#akioair

[vtuberconfessions]

🦀🦀🦀AKIOAIR IS SHUTTING DOWN!!! 🦀🦀🦀

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[civildisorderstream]

Predators in the Vtuber Space

There's nothing for me to say to explain the situation when FalseEyeD did it extensively with a lot of receipts. Comments to follow.

I've had a fear for a while that predatory business people, or y'know, basic capitalism, would take notice of the vtuber boom and start taking advantage of people. Like in the manner of what happened in the 1970s and 80s when it came to musicians and child stars. And honestly in a lot of ways that fear is already realized. Nijisanji, though I adore their talents, operates in a very capitalism-blitz like manner to the business, flooding the market (viewership) without concerns for long term viability while also trying to stiff the talents as much as possible. Then you have instances like WACTOR that openly doxx their talents, real vile crap.

This though, the AkioAIR situation, goes far beyond what I initially imagined. Some of the wrongdoings described in the video above we've seen happen as independent instances of wrongdoing in the vtuber space. But with this situation, they have combined to form the shittiest Voltron you could imagine.

All of those talents deserve a lot of support in getting away from that creeper of a company, and they deserve having the space and resources needed for their health (physical or mental) to improve.

Past instances of company fuckery has made me say before, and I will say again: Anyone looking to be a vtuber or a streamer, YOU MUST HAVE A LAWYER. Sign nothing, be sure of everything that's in a contract put before you. Have discussions with people about what should be expected in those contracts, and if those things are missing, negotiate to have them and refuse to sign if they aren't present. Do not let desperation for success lead to rushed bad decisions. It can hurt you in unimaginable ways for way longer than you could possibly imagine.

[helshollowhalls]

Even after the screenshots were shown in the video on Elira's channel I still don't get it.

So management replied like a day and half? late and told Selen that the video would need to be reviewed again because of the inclusion of graduated livers aka people who left the company on good terms?

I'm not a fucking business person or lawyer but what the fuck. What's the problem.

Anycolor owns the designs. Yes, the talents are no longer active but they literally commissioned and paid artists and riggers for these models and then people auditioned for said models. The company paid commercial fees or whatever as well to get the rights for the designs.

To repeat, Anycolor owns these designs.

Are they really out here telling Selen they need to triple check if a video containing depictions of designs they own and paid for is okay?

That's like a dad going "Sorry son, I know you'd like to learn woodworking but those tools that I bought myself 4 years ago have been collecting dust in the drawer for like 8 months I don't think you can use 'em at this point."

Do you mean to tell me commercial rights just fucking expire after talents graduate? WACTOR and AkioAir reused models all the time. Not the best examples, I'm aware, but I highly doubt that's the actual problem if there ever was one to begin with.

Nina and Mysta graduated on good terms. Literally what is Anycolor afraid of.

Their PR team for the EN branch is comedically paranoid and completely tone deaf. Reading the room? Not in this economy!

[mochi-10]

VtuberのAzuriさんの配信EDイラストを描かせていただきました。

[ajicoma]

【Works】

AkioAIR様所属のAzuri Delfi(アズリ・デルフィ)様【https://twitter.com/AzuriDelfi】の配信動画内のSDイラスト担当させて頂きました。

【YouTube】https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlEfqhEaHTc

[namisuu]

share this please

and tag akio_air on twitter, they need to answer for predatory behaviour

[mysongsknowwhatyoudidinthedark]

AkioAir hired a minor to be a Vtuber and the kid immediately made a slavery joke after someone joked about being hers. On all accounts everyone was a dipshit.

[welcometomy20s]

November 26, 2022

Huh. I am so out of the Weekly Thread this week. Lots of ‘huh, interesting’, and then there is this whole Gura thing, which I am very much out of since I always think of Gura having a spotty schedule and therefore a week or so break shouldn’t be controversial?!?!

I’m starting to feel that Gura is slowly becoming the EN Ayame, and I do not like that at all. Honestly, Gura would likely snap this off the bud considering her demeanor. Cover freshman recruits are interesting… There’s something similar in the US, but it’s just not as widely practiced… which is a shame. Quick job opportunities are one of my few Japan pros.

Oh yeah, someone made a false rumor about IRyS 2.0 design comments? Wonder if they ‘mourn’ the design controversy. That’s the thing about most controversies, they end or people get tired about it. They don’t last very long and they are not good either.

VShojo JP expansion is another silly idea… I’m not really sure VShojo is much of a thing anymore. I mean there is something, but it’s not very much. Quite a lot of EN agencies operate on a light touch, which is a bit frustrating. While Idol Corp had me skeptical, the Israel members are okay, I like Nikki and Sparkles, and EN members are solid. VReverie is doing okay as well. And AkioAIR is still chugging along, of course. Any mid-small EN agency I missed?

I don’t know why people want to be in VShojo. Oh, talent freedom. I get the marketing, but it just feels so freaking empty. It’s the American version of Freedom, it’s a nothing burger! It’s freedom due to laziness and apathy rather than true proactive freedom, which is rarely needed in entertainment, well other than your typical labor stuff.

I guess I will talk about this a bit, I’m confused about KSon and the Nijisanji blacklist, not of its existence, that’s pretty obvious, but KSon being forthright about the situation, rather than leaving it as implied, as most won’t be too surprised. As a comment said, this expression is rather odd, one wouldn’t talk except if they think they can turn the tide… I mean, go ahead, but it seems out of place and contrary to the cool and calm nature of her previous stances.

[vtuberconfessions]

...AkioAir hired a minor...

[vtuberconfessions]

Final Update so far to the AkioAir drama. A few days ago, Athy/Athena Nightingale, one of their more popular talents, parted ways with the company, and last night she's revealed her reasons for leaving.

The twitter post from her:

AkioAir's response:

This is the last time I will be talking about the drama on here. I only brought it up to add another reason to AkioAir's's Blacklisting.

[vtuberconfessions]

AkioAir has been Blacklisted for the following reasons:

1. Hired a minor, 16-17 at most, and did not make most of the talents aware of it until a while after they hired her, some even finding out from this announcement itself. AkioAir is a very 18+ space, as lewd humor and sometimes lewd content is something most of the talents engage in.

2. Has under-paid an artist who worked on one of their talents' models.

https://x.com/TurtatoArt/status/1708656340435099791?t=0Wb0NnhqS7fLueuqFP4Crw&s=09

3. Has threatened former and current talents with lawsuits for being unable to comply with their difficult demands.

4. Has created a toxic and hostile work environment for the talents, specifically due to Jason, the CEO, and his questionable personality.

5. Has refused to properly compensate most of their talents.

These are the statements I could gather so far from all the former talents:

[vtuberconfessions]

Update to the AkioAir Minor saga. They released this statement today. I don't really feel like this will solve anything, but what do you guys think?

[vtuberconfessions]

Basing off what she's posted, majority of the community have come to the conclusion she's either 15-17. 17 wouldn't be so bad, but if the latter AkioAir needs to be investigated. I bet your money in a few days she's gonna go private so they can cover their tracks.

[vtuberconfessions]

Today's Vtuber of the Day is Kion Dojima, from AkioAir's 1st generation REfrast! She is a dragon! She streams on YouTube in English.

[vtuberconfessions]

The 2nd Vtuber of The Day for today is Athena Nightingale from the Agency AkioAIR! She is an owl! She streams on YouTube in English.

[vtuberconfessions]

People shit a lot on /vt/ (rightfully so) but tbh they're pretty useful for deep diving into vtubers' past lives and information about smaller companies.