>>66248288I, a 37 year old man, just get giggly and embarrassed like a little kid while I listen to ASMR. It unironically makes me happy in a childish way that's hard to explain. For me ASMR is a happy little thing devoid of lewdness. Panko made it work for me, which is what I expected was going to happen. Since it doesn't come naturally to her and she's clearly a bit embarrassed and cringing it just makes it better. Making girls do this sorta thing in vtubing is a rite of passage and a special kind of pleasure that's both subtle and very much related to the Japanese origins of it. There NEEDS to be an awkward, weeby, NEET-like otaku core in vtubing for it to be worthwhile, precisely because everything is poisoned by irony. By doing ASMR both the chuuba and us can cringe together, be awkward together and laugh at each other and ourselves while having a good time.
It really is genuinely fun in an authentic, childish kind of way.
