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Hololive-Bilibili controversy

The Hololive-Bilibili controversy is a series of incidents where Cover Corporation, owners of the VTuber talent agency Hololive Production, faced issues with the Chinese video sharing platform Bilibili. This is meant to be straightforward with no CIA-backed Sinophobic warmongering.

Timeline

2019

  • 2019-03-31 - Minato Aqua was discussing bubble milk tea in her evening stream and she read a comment mentioning that it originated from Taiwan.1) She immediately postponed her late night stream,2) but her ban was lifted after a week and there was no uproar since you could argue that it was a slip of tongue and that she meant the Taiwan province instead.

2020

  • 2020-06-11: Yuzuki Choco borrowed a user-submitted multiple-choice question3) for her quiz stream4) asking: “Which of the following countries do not have cats in their zodiac?” and had Mongolia, Tibet, Thailand, and Vietnam as possible answers.5) “Tibet” triggered the ban and people flamed Cover quite fast, so Cover issued an apology that afternoon6) and her ban was lifted after a month.
  • 2020-08-30: (Mano Aloe retirement. This event has nothing to do with Bilibili or China in any way.)
  • 2020-09-24: Akai Haato brought up the composition of her audience and while the page wasn't actually shown, she pulled up and read off a YouTube Studio page that listed the ROC separate from the PRC7)8)9) which got her stream banned.
  • 2020-09-25: Kiryu Coco actually showed this page on a pre-recorded AsaCoco stream10) which netted a one-month ban that became permanent. On YouTube, the stream would temporarily become private and said content was cut out.11) As a result, Hololive and Holostars members (except Hololive CN) were restricted from streaming on Bilibili that day, while YouTube streams saw member-only chatrooms. However, Cover's inaction on both of these situations had allowed them to ferment over the weekend.
  • 2020-09-27:
    • 7:30pm - Cover issues a statement apologizing for the “inappropriate content”, stating that they respect China's sovereignty and the One-China policy, previously outlined by the Japan–China Joint Communiqué and Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and China, then mentions that proper disciplinary action will be made public at a later date.12)
    • 7:45pm - The official Chinese and Japanese statements are published, revealing that Haato and Coco will be suspended for three weeks.13)14)15) These statements didn't go over well due to its wording16) and how the One-China policy was only brought up in China. In response, their certified subtitling groups disbanded, removed contributions, and/or froze subtitling efforts.17)
  • 2020-09-30: Hololive officials published statements elaborating the prior statements and discussed how they plan on going forward, but only published them on their website and Twitter.18)19)20)
  • 2020-10-18: With Haato and Coco's three-week suspension over, Hololive officials had made another statement which also addressed the recent harassment towards one of their talents.21)22)23)24)
  • 2020-10-19: Haato and Coco would both tweet about their return the following morning,25)26)27) but the official subtitling groups either dissolved,28) refused to back down and were committed to stop all of Hololive activities (excludes Hololive CN),29)30) or just turned to piracy and became unofficial.31)32)33)34)

Hololive CN protests and subsequent dissolution

  • 2020-10-20: Hololive CN members removed information about Hololive from their Bilibili profiles.
  • 2020-10-22: All members of Hololive CN would proceed to announce on stream that Hololive CN was disbanding and that they would allegedly become independent Virtual YouTubers.
  • 2020-11-12: Hololive announced when five Hololive CN members would graduate.35)
  • 2020-11-16: Hololive would clarify that all six Hololive CN members are planned to graduate and that Artia's graduation would occur sooner.36)
    • Civia: 2020-11-18
    • Artia: 2020-12-19 → 2020-11-19
    • Spade Echo: 2020-11-21
    • Yogiri: 2020-12-20
    • Doris: 2020-12-26
    • Rosalyn: 2020-12-27
  • 2020-12-27: At this point, all six Hololive CN members had graduated.

2021

oh god why is there more

1)
"はじまるよおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおお【Vtuber】一週間お疲れ様でした。【湊あくあWEEK】 https://youtube.com/channel/UC1opHUrw8rvnsadT-iGp7Cg/live @YouTubeさんから" (March 31, 2019). Twitter.
2)
"23時からの生放送ですが、別日に延期します🙇‍♂️💦💦 楽しみにしてくださっていた方、申し訳ありません！！！！！！！！！！ 次回、隻狼2周目回復縛りやるときは長時間できたらいいなぁ！！！！PUBGも練習頑張るぞ！！！！！！！！！！！リハビリじゃ！！！！！！！！！！！！！" (March 31, 2019). Twitter.
3)
"問題：日本の十二支に猫がいないのは有名な話ですが、世界には十二支に猫がいる国があります。では、次のうち十二支に猫がいない国はどこでしょうか。 A：モンゴル　B：チベット　C：タイ　D：ベトナム" (June 7, 2020). Twitter.
4)
"【#ちょこオネア】第６回ちょこオネア今回のゲストはスバおかコンビ！無事クリアすることができるのか？！【ホロライブ/癒月ちょこ/猫又おかゆ/大空スバル/友人A】" (June 11, 2020). YouTube.
5)
The viewers provided the correct answer, Mongolia. In some zodiacs, the cat replaces the rabbit.
6)
"本日、弊社の配信中、不適切な内容が出現し、それについて深くお詫び申し上げます。今後は、配信内容の審査を強化し、このようなミスを二度と発生しないように注意いたします。カバー株式会社とホロライブプロダクションは、今日の配信中のミスを深くお詫び申し上げます。皆さんのご寛恕をいただきたく存じます。" (June 11, 2020). Bilibili.
7)
"緊急会議！はあちゃまのプロヂュース作戦！【ホロライブ/赤井はあと】" (September 24, 2020). YouTube.
8)
"9.24赤井心视频留档" (September 24, 2020). Baidu.
9)
"直播谈论粉丝分布的赤井心" (September 25, 2020). AcFun.
10)
“AsaCoco” (あさココ) was a satirical, pre-recorded news stream that Kiryu Coco aired in the mornings with the purpose to cheer people up. It was occasionally used to lighten up other Virtual YouTubers after their mistakes. However, she actually showed the page that listed the PRC and ROC separate, forcing the lighthearted joke to become an unmistakable act of aggression that they couldn't possibly weasel out of.
11)
"あさココLIVE 9/25 #asacoco" (September 25, 2020). YouTube.
12)
"关于近日在敝公司旗下艺人的直播中出现错误内容一事的声明" (September 27, 2020). Bilibili.
13)
"关于敝公司旗下艺人在直播中的部分言行的声明" (September 27, 2020). Bilibili.
14)
"弊社所属タレントの配信内の一部言動に対する問題につきまして" (September 27, 2020). Cover.
15)
"[Press Release] Regarding issues caused by on-stream statements by our talents https://cover-corp.com/2020/09/27/200927-1/" (September 27, 2020). Twitter.
16)
In the fifth paragraph, the first issue was over “leaking confidential information” from YouTube Studio, but the second issue is worded differently depending on the version read. The Chinese statement states that “their actions had hurt the feelings of people in certain areas”, while the Japanese statement states that “their actions were inconsiderate of certain nationalities” with “nationality” being more loaded or counterproductive.
17)
"-桐生可可字幕组解散声明-" (September 27, 2020). Bilibili.
18)
• Chinese: "对9月27日（星期日）敝公司发表的官方声明的过程说明以及敝公司今后方针的公告" (September 30, 2020). Cover.
• Japanese: "9月27日（日）に公表した公式声明における経緯説明と今後の弊社方針につきまして" (September 30, 2020). Cover.
• English: "Explanation of the Events Leading to Our Public Statement on September 27th, and Our Company’s Plans Going Forward" (September 30, 2020). Cover.
19)
"[集中讨论] hololive关于赤井心、桐生可可直播不当言行的处罚公告 #2(锁定+新楼倒计时30min)" (September 30, 2020). NGA.
20)
"【大切なお知らせ #2】 上記のとおり、炎上を故意に誘発しようとするユーザーによるチャットやコメントによって、タレントが意図せずセンシティブな発言を行ってしまう可能性があります。 このような発言を行った場合にも、タレントには政治的・社会的意図は無いことを予めご理解ください。" (September 30, 2020). Twitter.
21)
"「赤井心」与「桐生可可」将于10月19日（星期一）恢复活动，在此，希望能对本次停播的一些相关事宜以及敝公司目前正在进行的应对措施进行说明。" (October 18, 2020). Bilibili.
22)
"【お知らせ #3】 また、今回の事案についても、「赤井はあと」の配信直後より社内で対応をしていたにも関わらず、その内容が他タレントに共有されぬまま、翌朝「桐生ココ」の配信においても同様の指摘を受けるに至りました。" (October 17, 2020). Twitter.
23)
"【お知らせ #6】 前回声明の決議に基づき、コンプライアンス委員会を発足いたしました。 今後も一丸となって体制強化に努め、タレントおよびファンの皆様が安心して活動・視聴できるよう尽力いたします。どうぞよろしくお願いいたします。" (October 17, 2020). Twitter.
24)
"[集中讨论] hololive关于赤井心、桐生可可直播不当言行的处罚及后续事项 #3(北京时间10月19日早5点，桐生可可禁播后首次直播)" (October 18, 2020). NGA.
25)
"皆様におしらせ" (October 18, 2020). Twitter.
26)
"https://t.co/mbgz9a406l" (October 18, 2020). Twitter.
27)
"hololive桐生可可+赤井心回归推特（附中文）大家的反应" (October 19, 2020). Bilibili.
28)
"HLM字幕组解散声明" (September 28, 2020). Bilibili.
29)
"白上吹雪字幕组解散声明" (October 18, 2020). Bilibili.
30)
"如图 #虚拟UP主# #hololive# #VTuber#" (October 18, 2020). Bilibili.
31)
"应HOLO本部的EN运营要求，实际上所有EN组在10月初就已经正式停止在国内的活动，只不过不会有官方声明，账号不会注销。" (October 19, 2020). Bilibili.
32)
"关于森美声官方账号停止活动及字幕组解散的通知" (October 19, 2020). Bilibili.
33)
"各位观众老爷们，噶呜·古拉Official字幕组于今天开始正式停止运作，并且部分组员会转型为海盗活动。" (October 19, 2020). Bilibili.
34)
"想对大家说的一些话" (October 19, 2020). Bilibili.
35)
"关于「hololive中国」成员毕业的通知" (November 12, 2020). Bilibili.
36)
"关于「hololive中国」成员毕业以及部分毕业日期变更的通知" (November 16, 2020). Bilibili.
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