Glad to see we'll actually get a graduation with a proper send off, the last few members to leave haven't been given a proper chance

Aww man. I'll really miss the onion girl, she's one of the OGs that got me into vtubers.

I hope at least it's not because of some sad reason (I haven't watched the vod yet).

Sad and sudden announcement but at least it's a proper graduation, that's something. I hope she does as well in whatever she does next.

At least she gets a proper send off. I really hope she got to go in her own volition, not because of something like health problems forcing her to

Aw thats rough to see Aqua go. She's really a powerhouse. I do wish her all the best in the future

My guess is with the new studio came with ramping up of more idol and socal activities. I could easily see this becoming overwhelming for her. She's an introvert who wants to game and stream. We will 100% see her again

Of course it's a proper graduation, the talent decided to leave, she didn't breached the contract.

Full (EN) statement from Cover: https://cover-corp.com/en/news/detail/20240806-01

Announcement of Minato Aqua’s Graduation

Thank you for your continued support of hololive production.

We regret to inform you that on August 28th, 2024, Minato Aqua will graduate from the VTuber group hololive.

To all fans and related parties, we sincerely apologize for this sudden announcement. We appreciate the warm support you have given Aqua until now, and we are truly grateful from the bottom of our hearts.

Minato Aqua has been one of the members pivotal in contributing to the growth of hololive production from its early days, serving as part of hololive's 2nd Generation for approximately six years. We are sincerely grateful for her contributions and, in light of that, have accepted her request for graduation.

We are planning a graduation livestream on August 28th, the day of her graduation, and also the following:

• Minato Aqua’s graduation live concert
• Minato Aqua’s merchandise sales
• Special program on the hololive official channel
• Special feature on talent channels

Please wait for further announcements regarding the schedule for each of the above. In addition, for information on merchandise related to Minato Aqua, other than merchandise mentioned above, please refer to the hololive production OFFICIAL SHOP for separate announcements.

hololive production OFFICIAL SHOP: https://shop.hololivepro.com/en

■ Closure of Various Services

Fan Letters will be accepted until Friday, September 6th (JST). Details about membership and membership-only content will be provided separately.

We will continue to support her fully until her graduation. We would like to ask for your full, unwavering support in the remaining time until the day of her graduation.

Thank you.

Tuesday, August 6, 2024 COVER Corporation

There's also a statement about Aqua-related merch on the store: https://shop.hololivepro.com/en/blogs/top_news/minatoaqua_notice

While I've not been keeping up with Aqua much, this is surprising and sad. Hopefully it's because she wanted to herself. Maybe move on to something else after 6 years. I wish her all the best

o7 Onion

At least it's not a termination again but I suppose we'll see a lot more of these going forward, being a VTuber isn't exactly the easiest job plus it can be considerably restrictive on the talent's private life.

Nothing to do but to wish her the best for whatever she has planned for after Hololive.

Ouch. She wasn’t one of my favorites but I still liked her a lot. As others have said, hopefully it’s nothing serious and we’ll see her pop up in stories from time to time.