Hey folks, I didn't see this topic being discussed on this subreddit yet, so I wanted to get people's thoughts.
The video editor/content creator who helped manage Yulariman’s YouTube channel has come out with a video that accuses the org UNLIMIT of unpaid compensation and shady business practices. It's worth noting that the content creator, Oyakodonosuke is/was signed by UNLIMIT earlier this year.
Please note, I did use AI to transcribe, translate, and summarize the video. I am Japanese and am completely bilingual in Japanese and English but I just didn't have the time to translate and summarize myself. I went through the summary and made edits to confirm the general accuracy before posting here. Having said that, sorry if you do find any inaccuracies or missed nuances.
1. The Initial Agreement (Nov 2025 - Spring 2026)
The Request: Oyakodonosuke was approached by the owner of UNLIMIT (referred to as "M") to launch, manage, and edit a YouTube channel from scratch for their professional Apex Legends player, Yurariman.
The Terms: They verbally agreed that UNLIMIT would cover the fees to pay external video editors, while Oyakodonosuke would take a 30-40% cut of the video ad revenue only (excluding streaming/SuperChat revenue) as his management and direction fee. As they made adjustments to the actual work that Oyakodonosuke oversaw, he and Yulariman eventually agreed to splitting the revenue from the YouTube videos 50/50.
The Work: For over 8 months, Oyakodonosuke essentially acted as the channel director. He hired editors, managed daily uploads, reviewed footage, created thumbnails, and grew the channel. He worked tirelessly, often late into the night, without receiving a single payment, planning to formalize the paperwork and invoice them after a major world tournament so as not to distract the player. He admits that not signing a formal written contract early on was his biggest mistake.
2. The Sudden Termination (July 2026)
The Meeting: On July 17, right after UNLIMIT won a major world tournament, UNLIMIT Owner M abruptly called a meeting and terminated Oyakodonosuke’s role in managing Yulariman’s YouTube channel. UNLIMIT Owner M claimed that the 50% revenue split was "too high," stating that people around Yurari were saying Oyakodonosuke was "scamming" him. M attempted a retroactive negotiation, offering a flat fee of 2,000 JPY per video instead of the agreed revenue split. Oyakodonosuke was deeply insulted. He had spent 8 months building the channel's foundation for almost no initial profit, and just as the channel became lucrative, he was cut out and accused of scamming the player he had been working so hard to support. Furthermore, UNLIMIT changed the channel's editor immediately without consulting him, leading to rumors among fans on why the videos’ editing style changed. Owner M also told Oyakodonosuke that he is not allowed to contact Yulariman directly anymore.
3. The Oppressive Settlement and NDA (August - September 2026)
The Unfair Terms: UNLIMIT brought in lawyers to handle the dispute. They agreed to pay him a 50% cut of the revenue (approx. 1.6 million JPY or approx. 10k USD), but retroactively deducted the editor fees (approx. 500,000 JPY or 3.1k USD) from the gross revenue first—breaking the original agreement that UNLIMIT would cover editor expenses separately, stating that this was standard industry practice. Oyakodonosuke pushed back on this deduction, reminding UNLIMIT of the original agreement.
The NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement):In response to Otakodonosuke’s push back, UNLIMIT agreed to pay the originally agreed upon amount and not subtract the editor’s fees IF Oyakodonosuke sign a settlement agreement with highly restrictive clauses:
He would have to announce he was simply "graduating" from UNLIMIT, hiding the truth of the dispute.
He would face a 2 million JPY penalty if he ever spoke about what actually happened.
He would have to assume full legal and financial responsibility if any of the external editors sued UNLIMIT over copyright issues in the future. Recognizing that signing this would put him in immense legal jeopardy and strip him of his ability to clear his name, Oyakodonosuke refused to sign. As a result, UNLIMIT has yet to pay him for his 8 months of work, although they have not stated that they will not pay him.
4. The Conclusion (October 2026)
Oyakodonosuke released this video not out of a desire for revenge, but out of fear and a need to protect his reputation. The rumors and the restrictive legal threats severely impacted his mental health, to the point where he couldn't upload videos for two months.
He explicitly asks his viewers not to harass or attack UNLIMIT or Yurariman. He simply wants his side of the story known so he can move forward and clear his name as a trusted creator in the Apex Legends community.
TLDR:
Video editor and manager Oyakodonosuke accused the esports organization UNLIMIT of unpaid compensation and unfair business practices after working eight months without pay on professional player Yurariman's YouTube channel.
Following a major tournament win in July 2026, UNLIMIT owner "M" abruptly terminated his role, attempted to replace his agreed revenue split with a minimal flat fee, and replaced the channel's editors.
UNLIMIT later conditioned his owed compensation on an oppressive NDA that included severe financial penalties for speaking out and unfair legal liabilities, which Oyakodonosuke refused to sign.
