>>33309763back before holoID existed and pekomoon thing, anon-kun.
ID vtuber scene wasn't that massive like in JP or EN, so nijiID WAS quite a powerhouse back then.
back then, nijiID always gets invited to many local con & their presence was pretty big on ID weeb scene as well.
maha5 panca was also big but in fans derivative scene and get a lot of fans doing derivative work for them (Such as doujinshi, fan merch,etc). also maha5 kinda reclined once nijiID appeared.
you also forgot before EN existed nijiID also got exposure from EN vtuber fans because it's the ''closest'' EN chuuba they gotten.