My experience with @/samtsukuyomi
I originally was not going to go public with this and would have kept it within my community. I also do not like to make callout posts however I believe there are other vtubers that have gone through similar situations or even the same thing I have.
First of all, I have a seen a lot of discourse between rig artists and vtubers starting with Wynterpuppy’s post. I completely understand rig artists protecting their cmo3 files as that is their own unique way of rigging and others having access to it may have nefarious intentions. However, I also believe there needs to be protective measures for clients if there ever comes a time where a rig artist retires or even in cases such as ghosting. We are paying thousands for your services and would be starting at 0 if it comes to the point where our rig artist is nowhere to be found.
However I am not here to tell any of you what to do, I am here to talk about my personal experience since Wynter and I share the same rig artist who has been ghosting not only her but a few others I’ve come in contact with.
I had contacted SamTsukuyomi back in March of 2025, inquiring how long the process would be and was told it would take about 1-2 months along with add ons it’d take a little more time. Around this time, I had already commissioned my model artist Oishur and the art would be finished by June. I took the opportunity to take the August/September slot where I had already made a down payment on March 14 with continued payments for the base 1750 + add ons where everything was paid off by November 6.
He gave me an update on the rig process on July 7 and said he would give me another update by Wednesday night July 16. However, this is the start of a pattern of his that I’ve noticed where he would say he would update you on a specific day and then would be gone. The next time he contacted me was July 26 with an update, however, looking back at the files it seems to be the same files from July 7.
The next update did not come until September 4 and then another a month later at October 4. He would then ghost me for the entirety of November after I completed the payments and did not contact me until November 26 and did not get to test the model until December 3.
To be honest, there were a lot of mistakes on the model which I’ve asked him to fix in that initial test period. However he did not get me another testing until January 1 with my debut already having been set to be on January 12 and I’d had taken my PTO from work as well. After I debuted, there were still mistakes with my model with both light and dark version and its at this point I saw others affected by his work ethic and decided to just buy the cmo3 file from and stop working with him.
Its very frustrating for me and anyone really to work with an artists that makes you feel you are less than as a client. Especially a rig artist that has such a big influence on your model and basically your branding as a vtuber. I will never take offense if you need more time to complete the work however I do need clear and concise communication throughout us working together.
I personally started to resent my model because of the rigging and my close friends know how much I love my design and my model. It really had messed with my mental because I did not see an out and did not want to spend thousands again much less my trust had been broken already. I am fortunate to have found a kind rig artist to have fixed the mistakes Sam had made on my model and I am currently loving and doting on her as much as I can.
Also, please don’t harass anyone especially Sam. I’m not trying to incite any purging but just to share my experience and speak out against unprofessionalism in the space.
I’ve provided screenshots in this document that show paypal payments and vgen payments (his paypal stopped working?) plus all the mistakes on my model.
https://t.co/tiY5NdExqV
@ReiOnihime I’m so sorry to hear that Rei. Its really unfortunate this is happening to a lot of us. As I said, once a rig artist is gone its impossible to start from scratch due to just how much we have already invested :(
@NynaVT@opaliora@GwenValentineVT Oh wow, I did not think I would also see the same excuses he gave to me with all of you as well😅
I really do hope he is okay but taking more clients when you know you cannot handle the work is very unprofessional and irresponsible
My experience with @/samtsukuyomi
I originally was not going to go public with this and would have kept it within my community. I also do not like to make callout posts however I believe there are other vtubers that have gone through similar situations or even the same thing I have.
First of all, I have a seen a lot of discourse between rig artists and vtubers starting with Wynterpuppy’s post. I completely understand rig artists protecting their cmo3 files as that is their own unique way of rigging and others having access to it may have nefarious intentions. However, I also believe there needs to be protective measures for clients if there ever comes a time where a rig artist retires or even in cases such as ghosting. We are paying thousands for your services and would be starting at 0 if it comes to the point where our rig artist is nowhere to be found.
However I am not here to tell any of you what to do, I am here to talk about my personal experience since Wynter and I share the same rig artist who has been ghosting not only her but a few others I’ve come in contact with.
I had contacted SamTsukuyomi back in March of 2025, inquiring how long the process would be and was told it would take about 1-2 months along with add ons it’d take a little more time. Around this time, I had already commissioned my model artist Oishur and the art would be finished by June. I took the opportunity to take the August/September slot where I had already made a down payment on March 14 with continued payments for the base 1750 + add ons where everything was paid off by November 6.
He gave me an update on the rig process on July 7 and said he would give me another update by Wednesday night July 16. However, this is the start of a pattern of his that I’ve noticed where he would say he would update you on a specific day and then would be gone. The next time he contacted me was July 26 with an update, however, looking back at the files it seems to be the same files from July 7.
The next update did not come until September 4 and then another a month later at October 4. He would then ghost me for the entirety of November after I completed the payments and did not contact me until November 26 and did not get to test the model until December 3.
To be honest, there were a lot of mistakes on the model which I’ve asked him to fix in that initial test period. However he did not get me another testing until January 1 with my debut already having been set to be on January 12 and I’d had taken my PTO from work as well. After I debuted, there were still mistakes with my model with both light and dark version and its at this point I saw others affected by his work ethic and decided to just buy the cmo3 file from and stop working with him.
Its very frustrating for me and anyone really to work with an artists that makes you feel you are less than as a client. Especially a rig artist that has such a big influence on your model and basically your branding as a vtuber. I will never take offense if you need more time to complete the work however I do need clear and concise communication throughout us working together.
I personally started to resent my model because of the rigging and my close friends know how much I love my design and my model. It really had messed with my mental because I did not see an out and did not want to spend thousands again much less my trust had been broken already. I am fortunate to have found a kind rig artist to have fixed the mistakes Sam had made on my model and I am currently loving and doting on her as much as I can.
Also, please don’t harass anyone especially Sam. I’m not trying to incite any purging but just to share my experience and speak out against unprofessionalism in the space.
I’ve provided screenshots in this document that show paypal payments and vgen payments (his paypal stopped working?) plus all the mistakes on my model.
https://t.co/tiY5NdExqV
My favorite parts of my model part 2!
What is the moon without it’s dark side? Her eyes are like the eclipsed moon in an inky canopy of darkness! I also love the silver details of her outfit!
Her arms are enveloped in tendrils of black and silver in contrast with the light version. She has her own unique look and I love her just as much as her counterpart~
Dark version 🖤🌙