Gaou is the illustrator of the Girumasu light novel, and Vtuber Sukuna Yuki (ex-Minato Aqua), in addition to working on other novels and anime. He is in his 40s and is married, the girl was 14 when she got involved with him.

>https://crazyforanimetrivia.com/gaou-underage-allegations/

Yuki Sakuna is over
I May Be a Guild Receptionist it's over
Welcome to the Outcast’s Restaurant! it's over
Other Light Novels Illustrations are over
Other freelance works are over
He's over
Owari da

>>49704020 (OP)
If this pede is the reason why I can't get Ranka back I will find him myself and give him the Epstein treatment.

Publishers Dengeki Bunko and Overlap Bunko reported in separate announcements on July 1 and 2, respectively, that artist Gaou had been removed as the illustrator for Mato Kousaka's I May Be a Guild Receptionist and Yūki Kimikawa's Welcome to the Outcast’s Restaurant! light novels series. A person claiming to be the artist had reportedly admitted during a livestream program in Japan on June 29 to having a sexual relationship with a minor girl. He also reportedly said he now "has no choice but to retire" from being an illustrator.
Both publishers will announce the new illustrator for each novel series, as soon as a decision has been made. Dengeki Bunko is also in discussions regarding the handling of existing novel volumes, while Overlap Bunko is replacing Gaou in its existing volumes.

Earlier, DMM GAMES' EXNOA company had explained in a June 30 statement that illustrator Gaou had indeed drawn designs for two characters as well as both designs and stills for three more characters for its Girls Creation role-playing game. However, the game's management team added that other content of the game is being created by the team and other collaborating illustrators, and that Gaou is currently not creating content for the game. The game's staff said that there is a possibility that some character designs in the game may change.

Also on June 30, Gaou's name had been removed from the website and X (formerly Twitter) account for the anime adaptation of the Welcome to the Outcast’s Restaurant! light novels. The anime premiered on July 3. The anime's promotional videos were also removed on the anime's website on June 30, but have been posted again as of Tuesday.

Shogakukan's Gagaga Bunko imprint announced on July 1 that it has delayed the July 18 publication of the new novel 1/n no Watson and will replace the illustrator "due to circumstances related to illustrator Gaou."

Yuki Sakuna, one of the VTuber artists for whom Gaou draws illustrations, also announced on July 2 that she will refrain from using Gaou's illustrations, and stated that the possibility of hiring a new illustrator is under discussion.

On July 3, the KAI-YOU pop culture website noted that Gaou's pixiv and pixiv Fanbox accounts had become inactive, with his pixiv account page displaying the "An error [has] occurred" and "Profile not found" messages. It is not clear whether Gaou or the pixiv management had removed the accounts.

According to KAI-YOU and IT Media News, Gaou appeared on a livestream by Japanese streamer Korekore on June 29, and admitted that he had a sexual relationship with a minor girl. As of press time, Gaou has not yet released an official statement regarding the incident.

He better offs himself at this point

>>49704020 (OP)
>the girl was 14 when she got involved with him.
Did he rape her?

>When asked if he had a preference for underage girls, Gaou responded: “Maybe I have that tendency,” though he added that “It wasn’t intentional.”
kwab

>>49704061
According to Korekore’s stream, the girl—now 17—claimed the initial interaction began on Twitter through direct messages, eventually leading to voice calls, gaming sessions, and in-person meetings. She stated that they met physically at Gaou’s residence, where the first incident occurred. At the time, she was unaware that Gaou was married, had a child, and was maintaining another relationship.
After the initial encounter, Gaou reportedly blocked her, only to resume contact a year later using a different account. They allegedly met again in May 2025. During the livestream, Korekore directly confronted Gaou, who admitted to the allegations, saying, “It’s true” and acknowledged his actions: “This is something I caused, I can’t deny it.”

Seems consensual, but it's obvious grooming. His career is over.

Does the vod of livestream still exist?
Did someone make a an archive?

He’s even married to someone else too so this was out of wedlock. Insanely sleazy. Woodchipper.

Tired of people being outed as the pedophiles can’t someone be exposed as a cannibal instead?

omg! this makes me so upset! What can I do???

>>49704405
>pedophile
>x-teen years old

>>49705256
She was 14, a very obvious jailbait. 14-year-olds look fully mature only in anime. If you get horny for someone like that irl you have obvious problems.

17 and 11 months in USA is still underage, btw.

>>49706154
More like women only don't finish puberty until 35 in anime.