Regarding this tariff issue, when holo raised prices, phase fans and indie fans on 4chan said this:
“holo is over.”
I stated that this tariff applies to merchandise for all VTubers: holo, niji, vshojo, phase, and indie.
I also explained that only goods produced domestically in the US are exempt, and that this is a fair condition for all VTubers—Holo, Niji, VShojo, Phase, and indie.
However, Phase fans and indie fans kept insisting that this tariff only applied to Holo.
I think Phase fans should understand this now.
It has nothing to do with Holo or Phase.
The options are: pass on the tariff cost, stop handling foreign-produced goods, or produce in the US.
Naturally, major VTubers haven't failed to negotiate US production either; it's fair for everyone.
Holo's Los Angeles office isn't a 3D studio for talents, and likely doesn't have 3D technicians either.
That office is probably for securing sponsorships, ordering goods, and serving as a strategic headquarters for the EN division's diplomacy with other companies.
I suspect negotiations with US goods manufacturers have already begun within Holo's Los Angeles office.
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