They have announced the second founder, and while she seems to have a far more of a prescense in the JP Vtubing side of things, which answers a lot of questions regarding why they are operating the way they are. My opinion has vastly shifted. This post is a HUGE red flag, and I feel the need to now say PLEASE BE SO CAREFUL when applying to this group. They are effectively trying to gaslight you with this post!! I am so happy I took a screenshot of the original application.
They have since changed the wording in their application, and this post is stating that they mentioned in the application that they are willing to help with funding when the original application did not have this!! You can see the differences in the photos below.
【Addressing Concerns】
Hello everyone, we wanted to address some valid concerns regarding the pricing of the new vtuber model you would have to get if accepted in our group.
First of all, we want to specify that the base price of a model with our artist is¥290,000, about $1800 USD.
The reason we put an estimate of $3000 USD is because Lotus's model cost about this much with a lot of additional toggles, items and extra expressions not included in the price.
You are not expected to get any of these, and it was a mistake to put that high of an estimate on our form. We just didn't want accepted applicants to be surprised by fees if they wanted extra details for their models.
We know that even at 1.8k, the price is not feasible for everyone. But we can assure you that we are not a scam and that Ainy is a trustworthy artist that pours her heart into the models she creates. She is linked in the bio and you can see her models and art for yourself.
We also mentioned that we could help out with the models financing if needed! But since we are a group and not an agency, the other members also have to pay for their own models and assets, so a full payment is not possible for us.
Once again. We are real people that just want to create a fun aesthetically pleasing group for people to enjoy. We also know this group won't please everyone and that's ok! We are also not going into this with no preparations, we have plans for this group to last a long time.
We kindly request to please ask questions or check us out before commenting speculations. Warning others about shady projects is super valid! But it's better to get the actual truth.
We advise you to take a look at out Q&A post for more details about certains aspects of the group.
Thank you for reading.