>>116149She was alone. "virtual youtubers" didnt exist when she started.
- Most viewers come from clips, especially western viewers watching JPs. More clips = more views. Clippers have more content to clip if they clip the 30-something streamers in hololive. What was the last kizunaai clip you saw?
- A good chunk of vtubers get their views just by being near other, more succesful vtubers. A portion of Rushia's audience is also a portion of Marine's audience. A good number of fans are fans of hololive in general and will watch basically any stream.
- Similarly, viewers that arent really interested in one stream will probably catch another stream instead of yours. kizuna had no one to catch her viewer loss, so when her views started declining there was no one to "hold" her viewerbase.
If her management had made 5 or 10 virtual youtubers after the first 6 months, kizuna ai would have a 5 million sub channel and consistent 15k views every stream.
Channels with less engaging content have way more views, its all about your visibility and public perception.
