During the dawn of VTuber, Mirai Akari, one of the Four Heavenly Kings, made a heavyweight announcement on his official Twitter today (24th), saying that he will end his VTuber activities on March 31, and the last live broadcast will also be held on that day.
【Important notice】
Once once more, Mirai Akari will retire from VTuber activities on March 31, 2023.
Sorry for the sudden announcement.
I really want to convey my thoughts directly,
On March 31st, we had the opportunity to stream live.
Last but not least, I would be happy if you might come and see Akari. ???? pic.twitter.com/0oz1STRE7c— Mirai Akari ???? (@MiraiAkari_prj) March 24, 2023
Future Ming said on Twitter that this decision was not impulsive, but a decision following calm thinking, and she actually wanted to continue her activities, continue to post videos and sing. But decided to quit for many reasons.
The biggest reason is that it is different from the values of the management. There is no way to make the future better, but the gap keeps increasing. The two sides have discussed several times in the past few months, and finally decided to end it at the end of March. Activity.
The channel will remain following the event ends. Because she is a virtual existence, she does not say “graduation” or “retirement”. Future Ming also joked in the article that she is already a VTuber grandma, so please don’t worry regarding him. I hope other VTubers and viewers can enjoy themselves activity.
Finally, Future Ming thanked the painters who gave her image along the way, and hoped that everyone can watch her final live broadcast on the 31st, which is also her last willful request.
Future Ming debuted in 2017, with regarding 700,000 channel subscribers. At that time, the entire industry was still in its infancy. Together with Kizuna Ai, Computer Girl Xiaobai, Kaguya Moon and others, they were called the Four Kings of VTuber. After Future Ming ceased activities, among the Four Heavenly Kings, only Xiaobai, a computer girl, is still active.
