A mainstay of the English vTubing community since debuting in September 2020 as one of the first members of Hololive English, Gawr Gura has been prolific. With millions of subscribers, hundreds of millions of reviews and a rich history across gaming, music, cosplay and a range of other media formats – even someone like myself who doesn’t spend too much time watching vTuber content, has found themselves drawn into her streams on occasion.
In a statement made in a livestream today, titled ‘important announcement’, it was confirmed that the character Gawr Gura will “graduate” from Hololive English on 1 May 2025. This term, replicating that of the Japanese idol industry, means that the character will be discontinued from this date – with the person behind the character leaving Hololive. This follows a number of high profile vTubers graduating over the last year, including Amelia Watson and Ceres Fauna – although Gawr Gura in terms of numbers will be the company’s biggest loss. You can watch the full announcement below:
Disagreements with the company and its direction has been mentioned as one of the primary reasons why she is leaving. But while the character may be gone, perhaps we will see the talent behind her pop up again in the future.
COVER Corporation, who runs Hololive EN, has issued the below statement, which includes additional dates and deadlines for select services, and more:
Announcement Regarding Gawr Gura’s Graduation
Thank you for your continued support of hololive production.
We regret to announce that Gawr Gura of hololive English will be graduating on May 1st, 2025 (JST). Since her debut as a member of hololive English -Myth- five years ago, Gura has touched the hearts of fans around the world, become a beloved face for VTubing in its early stages, and played an instrumental role in the growth of hololive production. To all the fans who have shown their unwavering love and support, we sincerely thank you. While we understand that this news may be difficult for many, we deeply respect and support Gura’s decision as she begins her next chapter. We are endlessly grateful for Gura’s remarkable contributions and wish her nothing but success and happiness on her journey forward.
Regarding this graduation, we will provide separate announcements about merchandise related to Gawr Gura through the hololive production OFFICIAL SHOP. Please wait for further information.
hololive production OFFICIAL SHOP: https://shop.hololivepro.com/en
Other measures are outlined below.
■ Closure of Various Services
Fan letter reception:
Until May 1st 2025 (JST) for letters that arrive by that date.
Membership and exclusive member content:
Until August 1st, 2025 at 11:59:59 PM (JST).
We will continue to support her fully until her graduation. We would like to ask for your full, unwavering support in this remaining time until the day of her graduation.
April 16th, 2025
COVER Corporation
