Nijisanji VTuber Ars Almal has apologized after admitting that she made careless reports against players she was matched with during past Splatoon 3 streams.

Ars Almal is a Japanese VTuber affiliated with Nijisanji. She came under fire after clips from a September 11 stream showed her criticizing a teammate following a Bankara Match loss.

The controversy began when an X user accused Almal of verbally attacking a teammate for being bad and making what they described as a false report.

スプラ配信探してて見かけたんだが、にじさんじのアルスって奴が弱いだけの味方に暴言吐いて虚偽通報してた
任天堂のガイドライン違反だろあれ何で許されてんの

— スギノール【湿気り】 (@az_mar_game) October 25, 2026

A second post from Runatix_sino shared footage from another part of the stream alongside the comment, “This is seriously too awful.”

これはさすがに酷すぎる… https://t.co/w4deieNnw8 pic.twitter.com/DISfmXnP8U

— ℝ (@Runatix_sino) October 25, 2026

In the clip, Almal accused a teammate of repeatedly rushing into unpainted enemy ink and being defeated. She then said she thought something was wrong and would report the player. When viewers pointed out that the player’s username indicated they were practicing, Almal responded by asking whether that was supposed to be an excuse.

The backlash grew further after Almal said an October 25 stream archive had “disappeared into darkness because I sneezed.” Some viewers believed the archive had been hidden because of the criticism, although previous reports noted that Almal had made streams private before.

Ars Almal apologizes for past reports

On October 27, Almal posted an apology on X with a longer statement attached.

この度、ゲーム配信中における私の不適切な表現や過度な行動、リスペクトに欠ける発言により、多くの方を不快な気持ちにさせてしまい、大変申し訳ございません。文字数制限があるため、詳細につきましては添付画像をご確認お願いします。 pic.twitter.com/6JUh7B2B1g

— アルス・アルマル📕 (@ars_almal) October 27, 2026

“I also made reports too casually about the gameplay of people I was matched with during past streams,” Almal wrote.

She apologized to the players involved, viewers who watched her streams, and fans who had supported her. She also said she deeply regretted disappointing her audience and making people uncomfortable.

Criticism continued after the apology. One X user said that reporting someone while dismissing their “practicing” username as an excuse had gone too far, adding that Turf War and Bankara Match are different environments for learning the game.

アルスさん…練習中って名前に対して「免罪符になると思ってんの？」と言いながらの通報を配信でしてしまうのはやり過ぎやわ…
ナワバリとバンカラじゃ全く練習するにも質が変わるし、ナワバリでかなり勝てるからバンカラでも勝てる！とはならないやん？

よかったら…エンジョイナワバリ勢で。

— サクナ@ゲームが好き (@ittetsutoisumi) October 28, 2026

Nintendo’s creator guidelines list intentionally disrupting multiplayer progress and offensive or insulting statements as examples of potentially inappropriate content.