>>3543601There's a good amount of people who won't give VTubers a fair chance just because they're VTubers. Let's face it, VTuber audiences can be pretty obnoxious in the eyes of non-weebs. Most people would much rather watch xQcOW or tyler1 or whoever if they want to be entertained.
For a male streamer to blow up, they would have to be at least 1 of the 3:
1. Have a preexisting audience
A good chunk of the people watching Merry are there probably because of his art. I'm convinced the only reason people watch Takahata101 is because of his voice acting history. Going outside the male territory, Nabi's so popular because she drew Ame and the others.
2. Have a nice voice that makes women cream upon hearing
Corpse Husband and Cryaotic who were both associated with an anime avatar at least at some point are popular with millions of women because of their voices. If it weren't for their voices, neither of them would have an Internet career.
3. Be genuinely entertaining and funny, then get clipped a ton/posted on Twitter or Reddit
If someone is genuinely hilarious and entertaining to a wide audience, then he could be popular. The amount of funny streamers, VTuber or otherwise, are very few and far in between, whether they get noticed or not.
Using a male avatar will cripple you a bit at least at first because anime girls are more iconic than anime boys, although shoujo-style senpai males are becoming a more well-known trope in the west.
Using a female avatar will also give you an advantage with weebs/otaku since more men are invested in idol culture than women.
