>>2845332This looks about right. Clear out underperformers, rare streamers, and preserve the core.
Its a shame ID needs to be shut down, but in these trying times they just don't bring enough value as a market. Kiara did make alot of money, but she was simply too divisive to the fanbase. Hopefully with her departure some unity can be formed, and new EN generations will take up the superchat slack.
Cutting gen 5 was a hard choice, but frankly they could not survive another individual talent cut, better to see them all off.
Luna and Towa are pretty cutoff from the rest of the gen, and are underperformers. Its a real shame to me that Towa had to be cut in particular, but the numbers don't lie, no matter how great her singing is.
3rd gen is a miracle gen, best not to mess with it.
Prior to 3rd gen the generations weren't quite so interconnected so its much more viable to pick and choose.
Okayu and Korone must stay together for unity, and Mio is a solid supporter and friend of Fubuki.
Aqua is essentially self contained, and Subaru's connections are mainly with other generations. The rest are either underperformers or don't stream often, so can be safely cut.
1st generation, aki and mel are underperformers, and easy cuts. Lets set Matsuri aside for discussion at the end, and Haato and Fubuki have more connections outside their gens. Particularly Fubuki is not replaceable.
0 gen, Azki has not made deep enough roots yet, and so can be cut safely. Roboco underperforms in all respects, and can be safely cut. Suisei performs well, she stays. Miko performs well, and is critical to Hololive stability, she is not replaceable.
Now for Matsuri and Sora... not a good choice all around, but in the end Sora must win out. She was the foundation of Hololive and is too intertwined in Hololive history to be removed. Matsuri also is entwined in Hololive history, and generally gets more views and superchats, but she is somewhat less connected to the rest of Hololive these days than Sora is. It would just not be justifiable to cut the 'daisenpai'. So with a heavy heart, Matsuri must be cut....
That's about it.
