary is often referred to as "National Foundation Day" (**我々だ建国記念日**, *Wareware da Kenkoku Kinenbi*).
* Most of the members are smokers and speak in Kansai dialect.
* The subscription fee for Wrwrd's Nico Nico Channel is ¥550 per month.