>>65819033>Vtubers needed a middle ground, somewhere that they could realistically aim for without having to go indie.True, but that was mostly in the past. Right now, I'd argue this middle ground is mostly filled.
>Small start-upsThey are a coin toss how long they will survive, most are led by idiots with barely any money.
>Established small corposThere are not that many empty slots and have various amounts of problems. Can be a good choice for somebody who's fine with what they provide.
>IdolManager fucking their talent(s) and possible Brave buyout doesn't really inspire confidence.
>Phase Has more female talents than NijiEN. Successfully debuted new gen recently, undisclosed new hires are being hinted all around. Unless the potential hire is good enough to skip over everybody, I don't think there will be audition till much later this year.
>Holois Holo
Overall, NijiEN seems to be only one actually hiring, but, as far as I'm concerned, only somebody confident or stupid would join right now.