>>49677020While this was the initial cause for him taking a break, and very likely one of the big reasons for him leaving, the actual trigger for him to make the decision was him realizing that Nijisanji was just using him similar to an anime character to just push merch.
Here's Leos talking about the situation
>>38138996https://youtu.be/aaqgsGtatdg?t=124> Honestly I had thought he would return> But he started wanting to retire at around 10th of November> At least, that's around the time that I had the talk with him (as his wavemate)https://youtu.be/aaqgsGtatdg?t=171> There's a lot of contractual obligations and stuff.. and the situation was such that he wanted to keep the contract going before (the 10th)... but it seems a lot of stuff happenedAnd well... what was announced one day before 10th November..?
https://twitter.com/HiculStore/status/1590255369275613185 