Star VTuber Pikamee has chosen to 'graduate' from her agency, VOMS, following backlash from streaming Hogwarts Legacy.
She, like many other streamers, decided to broadcast Hogwarts Legacy upon release, and was met with a wave of criticism and harassment that ultimately prompted her to go dark for several weeks. Rowling, regarding trans people.](https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/hogwarts-legacy-controversy-boycotts-explained-2036589/) “I am so sorry for shocking you guys like this,” she said. [brought ‘Girlfriend Reviews’ to tears after she and her fiancé decided to broadcast the title shortly after release.](https://www.dexerto.com/hogwarts-legacy/twitch-chat-berates-streamer-to-tears-for-playing-hogwarts-legacy-on-launch-day-2053952/) [Hogwarts Legacy](https://www.dexerto.com/hogwarts-legacy/) has sparked an avalanche of debate ever since its launch on February 10. [ended one of her streams in tears](https://www.dexerto.com/hogwarts-legacy/silvervale-in-tears-over-hogwarts-legacy-twitch-stream-harassment-2064748/) after coming under fire due to [Twitch’s auto-mod program,](https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/how-to-use-automod?language=en_US) which had automatically banned the word “trans” in her chat due to the possibility that it was being used for harassment.
Amano Pikamee, a popular Vtuber affiliated with VOMS_Project has announced her graduation (read: retirement) following a recent break.
“Since this event would be the last time the four current VOMS members will be together, we have been planning this event with the hope that it will be a place for everyone to create memories in a positive way”, the statement reads. “We discussed this with Pikamee herself and in respect of her wishes, we have decided to ‘graduate’ in a positive way”, the statement reads. VOMS has also issued their own statement on Pikamee and her graduation, saying it was the Vtuber herself who chose to retire.
Amano Pikamee has announced her graduation from VOMS Project after taking a sudden hiatus last month.
I am so sorry for shocking you guys like this. Some fans speculate that her sudden graduation has to do with an equally sudden hiatus she took at the beginning of February. It wasn’t until late 2020 that Hololive thought to reach the largely untapped English market, allowing Pikamee and other bilingual VTubers to dominate the scene.
Popular VTuber Amano Pikamee has announced her graduation from VOMS Project after three years with the group. While this is a sad moment for VTuber fans, ...
This meant that the graduation was meant to happen. If you read the graduation announcement very closely, it showed that the graduation was already planned before Hogwarts Legacy was released to the public. It’s just that the news was announced after the VTuber received hate, which led to misinformation. The announcement was made last night via the VOMS Project Twitter account, where it stated that Pikamee will graduate and terminate her activities by the end of March 2023. In a now-deleted tweet that was originally posted on Feb 7, 2023, Pikamee called out those who didn’t want her to play the new Popular VTuber Amano Pikamee has announced her graduation from VOMS Project after three years with the group.
The internet is saddened by the recent news of virtual YouTuber Amano Pikamee's graduation, as confirmed by VOMS Project.
The recent announcement of Pikamee’s graduation is no doubt bound to make her remaining month of activity special. Further stating how they discussed the decision with Pikamee herself and “in respect of her wishes”, have decided to be grateful and honor the decision. Amano Pikamee shocked the internet recently with her graduation announcement, leaving many of her fans reeling. [YouTuber](/en-gb/topic/youtuber/) operating under VOMS Project. By November 2020, she had reached 300,000 subscribers. [account ](https://www.youtube.com/@Pikamee)was created in February 2020, although she didn’t begin streaming on the internet platform [YouTube](/en-gb/topic/youtube/) until March 2020.
Amano Pikamee, one of the first Voms Project Vtubers, will be graduating at the end of March 2023 and going dark.
In addition, any merchandise featuring her will no longer be sold. Her social media will be shut down. The end of her activities also means all of her videos will be made private.
Amano Pikamee, a popular name in the Vtube community who is affiliated with VOMS Project, announced her retirement from the group following a recent break.
Many users also claimed that she was not harassed or bullied for wanting to play Hogwarts Legacy as there was no evidence of that since Amano deleted her tweets. Some even pointed out the fact that the Vtuber had once shared with her subscribers that she was bullied in school. On February 7, 2023, Amano put out a tweet where she shared with her followers that she wished to play the Hogwarts Legacy video game. She later wrote in a tweet that she only wanted to play the game. One user, @TheIshikawaRin, wrote that they learned about Amano's decision to retire and that all of her content will be deleted after that. According to many netizens, the Vtuber was harassed for only wishing to play a video game without getting into political beliefs.
Pikamee stands in a cutesy bedroom. Screenshot: VOMS / Kotaku. Earlier last month, Pikamee, a popular vtuber canceled her Hogwarts Legacy stream and went ...
[fear](https://twitter.com/DomaniaVtuber/status/1630923969825058817?s=20) the speculation will lead to increased [transphobia](https://twitter.com/kazuniarts/status/1630952923051044866?s=20) in the [vtuber community](https://twitter.com/dvckyVT/status/1631012451201482752?s=20) as it paints the problem group as trans people and trans allies. Whatever Pikamee meant to her fans while she was actively streaming, it seems she’s now become a martyr for those bemoaning the side effects of “cancel culture” and others looking for an excuse to attack a marginalized group. From all the anti-LGBTQ tweets in relation to Pikamee currently trending on Twitter, (and one slur-filled thread on the hate forum Kiwifarms), the fear appears well-founded. Because Pikamee’s Hogwarts Legacy tweets have been deleted, it’s hard to get a holistic view of how strongly people actually opposed her stream, though evidence suggests the criticism was clear in its disappointment but did not seem to escalate to harassment. Other [streamers](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/twitch-girlfriend-reviews-responds-hogwarts-194636039.html) have [faced](https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/asmongold-lashes-out-at-twitch-viewers-harassing-hogwarts-legacy-streamers-unacceptable-2055126/) similar criticism. Kotaku reached out to VOMS Project to ask if the canceled Hogwarts Legacy stream contributed to Pikamee’s retirement plans but did not receive a response by the time of publication.
Popular Vtuber Amano Pikamee announces that they're 'graduating' following an unfortunate controversy related to Hogwarts Legacy.
Not only will Pikamee no longer stream as part of VOMS Project starting March 31, but all of her content will be deleted on that date, as well. Pikamee would cancel the stream and say she just wanted to play the game, not that she supported anything by doing so. Pikamee announced that she would be streaming Hogwarts Legacy as part of her regular stream on February 7. On Wednesday, March 1, Pikamee announced that she would "end all activities" as of March 31. While Pikamee doesn't provide an explanation for her graduation, fans are alleging that a recent controversy played a role in her retirement. Until March 31, Pikamee says she will continue to do streams and videos like normal, so she hopes everyone can still have "a lot of fun."