How Overseas Fans Changed Aki Rosenthal’s Life

[@seanlocke2228]

That singing stream was a legendary moment and gave birth to Aki-pella as she accidentally sang a song without the music and it blew everyone away. One of my favourite moments involving Aki.

[@luka188]

I watched that live and still remember it like yesterday, it was beautiful and very fun when that happened

[@angelredvivar]

@@luka188 Woah a legend here

[@luka188]

@@angelredvivar No, the real legends were those who were Aki's loyal fans before the clippers translated Aki's heartfelt stream talking about her situation. Without them, I wouldn't have been aware of Aki. After that, Aki became one of my favorites, and I watched many of her Ark streams and singing streams especially.

[@Roy-mo6dv]

I was there, right after birdkun21 clipped her thoughts. It was puremagic :)

[@Levyathyn]

I think my favorite is when she mistook "encore" as "ENKA", and gave us an incredible performance of a Japanese classic no one was expecting her to cover.

[@blinkwire01]

"I won't lose to anyone when it comes to loving you." That was the line that got me. I know its not all about the subs but I wish she could break 1m.

[@angelredvivar]

Where she at rn?

[@kyleb.9533]

About 735k

[@lqfr8813]

at this pace, she will gets to 1M if she has a few more big project/content. i rarely see her in horror or fps game collab which understandable why she is on the slow side in growth

[@ceresbane]

Not knowing English is a major knee cap.

[@123321Emile]

is there a clip? when did she say this?

[@gdrum3040]

It's good to hear something wholesome about vtubers. Instead of drama all the time thank you

[@venandr]

This is one of my favourite stories about vtubers!

[@Arclite02]

Look up the clip of Ironmouse doing a donation drive to get a proper workspace set up to accommodate her disability... AKA: how to annihilate a year-long donation goal in 7 minutes (before she could even finish explaining it) and make a girl burst into happy tears.

[@gdrum3040]

@@Arclite02 ok

[@pasta8026]

u only see drama if u look for drama. stop watching em and put those ytbers on "Don't recommend channel". I've known no drama for a whole year now.

[@alexknight81]

drama is not necessarily something negative you know?

[@nem3732]

Aki is a rare case of simping done right. Instead of blindly simping someone like usual, the community came together and made someone feel their worth.

[@MegaZeta]

Gibberish. You don't have to call enjoying things "simping" just to parrot a catchphrase you read online years ago

[@Wazoru]

​@@MegaZetathere's people out there who are total simps especially towards KZbinrs and other celebrities. It gets annoying so I just mess with them time to time

[@mitacestalia7532]

​@@MegaZetatbh, parasocial is sadly a thing. I say simping is form of parasocial, but simply enjoying thing or wishing someone the best is not.

[@Kae-Lexi]

Aki openly said in her holotalk with Kiara that this moment is the reason she is still around and didn't quit. The gain of subs she had during these early days was rivaling the highest gains Gura would ever get once vtubers took off way more which is insane to think about

[@jon-unicorn-doxxer]

she actually gain 100k+ in a month from that moment,,,

[@ninjablade2]

@@jon-unicorn-doxxer I think it was something like 200k cause i rmemeber her going from 200k all the way up to 440k, though i might be mixing up what time that happened over, it was such a great uplifting and i'm so glad it happened for her~

[@jon-unicorn-doxxer]

@@ninjablade2 that einnashu viral clip is published in 1st week of august 2020 and celebrated her 200k milestone days after that, Its was already at 220k when she did that Aki-pella.. aki celebrated her 400k milestone on Oct 15 of 2020...I remember that time because that was my 1st membership spend and my 1st time spending money on a Vtuber... so 200k in a month is too much,,, you can check the socialblade

[@CJODell12]

@@ninjablade2went from 189k to 202k within *24 hours*

[@ketzni]

Its actually crazy how dedicated Aki is. Did you know she created an entire Elven language just for her lore?

[@MegaZeta]

Yeah we do

[@saggyai7670]

Wait that’s crazy i never knew that wtf

[@Redhead-pf8le]

Her original song is in her language too!

[@anthonyramirez9925]

Is she Tolkien reincarnated?

[@Spoopball]

I forgot which Japanese singer it is, but there's someone who made entire elven/foreign language and uses it to sing songs. She sung the song for Zone of Enders (it was used to simulate Martian language) and I think she's sung the intro for code geass (maybe). Side-tangent aside, it takes alot of creativity to do that.

[@reyesngerardo]

Aki was the first vtuber i ever subscribed to and it was precisely during her 200k subs singing stream. I still watch her to this day. Good memories…

[@angelredvivar]

Woah a historian

[@NielSerenio-p5t]

Aaaah yes. In a way, were brothers. Already on a 2 yr sub on her channel.

[@misslucywucy]

Same

[@Fishman465]

Likewise; though i was introduced through Koe's vid on her (over two years)

[@eiarsan]

I still remember a clip where she was talking about a clip of her having more views than her actual stream. I'm glad that she gained her success. Also sincerely, thank you clippers. You all are half the reason why the vtubers culture became this big.

[@Mashamazzi]

It's because their streams aren't subtitled, so English people who don't know what they're saying can actually watch the cute girl AND undersrand her

[@animonmaster8269]

​​@@Mashamazzi won't lie that's why I never watched tje jp members outside of clips I have no idea what there saying which sucks cause I like subra miko and some others clips

[@alastorredgrave522]

​@@animonmaster8269 Same. I absolutely love Aki & Suiseu especially... But my Japanese isn't good enough to be able to watch them properly & understand what's going on...

[@AlphaHorst]

Saving those hips and thighs is the biggest success of hololive fans ever.

[@lucasinazumai9873]

She even responded to the hip man after he reacted to her belly dance video.

[@AlphaHorst]

@Lucas Inazumai well obviously. That man is a man of pure culture and dedication to the HIP

[@byakugan641]

"Hips dont Lie" -Shakira

[@BW134]

especially when her thighs is capable of producing random objects or materials. sad the hololive anime eps featuring this aki's power has got removed.

[@2yoyoyo1Unplugged]

I still will always be biased towards Coco for the raunchiness and pure body control she had, particularly with her hips and legs, but I can’t NOT give Aki her props. She’s got a different style of hip movement, but every bit as much discipline and command of them as Kaichou had.

[@Vernnell]

It was one of the best moments in Hololive history, I remember been there live after watching the clip you mention, she was so surprised of how many people were watching, I couldn't understand a thing she was saying, but you could hear/feel how happy and thankful she was at the moment. For me Aki got so much talent to show and her sense of humor is just my take, cannot wait to see the day she reach the 1 million count.

[@アンダーテイカー-s9m]

Language is just a barrier bro, but nobody say we cant break the barrier😊

[@Patriotusa44]

I will be there when that million subs finally happens. It is so lovely to see people come together all across the world to give support to these fine people that really give us a little portion of their lives. The streamers could be doing other things but they are there for us to give us a good time and I want to give back to them. They work hard and deserve it like Aki~ ❤

[@KeebeThePlush]

She felt like a I know but underratted member of the group now it’s a good thing the over seas fans made sure she had a chance

[@OscarGonzalez-tu8py]

Aki is so underrated, her lives concert are by far the best of hololive

[@STPH-LXN]

Aside from obvious suisei, her and kanata indeed are best concerts to watch

[@Seele2015au]

@@STPH-LXN Agree! But I'd add Mel to the list too, as both Aki and Mel never fail to add a little bit of extra magic to all of their live concerts.

[@ikr9358]

@@STPH-LXN Suisei is obvious from her impressive vocals, but from a total performance point of view, I personally find that Aki's and Mel's lives are my favorites to watch.

[@IAMMRON]

no

[@TotemoGaijin]

I don't even watch that much of the actual "idol" side of stuff, but dang that Wonderland musical she did was impressive.

[@thatguyjared8560]

On behalf of everyone in the Hololive rabbit hole, thank you to everyone who took part in that campaign. You are all, truly, ara ara good boys/girls.

[@jon-unicorn-doxxer]

2020 is a good year... I remember I am sharing that einnashu clip with other potential fans to promote her...she gains like 100k+ subs in just 1 month(Aug-sept 2020) thanks to that clip and the reddit guys...

[@GoldLight73]

“2020 is a good year.” I know what you mean but I think most of the world would disagree with that statement lol

[@ikmalkamal5830]

​@@GoldLight73 Who cares about the world when you're deep down the rabbit hole

[@TrxPsyche]

Aki and Choco are probably the two I consider to be the unsung heroes of Hololive. Both are immensely talented and I don't think anyone ever has anything bad to say about them. They just don't seem to have the same traction as other members and while that's not necessarily bad, it is still a shame since they both bring so much to the table. I'm glad Aki is growing a lot more and I'm not too sure anymore on Choco, but I hope both of them are enjoying the fanbases they cultivated because you may be hard pressed to find any more dedicated.

[@i8i03muhammadfarizb7]

chocosen is good today, she might be the next in line for 1M subs and her live views is decent (3k - 9k) and sometimes she could reach up to 10K's live views. her cooking stream with lui is my fave

[@daydream1402]

I followed Choco years ago because she was a very pretty Japanese girl,like Lenfried but very skinny, like under 100lbs., then later with Hololive I was like wait she seems familiar...

[@jakeplaysyt8000]

Every JP Gen has 1-2 members who don’t get enough clips, and Aki and Choco definitely fit the bill. They’re super underrated!

[@irvancrocs1753]

I would add Roboco and many HoloID members as well.. I can't count how many times i laughed so hard watching Roboco and her ponkotsu-ness, and you can see how many HoloID members that actually really talented (Like Risu for example with her singing ability, Anya with her insane language capability and her sharp mouth, Ollie with her energetic trait, or Kaela with her insane dedication when it comes to gaming). Yet many of them are still struggling in term of views compared to other holomems..

[@irvancrocs1753]

@@jakeplaysyt8000 Here how i see it (just my opinion): Gen 0 - Roboco Gen 1 - Mel and Aki Gen 2 - Choco Gen 3 - None (all of them are insanely popular, even Flare always on top when it comes to receiving super chats) Gen 4 - Luna Gen 5 - Also none (All of them already reached 1 mil sub and very consistent with views) Gen 6 - Also none (Their viewerships are really insane compared to other gens even gen 3 at some point, maybe because their gen traits are unique that's why many got hooked easily)

[@DersNoNem]

When she cried of joy gaining new followers making me soft for her.

[@Mashamazzi]

How can you be soft when she calls you a good/bad boy? 👀

[@DersNoNem]

@@Mashamazzi hey hey that's a secret haha

[@AsuraDandy]

It was that clip that made me feel for her situation and give her a subscription. However I had become a fan of hers ever since then because of how bubbly and cheerful she is. as well as those amazing hip movements.

[@R7AWSUM]

There are hololive talents that I don't even watch and I'm subscribed to. If you managed to fit into their incredibly difficult world, you deserve all the praise I can give.

[@f.b.l.9813]

i think that's not good for the channel overall tho, if a channel has a lot of subscribers but not active viewers, the analytics might see it negatively, so if you're gonna subscribe, make sure it's something that you actually wanna watch

[@R7AWSUM]

@@f.b.l.9813 a subscribe is better than nothing. I can't really free up enough time to watch all of them

[@f.b.l.9813]

@@R7AWSUM depends on how KZbin's system views it, if they see it as having an inactive fanbase then in that case, nothing is better than an inactive subscriber.

[@R7AWSUM]

@@f.b.l.9813 I don't think that's how it works, but I'll start commenting whenever I get them in my notifications, just to be sure. It's not easy being a hololive fan

[@f.b.l.9813]

@@R7AWSUM i don't really know how youtube works so just you do you (but then again, even veteran big youtubers don't exactly know how youtube works, youtube higher ups like to make rules as vague as possible)

[@ZanesZygot]

a vtuber channel that isn't all about drama and the videos are straight to the point? no wayy great job man

[@venandr]

Glad you enjoyed the videos!

[@casteanpreswyn7528]

Fun fact, Aki was my introduction to Hololive. I found her because of a random post on a forum I occasionally would visit at the time. The post was about a user lamenting their favorite streamer getting into a car accident. I found the few clips of her I could find and immediately vibed with her. Been a sub and member since. When her explosion happened, it was brilliant.

[@dogbackwards7658]

Stories like Suisei, Miko, Mel and Aki's and anyone else who's gone through hardships early in their career, who no doubt had thoughts of giving up or even were already at the edge of falling but held on just that tiny little bit more; eventually finding their wings and soar to success just fill me with hope. I always feel inspired listening to stories like these. Feb 2024 edit: Yozora Mel is just the most tragic character with what she's gone through, girl finally caught a break but her misfortunes keep chasing her.

[@FantasticMrFrog]

This is what sparked a meme about Yagoo having a savior complex, and creating a Vtuber agency just so he could act upon it.

[@MuffinButton101]

I might sound a bit bias by it but I think towa had a very rough start. Not compared to aki or miko but it definitely made it feel like nobody cared but overseas fans helped out. If I'm wrong in this please correct me I'm just throwing another in out there that had it a very rough start

[@vterans8804]

What's many people didn't exactly know is that Miko was the worst. People keep talking about Suisei had her hard times, yeah sure she did. But at least she still got 1k views on those times. Aki also still got 2-3k views. But did you know how many Miko got? She had barely less than 100 views on her stream. Her video uploads (which were main contents for Vtubers by that era, streaming wasn't the main thing yet back then) usually got around 3k at max, which was bad for a full fledged 3D Vtubers by that time. AyaMina duo even graduated due to keep getting them numbers. I never forgotten Miko's few first gaming streams where she literally got less than 50 live viewers. Chats barely popping up once every few minutes, I even remember counting it was around 15+ minutes gap between chats. My Japanese was still bad by that time and I was still shy too, I felt bad for not adding more chats. She has been funny and all ever since debut, but barely any people noticing her. Those sad days when barely a mere laughing chat coming up, if you compare to how she is right now you won't believe she had these back then. I wish someone cover up Miko's story, but it's hard to get her past archives as they're mostly deleted. Miko's story is just a whole amazing one, from someone who was not on the verge of failing but was already failing and just waiting for her to raise the white flag, into someone who literally getting 35k views casually even if it's a mere freetalk stream. On Miko's case it wasn't her who cried, it were us her OG fans who cried desperately hoping for her to not give up and wishing for her to get noticed by more people. Her story is such a journey.

[@adriannaranjo4397]

What hardships did Mel go through?

[@ninjablade2]

@@adriannaranjo4397 Probably similar to a lot of the others doing asmr content, youtube was cracking down on all asmr at the time, as well she is known as the "Ban-pire" for a reason, her channel was banned several times near the start i believe and periodically afterwards I don't know the finer details but i can imagine just that alone would be quite the hardship

[@franks777_KFP]

Didn't know any of this, thanks for sharing. Aki seems like such a sweetheart so I'm glad people show her support too. I'll definitely watch her birthday live when it happens since it had to be postponed. I'm think one of the great things of holo opening up more to overseas, is that this range of extra potential fans can be reached and not just in Japan. Only sad thing is that there are never enough hours in a week to support them all, so i say thanks to all fans that stick with their less popular oshis. Cuz these talents all deserve love.

[@litlsteps8486]

Einnashu's clip really helped her a lot. i was very new on watching Hololive at that time but i remember Einnashu is also doing live translations for Aki-chan.. . and fun fact, it's not just Aki-chan that was saved by Kaigainikis. Towa-sama was also a receiver of the Kaigainiki help. after several incidents that happened to her that i vaguely remember now, Towa-sama lost the majority of her JP fanbase whilst the Kaigainiki viewers barely changed and just accepted what happened and moved on.she cried on stream apologizing until she notices that about 80-90% of the live chats were english that supported her and telling her to cheer up. she immediately wanted to try and communicate with the Kaigainikis which led to her cutely pronouncing english words and also led to her having several english learning streams and asking the Kaigainikis if they can help her learn thus leading to a wave of clips of her progress getting better and better at pronunciations ❤.

[@thejamesonthestreet]

It was early on Towa's career. A male voice was apparently heard during her stream, which led to an assumption that Towa lived with a man. With a belief that a female idol should never interact with any male to keep their "purity," many were angered (kinda like Rushia situation). However, since such belief is not really widespread amongst overseas viewer, they don't care about it and keep watching her. Towa herself went to a hiatus for a couple of weeks and when she returned, apparently, she got more views from overseas than Japan. I think she is still one of JP members who got more overseas viewers compared to others.

[@DarthABBA]

Yeah the JP side can get a bit weird with idol purity and such where the western side don't care.

[@demonic_myst4503]

I think with towa on this the west have the oposite exstreme at times our obsessives like to obsess over the family and romantic lives of celeberties and almost enjoy too much the idia pf celeberties havibg relationships and growing families whoch is wjy shipping gets so extreme in the weat

[@Fishman465]

Fitting enough Aki and Towa are pretty good friends (even back then, it's said that in a way, Aki was G4's mama)

[@PipkinPippa]

Great video, hope you cover more Hololive history.

[@venandr]

Thanks Pippa! There's definitely more I'm working on.

[@traphimawari7760]

Omg its da real Pippa from Pippakistan, please liberate my country from capitalism!

[@realQuestion]

Aki has great charm, superb dance skills, and a cheerful and sometimes wicked sense of humor. She was always deserving of this success But I'm glad overseas fans did their part in boosting her. I am one!

[@onceuponanightsky11]

The real mvp of this story is definitely Einnashu. That madlad got so many overseas viewers to take a peek at her channel. I was one of them 👌 that singing stream was legendary aki-pella!

[@AscensiaYT]

In the past week, her VCR Ark streams have been consistently averaging 30k+ concurrent viewers and have gained at least 13k+ new subscribers So proud of her

[@DarkNight3603]

Aki is such an angel even now she deserves more love. Brilliant dancer, amazing singing voice, so strong and dedicated. Makes me really happy to know that so many banded together to help her. I hate seeing these girls in tears cause they don’t deserve the sadness.

[@cabbage_cat]

that moment when she cried because she hits 200K is what made her my oshi besides the hiatus at the worst time, which was during the boom of hololive, youtube did her dirty all of her ASMR streams are purged because youtube kun is a cherry boy this was the era when some of the holomem have alt channels called "sub channel" (from the word sabu aka/sub account) and upload yabe contents there to avoid the yellow dollar sign

[@realQuestion]

This is the truth. KZbin picked on several members with shadowbanning, etc., at various points, including Akirose, Mel, and Choco.

[@ashchisalleh1454]

​@@realQuestion attractive woman is bad for KZbin still hilarious nutshell to this day ,still the way thoss holomem handle KZbin riot is the best they can have and admired for that alone.

[@secondheaven9545]

I remember the clip where she talked about feeling like she wasn’t not doing enough. It was such a beautiful thing. Aki is such a sweet girl and she’s more than deserving of her spot in hololive.

[@arealtomg]

I just want to say I cannot stress how important bringing light on these good parts of the fandom can be to everybody, especially in today's world. Thank you so much for this (almost 3 minute) clip. Aki is great and I am so happy the fans had her back when she needed it the most.

[@venandr]

Appreciate it man

[@KoryuuCialce]

I was lucky enough to be watching Hololive when this situation happened. I was so happy when people started noticing and being kind to Aki. She blessed many a viewer with her special, "Good Boy." line, and in her 200K celebration, we got the wonder that is 'Akipella' look it up.

[@Akabanenabaka]

I remember when this happened, this was also when I started watching. I wasn't able to catch a lot of streams but I did put them on when I could. Aki wasn't the only one who seem to get one bad break after another, a few members had a rough go at it.

[@swtiger]

now she took top-2 female streamers chart by views right after Pekora in Q4 2023, she really worked hard for it and is gaining popularity especially in the last six months

[@lorenzsaputra4926]

Hope she can reach 1M subs soon and catch up with her genmates

[@-Raylight]

Awww this is so wholesome. Kaigai nikki always coming in clutch! First Towa-sama and her "controversy", and now this. Thank you Kaigai nikki! AkiRose deserved all the love, she's such a sweet girl

[@sonicducktheinoccent]

Even as a member of the western audience, it's always so odd hearing how much we affect the company

[@bnk3rmk259]

I know right? From saving Aki for being down ridden with low sub counts, to Towa being harassed from antis/unicorns when they heard a guys voice in the background, to Coco being the pioneer for the rise of western vtubers and cross pollination thanks to her meme reviews.

[@dashikashi4734]

To be fair, a very large amount of KZbin’s overall userbase is western. I’m not super surprised lmao

[@MegaZeta]

You're a customer, don't get it twisted

[@WGGplant]

@@MegaZeta ur only a customer if u donate or join membership. otherwise ur just watching streams

[@vothbetilia4862]

​@@WGGplant nah we are a customer to the media we use dude.

[@RocketMonke69420]

I was there at the time. Not an active watcher of streams but Aki became my number 1 of hololive after watching that clip of her. I still clearly remember how excited everyone was for every new sub milestone, how we sat in the free chat and how we celebrated at reaching 300k. I am a little sad that I couldn't support her more but I hope she is doing well. She deserves it. Edit: Also the reason for all of this is that when I watched that clip of hers talking about her feelings I could feel a deep connection to that person because in some sense everyone goes through something like that and feels that way. That feeling of kinship can never be broken for me.

[@acrix]

thanks to the clips and Reddit, I remember everyone trying to spread the word about Aki, and man was it wholesome to see the community pull through. Just glad to see her stick around because of everyone coming to support her.

[@thenoisyninja]

That stream was the one that convinced me to start subscribing to vtubers. Sure, i watched their content but I just wasnt in the habit of pressing that button. Aki’s heartfelt plea helped me realized its such a small thing and it helps them out a lot.

[@RomancerX]

Love how the Hololive community can come together and support the talents.

[@AxleTrade]

Aki is one of a kind. I hope she breaks 1m this year. She's one of the most comfy Holomems.

[@ssssneco]

I personally follow Aki for a long time. As one of the many JP fan, I have kind of emotional feel whenever Aki Live. It's not that the newer gen's not good but I watch the OG gen on daily basis. and Aki's one of my favorites and my most treasure one. *Her karaoke stream is priceless*

[@RocketMonke69420]

Really cool to see a JP bro in the comments writing in english. I wish I understood japanese then I would watch Aki way more.

[@XG417]

I've always thought of her as an interesting Vtuber, I like her design and voice a lot. When I saw that translated clip it shocked me to see that at one point she has the lowest subcount, and her feelings on the matter were quite clear. I think it was actually that translated clip that finally pushed me to start learning Japanese so I can one day show her and others my appreciation in a form they can understand. Admittedly I still have a long way to go but since then I've been watching her or sometimes even put up her live as bgm. She deserved every bit of success and I find it really touching that foreign bros helped bring back that beautiful smile on her face!

[@MecchanOtaku]

I actually got into Hololive around the time this happened, and tbh, stuff like this is why the Hololive fan community is one I can't bring myself to dislike despite hating almost every other fandom. For them to put their efforts into cheering her up like that is so touching, and this was one of the first things I ever saw them do. People can be awesome sometimes, man.

[@cochacopen]

I was a part of this moment and it was amazing. This is my #1 favorite moment in hololive that I watched live. The birth of Aki-pella that night was just the icing on the cake.

[@bardkaitiff1962]

I need more videos like this to restore my faith in humanity.

[@JimL.]

Proud Rosetai since the 200k surprise. And we're still here lurking on her streams.

[@kclink1579]

Aki is underrated and deserves more love.

[@AstromarineCorpse]

Only thing you missed is Koefficient's stream where he found out Aki did belly dancing. That also brought her lots of fans. For wholesome reasons, of course

[@Fishman465]

That was what introduced me to Aki, but it was after that big explosion but it was thanks to Einnasshu as well.

[@unfazedo]

I salute all translators. All of you helped bring all these wonderful girls where they are! o7

[@Phyrrax]

Yeah I remember the clip by einnashu getting quite some traction and I subscribed and watched a few of her streams after that. She is quite the bubbly persona and always open for fun and fanservicy things. Also if you are into the music side, she is also one of the best Vtubers to watch, quite the total package I you ask me. Its always cool to see the community coming together to do something good. Einnashu will forever be a legend for this, sadly it seems like he retired from clipping 2 years ago.

[@hideharu-xiii8852]

I remember this so clearly. First time I saw just how powerful the fans are

[@purevert]

Man I am so tired of drama, it genuinely feels good to see something wholesome.

[@satin3750]

I'm really glad for her. From outsider pov. She has a really sweet community on her side, you guys are mad lads

[@yohann1252]

I was there when it all happened. Such a legendary moment, stream and wholesome einnashu you beautiful bastard wherever you are I hope you are doing well

[@Real_Genji]

I remember this, I was there when all of this was happening. So glad that everything went well she's so underrated

[@shyguyrosetai1284]

Another very lucky Rosetai here, who was blessed by Einnashu and his tear-jerking clip. Over 2 and a half years later, and I'm still so grateful that I found that clip and my Oshi 🍎❤ So thank you too for putting another spotlight on our dearest Half-Elf! 🙏✨

[@emzedjiklool511]

i remember her replying and hearting one of my comments and i felt so much love and respect for her afterwards, she deserves 1m subs honestly

[@ShinmenTakezo1234]

It's hard to change your personality when how people see you is that you are normal, not as crazy or unhinged as those in the norm and I respect her for not faking it. This is a nice content dude!

[@Ravenleaf182]

Einnashu is a legend, and Aki is just amazing. As a member of the Rosetai, I genuinely love her successes and she beings joy to my days

[@Medrake03]

Man, its such an amazing story how Aki rose over the years, she has pure talent both singing and dancing. She deserves all of her accomplishments since she's that wholesome Vtuber that will give her all to her fans and strive for more whatever the number of viewers and subs and that's the thing I liked her for.

[@justinrald3318]

You should made Towa story too. She also saved by overseas fans when male voice drama happened. She lost almost all her original japanese fans but then overseas fans flock into her stream to support her. Now she has one of highest percentage of English speaking fans in Hololive JP along with Aki

[@irvancrocs1753]

This is when i appreciate more idol culture in overseas, like most HoloID fans for example don't give a single f to any their oshi's real life activities (Like having bf etc) as long it's not affecting their vtuber activities, and i can see the same with HoloEN fans as well.. Japan is way more sensitive about it to the point it's kinda worrying, i remember an idol back then had to shave her head bald and apologized publicly after she was revealed to have boyfriend, it's quite disturbing..

[@MegaZeta]

a lot of Western fans have this really demented savior complex. it makes the Hololive discussion boards on major sites unreadable

[@Bird.jp_Love-English-Fixes-plz]

日本のファンの中にもそういうの気にしない人も多いけど、そういうの気にする人たちの声がでかいからね There are many japanese fans who don’t really care about those things including me, but those people who cares it have a load voice so they look like they are the majority aside the fact.

[@Jeffrey_Wong]

I remember leaving a comment on one of her streams and she gave it a heart reaction. I thought it was cool of her to be interacting with her fans like that. Then I went to the stream I had commented on and saw she had hearted almost every single comment. Now I know why. Such a touching story

[@FreshPenguin918]

This is similar to kiara as originally I judged her based on the model and didn’t watch her streams cause of the time zone. After she moved home she streamed in the middle of the day so I caught them when bored at work. Her realness won me over pretty hard when she talked about herself and how she felt about being “the least successful” myth member. Idk how to articulate it, and while the wall between streamer and viewer should be firmly established, I think these two girls help show that it’s nice to see that they aren’t just characters but real people with insecurities like anybody else. Be kind to each other

[@Mashamazzi]

It was insane to hear her say that she was the least successful in a way that made her seem less important Shes very talented, speaks three languages and can even help English people and Japanese speak together as a translator, which clearly isn't as easy of a skill as I thought it would be (I can only remember her and I think Ollie being able to do it so well and they both speak three languages) Speaking of Ollie, it was a little sad to see that she didn't think she deserved her million milestone

[@ninjablade2]

@@Mashamazzi Ollie has definitely got some imposter syndrome, but i think she's doing her best to get past it; When you see yourself passing other idols you looked up to i'm sure it's hard to not go "why am I getting all this love and not them?" "They clearly have more talent and appeal than I do" etc, etc Ollie has always been a fan first, so from that perspective I'm sure the mind goblins can cause a lot of problems for her mental and accepting she is and deserves to be one of the most popular members of hololive~

[@SaveMeXenu]

@@Mashamazzi Kiara's pity party actually turned me off of her because she was whining about her success when she was well over 700k, while people like Aki and Choco who were still below 500k. I liked Kiara a lot initially, but that whole phase made me think she was incredibly self-centered and now I can't stand her except for Holotalk.

[@Fishman465]

@@SaveMeXenu Matter of time and perspective, as she shared a gen with Gura, but that being said she could have handled it better. But I feel Aki being on Holotalk was a good thing as if anyone could relate to what it feels like to be tail end of a very successful gen, it's Aki.

[@SaveMeXenu]

@@Fishman465 Being in a gen with Gura is not an excuse, doubly so given that none of the other members of EN were concerned about it either, at least from what I know. If I'm wrong, please do correct me, but I can't think of anybody else in HoloEN gen 1 complaining about being "unsuccessful" just because Gura was such an anomaly.

[@DespiDis]

Aki in my opinion has one of the best voice in Hololive, I drop in every now and then in her streams, specially during singing streams where she sings old city pop songs, really one of the underrated vtubers, wish she would reach 1m subs this year

[@realQuestion]

no one can do the 80s citypop classics bar atmosphere like Akirose can

[@acehunt0403]

Dammit this is enough to make me cry and it rarely happend This is why i really appreciate every single hololive member The connection between them with their fan are really heart warming I really glad this Fanbase mostly kinda and supportive that they wouldnt hesitate to help aki to reach her sub goal

[@darii3523]

This is such wholesome news omg ❤❤

[@lowkey_gamer4298]

This is why I can't stay on just one "Oshi" because all members of Hololive deserve to be recognized and loved... I can proudly say that I equally love all Hologirls from Gen0 to HoloX, Myth to Council and ID Gen 1 to 3.... In general, my "Oshi" is Hololive itself and they all deserve the love

[@Boyzby]

After a few years of bouncing around every 4 or so months watching a few new members at a time, I really don't know how anyone can have an oshi. They're all nice and good in their own way. Even making a tier list on would be difficult, just having three ranks of A, S, and S+.

[@kaigaikarano]

Thats just Hako-oshi (hako means a box) So u simply love all the talents as a whole ww

[@datsneefa]

when i saw her playing vampire survivors i just had to click, her playing that showed the other members they can play it too and now we have holocure. you have skills aki, thanks for taking a risk playing VS and making me a new fan!

[@Fishman465]

And she's proving to be good at HoloCure despite not getting a hang of aiming (good thing game Aki doesn't need aim)

[@nocomplyyy]

i hope she gets to 1 million soon

[@zerus3643]

That's so wholesome. Glad this ever occured, subbed immediately after 0:50

[@jaylenharris343]

This right is what I love, seeing the community come together like this.

[@btCharlie_]

It feels like a different time 😅 I wasn't doing great at the time, but seeing people flock to Akirose after seeing those clips was heartwarming.

[@IncognitoBear-VTuberClips]

It brings immense happiness that Aki has grown so much now. I remember her constant ARK streams full of absolutely golden moments that were absolutely hilarious. Aki deserves all she has and more!

[@ReanRavindra]

I remember when she forgot ahe didn't play the instrumental when doing karaoke and everyone typing "akipella" in the live chat That's lovely considering she is the second holomember who i like, it's kinda sad back then when she didn't get the attention And i also feeling how she feel at that moment, fallin so behind I hope she doing well today since i rarely watch any of holomember stream rn

[@venandr]

She sounded amazing without instrumental

[@justachillguyhowboutyou]

As happy as i am about the love they get it always hurts me to not see the same love for the Holostar members. Many of them can barely break the 200k and only those that have collabed with the female vtubers actually get any attention. Help the bois out! We gotta give the homies love too

[@mantidream8179]

Perseverance like hers is a rare thing

[@germanalfaro6342]

Update. Now Aki has reached the number of 800k subscribers.

[@TheFugles]

Aki is great, I wish her all the success she deserves

[@eunhyuekpark6159]

Let's get her to 1 million everyone! One of the most kindest and most appreciative souls in Hololive. Great vid my friend!

[@f.b.l.9813]

I actually like that Aki had a consistent charming character throughout her whole career whereas a lot of Vtubers resort to acting crazier and crazier to get clicks, clips and go viral, not knocking on crazy Vtubers since Pekora is my top favorite but I love that Aki remained true to her character despite all of this. (well, relative to most big Vtubers, she's pretty sane and chill)

[@Fishman465]

I feel Pekora's been consistent, Haachama on the other hand.... these days she's sort of relearning the basics

[@TheOlBenster]

Thank you for not stretching 2 and a half minutes of info to 15 minutes, genuinely appreciate that.

[@SteelGnat]

I love aki especially during her 3d appearances since it show how much talent she has on dancing

[@grizziye6511]

einnashu, the man, the myth, the legend. I sub Aki after the clip video come out of nowhere on my youtube home, i'm so glad that i find it and happy to become a little part of the overseas bros raid on Aki's livestream too.

[@jabo109]

I stumbled upon Einnashu's video when YT suggested it to me after watching a video of a random jp vtuber girl crying because she had to quit. I watched that video, made me cry a little, I subbed to her, I started to watch her streams, and I've been a proud official Rosetai for 2yrs, 4mos and 22 days already. Her voice in her streams cured me so much after coming back from work, specially if you work in a loud hot place, like a kitchen. It's like finding an oasis in the middle of the desert. And her singing streams... oh boy, in the top 3 of Hololive, easily. And ofc... her hips. ❤❤🍎🍎

[@zahylon5993]

And nowadays she has 739k subs. She was brought to the spotlight and JP Holobros also started to love her. Propelling a success that allowed her to do more and higher quality content. She's the smile we actually saved

[@TallulahSoie]

I'm not sure how to say how I feel about Aki. She's just wonderful in every way. Kind, relatable, and all the warm feelings. Not to mention her talent. She has an appeal for me like an old friend. She does her best to communicate with overseas fans and we, I, really appreciate that.

[@cherryrook8684]

I don't watch much holo anymore but at the time i was exclusively watching holo i watched a lot of Akis streams. Back when she was still playing Ark on Aberration map with the other members, i randomly found her channel. Instantly fell for her streams and tuned in whenever i could. Still tune in from time to time to see how she is doing now. It makes me glad she got the attention she deserved ! :)

[@MansMan42069]

I'm glad I was there to see her growth. She deserves it and so much more. It's a shame that tenure doesn't always correlate with viewership.

[@debbstraw579]

I remember when this was happening a few years ago. So glad shes still around and doing well

[@Tyler_Not_Taylor]

The first Hololive stream I watched, love to see more Aki love!

[@blushift5542]

Used to watch a lot of Aki around 2020-21 since she streamed around the time I would do uni work. I remember her streams always being chill and very welcoming with her having a lot of interactions w/ chat. Haven’t seen much of her within the last year or so but it’s nice to see how much her fan base has grown

[@Infamouswolf83]

being genuine MATTERS A LOT because when people find out that you aren't, they'll be shocked and repulsed

[@Grimgool]

That's cool, always a win when people band together to help out a person.

[@ripqi423]

Yeah, i m really thankful for that clip. Aki below 200k sub count at that time really break my heart. I even have some negative though about gen 5 at that time because their sub count is waaay higher, more than double, so i m not watching their debut or their stream for a while. Cried a lot at the singing stream, everything went normal after that, thank you reddit and clippers

[@SWIFTO_SCYTHE]

GOD BLESS YOU - EIN for bringing her to our attention

[@yourcup0322]

I sub to her after I watched her 4th anniversary live. Aki is the best hololive dancer in my opinion. While GTA VCR event, I was shocked how well she did among other Vtubers and streamers. She is on the right path now, 1 million subs is just a matter of time. I am really thankful thar oversea bro saved her, so I can have the chance to join the party 😊

[@Omi_Kasigi]

I was there when this happened. Glad we were able to boost her up to where she is now.

[@yong9613]

Same!

[@LunarCrusade]

Yup, I was there too. I'm really glad I witnessed by my own eyes one of the most wholesome event in the VTuber world.

[@DragonWhoFoundTheInternet]

I'm calling it. This video is the next resurrection for her channel. Hey KZbin! Pick this one! Right over here! Come on!

[@kasupy_barrett85]

I know her from Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay. The Modder even put her on vending machine ads ingame.

[@BoldBatman900]

I just came back to this video to watch something instead of all the drama we have right now