>>72878627With how seldom certain EN holos were streaming, you'd expect these two predominantly English-speaking Hololive vtubers to have cannibalized the viewership. Instead Ollie's been typecast as an obstinate comic relief background character while Reine's niche gaming choices failed to attract and retain viewership.
Then there's the yabs: Ollie scolding ID viewers asking her to speak their language was met with mixed results, even if it was warranted. Reine's later night Elden Ring streams were helping her gather momentum (IMO in a similar vein to Moona/Kaela Minecraft streams) but she seemed to have a panic attack when her, admittedly straightforward play, was being critiqued by viewers so much so she privated a vod and played through the rest of the game in a worse attitude.
With that said, even HoloID gen 1 has trouble with casual stream viewership numbers nowadays, implying an issue with retaining ID viewership. HoloID gen 3 has basically mogged them both and have effectively cannibalized these two's numbers even further.
In any case, Anya has been able to leverage her JP proficiency to carve a niche out for herself and JP Niki appreciate her wit. But it's not just language, Anya doesn't delay with FOTM games and is capable of holding her own with whomever she collabs with. Sorry for the essay
