VTuber Fandom in Crisis Mode After Discovery Fictional Tuber Rushia May Not Be Single

Some fans of the Hololive VTuber Rushia are in a purportedly violent state after coming to suspect that the fictional 3D anime streamer might have a boyfriend.

During a February stream recently, YouTuber and singer mafumafu messaged Rushia on stream stating he was "heading home, roommate-chan." This led fans to jump to the conclusion that Rushia and mafumafu were romantically involved, and the conclusion resulted in some viewers harassing both Rushia and mafumafu online.

tl:dr
>Miko and Rushia streaming GTA online
>Rushia left discord notifs on
>Gets a message from Mafumafu (popular utaite) saying "i'm coming soon" and using a pet name for her roommate identity
>stream ends and gets privated
>both fandeads and mafumafu fans go crazy on twitter pic.twitter.com/WKZTxDiPGo

— Banned Vtuber memes (@bannedvtmemes) February 11, 2022

The rumor led to some extreme reactions, as some of her followers posted about how incredibly hurt they were at the thought the real person behind Rushia might have a relationship with another human being. Some users suggested violence and doxxing, though it's unclear if they meant their tweets in jest or not.

im shaking and crying, what we had was special. 2 years down the drain, i hope you're happy with him rushia pic.twitter.com/uVJZmP9wVq

— 🖤 (@smerfuyu) February 11, 2022

just find out his address and make him not exist? its so easy

— winny ❁ 蟻族 (@ReformedWinny) February 11, 2022

When you find out your favourite vtuber has a gasp RELATIONSHIP?? How DARE they??

This is pretty cringe ngl. Let Rushia do what she wants. pic.twitter.com/6SOZbFcvQh

— Captain Dandyfloss 🌊⚓ (@DandyflossVT) February 11, 2022

Following the drama and harassment, mamafufu denied the allegations in a tweet, saying the pair were just friends and did not live together.

お騒がせしている件に関しまして
この度は軽率な行動により、多くの誤解を招いてしまい本当にごめんなさい。
お相手の方とはゲームを通じて仲良くなり、昨夜もゲームをしようと連絡したところ、多くの方に不快な思いをさせてしまいました。
同棲などの事実はございません。
本当に申し訳ありません。

— まふまふ＠新曲投稿しました (@uni_mafumafu) February 11, 2022

In a deleted post, Rushia is reported to have said, "I can’t eat, I can’t sleep, I have trouble walking, there are so many terrible falsehoods that I want to die right now." She later posted again, saying, "I’m sorry I couldn’t send out a message sooner… I’m so sorry for causing you all so much worry and trouble. Once I’ve calmed down physically and mentally, I’ll send out a proper message. Sorry."

すぐに発信できずごめんなさい…皆様にご心配と迷惑をかけて大変申し訳ないです。また、心身ともに落ち着き次第ちゃんと発信させてください。ごめんね。

— 潤羽るしあ🦋ホロライブ3期生 (@uruharushia) February 14, 2022

Cover Corp, the company managing Rushia, wrote in a statement, "We, as Cover, do not interfere with our talents' private lives." It also stated it will take action against "slander and defamation" that has been directed towards Rushia, stating that she and other Hololive talents "have suffered harsh emotional stress."

"There has been an outburst of misleading information to third parties, as well as a leakage of information including those of fellow business correspondents," the company wrote. "[We ask the public to] refrain from further misinformation and harassment."