Board 8 > vtuber stats and discussion topic 2

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPtBvyl94e8 pudding fit adventure

that thing really moves a lot though huh

Pretty sad to learn now that Roppo Rikuru from the Floral vtuber group (a group linked to a doujin game circle called Neon Soft) is retiring now. a second member (Siyo) announced her retirement a few months ago and that's due to happen in a couple of weeks too...

I've been following the group since the original member (Itsutsu) cropped up on the big vtuber index site at https://virtual-youtuber.userlocal.jp and it's always been somewhat unusual. Back then, it stood out to me since the channel was just housing videos for a public crowdfunding campaign, which was unusual for the time (also itsutsu was just cute, so there was that too). Once it started, while the campaign was ultimately just a standard one to kickstart a small virtual talent agency with the aforementioned two other members, they had... certainly unique plans for it, as it was made to be connected to Neon Soft's main visual novel series. Itsutsu originated as a side character from one of the games, so they wanted to make the project a sort of tie-in project. They had this vn-style radio drama series basically that gradually went off the rails as it slowly eased in ad-lib parts, collabs with random indies and eventually even livestreams. And then they made solo channels for Rikuru and Siyo.

Sadly Rikuru, who focused on streaming tragically niche games like DQ11, Trials of Mana, Luigi's Mansion 3, Rime and others, despite maintaining an extremely stable near-daily upload schedule a lot of the time, never saw any real success anywhere. She was easily the best singer too. It's been nearly two years now, and about one and a half since activity started on her solo channel, but she still only gets (or got) around 10 viewers per stream.

Siyo blew the rest of the group out of the water as soon as she switched to doing asmr content about a year ago and never looked back. I'm talking over 10 times as many subs as the Rikuru and Itsutsu combined and anywhere between 20 and 100 times as many views generally. She also started becoming super obnoxious then, an absolute screamer type. How she maintained that success is a mystery (to be fair to her credit, she proved she was also a decent artist too), but her content reset likely didn't sit well with the other two. Itsutsu went on a long, near-half-year hiatus and Rikuru was basically the only one doing anything during that time (Siyo's too busy to manage even one stream per week generally, adding insult to injury on her constantly growing popularity compared to them). Her viewcounts didn't change. She managed to barely cross 1k subs and that's about it really for lifetime milestones. Well, she also started posting music briefly too just to prove that she could actually sing unlike the other two. That also went largely unnoticed.

Since Itsutsu came back, she claimed a pretty large following on Bilibili, just leaving Rikuru with a negligible fanbase. Even the group discord never talks about her outside of automated bot posts...

So really this is just a story of injustice. The worst part is that between her and siyo quitting, the floral group is through now. But perhaps it has been since a year ago even. It's been over 9 months since Siyo and Rikuru made any contact on twitter even. And almost even longer for Siyo and Itsutsu. Itsutsu's bilibili account used to be the group's account, so that's been a sign of bridges being burned for a long time too.

Anyway none of this is very important obviously. What is is that Rikuru was (at least tied) best floral. RIP floral. :(

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eim5PNQrCkU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQPkx7n-o2M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCyUH1zdX20&t=4823s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO0n7RVI8Vg

This Duolingo arc, wish the fans wouldn't try so much to trip the girls into a gotcha moment.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toEsYJ6ScCk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rslgEYxpGvo

Mint Fantome graduating :\

crossing my fingers she's going to Niji-EN or something but might just be what it is

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https://twitter.com/aichan_nel/status/1374327240687722496

that kizuna ai fall guys outfit is pretty good honestly

Wait hang on what's this about a Hololive Pokemon tournament?

Been seeing a few more of them streaming the game lately.

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i remember when everybody was doing pokemon tournaments

without them holostars mightn't have finally got momentum (the collab tourneys with hololive were the only streams that got any real views a year ago)

there was that nijisanji one that was frickin huge at the time (maybe the first one to be considered a "major" niji tourney in today's standards since it was like 70k viewers on the main stream), and the upd8 ones were pretty good too

hai domo, virtual youtuber kizilla ai desu

anyway jokes aside here's the Fall AIs stream list (it starts next hour)
https://youtu.be/bCKl6cz-BhM Kizuna Ai (host/main pov)

https://youtu.be/uOkvgGKzolg Siro (.LIVE)
https://youtu.be/zAp99fKOA3Y Yamato Iori (Idolbu/.LIVE)
https://youtu.be/hl6jocl6YwU Carro Pino (Idolbu/.LIVE)
https://youtu.be/LbPeIQ23fqA Rikumu (.LIVE)
https://youtu.be/lPL6yXoV-RU Rurun Rururica (.LIVE)
https://youtu.be/wmwrEt4Sats Fuji Aoi
https://youtu.be/GE4-QAyPqnM Omesis
https://youtu.be/0bSqrf7Ly6E Ponpoko
https://youtu.be/-08xXh7hdjU Peanuts-kun
https://youtu.be/djzn8SC94qo Kashiko Mari
https://youtu.be/DpSPgHQsU1I Tammy
https://youtu.be/ivTR9DarHTM Love-chan

https://youtu.be/RSAt1m4MsTc Inaba Haneru (AniMare/774inc.)
https://youtu.be/kcUF1GMbXfg Hinokuma Ran (AniMare/774inc.)
https://youtu.be/7GLZPNxCt6Y Souya Ichika (AniMare/774inc.)
https://youtu.be/ObIvY2Khv74 Ando Uge (VApArt/774inc.)
https://youtu.be/lPlGdLp4FEg Komori Met (VApArt/774inc.)
https://youtu.be/mpWRU84l7xc Suou Patra (HoneyStrap/774inc.)
https://youtu.be/LejXoeSFh6g Shimamura Charlotte (HoneyStrap/774inc.)
https://youtu.be/klHb0-s8hPE Sekishiro Mico (HoneyStrap/774inc.)
https://youtu.be/KapnobfxHi0 Asano Ruri
https://youtu.be/L3B_te2VDPA Asano Akane

https://youtu.be/htk7fpFjUt0 Furen E. Lustario (Nijisanji)
https://youtu.be/kURUKvWjUOU Hakase Fuyuki (Nijisanji)
https://youtu.be/DUhaEnAe5qI Mononobe Alice (Nijisanji)
https://youtu.be/3GIyeL_0NBQ Amakawa Hano (Re:AcT)
https://youtu.be/wG8vaHy89ws Himekuma Ribon (Re:AcT)
https://youtu.be/sr8fgKjuElE Mizugame Mia (Re:AcT)
https://youtu.be/A6g1Qm7xhSo Shirane Yuki (Re:AcT)
https://youtu.be/h0CGpuHj-Ao Marumochi Tsukimi (Re:AcT)
https://youtu.be/Kv74eUIoiD4 Izumo Meguru (Re:AcT)
https://youtu.be/NyGoSjT5ENI Akiyama Rentarou (Himashokudo)

https://youtu.be/562OGTiVvmE Inuyama Tamaki (Noripro)
https://youtu.be/mYMjm0cIRNU Shirayuki Mishiro (Noripro)
https://youtu.be/g8QkyRJphEY Hoozuki Warabe (Noripro)
https://youtu.be/kqhhtvC5prs Yumeno Lilith (Noripro)
https://youtu.be/QoNCkpCzdLk Himesaki Yuzuru (Noripro)
https://youtu.be/8fVOUX5xnpo Shigure Ui
https://youtu.be/bOgptmNRXPE Gatchman V
https://youtu.be/qi-Dvp16NwA Tenkai Tsukasa (BANs)
https://youtu.be/gnU91STZ_jg Utai Makea
https://youtu.be/ic9PBg8xrLg Tomari Mari
https://youtu.be/JzBNDUandYw Itolife

sorting/splitting them by the earlier tweet (honeystrap's mary is no longer participating)

I've been kinda zeroing in on a couple of vtubers and not having tons of time to tune into the other zillion that I like, but a lot of my "they are really cool I just don't catch much of their stuff" ones are all graduating or going on hiauts or deliberately putting out less stuff and it's still rough man :\

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yeah :(

there are about... 5 that come to my mind that are graduating within the next week that i know and it hurts (if i bothered to actively look i'm sure it's more than that, too...)

in case they do (or especially don't) stay up here's some final covers from a couple of those aforementioned 5

Setouchi Myu/Azuma Mao (MUMA) - Preserved Roses
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn1v1Lwc2hc

Azuma Mao - Black Market Blues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxiCVCLgZew

Kogami Yukari - Majou (from Kaf)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8inzNsXEZQU

Kogami Yukari - Senbonzakura
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RERhebEY0Sw

Kogami Yukari - Good luck my way
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XECYQ5LJOZE

also here was a final stream from mao
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBB4QCbJVKk

oh damn...

microphone soul spinners retired too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzoQTwRFsP0 big shame, i hope they won't be completely forgotten

Azuma Mao was actually one of the (like 650ish) failed applicants for that project, she was damn close to getting one of those lead roles. afterwards she ended up getting picked up for avex's separate project V-WaVE as one of the 20% or so that decided to keep streaming under their audition accounts, so it's a little bit sad to see not only them go but one of the other final traces of its legacy too.

RIP all my waifus. In retrospect I should've nominated a better set of them, I have no idea what I was thinking with Shion and I knew there was a chance that Nino would get nailed for the drugging thing (though I lucked out there at least)
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so this time it's siyo's turn to graduate from floral

since i know for sure this time that the channel's going down after the graduation stream in about 12 hours i've noted some stuff in case anybody wants to idunno check out what stuff she did and all

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05sohleDZ_I self-introduction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuY8jrBcbAs custom stream bgm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6F5eB8EMRY sailor moon op cover

cities skylines streams (1st stream+1st anniversary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiexhpAvvdY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDzhTa6Y5as

ddlc playthrough
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDDDJL2yT1OQEr05GZMXxua2LtQW95lfR

pmd rescue team dx streams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVxtHJfsWyM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNVSzFhY7eE

misc floral group collabs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw8ZHHc2VI8 (siyo/itsutsu reversi/dark deception)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PWiEwGU684 (siyo/itsutsu mk8)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ioyaan9EsM (siyo/itsutsu reversi/dark deception stream 2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gStPl058r1A (siyo/itsutsu/rikuru mk8)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFyTfJw3zKM (siyo/itsutsu/rikuru mk8 pt2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNPMXlncTp0 (siyo/rikuru smash)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joxnJLrTuOc (siyo/rikuru oekaki no mori)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWDW2D1uX-s (siyo/rikuru oekaki no mori pt2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16jrpkxUQJQ (siyo/rikuru obakeidoro)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNBUZeE-a_8 (siyo/itsutsu cg51)

genshin streams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blMwUvVsjP0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7M0offP01Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mizcn1qXPwI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQqG1JF_HOA

misc other stuff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyZg0T-yXdw (itsutsu artstream)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU5gyhQUQSA (fight crab stream)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q77hK9jgrw (fall guys stream)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u99MoxdIi2E (vtuber superchat vn stream)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_SLs11eZtY (rpgmaker trolley problem stream)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfdE1EL4QQw (link's awakening hd stream)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eQQFSiEafM (ff7 stream)

there are also like 100+ asmr streams and a lot of other art streams too but i mean

well, these should be all the ones potentially worth watching imo

https://twitter.com/suda_51/status/1380036435324018688

sees Suda51 No More Heroes 3 stream announcement pop up on my TL yayy

2 seconds later noticing wait what Botan?!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OY_-zQboJ4 time for crab

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbQLfCbrpjE oh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRiL-ok6M5g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poOe6KV8DqY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JCVW_m20hE

nice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOo9qzL78GE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwBwsYgxB1k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnKHIwqNJzw

So is Haachama graduating or not?

So many stop starts with her of late.

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No one knows for sure at this point. Perhaps including Haachama herself lol.
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lots of re:act stuff today, between the starbear mini album released earlier at M3, the 24 hour sugarstella collab stuff and this among us collab starting in a couple of minutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR8UJ-uu-mg ribon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_268hPD3Xis ail
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpaxUkUhW2g aria
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y5xgo1CqIg mikan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV4w-4IUxyw yuki
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW5YpJLCaOM kanau
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-dsM_JIjK8 hano

So, I'm a Vtuber now. This is either going to be a lot of fun or an incredible waste of my time and money and I am excited to find out which.

https://youtu.be/pXpu3Fl8UDo

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niceeeeee, subbed!

so dandy

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Thanks, appreciate it!

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there is a Netflix vtuber
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTF_b_9q5o8

has technology gone too far?

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gotta keep going til there's vtubers hosting a show on all the news networks

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I bought something from PlayAsia the other week and theyve got one now. Im all for it, its like brands getting Twitter accounts and doing memes. Im looking forward to Amazon and Tesla getting one.

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come on windows replace clippy with cortana already

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All the cereal and fast food mascots to become vtubers.

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tomato vtuber was ahead of her time

9 new outfit reveals for Hololive huh.

Busy golden week.
Going by the silhouettes Ayame and Calli have the more interesting ones.

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Yeah, Callis looks very J-Chad. Inas wouldve been great if she had an Afro instead of what Im guessing is a beret.

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I think the talents get a lot more input on new outfits than their original models.
Could explain why so many of them end up feeling similar (goth/cat ears), but I also reckon they don't go for too unique a look cos they wanna use those models regularly.

Think Flare mentioned she won't be using her original outfit anymore.

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JackMan posted...

Inas wouldve been great if she had an Afro instead of what Im guessing is a beret.

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I don't follow Mel, but given how often her costume gets her banned, I'd wager she probably doesn't use it much anymore, at least not in thumbnails.

And exactly! Ina Ross can be used for both MonHun and art streams!

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apparently camomi has tendonitis (in her wrist)

no more art streams for a while then...

two random "video game music" notes

hano covered starry heavens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9DwYKk7_DU

and

i had no idea until now that komugi is in maimai now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sklgs4gTws

Huuuh, Amelia/Uto's mama Nabi ch made her debut.
Didn't realise she was so young, seem to be a fan of Steins;Gate and Eromanga Sensei, so seems like she'll have some opportunities to associate/work with Kiara and Luna's artists in some fashion.

Though honestly at a glance, she seems to be a LN main character IRL.

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nabi such mega shy personality

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Man, I wish I understood more Japanese so I could get into the JP Vtuber scene more. Relying on clips only gets you so far.

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My JP so weak despite years of in-class study, buuut can pick up enough in streams to enjoy

Nabi doing her best in the debut intro speaking english tho~... I was not expecting such a strong english chat audience o_o

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I think all the English chat comes from Amelia's fanbase.
Same thing happened with Uto.

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huh, a certain retired vtuber i knew just reincarnated... on the same channel. they deleted the prior contents (like 2 days ago) but even then it's not exactly subtle

also i have now made sure to alert the vtuber stream tracker site (https://hiyoko.sonoj.net/live/) guy about a certain dandy. not sure if it helps thaaaat much but you never know

JackMan posted...

I don't follow Mel, but given how often her costume gets her banned, I'd wager she probably doesn't use it much anymore, at least not in thumbnails.

it's been a while since her and choco were getting excessively banned, that was more of a mid 2020's thing. it was especially bad for choco since she drew the ire of chinese nationalist antis (long, long before coco and hachama), and her channel was actually SUPER fast growing until she got hit with repeated attacks, bans, shadowbans, etc.

anyway, when mel debuted her new costume she also revealed that her model for her original costume had been updated as well. she streams pretty often using both her original and the new costume, uses her original costume on thumbnails still. I would say she used the new costume a lot more at first but now she has gone back to using her old costume often enough without getting into any trouble. it seems like it solely depends on her mood rather than trying to avoid the ire of youtube at this point.


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wait what

there are seriously kemono friends vtubers now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gxia9tP6jWM