>>77080297>which really suggests they are ultimately good eggs concerned for the wellbeing of their talentsI think that in general, and especially by this point, there’s no need to give idol the benefit of the doubt in these matters. Whether through incompetence or malice, Aviel cannot keep idol afloat from the sea of scandal, and that has really hit the company hard. I remember when idol was though to be Phase’s equal as a small corpo—what a joke that sounds like to-day! Aviel is good at PR, for sure—he rode the wave of contract-related drama by getting VTuber-adjacent law/dramatuber The Legal Mindset to review and comment upon idol’s talent contract—he bit the bullet and issued refunds after Pochi graduated without filling donothon goals—but his company is still struggling. This makes five nasty situations in not too long of a time—Rin’s “educate yourself” moment, Yuko’s membership stream deletion spree and self-reëvaluation, Riro’s termination, Pochi’s “graduation,” and now Yuko (again) with another graduation. The ENvaders almost kept the heat off, but just like ANYCOLOR, they just can’t steer clear of drama. Yuko’s graduation definitely seems to be part of an exodus—the question now is whether idol can ride the wave like VShojo, or whether it will sink like basically all other small (EN) corpos to suffer the same fate?