Moving Forward (TL:DR- NSFW Content Is Now Patreon Exclusive) (Patreon)

Hello, my loves. I know it’s been a while, but I’m finally here with my head on straight to announce my decisions about what I’ll be doing with my content and how I’ll be moving forward from here on out. Because I’m not physically healed, I have a lot of time to heal mentally, as it’s been a long couple of months… a long year, really.

The year began with my landlord not allowing me to renew my lease because her son needed a place to stay due to losing his home. Next, my original YouTube channel was nuked at 10,000 subs. Then I was put in a position where I had to choose my internship over my job, but I was okay with that, because it gave me more time to record, but it meant less money for the new apartment I now had to pay rent at. I was then raped by someone close to me, whom I’ve since come to forgive as they didn’t understand what they were doing was rape and they felt so sincerely bad for it. Then came the maxillofacial infection and surgery (fun). Next, my mother got COVID-19 and I offered to watch my sister because she’d tested negative. Turned out, she was still a carrier and she got both my boyfriend and I infected with COVID-19. After that, things seemed to be going well, till almost two weeks ago when, as you all know, I was in a car accident and ruptured my spleen and totaled my car, so I had to get surgery. The same day, YouTube nuked my account with over 23,000 subscribers, which supported my income, and they’ve refused to reinstate it.

Seems bizarre, I know, but those of you who’ve been along for everything know that I ALWAYS post proof of anything I go through that may impact me creating content. One, to cover my ass in a world where people lie about emergencies for money. And two, so that you guys understand that I will ALWAYS be honest with you about the struggles of being a real human being behind your screens. I am not perfect and life affects me in the same way it affects you.

You all know me as someone who never stays down and I promise to at least try and continue to be that person. I’m doing all I can to heal physically, with help from my absolutely amazing boyfriend, and I returned to recording today, actually. So, now for the decision, which I’d like to thank my love Varyana for, as I couldn’t have come to it or been bold enough to agree to it without her. She’s truly been such a gem and is an amazing advocate for our community, so please support her and show her all your love, I owe her so much.

Starting today, October 6th, 2021, I will no longer be uploading NSFW audios on YouTube. All of my older NSFW and lewd audios are still up on Patreon and any future NSFW content I make will be EXCLUSIVE to Patreon. My new YouTube channel will be solely wholesome and, on rare occasions, VERY slightly lewd. This means the most you will all be hearing in any audio on YouTube is some dirty talk and kissing. I know some of you support me to hear me moan into a mic and I get that, but this is the second time YouTube has nuked my channel and I cannot keep putting myself through the anxiety of possibly losing my home all because YouTube removes my channel, and thereby, my income over lewd content.

Uploads will be relatively the same, with two uploads a week on YouTube, now on Monday and Friday. Patreon will receive those same two uploads and in between, on Wednesday, an NSFW audio will be posted along with any and all NSFW animations/drawings I’ve commissioned in full HD.

I will also be opening up my Discord server to the public versus having it 18+, as my YouTube channel will now be wholesome and therefore, welcoming to minors. There will still be NSFW channels in the Discord server, of which you WILL still have to verify your age for, in order to access, however. This is so it’s a safe space for everyone.

With that being said, it puts A LOT on my plate and it means that I may not be as interactive with my followers until I get the hang of it, or maybe at all. I think a mistake I made was that I wanted to indulge what my followers and subs would ask for, knowing my last channel got deleted for the same reasons. This time, regardless of what anyone may beg for, I’m doing what’s best for myself and my financial and mental stability. I will no longer be made to feel guilty for not posting what will get everything I worked for destroyed. This is MY life, I’m not a machine making this content, I’m a human being. This is my job, and just like if you lost yours, you’d be put in a position where everything you have is at risk of being lost, the same happens to me when YouTube nukes me or when I lose Patreon subs after having gone through something and needing to take a break. This is not me crying wolf, as some assholes may think (lookin’ at you, Yong Tim Lim and Erected Dragon), this is me being transparent with you all and NOT disappearing when things get tough, but keeping you informed and shaping things to where I don’t have to go through this again. Real life hits everyone, don’t think that because we’re content creators, we don’t go through things. We don’t live to serve you just because you throw us some money. I’d rather you not support me, if that’s how you feel.

Anyways, I hope you guys can understand where I’m coming from and I hope you’re excited to come with me on this journey. I love you all, always.

~Aomi Uchiyama