Welcome to /news/, your only source for events in the chuuba world.HoloPro>Bisouvely, a Canadian jewelry brand, collaborates with holoEN to sell necklaces shaped as the talents' mascots.>Groups and games for the Holo New Year Game Festival 2025 have been announced. They'll be playing The Exit 8, Plate Up!, a surprise game, Fall Guys, Super Mario Party Jamboree, Mario Kart 8 DX, and Chained Together.>Mumei and Ceres Fauna release a MV for their original song, "It's Not a Phase".>Ninomae Ina'nis held her 3D live, Pleides, on 12/28.>Kanaken, a group composed of Amane Kanata, Sakamata Chloe, and AZKi, released a new original song, "Heavenly Super-Heavy Work Road".>To celebrate the 2nd anniversary of the "hololive friends" plushes series on 12/23, a new set called "poutique" (petit+boutique) was released.>Kazama Iroha, who has been struggling to talk since late November, shared that she will slowly resume streaming as her voice is coming back.>Holoearth releases their 0.13 update on 12/25.>holoEN releases a new original group song, "Odyssey", on 12/25 with all of their members (including Watson Amelia).>hololive is doing a re-release run of Sakamato Chloe's "All-Time Hit Merch", before she leaves the company in late-January.>hololive's official shop will now ship to EU Member States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.>holoX's Takane Lui is featured in a Netolabo article (seen via Yahoo News) after her attempt at playing through Tokimeki Memorial 2 for Christmas Eve fell through due to the console failing to read disk 2.>Elite Exorcist Miko releases on Steam on 12/26.>hololive's 4th generation, holoForce, will do a live 3D group concert titled "1 day 4 colors" on the company's YouTube channel, on 1/5 @ 8p JST (6a ET).>AmiAmi published their "Figure Awards 2024" winners, and sponsored Ninomae Ina'nis to showcase it. Notably in the "Mini Figures" category, Sakamata Chloe's Nendoroid was placed first, with Hakui Koyori's and Amane Kanata's being 2nd and 5th respectively.>The set list for hololive's COUNTDOWN LIVE 2024-2025 was published.>hololive releases a "Winter Delights" voice pack for the passing to the new year.>hololive re-releases Ninomae Ina'nis's "TAKOD.EX" hoodies, "Not-A-Bad-End" t-shirts, and "They-said-I-could-become-anything" laundry pouches, following her 3D live.>Ceres Fauna reaches 1M YouTube subscribers on 12/27.>holoX's Takane Lui announced a duet cover of "Fatale" (by GEMN) with Ren Zotto of Nijisanji EN, releasing on 12/30 @ 6p JST (4a ET).>Ninomae Ina'nis's releases a new original song, "TEMARI".Nijisanji>Anycolor warns of suspicious emails claiming to be from their company's attorney.>Vox Akuma has to postpone his Christmas Karaoke to January. The staff responsible for checking song rights were on leave for the holidays.>Ren Zotto announced a duet cover of "Override" (by Yoshida Yasei) with Takane Lui of hololive, releasing on 12/30 @ 6:06p JST (4:06a ET).VShojo>Matara Kan cancels her art contest and apologies for not planning things properly, following complaints from entrants.>VShojo JP's NOVA held a Mahjong tournament on 12/28, with a 3D chibi model as the prize. The tournament ended with Akatsuki Hotaru as the winner.>VShojo JP announces Christmas voice packs with their six talents, on sale until 1/31.Correction>Previous reporting misread Ninomae Ina'nis' upcoming 3D live title as "Heides", instead of "Pleides".>Previous reporting categorized news about the Southeast Asia Games Onward under "Other Corpos" instead of "Other".(cont'd)Want the source for this news? Check the previous issue: >>92399407Archive: https://vt.rita.moe/news.xml
Other Corpos>Fionna fon Engels and Riyu the "Lost" Lamb are leaving the Singaporean "VTuber Agency Project: Verse" on 1/4, they will go indie while keeping their IP. Fionna went live complaining the favoritism and her salary being cut over half after signing.>Tonya Shabel of idol Corp celebrates her 3rd anniversary on 12/20 with 3D AR concert inside a ballroom with a live band, and releases an original song titled "Night City".>Ririsu Mauveine of MAHA5 will be graduating on 1/20. All of her accounts will be closed/deleted.>AKA Virtual will be selling a bunch of SOL.4CE merch, including dakimakuras, photocards, and keychains, available through Tokopedia from January 2025.>Gema Gathika of AKA Virtual celebrates her 3rd anniversary on 12/21.>Nirmala Yumeria and Purin of Project Yoru will be releasing their cover of "Little Match Girl" from iDOLM@STER on 12/25 @ 7p WIB (7a ET).>PixelLink announces that all PixelChristmas2024 events are cancelled "due to unforeseen circumstances", with only Miuna Usako's "Granting your Wishes" stream happening and a group cover of "Jingle Bells ga Tomaranai" being released.>V4Mirai had their 1st 3D live concert, Mirai Wonderland, on 12/21 and 12/22.>Alias Anono of V4Mirai debuted a new 3D costume and a chibi form on 12/24. She also announced she'll be streaming on Twitch, following a previous ban on YouTube and still being demonetized due to her ASMR content. VODs will be uploaded to Patreon and YouTube, but that might still change.>Nekoyama Sena of YumeLive will be ending her activities on 1/20. She will remain at YumeLive as a staff to support the company and her friends.>Livium debuts a new live show titled "Livibits".>Pinku Rimu of Re:Memories releases an original song produced by Nyxtoria, "Pink Dreamy".>Alia Adelia of MAHA5, considered as one of the OGs from Indonesia, graduates on 12/28. Her last stream was held on 12/27 and a final cover song MV of tuki.'s "Bansanka" is released on 12/28.>VOLs published an apology and forced their talent Adora Fortune to delete a harmless meme related about fertility medication. This resulted in reactions from indie and small corpo VTubers on Twitter, calling out VOLs for their stance.>idol Corp releases a statement regarding "ongoing harassment and doxxing targeting [Idol] talents" including "tracking personal and past accounts, reposting VODs & member streams without consent, and posting private/intrusive materials" and "harassing talents who create content on their personal accounts".Indies>Nene Amano and Obake Pam open preorders for wooden Christmas keychains. Can be be used as tree ornaments for next year.>Non-chii debuted her Live2D model on 12/21. Clueless readers should do their reps.>GamerSupps releases a new flavor in collaboration with Bao the Whale, titled BaoBerry.>During a "Coal or Present" stream with Lia from Phase Connect, Bao the Whale paid for the medical bills of some of her community members, "just because [she] could".>Shrimp VTuber Ebiko Amai is currently banned from YouTube for "severe or repeated violation of [their] sex and nudity policy". After sending an appeal, she was unbanned and then banned again within a minute.>Cottontail was also banned under the same policies as Ebiko, with her appeal being denied. Both of them produce ASMR videos, a type of content that YouTube has been cracking down more and more over the past months.>Elf VTuber Elara announces the formation of a new indie group called Vaifu, and opens applications until 2/1.>Goat Vsinger Shichide announces that she's pargant. Pregnart. Pregnant.>mikeneko reaches 1M YouTube subscribers on 12/21.>ASMR fox Kamishiro Natsume has rebranded into Soma Nahiro, debuting with a new model.>Nyana Bananya announced a 3D concert for 1/4, co-hosted by Filian and featuring guests like Bao the Whale, MariMari_EN, Kasii, Isaa, Rima Evenstar, Miniko Mew, Chikafuji Lisa, and more.>Touhou LostWorld Global announces a collaboration with Mint Fantôme, with more details to come from their Live Dev Letter stream on 12/27 @ 1a UTC (12/26 @ 8p ET).>Ash, regular GTA RP VTuber, is back from the hospital following a growth on her thyroid, which makes it hard for her to breath and talk. Doctors said it's likely a cancer, but will make sure with an upcoming biopsy.>BayeMijo released a remake of their original song, "Terimakasih Halunya", for Mijo's 2nd anniversary on 12/23. Numerous ID VTubers appear as cameos, as the song is a celebration of ID VTubing.>Ada Campbell, ID Songstress, is going on an indefinite hiatus, but she will continue to work on some personal projects behind the scenes.(cont'd)
Indies (cont'd)>Edo Lena, JP VSinger, will resume her streaming activities on 1/19, following a two-years-long absence as she took a character modelling course at Creek and River Creative Academy. She'll then be debuting a new 3D model that she entirely designed herself.>Nene Amano releases new merch on UwU Market, including a mug, poster, blanket, and daki cover.>Lua Asuka of novamore debuted a new ASMR model on 12/25.>Reticula held her birthday live concert on 12/25, debuting a new 3D model.Region-Locked>The "hololive friends" collection will be featured in stores at Shibuya Tsutaya from 12/23 to 1/8, and at the hololive official shop in Tokyo Station starting from 12/26.Other>Komandan and Non Dira will be representing Livium at Southeast Asia Games Onward 2024, happening on 12/29 @ 7p WIB (7a ET).>A paper titled "Spotting Internet Cults: A Case Study of a Virtual Youtuber Fanbase" was published on The Journal of Immaterial Science and talks about the "Starknights", Jelly Hoshiumi's fanbase. In case it isn't clear, this is satire.>ProjectBLUE, previously an artist collective, is now incorporated and will start managing the VTubers they were associated with. Their mocap studio and virtual live production, vortex, is also split into its own entity. Vortex has been part of the production of numerous live or studio events, recently for Kson's 3rd anniversary, VEE's Misa Ajimui 3D debut, or hololive's AZKi Major Debut LiVE.>Merryweather Media releases their VTuber-themed trading card game, VRoyale. Anons quickly noted that the rules requires specific rare cards to play, which could require you to pay between $33 and $250, or even up to $640 to have a working deck.>Yorukaze Production, small ID corpo, teases an upcoming Apex Legends Tournament organized by them, to be held on 2/1 with a prize pool of 5M Rupiah (almost $310 USD).>Rift Runners TCG has been teasing for the past two months about new VTubers joining their upcoming sets, aiming for a release in April 2025. Those includes indies from Mythic Talents (MariMari_EN, Squchan, ChibiDoki, MurderCrumpet, Hannah Hyrule, and Milky were shown), Karin_Ch, Freyaguma, Yuno Nightingale, Yumanea, Retro Riona, Hespera, Kiskachan, Sevy, Kuramekira, Nyanomancer, Mirabelle, Kyoharu, Fleshy, Khiren, Takamura Takako, Amiya Aranha, Camizole Corzette, Muzunomi, Yomi Quinnley, Snoozy, Miya Mewrilee, Sayu Sincro//Nisity, and Leizu Shen.>The Japanese Fair Trade Commission released their opinion regarding the Antimonopoly Act and the usage of stage names (which could include VTubers' character names), to which a stage name may be deemed as belonging to the performer, not the company. Please note that character designs and other assets still fall under copyright laws, which can still be owned by the company.>A Kai-You article (via Yahoo Japan) shares that the previously reported issues with Cover and their violation of the Subcontract Act was just the tip of the iceberg, with takeholders and creators talk about "Company Y" who pays much less and refuses to pay when they want to make revisions.Local>Maeve Kagekiri (V&U) is the grand winner of the CorpoCar World Series Season 6 with 525pts, followed by Utahime Mochizuki (Specialite, 459pts) and Yuikago Kokone (V&U, 453pts). Season 7 will start in June.>PhaseCar Season 2 is scheduled to start on 1/5.>Formula Holo World Championship 2025 is scheduled to start on 1/26.
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>>92482642>with takeholdersTypo, meant "stakeholders".
>>92482655re-anchoring >>92400992
>>92482714Schedule is up for PhaseCar season 2, starting next Sunday morning (1/5)
>>92484440Ah crap, so that's the line I accidentally deleted.Thanks for re-anchoring.
>>92486788no problem and thanks for baking>>92482774
>>92482655Nerissa Ravencroft, from holoEN Advent, released her cover of "Good Luck, Babe!" by Chappell Roan on streaming platforms.https://x.com/hololive_En/status/1873247694400974869
>>92498002I'm confused about the copyright of songs that have been released recently and how Nerissa and Elizabeth are able to cover them without problem. Reminds me of Meica doing a cover of a song from way before the 90s.
>>92482655Octavio from holostars EN and his mama (model illustrator) Kazari Tayu released a duet cover of "Tsuki Wo Miteita - Moongazing", Final Fantasy XVI's theme song.https://x.com/octavio_holo/status/1873337910650651057https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAD357Gyrsk>>92498996You can get permission and a license, in exchange for royalties (usually 10~20 cents per CD or digital download, or a certain percentage for streaming). There are companies dedicated to helping (small) artists get their permissions and set up royalites for a very cheap fee.
>>92482621>>92482655I don't think we brought that up, but there are updates about Ebiko Amai's and Cottontail's YouTube ban: their channels were reinstated on 12/24.https://x.com/EbikoVtuber/status/1871612742194614755https://x.com/CottontailVA/status/1871642175135690959
>>92482655Serina Maiko from V4Mirai debuted a new outfit on 12/28.https://x.com/SerinaMaiko/status/1871345051558895812https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN2J7IEMG2o
>>92502343Were they under the ASMR victims umbrella or was it more or less Youtube being bad in general to some Vtubers?
>>92502780I think Ebi maybe got hit with the automated fraud detection that's been nailing everyone on both platforms, not sure, but Cottontail is a bit of a lewdtuber, so I'm almost surprised she got unbanned. May just have been sufficient Twitter outrage.
>>92482714The /vt/ tabletop RPG, vDriver, gets an update for the first time since March: >>92506262
>>92482655https://x.com/shirakamifubuki/status/1873488242915659958Fubuki spent six hours rolling dice until she could get 8 numbers on the same face
>>92482693New oricon data updated for Dec
>>92515768Source:>>92386756
>>92482614thanks rrat
>>92482655https://x.com/WonderPopPro/status/1873537383259664392
>>92519365>Character is completely retired>But the channel is the talent'sIs this a roundabout way to say she's going to do an indie rebrand, or am I retarded
>>92519365Who?
Hmm. Page 9 in 17 mins. What caused this newsteam?
>>925244149 in 17 isn't that unheard of, but I do feel a disturbance in the force lately and I don't know why. The last 2 editions died early.
>>92524414>>92482774Gura streamed with Fauna, catalog is shit, not news.
>>92482754While looking for a rrat regarding this speed, stumbled upon something of a queue, i mean list.>>92490634
>>92525414That is kinda news, given how rarely Gura streams and Fauna's current situation. Unless you mean the catalog being shit isn't news, in which case, as you were.
>>92482655Mythos is debuting maleshttps://x.com/MythosHQ/status/1873573732654133349
>>92532331that's gonna end well...
>>92482693Last Day anon here, it's the final market day of the year! Tomorrow we'll do a look through the year as a whole but before we dwell on the past let's look at the presentANYCOLOR LOSES OUTAnycolor stocks end the year in the red, as the stock tumbles down to 2816 yen (-33) for the day. Their performance overall was relatively consistent staying in the 2820-30s, but would dip down to the 2810s in the last two hours.COVER DISAPPOINTSCover stocks joined in the losses with them going down to 2628 (-22) to close out the year. Their performance saw them stay just below the line, despite the two spikes within the beginning hour.OTHERThe gap has shrunken to 188 yen in Anycolor's favorThe NIKKEI falls by 0.96%Trading Volumes to celebrate the New Year:Anycolor: 795kCover Corp: 6.28 Million
>>92482774
>>92538385And lastly here's Cover for the night.That's all for now, I'll see you tomorrow for a Year in Review! I'll see you there.
i don't check out /news/ much but has there been any interesting trends that stood out since the start of the thread?
>>92482655Preorders are open until 1/31 for the UNDONE x hololive EN collaboration. They're selling watches themed around Mori Calliope, IRyS, Fuwawa, Mococo, or Elizabeth Rose Bloodflame, and you get a bonus acrylic stand (and an artboard if you join their club). $380 each, or $1800 for the limited collectible edition box set.https://x.com/hololive_En/status/1873557117342294261https://undone.com/pages/hololiveen>>92545431In 20-ish hours? Kind of a short timeframe to look for a trend.
>>92545431The one that seems to be a common feature in pretty much every thread is Twitch and YouTube's war against vtubers. With YT it seems to be more their godawful automated system whereas with Twitch it really does seem to be targeted a lot of the time. A few months ago (it was posted in the thread but I can't remember her name) that a fleshie who regularly did semi-lewd streams got a vtuber model and received a ban despite the model being less overtly-sexual than her IRL appearance.
>>92548160TPTB are afraid of 2D can't elaborate due to rule 3>>92482754
>>92482655>>92482693News from /warkop/ (yet another anchor post)>>92460637The highlight for today is about yet another old ID corpo folding after all this time>>92544210>>92547937And this is for the Economics Anchor>>92460901>>92461773
the frame is up for Nyana's concert saturday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2Azbg6s1WA
>>92551336>>92482655
>>92551336>frame
>>92482655Michi Mochievee of VShojo released a cover of "Love cat" by biz×ZERA on 12/28, featuring maiko (VShojo talent manager).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=085TvatI2msShe also debuted a new model on 12/29.https://x.com/MichiMochievee/status/1873377302555545716https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2338652804?t=00h56m22s
>>92482655https://x.com/PrinLollipop/status/1873808726299468100
What is your year end special newsteam?
>>92482655Keika Fujioka of BondLive IRIAM announces her graduation.https://twitter.com/keikafujioka/status/1873815981229039694
>>92561795>>92563207So what exactly has happened today? I know BondLive EN closed back in October but they said IRIAM was continuing - and it seems to be some very recent development. Also, from PrinnyPop's tweet:>Due to current awful developments, I am graduating from bondlive EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. >I am angry. I am disappointed. I am quite frankly disgusted.
>>92561795>>92563207>>92563349bondlive definitely belongs in kuro >>92482728there's more in /brg/>>92566465>>92567249>>92568612>>92568692>>92568764sort of bump but not really
>>92570415>they couldn't even make it 1.5 months before imploding>allegations of mean girl bully clique>makes NEXAS look like a utopian paradiseimpressive, they are speedrunning NijiENalso >>92572534
Since it's the end of the year, can someone compile a list of all the corpos that died this year?
>>92574752There was an anon who made a pic of EN corpos by date founded and when they died, although it probably needs an update because it was a month ago. I think a list of all corpos (JP, ID, etc) would probably be huge.
>>92574752>>92575042
>>92575297nexas and anilive are technically still alive
>>92570415related: kuzuryu kota (who is one of the ones graduating) will be holding a graduation stream with 2 others in 2 hours>I refuse to tell anyone's side that is not my own, so I am joined by 2 other talents that wish to share their story.https://x.com/kuzuryukota/status/1873863705794142513
>>92482714KWAB Of the Year poll closed. Thanks to everyone that voted!The results will be announced in a few hours.
>>92482655https://x.com/kagami_karin/status/1873680858768638096https://myanimelist.net/people/52117/Karin_KagamiA rookie seiyuu did a cover of Mori's RIP
>>925727116 graduations in one day. Niji wishes.
>>92482655>>92482728In a further update on the BondLive mass graduations, this is allegedly from a manager who claims to have been bullied by some of the vtubers and has since committed suicide.https://twitter.com/P_777_B/status/1873648700939235663>Will.>I am writing my will. I write this without wrapping it up because this will be the last post of Pastor Peter and because he has already passed away.>This is due to repeated threats from the Livers. For the past two years I have worked in an overseas department.>Every time a Liver quits because of dissatisfaction, the "exposed distributors" take even the smallest dissatisfaction and document it and almost expose me, and they have also exposed my personal information such as my real name and relationship status on the forum.>However, I was afraid that they would point out that it was my fault and I would be fired from my job, I am not able to talk to anyone at work about it, I am mentally exhausted, I was going to quit my job last month, but I felt responsible for my position and the fact that there was no one who could change my position, and that I hired the driver, so I decided to stay on until I could find someone to replace me, and to stand up for myself so that I would not suffer mentally.I decided to stay on until I could find a replacement and try to behave in a way that would not cause me any mental distress and allow me to return to my activities as a driver.>This time, a minor was found to have falsified his age and belonged to the group, and after interviewing him, we had to sack him.The movement that says that the subject is spreading biased information and misinformation to other livers, and will probably make things bigger and turn them in to an exposure system is clear.>Myself, even on my days off, I worked hard to keep the rivers happy, both at work and afterwards.>I'm a little bit frustrated and a little bit disappointed that I'm taking care of them even though I'm losing time from my own activities,>I can't stand the unreasonableness and fear of being exposed as the bad guy when it's not my fault that the rivers have been misrepresenting themselves in this way.>I have already gone beyond my limits,I don't have the strength to live with myself anymore.>I am without front and back, Pastor Peter is all I am, and I used to operate partially under my real name.>'I have to make sure that I don't do anything immoral. "I did not want to be front and back. 'To keep my activities serious and wholesome.' I tell everyone - my colleagues, my family, my friends, my girlfriends - and this is everything to me.>I told my listeners everything about myself, including that I was a manager, so that I could be open and honest with them.>I didn't want to be a manager, I wanted to do more of my own activities.>I'm sorry to leave you like this.>To my colleagues, my family, To my girlfriend, listeners and supporters, I really want to thank you for everything you have done for me.
>>92586542 (not me)there's also this, not sure who it is buthttps://x.com/6rott/status/1873899308493504881>You planned to take down the company with you as you graduated. You threatened to sue Bondlive & the manager personally, causing so much stress for him. You know what you fucking did.>"so greatful" Yet you put this as your thumbnail for your livestreams? Spreading misinformation, allowing bullying not belieiving someone has turrets? You sided with the wrong people. Oh and, not to mention the lube you put on your throne account? Management even warned you>not to do that, you violated so many rules. You stressed out the manager so much you caused him to the break of fucking suicide. Oh and, to make matters fucking worse? You LIED about being an adult. You lied to a 30 year old MAN who you (allegedly) HAD ROMANTIC INVOLVEMENT WITH>YOU WERE PLANNING TO MEET UP WITH A FUCKING 30 YEAR OLD MAN? AT A FUCKING CONVENTION.. Im sick. You were gonna ruin his fucking life and accuse him of being a pedo, as well as use him for fucking money probably.the plot thickens
>>92586542>>92586826The stream in 15 minutes will certainly be interesting.
>>92587377someone please archive it and write a QRD
>>92588435If it's an IRIAM stream then good luck.
>>92588769It's on YouTube. So far it's so vague as to not even be worth streaming. The only thing of note said so far is that she blamed management until she realised it wasn't management at fault and that they were being treated badly too by upper managers.
>>92588769nah, stream's ongoing https://youtu.be/4zubanYn5Gcshe does sound like a minor desu
>>92588944It's pretty sad
>>92588944>Chat disabledlol>This is borderline a graduation. I will not return after this, I am done. I just want this to cover all bases before I leave because I noticed the traction my post was getting.Yeah I fucking bet you saw that post accusing you of indirectly killing a guy. I'd disable chat, too, even if it wasn't true.Of course, there's no way to know now. She's the only one that will put a story out; the other guy's not exactly able to defend himself from beyond the mortal coil.
>>92586826>Account made Last month>60 postshmmm
>>92482655Mythos releases a teaser video for their new (male) gen who will debut on 1/11 at 7:00 PM EST.https://x.com/MythosHQ/status/1873886007927726305
>>92482714>>92581403KWABOTY has been postponed until January because vtubing just can't fucking help itself and will generate new contenders up until the last possible minute.There will be a new round of voting with the current finalists and newer events that have occurred in recent days.I legitimately doubt the result will change, but it feels disrespectful to deny genuine contenders just because they were late in the year. When I inevitably do this next year it will probably have an actual production value.
>>92591207I suggest a cutoff date somewhat earlier, perhaps Dec1, and rolling events after that into the following year. Recent yabs have bias in the voting.
>>92577550for the record, she has deleted her Twitter account after the graduation stream.
>>92586542Doc from a friend of the manager, has a good rundown of everything thats going on. https://x.com/ganymedereal/status/1873905393719795785?s=46
>>92593907catbox that doc please
>>92589623People are also saying that the person behind this account got called out for grooming someone. Take that with a grain of salt.
>>92587377which stream
>>92593996https://files.catbox.moe/mdmt8e.pdf
>>92593907There's something very weird about all this, because in both the manager's last statement and particularly in this document it seems to suggest that there was the level of scrutiny NijiEN had/has, and yet I don't think I've ever seen much discussion about them anywhere.
>>92594180Accused by one random who didn't even post proof.This drama is a fucking rabbithole. There is menhera fucking *everywhere*.>>92594383>>92588944
>>92594383>>92588944Nothing of any value was really said desu.
>>92591207Link?
>>92594572Yeah thats why i just mentioned it, didnt accuse anyone of anything.Also a little bit of activity from Prin on a PL it seems.
>>92577550It appears her twitter account has now been deactivated.
>>92594455>>92593907>Hey we need you to confirm you're not a kid; can you post some real ID>SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE *doxxes u*This menhera hole is making /asp/ look outright sane. And I say that as somebody that was here for the /wasp/ raids on /news/.
>>92586542According to several sources I’ve seen the manager here was the only manager for about 20 talents.
>>92482655https://x.com/ViteRamen/status/1873905127238869424?t=LI2jxdUdbT46xlhKmiA-OA&s=19
>>92561795>>92563207IRIAM US hasn't been even around for a month, has it? Something like this happening that fast is really grim.>>92575297Bond EN should be black and white, IRIAM is not the same thing, it's a streaming platform with a smartphone application that released only in Japan in 2018 and is now beta testing in the US and could probably be thrown into 2024 if AniLive was allowed to get on there. Somewhat along the same vein, Idol Corp is technically dead from a founders point of view having been acquired by Brave Group. kawaii Productions would've been grouped in that too had it survived.>>92576527Nexas, nope, it already has an end of life announced. See the post in a previous issue.>>91210735Anilive technically isn't dead and is "growing up", whatever that means, but they effectively gone through the motions of shutting down in all but name.>>91756843
>>92598976>it already has an end of life announced.Indeed, but it's not Jan 25 yet.>Anilive technically isn't dead and is "growing up"They announced they're wiping ALL data, including chuubas. That sounds pretty final, even Pyxi Pop from the last Nexas gen thinks so.
>>92599791I consider something dead if it has a end of service/life announcement attached to it. The time between the announcement and that date is mostly for moving away purposes and logistics/administration, and not usually for you, the viewer, in the case of an agency closing down.
>>92591125How does Mythos recruit new talents? Clearly not through auditions.Also in the wake of the 2024 small corpo extermination event, I feel like Mythos is biting off more than they can chew tossing out new debuts every few months. Their launch wave is still pretty small.
>>92586826>>92594180>>92594572...And this account deactivated now too. One or both sides of this is a psyop.
>>92482655>>92482728Another bondlive, Suzu Kitunebi, has hit the graduation towerhttps://x.com/ringringsu2u/status/1873972168490684739
>>92605946I can only imagine the fallout if Selen managed to complete her suicide like this manager guy did. This is basically killing the corp.
>>92607241I doubt we ever would have heard about it. After greasing some hands, it woulda been swept under the carpet like it never happened. As it was, they were really pushing for that result, so it didn't scare them in the slightest.
>>92482655>>92482728IRIAM US releases a statement on the Bondlive implosion situation, reminding people that Bondlive is a third party agency.>However, we are considering what support we might be able to provide regarding this matter. https://x.com/iriam_us/status/1874013404966642118
>>92482655https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJxc7xSw_ZoHololive's new years program has just started, leading up to the new years countdown later todayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8Jjwu3YwPoand continuing on afterwards with a special programhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQvRzSE9PT0
>>92586542Whoa. A very surprising year ender
>>92482754the speculations will continue until morale improves.>>92592604
>>92610737
>>92619297She had a Dota collab with them.
>>92482655>>92482728https://www.anycolor.co.jp/news/f3g4jvwn7https://xcancel.com/ANYCOLOR_Inc/status/1872523133414158458#mHappens so often it almost isn't worth reporting anymore, but AnyColor is once again bragging about suing some mysterious someone, this time over harassment aimed directly at male vtuber Haru Kaida. The offences include persistently posting comments in a short period of time and "tag vandalism", as well as using images of the model without permission. (Also threatening harm, which is listed last for some reason.)Reportedly, Haru Kaida's Twitter tag started getting filled with so much doxx and gore that Twitter stopped forwarding it a few times, so I'm guessing they picked out one of hundreds of offenders to make an example of.Shit translation:ANYCOLOR Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") For some time now, we have been taking legal action regarding the following posts made by our company's liver, centered on our company's liver, Haru Kaida.• A so-called "vandalism" in which people persistently post comments in a short period of time with the intention of interfering with live streaming on YouTube• On the SNS service "X", we attach hashtags related to our company and our liver, including "Haru Kaida", or attach images and videos that use the visuals of our liver without permission, and then add hashtags related to our company and our liver, including "Haru Kaida", or attach images or videos that use the visuals of our liver without permission. A so-called "tag vandalism" in which a large number of grotesque images that make people uncomfortable are posted in succession• Notice of harm to our liver who participated in a live event sponsored by our company When we filed a lawsuit demanding disclosure of sender information regarding the accounts that made each of the above posts, we found that the sender's information was disclosed in each case, and that the person who made the above posts was the same person. (hereafter referred to as the "Target Person"). As a result of each of the above posts, the liver activities of many of our company's livers, mainly Haru Kaida, have been disrupted, and each of the above posts has caused disaster to Nijisanji fans, and has caused great incongenience to the fans. We believe that this has caused you a great deal of inconvenience and concern. Therefore, the Company has determined that each of the above posts by the Target Company is extremely malicious, and has filed a lawsuit against the person seeking damages. In addition to pursuing the above-mentioned civil liability, the Company also filed a complaint with the competent police station on charges of obstruction of business in order to pursue criminal liability against the subject, which was accepted. We will continue to work with investigative agencies and take resolution measures to pursue criminal responsibility. In addition to this case, there are many ongoing legal procedures for slanderous acts against our company's liver, both domestically and internationally. So that our liver can operate with peace of mind, and so that our fans can truly enjoy our contentWe will continue to work with each stakeholder to respond to slanderous acts, etc., and we appreciate your continued patronage. Finally, since we are unable to respond to inquiries related to this matter, we will contact our company and our affiliated liver (including all communications on SNS and comments currently being distributed) Please refrain from doing so.
>>92655313I mean if the guy was being a doxxfag and harasser, that is actual grounds, I dont really see an issue here.
>>92655451Big if. The fact that it's happening so often that Twitter is blocking his tag means it's almost certainly more than one person, so who knows if this particular individual is actually responsible for any of that or if he was just commenting more than they like. The idea that they'd sue over posting too often or using the image is kind of disturbing, and the fact that threatening harm to the talent seems to be the least of the offenses is more than a little concerning. Plus it's just more of AnyColor threatening anyone who bad mouths them with their big lawyer stick.I suppose it's good that they're defending their talent, but it happens so often at this point that it seems more than a bit disingenuous and more like a simple abuse of power.
>>92482655Indie Yuuki Sakuna, formally Hololive's Aqua, hits 1 million subscribers:https://www.youtube.com/@%E7%B5%90%E5%9F%8E%E3%81%95%E3%81%8F%E3%81%AAMight be worth mentioning that Yuuki's debut stream had the highest CCV of any independent vtuber, ever, and Aqua's graduation stream remains the highest CCV vtuber video of all time.
>>92656677>The fact that it's happening so often that Twitter is blocking his tag means it's almost certainly more than one personIt really doesn't.It's piss easy to set up a flock of Twitter Bots to spam shit on a tag. You can have it done in an afternoon. Less if you're willing to pay some Chinese clickbots to do it for you.
>>92657709the final bit there is trying to just numberfag, and is old news and was reported on then. no need to try and flex here
>>92658796What else is announcing 1 million subscribers but a flex? Now it's flex with context.Though you're right, I should mention she now has TWO gold play buttons as well.
>>92659436go back, I dont care if the thread stops getting bumps
>>92607241>managed to complete her suicide like this manager guy didallegedly unless you have some reliable source someone died
>>92659722nta but now I'll bump it just to spite (you) specifically
>>92482655Kizuna Ai is, maybe possibly, threatening to go live again (with only the gods know who, or what, as the voice):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEmgm61cQjEThey also posted an old live show of hers a few days ago:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGJwXxP5I8I
>>92482655Fluffenfox, to the surprise of absolutely no one, announces she will return to streaming in February, as part of a lengthy sadge tweet:https://xcancel.com/fluffenfox/status/1872794285109809579#m(We'll see how long until she does another donothon.)
>>92482655>>92482728>>92586542Major bondlive updates:>Alleged friend of the manager says he is safe:>I am Pastor Peter's Leah friend.>As soon as I saw this tweet yesterday, I went to Pastor Peter's house with some friends and forcibly took him out and persuaded him.>I am currently in my apartment and feeling pretty tired but safe.>I would like to let him rest until he recovers and leave future decisions up to him.https://x.com/mushipan_sac/status/1873973314177384611>Maimu claims the manager was not "bullied into suicide" by the minor, but says it was a catalyst. Claims "He is safe. He is alive."https://x.com/MaimuAkemi/status/1874113799684555210>Another bondliver, Ophelia Briar, is continuing their hiatus but adding that it will now lead into a graduation.https://x.com/OpheliaBriar/status/1873845983551119505>Fujita Hirari and Miette Marzipan are going on a break.https://x.com/Hirarin_BondEN/status/1874121324227928202https://x.com/miettemarzipan/status/1874040179700490532>PL of Prin talks about being bullied in bondlivehttps://x.com/cinniblaze/status/1874108168311337244>TL;DR of the situation which also suggests: "bondlive management goes into damage control mode and locks out the talents from their internal discord citing that it's "bad for their mental health" to communicate together. Supposedly they're also deleting posts and messages during the lock out"https://x.com/MizutamariVT/status/1874142068202729941Still no official word from the agency.
>>92588944Also Kuzuryu Kota's graduation stream has been privated. YT account is still up for now.It didn't contain much information but there's an archive of it here if anyone wants it: https://gofile.io/d/pksCVr
>>92482655Indonesian vtuber agency YumeLive announces they are closing their doors as of today:https://xcancel.com/yumelive_ent/status/1873677954489991256?t=ODTOs7ZvuD17Hf0ZGvvQbQChannels and IP's will be turned over to their respective talents.(Think we've hit a clean 30 for the number of vtuber agencies closing this year, though I misplaced the list.)
>>92482655small corpo newsElse & Poki era officially ended with the closing of the year. They will start their next phase as Lir.E. Else is still the vocalist and Kanata (Poki's stage name) as behind the scene composer/song writer. Else said that she wanted to act more mature she's a hag.https://x.com/LirE_official/status/1874118773051126164They marked the transition with a countdown live. the first half on the old channel https://youtu.be/x567XaR7_yw?t=2270 and second half on the new channel https://youtu.be/t2YcOch1Uls?t=1611new yt channel https://www.youtube.com/@Lir.E_Officialnew xitter https://x.com/LirE_officialThe countdown live also serve as demonstration of vortex's new UnrealEngine based stagehttps://vortex-live.com/news/3RMt1w0f
>>92482655new yagoo blog posthttps://note.com/tanigo/n/n0dbab33ddd3c
>>92675843translate from corpo speak please
>>92676878we're fixing it (slowly). small company pls andastand
>>92672991Thank you for reporting, but it's already highlighted in this post >>92549142>t. /warkop/ reporter
>>92675843the way its worded it sounds like theres going to be more graduations, specifically the "continue to worry fans" part
>>92676878>We've realized that shit may look bad right now.>And there may be more graduations and sour feelings.>But we hope in the long term everything will be worked out and it'll be worth it.Basically an optimistic view of the future, without dismissing the possibility shit may get worse before it gets better.
>>92681158>>92683464Well, at least he's recognized something is wrong and needs fixing, which is the first step to fixing it, which is more than can be said for some others that spring to mind.
>>92656677Kind of a prejudiced mindset (not surprised nor is it undeserved) considering Lamy had to change her fanart tag for similar reasons roughly two weeks agohttps://x.com/YukihanaWamy/status/1867049821556838480
>>92482728A nijisister released a 270 page document about all the niji antis, it's pretty funny. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qcyXXsoVkSY-aF0Sz9cIjEtoBbbZYfBjiRXhGgEKODc/
>>92696000keklet's see if I made it
>>92696000Niji antis here being code for anyone who doesn't praise them for existing
>>92696000>detailed protocol for "proper reporting"Does anyone have the backstory on how Kpop fans become so robotic and hiveminded? 'Cause that's where this behavior came from.
>>92699436>so robotic and hiveminded?I presume by being Korean, originally
>>92696000Imagine what this person could have done for the world, if they hadn't dedicated themselves to evil.
>>92696000The 4th and 5th sentence of the document implies that 4channel is illegalI wish anyone who bothers reading further a strong mental
>>92696000270 pages of pure menhera writing. It’s so cringe it’s actually goes full around as kino for how it justifies a SEAban.
>>92482655Luna debuted her new outfit today
>>92482655Pekora is debuting a new outfit in a few days
>>92696000Removed the underlines that were everywhere and catbox'd it: https://files.catbox.moe/a6bemy.pdfEven if it's shit, better safe than sorry. Holy shit it's 78.2 MB>>92716412Please follow the anchor: add links to announcements or the live itself, either from the corpo or talent, and use full names.Himemori Luna debuted a new outfit on 1/1.https://x.com/himemoriluna/status/1874279879367102766https://x.com/himemoriluna/status/1874415523032965132>>92716423Usada Pekora debuts a new outfit on 1/4.https://x.com/usadapekora/status/1874449351952740390
>>92716566based
>>92482655https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OtgLEKKC_YMikorone released a new original song
>>92716566>catboxholy shit the nijisisters are defending fr**t
>>92716566I just reported it as hate speech, it's literally a hunt list. Let's see how much Google is retarded.
>>92716412My cute daughter ^_^
>>92482655Interesting compilation of statistics relative to holoPro musichttps://www.reddit.com/r/Hololive/comments/1hqf2qx/the_hololive_music_breakdown_20182024_includes/
>>92728606>reddit
>>92716566Note: this catbox is broken because of the screenshots. Where they are larger than a whole page, they get cut off in exporting from Google Docs to PDF. I've saved a local copy and will split up the screenshots so they fit on one page and re-catbox.
>>92728606Interesdating
>>92728606Since it's on google sheets... catbox mirror: https://files.catbox.moe/e47wab.pdf>>92733981Ah, I thought those were just cut and already lost. Thanks.
>>92728606thanks
>>92737801Thanks for saving it, I had forgotten about it since I had just seen it off-hand. Also, the Nijicomplaint is so big it eats through my RAM whenever I try to edit it ....
>>92482655https://x.com/VirtualOshi/status/1874595243993317520underscore got some merch
>>92482655>>92482728New google doc update on the bondlive situation: https://x.com/ganymedereal/status/1874586378828492885https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iLoCIkaeyGl3qAga2ZxvHnM5YUtiIOJp6u7U_-EiBQw/editTL;DR:>Minor probably didn't dox him, but he had already been doxxed. She (allegedly) did use a fake ID and lied about being an adult, spread misinformation, tried to gather dirt on management/the company, put "adult items" on her wishlist, "enacted on NSFW topics and streams", and attempted to meet up with male streamers, all while being a minor.>Manager is alive. He is the sole English speaking manager to 20-40 people across 2 branches and received a lot of harassment from people (mainly menhera (ex-)talents and their fans, and people who blamed him for upper management's bullshit).Some bits:>As I’ve been told, it wasn’t the minor that had leaked the personal information, but it was a collection of people from the past. Ex-talents, people outside of the company, etc. >[..] It has also been stated that the minor involved has been noted to be purposefully spreading misinformation.>Peter has been targeted quite a few times by people and drama VTubers. He has been targeted by talents attempting to leave, being attacked by people for the behaviors of talents, most of which he was unaware of, and has had his job threatened or toyed with by “exposing documents.”>I would also like to note that Peter was the only manager capable of speaking English in the company. During many of these instances, he was managing anywhere between 20 to 40 people in two different branches.Gives a timeline/details about the minor situation:>It was confirmed that Japan does not in fact have an ID check requirement. Doing ID checks is not a familiar custom. Now, I have been given information on the situation that can clarify a lot more than just “a falsified ID.”>Timeline of Events:>1.) The minor was reported by someone else who had happened to notice she was a minor.>Said minor was reported for enacting on NSFW topics and streams, having a wishlist with adult items on it, and attempting to meet up with male streamers.>2.) With evidence she was a minor, they requested to do an ID check to make sure. She kept claiming she didn’t have an ID.>3.) The minor claimed the ID was leaked to everyone. It was not.>4.) The next day, she claimed to have gotten a new ID and sent in an edited one.>5.) The minor reportedly was attempting to gather negative information on management and the company. This was reported by multiple people.Also Zen Ziora will be not be streaming until further notice.https://x.com/ZenZiora/status/1874265873722015754
>>92755085>He is the sole English speaking manager to 20-40 people across 2 branchesHey corpos, stop doing this shit, its what causes problems
>>92482655>>92482728Another one.Bondliver Maimu Akemi is graduating from bondlive effective immediately, but is retaining her IP other than the model. She will no longer stream on IRIAM but is now becoming an indie.https://x.com/MaimuAkemi/status/1874617925476462668
>>92482655Harry, CEO of NEXAS, releases a New Years statement, indicating that:>After January, NEXAS will transform into something NEW... Stay tuned for the exciting evolution>Looking ahead, my company, forCreators, is launching bold new projects. This year, we are more committed than ever to building a global hub that bridges creators, fans, and opportunities—especially within the anime industry.https://x.com/harry__so/status/1874631564346429566It's not clear what "something NEW" means, but previously on his personal Japanese account he has indicated that he wants to pivot and ACCELERATE his businesses even harder and has projects in mind for 2025.Google translation:>Although I have made the decision to close the V Agency business and pivot (I would like to put together a summary somewhere once all the retrospective work is done), we are already working on a variety of exciting projects and are making good preparations for next year.>There are many opportunities that won't come unless we let go of existing things, and this month I realized that I need to speed up my turnover and not cling to businesses that aren't growinghttps://x.com/imharry_so/status/1871782781220704521It is possible that we have not yet seen the last of Harry's or Captain's shenanigans.
>>92764824How many Bondlivers are even left at this point?
>>92482655Mori did her time capsule stream, preparing a time capsule to be opened in 2030https://x.com/moricalliope/status/1874495796718235878
>>92482728>>92783874I have compiled a list of the current status of bondlive EN talents that are listed on the website:Out of 25 talents: 10 are graduating / graduated, 3 are confirmed staying, 3 are on hiatus, 8 haven't said publicly, and 1 is pre-debut.So 40% have graduated thus far, and tentatively 15 remain.>Graduated / Graduating (10)Maimu Akemi (became indie)Momo MamiyaOphelia Briar (hiatus leading into graduation)Suzu KitunebiPrincess LollipopAmanogawa YuviaKeika FujiokaAnna-Marielle FayeSytry FaustKuzuryu Kota (X account and the 3-talent graduation stream nuked)>Confirmed Staying (3)Saida SteinHayami KurayamiAdria Anthelia>On Hiatus / Break Post-Implosion (3)Fujita HirariZen ZioraErebus Grey>No Public Twitter Statement (8)Ming MoonveilWazawa ChikaOkonomi AkiVylia JesterSleepy LambiMiette MarzipanAinami RanaEmilie Elysée Milford(A few of them had IRIAM US announcement streams (unarchived), but nothing public on Twitter. Damn brats.)>Pre-debut (1)Nekomiya Chloe>NotesOphelia's official talent page links to Hirari's X account.Vylia Jester's talent page links to the wrong (dead) X account.Nice QA you got there, Bond. Just what I'd expect.
>>92482655>>92482693vedal987 and Neuro-sama (with the help of anny) have broken the all time Twitch Hype Train record with a level of 111, displacing PirateSoftware's level 106 record, totaling up to 84k subs and 1.2m bits and adding ~260 hours to Neuro's subathon timer. During this time the stream peaked at 45,605 viewers according to StreamsCharts. This was in large part made possible by Twitch's current partnership with Riot and Valorant where new subs are 25-30% off and for every 5 subs gifted the Valorant user account will award a random amount of "bonus subs" ranging from 1-100. Currently, the Valorant account leads vedal's sub gift leaderboard with 19,349 subs. Assuming US regional prices on all subs (doubtful) and not accounting for any deal the Valorant account may have with Twitch, then up to $525k were spent on subs and bits, and assuming vedal has partner plus (70% split on all subs), Neuro brought in approximately $368k pre-tax during this hype train. The last streamer to break this record, PirateSoftware, had a an emote made in his honor that is only obtainable by giving bits or subs during a level 106+ hype train, so the speculation is that Twitch will now do the same for Neuro at level 111.https://x.com/Vedal987/status/1874667090348839331https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2024/11/21/bonus-round-2024/
>>92755085>bondliveEN>More than 20 talents>Only one manager speaking englishSometimes I look at this and I ask myself how can similar retard even get money for their shit. A 10 year old can see this and point at the problem.
>>92787416that explains all the sperging in the 'log>>92482774
>>92482655https://x.com/hololive_En/status/1874583882659766469https://x.com/hololive_En/status/1874580108016837090Holojustice revealed their new years outfit, and released a new far east remix of their debut song to go along with it
>>92482655>>92766505>>92765146Mio did her annual fortune telling stream, the summaries of the results can be found in the thread linked because there's no way I am copying 30 entries over
>>92482655https://youtu.be/wlEZTKubQH8Mikorone MV to celebrate the start of mikorone 24 2025
>>92733981>>92753432please tell me you have a catbox up already, because jesse benson deleted the tweet
>>92793010nta but first catbox uploader, I still have a copy of the doc. I'll try to fix the images myself in the next few hours
>>92696000>>92716566 (me)>>92733981>>92793279 (me)Alright. Excessive underlines *and* image resized to fit the pages: https://files.catbox.moe/bl6o7k.pdfPrevious link deleted, grab this new version.
https://kai-you.net/article/91372Dunno Japanese, someone read and anchor this
>>92794661that's just VSTATS numberfagging blogspam
