>>30714326>Conclusion: their oshi is not an individual liver, or nijisanji as a brand. Their oshi is NijiKoshienThat isn't even remotely controversial. Units and events are the primary driver behind Nijisanji. It's a pool of people that come together to make stuff happen with stand-out livers acting as attractors.
What you need to understand is that Japanese idol groups are not defined by whatever /vt/ thinks they are but by being - among other things - by being absolutely MASSIVE.
Morning Musume & AKB have hundreds upon hundreds of participants with people rising and falling constantly and their various performances together drawing crowds exponentially more massive than fans of the individuals taken together.