What happened to Shima Luan? (2019)

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As some of you may know, Shima Luan (known primarily as just Shima) was a host for the YouTube channel Danger Dolan, later renamed Planet Dolan.

Many have regarded her as one of the best hosts on the channel. I was one of these people back in 2015-2016, always tuning in to her countdowns and cartoons on their animated channel, Super Planet Dolan.

I always enjoyed her personality: she started out on YouTube, surprisingly, narrating books. She believed that everyone deserved to hear great stories, and would find books not many people had heard of and narrate them for her channel. It was a commendable effort, and appeared to work when Dolan took her in as his new host.

She always had a soft, timid way of speaking that many found soothing to listen to, including myself. She seemed like a genuinely interesting person to be around, which helped her career on Planet Dolan greatly.

However, the avatar in which she was depicted was... not to her liking, from what I've been told. Shima's avatar for Planet Dolan was a pink cat wearing a red dress. Now, that doesn't sound that bad when it comes down to it. After all, these are just silly YouTube cartoons.

But when you actually consider what kinds of people you'll find on the internet, you start to realize that maybe this wasn't such a great choice for a timid, shy bookworm like Shima.

What's worse is that the artist who designed her character is a furry, and a well known one.

Now, I won't be naming anyone here, and I'm sure the artist had no malicious intent behind it whatsoever. But I believe the "fanart" created from Shima's avatar played a role in her leaving the show.

She stayed with Planet Dolan until her last episode, released September 25, 2016, although as it was animated, she likely left long before it was finished. Her last reported sighting was on October 13, 2016, when she was apparently seen playing Minecraft.

At the end of said episode, Dolan makes an announcement, saying that he doesn't know where Shima is, but knows she's safe.

Her Twitter and YouTube have been left abandoned for nearly 3 years now, and Shima's whereabouts remain one of the biggest mysteries in the animated YouTube community.

I recall seeing a comment on her YouTube Wiki page (reliable source, I know) from someone going by the name "RareKirby". He/she claimed to have worked with Dolan and animated a few videos for him, and claims that Shima had disappeared due to being in the hospital, and she passed away on December 11, 2017.

The comment was posted June 3, 2018, and as of that date, no animated video on any of Dolan's channels have been credited to anyone going by "RareKirby". They provided a link to an obituary regarding Shima's passing, although the link is dead and doesn't lead to anything. As well as that, many of the replies don't believe their claims.

I personally don't believe Shima is dead. The optimistic side in me says she's living a peaceful, calm life away from the internet, with loved ones supporting whatever she's up to now. But there's always the chance she's actually in danger or has passed away, and I think we should hear it from her publicly.

I'm not making this to harass Shima. She's been through enough.

I just want to know she's ok. She did a lot for my childhood.

TL;DR, Shima's probably fine, but I just want to know she is.

Do you guys have any additional info about this?

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