About crowdfunding for the production of "Genbu AI Version"

※Since the original statement was written in Japanese, the nuances may differ from the original. Thank you for your understanding.

　The VirVox Project (after this referred to as "our organization") recently announced the announcement of the start of recruitment of crowdfunding regarding the production of the "Genbu AI version." However, we announced the postponement of crowdfunding recruitment, including the disclosure of additional information, and decided to cancel the recruitment as described later. We apologize for the inconvenience caused by not meeting the expectations of those who support us.

　We need to fulfill our accountability to those inconvenienced, and we have released this announcement to explain the situation.

　First of all, regarding the postponement of the start of recruitment this time, it seems that the related parties have released a notice as if the cause was that our organization was conducting illegal business activities. However, when we were trying to obtain the necessary permission through a third party, there was a discrepancy in recognition with the third party who requested the consent. We misunderstood that we had obtained the necessary permission and started recruiting for crowdfunding this time, and we did not begin recruiting knowing that we did not have the required permission. After we announced the notice of preliminary announcement of recruitment, we learned that we did not have the necessary permission. As soon as we knew that we did not have the required authorization, we announced the postponement of the crowdfunding recruitment, including the disclosure of additional information.

　After that, due to continuing discussions between the third party who requested the permission mentioned above and this organization, it was decided not to produce the "Genbu AI version" by crowdfunding.

　For this reason, we sincerely apologize that even though there were people who supported this crowdfunding, we had no choice but to cancel it.

　Our organization will continue to respect the intellectual property rights of third parties, support the creative activities of each creator, and continue to create works for the enjoyment of our fans. Thank you for your continued support.