Nijisanji VTuber Yuzuki Roa Settles Defamation Case Over Videos
The settlement publicly clears Roa of the retirement-pressure allegation that led to about six years of suspended main activities, with her side choosing settlement specifically to restore her honor.
Reporting from 1 source: MoguLive.
Nijisanji VTuber Yuzuki Roa's defamation lawsuit over three videos posted by VTuber Sabaki Narukami in 2020 was resolved through a settlement under the Tokyo District Court in May. Narukami's side apologized, and it was confirmed that Roa did not pressure Meiro Kingyosaka into retirement.
Roa's attorney, Kazuhito Ozawa, reported the settlement on social media. The case stemmed from videos posted between October and November 2020 whose wording and titles overlapped with Roa's character, and which were interpreted as showing her pressuring fellow VTuber Meiro Kingyosaka into retirement.
Under the terms, Narukami's side apologized for distributing videos that contained false information based on input from other VTubers. The settlement also confirmed there was no fact that Roa tried to force Kingyosaka out. Ozawa noted that a court judgment would only determine legal requirements like rights infringement, whereas a settlement allows broader agreed content, so Roa's side chose it to restore her honor.
Roa commented on social media that she chose a settlement so people could learn even a little about what happened to her.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- MoguLive にじさんじVTuber夢月ロア、中傷動画を巡る裁判での和解成立を報告