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Popular Vtuber Ironmouse Leaves Agency over Alleged Misappropriated Funds, Raises Larger Amount for Charity in a Single Day.

  • Writer: Taylor Rioux
    Taylor Rioux
  • Jul 22
  • 3 min read

When life hands you legal fees...


July 22, 2025 — Popular VTuber and streamer Ironmouse has announced their separation from their talent agency, VShojo. In their announcement video regarding the departure, Ironmouse levies some hefty allegations and also indicates that further legal action is being taken.

VTuber ironmouse sits against a black background. She has pink hair, reddish eyes, pigtails and horns.

VTuber Ironmouse during their announcement video.


Ironmouse is Twitch’s most popular Vtuber, having broken subscription records on the platform during a 30-day fundraising effort for the Immune Deficiency Foundation just last year. During the subathon, Ironmouse raised $515,000 for the charity, but did not use Twitch’s fundraising platform Tiltify, leaving VShojo to handle the donations on her behalf. This seems to be the inciting event, with Ironmouse claiming that the agency has not made good on that payment, as well as other payments to the VTuber herself.



Ironmouse’s Reasoning


The specific allegations are pretty dire:


“I believe I am owed a significant amount of funds which I have not been paid,” Ironmouse stated “And, most importantly, the thing that hurts me the most is that the Immune Deficiency Foundation, which is the most important charity for me and also the reason I am here today, is owed over half a million dollars from VShojo.”


Ironmouse has also indicated that further specifics are being withheld at this time due to ongoing legal proceedings regarding the matter, but it was clear that the situation has been weighing heavily on Ironmouse herself.


“I would always be told how important I was for the company. And I was always told that I was needed in order for the company to succeed. Although that was very positive to hear, it put a lot of pressure and a lot of stress on me to the point where I felt guilt-tripped into signing.” She continued, “I felt responsible for everybody. I felt responsible for staff and talent alike. And I felt like, if I didn’t do this and if I didn’t stay, I was hurting everybody and I was destroying everybody’s life. But this didn’t feel right with me and I began to feel extremely uncomfortable.


“I felt responsible for everybody. I felt responsible for staff and talent alike. And I felt like, if I didn’t do this and if I didn’t stay, I was hurting everybody and I was destroying everybody’s life."

What has happened since


Since the split happened, Ironmouse has started another fundraising campaign for the Immune Deficiency Foundation, which totals over $700,000 at the time of this article — a number that continues to climb rapidly. With Ironmouse’s stated goal of showing that VTubing can be a force for good, it seems she’s making good on the promise of continuing to support the foundation. Between herself and the streamer Connor “CDawgVA” Colquhoun, over $4 million has been raised for the Immune Deficiency Foundation, and this latest influx is just another reason to believe in the power of the collective.


“The Immune Deficiency Foundation means the world to me,” she says, “Connor and I have both spent a ton of energy, time, and resources raising money for charity and we’re both so proud to say that we’ve raised nearly $4 million for the charity.”


What happens next?


While the outcome of Ironmouse’s legal challenge is impossible to predict at this stage, VShojo may still be in hot water as many of the agency’s talent members have moved on since the situation with Ironmouse came to light. Kson, AmaLee, Kuro, and Project Melody have announced they are leaving among others. 


VTuber Kson sits against a black background. She has purple hair, blue eyes, and a messy ponytail.

Kson during their departing announcement video.


Despite now being without an agency at the time of this article, there is no indication that any of the listed VTubers have plans to stop streaming, including Ironmouse. “As of right now, I am an independent VTuber,” she says, later adding “Sometime this month, I plan on doing a special livestream in order to raise money for the Immune Deficiency Foundation. I hope to have a ton of friends joining me and hopefully there’ll be a lot of singing and a lot of fun and just a day full of happiness.”


If you would like to contribute to the Tiltify campaign, the link can be found here.

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