Parting Ways With SWE (Patreon)

Hello Patrons. Today I have a less-than-happy message to leave you, and it might explain why the production of the latest UBW:A has been slow-going. For some time now, we have had trouble communicating with or being able to see eye to eye with the way Something Witty Entertainment carries itself and does their business, and this has had direct implications for our work here - their core members play Shirou Emiya, Sakura Matou, and Nelliel, for example.

We have attempted to bridge the gap and make things work, but we are aware at this point that we won’t be able to find common ground with them, and so it is with great sadness that we have to announce that we will no longer be working with Something Witty Entertainment, which means that characters played by Matthew Kok (YamatoSFX), Carrie Johnston (xbubblemunkyx), and Chase Corbin (CoffinJockey) will be recast, including re-doing the lines in the current episode of UBW:A. We will also not be taking part in their projects moving forward.

This is not a call to action, nor is it an attempt to throw implications their way. The nature of these disagreements is personal for the most part. We prefer to keep these issues private, though a lot of hurt and dishonesty is tied up in it all. We hope you will also respect our privacy, as well as theirs, so long as both sides wish for it.

We ask that everyone take a moment to appreciate the work they have done, and what they have contributed to Project Mouthwash, as we also take thanks for the time we were able to spend working on their projects. There is a brilliance to Matthew’s Shirou and Carrie’s Nelliel that cannot be replicated, and we’re sad that we will have to finish our journeys with these characters without them, but happy we were able to walk with them as far as we did. Let not the unpleasantness of the present taint things that were good.

Soon, we will begin posting revised scenes from UBW:A, and due to how short-term this chance is, Logan will be picking up for Shirou moving forward. Again, we lament that Matthew won’t be walking with us on these final steps toward UBW’s end, but we will try to carry the spirit of his performance forward.