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The True Cost of Nijisanji’s Collapse

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Finance

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Big-picture financial narrative

  • The speaker frames Anycolor (Nijisanji’s parent) and Cover (Hololive’s parent) as competing VTuber corporations.
  • Argument: Anycolor is more “capitalist”—pointing to investors, dividends, and buybacks—while Cover is portrayed as less shareholder-friendly, including the claim that it “does not pay dividends.”
  • The video claims the market’s view of Anycolor worsened sharply:
    • Anycolor stock “lost a third of its stock market value in just two months.”
    • The speaker also says Anycolor’s stock is “now double”, referencing earlier price movement before contrasting it with the recent decline.

Shareholder returns / capital allocation claims (implied framework)

  • The speaker emphasizes dividends and share repurchases as investor tailwinds, using them to explain stock-price behavior.
  • Explicit actions and figures mentioned:
    • Anycolor “confirmed there will be dividends and even more in the future.”
    • Share buyback: repurchase up to 4 million shares for a total of 7.5 billion yen (about $47.5 million).
    • The speaker suggests the company may be trying to “keep investors happy,” including mention of investors asking for another share split.

Macro/sector context

  • The contrast is framed as Anycolor rising while Cover is lagging after certain Hololive graduations.
  • Key accusation: Anycolor’s strategy is to prioritize shareholder payouts over technology/platform investment.
  • Alleged restriction on growth: closing foreign branches in ID and Korea.

Company financial deterioration (performance and guidance)

  • The video focuses on quarterly results and forecast deterioration:
    • Described as: “Anycolor’s fourth quarter… a masterclass in disaster.”
    • The next fiscal year forecast expects profits to fall.
    • Claims a steep revenue decline since 2024, and that 2024 was already a huge drop compared to 2023.
  • Segment mix shift (explicit numbers):
    • Nijisanji EN: from ~25% of Nijisanji revenue down to ~3% (as stated over time).
  • “Event revenue” dispute:
    • Questions why Nijisanji EN event revenue is zero in Q4 2025, implying possible accounting/attribution (e.g., a concert happening in Japan but counted under JP rather than EN).

Inventory/merchandise write-downs (key numbers)

  • The speaker claims Anycolor reduced its annual profit forecast by 1.5 billion yen, blaming unsold inventory.
  • Merchandise impairment/disposal amounts stated:
    • $6 million worth of unsold merchandise “thrown away.”
    • $9.5 million worth of unsold merchandise “needs to be disposed of.”
  • Product example:
    • Luxiem Ukiyo-e merchandise priced at $130 each, tied to declining sales and unsold stock.
  • Core caution/message:
    • “Unsold items… stuck in inventory for years.”
    • “Ships don’t buy merchandise” (i.e., merch is not being monetized through the intended channels).

Estimating “how much members actually earned” (methodology described)

The video claims to estimate member compensation by combining corporate disclosures with creator-level tracking.

Method/steps mentioned

  • Use Nijisanji financial reports to obtain:
    • Revenue, costs, and profit margins
    • Revenue breakdown sources: streaming, commerce (voice/merch packages), events, and promotion (sponsorships)
  • Combine with Tsuki’s tracking of donations and memberships per EN member.
  • Use an “engineering-degree” style approach to estimate:
    • how much each member “actually earned in 2023” and compare it with the present.
  • Revenue share claims highlighted:
    • “I pay your talent 2% of the profits they generate”
    • “they keep 50% of everything the talents earn”
    • The takeaway: heavy cuts to the company relative to talent earnings (exact internal logic varies across lines).

Explicit investing/purchasing stance (recommendation-like statements)

  • The speaker repeatedly discourages buying:
    • “Why buy Nijisanji shares? I prefer to own shares in other, nicer companies.”
    • “Niji is trash” / “Nijisanji is a scam” (strong negative recommendations).
  • Risk/valuation caution embedded in the narrative:
    • Stocks rise and fall and cannot be relied on to reflect true financial condition.

Disclosures / sponsorship

  • Sponsor disclosed: the video is sponsored by Polybius (mentioned during a segment about using an app).
  • The provided summary does not include a clear “not financial advice” disclaimer.

Tickers / instruments / assets / sectors mentioned

  • Companies/sector framing:
    • Anycolor
    • Cover
    • VTuber corporation sector
  • Currency/values referenced:
    • JPY: 7.5 billion yen, 1.5 billion yen
    • USD equivalents: ~$47.5 million (buyback), $6 million and $9.5 million (inventory disposal)
  • Merchandise priced:
    • Luxiem Ukiyo-e at $130 each
  • No specific ETF/bond/crypto tickers are named, and no stock ticker symbol is provided in the subtitles.

Key presenters/sources mentioned

  • Tsuki (donation/membership tracking credit)
  • Statista (data source mentioned for archived information)
  • Polybius (video sponsor)
  • Leadership/individual mentioned:
    • Riku / Riku Tazuma / “Riku” (portrayed as Anycolor executive)
  • Creator/character mentions (as appearing people rather than finance sources):
    • Lizzie, John, Anan, Gigi Morin, Sunny, Ike, Vox, Elira, Calli, Scarlet, Belior, ScarLe, Anya, Finana, CalI, Delilah, Sayu

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