>>84800416HoloEN first wave Myth.
Despite the fact that the market was ripe for a big EN group, it was Hololive that fired the first shot, along with all that entails, primarily the pre-school definition the average western vtubing fans has of idol culture, naturally these led to most people assuming the companies sprung up in Hololive's wake where just copycats.
I guarantee you that 99.9% of western vtubing fans aren't even aware of Mito's influence over ALL vtubing.