Vspo! Refunds All Studio Members After Anime Production Schedule Review
The refund signals that Vspo!'s anime project faces significant production delays, but the group is choosing to close the paid membership program rather than keep supporters waiting indefinitely without a timeline.
Reporting from 2 sources: Inside, MoguLive.
VTuber group Vspo! announced on June 30, 2026, that it will issue full refunds to every member of its STUDIO MEMBERS program, a membership system launched in 2024 to support a long-form anime project based on the group. The membership fee was 33,000 yen, with applications open from November 1, 2024, to January 31, 2025. Benefits included advance screening invitations, name credits, voice recording scripts, setting materials, art books, and a membership card. The program was limited to residents of Japan due to shipping. The anime itself is still in production and has not been canceled, but a review of production content made it difficult to provide a clear schedule outlook. Benefits already delivered can be kept; benefits not yet provided will end. The membership site will stop updates but remain accessible until December 31, 2026. Refund procedures will be announced in July 2026. Management apologized for the wait and said they aim to deliver the work in a better form.
Vspo! launched the STUDIO MEMBERS program in 2024 alongside the announcement of a long-form anime adaptation of the VTuber group. Members paid 33,000 yen for a package that included advance screening access, name credits, voice recording scripts, setting materials, art books, and a physical membership card. The program was limited to addresses in Japan because of benefit shipping. On June 30, 2026, the group announced a full refund for all members, citing a review of production content that made it impossible to give a clear future schedule. The anime production itself continues, and benefits already provided can be kept. Benefits not yet provided will end, and the membership site will stop updates but stay accessible until December 31, 2026. Refund details are set for July 2026. Management apologized for the extended wait and stated they will work to deliver the work in a better form. The announcement does not give a new target release date or specify which studio is handling the animation.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.