Global expansion has me slightly concerned, especially in North America.
Being honest, I don't think Eastern media companies work as well in the Western.....high school mentality media, better they stick to their own thing, recruit some who are very talented but not make it a focus unless you want to end up like Nijisanji.
Leave Europe and America to independents, Phase Connect and ironically Vshojo since they seem to have learnt lessons and gotten better, especially since Henya but more importantly Matara joined.
Quite the opposite, I pointed those two out as the start of Vshojo's 'revival'
After three of their more...marmite (you either liked them or hated them) talents left, Henya joining then Matara gave them a lot of goodwill especially Matara as she seemed to chill things down a lot more with her presence. Combine that with Nijisanji's continued implosion and Matara reaching out to a lot of those talents thrown out from the mean girls club, their reputation is steadily improving that a lot of the hate has gone away from that company.
Vei was the third one, some people just didn't like her.
Rushia was the BIGGEST bomb both Hololive AND Vshojo avoided, she left Vshojo BEFORE all the shit got revealed that she was the Amber Heard of the Vtuber scene. That was just pure luck lol.
I think Silver is still pretty good, but I can absolutely admit she is one of those "love them or hate them" types even before the Hogwarts situation. But I think her continued success on her own even after that was a good sign for the state of the culture war overall (even if she is not really an active member in it).
She was good it was her exit which was bad as it was heavily implied on the way out that she threw shade on Ironmouse not Froot for 'not having her back' and basically burned that bridge on the way out.
It was stupid drama but that's what caused a few to sour on her as why was Ironmouse signalled out but she seems to be doing fine independently. I think though a better indicator of the culture war is seeing how a vtuber like Kirsche is rising in popularity more and the fact that the vtubers who pander to the left are usually with Nijisanji that's crashing or crashing themselves due to internal drama while those more outspoken are rising in popularity.
She was good it was her exit which was bad as it was heavily implied on the way out that she threw shade on Ironmouse not Froot for 'not having her back' and basically burned that bridge on the way out.
That is fair, I do agree it was odd to take a shot at Mouse when it seemed like she didnt really do much. But she seems to have just moved on and is not dwelling on it (for better or worse) so I dont really feel the need to focus on it.
IIRC they're just opening an American subsidiary (whose job will apparently be to just focus on pushing sales & the planning of events in the States, not screwing around with the talents' content), not pulling a Sony and moving their HQ from Japan to California altogether, thank Christ. But yes, ideally Hololive will keep the West and its pozloading tendencies at several arms' lengths for much longer.
Yeah, they have already said the US Branch basically only exist to give them an easier means of personnel being able to travel, and to allow them an easier route to buy warehouse space for the purpose of merch sales. It is not going to do much else.
As long as Holo keeps the "Absolutely no politics" policy in place, where it can be a fireable offense to bring up stuff on stream, they will be fine. And besides, the handful of talents they have that push that line have tended more toward the based side than the woke side (ironically enough).
Global expansion has me slightly concerned, especially in North America.
Being honest, I don't think Eastern media companies work as well in the Western.....high school mentality media, better they stick to their own thing, recruit some who are very talented but not make it a focus unless you want to end up like Nijisanji.
Leave Europe and America to independents, Phase Connect and ironically Vshojo since they seem to have learnt lessons and gotten better, especially since Henya but more importantly Matara joined.
Didn't realize Matara was controversial. Is it because she's Russian?
Matara was the first of the ex-Nijisanji rush
Quite the opposite, I pointed those two out as the start of Vshojo's 'revival'
After three of their more...marmite (you either liked them or hated them) talents left, Henya joining then Matara gave them a lot of goodwill especially Matara as she seemed to chill things down a lot more with her presence. Combine that with Nijisanji's continued implosion and Matara reaching out to a lot of those talents thrown out from the mean girls club, their reputation is steadily improving that a lot of the hate has gone away from that company.
Silvervale, Nyanners and not-Rushia?
Vei was the third one, some people just didn't like her.
Rushia was the BIGGEST bomb both Hololive AND Vshojo avoided, she left Vshojo BEFORE all the shit got revealed that she was the Amber Heard of the Vtuber scene. That was just pure luck lol.
I think Silver is still pretty good, but I can absolutely admit she is one of those "love them or hate them" types even before the Hogwarts situation. But I think her continued success on her own even after that was a good sign for the state of the culture war overall (even if she is not really an active member in it).
She was good it was her exit which was bad as it was heavily implied on the way out that she threw shade on Ironmouse not Froot for 'not having her back' and basically burned that bridge on the way out.
It was stupid drama but that's what caused a few to sour on her as why was Ironmouse signalled out but she seems to be doing fine independently. I think though a better indicator of the culture war is seeing how a vtuber like Kirsche is rising in popularity more and the fact that the vtubers who pander to the left are usually with Nijisanji that's crashing or crashing themselves due to internal drama while those more outspoken are rising in popularity.
That is fair, I do agree it was odd to take a shot at Mouse when it seemed like she didnt really do much. But she seems to have just moved on and is not dwelling on it (for better or worse) so I dont really feel the need to focus on it.
Isnt the vtuber stuff being headquartered in los angeles soon? Rip.
IIRC they're just opening an American subsidiary (whose job will apparently be to just focus on pushing sales & the planning of events in the States, not screwing around with the talents' content), not pulling a Sony and moving their HQ from Japan to California altogether, thank Christ. But yes, ideally Hololive will keep the West and its pozloading tendencies at several arms' lengths for much longer.
Yeah, they have already said the US Branch basically only exist to give them an easier means of personnel being able to travel, and to allow them an easier route to buy warehouse space for the purpose of merch sales. It is not going to do much else.
As long as Holo keeps the "Absolutely no politics" policy in place, where it can be a fireable offense to bring up stuff on stream, they will be fine. And besides, the handful of talents they have that push that line have tended more toward the based side than the woke side (ironically enough).
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