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>I am terribly sorry it took me so long to make this statement. This whole time, I've been in discussion with the company I was previously affiliated with regarding the specifics of this statement and in what way it is to be released.

>My silence until now has led to much speculation, which in turn has led to much slander.

>There is one thing that I've strongly wanted to correct this whole time: the claim that I said "I want to ruin them all” regarding the members. First, allow me to clarify that I had sent this on Nov 14, 2021 and not Feb 11, 2022. The timing and the way this message was leaked made it seem like I had sent it after the incident, but that is entirely untrue. In the first place, the "them all” in this sentence was not referring to the members at all.

>Having been unable to correct this for so long has weighed very heavily on me and has also led to many people getting hurt.

>Even now, I greatly treasure the members. Of course, I still watch their streams, and I haven't lost my bonds with Gen 3, who I still love dearly. It even feels like it was only yesterday when I was with them. I do not resent or bear a grudge against them in the slightest. All I feel is regret for all the trouble that I caused them.

>All claims that I feel bitter towards the members and that I want to take revenge on them are one hundred percent lies. I don't know if I can be allowed to say this after all the trouble I caused, but I think of each and every one of them as close friends.

>I had wanted to make this correction for the longest time. I offer my sincerest apologies to everyone who was hurt because I did not make it. I am very sorry. Thanks to the progress in my talks with my previous company, I am finally able to make this statement.

>There was a blatant mistake in the official statement released by the company, and I had asked them to release an official correction. Namely, they claimed that I “made false declarations to various related parties." I sent an exchange between me and my manager on LINE to one person outside the company—this is true. I felt that I had to do so in order to stop certain conversations that were taking place at the time. However, I did not leak any other information, and neither did I make any false declarations. The contents of what I sent did not include any confidential details of the company, be it related to its operations or sales, or information about the other members. The official release from the company described more than what I had actually done, prompting much slander. As such, I asked the company to release an official correction. They ultimately came to the conclusion that they will not do so, but they remained extremely earnest throughout the discussion. I am truly thankful for this. I was hoping that the company and I could release a joint statement, but because they could not cooperate to such lengths, I am now making this statement alone.

>I am still in discussion with the company, and our relation has by no means soured. We are still working out remaining contractual obligations.

>Until this point, I have been subjected to much slander and defamation. I understand that this was partly due to my own impulsive actions—I can hardly say I'm not at fault. However, I do also want to say that I feel there's something wrong with a world so filled with vilification. I am aware there are many people besides me who are also suffering from slander. I think a world where we look to the future and lend a hand to those who stumble is much more wonderful than one where we only keep pointing at someone's past mistakes and failures. I myself will be walking forward while greatly treasuring the green-haired necromancer that I will always love so deeply.

>I promise to make steady effort giving back to all my fans, to those who have helped me behind the scenes, and to those who I've troubled.

>Thank you very much for reading such a long statement.
>Mikeneko June 24, 2022

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