Kiryu Coco Fans Are Devastated Over VTuber's Unexpected 'Graduation' From Hololive

Kiryu Coco, a popular VTuber with the Japanese agency Hololive, will be leaving the collective on July 1st.

On Wednesday, dragon girl VTuber Kiryu Coco held a stream, during which she unexpectedly announced that she will be "graduating" from Hololive at the start of July.

Hey guys, this Kiryu Coco. There is an important announcement from me. […] I, Kiryu Coco, I am leaving Hololive. I will continue my activities until July 1st.

During the 11-minute stream, Kiryu Coco, who appeared distraught and holding back tears, said that she could not disclose reasons why she was leaving the collective and asked not to bring the topic of her departure during the streams by other Hololive members.

The reason involves a lot of things, a lot of things I can't talk about, so you won't hear about them from me. […] Please don't ask [other Hololive members] their thoughts on my graduation when everyone is just having fun.[…] There are a lot of unfulfilled dreams that will probably stay that way, but I'm being positive!

Cover Corp, the company behind Hololive, confirmed the news of Coco's graduation in a press release.

We wish to extend our deepest apologies to all the fans and collaborators for this sudden announcement, as well as our heartfelt gratitude and thanks to everyone who supported her activities for the past two years.
We as a company are saddened by her decision to leave, but after much deliberation between both parties, we have decided to honor her wishes.

Coco, who is a 3,500-year-old anthropomorphized dragon, joined Hololive in December 2019 as part of its fourth generation of virtual YouTubers and debuted her 3D model in June 2020. Coco is known for her crude humor and pushing the boundaries of idol behavior, such as by teaching English profanities to other Hololive members during collaboration streams.

Good morning, motherf***ers!

The news of dragon girl VTuber's graduation sent "Kiryu Coco" trending on Twitter, with fans lamenting her departure from Hololive and asking questions about the decision, with some putting the blame on Cover Corp.

- Kiryu Coco will be graduating from hololive
- Will be holding a "graduation live" on July 1st, 20:00 JST
- Membership contents will last 3 months after graduation. (Please remember to cancel payment or it will continue to charge you.) pic.twitter.com/o697dXFZ8D

— Jeshy 🧲🦌⚡ (@JeshyQt) June 9, 2021

kiryu-kai is immortal!!!!
We love you coco💕🐉💕🐉
Thanks for everything 💕💕💕#みかじ絵 pic.twitter.com/M55F16PjNn

— ××4m3×× (@4m3_meat) June 9, 2021

Oh no..
I will be very disappointed and sad if after Coco's graduation, COVER "reconnects" with that country. pic.twitter.com/Mby9YOE6b9

— Waferkeripik✨ (@WaferKeripik) June 9, 2021

Kiryu Coco will hold her final stream on July 1st, 2021.