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NIJISANJI faces massive backlash and boycotts after termination of Selen Tatsuki’s contract

Marcus Thorne ·February 5, 2024

NIJISANJI EN announced the termination of VTuber and Apex Legends streamer Selen Tatsuki’s contract after over a month of absence and speculation. Soon after, Selen has clarified the reason for the untimely separation.

Japanese virtual YouTuber agency NIJISANJI surprised its community on February 5, 2024, when it announced the termination of Vtuber Selen Tatsuki’s contract. In a three-page document, the company details the reasons for Selen’s surprising termination, citing “repeated breaches of contract” and “misleading statements.”

This announcement follows Selen’s strange one-month absence on streaming and social media platforms. The separation also revolves around a music video Selen Tatsuki released on December 26 that was apparently unpublished by NIJISANJI due to “lack of permission.”

【Notice: Termination of Selen Tatsuki’s Contract with ANYCOLOR】
the team hereby announce that the team have had to make the difficult decision to terminate the contract with the NIJISANJI EN Liver ‘Selen Tatsuki’ effective immediately, due to repeated breaches of contract and misleading… pic.twitter.com/arIds68TZu

Not long after NIJISANJI’s announcement, Selen Tatsuki – now rebranded as Dokibird, released her statement and her side of the story.

Selen Tatsuki reveals that she asked for separation from NIJISANJI before contract termination

In her new X profile, @dokibird, Selen details that she was hospitalized due to an “attempt” after being subject to bullying and a toxic environment.

I will not be silenced anymore. On Dec, I was hospitalized for an attempt that was caused by a built up of bullying from within&being in a toxic&poor environment for numerous months that led to my breaking point. I requested to leave first but on more neutral terms on 26th Jan.

Selen, now publicly known as Doki due to copyright reasons, counters NIJISANJI’s claim that other Livers working under the agency “have not engaged in unjust practices towards Selen Tatsuki.”