Elira, Vox, and Ike of Nijisanji EN Make Statement About Selen

Vtubers Elira, Ike, and Vox, representing the Anycolor Nijisanji EN branch, put out a video providing more details on the recent controversy about Selen Tatsuki. The whole video is available on Elira’s channel. Anycolor CEO Riku Tazumi has not issued a statement as of time of writing.

Here is the statement shared by Anycolor and its three performers:

To begin with, Elira stated that there are limits on what she and the company Anycolor can disclose, and the three Nijisanji Vtubers that appeared spoke based on their personal experiences. She also reminded viewers that Nijisanji EN does not condone any harassment towards anyone involved, and she volunteered her channel for the stream after discussing it with the other livers. Tazumi will also post a video about the matter.

You can watch the whole video on Elira’s channel. The three stated that Selen was supposed to wait for management’s approval before she could upload her video. This is standard protocol for the livers. However, she didn’t do so and uploaded “Last Cup of Coffee” anyway, which prompted management to take it down. This is not the first time that Selen has had issues with management. The livers asked Selen why she reacted the way she did, and her lawyer later pointed to these interactions as part of the bullying accusation Selen had made. At the 4:40 mark, you can see snippets of Discord conversations between Selen and someone at management.

Selen had also recorded a voice call with Vox without his consent to use as proof that Anycolor shows favoritism for the Nijisanji EN group Luxiem. Vox said he felt like Selen betrayed his trust. He’s hurt because he had trusted Selen so much he had planned on graduating in solidarity when Selen told him that Anycolor was going to terminate her.

Ike spoke the least of the three Nijisanji Vtubers, but also stated he felt hurt because he considered Selen a friend. So he was shocked to see the legal documents that Selen’s lawyer sent to Anycolor. These legal documents had private information about the livers, as well as allegedly contained falsehoods.

The reception to this statement online has been extremely negative. Elira’s chat accused the livers of reading off of a script, as well as demanding to know why the livers were putting out a statement before Anycolor CEO Tazumi did. Dokibird, Selen’s previous persona, had to cut a stream short in response to this. She tweeted that those legal documents were only intended to be seen by Anycolor’s legal team, her lawyer, and herself.

As a result of Selen’s termination, Anycolor stocks’ value has been dropping, though it’s unclear how much damage it will do to the company in the long term. Anycolor had previously put out a statement stating that Selen’s termination would have a “negligible” impact on the company’s finances. This IR report, in turn, angered many fans and companies, including Hyte, which canceled a collaboration with Anycolor to stand in solidarity with VTuber fans.

Tazumi will make his statement on the situation in a few hours.