Amelia Watson, one of the original VTubers under Hololive English, will cease all of her channel activities, according to an announcement from the VTuber agency. The announcement states that Watson will remain as an affiliate moving forward and it’s important to note that she is not graduating.
In the announcement, Hololive English stated that Amelia Watson will end all regular activities including live-streaming on platforms such as YouTube, social media activities, live event participation, and the regular release of new merchandise. The agency will still accept fan letters until November 29, with her members-only content available up until October 31.
Since her debut as a member of hololive English’s founding generation, hololive English -Myth-, she has actively provided her fans with unique content as well as participated in all sorts of activities beyond streaming that significantly contributed to spreading VTuber culture overseas. Though her channel activities will end, Watson Amelia will remain an affiliate of hololive production moving forward.
Statement by Hololive English
Amelia will be doing her last stream on September 30. In a short video explaining her recent step-down, she has thanked fans for the support, as well to the agency for being patient with her requests. Moreover, she didn’t specify any particular reasons for the announcement, and has kindly asked fans not spread any rumors regarding this update. Any updates about her participation on future events will be announced by Hololive through their official channels.
Amelia Watson debuted as part of hololive English’s first generation “-Myth-” alongside Ninomae Ina’nis, Takanashi Kiara, Mori Calliope and Gawr Gura. As of this writing, she has over 1.7 million YouTube subscribers and over 1.3 million X (Twitter) followers. This news follows the recent graduation of Minato Aqua on August 28 and the termination of Yozora Mel‘s contract in January this year.
Source: Hololive English Website
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