Huge Issue With Vtuber Agency Collab... | Hololive Concert Sells Out, Kizuna AI is Back?

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  • @XaiverTepes
    @XaiverTepes 2 дні тому +1115

    This is a collab with Rakuten and NOT with the NBA. The main issue is that Rakuten is the NBA licensee to be able to sell NBA stuff in Japan. They are not allowed to sell outside of japan.

    • @NerissaRavencroftJailbird
      @NerissaRavencroftJailbird 2 дні тому +210

      And then we have Hololive doing a baseball Collab at A ACTUAL BASEBALL STADIUM. Holy shit I not really interested in baseball yet that is so damn cool they doing that.

    • @sbatou87
      @sbatou87 2 дні тому +6

      This.

    • @strategicperson95
      @strategicperson95 2 дні тому +170

      Considering that is the case, why even promote it in English, you know outside of Japan's borders?
      Even more, why use Niji EN members when they are supposed to be your marketing for Global, aka outside of Japan?
      Whoever is running NijiEN merch obviously has no understanding in what they are doing.

    • @shinimegami42
      @shinimegami42 2 дні тому +46

      @@strategicperson95 I'm wondering if they didn't realize that the rights wouldn't extend outside of Japan

    • @Kanetsuguru
      @Kanetsuguru 2 дні тому +37

      ​@@strategicperson95probably a bunch of 13 yr olds just like their translators

  • @KeebeThePlush
    @KeebeThePlush 2 дні тому +657

    Hololive definitely succeeded as a company when the tickets sell out super quickly upon being open for purchase

    • @KoeskibibooSparklingGem
      @KoeskibibooSparklingGem 2 дні тому +56

      And merch worldwide purchase. Having a good reputation also helps so they can get money from everyone. As much as Yagoo is wholesome, best girl where he would usually give some content for free at the end of the day it is all about the money. Like some talents genuinely love the fans and do it out of love but let's be real they are a business at the end of the day.

    • @MidoriShibuya
      @MidoriShibuya 2 дні тому +25

      because their company hasn't done anything shady that could kill their PR
      maybe they have but not in the wider eyes of the public. niji on the other hand keeps doing everything in their power to hurt their pr

    • @Muallasss
      @Muallasss 2 дні тому +18

      Their management doing great so far, just minor problems among fans like shipping issue in EU (I guess Cover already notice this, HoloJustice is their started line) or Cover underestimate the fans by only rent small capacity for HoloEN's concert.
      Let's hope they keep it that way and keep doing great while improving the issues just like I said. We don't know what are the problems lies in the future after all.

    • @vkarvanzer4243
      @vkarvanzer4243 2 дні тому +8

      @@KoeskibibooSparklingGem Man, i hope Yagoo will stay healthy and well until he retired.
      And i hope he had trained someone well to be his successor

    • @rando2517
      @rando2517 2 дні тому +2

      Unlike kurosanji's shamful ticket selling am I right folks?

  • @Ducilios
    @Ducilios 2 дні тому +351

    Man, just a reminder that Cover opened a USA office explicitly for the sake of merch.

    • @Razor4884
      @Razor4884 2 дні тому +57

      It's probably for other things, too. Like better US event organization and handling with US-specific things like US music copyright.

    • @themightycongueror8383
      @themightycongueror8383 2 дні тому

      ​@@Razor4884It will also help, at least for North American fans, to cut down on shipping cost/time, I bought some of Gura's birthday merch last year in June, and it didn't arrive until January of this year. Once they set up in California it should only take a couple months at most instead of half a year.

    • @FuwaMocoNumber1DoggyPack
      @FuwaMocoNumber1DoggyPack 2 дні тому +47

      ​@@Razor4884Remember about the World Tour? Bau Bau! They planning to dominate the world Bau Bau! Starting with USA and the other countries he stated Bau Bau!

    • @Ruzvian
      @Ruzvian 2 дні тому +17

      ​@@FuwaMocoNumber1DoggyPackHoloJustice is a Prelude to Conquest for EU Bau Bau !!!

    • @jimmytsunami5275
      @jimmytsunami5275 2 дні тому +1

      @@Ducilios Merch! MEEERCH!!!! I hope we see some more friends with u plushies featuring Coco, Rushia, Aloe, & Sana soon, if Coco makes an agreement with Cover USA
      That means every Hololive stan will be beyond happy

  • @Gassygastly
    @Gassygastly 2 дні тому +481

    Selling EN merch that requires an JP phone number is wild.
    This along with the concert cancelation its not looking good for Niji fans rn (not like its good for a while now)

    • @ElizabethRosarian
      @ElizabethRosarian 2 дні тому +43

      For a while now? Since when Nijisanji has been good after Yugo's termination? Downward spiral.

    • @MegaDarkness5000
      @MegaDarkness5000 2 дні тому +13

      The fans of Niji gets what the company gives out. Niji is toxic towards their livers of course they would be toxic to fans.

    • @Muallasss
      @Muallasss 2 дні тому +3

      ​@@ElizabethRosarianNijiEN yes. But for JP side, I think there are not much problem, they are stable enough.

    • @Solus749
      @Solus749 2 дні тому +23

      @@Muallasss nah they have been dark for a LONG time in japan too. What they did push on korea, ID and en branch originate in jp branch. YOu do know that one of the holos ( certain pink nora baby ) is a former niji that was bullied to the point other memebers had punching bag props with her face on it. When she graduated and had a open call NONE joined and she cried on stream and she were oldschool niji

    • @ElizabethRosarian
      @ElizabethRosarian 2 дні тому +15

      @@Muallasss Stable how long? JP is a weak currency. And besides their livers are not earning as much as you think. If you think otherwise fine but I give them a few years max.

  • @Khosi225
    @Khosi225 2 дні тому +295

    Damn they really did abandon the en side💀

    • @sweetcake6231
      @sweetcake6231 2 дні тому +69

      Only a matter of time for the en branch to be joined with the main branch soon

    • @ElizabethRosarian
      @ElizabethRosarian 2 дні тому +47

      Indeed. And I cannot wait to see how the Golden boys react to Getting abandoned by someone who they thought was a homie.

    • @user-br4qy6cj5g
      @user-br4qy6cj5g 2 дні тому +41

      That's not what Vox "no favoritism" Akuma said

    • @rando2517
      @rando2517 2 дні тому +1

      Kuro gotta pack all the golden children and shut the heck down EN branch, I bet.

    • @dsuffers3032
      @dsuffers3032 2 дні тому

      One of the few reasons EN is still afloat is because there are still important people in the branch.

  • @mapplehitoritheartist9114
    @mapplehitoritheartist9114 2 дні тому +137

    niji EN is already closed people, they just have to make anouncement, a mere formality at this point

    • @MrNorker77
      @MrNorker77 2 дні тому +1

      Next thing you'll tell us is that Roa Yuzuki is graduating

    • @mapplehitoritheartist9114
      @mapplehitoritheartist9114 День тому

      @@MrNorker77 as how things are progressing.... well... i am just saying base on evidence... the actual truth is hidden by a big bunch of hungry Rrats drinking cups coffee

  • @darthchewee
    @darthchewee 2 дні тому +79

    this "collab" with the NBA is like collabing with Ticketmaster to claim you are collabing with Taylor Swift

  • @edwardlivingston9651
    @edwardlivingston9651 2 дні тому +47

    That's so weird I dont think anyone has encountered a problem like that before, did you check your travel ticket and get the ok sign from mane-san, before booking your hotel?

    • @elektra8535
      @elektra8535 2 дні тому +8

      WAIT WHAT HAPPENED D:

    • @lsebastian9086
      @lsebastian9086 2 дні тому +4

      Oh.-.took me a while to understand what you were referring to, heh

    • @zayd4078
      @zayd4078 День тому

      -Millle, probably 🤣

  • @cameroncooper5941
    @cameroncooper5941 2 дні тому +61

    It really is impressive how Niji keeps managing to one up themselves with each new controversy. What's more impressive is how we keep thinking "Well, they can't screw up any worse than this." I maintain my stance that they're failing intentionally with a "any publicity is good publicity" poster in their office.

  • @ps4pro668
    @ps4pro668 2 дні тому +116

    Hololive concert tickets selling out half an hour after they go live.
    Kizuna AI possibly returning after a 2 year hiatus.
    Nijisanji collapsing
    Everything is right in the world.

    • @ChloeKruegerSenpai
      @ChloeKruegerSenpai 2 дні тому +5

      Nah, include the War and Nuclear War, this gonna be fun LMAO.

    • @maple_syrup22
      @maple_syrup22 2 дні тому +5

      Its actually not even an hour,, but the first minute,, it basically sold out instantly when it came out lmao..

    • @BlameCo
      @BlameCo 2 дні тому +8

      Theres 3000 seats for the concert and within 12 seconds 16,000+ people tried to buy it. (Hololive) They had to do a queue to access the website or it would have gone down.

    • @ThatchNetherfold
      @ThatchNetherfold 2 дні тому +6

      @@BlameCo Nijifans: Where are the people?!
      Holofans: Where are the seats?!

  • @sociomatt_
    @sociomatt_ 2 дні тому +47

    As much as I hate that some of the Niji talents are getting screwed as well as the fans unjustly but we are in the “finding out” stage in this Fuck around and find out arc. Niji just needs to change not only ethically but professionally as well. Sorry to those who bought flights/tickets.

    • @ThatchNetherfold
      @ThatchNetherfold 2 дні тому +3

      Not sorry for the NijiSisters who are still blaming Doki and Dragoons for this.

    • @SunDry_Marchy
      @SunDry_Marchy 2 дні тому

      "Unjustly", eh? I don't think that this is the correct word to use

    • @Corrodias
      @Corrodias День тому +2

      @@SunDry_Marchy It's not the fans' fault that the entertainers they like are stuck with Niji. Even said entertainers might feel that they're stuck with it and couldn't make it as indie, now. From what I've heard, the work environment encourages people to think they wouldn't make it, however likely it is to be true.

  • @yoruucchi
    @yoruucchi 2 дні тому +34

    i still remember that time when some nijiEN livers is shitting on holoEN/council for a "flop" debut

    • @lordvolsung1203
      @lordvolsung1203 2 дні тому +9

      Same. I mean, how can I forget. It was what poisoned the Niji Waters for me. I heard it when I was still dipping my toes in Niji. I was like, "yeah no, I 'm out."

    • @ThatchNetherfold
      @ThatchNetherfold 2 дні тому +3

      @@lordvolsung1203 I'm just glad I wasn't at the Nijifan's shitshow. I entered the Hololive rabbit hole (literally, as the one who got me here was a rabbit) shortly after Holohero's (my oshi's here) debut.

    • @MikamWaffle
      @MikamWaffle 2 дні тому +3

      It was only Fulgur tbh, the others just happened to be there but didn't even reply or agreed with him. The others were basically just talking about when Shu tried to apply to Hololive but didn't know it was only for women lmao

  • @ShioriNovelite1
    @ShioriNovelite1 2 дні тому +292

    Hololive treats their talents AND employees like actual humans and gives them the best of the best. Even would have proper farewell.
    Nijisanji unfortunately do the opposite. Wanting to Collab for merch treating their livers like idols. And pretend they never existed once they leave. Nijisisters happy A chan is leaving? 🖕You.

    • @halseul8833
      @halseul8833 2 дні тому +1

      it's not that deep. get a job

    • @shikitohno47
      @shikitohno47 2 дні тому

      ​@@halseul8833found the niji cuck 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @ShioriNovelite1
      @ShioriNovelite1 2 дні тому +72

      ​@@halseul8833And it is THAT deep for A Chan. And what does have to do with my comment? I don't think you know what I am talking about.

    • @ShioriNovelite1
      @ShioriNovelite1 2 дні тому +57

      A Chan is leaving today wish her all the best! Her Hologra would be released at 6pm. She is also doing a final farewell. Please be there! Thank you for your service A Chan!

    • @jimmytsunami5275
      @jimmytsunami5275 2 дні тому

      I swear if NIJISISTERS try to attack everyone physically in Hololive, I definitely know what is going to happen

  • @spoon7126
    @spoon7126 2 дні тому +55

    The root of the problem is Niji not purchasing distribution rights from the NBA (collaborating directly with them). Due to them circumventing the NBA with the JP license holder, they can only ship to JP. Unfortunately I can't foresee availability outside JP without them either making deals with more license holders or biting the bullet and getting a license from the NBA.

    • @BeyondDaX
      @BeyondDaX 2 дні тому +12

      Imagine thinking Riku paying beyond discount prices by actually purchasing NBA licensing rights to be able to ship outside of Japan

    • @FuwaMocoNumber1DoggyPack
      @FuwaMocoNumber1DoggyPack 2 дні тому +5

      They have the money but they don't wanna spend it Bau Bau! They have a Yacht to maintain after all.

    • @toms7219
      @toms7219 2 дні тому +2

      This is because Tazumi could only get a deal finalized with Rakuten as a nepotism connection, it's doubtful any company with a presence outside of JP sees them as anything but radioactive.

    • @NightKev
      @NightKev 2 дні тому +2

      @@toms7219 Well it depends on when the deal was finalized; merch takes a while to make, so this was probably started months before the NijiEN meltdown. It probably wasn't relevant, this time.

  • @TheCasualSubculturist
    @TheCasualSubculturist 2 дні тому +29

    imagine click right on 9AM to realize you are 12000 in line... That's Hololive.

  • @zomfgroflmao1337
    @zomfgroflmao1337 2 дні тому +74

    I mean, there was controversy with the NBA collab even before this, given they gave the spots to some weird people that actually spoke out that they are not interested in ball sports at all, while not giving spots to talents that spoke about actually being fans of the NBA before.

    • @Daark_Karma
      @Daark_Karma 2 дні тому

      I kinda felt like they were deliberately targeting people when they decided not to include them despite being the ones that would actually want to take part.

    • @zomfgroflmao1337
      @zomfgroflmao1337 2 дні тому +4

      @@Daark_Karma Hi Karma, yeah it was the old claim of playing favorites, I just wanted to make it clear because he said in the video that nobody would have had a problem with the collab itself, which I felt could be misinterpreted, because of said alleged favoritism.

  • @hatguyfan22
    @hatguyfan22 2 дні тому +20

    4:10 goodness, I would’ve been so mad if I had bought all of that only for the concert to be cancelled later

    • @lareolanKFP
      @lareolanKFP 2 дні тому +5

      Amazing how much Kurosanji "values" their most loyal fans... What a shit company.

  • @MileyPuppers
    @MileyPuppers 2 дні тому +23

    NIjisanji cannot afford the licensing fee for the NBA in the US..

    • @BeyondDaX
      @BeyondDaX 2 дні тому +11

      Its not that they cannot afford it but Riku isn't willing to pay more for it

    • @mukti5896
      @mukti5896 2 дні тому +1

      That's a loss money for my Yatch
      _RT_

  • @darkshaman98
    @darkshaman98 2 дні тому +28

    I've been on the recieving end of region locked merch it's not fun, when holo did the super groupies Collab with the watch and stuff I wanted to get the Kiara set but they didn't deliver to UK it's frustrating so I know how they feel, locking Americans out of an American event is an interesting choice

  • @xneet00
    @xneet00 2 дні тому +16

    A lot of stuff in Japan is done through lottery. It's not the best, but in Japan (explaining this in crayons) there is a huge issue with scalping.

    • @user-bi8ko7kc6h
      @user-bi8ko7kc6h 2 дні тому +5

      Fr. They think using the lottery system is a fair play to everybody. It might sounds crazy to westerners but that’s just Japanese culture.

    • @Percutien
      @Percutien 2 дні тому +6

      @@user-bi8ko7kc6h Until you realise that even their education system relies on lottery... It's a nightmare to deal with for students.

    • @neff6185
      @neff6185 2 дні тому

      People experiencing kujis for the first time is so funny, you’d think since they’re invested in vtubing and Japanese culture they would be semi familiar with the concept 😭🙏

    • @ainzer2903
      @ainzer2903 2 дні тому +1

      But still scalping is always anywhere on concerts or events that have high potential success. The only sure way to keep scalpers away are being Niji with their disastorous PR and low public/fan support but still renting vast venue for the concert while they only able to afford small one

    • @Corrodias
      @Corrodias День тому +1

      Mhm. Importantly, isn't it true that it's not paying to be entered into the lottery to win the item, but rather a free entry into a lottery to win the right to buy the item? That is, it's giving everyone an equal chance of buying, rather than just those who get there first.

  • @AbysswalkerOftheEchoes-qn9pg
    @AbysswalkerOftheEchoes-qn9pg 2 дні тому +83

    “KUROSANJI DOES NOT STAND THE GHOST OF A CHANCE”
    -Parrot, 2024
    I’m really sorry, I couldn’t help it!
    His voice was already stuck in my head rent free lol!

    • @jimmytsunami5275
      @jimmytsunami5275 2 дні тому +6

      Hololive Defense Force coming through!

    • @rafaerudono
      @rafaerudono 2 дні тому

      ​@@jimmytsunami5275💀

    • @Yuki_Ika7
      @Yuki_Ika7 2 дні тому +7

      His voice lives in my head rent free as well! When it comes to Kurosanji I say "SELL SELL SELL!" and when it comes to Hololive, Vshojo and Indie Vtubers like Dokibird and Mint Maid I say "BUY BUY BUY!"

    • @popajoekiller
      @popajoekiller 2 дні тому

      @@jimmytsunami5275you mean that black company cultists?

  • @kurosky0
    @kurosky0 2 дні тому +45

    Average holo W and average niji L

    • @og_3rd_st_saint_gat
      @og_3rd_st_saint_gat 2 дні тому +1

      Awesome pfp

    • @lootria
      @lootria 2 дні тому

      this is nijis big w though, its not like they can really do much better than this after everything theyve done and are continuing to do [to their [en] talents and en branch in general which theyve abandoned now anyway like they did ID]

    • @kurosky0
      @kurosky0 2 дні тому +2

      ​​@@lootrianah bro they still have a lot of en fans that angry about the tickets problem so if they didn't miss this up they could've calm down some of them but NOOOOO let's screw en fans over for nothing and destroy they're en fanbase a little more

  • @LydiotGamingTV
    @LydiotGamingTV 2 дні тому +29

    What I would like to know is who the hell signed off on all the shit Niji is up to already again. Who in there had the brain damage to say: "Good job. Print!" ????

    • @BeyondDaX
      @BeyondDaX 2 дні тому +9

      Riku, let's be honest. All these decisions always end up in that man's yacht buying hands

    • @lareolanKFP
      @lareolanKFP 2 дні тому +1

      Niji management is full of brainless gangsters, any one of them could've done it.

  • @KeebeThePlush
    @KeebeThePlush 2 дні тому +118

    I don’t know why they would lock their merch behind a jp phone number

    • @themeddite2935
      @themeddite2935 2 дні тому +22

      Most likely their management is just that shit that they don't notice.

    • @NSDK9
      @NSDK9 2 дні тому +8

      @@themeddite2935more like they noticed but just not paid enough to care.

    • @cameroncooper5941
      @cameroncooper5941 2 дні тому +56

      It's because the whole collab is a lie. They aren't working directly with the NBA, just the company that handles NBA merch specifically for Japan, which has no ability to sell internationally.

    • @EndoftheBeginning17
      @EndoftheBeginning17 2 дні тому

      @@cameroncooper5941 Exactly, Rakuten requires a JP phone number and address in order to set up an account in order to buy the merch. As it is, based on the info from the q4 report don't expect any merch really to come to the US. Save the money for Holo, Vshojo, Phase, Idol at this point

    • @themeddite2935
      @themeddite2935 2 дні тому +7

      @@cameroncooper5941 So it was pretty much all misleading advertisement

  • @formgenesis
    @formgenesis 2 дні тому +9

    Hey, thanks for talking about Taiga’s channel, also hoping UA-cam reverses this

  • @hoppy8008
    @hoppy8008 2 дні тому +84

    Hopefully the return of Ai is NFT free.

    • @BeyondDaX
      @BeyondDaX 2 дні тому +7

      I am afraid the chances of that are 50/50

    • @Duamerthrax
      @Duamerthrax 2 дні тому +19

      We'll see, but I don't hold anything against Kizuna AI or Activ8 for jumping on the NFT bandwagon so quickly. They got off just as quickly once it became obvious it was a scam. Vtubers were a New Media thing that had much of the same skepticism against it in the beginning.

    • @Yuki_Ika7
      @Yuki_Ika7 2 дні тому +2

      I think the return might be related to some sort of ARG or something like that

    • @SilverLining1
      @SilverLining1 2 дні тому

      ​@@Duamerthraxwas there a single person since their inception that thought of nft's as "new media" and not just a pointless crypto commidity? Like, a single person? Even in Japan I refuse to believe that vtubing and nft's were ever met with the same skepticism. They are completely different skepticisms

    • @Duamerthrax
      @Duamerthrax 2 дні тому

      @@SilverLining1 For like 5 minutes, sure. The idea of a decentralized way to manage copyright or digital ownership sounds like a good idea on paper. If you company is in the VR space, it sounds really appetizing. It falls apart when everyone not grifting realized that copyright is only as valuable as it's enforceability, which requires a central authority and nfts didn't actually offer anything more then default copyright protections that already exist.

  • @K.K.Station
    @K.K.Station 2 дні тому +35

    Yeah Taiga has been getting harassed as of late by some music guy who only reuploads content AND keeps publically admitting to doing so!!!
    This whole situation with that guy sending his fans is getting ridiculous 😡

    • @Pherim_
      @Pherim_ 2 дні тому +6

      You mean his Drones/Minions

    • @popajoekiller
      @popajoekiller 2 дні тому +2

      Wait who?

    • @K.K.Station
      @K.K.Station 2 дні тому +1

      @popajoekiller I wish i remembered since Taiga posted about it awhile ago but its the reason that Taiga had to take down the R34 reading stream even when Taiga edited out the more obscene parts MULTIPLE TIMES

    • @MrNotBot
      @MrNotBot День тому

      @@K.K.Station Taiga was always pushing the line with degenerate stuff. Walk too close to the river and you'll get your feet wet.

    • @K.K.Station
      @K.K.Station День тому

      @MrNotBot uhhhh Fefe's channel is STILL UP and she uses near, if not outright, p*rn thumbnails something Taiga has used as an example! The dude targeting Taiga has made public statements regarding targeted harassment as well so it's not just being borderline NSFW

  • @FriedIce3
    @FriedIce3 2 дні тому +10

    New day another day I'm glad khyo informs us with VTuber news
    One love y'all

  • @ropewash4432
    @ropewash4432 2 дні тому +10

    I don't think Rakuten has a license to sell NBA merch outside of Japan. Tough luck to overseas fans, but if true that's a solid legal wall.

  • @thezabrak650
    @thezabrak650 2 дні тому +9

    Sorry for the long post, no one reads these anyway. This whole Niji situation just shows what proper experience as a business man gets you.
    Yagoo had many years of experience and runs his company in a way the benefits their employees and consumers; because that is how you build profits.
    Riku, on the other hand, is a college dropout who foolishly believes in profit above all else under an outdated and manipulative industry model.
    Truly insane how people wonder why Kurosanji is having these problems.

    • @HudaefCares
      @HudaefCares 2 дні тому +3

      >"sorry for the long post"
      >Post is about as long as my average comment
      Bruh I feel self-conscious about my yapping now xD

    • @Kosher_Salt374
      @Kosher_Salt374 День тому

      I remember when people had faith in that guy being a younger company owner rather than some old dude. But this all leaves me wondering if he really knows how to run the company.

  • @justinthawsetmyo4173
    @justinthawsetmyo4173 2 дні тому +36

    "I want to support you, but it's just so difficult" is so true in so many ways. I miss watching Nijisanji back in 2021, now the only boys left that I care about are Vox and Luca, and they're also super difficult to love for after what's happened early this year.

    • @Loomine.
      @Loomine. 2 дні тому +5

      Even though I don’t like those two I have to agree with you if you know anything about vox’s past life the you would know that he lost a lot and I think he’s scared of that happening again (plus that thing was 100% scripted), Luca is what ever to me like he’s funny sometimes and his model is nice but I didn’t really pay attention to the drama to much because I didn’t really like him.

    • @isabellajewel.420
      @isabellajewel.420 2 дні тому +4

      I think it's so easy to forget that these people are genuinely under the same company that everybody else is, and no matter the obvious favoritism abuse is abuse

    • @popajoekiller
      @popajoekiller 2 дні тому +13

      Hot damn you really picked 2 of the three worst ones. If You had said uki there You would have had the trifecta.

    • @ELEMENTOR374
      @ELEMENTOR374 2 дні тому +7

      Yeah i miss watching Enna and Reimu. But it just feels uncomfortable to watch them after everything

    • @justinthawsetmyo4173
      @justinthawsetmyo4173 2 дні тому +1

      @@popajoekiller I think the third and fourth for me would've been Ike and Shu, because I watched the Luxiem boys mainly. Mysta was my favourite, Ike and Shu kind of went under my radar at times, and Luca was my introduction to Nijisanji. Vox just kinda have been in my head because of the black box stream.

  • @SakuhonSora
    @SakuhonSora 2 дні тому +9

    Now that i think about it selling merch only in jp might be the reason why Mint never got her merch

    • @BeyondDaX
      @BeyondDaX 2 дні тому +2

      Pretty much

    • @EndoftheBeginning17
      @EndoftheBeginning17 2 дні тому +9

      It was merch but gifts at meet and greets. She was supposed to get gifts from her fans but never did

  • @needoriginalname
    @needoriginalname 2 дні тому +5

    This Kizuna website, kinda makes me think there is an ARG going on.

  • @sinner5452
    @sinner5452 2 дні тому +7

    "Have no issues with that collab itself, its about selling merch" - Does this collab have anything in it aside from a few tweets and selling that merch tho?

    • @EndoftheBeginning17
      @EndoftheBeginning17 2 дні тому +3

      Nope just selling the merch - which barely makes it a collab they're just calling it that.

    • @lareolanKFP
      @lareolanKFP 2 дні тому

      It's literally just milking their fans, and treating them like cash machines.

  • @shinimegami42
    @shinimegami42 2 дні тому +7

    I wonder if they didn't even think about the fact that the merchandising rights through rakuten wouldn't be worldwide rights. I bet trying to negotiate the rights with the NBA themselves would be a lot more money than they're willing to spend.

    • @EndoftheBeginning17
      @EndoftheBeginning17 2 дні тому +4

      They'd not only have to get the NBA rights but the individual teams as well.

    • @user-bi8ko7kc6h
      @user-bi8ko7kc6h 2 дні тому +1

      The amount of money to collab with NBA itself would be huge. Similar to football teams.

  • @danysiegh9746
    @danysiegh9746 2 дні тому +1

    The Mian problem is that the product is only licensed in Japan so I think Niji doesn't want to go through another merch company overseas to be able to sell it in other countries. They probably don't think there is enough people for there to be profit if they are using multiple companies just for licensing (and possibility of being denied in other countries).

  • @GCM-hagfish
    @GCM-hagfish 2 дні тому +107

    Kizuna Ai isn’t back. She’s a pioneer and she defined her era. She should preserve that prestige of being the “first Vtuber”. She doesn’t need to come back.

    • @BeyondDaX
      @BeyondDaX 2 дні тому +14

      Yeah but the company behind her may see it different, we'll see how this develops

    • @Duamerthrax
      @Duamerthrax 2 дні тому +29

      We'll see if she's back, but if Kizuna Ai/Kasuga Nozomi has something new they want to do, let them.

    • @NamelessGlasses
      @NamelessGlasses 2 дні тому +1

      My guess is maybe Ai will actually be an AI now (similar to Neuro)? Nozomi Kasuga probably seeded enough voice samples hence her announcement that she was done with the role.

    • @mrbuttocks6772
      @mrbuttocks6772 2 дні тому

      @@NamelessGlasses It won't behave like her though, and that's something people will pick up on within the first stream. And even with hundreds of hours of voice recordings to sample, the AI voice will still sound 'off'. Seriously even the socially inept can generally pick up on mimicked voices rather quickly if they are familiar with the genuine voice.

    • @zierlyn
      @zierlyn 2 дні тому +13

      If they wanted to do an AI with voice samples, they could've just done that with KZN, and not risk the MASSIVE backlash if they tried to pass the true Kizuna AI as anyone but the actual Kasuga Nozomi.

  • @user-dx1qf7qg8y
    @user-dx1qf7qg8y 2 дні тому +3

    Licenses are very finely sectioned and divided for maximizing profit. Rakuten obviously only have a license to sell in Japan, and probably just limited to clothing (uniforms and caps etc.). They won't bend the rules for you, you will need to find your own way.
    And lottery systems, or any kind of random mechanisms are extremely normal in Japan. You don't win a lottery, you pay until you win. With a lot of trash.

  • @NochanIsMe
    @NochanIsMe 2 дні тому +2

    So how did they think it was okay to sell EN x NBA merch that is not available to EN fans? tsk tsk what were the managers thinking

  • @samuelaguilar1537
    @samuelaguilar1537 2 дні тому +7

    How is it they cant even get merch right now? Genuinely wonder how they even have fans at this point

    • @BeyondDaX
      @BeyondDaX 2 дні тому +3

      One half Fujos and the other with cult like devotees of Nijisanji but that's just me generalizing

    • @EndoftheBeginning17
      @EndoftheBeginning17 2 дні тому +3

      @@BeyondDaX I think that mmight be largely it. There are people in the comments talking about how hard it is to be fans when the company is this bad

    • @user-bi8ko7kc6h
      @user-bi8ko7kc6h 2 дні тому +1

      Collab with EN but with regionals lock merch is stupid but it’s not rare. Japanese merch are often to be regional lock to JP only.

  • @LinuxAndCoffee
    @LinuxAndCoffee 2 дні тому

    It's crazy how all those dots look like they're coming from a music program. 🤔

  • @ruikirisame1744
    @ruikirisame1744 2 дні тому +2

    this shit makes the persona 25th anniversary merch situation look tame

  • @TheBasedDonHoly
    @TheBasedDonHoly 2 дні тому +1

    Phase 3 of the niji nba collab will allow for international sales

  • @daveroberson7386
    @daveroberson7386 2 дні тому +1

    I clicked on the buy ticket button at 9 pm exactly and still ended up number 9072 in line and sadly I didn't get a ticket... 😢

  • @pokeTOS
    @pokeTOS 2 дні тому +5

    my problem with this is that they have 3 talents from Toronto and none of them are the Toronto raptors big sadge

    • @BeyondDaX
      @BeyondDaX 2 дні тому +5

      Imagine thinking Nijisanji knows anything about canada

    • @HudaefCares
      @HudaefCares 2 дні тому +2

      They're not gonna indirectly doxx their talents, wasn't the "doxx" Elira was concerned about just stated that she and Millie and Enna lived close to each other somewhere in Canada?

  • @henrylanon
    @henrylanon 2 дні тому

    I can't believe they still have such devoted fans

  • @jaredvilla4642
    @jaredvilla4642 2 дні тому +1

    It's been a long time since I seen Kizuna Ai, I watch her videos that came out years ago

  • @MrVentus1012
    @MrVentus1012 2 дні тому +1

    This reminds me of upd8 and how much squandered potential it had.

  • @echowizart3514
    @echowizart3514 2 дні тому +3

    Nijisanji en fans must be happy.... Because support oshi like a challenge extreme games daily quest.

  • @DenpaYureiCh
    @DenpaYureiCh 2 дні тому +1

    KIZUNA AI IS BAAAAAAAAAAAAACK !!
    It's been so long.. (although some people might not like the anime) Kizuna no Allele season 3 where Kizuna AI returns??!

  • @catpotato4543
    @catpotato4543 2 дні тому

    is that a panic collab they doing? LUL, they didn't think this thru huh

  • @N4g4r1d3r
    @N4g4r1d3r 2 дні тому +1

    Honestly I think it's due to mass reporting that Taiga got taken down... I follow a bunch of channels with a similar or even extremer content and non of them have been effected so far.
    I really hope he gets his channel back.

  • @97Multiphantom
    @97Multiphantom 2 дні тому +57

    Total Niji death continues

  • @yosuaranantama1539
    @yosuaranantama1539 2 дні тому +1

    ooh nijisanji again??. oh btw o7 for A-chan

  • @hatguyfan22
    @hatguyfan22 2 дні тому

    7:40 YEEESSSS KIZUNA AIIIIIII!!!!!

  • @felinefelyne
    @felinefelyne 2 дні тому +3

    Its funny that once A-chan leaves, Kizuna Ai comeback somehow

    • @carleffique2687
      @carleffique2687 2 дні тому

      You know i'm highly suspcious now that a-chan and sora is directly related to ai because of how sora looks quite similar to ai. And yeah, the timing of a-chan leaving.

  • @Biggles266
    @Biggles266 2 дні тому +2

    I am exceptionally happy to hear Kizunai AI might be making a return, but this environment is so hostile I fear that it'll turn into a debacle and tarnish (further?) the reputation of the OG VTuber. It doesn't even need to be "bad", it just needs to be "not perfect" and it'll get ripped to shreds, and I'm now dreading that.
    She deserves so much better than that anime that I'm struggling to make it through.
    I just want more AI-chan content.
    I don't care about the NFT BS, so many people jumped on that and cryptocurrency as "cutting edge next gen" stuff that it was only logical that the Pioneer herself would get linked to it. I never saw her as pushing us to buy it; I sure as hell never did.

  • @anonim4597
    @anonim4597 2 дні тому +3

    i don't want to believed that nijisanji (JP and EN) are competent and know what they are doing

  • @vince5456
    @vince5456 2 дні тому +1

    I think what Kizuna Ai needs is more collabs, me think.

  • @Scudboy17
    @Scudboy17 2 дні тому +2

    The NBA is surprisingly popular in Japan, and the sales for NBA merch is major money. I think the only reason Nijisanji is associating this with EN talents is because there is an implied connection between the NBA, which in American sport, primarily, and the EN livers who most are or are assumed to be American. It's not about selling merch to English-speaking Niji fans, it's about using minimal cost and effort to sell merch. Nijisanji focus is NOT on the EN fans at all- this is about selling merch to JP fans of the NBA using the likeness of their livers as promotional material.

  • @Delendar90
    @Delendar90 2 дні тому

    First it is "negligible", now it is "unforgettable".

  • @NealCamerlengo
    @NealCamerlengo 2 дні тому

    The raffle thing is I guess normal since Bamco does it with some of the Gunpla and other Gundam figures. I agree with some of the Twitter posts shown, Kurosanji might as well close the EN branch. Also, if the merch was going to be Japan only then why in the HELL didn't they just collab with a Japanese league/team?? To quote the Angry Video Game Nerd "WHAT WERE THEY THINKIIIIINNNNNGGGGGGG?!?!??" That "Think "insert name* think" meme which came from Invincible also popped up in my mind. UA-cam is ran by hypocrites!

  • @warpstarrogue3554
    @warpstarrogue3554 2 дні тому

    Wow. First the Expo cancel, now this. It looks like they're trying to do anything to line their pockets in the most underhanded tactics possible on the outside. Even if it isn't they really shouldn't think like this man; you can't just replace a sunken yacht with another and not expect the exact same people to burn it like the first.

  • @cannibaletiquette5038
    @cannibaletiquette5038 2 дні тому

    this all looks above board. go ahead buy multiple entries. im sure theyll treat you as well as they treat the talent.

  • @Fahmi4869
    @Fahmi4869 2 дні тому +1

    Kizuna Ai just woke up while today is also her birthday

  • @Violetsarebluelikethesky
    @Violetsarebluelikethesky 2 дні тому

    Although I’ll feel bad for some talents I’m still waiting for the day the yacht sinks officially

  • @kirbo4964
    @kirbo4964 2 дні тому +21

    Since when did kizuna ai decide to make a come back i thought she left vtubing

    • @oliveralfonsino8126
      @oliveralfonsino8126 2 дні тому +4

      I thought only the VA is leaving wait is it miku or ai?

    • @Telsun78
      @Telsun78 2 дні тому +7

      I am actually a bit worried that they won't bring back the voice actresses and it would be an A.I. similar to Neuro-sama. Her "stream" has been going on all day, but it's currently nothing but ''static creepypasta'. Here's hoping she'll actually be back.

    • @BeyondDaX
      @BeyondDaX 2 дні тому +2

      @@Telsun78 The chances of Kizuna Ai being well an actual Ai is very high, I think this whole AI thing these days are getting out of hand. I somehow knew with Neuro that something like this may happen though. But I didn't want to believe it either.

    • @jonathanmakeley8048
      @jonathanmakeley8048 2 дні тому +1

      The stream just popped up today. Still not sure what exactly this comeback will entail.

    • @EndoftheBeginning17
      @EndoftheBeginning17 2 дні тому +4

      The VA officially retired after the debacle with that crappy and lackluster anime that was there to push Kizuna as the main VTuber of the world. Since her hiatus upda8 is seriously behind the 8 ball and is trying ways to make Kizuna Ai relevant as that was all they ever banked on, no new VTubers or anything, that the company still exists is astounding with this level of mid incompetence

  • @user-bi8ko7kc6h
    @user-bi8ko7kc6h 2 дні тому

    Tbf I have purchased from Rakuten multiple times. You just need to register from a shipping company then they will give you an address etc. The license is with Rakuten and JP only, that’s why you can’t just purchase them from overseas.

    • @anonymous68514
      @anonymous68514 2 дні тому

      Holy, so difficult just to order for overseas fans about western thingy collab

  • @Ryuuko-chan
    @Ryuuko-chan День тому

    For anyone who booked flights and hotels, I know it's extremely difficult, but if you still have a week or even just 2-3 days remaining for your expected departure and arrival, some airline do provide refunds (sometimes even partial), but in case the one you booked doesn't, the only thing I can suggest is to keep moving the date to the next available flight for a random month forward (eg. December) with the nearest similar ticket price of your flight. That way you don't have to pay the extra fee (if it's not mandatory) and the price difference of the ticket.
    Same thing goes for B&B, airbnb and hotels.
    Once you moved the date, you should be able to get the refund (still 50% to 100% if available), just check after a few weeks.
    Otherwise, keep moving the date or meet up with the others who already purchased the tickets as well.
    (I studied a bit of Travel&Tourism)

  • @jimmytsunami5275
    @jimmytsunami5275 2 дні тому +3

    Here’s to hoping that Cover’s USA subsidiary actually hires longtime Hololive fans who really miss their beloved oshis
    That’s how you grow as a company

    • @BeyondDaX
      @BeyondDaX 2 дні тому +7

      Qualified people that are also fans is gonna be very hard. You have to remember, this isn't like Japan where the chances of good, like minded people can be hired for these positions. They are gonna have to get some normies in there to fill in the ranks.

    • @rhaven090
      @rhaven090 2 дні тому

      They're building it in California, expect spicy news once they fully establish there

    • @lareolanKFP
      @lareolanKFP 2 дні тому

      @@BeyondDaX Hololive fans come in literally all shapes, sizes and career paths. We have everything from plumbers to surgeons. I'm pretty sure if Cover wanted to, they could staff an entire office with Hololive fans. It wouldn't be hard to find literal thousands of fans who do normal office work, analytics, management, purchasing, contracting, real estate, accounting, HR, etc...

    • @ainzer2903
      @ainzer2903 2 дні тому

      ​​​@@lareolanKFP wont be hard? I doubt it. No matter how close they are to community, they need capable people to fill their ranks. I just wish Cover properly filter their applicant strictly based on theie capabilities and their background/personality. And getting actual fan that also capable and have good personality is great too. Why need capable people? Ask Niji what happen to their PR...

    • @lareolanKFP
      @lareolanKFP 2 дні тому

      @@ainzer2903 I never said anything about them not being capable, if we included the non-capable ones those numbers would be hundreds of thousands of candidates, not just thousands...

  • @mdhatemchipli8849
    @mdhatemchipli8849 2 дні тому +8

    I'm not gonna be surprised if Nijisanji making more announcement about concert in the future but ends up getting cancelled in the last minute.
    Truly, there is no pot of gold just like the end of the rainbow like the name "Niji" just a bleak, hopeless future "Kurosanji"

  • @AsuraDandy
    @AsuraDandy 2 дні тому

    they certainly were underestimating the amount of EN fans that would go to this.
    They went for that luxurious route because unfortunately the Kings Theater, while super luxurious and fancy, only seats 3000 people, which is half of the last EN Concert. So its pretty disappointing they cut the attendance in half but its not everyday you get to perform and attend at the Kings Theater. This should be a wonderful experience for Hololive and the fans attending the concert.

  • @imNewbieGuy
    @imNewbieGuy 2 дні тому +5

    Nijisanji fans is Weak !
    Meanwhile Hololive JP :
    Stop Among Us Collab with ID & EN. and No more JP, ID, EN Among Us Collab. The fans still fine 👍

  • @asasenpai1851
    @asasenpai1851 2 дні тому +5

    How is kotoka on there when she hasn't streamed in 4 months

    • @EndoftheBeginning17
      @EndoftheBeginning17 2 дні тому +3

      They own the rights to the IP so they're going to use it. I'm wondering if anyone has found her PL and checked to see if she is streaming or tweeting on her PL.
      Almost everything the last 4 months are "official" tweets like merch drops etc. snince the chocolate cooking streaming (last stream she did) - and even if she's just taking a long break for her mental as she's burned out she'll probably graduate anyway because she'll probably realize that it was Niji causing the burnout

    • @asasenpai1851
      @asasenpai1851 2 дні тому +1

      @EndoftheBeginning17 well yeah I just don't understand the thought process of we are in a very bad place right now let's throw in a IP that has been MIA. Looking at it management wise I don't get the point of spending money to make any merch that won't help the degrading situation. Then again they buried themselves this far so

    • @rhaven090
      @rhaven090 2 дні тому +2

      Her recent tweet reeks of skinwalking

    • @asasenpai1851
      @asasenpai1851 2 дні тому

      @@rhaven090 management totally doesn't take over their accounts...

  • @TheAdmiral14
    @TheAdmiral14 2 дні тому +3

    I think Niji is running into what was an inevitable land mine. Their abuses have been able to fly due to how Japan's legal system favors companies and corporations and doesn't have as much free speech protections. Essentially they've relied on the Japanese government to stack the deck. Obviously this can't work outside of Japan. Somehow Niji doesn't seem to understand this. It's fairly obvious stuff so I don't know if this is leadership just staring off into the distance while legal tries to explain things or if it comes from a "we'll make it work" mindset. Maybe they've just gotten away with so much stuff they fell into the cognitive bias that disasters only happen to other people. Whatever it is we're several months into the "we're changing things" phase and the only changes seem to be to move away from the EN market.

  • @vkarvanzer4243
    @vkarvanzer4243 2 дні тому +2

    Now that i think about it, is it really NBA x Niji? Because if something went wrong and people trying to attack anyone, they'll attack Niji and NBA NBA know no shits about it

    • @andiezacky
      @andiezacky 2 дні тому +1

      it's niji x rakuten (nba's licensee in japan)

    • @czaczaczar
      @czaczaczar 2 дні тому +1

      It's a collab between Niji & Rakuten, not the official NBA. Rakuten has the official NBA license for JP. NBA doesn't know anything about the collab.

  • @TheYourTV
    @TheYourTV 2 дні тому

    I was there with Ai It reached 100k+ at the time i was there 🎉

  • @Koronesuki1313
    @Koronesuki1313 2 дні тому +3

    Imagine the Queen collabing with HoloJPs.

    • @BeyondDaX
      @BeyondDaX 2 дні тому +1

      She is more like the first vtuber than anything really

  • @thomaswright2669
    @thomaswright2669 2 дні тому

    At this point I'm not surprised with niji

  • @its_myo
    @its_myo 2 дні тому

    no. but where is petra? her last stream was like 4 months ago.

  • @nickd6303
    @nickd6303 2 дні тому +1

    So the niji en fans will get a selection of whatever doesn't sell out.

  • @NinjAsylum
    @NinjAsylum День тому

    I'm not sure this is accurate because I have an account with Rakuten and have purchased MANY things over the years from America. Thats where I got my Gura Earbuds.

  • @Doku71
    @Doku71 2 дні тому

    They did make an unforgettable experience for their fans. They'll always remember how they got scammed into wasting money, time, and off days for the company they are loyal to, to only then cancel the event they had to get a travel service, hotel service, convention ticket, and concert ticket because they wouldn't recoup their expenditure in revenue.

  • @Boxoboi
    @Boxoboi 2 дні тому

    niji having problems? who could of seen this coming...

  • @Scuffed_Cirno
    @Scuffed_Cirno 2 дні тому

    the concert sold out in less than 30 minutes. Literally the first few seconds there were already queues of thousands.

  • @ArcaneMaiden
    @ArcaneMaiden 2 дні тому +1

    Shork Goombus requires a sacrifice for every stream;
    Ai requires _an entire branch._ ಠ⁠◡⁠ಠ
    Jokes aside, I guess the higher-ups in Anycolor is using the timeless JP tactic:
    *Stick their heads on the sand until the problem goes away.* 🤦🤷

  • @Waeva777
    @Waeva777 2 дні тому +1

    If a company wants to make it extremely hard to get merch, which is already cheap tat, then you just need to just not buy it. There is no need to go out of your way to spend money, low sales will just show the company they fucked up
    I think they will close niji en soon, because I don't think there is coming back from the reputation they currently have. Realistically what can they do to make a comeback here?

  • @Akumasama
    @Akumasama 2 дні тому +8

    /w the TaigaHolic situation and other vtubers getting banned:
    What I think happened is that someone at Google fed their bot sexualized vtuber streams to learn with, and so it associated vtubers in general with pornography. AIs are fucking stupid that way.

    • @Pherim_
      @Pherim_ 2 дні тому

      Nobody can fuck people over more than someone not wanting to pay a human to do a job

    • @lareolanKFP
      @lareolanKFP 2 дні тому +1

      It probably wasn't Vtubers. They probably just fed a whole ton of hentai into their AI, and the AI associated any anime-like content with porn.

  • @unattributed1641
    @unattributed1641 2 дні тому

    Khyo is a fluffy rabbit

  • @alfocrown
    @alfocrown 2 дні тому +1

    buying hololive concert ticket is literally super robot war

  • @yumi-chan8692
    @yumi-chan8692 2 дні тому +2

    not even surprised something niji was responsibled for went to shit
    It's sad for the fans and talents, they don't deserve to have this shitty of a company responsible for them

  • @Kiriemy
    @Kiriemy 2 дні тому +3

    People who still buy merch or go to niji concert is kind of scary despite what the agency is showing, actually its also sad because they seems to be some lonely poeple, a perfect target for a cult.

  • @Reikosamaa
    @Reikosamaa 2 дні тому

    guess the people selling these things on ebay or so will make a looooot of money like that xD

  • @gatorsforthewin2067
    @gatorsforthewin2067 2 дні тому +1

    Nijisanji is really testing the limits of their fans, it’s ridiculous

  • @theponygamer66
    @theponygamer66 2 дні тому

    Ah kuji lottery

  • @elementotv2893
    @elementotv2893 2 дні тому

    The GOAT is back

  • @johnle4091
    @johnle4091 2 дні тому +3

    What a load of crock. Nijisanji taking Ls daily and this is no exception. That NBA collab is for JP only and going through a lottery like their brush-ups is messed up.

  • @neff6185
    @neff6185 2 дні тому

    People experiencing kujis for the first time is so funny, you’d think since they’re invested in vtubing and Japanese culture they would be semi familiar with the concept 😭🙏

  • @Veledeen
    @Veledeen 2 дні тому +1

    could this whole nba 'not-collab' technically count as false advert?

    • @ainzer2903
      @ainzer2903 2 дні тому

      Literally. As for legality, i dont know

  • @Denamic
    @Denamic 2 дні тому +1

    Niji is using weaponized incompetence. However, perhaps due to overdoing the incompetence, they're using it against themselves.