>>17868384the 'exposure' argument doesn't really work
it's not that Hololive fans are unaware the stars exist, but the type of fan Hololive draws in are people who LIKE the separation
that's why Rikka collabs with Mori didn't affect his overall popularity in any notable fashion
you are 'exposing' them to people who were not interested from the start, since if they were interested in male/female vtuber collabs, they'd be Niji or vShojo watchers already
Mori for some reason cannot understand that and thinks it's just a representation problem because her brain has problems processing anything deeper than a Stand power description