>>1885969Part Four starts with the Holocaust and the Taiwan Arc.
The reaction to the Holocaust is discussed, with Cover getting permissions for Capcom and Nintendo being cited. The Compliance Committee from the Taiwan Arc is also explained; it is there to educate the talent on copyright law and legal issues. Tanigo explains that issues in the company, when they are found, are fixed "one by one." He then explains Cover's managerial philosophy, which also helps to define "Hololive Culture" in the way Cover sees it. This is surprisingly accurate to what I had predicted they thought Hololive Culture was before.
>We don't think of ourselves as binding or controlling VTubers at all. It's not UGC (User Generated Contents). Except for things that are against public order and morals, things that touch on issues of nationalism, or things that are legally problematic such as copyrights, I want people to be as free as possible in their activities.They note that Hololive has started to focus on creating music more than before, with "talented DJs and composers" being brought in to help. Tanigo also explains that he explicitly allows the talent involved in illustration and rigging to publicly showcase their involvement and achievements, saying:
>We're all in this together. This experience is important to us. We will bring together various creators in Japan, expand the media mix, and release interesting things to the world. We are aiming for the world from the very beginning.The article writer then adds this:
>By doing so, a story is created and 「Hololive Productions」 becomes a weapon to fight the world as one IP.Tanigo continues to express how management interacts with the talent:
>The essence of the business on YouTube is how the individual creators, including the distributors, transmit what is very important. In order to keep the business going, the company needs to be on the side of supporting the creators rather than controlling everything.Tanigo then elaborates on the purpose of Hololive:
>I want to create content that will help people regain their confidence in the face of a declining population and loss of energy in Japan. I want to be a company that can do that.He then says his future job is to cultivate 「The Power of Hololive.」
The writer then interjects, saying:
>The connection between Livers and fans transcends countries and languages. Different 「dimensions」, but no 「walls」>In this dark and inward-looking age, live streaming by VTubers has the potential to heal the world.>What [Hololive] values is a sense of 「Unity」that transcends borders and languages.Tanigo then explains the dimension/wall analogy used earlier with the idea that, despite Vtubers being separated by the dimensional barrier (2D), their existence as avatars allows the walls between people to break down, and see each other beyond the physical:
>The concept of 「Avatar」and the concept of 「Virtual」 transcends national borders and age, both for the performers and the audience. We would like to continue to create such services.They then discuss Bloom for a bit, and how despite the Corona limitations, it was a wild success. How it inspired both the fans and the talents involved in Cover, and how the future is looking bright for Hololive. It ends on this note:
>The story that colors the world will continue.And that's the end of the interview. I'll briefly discuss the important takeaways I found from this:
>management is extremely hands-off, only involving itself in matters of extreme controversy and banal legal matters. The content a Holo distributes is, outside of that, very much their own decision>management used to be so hands-off that they only intervened after an incident had occurred; Cover has changed course on this after Taiwan, and now uses the Compliance Committee to attempt to teach their talents how to avoid such incidents before they happen>because of this pivot, it should be expected that Hololive will no longer be on the very bleeding edge in regards to what Vtubers can do; however, they will still have a majority of the same freedoms as before, just with a guiding hand ready to stop them from going off a cliff>Hololive is aiming to anchor itself into the public face of Japan, and from there, use that as a base to power an expansion across the planet to unite across borders; expect more international variations of Hololive in the future?I hope this proved useful to people here. I think it's a good thing to know what exactly Hololive is doing behind the scenes, and that when such information is given out to the public in interviews, someone should go through and explain it to the people who wouldn't know otherwise, either because they cannot read the language, or because they have no business background to parse some of what is being said.
Sources used:
https://www.businessinsider.jp/post-231063https://www.businessinsider.jp/post-231069https://www.businessinsider.jp/post-231071https://www.businessinsider.jp/post-231070 
