Popular YouTuber Eiji of Avntis died in a tragic accident on New Year’s Day

Avntis is one of the popular YouTubers from Japan which consists of Sora Chi, Eiji, Tsurime and Rikuwo and have over a million subscribers.

But UUUM, the platform which represents many major YouTubers announced shocking news which left fans of the group in disbelief.

訃報 アバンティーズ エイジ について

先程10:00にリリースした内容について、再度内容をこちらでもご報告いたします。 pic.twitter.com/4D80JuhJuM

— UUUM (@uuum_news) January 4, 2019

According to the announcement, Eiji was killed by high waves during a vacation trip on the coast of Saipan on New Years Day.

They tried to resuscitate Eiji and where he would pass a way at the hospital.

Eiji’s funeral will be held by close relatives as that is the intention of the family and a farewell party will be planned at a later date.

Avantis’ last tweet was on New Year’s Eve, wishing everyone a Happy New Year:

あけおめ〜🤩 pic.twitter.com/vNgcBrzwJO

— エイジ(アバンティーズ) (@avntiskami) December 31, 2018

Avantis released their music video for “Play New World” on December 21st.  Members of the group have not yet posted or released any comments on their individual Twitter page about Eiji’s death but the UUUM news of Eiji’s death was shared on each of their Twitter pages.

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