Kasuga Nozomi, the main voice actress of famous VTuber Kizuna Ai, has announced that she will resign from her position as consultant of the company Kizuna Ai Inc. on March 31. In a statement via the company's official X (Twitter) account, they said that her resignation was due to the expiration of her contract with them.
契約満了による当社アドバイザーの退任のお知らせ
Notice of resignation of the Company Advisor due to the expiration of the Contract
关于合约期满退任本社顾问的告知 pic.twitter.com/EYkyD7dioc— Kizuna AI株式会社(@KizunaAIinc) March 29, 2024
I sincerely thank all our fans, partners and staff for their support and encouragement. Thanks a lot. The days I spent here were precious and meaningful in my life, and I believe your understanding and support helped me get to where I am today. Although I will be stepping down, please rest assured that I will continue to support everything related to Kizuna AI. I hope you will continue to support Kizuna AI Inc. Thank you very much.
Kasuga Nozomi's statement on her resignation as a consultant at Kizuna Ai Inc.
Kasuga Nozomi's statement on her resignation as a consultant at Kizuna Ai Inc.Takeshi Osaka, founder of Activ8 Inc., the company behind Kizuna Ai, has also stated that although she stepped down from her consulting role, they are still looking forward to having her join them as voice actors, although not specifically. wondering if it was for Kizuna Ai or not. She tweeted about this, saying that with her resignation from Kizuna Ai Inc., there is no word on whether the Vtuber voice actress will change or not.
先の事はわからないけど
アドバイザー≠ボイスモデル
という事だそうだ!ぞ!訳:アイちゃんがどうなるかはわ.変わらないとかは別の話ということです。
— かすがのぞみ (@kasuga_nozomi) March 29, 2024
Since the founding of Kizuna AI Inc., Kasuga-san has contributed more than anyone else to the staff and talent of Kizuna AI, Kizuners and Kizuna AI Inc. Kizuna AI Inc. It wouldn't be possible today without Kasuga-san. Thanks a lot. We will continue to support Kasuga-san's activities from the bottom of our hearts. We look forward to working with her as a voice provider in the future.
Statement from Takeshi Osaka, founder of Activ8
The voice behind Kizuna Ai remained unknown from her first appearance in November 2016 until Kasuga Nozomi revealed in April 2020 that she is the voice of Kizuna Ai. In addition to this work, she also voiced a number of small roles in anime. She was previously affiliated with Clare Voice from 2018 to 2020 and then Swallow from July 2020 to March 2022. She has been working freelance since April 2022.
Source: Kizuna Ai Inc. Official X (Twitter)
