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Selen Tatsuki Controversy
Selen Tatsuki, one of three Livers of Nijisanji EN's Obsydia wave, was terminated on 5 February 2024. Anycolor stated that she had violated the company's internal rules and damaged the company's reputation in an incident regarding Tatsuki's song cover of LilyPichu's "last cup of coffee," where Tatsuki uploaded the cover without permission and urged fans to reupload it after the company had temporarily unpublished it. The approval of the video portion had been delayed due to the inclusion of former Nijisanji Livers.

Tatsuki responded via her alternate account Dokibird. The last post on Tatsuki's Nijisanji Twitter account had stated that she had been hospitalized; Dokibird stated that she attempted suicide, which led to her hospitalization.

The termination sparked controversy online. Some creators who had worked with Tatsuki stated that she had paid them through her personal account while waiting for payment from the company. On 7 February, Nijisanji released an investor relations statement stating that the decision to terminate Selen Tatsuki would have a "negligible" effect on its finances. Later, HYTE, a custom PC case and accessory maker, announced that it had terminated its current projects with Nijisanji in response to the situation.

Nijisanji addressed the situation on 12 February in two videos: one released by Livers Elira Pendora, Vox Akuma, and Ike Eveland, and another by Riku Tazumi, the CEO of Anycolor. In the former, the Livers stated that the company had been receiving documents from Selen's lawyer that contained untrue accusations and personal information on other Livers, which raised concerns of doxxing. They reiterated the claim that Selen had posted the cover without waiting for permission from management and that it was set to be rereleased once approved, showing a screenshot of a partial Slack conversation. Some Livers reached out to Selen regarding her reaction to the incident, which was allegedly cited by Selen's lawyers as part of the bullying and harassment allegations. Vox and Ike expressed that they felt hurt and sad by the contents of the documents made by someone they "considered a good friend". In particular, Vox stated that the document cited a secretly recorded voice call as evidence of favoritism within the agency. Overall, this statement was received poorly on the internet, with many accusing the talents of reading from a script and questioning why the video was posted ahead of an official statement from management. The scheduled release of the video coincided with Dokibird's first stream; Dokibird ended the stream early to converse with her lawyer. Dokibird made a Tweet in response to the video asserting that the document was not supposed to be shared outside of the legal department, and speculated whether confidential information had been incorrectly shared, which could also violate privacy law. On 13 February, both parties revealed that nothing confidential had been disclosed. Dokibird expanded on her response on 14 February, apologizing for her inclusion of the recording of Vox in the document and expressed her sentiment of wanting to move on and for the public to not inquire about further details.

Later that day, Anycolor CEO Riku Tazumi released a statement addressing the controversy via the Nijisanji EN Official YouTube channel. He clarified that the investor relations statement was meant only for investors, but acknowledged that the language used was inappropriate. "Our wording lacked consideration for the situation and caused NIJISANJI EN fans and everyone who supports the VTuber industry to feel that ANYCOLOR Inc. undervalued the impact of Selen’s contract termination, or Selen herself. I deeply regret this outcome and will be rethinking how our communication in English is done."

- Riku Tazumi

He also stated the importance of Tatsuki in cultivating the growth of Nijisanji. In terms of cultivating a safe environment, Tazumi acknowledged that the conflict has not only affected them as a company but also the overall well-being of their talents. Tazumi also acknowledged the lack of content in Nijisanji EN and promised to work on it by recruiting more staff to this division to aid in the agency's other content offerings aside from the typical content. Lastly, he commented that talents are "irreplaceable" and that beyond business partners, they are the most important individuals that they must protect as a company.