Streaming Community Upset as Popular VTuber Retires Amidst Her Hogwarts Legacy Stream Controversy

March 2023 turned out to be a sad month for the VTube community, as one of the most prominent VTubers Pikamee announced her retirement. She has been away from streaming since she canceled her Hogwarts Legacy streams in early February. While her fans were eagerly waiting for her return, she dropped this shocking news.

Amano Pikamee, better known as Pikamee, started streaming in 2020 on YouTube. It didn’t take much time for her to get noticed on the platform. In 2021, she transitioned to Twitch, which turned out to be a successful venture. She became one of the fan-favorite VTubers thanks to her energetic and light-hearted personality. So her calling quits as a VTuber was a huge blow to her fans.

Pikamee announces her retirement

On March 1, Pikamee’s agency VOMS Project announced her retirement. For those who don’t know, many VTubers are managed by agencies similar to how many actors and K-pop stars are. Her agency claimed after discussing with the VTuber, she will “graduate” from their group. However, the announcement also stated that she will be able to stream till March 31, 2023.

VMOS Project further announced after both parties parted ways, Pikamee’s content on her channel and on the group’s channel will be private. Also, all memberships on her channel will be closed and, along with, ending the sales of her merchandise. However, they mentioned that she would attend VMOS’s third-anniversary pop-up store at Marui.

The VTuber or her agency didn’t clarify the reason. But fans speculate it has to do with her Hogwarts Legacy stream. Pikamee expressed a desire to play Hogwarts Legacy in February, but it received a lot of negativity because of the game’s connection to “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling, who has been criticized for her controversial opinions.

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Due to this connection, this new action RPG is also receiving criticism despite many praising the game. And the streamers who are playing this game are also falling victim to this cycle of negativity.

How did the fans react to VTuber Pikamee’s retirement?

Pikamee was a fan-favorite VTuber on Twitch. It is not surprising that her fans are sad to hear about her sudden retirement. Many of her avid fans are angry at those who poured negativity on their star for wanting to play Hogwarts Legacy.

What do you think regarding Pikamee’s end to her VTubing career? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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