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[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 weeks ago

I'm tired, boss.

[–] ShadowCat@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Can't say I'm suprised if this is what I think. More suprised it took this long

[–] abalyes@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah this is probably the big one, the writing has been on the wall for a while so it's not surprising.

[–] Enkers@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

Say it ain't so

A very sad looking cat.

[–] MHLoppy@fedia.io 9 points 2 weeks ago

Not that the confirmation is surprising, but graduation is confirmed.

disagreements with management and company direction

Okay that part I didn't really expect to be the sole mentioned reason @_@


Edit: there's no further elaboration on the reasons: [* see edit2]

I will be graduating from Hololive on May 1st, 2025, JST. My reasons being disagreements with management and company direction.

Here's the official statement: https://cover-corp.com/en/news/detail/20250416-01


Edit2: I will point that although she didn't say something to the effect of "and for [mental] health reasons", she did also briefly touch on the pressure / anxiety she felt, so the idea that "disagreements with management" is general boilerplate is still at least somewhat plausible but as outsiders we might never have a clear picture of things.

[–] ReluctantZen@feddit.nl 8 points 2 weeks ago

Sad, but not a surprise unfortunately

[–] hark@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

I'm not surprised that she's graduating but I am surprised that Hololive is not correcting course to accommodate such major talents. I guess the company is changing as it's growing, but I can't see myself being a fan of this direction. Ah well, there are always indies.

[–] Syrc@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

If this is what we all think it is, we’ll have had as many graduations in these 9 months as in the 6 years before them.

And it’s good that none of them have been terminations but still… man.

[–] Cantfirmed@sakurajima.moe 5 points 2 weeks ago

Don't forget. It's about the journey, not the destination.

[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago

THIS SUCKS ON ICE

Gura was (is) still one of the most watched vtubers.

This is the beginning of the end.

[–] icecreamtaco@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Redex68@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

If I may ask, why was this expected, what's been happening with Hololive? I haven't been following VTubers in a long while so I'm completely out of the loop.

[–] ShadowCat@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Gura has basically been inactive for the past 2+(?) years only showing up for the occasional stream

[–] superniceperson@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

She's been super active, just not streaming. She's one of the brand ambassadors in Japan and does a bunch of promo/PR work.

[–] ShadowCat@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Oh true, I never really pay attention to that

[–] Syrc@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Hololive as a whole, no one really knows. There’s been a shift in direction and some talents mentioned disagreements with management and company direction as reasons for graduating/leaving, but no one really knows what it entails, except of course the company growing to be much bigger than any of them ever imagining 4+ years ago.

People (me included) were sort of expecting this for Gura since in recent years she was one of the talents which streamed less in general due to burnout and whatnot, and it’s been clear for a while that, for an introverted person with a good degree of anxiety, being literally the most famous vtuber in the world was taking a toll on her.

I remember talks of “Gura’s about to graduate” since 2 years ago if not more, it’s a wonder that she managed to keep going for so long.

[–] hal_5700X@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

Saw it coming. o7

[–] fogetaboutit@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago

hololive... owari da...