Some Roundup Blogs Cast Doubt on Viewers for NIJISANJI Baseball Tournament

Some so-called Roundup Blogs have published articles claiming that there is a discrepancy between the number of viewers and the number of comments and ratings for “NIJISANJI Koshien (Baseball Tournament),” a project broadcast by the VTuber group NIJISANJI run by ANYCOLOR Inc. during the summer season.

Some so-called “Roundup Blog” have published articles that slander and defame the celebrities, their offices and groups, and incite viewers and readers.

Please be sure to check not only this article, but also the primary information provided by the celebrities themselves, their agencies, groups, and companies, and report any malicious information or slander you see to the contact person of each company.

攻撃的行為または誹謗中傷行為に関する通報

ANYCOLOR Inc.

NIJISANJI Koshien is a summer competition held by the VTuber group NIJISANJI using the “PAWAPURO (Powerful Pro Baseball)” game software series from Konami Digital Entertainment. This is one of the major events in Japanese VTuber industry and is watched by a large number of people every year.

Some Roundup blogs have pointed out a discrepancy between the number of viewers of the NIJISANJI Koshien and the number of comments and high ratings on the chat feeds. The article compares the number of viewers, comments, and ratings for the “Draft Conference” broadcasts in 2023 and 2022, and suggests that “only the number of viewers is growing unnaturally.

With these data, the above Roundup blog has published articles that suggest that only the number of viewers is “Unnaturally Increasing” while the number of non-viewers is decreasing from the previous year, or that they are inciting such suggestions.

Furthermore, some have taken advantage of this to point out that “The number of comments and high ratings on NIJISANJI Koshien’s streaming was unnaturally small compared to the number of viewers” for another project of the same group that was streaming at the same time, and some have even alleged that “The group may have added some kind of elaboration to the streaming,” which may amount to defamation and slander against the group and ANYCOLOR.

These data points are only a comparison of limited data and are all speculative at this time.

Furthermore, “Suspicion Without Evidence” that the group or the company may be manipulating the information in some way, in the absence of solid evidence, may constitute malicious libel or slander, which may give the impression that the group or the company is manipulating the information.

In the past, some of these sites have published articles claiming that the group and the company are engaged in “Net Manipulation”.

Background of “Attacks” on NIJISANJI Project and ANYCOLOR

The reason why some of the sites are “Attacking” NIJISANJI Project and ANYCOLOR today is that some viewers and fans are dissatisfied with the recent cases of inflammation, scandals, graduation, and retirement in the group, and are wondering “How is it that they are inviting slander and libel themselves, and yet they frequently insist on outside parties to take measures against slander and libel?”

Furthermore, ANYCOLOR may have been influenced by the fact that it effectively lost a case against VTuber FalseEyeD (Affiliating: Mythic Talent), whom the company had warned for copyright infringement.

On December 5, 2022 (JST), ANYCOLOR released a joint statement with COVER Corporation, which operates hololive Production, announcing that the two companies will partner in countermeasures against defamation of their talent. Furthermore, on June 28 (JST), the 2 companies announced their participation in the “Anti-Defamation Study Group” organized by the Creator Economy Association. We would like to reiterate that we ask you to check not only this article, but also the primary information provided by the celebrities themselves, their agencies, groups, and companies, and if you see any malicious information or slander, please report it to the aforementioned contact person.

(P2y.EN)