>>96283272Objectively speaking, the most historic and industry changing events in vtuber sector are:
1. Nijisanji JP slowly conquering the JP youtube mindshare and making vtubers a serious and normal category among the japanese. - which Hololive eventually captured the maximum market share.
2. Kizuna AI sudden explosion in mainstream media in west
3. Nijisanji JP's normalization in JP mainstream media through local sponsorships and partnerships with household name industries and TV appearances. - which eventually Hololive maximized this potential.
4. Hololive JP's sudden explosion in the english speaking Youtube sphere through clip channels.
5. COVID + Coco + HoloMyth capturing and solidifying this new market
6. Vshojo and Ironmouse making vtubers normal and legit category in the twitch fanbase
7. Luxiem capturing the Fujo and yumejo fanbase and opening a new avenue for male vtubers in the western vtuber fanbase
8. Doki + Mint + Dooby + Nimi - showing the huge potential and value for indie vtubers in the youtube landscape.
9. Phase Connect carving out a sustainable niche market for vtubers that can be their genuine selves and not roleplay or pander to GFE or be a 'escape' from real life topics.
10. Drama vtubers and react vtubers keep the corpos and big vtubers in check and not become authoritarian. Also slowly is peeling off the 'kayfabe' taboo to help corpotuber reincarnations
