Barazono Avu

 (薔薇園アヴ; "Rose garden Avu"), also known as Avu-chan (アヴちゃん), is a member and lead vocalist of Ziyoou-Vachi.

They are the lyricist and composer of the band's songs, credited in these capacities (and when writing songs for other acts) as Barazono Avu-sama (薔薇園アヴ様).

An earlier version of the bands' official English website and an 2015 English interview used feminine pronouns for Avu-chan; the current version of site as of December 2020 does not use any, though Avu-chan has stated they don't use pronouns, but have stated that if any, they use "They/Them" or "She/Her".

They are also a member of Gokumonto Ikka, a supergroup comprising of Avu-chan on lead vocals and also trumpet together with Nagaoka Ryosuke on guitar, KenKen of Rize on bass and Nakamura Tatsuya on drums (both Ziyoou-vachi and Gokumonto are titles of novels in the Kindaichi Kosuke series by Yokomizo Seishi).

Profile

 * Name: Barazono Avu
 * Nickname: Avu-chan
 * Birthday:
 * Birthplace: Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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 * Blood Type:
 * Height: 5' 11"
 * Position: Lead vocalist, second guitar

Trivia

 * Has written in the lyrics of the song "HALF" about prejudices from other Japanese people faced on account of being Japanese with a mixed-race appearance. They described their intention for the song "to be seen as neither attacking nor protecting, but carving the path to fate to move forward."
 * Their sister is Ruri-chan, also a member of Ziyoou-Vachi.