#nijima the y2k demon

[goshikko]

Hewwo, I’m still alive! I apologize for the sudden months of inactivity.

If you haven’t seen my announcements on my Bluesky or Discord server, I’ve been very, VERY busy with 2 jobs for the past 3-4 months and I’m currently taking breaks after everything I’ve been through. I wanted to thank all of you for being extremely patient with me while I’ve been busy with 2 jobs.

I’ve tried to juggle everything as much as I can between my Discord server, art on social media, streaming, and my 2 jobs all at the same time, but ever since October hit, things haven’t been easy since I was focusing on my training at work at my 2nd job (Eventually I’m planning to resign from one of them by the end of January) and from November-December, I’ve been covering for 2 of my coworkers at my 2nd job and til this day, as of Jan. 5th, I still am. All of it has been stressful and draining my energy and motivation to do any more art, animations, and streams, but hopefully after Jan. 13th, 2025, I will continue get back on uploading newer artworks, animations, and streams! I will continue to post here on Tumblr again after Jan. 13th.

There’s also been a lot of plans and events that happened that I should’ve announced months ago, but due to how busy I’ve been, I haven’t been able to. Here are the things that I’ve been planning for myself, where I’m more active on, and what will happen to my art, animations, and streaming content:

1. TWITTER TO BLUESKY MIGRATION (AND TUMBLR)

2. PATREON’S 30% APPLE FEE

3. DISCORD SERVER CHANGES

4. ANIMATED CONTENT FOR MY YOUTUBE CHANEL (& THE STATE OF TIKTOK)

5. TWITCH STREAMS & OFFICIAL DEBUT DATE

TL;DR: These are all updates and plans on server changes and website news that happened. Bluesky, Tumblr, Twitch, and YouTube will be my main platforms to post art, animations, and streaming content and my Vsona’s Official Debut will be on Nov. 11th, 2025.

I hope you guys are just as excited as I am on what I've been cooking behind the scenes! I want 2025 to be an exciting year for Nijima's debut and I will take my art, animations, and streaming content more seriously on Bluesky, Tumblr, Twitch, and YouTube while working at my job. In the meantime, please also follow my VStreamer blog @nijimathey2kdemon for streaming and life updates as well!

1. TWITTER TO BLUESKY MIGRATION (AND TUMBLR)

Since Oct. 17th, I decided to leave Twitter for good and move officially to Bluesky. From now on, Bluesky, Tumblr, Twitch, and YouTube will be my main platforms to post art and content. On Nov. 15th, 2024, Elon Musk allowed Al to steal everything we post (Posts, Art, Data, etc.) like what Instagram has done. I believe this decision was the best choice for me as an artist/creator and my mental well-being.

After leaving Twitter, my mental state felt more "free" than when I was using it since February 2017 up until then. I won't be returning to Twitter, even if most artists and Vtubers are still staying on that platform (I honestly think all artists and Vtubers should migrate so that their supporters/mutuals can move on and support each other on other platforms). I can't take anymore negativity constantly at that place all the time and I can't stand seeing Elon making everything worse over there. I would rather wait until there's a convincing alternative platform for both artists and non-artists to band together and support each other. Instagram I have also left, but have been treating it more as a personal account now and have been sharing memes, other artists' art, and animations that i like on my stories (Same username: @/Goshikko). I'm still staying on IG mainly because most of my irl and online friends and artists are still active there (And finding small businesses is easier to find on IG than anywhere else), but I'm never ever posting on IG again for the same reason Twitter is doing. I feel more free not worrying and pressuring myself to post art on social media anymore and feeling pressured to getting bigger numbers and pleasing the Twitter algorithm all the time. On Bluesky, at least it does feel that way imo. It feels refreshing to start all over again even if it may suck at the same time after all the years I've built up a following, but it's better to learn that posting for yourself and why you started doing it since the beginning is a positive thing to have in mind.

2. PATREON'S 30% APPLE FEE:

Since November 4th, 2024, Apple required Patreon to raise 30% of its fee to use Apple's in-app purchase system, which includes a 30% App Store fee.

This will not discourage me and stir me away from Patreon, but I will warn anybody who has an Apple product, whether it's an iPhone, iPad, etc., DON’T pay to creators using the app! It's very disappointing that Apple forced this change to happen which will make artists' and creators' lives even more difficult since patrons will cancel their financial support because of the 30% Apple fee. All I can suggest is to not pay using the Patreon app if you are using an Apple product if you are interested in supporting me or any other artists/creators on that platform. That is the best I can advise at this point.

If you are not comfortable at all supporting me on Patreon, you can also support me on Ko-fi as an alternative. Remember that you are not obligated to support me if you are struggling financially or don't have the funds to do so!

3. DISCORD SERVER CHANGES:

I will keep this one short since this part is only necessary for my friends and supporters who are in my Discord server. If you want to know what are the changes and you’re interested in joining my server, please DM me for an invite.

The only thing I can really say on this part is that new emotes of Nijima and Rybiis (Representations of my supporters) will be coming soon after my debut so do keep a close eye on big changes that will come to this server!

4. ANIMATED CONTENT FOR MY YOUTUBE CHANEL (& THE STATE OF TIKTOK):

During the New Year of 2025, I really want to focus on my passion for animation again after being hesitant to share my OC projects for so long after graduating college. I have been coming up with many AMVs and animatics of my OCs, but haven't had the time to draw any of them. This includes projects such as my Vsona debut and many other animation ideas I've held in for this whole year (Mainly Mahito x Aiko ideas and other OC animations from personal series projects I kept secret for a long time). Animation content will be posted on YouTube and updates of those content will be on my Bluesky, Tumblr, Patreon, and Ko-fi!

As for the state of TikTok, as much as I hate it for a number of reasons, I genuinely wanted to gain a following over there, but have been hesitant to do so. Not to mention, I find "vertical styled" videos much more difficult to deal with and create since it’s just not something I'm used to doing myself. I also just never had any free time to edit any VODs or any art videos either. Since TikTok is going to be banned here in the U.S. by the government by Jan. 19th, 2025, I won't be uploading anything over there and my TikTok account will remain abandoned.

So in 2025, I want to focus more on creating animation content of my OCs, Mahito x Aiko, etc. and upload them on YouTube. I wanted to take it seriously and make it more convenient for myself as well as testing how uploading on YouTube will turn out without relying too much on other social platforms like Twitter and Instagram.

5. TWITCH STREAMS & OFFICIAL DEBUT DATE:

Art and gaming streams will still continue on Twitch and I will continue to stream as Nijima the Y2K Demon! My Vsona's debut will be on my birthday Nov. 11th, 2025 to give myself more time to complete my Ending Soon Screen and Animation Lore/Introduction before that date. I've recently been considering on not following through my sona's lore script and make something else entirely different than what l initially planned since the beginning of 2024. I wanted to make something short and doable that represents the aesthetic of "colorful 2000s nostalgia" that Nijima represents rather than her full backstory of how she became the Y2K Demon. I realized over time how animating the whole script as one animator would be a lot of work and it would cost a lot of money if I have to hire more 2D animators and voice actors for this debut project (I also reconsidered that I really don't want to make it only an animatic because I feel it shows that I haven't "worked hard enough" for my passion and I think that will look bad on me). Not to mention everytime I read the script, there is still a lot of flaws when it comes to dialogue and just... The flow of everything. Keep in mind that I started this lore script since late 2023 and has been completed in May 2024. It is now December and I really wish I had taken more time to go back and revise some things in the script. It'll be a lot to explain in text alone what specifically is wrong with everything, but after my debut, I will eventually post a PDF of the script publicly on my server and my Patreon if you guys are curious to read through the original lore of Nijima.

As for my stream schedule, after I resign from one of my jobs by Jan. 31st, I will only be streaming on Mondays, Thursday nights, Fridays, and Saturdays. Sundays will be my break days. My motivation will depend so my streaming schedule will subject to change if anything does happen in the future. I also didn't forget about streaming Slime Rancher 2 in the future so do keep an eye on that! There are many different games that I really wanted to enjoy playing and everything will be planned in the future when I have time!

[nijimathey2kdemon]

Hewwooo!!! 🌈💜

Hewwo, name's Nijima! I'm a Y2K Demon, aka Rainbow Demon, aka whatever Y2K Rainbow Demon, whatever you see me as!

Sooner you will see my new look and get to know me a bit better through my backstory one day!

For now, here is my little sheep form that you will see in my streams pre-debut XD LOLOLOL

If you are interested in watching my streams, here is the link below! Hope we'll have fun together!

- Nijima the Y2K Demon 🌈💜

[goshikko]

Tumblr Account Rebranded

Made my Tumblr account more related to my current interest of my JJK OC, Aiko Shoshin! Expect to see maybe a bit of Mahito and JJK related stuff here now since I want this account related to what I'm currently hyperfixating over, which is Jujutsu Kaisen and of course, Mahito (my stitched husband LOL). Of course, I will reblog other things of my interests here, not just JJK stuff. Expect also some JJK artworks as well since I am drawing a lot of those at this current moment, mostly JJK cursed spirit OCs!

As for my streaming related stuff, I made a separate account for my Vsona streamer account (Her name is Nijima the Y2K Demon and she's my streamer/Vtuber sona) if anybody is interested in following me for streaming updates, art related to Nijima, and all that stuff, or you're interested/you like Nijima the Y2K Demon as a character! :3 🌈💜

[goshikko]

Sorry for the lack of activity y'all

It's July and I'm still dealing with executive dysfunction right now when it comes to drawing and social media. You're gonna see me be in and out of social media and being slow with art cuz of my mental health and I'm unmotivated to do anything right now. Please don’t take it personal if I’m not talking or posting much 💜

If you've been patient with me til this day, thank you so much for being understanding. I'm hoping this won't last longer because a part of my brain really wants to draw and finish up some art (And start on my Nijima lore animatic already), but mental health and executive dysfunction are bad for me still thanks to life, financial struggles, and pressure from my job.

If you haven't seen what I posted on Twitter or you're not in my Discord server, I posted a long announcement that basically talks about the power outages I've been dealing with recently and how it's gonna affect my will to stream over the summer because I have to limit my usage between being on my gaming PC and using my AC. My bedroom is being affected the most with power outages because of this and roommates downstairs under me and my family's floor are using our electricity illegally. We still haven't resolved things til this day yet and I don't want to keep using my PC and my AC too much because I fear the power outages will not only destroy my PC's specs, but my bf's PS5 as well and we REALLY don't want to start all over again from square one because of this happening. I'm just hoping this doesn't go on longer to November since I planned my debut to be on my birth month (If it does happen or if I'm still not finished with animations/assets for my debut, it'll be postponed to next year)

So yeah, that's all why I'll be in and out of social media and slow with art. There has been so much going on since last month that put me into executive dysfunction mode and I'm trying to bring back my motivation to draw again. I might possibly also quit posting art on Twitter (like what I did with IG for forcing their Meta AI onto their platform) because of Elon making dumb changes soon and the algorithm and engagement on Twitter have been so bad that it's been making me hesitant to post art again. I'm gonna consider moving to post art and streaming updates/content on here and my @nijimathey2kdemon blog instead of listening to other big artists complaining about staying (Which is understandable for growth and commission purposes, but we gotta get off of Twitter at some point because everything there is bad). Twitter generally has been an unhealthy site to be on and it was never meant to be a portfolio site even before Elon took over. So once Elon pushes more dumb Twitter updates to kill engagement and artist growth, I'm officially gonna be moving here, to Bluesky, Cara, and Inkblot (Still debating on Inkblot because their website has been extremely slow...) I also have a Discord server linked in my Carrd if you are interested in joining my Rybii community for art content, streaming updates, or just generally getting along and chilling around my server.

[goshikko]

🌈💜✨ ABOUT ME 🌈💜✨

Goshikko 🌈 OC Artist 🌈 Character Designer 🌈 2D animator 🌈 Virtual Streamer (Vsona: Nijima the Y2K Demon) on Twitch 🌈 21+ 🌈 He/She/They 🌈 Autistic

I love drawing colorful OCs, anime and Y2K styled art, character designs, and 2D animations. I mainly stream art, games, or react to YouTube videos on Twitch. I'm also a big enthusiast for Y2K/2000s nostalgia (including 2000s Anime, 2000s Web, Late 2000s Scenecore, Neo-Y2K art, and Frutiger Aero aesthetics).

I'm very passionate in developing and working on my own side projects for my OCs that I'm currently working on. My Vsona debut being one of them! I'm also open for freelance, internships, and full time work in anything related to the field of art and 2D animations.

As for my personal hyperfixations, OCs and 2000s nostalgia are things I'm very interested in rambling about, as well as Jujutsu Kaisen and Mahito (I know he's understandably hated, but I love him as a silly villain character LOL). You'll be seeing a lot of ship art of him and my JJK cursed spirit OC, Aiko Shoshin (Currently in my shipping arc, Mahiko 🪡🫀). You can also see more of my current interests under my profile description or Carrd!

If you're interested in my artworks, here's some examples of my work (as well as my socials on Carrd)!

💜 goshikko.carrd.co 🎨 goshikkoportfolio.carrd.co 💌 goshikkoart@gmail.com (For business inquiries, commissions, or freelance work!)

If you would like to support me financially (Not obligated, but appreciated if you do), you can support me on Patreon or Ko-fi (Or both by choice! Tiers or tips are appreciated either way!)

ALL ARTWORKS ARE OWNED BY ME!!! PLEASE DO NOT REPRODUCE OR CLAIM MY ART AS YOUR OWN!!! IF USED (Profile Pics, Banners, Posts, etc.), PLEASE CREDIT ME PROPERLY FOR THE WORK (SPELL IT AS GOSHIKKO)!!!

[nijimathey2kdemon]

ZENLESS ZONE ZERO WEEK (PART 3)

STREAMING 5 PM EST 🔴 🌈💜

Today is Part 3 of Zenless Zone Zero Week.

Obviously, this isn't the last part. I really enjoy this game, the characters, and how far things are progressing!

I still don't have my wolf husband, Lycaon, and shark wife, Ellen... At least I got Koleda, Piper, Soukaku, and Anton! Fighting as all of them was super fun. Koleda is super cute, I love her fighting style! (I'm all for girls with hammers supremacy LOL)

As for everything else, we'll have to see where things are going forward! 🌈💜

- Nijima the Y2K Demon 🐏🌈💜

[nijimathey2kdemon]

Hey, little Rybiis! 🌈💜

I would like to apologize for my current lack of streaming activities. I know mentioned before (mostly in my Discord server) that there is suppose to be a Slime Rancher 2 stream (which I will consider playing sooner), but this month is not the best time for me to play since I’m currently busy with 2 jobs now and I have so much more to deal with for a new job I got hired at that I couldn’t prioritize art, streaming, or my mental health at this time. If not for this month, I could maybe stream on September or October for Slime Rancher 2 if I feel like doing so, but I can’t guarantee if I will be able to play Slime Rancher 2 or more art streams because of my 2 jobs and other things in my life that I have to deal with.

Truthfully, I have actually been more active in a Mahito fan community (JJK Character if you don’t know who he is) and I really enjoy talking to new friends who also like similar interests that I like. I’m honestly a lot more happier finding and hanging with people who like the same characters as I do much more than the Vtuber community (Ofc I still love my Vtuber friends 💜 It’s the community that takes a toll of me). I’ve been staying away from Twitter mainly because of how bad the Vtuber Twitter community truly is and it makes me not want to continue involving myself in a community that constantly starts drama, enables abusive, toxic, and problematic Vtubers, and cancellations left and right all the time. It became too much to deal with that I stopped trying to care and I’m more uncomfortable being in the community after my bad experiences in it. Vtuber Twt is already a headache for me to catch up with everything and it has been taking a huge toll on me. Nowadays, I’m in my Mahiko 🪡🫀 arc (Mahito x my JJK cursed spirit OC, Aiko Shoshin) where I feel a lot more happier drawing ship art of them together.

I’ll still be able to do streams as a Y2K Demon VStreamer, just no longer involving myself in the community, since I found a better community that I feel more comfortable and happier to be in. As for my Vtuber debut, my animatic for it still hasn’t been started yet. I’ve decided that postponing my Vtuber debut to 2025 would be a better option for me than debuting on my birthday and rushing to finish my animatic. More of this will be explained in a different post. As of now, I’m happy that I finally received 2 job opportunities that will hopefully help me financially to continue more progress and preparations for my debut if I have enough to commission more artists!

Everything that I’m currently dealing with is going to conflict with my streaming plans, art progress, and especially my mental health, so I will have to prioritize my life first before I can continue to do art and streaming again. Overall, I really do apologize for my lack of streaming activity. Everything I explained is pretty much the reason why I haven’t been actively streaming and it’s also slowing down art plans that I’m currently WIP of. I’m hoping sooner I will be able to stream Slime Rancher 2 and more art streams sooner. If you’ve read this far, thank you so much for your patience. It really means a lot and I appreciate the support despite my lack of activity in the Vtuber community, streaming, and even being in my JJK arc, Mahiko 🪡🫀 arc.

Thank you for your support, little Rybiis~ 🌈💜

- Nijima the Y2K Demon 🐏🌈💜

EDIT: Please also consider following me at @goshikko since I’m more active posting art and comfort characters I simp for (Expect loads of Mahito and Aiko & other canon x OC ship art/posts)

[nijimathey2kdemon]

Updates & Plans

- Nijima the Y2K Demon 🐏🌈💜

[nijimathey2kdemon]

ZENLESS ZONE ZERO WEEK

STREAMING JUL. 10-12 5 PM EST 🔴 🌈💜

Hewwo, every Rybii!

I will be streaming Zenless Zone Zero for 3 days from July 10th-12th.

Silly me forgot to post this yesterday, so at the time of posting this, this is part 2 of the stream! So far, I really love the characters and the story, especially Lycaon, Nekomata, Koleda, Nicole, and Billy! Might consider pulling Ellen, but ya girl is broke. :’D Who knows, I might or might not.

But anyways, don’t miss out if you’d like to see me continue playing the game! See y’all on stream!!! 🌈💜

- Nijima the Y2K Demon 🐏🌈💜