>>84786049>Polygon: What has been the most important lesson Cover has learned as it expands talent to English speakers, and has this expansion brought any unique challenges?Motoaki Tanigo: We have a good working environment for Japanese talent, but we still haven’t done the same thing for our English talent.
Max Sung Yoon Kim: On the American side, the streaming environments are very different. The kinds of things that a lot of the usual streamer streams, as well as what the audience enjoys, are different. This, as well as getting permissions for the games, [can be different]. There are a lot of environments surrounding streaming that are different from the Japan side.
>Polygon: I’ve seen independent Vtubers here in the U.S. — who grew up in the American content creation ecosystem — say that sometimes Vtubing agencies can be a bit restrictive with the kinds of content they make. I was curious if Cover was trying to think through this challenge.Motoaki Tanigo: We have so many choices, right? If you like being indie and being free, that’s also a really good option. But being in an agency, that means you can have more stage. You can access a bigger stage. You can be in a unit. You can be in concerts. You can be in movies, probably. So if you want to have a bigger stage in the future, I think being in the [agency] will be a better option for you.
