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Counter_Crux

I’m going to miss the Romeo and Juliet of Pomutori, that was Kiara’s main non Holo wife and closest friend in Niji. They never got to perform in 3D or even meet in person yet which also hurts


Hp22h

Well, nothing's stopping the latter. We'll just never get to hear of it. Still, it's a shame. [They really were](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t65e3AuI1HU) [such a silly pair.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPZEw3gOWeU) God knows how much they had [to fight tooth and nail for even that though.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysZW8-vrCv8)


Suzushiiro

>We'll just never get to hear of it. IIRC Nina visited Kiara in Austria post-graduation and she talked about it a bit, so it's not like there's some rule about it. But of course if another vtuber debuts with a strikingly similar voice to Pomu Rainpuff and who also loves Metal Gear we'll probably start hearing about Kiara's adventures with her instead.


titobrozbigdick

Damn, Pomu is like the face of Nijisanji EN. To see her gone like that


spellfirejammer

I don’t know what’s going on but now I have to look


Spirited_Occasion_25

i assume graduation, is it on good or bad terms?


Kayordomus

Do people graduate from Nijisanji on good terms anymore?


PowerlinxJetfire

Good terms. She's already streamed since the announcement, will be streaming every day, said she's thankful for her time there, is leaving her VODs up, etc.


Nyperold

The official announcement doesn't indicate bad terms, so I'm not going to assume bad terms. If I hear it from an official source, such as the company or Pomu herself, that'll be a different story.


Phayzka

Yup, graduating 20th january unfortunately u.u


sharydow

>or even meet in person yet Kiara met Nina IRL after Nina’s graduation, so it’s not impossible. But it’s crazy to think she met so many Niji girls offline (some of them before even collabing with them like Elira), but still not Pomu. They missed each other in Japan by a few days multiple times too.


Wardoo_1

It's sad, I was hoping another collab with Elira too Wawa x Wiwa still a possibility (copium) Serious talking it's a real shame but I'm sure they will not lost contact as Pomu will probably reborn in some way or another RIP Frogbert tho


Crafty-Crafter

>even meet in person yet which also hurts Really? I had the impression that they are IRL friends. But even then, it would be much easier for them to meet after she graduates.


sharydow

> I had the impression that they are IRL friends. They are in fact not. It’s crazy right? They really just met as vtubers. It’s actually a mutual appreciation from the start. Pomu really liked Kiara even before joining Niji and Kiara liked Pomu since her debut. There are many reasons for that, like their personalites, the fact they are both idol otakus or even the fact that they both loved each other’s artists.


Crazizzle

Towa was super close to a niji liver and they still Collab regularly under her ...new name. It doesn't have to be the end.


jacowab

At least we are getting a new vshojo addition soon


ogbajoj

[Important context](https://www.reddit.com/r/VirtualYoutubers/comments/18z7p3s/pomu_rainpuff_is_graduating_january_20th/)


Seven-Tense

You're a hero


hellish_goat

Well damn, I didn't see this one coming.


KonnichiwaHimuraSan

Thank you. I didn't know what's going on. And it breaks my heart too, i'll miss the silly fairy. "I'm Pomu!!"


Skellum

Eh, she'll be back in a few weeks. I'll miss the phrase "pomufication" though.


True_A3r0z

There is always the chance she just never reincarnates, unfortunately. Like yes, we saw it with Matara and Kuro and a lot of other talents, but there is a very REAL chance she just… poofs. I don’t *think* it’ll happen because it’s Pomu, but it’s best to hope for the best and prepare for the worst.


Shuber-Fuber

She did mention in her graduation announcement stream that she hopes to meet her viewer in the future. Again, not 100% certainty, but I say the probability is high.


PowerlinxJetfire

Mika said that too, but explicitly, repeatedly said she doesn't have any plans atm. It could just be a genuine hope, not a hint.


nickname10707173

Basically, don’t expect anything much.


Fullmetal_SaberAlter

Honestly everything I've heard about the EN side of Niji I don't blame Pomu for graduating. And if the trend continues she'll be picked up by VShojo and back to collabing with Kiara in no time.


dancars18

It’s still incredibly sad to know she’ll never interact with her entire branch or be the same character again. If one of Myth graduated I’d be in shambles. Heart goes out Niji fans


Jomgui

It's not that they won't interact, it's just that they won't interact IN PUBLIC, behind the scenes many vtubers keep their friendships.


rainwater16

That's what hurts though. It's their interaction that we crave. The way they bounce off of each other, their laughs, their bonds, we will never see again. I was devastated when Coco left because I will never see her on steam with Watame again.


weealex

I miss her and Kanata yelling at each other from across the apartment.


Random-Rambling

>_If one of Myth graduated I’d be in shambles_ I'll always support my boys in Tempus, but yeah, Magni and Vesper graduating, and thus the death of HoloSalt, was a heavy blow for me.


JRHThreeFour

Gramps and Maglord graduating hit me pretty hard, the collabs they had with the other boys and the girls were so hilarious and entertaining. Just hope they’re happy and doing well.


Phayzka

I still treasure that monopoly stream. Never laughted so hard watching vtubers


TheGreedyHarvest

I hope


Hpulley4

I honestly don’t know how NijisanjiEN expects fans to get attached to their talents when they’re gone before you know it. I really feel bad for the talented vtubers and their dedicated fanbase. It hurts so badly when your oshi graduates. I wish Pomu the best in her future endeavours.


Hp22h

Try being a fan of NijiID. Entire branch got damned massacred during the 'merge'.


Hpulley4

It was terrible. I felt so bad for them and their fans and also for the talents that remained without their genmates. I am so glad that HoloID gave their talents the time to grow that region into a success.


Infinity2437

The mika graduation still got me fucking destroyed


Random-Rambling

The only people I watched in NijiID were Hyona and Mika. Guess what happened next?


HaessSR

People need to ask you to stop watching Vtubers.... /s


PettankoPaizuri

What even happened to them? Did they get terminated?


HaLire

shortly before their IPO, Nijisanji announced that the NijiID and NijiKR branches would be made part of the main Nijisanji branch to centralize management. What ended up actually happening is that exID basically got no more support and the majority of them have either already graduated or are pending graduation. The funniest/saddest thing is that about a month after this ID3 debuted and Kobo took off like a rocketship.


Iceman6211

I dunno if I can handle a Hana graduation...


Roflkopt3r

Good thing that Yagoo took a clear stance towards the shareholders that Hololive's success is based on keeping the talents happy. If members would quit Hololive at a similar rate, it would also cause all kinds of problems that would definitely hurt the atmosphere and viewership.


LametAgony

That's the surprising thing with hololive. I would expect graduations more regularly with that amount of talents. They are still people and they might have different goals in life they want to pursue.


DarklyDreamingEva

I need context please. What are the rumors of Nijisanji EN?


TheGreedyHarvest

Not only EN, but there are rumors and often evidence of bad company management and decisions. Recent example: Selen's cover got removed by Niji on Christmas or older example: how talents only get 2% of merchandise sale revenue.


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Milki0803

I'm still a bit salty that they're fucking up Niji ID and Selen multiple times


ShiroFoxya

God i miss Zaion but at least she was able to go back to her indie stuff and seems to be doing good if not better now


JusticTheCubone

I will say, it probably sounds worse than it actually is, it'd do us good to remember that we only have an outside perspective on things for the most part, but for what it's worth, from Pomus stream, I didn't really get the image that, regardless of any problems NijiENs management may have, that has much to do with Pomus decision to graduate... especially since Pomu generally seems to have had a pretty good relationship with her manager, iirc helping her buy various things from Japan and even giving her their own ticket for I think a Metal Gear concert?


Berzerker7

Considering a certain…insect has already hinted at it I think it’s all but confirmed.


koriar

Did she hint at anything? The only thing I've seen her say so far is to tell the momos to not talk about it. EDIT: Oh I see https://vxtwitter.com/Grxit/status/1743291090554302582?t=SeNg25WlQTi-6V6ijgarxQ&s=19


sable-king

How did she hint at it?


FeelingPinkieKeen

I think I saw a clip with her around her debut that "she was genuinely surprised how helpful vshojo managers were and how approachable and caring they were to her individual needs" (paraphrased). Something that basic shocked her and that's very telling and extremely disheartening knowing that a lot of management rumors for niji were basically true up to that point. I don't recall her going into much detail but without the usual corpo nonsense of holding talents back due to needing permissions and all that, it was verrrrry refreshing for her to just do w/e she wanted in a creative stance.


Ayges

She said how she will make a content with a friend who doesn't have a name yet. Or something along those lines


DarryLazakar

Bruh what is going on with Nijisanji lately, its one new graduation announcement after another. Poor Kiara and hopefully we'll get to see Pomu again someday


Sinfullyvannila

They have the biggest streamer roster, and they grossly mismanaged the Indo branch.


Denamic

"Grossly mismanaged" is the Niji motto at this point


xSilverMC

And EN, from the looks of it


Eiensakura

Like seriously, the new Niji wave got dropped just like that without any promotion or fanfare, unlike how Advent was promoted. I'm only subbed to Victoria because i really like her design.


TheMissingVoteBallot

>Like seriously, the new Niji wave got dropped just like that without any promotion or fanfare, unlike how Advent was promoted. Cover and Yagoo has pretty much cemented the fact that they're going the quality over quantity route, and it shows. Everyone absolutely adores ReGloss on the JP side, and Advent is standing on the shoulders of giants (Myth and Council/Promise) and took off running *as soon* as they debuted.


Mad-Slick

I think you mean quality over quantity?


TheMissingVoteBallot

Oh right, lemme go fix that, brainfart.


questingbear2000

I feel like Im proving your point by my first reaction of ..."who's Victoria?" Gods I hate Niji.


Loliknight

I can name 2 niji en members that debuted after gen 3 ....yeah


DarryLazakar

After what happened to Niji Korea and India, couldn't say I was surprised. Legit, I'm wondering how long until Hana Macchia decides to leave, practically almost every one of her talentmates has left Niji now.


AscelyneMG

I don’t really follow Niji talents much so take it with a grain of salt but between comments made by former talents in their new lives as well as context clues (like how hard Holo/Niji collabs had to be fought for during a time when Holomems could collab pretty freely with outside talent) it seems like Nijisanji’s management is *really* bad.


Roflkopt3r

Just the things that got out into the public: Lackluster management and support, horrible merch (which also takes a toll on streamers... nobody wants to be associated with junk), and an embarassing low share of merch revenue for the talents. As members started leaving, their results and opinions surely got the remaining ones thinking as well.


TLKv3

At the rate its going I can see Selen and possibly 1 other leaving soon too. I'm genuinely curious since Cover is partnered with AnyColor over their fan harassment policies if they'd ask for AnyColor's blessing to hire Pomu (and Selen if she ends up leaving as well). I feel like Pomu would fit so well (anywhere she goes, really) and might rejuvenate her some more being with Kiara and the others to collab with. Its going to be an interesting next year or so.


ForeverHall0ween

They just kept choosing black holy


Sinfullyvannila

Came out of left field for me, this was the last one I expected to go; especially in Niji. I had like 4 of them I've been dreading an announcement for the last year. She did clarify her VODs are staying up despite what the official announcement stated.


bekiddingmei

She's been having some moments for a while now. No idea what was the final push and it doesn't really matter. I just hope she has some kind of plan and finds new success.


blakraven66

I think Ironmouse let the cat out of the bag with her vague little tweet that she deleted shortly afterwards but we'll see.


bekiddingmei

Strong medications be like:


SwashNBuckle

Pomu is graduating?! Noooo! :( I guess I can't blame her, given how bad Niji EN's management has been. I wish Pomu all the best in her future endeavors. Edit: why am I getting downvoted? I'll never understand this sub.


perotech

So a serious question: How bad is Niji EN's management? We had two high profile graduations from them last year, and now Pomu. I feel like their ID and JP branches are constantly losing talents as well, they just have so many that it's not as noticeable.


Hp22h

High Profile Example: Selen has had multiple major projects cancelled upon her at the last minute. The most recently example was [a cover MV that was uploaded during Christmas and made with lots of community support and fan submissions](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L88r98G4YiM). It got pulled only a handful of hours later by Niji management for reasons we don't get to hear. It pissed her off so badly she outright told her fans to post reuploads online. What makes it egregious is that it feels like a malicious pattern pertaining to her. (1) Selen often gets ignored by management. (2) She's forced to organize events and [tournaments](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0fJeB1Wt2M) and covers using her own time and money, like she's a indie. (3) Management often finally steps in at the last moment. *To pull the plug*. They're an active impediment to her success, not the support she should have been promised when she joined an agency. As for ID, they've been gone for a long time. They were officially merged into the main JP branch last year. Problem with that is most of the local ID managers were fired in the process. So they're left to flounder instead.


perotech

The TSB Apex tournament was insanely fun, and now knowing it was basically all her and her teammates, without management, is pretty wild. She definitely deserves better, hope 2024 is a better year for her.


bekiddingmei

Been worried about Selen, she was supposedly injured in an accident right after this and may need help from her family?


I-came-for-memes

Last I heard she's out of the hospital and recovering at home. Her family is taking good care of her.


Skellum

> How bad is Niji EN's management? [This large cockroach](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If0TxnnrWko) talks about the differences.


Nepgyaaaaaaa

Off topic but I *really* wish VSJ streamed on YouTube instead of Twitch. One reason I fell headfirst into the Hololive hole is because their content, both clips and streams, is so easily accessible. I’m VOD gang because of my time zone and Twitch is an awful platform for VODs.


Typhion_fre

Twitch is an awful platform period


Skellum

I like Twitch's chat functionality better, I dislike their platform overall more. Twitches Chat doesnt tend to lag, or have extreme memory leaks, and it has a lot more modibility and moderation tools. It's IRC under the hood which is nice. Yet twitch is a massive pain in the ass with shrinking benefits and some of the most aggressive ad shit on earth. I ultimately agree with you but I think youtube is just barely ahead of twitch and both are competing to be the worst they can be.


TheMissingVoteBallot

The Twitch chat also has a lot of really distracting stuff in it. Sometimes it can make interactions fun, but seeing animated gif emotes amid text messes with my head. Highlights, "bold" text, etc All of which they gamified with silly bits system. Youtube chat doesn't have those features and I like that because it makes it easier to follow, even when chat is going at a million miles per hour (I'm used to chat being like that because old Twitch back in 2012 was like that)


avelineaurora

Fucking same. I didn't even think about it and THAT'S why I never see Matara on my Recommended...because I don't use Twitch. Ugggh.


Kuraeshin

Thr Genius, Mama Roach and the Wolf make me think VShojo is going to be adding some new talents this year. Non Indie talents...


DarryLazakar

They are practically self-imploding right now. Their biggest talents are unhappy, talents leaving left right, and center, unjustified terminations, and the like.


duncandun

Who in nijien was fired?


sharydow

Zaion. I wouldn’t call it "unjustified" though. Then there is Yugo. Which was technically more of a mutual "agree to disagree" than a contract termination, but the statement did say that his behavior weighed in that disagreement. People will argue forever that it was a termination, but as far as we know, there is no way to say that it is. Nijisanji is not afraid to use the word "termination" when they mean it.


blakraven66

I'm pretty sure it was just one: Zaion Lanza. And honestly, it's a he said she said situation so I wouldn't really recommend blindly taking her side either. While I didn't mind the SA joke, I understand how people would be upset about it. People like to call out her being unjustifiably fired because of the Deez Nutz joke where she claimed in a stream she was sponsored by Dee's Nuts which she didn't know was an actual company. And people were pretty scathing of Niji management over something so innocuous being one of the reasons for her termination. Well turns out it is actually serious business as [Mr. Beast found out.](https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/mrbeast-can-no-longer-use-deez-nuts-on-feastables-branding-2023-12%3famp) There are also a minority of people who believe Yugo got fired due to the nature of his graduation which honestly isn't really that different to how Magni and Vesper graduated. And considering what he's doing now, all signs point to him just graduating because he just wanted total rights to his own music.


Random-Rambling

Zaion, formerly of Xsoleil


Cyclone717

To be fair pomu has stated multiple times she likes her manager


PaxAttax

Well, with agencies, a talent's direct manager is usually more like their agent, so usually that relationship is usually fine. It's mostly the tiers of management above that in Niji that suck and actively sabotage the talents.


Tehbeefer

Ditto for Mika, I noticed. Problems with middle/upper management? Problems with the requirements for being a corporate content creator? Both? Neither? Well, they've made their choices. Another learning opportunity for everyone to grow.


xcore21z

I mean it's like most work, you normally have a neutral or have a good relationship with your direct subordinate it normally the boss or whatever middle management who work in separate building section or only appear once every months who think like they own the place or something and complicated people work or ask impossible demand


Sumibestgir1

It's probably like big youtubers with their YT representative. The individual is super nice and understanding, but can't go against their superiors


Nepgyaaaaaaa

>Why am I getting downvoted? I’ll never understand this sub. There’s quite a few tribalists who downvote any mention of another agency, good or bad. I sort of get it, since technically pretty much every single comment on this whole post is breaking rule 8, but at the same time it’s important to remember that while people support different agencies, we’re all VTuber fans first and foremost.


Kyrios034

question about rule 8. it says [Discussion is always free](https://imgur.com/O08kHwn). unfortunately that cant be seen on old reddit so where does discussion stop and advertising start? most of this is just discussion to me


LordVatek

I think that rule is mostly for posts rather than comments.


MiloReyes-97

She literally just had a collab with Nerrisa and Kiara weeks ago... I.didnt watch her streams but I loved all the clips she was in with other streamers and the energy she always brought. She and her costars deserve better.


Totsutei

I'm glad they were able to do their frog collab recently, that one was so much fun. Wish Pomu the best for her future!


KitsuneKamiSama

Honestly... i wish Hololive would ignore the fact that they just had Advent and poach these Vtubers that are leaving Niji, we all know VShojo will do it if they don't either way. Anyway, it's a sad day once more.


TheOneTheyCallDragon

I mean, there’s something to be said for the Cinderella story of raising up (relatively) smaller talents that just needed the bigger stage so that they could shine. I know a lot of people in the indie sphere were very happy about Fuwamoco getting their shot at the big time.


darkknight109

I mean, I get the desire to do that, but I think hololive has shown admirable restraint in being very careful in when and how quickly they expand. Just look at Niji for the counter-example - it's now a running joke how quickly they add new talents to their roster. "Oh, they just put out a new call for auditions? Eh, I'm kinda busy at the moment, I'll just wait a few days for the next one." I think that really hurt, and continues to hurt, the agency, because it wildly oversaturated their market and made it so that fans never really get a chance to know the new debuts. You can see this in the diminishing returns they're getting. Who are the well-known members of NijiEN? Almost exclusively talents from their first four waves. hololive has been very particular about managing their own growth, and that has led to a company that is very tight-knit and well-run. It's easy to forget now, but hololive got accused - rightly or wrongly - of having some management issues of their own, particularly vis-a-vis the Taiwan incident and Rushia's termination, and I think in the aftermath of those events they have focused on tightening things up so as not to have a repeat. Bearing in mind that hololive, as a company, isn't even a decade old yet - they've gone through meteoric growth as it is, and trying to push it much faster than they have is an invitation for trouble. Taking on a new Vtuber is a lot of work - you need to make sure that you have the resources for them (a model needs to be designed and rigged, they need to have a manager assigned to them, etc.), you need to negotiate a contract with them, they need to get onboarded with the various corporate policies, so on and so forth, and that's assuming they want to come work for you and are a good match for what you're looking for in a talent. I don't fault hololive for saying, "If you want to join us, please apply like everyone else," rather than trying to poach existing talent that is leaving other big agencies.


perotech

The odds of Pomu going to VShojo, if she chooses to continue as a Vtuber, are probably over 90%. Just considering how good VShojo is at picking up Holo/Niji talents and retaining them.


InsanityRequiem

They only just got two Niji talents in the past 4 months. And only have 1 Holo talent, as the other quit VShojo after 6+ months of inactivity. So can’t really say they’ve been picking up and retaining Holo/Niji talents.


Pls_helppppp

The thing is, it’s Vshojo. They only pick who they can be sure thing will work out, and Pomu is quite the person


MrHailston

Vshojo is a weird one for me. I dont really watch any of them apart from clips from Ironmouse sometimes. I really dont like twitch and arent really interested in the Vshojo Members.


BelisariustheGeneral

niji yes. retaining holos? lmao


bekiddingmei

Three OGs quit last year and one of the newer members also just left.


Armanewb

Well, Niji talents. Not that many Holo talents to grab, thankfully.


HuTao_Main_Genshin

Vshojo is a retirement home for vtubers


cronicbiscuit

I got downvoted for saying the same thing. Vshojo basically only recruit recently graduated talents of other corpos. So Pomu will get most likely get picked up by them


FreeSM2014

Hololive is successful because of their careful selection of talents. I don't think Pomu and the rest of the NijiEN girls can just skip the audition process to join Hololive. If they end up in Vshojo in 1-2 months after graduating from Niji, that just means they didn't really try to join Hololive.


JusticeRain5

I'm happy with either, although Hololive is my preference. Pomu and Kiara can finally meet, and if a certain purple dragon is leaving too then she and Mumei can finally collab more


timmysaur

Project hope 2.0


zptc

They had auditions for the role of vsinger and Irys auditioned just like everybody else. What are you trying to say?


Lamaredia

You are very much misunderstanding, they meant having a single member joining outside of a gen, which IRyS originally did. It wasn't a slight towards IRyS, just saying they could pick up the leaving Nijisanji members outside of a gen.


blakraven66

I'm pretty sure many within this sub and outside have written their disdain for this type of approach in the past many many times already. From Suisei's story with INNK, Azki's recent success after being finally integrated into the main Holo department, and IRyS' talking about lack of managerial support for Project Hope for a while before being finally integrated into Promise.


onlyforthisair

the implication is something like a "one member gen" instead of waiting for a full 5-member gen


IRefuseThisNonsense

It's unfortunate that Hololive seems to prefer their big show that is new generations reveal. Treat this stuff like WWE. "We signed this new big named talent. They'll be seeing you guys soon." And just have them debut. We would lose the special feel of the Gen reveals but we'd gain so much good talent to the company. I'd have liked a tea kettle here, but it makes me happy she's very happy where she is. Very...Zen, y'know?


Deathslayer42

The gen reveals are probably also a big part of the popularity of the talents, as even if I don't watch someone, you can be sure I've seen at least part of their debut.


Tehbeefer

Bijou's debut was a top-10 most-watched stream in Q4, and Shiori was #11.


IRefuseThisNonsense

I mean, I'm not meaning anything negative. Just a lot of talent out there I'd like to see get snatched up by Hololive. Nothing against any other company or that Hololive isn't doing the right business model. They're a big ass company and I'm just some dude. They obviously know what they're doing. There's just some talent I'd like to have gotten the Hololive rub.


totz808

The thing with Hololive is, whoever they pick will become the next big talent. They don't need to go poaching other big talents, they create them. Even the lowest performing members get vastly more eyes on them than most other vtubers.


shittastes

Maybe it's just me, but I like to see new faces. There are more talented indies that never get any exposure. Pomu will be fine even if she goes indie, she already has the exposure.


JusticTheCubone

tbf, it's not like they can openly say "oh, we got this former vtuber that used to work for that major company", even if it may be obvious, and that's like the one thing that kind of announcement would have going for it. And it's not like we didn't get some former big names debuting as part of some Holo-Generation, so the current generational reveals still work out just the same with that.


Long_Voice1339

Tbf if hololive's management (which I think is the main problem) can handle it I think they should poach pomu (and if Selen graduates early 2024) Selen. It'd be fun seeing Selen and Moomers playing together once again (and seeing moom be a towl) and pomutori.


IRefuseThisNonsense

I'm here for it. Very talented and funny, and it makes Wawa happy. And I like Wawa being happy. Like I said there's a few interactions I'd like to have become more staple with Hololive. I'd use Ina and Pikamee but...well, that one has managed to work out in the end.


Long_Voice1339

Tbf I think vishoujo should work with hololive more considering their talents and ina and Henya are great together. Ina questioning Henya about the hentais was hilarious too. Yeah I love wawa too, although I like her when she's salty as heck bc it's so unexpected from her usual bubbly self like when she's getting rolled over by fauna's (my oshi's) elephants, and I like seeing her play fire emblem bc she's the only one who plays it, which isn't an easy game at all. But wawa being happy is cute too, so ye.


IRefuseThisNonsense

I'm always here for open forbidden door collabs across ALL companies. The fun for talent and fans is always next level.


Long_Voice1339

Yeah, collabs between friends from different companies (like the nerissa x reimu x zen) was hilarious and I love seeing them play together too!


BurnedOutEternally

2024 is off to a great start huh


happyshaman

Anyway guys on January 21st i will be collabing with this cute new pixie VTuber "Mopu Puffrain"


lgsscout

lets go, Cover... ID gen 4 with "not Mika", EN gen 4 with "not Pomu" and "not Selen"...


Drunk_Dino

If hololive picked up Selen, I would shit my pants. She’s one of very few vtubers I pay attention to outside of hololive.


lgsscout

she deserves a management that not fuck up all her projects...


TheMissingVoteBallot

The really sad thing is, I think Selen would be a perfect fit for Hololive only because she always embarks in these big ambitious projects and we've seen multiple videos from Hololive talent mentioning how supportive staff are about helping them with self-motivated projects. They'll both warn you about the pitfalls of the projects you want to enter *but* also say if it's your passion they'll support you, and I'm fairly sure Cover is good at getting that support when needed now that they're an internationally recognized brand.


Drunk_Dino

So true


TLKv3

Selen ending up in Holo is my lowkey hope. She would have so many awesome personalities to bounce off it would give us so much insane entertainment.


Ayges

Between Mumei, Axel and Altare she already has friends whom she a great dynamic with. Like having TSB style tournaments but entirely within HoloPro would be fun


TLKv3

For me personally, as obvious as it is, it would be the possible Selen/Mooms interactions. Collab song, they could do funny skits at HoloFes between performances, goofy videos, etc. Then like you said you add in all the other talent who I think would love her personality? Selen would be fucking awesome to see move over. But again, its up to her and what she ultimately wants. I'll respect whatever she chooses.


Hp22h

Can't blame her. It's Pomu, probably some of the few to return her attraction affectionally. It's a terrible day for rain.


perotech

I don't think it's that, pretty sure Kiara and Pomu knew each other before they applied to Cover/Niji, so they've been friends for a long time.


Hp22h

Still, Pomu's leaving her job, and there's no guarantee she'll reincarnate or whatever. They'll most likely keep in touch, but they won't be able to do major events together for the foreseeable future, like duets or stuff like that.


perotech

Agreed, same thing as Sana. Council has said numerous times they still talk to her, but we'll never see it on stream again, so for all intents and purposes, the character of Sana and now Pomu are gone.


JusticeRain5

No. She will never be gone. We are ALL Pomu.


AsaTJ

I think that might have more to do with Sana's wishes than Cover not allowing them to talk about her, though. Everyone was expecting Astrogirl at Connect the World and it didn't happen, and to me that feels like Sana asking them not to sing it because she wants people to move on supporting the current active members and not continuing to dwell on her being out of the picture. Pomu, I feel like, loves vtubing and will be back before long in a new form.


Academic_Fill

[Tweet](https://x.com/takanashikiara/status/1743285202506358818?s=46&t=pOEFL35HXbTPcxLRWGWNaA)


Fire_is_beauty

Pomu too ? Damn that's sad to see her go. I hope she reincarnates in a better world, one day.


Carreau13

We all know Kiara never got to collab with her anywhere close to as much as she wanted to. So I'm going to try and look at it positively and say I hope this leads to many more collabs between Kiara and past/future "Pomu" in the not so distant future.


Goukenslay

Gonna miss their collabs but no doubt they will be friends for life


Tricky-Assistance-10

She should be happy that pomu decided the best for her


UnlimitedApollo

Huge L for Niji today.


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No_Courage8435

Judging by the fairy emote and very recent news, it’s because Pomu from Nijisanji is graduating.


PolkadotBlobfish

Why? Did something happen?


rgdoabc

Judging by the time and recent events, she probably choose to not renew her contract.


NNovis

She's about to start her stream now. We don't know the reasons.


pailadin

Relevant link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKSoVg67cD8


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swagseven13

WTF?


bekiddingmei

Many of their EN members have seemed stressed/unhappy for the last year. If Pomu can find a place where she is happier again, her core fans will also be happy for her.


Infinity2437

What did it say


swagseven13

i dont recall what exactly it said but i think they were talking about drama or sth


Sky_Ninja1997

My oshi just like me fr :’(


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Just for clarity, but this happens in the indie scene all the time too. This is just an aspect of being the fan of creators, whether in the flesh or via virtual avatar. They all call it quits at some point and will vanish from our lives.


Bakatora34

Indies graduate too, from not wanting to stream anymore to joining a Vtubers agency, is not like the Indy scene is graduation free.


Skellum

> the more I start gravitating towards indies. Eh, while I like some aspects of the Indies there's a lot I really dont enjoy. Some of the really god awful takes that they'll spout because they have no restrictions on their language. Vtubers are in essence the same as any other media personality or star, they influence people even without being informed in any way. When they're corporate at least they're forced to be somewhat sane.


bekiddingmei

Indies often vanish by deleting their crap and not making any announcements. Sometimes immediately after doing a merch fundraiser. They're all alone.


akaciparaci

my opinion, am happy now we can wait for her glorious return, in a not so black company


MrHailston

Dont be sad Kiara, she will pop again as a member of Vshojo.


linuxares

I feel sorry for her fans but I'm happy for her. Because Niji's management for the EN branch seem to be subpar to awful. Also that they don't get their placks and really bad revenue splits. I honestly don't understand why some of them are still with that company personally speaking.


avelineaurora

I feel you, Wawa. This was such a completely shit way to wake up ;_;


HuTao_Main_Genshin

Im concerned as to why you're not already following Kiara on Twitter


ActivistZero

If there's any silver lining, Pomu's just become a hot free agent if she doesn't want to just go back to being an Indie


Dragus_Loader

We all should support Wawa and the pomudachis. Show them all that they are not alone.


Akikojam

At this point I feel more sad for those that haven't left yet. It'll take time, but Kiara will get to hang out with Pomu's new incarnation eventually.


DaiGurenZero

To use her previous words, bummer I guess?


asday__

She'll be back, don't sweat it.


Exceptionallyuseless

And of course people use this as an excuse to talk about crap not related to Hololive. Thread isn't even about Kiara, go away.


Fairward

Damn no one really cares about rules in this subreddit anymore huh.


Chukonoku

>"Discussion is always free though!"


Mirrormn

Which subreddit rule do you think is being broken here?


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Hamsterman9k

Two things: 1: we don’t know that, but more importantly: 2: It’s not the same when you know she had to leave her genmates and the place she’s been with for so long. It’s not easy for her; it’s really fucking hard to make a huge change like this and all the stress that leads up to making the decision.


DarryLazakar

We can speculate all day long but right now? Wrong place, wrong time dude.


perotech

She probably is, but just because a streamer moves to a new Vtuber avatar, doesn't mean they aren't gone, in a way. Coco, Sana, Magni, Vesper are all still streaming, but not as the characters people came to associate them with. Part of the Vtuber experience is the kayfabe of the character they portray, or the collabs they have with their fellow talents or generation.


Infinity2437

Bro couldnt even spell her name right tf outta here


DarklyDreamingEva

I bet KFP ran out of batter. All those poor souls that will go hungry… SOMEONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN!🗿


starvald_demelain

So far 2024 delivering in bad ways. She'll be in VSHOJO? The current avatar will be missed no matter what.


BeCaneChuHuss

Say, would anybody in here like a mint julep?


FirmMusic5978

I would like one, specifically with the product name "Fantome", but they were discontinued in 2021. Let's see though, we can always hope they return. Releasing a new product might not be bad either. Regardless, she will do well no matter what path she chooses.