The Last Novel news

Hello everyone,

Today’s post comes with the heavy news we had hoped would never come to pass.

Novel Horizons is ceasing operations.

For several years we worked hard to create and deliver projects to the communities and fans who supported us. After several setbacks and a consistently worsening economic picture, we have reached the point where we no longer have the funds to continue.

Increased logistical costs, production costs, and shrinking sales eroded our cash reserves. That forced us to take on debt just to keep operating, and ultimately left us assetless and without capital.

The extended radio silence was the result of nearly all staff being let go in an effort to preserve what little capital remained. The warehouse has been running on a two-person team for months, which is why many packages took longer than usual to ship.

We want to thank every person who supported us by ordering, visiting our booths, and believing in what we were building. We also apologize to every customer affected by our inability to keep the lights on longer. There is nothing we wanted more than to celebrate another round of completed projects.

At this time we cannot offer much in the way of solutions. The remaining hands in the warehouse are working to ship what can still be sent out, and we are coordinating the return of creator merchandise so it can get back into creators’ hands.

We remain committed to doing right by as many people as we possibly can in these final moments.

It was a privilege and an honor to serve the Vtubing community. We’re sorry that we ultimately let everyone down.

As of this post, all official Novel Horizons accounts will be shutting down.