>>53627902>Are you a corpo CEO or something? lmfao.Suffice to say I am a passionate fan of the medium, and take a keen interest in the goings on of the industry.
>its a bit difficult to force certain types of content to be produced when a lot of the point in joining these corpos is the freedom to do what you want.That's a fair take. Moreso, the level of focus you are able to provide as a creator with greater resources at your disposal, chief of these being time and money, of course. There is a certain level of independence that comes with being on a corporate roster, but I would hesitate to call it freedom, if that makes sense. Still, I agree.
>I think both them and phase have done well in terms of content diversity regardless though, like with Idol's newest gen. They try not to play the same games, all play into different roles / personalities, do some creative and relateable stuff like with Coni's stream, etc. Could argue the same with Pippa, Lia, and Lumi in phase, in terms of getting away from "vtuber specific content".You have piqued my interest, I will have to check out Idol's new members when I have the opportunity. If I may be totally frank here, the initial gen, while admittedly all very cute and talented in their own ways, did not particularly grab my interest. As for Phase Connect, I can't say that I view any of their talents as particularly interesting to me, though they are certainly noteworthy in their own regard. I think Phase as a company has been perhaps the most succesful with IP expansion among the various Western corpos and it certainly shows, but I feel there is still a good deal to be desired. It may be something of a large ask for what is truthfully a fairly small company. I am unfortunately perhaps less familiar with many aspects of Phase Connect as I ought to be, but I do recognize the talents you mention.
Again, part of your response begs the question of what "vtuber content" is generally thought of as. Whatever it is, I would be happy to at least see a little more diverse.
>Professionalism isn't at Holo levels for sure though. I'd argue the only thing that helps is getting sponsors though.Hmm. Professionalism is a little tricky in some ways, with vtubing, but I fear that in many regards the failure is often with the corporation by and large. It's certainly not an easy thing to be fair. As for sponsors, that again falls under the purview of IP. There are sponsors who are willing to engage with smaller brands, I believe Lumi and Pippa have some deals, but unless a company has attractive IPs, acquiring sponsors will always be difficult. I know Phase has been putting in some work in that regard, which is good to see.
>Don't really see where investing money comes into play in any of this though, other than hiring more clippers or something.Hiring staff to help generate content that way is useful, but isn't particularly what I mean and falls under curation rather than diversity... Again, I won't say anything too specifically, but it doesn't take a great deal of imagination to understand that there are other avenues that are not being explored currently. Some of them are not even especially expensive from a production standpoint. Curiously, I have observed that specific talents tend to make these investments themselves, often times paying out of pocket, rather than their respective companies, which is somewhat disheartening. Ironically not unlike the actual idol industry.
I am rather excited about the future of vtubing as a medium, and dare I say, an artform. It is rapidly expanding and converging with other industries. I know of several smaller entities making some effort to change the game up and expand in the ways I have in mind, but I can't really say too much about that.
All in all I am pretty hopeful, and excited to be able to experience it!
I appreciate your recommendations as well, I will take a look at the newer Idol generation, I'm genuinely curious now.
