The end of a chapter!
Added 2022-10-25 19:55:32 +0000 UTCMan, what a journey it’s been!
I remember when I first thought about cosplaying full time, I never had any idea how to do it. I started with the idea of Patreon as something that could hopefully grow into a way that could help me pursue my cosplay dreams more tangibly, and guess what; it did! In the beginning, there would have been no way possible for me to chase these ambitions without those of you who supported me on Patreon. I still remember telling my mom that generous people were supporting me enough to be able to quit my job! Obviously she wasn’t happy about it, but I was so excited knowing that people like you believed in me! After a few years, I found myself getting progressively burned out of cosplay. Once the pandemic hit, I think it was really difficult for me to get back into the groove of putting on makeup, travelling, taking photos, and going to conventions more. It’s almost as if my body was telling me to slow down. Fast forwarding to the end 2020, I felt my cosplay flame begin to dwindle. I found so much happiness in streaming, that cosplay began to take more of a backseat in my life. Eventually, this led me to concentrate more of my time on improving my streaming, rather than cosplaying new characters, or posting on social media. This is where the idea of closing my Patreon came from. I felt in my heart it was unfair to keep it open, as I am slowly beginning to close the door on my cosplay chapter. I think there’s no definite time when I will tell myself I’ll stop cosplay for good, but its at a point now where I just want to enjoy doing it whenever I feel like it; no pressure! There are so many more things I want to try at this moment of my life, that I feel like cosplay took up too much of my time in order to fully commit to doing anything else. Its unfair to continue my Patreon because of this, and I think its best to close it on a high! I’ve been able to accomplish so much with you, both as a person, and a cosplayer. There’s very little left that I wish to do in my cosplay career, and that is honestly because of everyones support and love. I’ve never deserved anything like this, but I will never forget how much you’ve given me.
With that said, this will be the last month my Patreon will open. I will be closing it down in the next few days, and will be sending out the remaining packages following that! I’ve had such a backlog of sending things out and I feel awful, but its also because I haven’t done any cosplay to show you over the last few months to a year. I’ll make sure to send those out as soon as I can!
The future path for myself is surrounding my new VTubing journey with my OC Aki! Its been such a surprising and fulfilling time streaming with everyone! I’ve been able to see people and interact moreso than I could ever do at any convention, and that to me is huge! I never saw this coming a few years ago, but sometimes you just gotta go with the flow, you know?
My parting words with you all is that if you love something, never completely close the door on it. Whether you have a few hours a week, a month, or a year, always make time for the things that make you happy! You never know when there will be an opportunity to do more of it in the future. You’ll never know for sure if you stop! The last few years on Patreon with you all have been a highlight of my life. I’ll never be able to thank you for how you’ve changed my life, but just know that a part of me will always remember these years, and how incredible they were to live in with you.
Thank you for changing my life. I love you so much. It’s not a goodbye, we’re just changing locations and scenery a bit!
You can keep up with my new adventures of the new VTubing chapter of my life on these social medias! I will be having my new debut around December 3, where I will become a full time content creator/streamer! I hope to see you there :D
www.twitter.com/mizunoaki_
www.twitch.tv/mizunoaki
www.onlyfans.com/mizunoaki (SPICY PP CONTENT)
