>>6172400<span class="mu-i">Hmm but if he has an ace, I might need to counter with a... Well he doesn't seem confident enough for... Bbnyy, scratch your nose, put them on the defensive</span>
Oh Dragon, glad you asked !
MidnightMalice and ZombiePrincess_MD are both technically 'independent'. Buuut they're part of AtomicIdol Networks - you know, that aggressive talent agency that's basically just a front for Yamaguchi-Schmidt Entertainment, which is that Sino-Rus conglomerate making inroads into the entertainment sector lately. Though it's actually the same corp that's been buying up small biotech firms in relation to an expansion of their research capabilities. But AtomicIdol (AI, get it? Get it? ) are pretty small-scale.
Laez & the Razorgirls are actually in negotiations with AtomicIdol Networks too, which might explain how the ARtubers got planted here tonight - it's an excellent way to cross-pollinate brands (every stream is picking up Laez music in the background). Canny.
KrakenKomfort though? She's actually bankrolled by Deep Blue Analytics. Fun fact! Black Ocean and Deep Blue are part of the same corporate portfolio - TideMire TechTronics - and I am talking about THAT Deep Blue.The 'let's predict all of France's diet patterns' Deep Blue baguette scandal people? You remember that? It was a big deal a few years ago. Anyway, apparently, someone in their board of directors thinks having a cutesy eldritch horror knitting streamer is good for their public image. Which actually helps explain her real-life-tentacle-arms; she's got security tech access.
The werewolf, LunaFang_uwu, she's genuinely independent... which is probably why she looks so nervous. Being the only real indie creator at these corporate-sponsored events is like being a rabbit at a wolf pack dinner. Though if she's a wolf, maybe it evens out? Her fans love her spirit - she's got a lot of backbone beneath the nervousness, and she plays enormously well off of other streamers and entertainers, so everyone always wants to hang out with the wolf. It's actually quite charming, because her lore is she was a lonely wolf girl and so she's making friends and I just realized I am sharing the lore of an ARtuber listen Dragon I don't-- I'm not-- I don't -- okay I might have watched a few streams while doing some code rework she's VERY adorable!
GhostlyGlitch is... interesting. On paper they're signed with MindShare Entertainment, but I'm seeing some unusual data patterns in their contract structure. Could be independent, actually, because I think I remember an article out of Portugal six months ago that MindShare was entering restructuring after a debt spiral went bad. If she a ghost ARtuber signed with a ghost company? Is that... part of her lore? Hang on is it -- I'm going to need to check this. Might be a corporate psyops experiment, or maybe it's just that corporate finance is a mess.
