Akio AIR



Akio AIR Corporation is a software company/Vtuber agency based in Taiwan that aims to assist Vtuber to expand their career and develop solutions along with our talents to push and challenge the virtual entertainment industry.

2021
On 26 April, Akio AIR opened VTuber audition for their first generation and ended on 31 May with a total 486 applicants.

On 21 August, Akio AIR announced the recruitment of managers for their VTubers.

2022
On 13 January, due to some reason, Akio AIR opened a special audition round to find a new VTuber.

On 18 January, Akio AIR announced their first generation called "Season 1" including Athena Nightingale, MEW Horizon, Nonoah, and RoaFen. After the announcement, each member made their first Tweet.

On 3 February, Kion Dojima, the 5th member was officially announced. After the announcement, Kion made her first Tweet.

On 26 February, Akio AIR uploaded a teaser video of Season 1. It also announced that they would debut in March.

On 7 March, Akio AIR uploaded the second teaser video of Season 1 revealing Season 1's official debut date and their official name "REfract". The song used in the video is their first original song "Find Your Light", composed by Athena and performed by REfract's members.

On 9 March, Akio AIR uploaded the official debut trailer of REfract.

On 17 November, Akio AIR announced new auditions for their next generation.

2023
On 6 September, Akio AIR released a debut teaser for their season 2 "In:serenity". Their debuts were scheduled from 15 to 16 September.

On 14 September, they announced season 2 debuts would be delayed by one week.

On 29 September, Akio AIR announced that only two of the six In:serenity members would be able to debut, and would now be part of a separate group, "AkioWATER." An updated trailer was released to coincide with the news. In the same statement, AkioAIR announced that the other four In:serenity members' debuts would be delayed due to "the circumstances and health issues."

On 30 September, AkioWATER debuted. On the same day, REfract member Athena Nightingale announced her immediate leave of Akio AIR and her plan to become independent.

Season 1
Also known as REfract. They debuted on 11 and 12 March 2022 (PST time).

Season 2
Also known as AkioWater. Their debuts were planned on 30 September 2023.

Following are the members initially supposed to debut as part of season 2 under the name In:serenity before their debuts indefinitively delayed.

Controversy
On 30 September 2023, hours before the debuts of AkioWATER, REfract member Athena Nightingale announced that she would cease working with Akio AIR and instead become independent, citing "professional mismanagement and emotional abuse," including threats to sue from the CEO. Akio AIR released their own statement on the same day, announcing Athena's official termination and listing her breaches of contract. However, other former associates of Akio AIR would also share their own experiences, including the former talent behind Vix E. Grey, one of the In:serenity members set to debut.

Media

 * akioair.com - Website
 * AkioAIR - YouTube channel
 * @Akio_Air - Twitter account
 * u/AkioAir - Reddit account
 * AkioAIR S1 Community Server - Discord server