ViviON’s VTuber group Aogiri High School (あおぎり高高) announced yesterday (21st) that it had received reports from many parties. The life-size plaques specially made by its members for the “Aogiri High School × AKIHABARA Cultural Festival” appeared in the second-hand trading market. The official appealed to everyone not to buy them. The company involved is handling the investigation.
Aogiri High School will celebrate its sixth anniversary in 2024. The first one is to cooperate with the complex entertainment facility Round 1, and the second one is to participate in the “AKIHABARA Cultural Festival” in October. Ishikari Juri, Yamaguro Otogen, Chiyoura Choimi, Gabe Yuna, Moe Mi and Tsukigo Ibuki (月上ゐぶき) made their 6-person appearance, and held themed restaurants, exhibitions, and pop-up shops to sell peripherals.
ACG physical events often set up photo spots for fans to take photos. After the event, the decorations at the venue will usually be scrapped if they are not retained in the store. But three months after the AKIHABARA Cultural Festival ended, some netizens recently discovered that an Aogiri High School student standing plaque was put up for sale on the auction website.
Qingtong High School officials said that they have asked event-related businesses to handle the matter, and called on “please do not purchase the products on the shelves” and do not directly or indirectly contact Qingtong High School members about this matter.
【Attention arousal】
Thank you very much for your continued support of Aogiri High School.We have received numerous reports that a life-sized panel that was exhibited at the “Aogiri High School x AKIHABARA Cultural Festival” is currently on sale at some flea market sites. … https://t.co/Ds4DQmxMvM
— Aogiri High School Staff Room[Official](@AogiriHS) January 20, 2025
The organizer of the event, the Akihabara Tourism Association (AKIBA Sightseeing Council Co., Ltd.), apologized and announced that after the “Aogiri High School × AKIHABARA Cultural Festival” event, the operation has fully recycled all exhibits and event equipment and commissioned them to be discarded at the end of 2024. disposal company.
The Akihabara Tourism Association explained that although there was a message on the second-hand trading website claiming that the items sold were “officially transferred,” the Tourism Association emphasized that they had not transferred any items. Regarding this matter, fans and the model dealer Kotobukiya Akira who supplied the event venue were concerned. Ye Yuan store is troubled and they sincerely apologize.
The Akihabara Tourism Association stated that if you have any questions or comments about this incident, you can contact them directly. “To prevent similar incidents from happening again, we will strengthen the relevant regulations on the handling and management of event equipment within the company. We sincerely ask for your continued support and Help.”
[Apology regarding listing event exhibits on flea market sites]
We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused to our fans and the stores holding the event regarding the exhibits of “Aogiri High School x AKIHABARA Cultural Festival” being displayed on flea market sites. pic.twitter.com/GRkk5wXZjX— Akihabara (AKIHABARA JAPAN) Akihabara event information (@Akihabara_Japan) January 20, 2025
[Regarding the listing of our event exhibit items on a flea market site]We would like to inform you about this matter. pic.twitter.com/MVRkfA32cB
— Kotobukiya Akihabara-kan (@Kotobukiya_akb) January 20, 2025