My suspicion of James dealing with mental health issues was confirmed (in a way, right?). This was from Jamessu's Tiktok Live last night. Translation by @prodbyve on X.
From here onwards, these are totally just my speculations. James himself or the people who personally know him never confirmed anything so I can't say these are the truth. I can only assume, so take it with a grain of salt:
Base on how he sometimes worded his sentences when talking and his artworks, I can feel that he was not doing okay mentally for quite some time. Maybe it is an on-off thing for him, but it got real bad recently. Mental health issues most of the time are complicated. People dealing with these issues usually have fluctuating moods. There can go from high highs to real low lows. And sometimes when you think you have been okay for awhile, the 'illness' can come crushing on you just like that out of nowhere. It quite possible also, that James has been not okay mentally for a long time and he tried to hold on until he couldn't anymore. That's why he has to take action for his own safety.
There's more to his withdrawal from the series I feel like. As he and Net has said, there have been discussions about this between them and the company for quite some time, it's not an out of nowhere decision on James's side. I think a whole lot of this decision has to do with James's mental health, they just chose not to disclose it in the official statement because why would you want to disclose to the public about your personal struggles. Many people dealing with personal struggles like this most of the time are not comfortable sharing it with the world, heck sometimes they don't even want to share it with the people closest to them.
If in any way any of my speculations are true, I hope James will get the help that he needed. I just want both him and Net to be happy. Together or separate doesn't matter as long as it is their choice and the outcome is that they get to have their happiness.
I know how it feels to be unhappy for a long time, it's suffocating and just horrible. Both of them has given me a bit of relief from my pain, that's why they are precious to me. That's why I only wish for them to be happy in whatever they choose to do with their lives. I really hope they choose themselves first, ignore all the hateful, forceful, and non-constructive criticism.
