>>95907519First off, let’s get one thing straight: just because someone doesn’t immediately rattle off a TED Talk-length essay about why they like a VTuber doesn’t mean they don’t actually enjoy them. This whole “if you can’t name X specifics about your interest, you don’t really like it” is the dumbest gatekeeping nonsense. People can enjoy things on different levels—some folks are deep-dive lore archivists, others are casual viewers who just vibe. Both are valid.
Now, about Raora: you’re acting like she’s just a meme factory with zero substance, but that’s objectively wrong. First of all, she’s a genuinely talented entertainer. You can dislike her humor, that’s fine, but you can’t sit here and pretend she doesn’t have a distinct personality that people gravitate toward. Her chaotic energy, unhinged sense of humor, and ridiculous voice acting skills set her apart from your average VTuber.
And let’s not gloss over the fact that Raora is actually funny—whether or not you personally find her humor enjoyable is another thing, but the way she commits to bits, pushes absurd jokes to their extremes, and bounces off chat and collab partners is exactly why she has a fanbase in the first place. Just because something becomes a meme (jetpacks, Italian mama, whatever) doesn’t mean that’s all there is to her content. It just means those things caught on the most in the wider community. You think that’s all there is? That’s on you for not looking deeper.
And your whole argument about people only liking her for “model sexo” or “funny accent” is such a bad-faith take, my guy. First off, who cares if people think she’s hot? That’s literally part of VTubing—people get invested in the character design AND the personality. That’s like saying people only like musicians because their album covers look cool. No one’s out here pretending model design isn’t a factor—it obviously is—but to act like that’s the only thing keeping people engaged is laughable. If that were true, why do so many other conventionally attractive VTubers fail to gain an audience? Because it takes more than just looks to be entertaining.
And “funny accent”? Bro, if accents didn’t matter in entertainment, why do people love British comedians, why do people mimic French accents in jokes, why is ANY regional dialect a recognizable part of someone’s brand? If you actually watched Raora, you’d know she plays into it intentionally and uses it to enhance her comedic timing. That’s not an accident—that’s a skill.
Finally, the idea that if she were gone tomorrow, her “legacy” would just be reaction images and a couple of jokes is such a miserable way to view content creators. News flash: most entertainers don’t have some grand, history-changing impact—they bring joy to people in the moment, and that’s enough. If you judge entertainment solely on “Will people be writing academic essays about this person in 20 years?” then congratulations, you must hate 99% of modern media.
TL;DR: You don’t have to like Raora, but pretending she has no substance just makes it painfully obvious that you don’t actually watch her. If all you see are memes, that’s because you’ve never actually looked past them. That’s a you problem.
