Virtual YouTubers behind famous avatars in Japan make millions from superfans

[@gamer-san8923]

Being a Vtuber is tougher than you think especially if the Vtuber is an independent one with no talent agency to advertise them or back them up. You have to build your own fanbase and when you do successfully pull a number of viewers, you have to maintain it by being entertaining.

[@ZorrinKozaki]

Yeah, its uh… Tough 🥺😅 Also in a way, you have to fight the Algorithm and be part of Trend you may not want to be a part of too 😵‍💫

[@Kaito-fk6cj]

that's for any streamer/content creator

[@excilionator1721]

Being a vtuber is being a content creator and that stems back into running your personal brand/business. They all hold the same exponential growth pattern

[@zerofighterfairy]

Though mostly independent one more likely to survive long due to the flexibility they have compare to the one in talent agency.

[@Jkd_77]

So it’s basically no different from being like any ol’ KZbinr then?

[@riza4564]

If they can make people happy then there's nothing wrong with it especially if the people decides to spend money as a token of appreciation.

[@redandinata4568]

Wait its all your money? That's freaking generous dude Edit: Before the edit he said "the people decides to spend my money"

[@dewlmega7006]

You love twitch i assumed

[@Sora-tk1tv]

@Russian Waifu 🇷🇺 L opinion

[@imthecoolest50]

Idk why people hating on streamers when they’re the ones who made the conscious decision to spend money on them

[@Animtar-]

It's only bad when you start SIMPING like a loser.

[@kloydmagtalas7388]

If you think this job looks easy, well it's not a lot of these people have to have enough energy to stream for sometimes atleast 12 hour while keeping your viewers interested. And a lot of them has talent that can be used in the entertainment industry like singing, dancing, comedy, Heck some of them even have a daily talk show. What I'm saying is it's not an easy job and a very unstable job so please don't judge them or hate them, they put a smile on my face.

[@SoulstrikerV]

Let me add some. A pair even made a 24-hour long stream. When you work for that top company, you have to buy your own games. And the avatars don't just dance on their own, the person behind it need to practice their dance moves like anyone else. Some VTubers are also former professional gamers, streamers, etc. And then there's the bullying from people who are jealous of a VTubers' fame and money. And then a portion of your fanbase can go toxic if the haters manage make a bad enough damage on the VTubers' reputation. There are also those who quit because of power abuse from the company (well known ones at that). So it's not like they decided to become a VTuber and suddenly became rich overnight without putting in a lot of hard work. It only looks easy because we don't see the stress and suffering of the person at the back; we only see the smiles of the VTubers at the front (even when things are going bad).

[@jin_cotl]

I love both of the comments above me. It also applies to any profession/ hobbies, things you see on social media, most of the time they are only portrayed in what they want you to see and behind that is still a complicated human being, just like everyone of us

[@smashlegend25]

I have never seen a Vtuber or any normal streamer stream for 12 hours frequently.

[@mr.clasher4144]

Sounds like you're a fan

[@endrymargam7863]

It's getting difficult to distinguish between the happiness that other people make and our own

[@lumi5056]

This is just the same as saying being a youtuber is now a lucrative job while only 1% or less of them are actually earning enough to live

[@angelofdeath275]

exactly. its the same freaking card played over and over, that fools people into thinking theyll make the same amount of money. you wont.

[@Superpooper-2020]

Majority of us inddians are living under extreme p0vertyy but our media never talk about it and our corrupted g0vertment is wasting m0ney on weap0ns . My inddia is w0rse than n.k0rea

[@justinsmalley4111]

Oh no….maybe they would have to get a real job like the rest of us.

[@terddert6359]

Thats why you need a primary source of income working at daylight and make streamer/vtubing as a secondary income/hobby.

[@warhammer8230]

You know the answer: work in the office or get customer service jobs to cover your expenses. You can try to be entrepreneur but it will cost you more at the start

[@tjah_ayoe4202]

She deserves it. She works hard n it's not easy

[@animeyahallo3887]

I'm surpised that this woman is not afraid to show her real face unlike vtubers like Hime Hajime and Monarch.

[@stephysun]

because of her looks?

[@gaelsison9498]

a lot of vtubers are afraid to show their face mainly because theyll lose a lot of their audience because many fans believe it ruins the immersion

[@hayyeh7795]

@@gaelsison9498 yep, that's why most vtuber companies also does not allow their employees to seriously show feelings or ship themselves to their opposite gender coworker, from what I've heard only. I'm not sure if it's true (because I saw vtubers get shipped before) but man that's tough

[@gaelsison9498]

@@hayyeh7795 fr, some fans would get so mad and even say theyre being cheated on (not as a joke)

[@hayyeh7795]

@@gaelsison9498 yep, some people in our generation in this era are just very sensitive, probably from the amount of rights they have been receiving to the point it gives some people the wrong impersonation which leads them to being entitled 💀

[@akatsukiwolf2735]

It's actually hard being a Vtuber. You need to have an attractive personality, attractive 2D/3D anime model, and entertaining skills (speech, gaming, comedy) to gather members and subscribers in KZbin. If fans become really happy with the Vtuber's content, they engage in superchat-related activities.

[@Superpooper-2020]

Majority of inddians are living under extreme p0vertyy but our government don't care and our media never talk about it

[@SugarTea2]

@@Superpooper-2020 what does that related to Vtuner topic in this video ?

[@crimsonrain9570]

@Kami Sama Loves Me I have seen many indian bot accounts who speak shot about Pakistan, it's first time seeing one against India, It can be from another country too tho, it's not necessarily from Pakistan

[@Thiccness_Is_Delicious]

Actually it's quite easy for them to succeed they need an attractive model a high pitched ditzy voice and the ability to keep men coming back which isn't hard since they're female.

[@waningbloom]

So basically you need the skills of keeping your audience constantly engaged. Isn’t that applicable to every live streamer?

[@SmolTiger547]

Finally somebody talk about VTuber booming industry…

[@paranoidpumpkin98]

They had to

[@nat0106951]

yeah.

[@tommyblade8093]

it's already been a year right?

[@bluelia0562]

@@tommyblade8093 nah, it's been like a while now

[@Syiepherze]

@Russian Waifu 🇷🇺 You like that word a lot, don't you

[@goingeast]

I love how some boomers says all these new forms of jobs are being labeled as "easy and lazy work" being a youtuber, a vtuber, content creator or any online jobs in particular are not any less easier than other jobs, some may argue that its more difficult because you are competing in a global scale and if you are freelancing you're always on the grind because getting stability in this line of work is difficult. Those that make it to the top, mostly spent years of not earning a dime and merely got lucky that they earn a decent following and grew more from that point. Kudos to all of us venturing through these new job opportunities despite the uncertainties.

[@LolixBelle]

I think been a youtuver, vtuber, streamer can be labeled as entertainment, something that is definitely not easy to do, especially coming up with content.

[@carlogustavovalenzuelazepe5774]

I worked in those boomer Jobs and they re harder that this lol, now My current job is easier tbh

[@mcsheesh2611]

Same salty people who probably don't have an ounce of charm, talent or personality to be entertaining to people.

[@magmasaurusrex1509]

if anyone here thinks a vtuber makes a ton of money, remember, the key word is 'top' there are also a ton of hidden rules including -never involve politics -do not publicly shame another company on any social media -do not be offended over lolicon art -taiwan is forbidden (rip kiryu coco) -if under an agency, never do a face reveal, actually, dont do one even if individual, result are more negative than positive, usually -hide all past accounts, fans dig up a bit too much -most vtubers can sing very well, especially those under agencies, so singing is a requirement -ignore a random dude saying all of these in the youtube comments

[@hayyeh7795]

Idk about singing, because some nijisanji vtubers can't sing well but still got hired. But being entertaining is the top priority

[@alonelyz1981]

Cant be offended by lolicon bruh

[@Animasta5580]

@@alonelyz1981 gets you graduated

[@HiHelloHi]

@@Animasta5580 Was this based on a real event?

[@raandomplayer8589]

Last point most important. Case study: demon "forest" dice

[@raibyo]

This video make it seem easy but in reality, there are thousands of Vtuber that goes unnoticed. It's not really easy.

[@discoverchina1885]

KZbinrs nowadays may even earn more than those working in offices~

[@marioelburro1492]

From capitalizing on simps. But working in an office has its upside. You get insurance and retirement plans available but these people usually work on their own (they making millions so it may not be an issue for them

[@rifalya8114]

@@marioelburro1492 Unless you get cancelled or become irrelevant.

[@quandong8245]

@@marioelburro1492 i just hate to see these people are doing such easy and or no talents are making more money and respect than i am.

[@brimmed]

I mean it's the same concept as actors making more than those working in offices. The top rake in fat stacks while there's some starving on the lower end

[@xXChibiTaokakaXx]

And they do! I respect the hustle honestly. There’s nothing better than making money on your own terms.

[@seekittycat]

Vtube is honestly the best. It hides the girls identity and location to keep them safe from insane people. There is still emotion and engagement with the audience but also safety

[@johnpark4650]

Unfortunately not completely. There're incidents like what happened to Mano Aloe along with a constant trickling of doxxers (those who intentionally finds and exposes Vtubers' identity)

[@thesterben5573]

no not really there are tons of times where the fans or the vtubers themselve are taking advantage of certain situations which end up causing damage to both sides

[@wenfrei4142]

Nah its not safe, even with VPN they can still somehow find them and doxx them. There was also an almost kidnapping

[@sta5011]

Not really completely, they can still get doxxed from their simps

[@Yamoyashi]

Meanwhile independents are still struggling just like any other streamer. While I think it's great that they are talking about this, they shouldn't forget that it still takes some skill to keep your audience interested.

[@momogichaa]

I'm a fan of vtubers. I always watch their streams or vods after a long day at work. Mostly seeing them playing games that i dont like to play or I dont have time to play. I personally like seeing the anime model, it is better than seeing their real faces tbh. Also it's better for their privacy.

[@somedeepbarat9852]

Yep until the real face is not that attractive 😉

[@momogichaa]

@@somedeepbarat9852 i dont care about the real face also one of the vtubers i follow doesnt have an attractive face and it's pretty well spread but he still gets high views

[@somedeepbarat9852]

@@momogichaa actually thats why they use VTB 🙂..

[@somedeepbarat9852]

@@momogichaa i am not a VTB fan coz i don't find anything interesting or special abt them .. They r jst normal Ytubers... With an animated face..... I am interested to know what do u find interesting abt them!?!!🙂

[@americanmapper2445]

@@somedeepbarat9852 personality

[@coldplayfan7357]

Seems like almost every Japanese has a natural talent for a voice artist. The variations,tone and the intensity of the Japanese va's are unmatched by anyone else

[@JustAnotherGuyOnTheInternet]

Their voices are higher pitched

[@JustAnotherGuyOnTheInternet]

Or they fake it

[@earlysda]

coldplay fan shows he knows very few Japanese people.

[@Ranger-sl3qq]

@@JustAnotherGuyOnTheInternet they don’t actually talk like that they do it when they’re shouting but in a squeakier entertaining way

[@rim4038]

It's called voice ACTING for a reason.

[@AozoraKurumi]

Thank you for featuring Vtubers and spreading awareness about our industry to the world! 🙏❤️

[@newsunC_825]

Kurumi!!

[@afeefazmir]

Yoooo kurumi well said

[@doragonmeido]

i just found out you graduated ;-;

[@ItsZim0]

SCMP forget that most of the top earning vtubers are affiliated with companies like Hololive or Nijisanji. Companies like this usually takes half of the remaining 70% after KZbin's cut. So if you donated $100, only $35 will go to the vtubers themselves. They make more money if you buy their merchs.

[@yong9613]

I'm sure SCMP can't name names since it will be subjected to lawsuit by said companies, only safe bet is to report on indie vtuber who will give permission

[@ItsZim0]

@@yong9613 This is most likely the case. The companies can be ruthless on enforcing their anonymity policies.

[@snwilliam6886]

Do collaboration merchandise counts? Especially virtual collaboration ex. Azur lane?

[@ItsZim0]

@@snwilliam6886 it does counts. What I meant was that even on normal merchs the company still takes a cut. It's just on merchs the cut that the vtubers receive is bigger than what they would get from SCs.

[@VinVin21969]

@@ItsZim0 NIJISANJI ?

[@davidalfaro1429]

Love the vtubers they are doing an incredible job.

[@ikirikizen]

Reading all the negative comments about Vtuber stuff i now realized how twisted some human can be when they get jealous & envy the people who achieved more than themselves...Just be grateful dude

[@utsukokakari8851]

Yup, I understand you, my friend, more like they're the leftover foods that no one will ever touch.

[@danverss6176]

Don't be that dramatic, most people who hates vtubers doesn't have a solid argument to invalidate vtubers, i don't think they're that much of a problem because they're just not that smart

[@Insertregret]

Not everything is because a person feels envious or jealous. That statement is so overused. Say, you dislike BTS, is it because you're jealous of their achievements?

[@utsukokakari8851]

@@Insertregret yeah... I don't even know why I hate something tho, it's like too subjective to be an answer

[@whoasked6696]

Barely any actually feel jealous bruh. They find it pathetic that ppl donate so much money to these ppl and become even more poor. It’s a mind game

[@scrollingdownaswespeak]

Glad that people know that being a Vtuber is not easy 💖

[@ChillyOn]

Vtuber is one of the best methods to cope with their disadvantaged appearance to meet viewers' high demand with suitable price. Instead of paying tons of money to maintain real-life beauty, they only have to pay once for artists to own desired Vtuber until they want to change.

[@gaelsison9498]

plus you can rebrand easily if you ever needed to

[@Thiccness_Is_Delicious]

You realize most of the vtubers are extremely attractive irl right?

[@gaelsison9498]

@@Thiccness_Is_Delicious Exactly, just look at Mikeneko

[@brandon-qc1ul]

@@gaelsison9498 Yeah, but she is not being that active in KZbin as much after the whole toxic hatters and the " Genshin impact " Incident and her latest video of debut on her 2D Avatar. But her fans are still keeping in touch on her daily post sending more positive comments asking how she is doing and such trying to drown the negative hate from the antis.

[@Juimimi]

No

[@LolixBelle]

it all started with kisuna ai and now is a job that everyone can do but not many can succeed, I personally think is the best thing that ever happen to ironmouse, especially with her condition, becoming a vtuver allowed her to have a semi normal life, a job, friends across the world and lots of support. PS: donate plasma

[@ashchisalleh1454]

That right, vtuber also give opportunity to boost spirit for people who maybe has sick or lasting problem like deaf to become shining like normal people by show the talent they have. In real-life they maybe imperfect... But in vuber we can see how creative people really are if give a chance without the viewers drop judgement or being judge by other people. All about personality and understanding past the real life hardship.

[@vanillaicecreamcheesefries]

She's such a sweet person too

[@tokosjr7560]

Finally someone mentioned ai chan👍

[@gilgamesh7540]

it's not easy no matter how big or small numbers of viewers you got when becoming a vtuber. I always casually watch small vtubers with only few viewers like 2-5views tryna keep their stream fun and entertaining to keep viewers stay. it's very touching that they always tried their best to gain more viewers and popularity despite have been there for like more than a year or more. nevertheless I love and support all vtubers out there and wishing the best luck for your career

[@arretezdemharceler]

As a foreign VTuber, I barely earn money at all yet somehow treat it as one of my part-time jobs and a way to remain anonymous.

[@UserInterface00]

•Vtuber getting donations •KZbinr taking Superchats and Memberships •Twitch streamers taking donations The dawn of a new era and evolution of being a celebrity in a new platform where you make money directly from the people.

[@Bos_Meong]

quite close because platform still take the cut

[@aeoligarlic4024]

Only the 1%

[@IKEMENOsakaman]

VTubers are tough, but when you succeed, you make it in life

[@blazenelson9901]

finally the meta is here

[@hans1783]

If it works… then it works… she can cracks smile on people's faces just after a few seconds.

[@roberttran1114]

more affordable entertainment than a netflix subscription

[@omurice8534]

more entertaining on that matter too

[@snuckel4]

Talkin about Japanese vtuber without including Hololive gave me an odd feelin

[@thekhoifish0146]

pain peko

[@v-ia]

TrollDespair the coco incident...

[@v-ia]

wait but isnt that mio in the bg at 1:10

[@roshrosh100]

Shuba shubaa

[@bhimawaskita2540]

Um because no one in hololive would show their identity maybe? This girl is brave by showing her IRL face

[@LeCatte]

Vtubers are a new vector of how relationships can be formed, born from technology. Its really interesting to see where this kind of phenomenon in going in the future

[@KhoiruunisaRF]

I agree! I also treat this as a phenomenon that is interesting to see how is it going on.

[@lightphasermusic]

VTubers in Japan have wonderful culture!

[@T.K.F.]

Don't make it twisted now, it's pretty much the same as youtubers or actors

[@rifalya8114]

Twitch Streamer also get the same donations in the form of subs.

[@ggdc96]

Well, too bad. Actors and KZbinrs are mostly twisted too.

[@Anderson-ly9no]

More like Twitch streamers

[@Zyleace]

KZbinrs or actors can't say cursed words or they'll get cancelled. So they have act in an acceptable manner. Vtubers can literally be real as themselves all the time.

[@user-c3jdf9lylzse]

@@ggdc96 There are politicians, businessmen that are twisted and earn easy money much more than youtubers and have a monopoly of things. whats your point here? Do you not understand how money works?

[@kiarasapostle4thapostleoft984]

Bruh why are some of the people in the comments so negative towards this form of entertainment?

[@utsukokakari8851]

They just can't accept

[@arabella6881]

From reading their comments, I think it's mostly ignorance.

[@utsukokakari8851]

@@arabella6881 more like a living stone.

[@TheMaplestSyrup]

Some think it takes no effort to become a VTuber/ content creator and it’s easy money, which is obviously not the case

[@yzkykr]

1:10 Man have Miosha stream opened and still bravely talking while got interviewed, absolute gigachad

[@ATEENAGEGIRLWATCHINUAT3AM]

Dude has his priorities straight.

[@kimguir303]

you can definitely hate it looking in surface value but in the end of the day it's entertainment and its the people demand keeping it up float

[@very_big_dog]

琴吹ゆめちゃんだ…！久々に見たけど、まだ活動してくれてるのなんか嬉しい 魂公開？してるのも知らなかったけど、すごく興味深い話だなぁ、ていうか活動スタイルの1つとして大アリだと思う。それが出来るゆめちゃんと麻結さん凄い。

[@charlottesmom]

My 20 year old son loves some Vtubers. I don't really get it but refuse to judge.

[@ogeyccat1860]

1:27 bro's literally drawing and watching Mio at the same time

[@c0mmas]

they're more entertaining than the entirety of hollywood.

[@hreaper]

It's interesting to see their setup like this. Is that camera on her chest to track her hand movements?

[@avourrito1819]

These comments are sad. There ARE skills and passion in making content like this for people who don't want to watch gaming channels. I seen some vtuber clips and got into liking a vtuber company. Seeing unedited reactions towards something is something new for me who watched gaming channels that heavily edit their gameplay to show only parts they thought is entertaining for the viewers, cutting 1 or 2 hours of gameplay that wasn't interesting, it could've easily been a part where they didnt speak for so long. The planning and set up I get to know when I watch them is interesting. I thought I could do it since it seems easy until the vtuber I like told abt how different streaming is and how you have to constantly keep up talking to the viewers, if you just talk every 5 minutes, that's not streaming, close your camera.

[@avourrito1819]

as someone who is also passionate about the arts of animation, the rigging of these vtubers are so magnificent to me and I love the people who made the models. The livers themselves paid more than a thousand for a model

[@exoels]

@@avourrito1819 You have a anime pfp.

Thanks i would rather play outside

[@awts..7954]

@ idk how are you better than someone who draws

[@xXChibiTaokakaXx]

Exactly. I myself am trying to get into streaming. It all looks easy to do until you realize you’ve gone months with no viewers because you barely talk/interact with your audience.

[@illunati-morninstar]

I feel they need to give us more.... The new hololive indo gal states shes into graphic design but all her uploads are games and superchat reading! The community deserves more imo! Tho some vtuber are famous people with real talent, but not most!

[@darrellanthonyalvarez4154]

Mayu is so cute ... all hail Dialogue +

[@furrosama]

This is so interesting to see a real Japanese vtuber's setup

[@warhammer8230]

Being a vtuber requires great amount of effort. And I'm sure some of them don't enjoy what they do. Even if you love to do it at first, you can hate it at a later time.No different from office workers. I guess that's the reality of the world. No such thing as perfect job. Well... That's just my two cents on this. Thanks for reading

[@ATMEIDAREYAIDOUBLEDAREYA]

It’s literally just someone using a Virtual Avatar and a face motion tracker,there’s nothing to hate about it

[@isaniruch]

Idol or Comedian? Why not both

[@Rjey45ForteFev]

Anime predicted internet virtual mainstream stars.

[@drowningin]

Watch Himemori Luna singing while playing a character, pitching her voice for hours and tell me that's easy. Some say - it never was a character

[@utsukokakari8851]

Well, she's a baby all along, still she really had a great charm points, as there's one time she literally sing with her Onee-San voice

[@tokosjr7560]

So..she is the person behind the kotobuki yume i watch years ago. I had no idea dialogue+ member doing vtuber activity. And also 1:05 random Fuji aoi on the right screen.

[@starryskyhighway9628]

Problem with vtuber is bcus we dont see the real person behind them Haters will merciless attack them bcus they see this person as "cartoon" avatar instead of real person And when person is revealed they also 50/50 will be disappointed too So hard to maintain sanity

[@priyachoudhary9896]

Ooof I remember loads of people making fun of voice actors when they didn't meet their 2d expectations... Its a sad world..

[@redandinata4568]

True but even regular youtubers get attacks as well. At least there's some degree of anonimity with being a vtuber.

[@Zyleace]

Ugh people will always be like that. They only care about the looks of the person and not the personality. I swear I know when I watch vtubers they could even say things that would get celebrities cancelled. That's why people who use their real faces couldn't even be truthful and have to present themselves in an acceptable manner. Even celebrities have to act like they're so clean lol. Only vtubers could say the most cursed words and be crazy with it.

[@vallecend6855]

"Haters will merciless attack them bcus they see this person as "cartoon" avatar instead of real person" I'm not sure about that... I think it doesn't really matter whether you're a "cartoon" or a real person, on the internet, haters will mercilessly attack you either way. That's just what happens when we "live" in a space that is essentially an anarchy, a place without proper regulation and with the freest of freedom to say or do anything...

[@migs6674]

1:09 that pitch tho tf this guy is definitely a vtuber fan

[@yogadarmawan3051]

From year to year, Japan is increasingly obsessed with virtual characters, robots. they're getting more and more anti-social, so bad at increasing love between peoples which is in situation where Japan trying so hard to increasing birth rate in super shrinking and super ageing population. The future is dark

[@Joseph6798-t6p]

Says the guy with an anims profile picture=_=

[@teodora3]

@@Joseph6798-t6p that's not anime

[@mobilenotherwise5000]

Just let them be

[@STOXIU]

@@teodora3 the comment above u is a average twitter stan

[@johanbee8757]

@@Joseph6798-t6p says the guy that use female profile pic =_= .

[@MyDigitalHub]

Just started as a vtuber and it's challenging as well as rewarding

[@theneokenshin]

Shes still beautiful without an avatar

[@mranime97]

"Oii! teme oii!!, misette!!" 😂😂

[@xxDxxism]

kinda odd to just reveal the identity but if the creator is fine with it sure

[@RyanTheLion]

This is amazing how do I do this?

[@Link-Link]

Animé power

[@kato_dsrdr]

Man, this is probably one of the toughest jobs ever. They spend most of the time streaming, maintaining a "persona" for many hours almost every day probably takes a toll on their mental endurance.. If they are not streaming, they are preparing for the next stream, having voice and dance lessons, and probably more stuff behind the scenes. I heard they barely sleep and rest.. They deserve the millions especially because they make people happy.. Btw, I'm a hololive fan.. Also just wanna say that even if they earn millions, they actually can't keep much of it cause they have no choice but to invest the money again on their contents like paying for song producers, new equipment, advertisements, they even have to pay game developers to play the games in stream and pay for the right to sing songs on stream. For all we know, there's a realistic chance that even the clippers are getting paid. Yeah, there's a lot going on.

[@brandon-qc1ul]

But some people will always be that one bad apple on the comment section and complain how much they make of SC and the people donating the money to the V-tuber is as a waste off money spent. Unlike Twitch E-girls who baits people to donate to them showing their assets on stream and do nothing most of the time. To me it more like a donation to help the V-tuber streamers grow their channel and the viewers appreciate their hard work they spent hours putting into one video to entertain and provide entertaining content for the viewers, the viewers just want to help them not worry about having to meet ends meet for every month and worry about not being able to pay the bills by the end of the month and reward the for their handwork they spent to provide entertain content day by day. Some V-tuber will spent long hours talking or singing ( depends on the V-tubers ) and that can wear out the vocal and they have to take long breaks due to strain on the vocal before they can start stream again.

[@whoasked6696]

Imagine saying this is one of the toughest job. Like even in the top 3

[@Kurumi_6_10th]

*Japanese seiyuu supremacy for all wondering.* 🛐😍🇯🇵🙏🇯🇵🇯🇵❤️🌍 no other country would even reach their toes.

[@manuccu]

It's like onlyfans but without the loss of personal dignity 👍

[@milkchan202]

lol shut up loser. all of these "vtubers" have tons of hent4i drawn of them that they never renounce. gawr gura who represents a child has tons of l0li art. i'm not anti but let's not act like this is innocent. theres a s3xual undertone behind Moe 萌え culture in japan and to deny that is proof you don't understand

[@blank-kd4qr]

Debatable

[@lighttangoredox1573]

dude. vtuber doesnt go private...

[@Bandera51]

Right…

[@KurisuSebastian]

Exactly, but this is more niche. Japanese women will make a lot from this.

[@razfaren]

Some people success, most people not, that's what being Vtuber is, what we see now is just a small fraction of success Vtuber but behind them is ton of unsuccessful Vtuber, although maybe the already give their best effort still sometimes luck plays best role, like KZbin algorithm

[@conniedoesexist1807]

We're in the era where streaming is the lucrative market. Some of these comments are not it, as if they never watched a streamer. But if they do and make unedited comments about vtubing, they're hypocrites.

[@shiranails0137]

I try it once.. I don't really have many friends in real life and sometimes I do know people don't feel comfortable around me and I usually got castaway. With Reality (one of vtubing apps) I made friends. I'm not a popular person but I enjoy joining someone stream and listening them talking about their life and stuff.

[@churro5555]

She deserves it, she’s talented and a real cutie.😍

[@Yyfre]

Like your sister she deserves better like me not you

[@Insertregret]

Talent????

[@galath9242]

UNLIMITED SIMPNESSSSS

[@ZhiYT]

as a vtuber myself, I admit that vtubing has greatly helped me become more extroverted. However, I still prefer to hide my face. Not because I'm worried about losing my fanbase, but rather just me being self-conscious of my own face.

[@BoatyPirate69]

It’s popular, but a large chunk of it goes to the companies hosting them like Hololive usually.

[@skeletoncrew3110]

it's actually 1:1:1 between youtube, hololive, and the streamer in question, whcih I personally think is most fair, but yeah... they don't actually get that much of it in the end...

[@Anderson-ly9no]

Hololive is what make them famous at the first place though. The brand value is so big that there are some hololive vtubers got like 700k subscribers even before their first stream. It's almost impossible to make it big as a vtuber all by yourself.

[@muhammadnurfitri196]

@@Anderson-ly9no lol no one in hololive got 700k subs before they even debut. The high ceiling is around 200k.

[@utsukokakari8851]

@@muhammadnurfitri196 wait... If I'm not mistaken, some members in HoloX literally got that much when the first stream came out

[@muhammadnurfitri196]

@@utsukokakari8851 you mean 700k total views? No one ever got that much subs even before their first stream

[@ebutuoy0312]

Please don't think all of Japanese are like this... they are a part of Japanese people, not all of Japanese cultures come from anime...

[@vallecend6855]

Okay...? I think that's quite obvious? What's the point of the comment lol. There is nothing wrong with appreciating one subculture that is currently booming. And since you seem to be Japanese yourself, it's quite odd how you seem to want to spread a negative view about your own subculture.

[@Im_The_Slep]

Impressive. This is how they do it.

[@brimmed]

What if it's a dude using a girl avatar? Seems like something I could do

[@黒澤やしろ]

Gender does not matter, i’d say go ahead

[@priyachoudhary9896]

There are male vtubers too. Anyone can get into this business

[@Syiepherze]

That's a phenomenon called babiniku. A handful of Vtubers do this already (you can tell when some have voice changers on) and people still enjoy them all the same

[@muhammadnurfitri196]

They exist, and some of them are popular like Tomari Mari and Itou Life and yes, their fans also know about them being guy using voice changer

[@ejesus95]

Search for ADC Vr

[@ywnzrx_]

and that's why i love them all 💜

[@melvin91motorola]

as much as I want to do livestream on gaming, I'm just too focused on my gameplay hahaha i swear my mind can't multitask, gotta give props to these streamers

[@thraxexus5728]

Seems very nice, harmless and fun 😊

[@magcheeseium]

is this the metaverse that everyone's been talking about?!?!? pretty cool

[@utsukokakari8851]

Yup, this is the future... And I don't actually know if this is right or wrong... As if this is the path where it's gonna lead to a bad end.. I don't know man. But I guess accepting it is only a human can do thing... I'm not disagreeing, just... I'm questioning myself...

[@Malmezo]

If you new to vtuber and you have the same energy as she is, you need to maintain it for 3 years++ to be successful. Or more years.

[@Chuuruth]

This is fake !!! No, vtuber is real, they are not 3D human with live 2D avatar. My oshii is real !!!

[@pawlushrimp5868]

Fun fact : the vtuber kazumi is watching and drawing is ookami mio from hololive GAMERS!

[@aqktan]

yea, i noticed it too

[@BJTAPALES69]

*GAWR GURA LANG SAKALAM!*

[@carlontesvito]

Happy to see Mio and hololive here!

[@dumbdumb986]

whats the point of college anymore

[@McCaroni_Sup]

College never guarantees that you'd earn millions, just a greater chance at a stable career.

[@lukemonte1044]

Some of these vtubers stream whilst also studying in college.

[@Aridu-Na]

Being a VTuber is harder than you think, you need your own VTuber 2D model and the model to make viewers love it. Also you need have a entertainment skill to gather more viewers to subscribe the channel. I love watch VTuber, I love this VTuber world!

[@mitchellfebrianto9118]

Boomers that live in stone age will soon fulfill the comments section 😅

[@exoels]

If boomers are in the stone age how do they know how to use devices?

[@estehtix]

C'mon my Indonesian brother we must Annex Japanese Culture with our own Vtuber culture

[@haniyamislep5171]

Ikr

[@itsrady5867]

Im very surprised how many people there are in the comments that think that all japanese animations are 10 year old loli girls and every anime/vtuber fan is a loser/predator

[@McCaroni_Sup]

@@itsrady5867 if anything they're the ones who are sad, looking down on people who just want to enjoy something. It's one thing if the person in question has an unhealthy obsession, but they act as if anyone who likes vtubers has an unhealthy obsession.

[@BLC92]

Meeting her will be a heaven for that guy who married anime robot girl. 😁

[@chewychew4761]

So much salty comments.... :)

[@zanderjuga]

I love this Community ❤️ 1:40 you not going to mention who is the highest SC earned are?

[@vincetan4358]

Me after seeing Mio at the guy's screen: Ahh I see, you're a man of culture as well

[@hyronny5622]

1:11 NGL, what kazumi said is really right

[@liltiachan9694]

Well Hololive is dominating in Vtubers so i am not suprise Most of the top vtubers are from Hololive too

[@Crusaderae]

Better than only fans !!

[@unknown-zo4tk]

It's not the job or the person who is acting as a " character " that's disappointing, it's people who watch them. What I mean is, if you donate to show appreciation, then it'd be alright, but there are many simps who donate hundreds of dollars to these vtubers. Trying to get attention or Thinking they get something out of it. What has society come to

[@nabibbs2402]

😂

[@kiwoxgen9929]

Simply said they're just live streamers with extra step while keeping identity on stage just like the actors and most of the streamers (probably) just like celebs with scandals they're also fragile with doxxing once their identity revealed it might ruin their carrier

[@bruhmomentum3797]

When u dont touch grass

[@MoralTruth]

I love VTubers

[@manchester250]

weebs are marketable

[@TheGameSeekers]

👍🇯🇵The future of Entertainment and Technology. Remember that these are just tools of a new way to interact and express yourself. VR, AR, Holograms, and Metaverse...etc.

[@adrij_senpai]

Everyone talking about female vtuber *Hey you did u even heard of kamiya ju**

[@cutejessi]

Im a vtuber myself i love to see videos like this

[@theheavy4813]

This is nothing rn but I'm a little concerned about how this will impact our society's future