Brief Summary
The VTuber community is currently facing significant turmoil, primarily centered around VShojo's alleged mismanagement, financial issues, and mistreatment of talents. Revelations from former members have exposed unpaid funds, potential embezzlement, and a toxic work environment. Ironmouse's charity efforts have gained substantial support, while Hololive English is actively promoting events and merchandise.
- VShojo is under fire due to financial mismanagement and mistreatment of talents.
- Former VShojo members are sharing their experiences and dealing with the fallout.
- Ironmouse's charity project has raised over $1.3 million.
- Hololive English is promoting events like Myth Mash and releasing new merchandise.
VShojo Management Under Fire From Former Talents
VShojo is facing severe criticism following revelations of unpaid funds and potential embezzlement. Former member Silvervvil expressed disappointment and accused the company of betraying trust and ruining lives. Attention has also turned to former CTO and CMO Motendu, who is accused of harassment and inappropriate behavior towards talents. Other former members and artists have come forward with similar allegations, describing a toxic environment involving forced drinking and drug use at company parties.
VShojo "For Sale" Pitch Deck Leaked
A leaked VShojo pitch deck, created when the company was seeking a buyer to pay off debts, has surfaced. The deck inaccurately portrays Project Melody as the start of the Twitch VTuber hype wave and falsely claims that the director of VShojo Japan was responsible for the success of Hololive EN Gen 1. The individual in question clarified that his role at Cover Corporation was as an advisor and that he led the effort to remove Omega, a manager disliked by some talents. The pitch deck also boasts industry-defining contracts and plans to expand the talent roster, but it contains inaccuracies and sensitive information, including doxxed talent details.
VShojo Canned Business Partnership
Our Culture, a company that attempted a business partnership with VShojo, revealed they were never under contract and shared their disappointing experience. They spent months and thousands of dollars developing a collaboration concept with Kan Kuro, including designs and physical merch samples. Despite initial excitement from VShojo, they were offered a buyout instead of a partnership, and the project ultimately went nowhere. Kan Kuro expressed surprise, as he was never informed about the collaboration.
VShojo Left Auditioning VTubers In The Dark
Camila shared her experience of auditioning for VShojo in 2022, detailing a long and ultimately fruitless process. After passing the initial rounds, she was left waiting for months without any updates. She later learned that VShojo had rejected finalists to hire someone they already knew, and these VTubers were given hush money. Bri confirmed that she was also offered hush money after being told she made it to the final round but was ultimately rejected.
ironmouse Changes Business Plans
Ironmouse's Tiltify charity project has reached $1.3 million, with numerous YouTubers contributing. Gloomy Bear is donating profits from Ironmouse collaboration items to the Immune Deficiency Foundation. Taito has temporarily suspended pre-orders for Ironmouse and Quesan figures due to their departure from VShojo. Pixel Expo is expanding its charity efforts to include the Immune Deficiency Foundation in support of Ironmouse. Ironmouse released a new music video and teased her upcoming anniversary on August 4th.
kson Reveals VShojo Will File Bankruptcy
Kson revealed that VShojo has announced to its talents that they will be declaring bankruptcy. Quesan expressed shock at the company's long-term dishonesty and stated that the company only treated the JP side nicely to keep them as a source of income. She discovered that payments had been unpaid since September of the previous year.
Former VShojo VTubers Deal With Fallout
Amaly is reaching out to artists who have not been paid for projects they worked on for her through VShojo. Centraa expressed longing for simpler times, while Henya thanked her supporters. Dio Khan joked about needing a lifetime of therapy. Silvervvil expressed gratitude for the support and closure she received after sharing her experiences. Kuro provided a new business email for future inquiries and announced her first subathon on August 1st. Mitchi is pushing back the release date of the Meichi PC case to August 1st and announced an outfit design competition.
Hololive English Events & Merch
Hololive English is promoting Myth Mash, an event featuring three pairs, three new music videos, and three watch-alongs. Hololive English Advent has a new cover song, and Ghost cross Ghost has introduced their Hos Bell's Metal Cropolis collection. Hololive is teaming up with the Taiwanese pro baseball team, Wuan Dragons, for a special event at the Taipei Dome from August 29th to 31st.
VTuber Group Events & Merch
Chromoshift will be performing a 3D concert at Vexo in Birmingham, UK, debuting 3D models for several talents. Kiri Kilivolt of Globy is launching new birthday merch. Hades with Mythos has completed their campaign to bring the Hades rocker plushy to life. Poseidon is part of the VCard trading card game set. The Socks Agency is hosting an Uma Musume tournament on August 5th. Carillis and Cass have concluded their time with Merryweather Media and Astroline. Nia Susan is promising her 2.0 debut on August 1st.
Co-Dee's HoloJP News
Holo Natsu Paradise concluded with a new VR chat world, a Butumo tournament, a midsummer song relay, and new summer outfits. Holo Marine will celebrate her birthday on July 30th with a 3D live concert featuring various guests. Suisei is involved in a new project titled Holo Mystery Museum, where Hololive members become detectives and phantom thieves. Suisei and Gen Zero will be part of Hololive's 8th anniversary celebrations, Shiny Spark Symphony, on September 6th. Mama Suzuz Nene revealed a new scholarly outfit, and Natal Matsuri revealed her magical girl form. Matsuri will be a guest at Taipei 2025, along with Azi and Watame.
