The month of August claims Momo Otako (long time coming though):
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Instant profile change on Twitter. Not nuked yet, but anyone following her should start archiving:
YT Profile has also been changed, but all VODs have already been nuked. She's already been on a long hiatus though so I presume that her fans have long had the archives ready:
Why was she even included in the buy-out statement that she would stay with Idol if she just graduates right after?
She's not "graduating", but rather her identity as Momo is being retired. Presumably, she will be under the New Idol™, just under a different identity. Weird that they would nuke the VODs though.
E: Thought about it for a moment, and I realized this is a graduation in all but name. This is essentially her graduation as Momo under the "old" Idol entity, pending her identity under the New Idol™. Same company, same pilot, but it is an end to Momo.
I was originally inclined to think of it as more of a rebrand with an upcoming redebut, but if the new identity will have to wait until the transition to Brave is complete, then there will be no activity from her until at least October. That would be nearly six months since her hiatus. That's the kind of timeline we usually have when a VTuber graduates to debut under another company.