>>87096659It’s because Phasefags on Twitter are a bunch of retarded SEAs that make the whole fanbase look bad. Phase Connect is basically replacing NijiEN as “the EN corpo you watch if you’re not into Hololive but don’t want to waste time figuring out all the indies and small corpos”.
That used to be NijiEN, but then they did all their bullshit to antagonize Lazusydia fans. Phase Connect is where you go if you want something other than Hololive, while NijiEN tried to brand itself as the place you go if you hate Hololive. Some people who watch Phase do hate Hololive, but a lot of people (like me) watch both. I just watch one or the other depending on what kind of vtubing content I feel like that day.
I think the “sad girl” corpo branding also helped. It made them distinct, for one. But also, it helps get rid of that inferiority complex. A lot of other small corpos have the stigma of the talents “not being good enough to get into HoloEN”, while Phase is more “the girls are too schizo to get into HoloEN”. That might be a psychological boost to the talents or something idk
