>>47587490I watch vtubers because they are cute anime girls playing games I like and talking about interesting stuff and it's like a cute girls doing cute thing anime in real life, the existence of guys isn't a thing in their world.
It's basically unscripted anime.
If I wanted to watch guys I'd watch male streamers, there are many, they are more talented, there are more options, they don't have bullshit Cover rules, they can be edgy and say whatever the fuck they want.
And being able to see their faces and real self is better than some fujobait anime boy avatar.
I put up with the anime avatar because a girl is cuter as anime but why the fuck would I want a guy to be anime?
What the hell do I gain from turning a guy into a fucking 2D PNG that moves?
Nothing.
So why the fuck would I want these guys to invade the cute girls doing cute thing space?
It just ruins the whole mood and the atmosphere.
Some things just don't combine well.
Maybe some people can like it, taste is subjective.
Mixing guys and girls is good for shipping and teasing and it's like watching a romcom anime I guess.
And some people are into that, and Nijisanji exists for those people.
I don't watch it and I am not bothered by it, they're in their lane and I am in mine.
That's how it was for years, Hololive was for girls only. They might have an odd episode where a guy shows up once or twice a year but those are like special episodes with a guest showing up, they are fine.
But trying to insert guys into the regular experience of Hololive is the equivalent of killing Hololive, because it ceases to be what it is.
If Hololive was defined by its description, "it's just girls" was one of the most important factors, if HoloEN is not "just girls" it's no longer Hololive.
That's the main issue.
The normalization of males on HoloEN was equivalent of killing the entire branch. Nijisanjification as some call it is accurate.
Ironic that in the end Cover managed to kill HoloEN, sorta, through sheer negligence and disregard.
It's been nearly 2 years and still no Gen3, talents are feeling burnout, fans are lacking anything new, the roster of girls is too small to have consistent collabs, they need something fresh to bring back life to it. Hololive (JP) debuted new gens at a 6 month cycle early on until it had like 50 members. It's first years it added members very fast, up to the third gen. HoloEN barely has like 10 members total.
Cover prioritizing filling HolostarsEN led them to neglect HoloEN and sealed the deal of its current decline.
