An Announcement to Our Fans Regarding the Conclusion of Watson Amelia’s Channel Activities | hololive production
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Why do people like vtubers?
How are they different from normal youtubers?
I don’t understand why they exist (other than perhaps “shyness”), and I doubly don’t understand the fan culture that’s exploded around them. Are they supposed to be “cutesy”/“wholesome” twitch thots or something else entirely?
"What if anime girls were real?"
Basically. They are cute girls, usually with social awkwardness or mental issues, where they don't act like vapid attention seeking whores. Of course girls like that became vtubers too after it was huge, but they still plaster their face and tits on social media. Most of the big ones, JP, and corporate, still act true to being "anime girls in real life" and succeed because of it.
Cause alot of them are honestly entertaining. Chances are, if you're into something, you'll probably find a Vtuber that's also pretty enthusiastic about it.
Plus, the immediate chat feedback can lead to impromptu hilarity. So that's always fun.
Putting aside whales and simps, Vtubers can be... oddly wholesome, at times. I've got a meme stashed away somewhere of Mori Collipe(Hololive Vtuber) basically going 'Guys, don't donate if you don't have any money, spend responsibly, c'mon' with a random Twitch E-thot trying to shame and harass guys into giving her money. It's a weird contrast.
That’s a fair enough angle I can understand. Basically just streamers with privacy or some other personal concern now have an avenue to try to compete in this modern world. That’s whatever. And while I do see the same kind of issues across streaming in general (i.e. simping and pandering), they seem really pronounced here. I’m not totally sure why it feels that way. Maybe the use of the avatar is making me see it as inherently less “genuine”. Then again I’m the kinda guy who just can’t wrap my head around donating to 99.99% of streamers in general, but that’s just me. The few I can somewhat understand are the ones who produce something with some modicum of artistic or other merit. Independent journalists, Sam Hyde, those kinds of channels.
Any video game youtube channel is an act. Its not genuine anyways
Maybe I'm a little weird, but I don't see any difference between what Vtubers do than what some other streamers do - people like Zach Hazard and Accurize and Vaos don't even bother with avatars when doing their stuff.
I'd even go so far as to say what Vtubers do isn't that much different than what some radio announcers do.
But, like I said, I might be a little weird. I tend to focus on the voice, and if the voice and content isn't good, I just shrug and move on.
Then again, I never donate. But free entertainment is free entertainment...
Rotten mean can be tasty if you cut away the rotten parts.
Anything is good if you specifically cut away the bad parts.
I can see a good reason to keep your real life identity hidden while still giving the viewer a "face" to look at,especially if you start dabbling in political discussions. It's a bit more stimulating than watching someone's logo on your screen for 30 minute long form videos. That being said, the over the top anime waifu avatars are cringe to me and turn me off from the channel
They aren't. People have it in their head that they must be for some reason, but its literally just streaming but with a fake face cam. Its not that complicated.
A huge portion of it has crossed over with Idol culture from Japan because that's the companies who basically created the genre and invest all the big money into it.
But by its raw definition, and how its used for the 90% of them that aren't from one of the big companies, is literally streaming with a tiny little anime character instead of your face.
Big Booba, entertainment, and some make really good pundits since they can be practically hidden.
Do they play characters? Sure but does it really matter? It’s no different than watching a TV show, a wrestling match, or a live play.
One of the first big English vtubers will no longer be streaming from the 30th, but this isn't the typical graduation as apparently she will still be working in the background. One of the more unique parts of Amelia's content was that she was always the most tech savvy member of Myth, in terms of doing experimental things to aid her content, such as having a studio in her own home for 3D streams.
I'm just curious what her being in the background actually means.
Never expected to see this here. I like Ame, she seems like a genuinely nice one which she had proven by helping everyone out in the first week even. I hope she is still in some regards "visible", maybe she's taking on a managerial/tech job for the western branch.
Doesn't look like she will taking on a manager role.
Ouch, welp. Sounds more like a lose freelance contract.
Pretty sad to hear this news. Ame has done so much for the sphere.
Watson Amelia, a member of the VTuber group hololive English, will conclude all of her channel activities on September 30th, 2024. This would include all regular activities including live-streaming on platforms such as YouTube, social media activities, live event participation, and the regular release of new merchandise.
Since her debut as a member of hololive English’s founding generation, hololive English -Myth-, she has actively provided her fans with unique content as well as participated in all sorts of activities beyond streaming that significantly contributed to spreading VTuber culture overseas. Though her channel activities will end, Watson Amelia will remain an affiliate of hololive production moving forward.
In line with this, the following services will come to a close.
■ Closing Services
Fan Letter Reception: Available until November 29th, 2024 PDT
Memberships and Members-Only Content: Available until 7:59 AM, October 31st, 2024 PDT
We plan to continue selling merchandise and other items that are already on sale. Any future activities that involve Watson Amelia will be announced through official social media and other channels.
We would like to thank all our wonderful fans and stakeholders for their warm support. We kindly request you refrain from contacting our talents regarding this matter, and would like to sincerely thank you for your continued support and encouragement of Watson Amelia.
September 20th, 2024
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So not 'graduating' but going to be more behind the scenes more.
Wasn't the last graduation health related in that she was literally too sick to stream consistently? Compared with other companies this seems less dark more she wanted a change of pace but still work with Hololive.
Sana Tsukumo injured her back and it literally hurt for her to sit down to stream, so yeah. Her PL is like Ina, she's an illustrator for various gacha games. The oldest generation that still has all of its members is HoloX (HoloJP Gen 0 is weird to classify because they weren't formally a generation until a year or so ago, the first five talents just debuted individually since Cover was just experimenting for the sake of Sora back then.