Nijisanji VTuber Ienaga Mugi contributed an essay titled "Building Bridges with Words" to the official Japanese Kentei website. She received the Jiji Press Award for Excellence in the first 2026 Japanese Kentei Level 1 exam, and her essay details her motivation for taking the exam, her study methods, and her approach to language as a content creator.
In addition to streaming, Ienaga also engages in writing activities such as essays. In her contribution, she explained that while exploring her unique VTuber activities, she wanted to hone her writing skills and the power of language, which she excels at. She also felt the need to acquire a rich vocabulary, communicate responsibly, and learn how to use words that would hurt people as little as possible.
For her studies, she first tackled past exam questions to gauge the effort required to pass, then utilized official textbooks, practice question collections, and a proverb dictionary. She also incorporated "Study with me" streams, learning alongside her viewers, repeating cycles of 30 minutes of study followed by 5 minutes of rest. She reflected that her declaration to pass Level 1 on her first attempt served as motivation to continue studying until the exam.
Finally, she expressed gratitude to the Japanese Kentei Committee for their flexible acceptance of VTubers and for providing her with the opportunity to receive the award and contribute her essay.
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