/vt/ - Virtual Youtubers

>>8741899
I like anime. I like streamers. Best of both worlds. What else is there to say?

I just like watching cute anime girls play games.

It's like a girlfriend except I have one

>>8741899
I like the schedules and story arcs compared to random streamers

They combine anime waifus with gaming streams and idol-like music production and shows, its everything I love about Japan without the calories from binging on imported snacks

>>8741899
Fictional characters who can interact with their audience, simple as that.

I like streamers and the kind of streamer who wants to use an anime character instead of their face is more likely to have similar interest to me.

>>8741899
I love Miosha!

I like Apex

>>8741899
For the time being, it's the closet I'll ever get to anime becoming real.

Watching a face streamer gives me way too much insight to their life. The vtubers I watch are usually playing characters and try not to let real life mingle too much and I appreciate that.

streams with just the game or whatever:
>can only convey emotion through voice

streams with actual facecams:
>can emote, but now you have the awkward situation where people may be uncomfortable with constantly being on cam or with viewers making unwanted comments about the streamers appearance constantly

vtubers:
>can emote but do so with a proxy, which completely bypasses the problem with uncomfortable potential problems with facecam streams
>also makes fanart way more interesting

i don't think any of this makes or breaks a streamer but it is a pretty nice solution desu

>>8741899
I like the blending of the streamer's personality and their character along with the interactions this causes. More specifically, I like learning more about each of them, such as how they think or how they react to particular moments in the games they play.

>>8742105
Wanted to type this, I feel the same. The next step, if it will ever get there, is to have actual AIs being vtubers.

>>8741899
>>8741929
>I like anime. I like streamers. Best of both worlds. What else is there to say?

>>8741899
I like "idols", as in, supporting a person and being entertained by them.
The thought of being able to follow someone as part of an audience and them being there for me to make me smile is great, but I've never been able to get into real life idols since I feel creepy and 2D idols are too distant for my taste, VTubers are the perfect middle ground

>>8741899
A vtuber is an anime girl that is self-aware and can interact with you. It's an otaku's wet dream. I would've lost my shit 15 years ago if I knew this was coming.

Yeah, I'm a pedophile.

>>8741899
I'm socially retarded, insecure, and basically an entitled machild who thinks he's more intelligent than he really is. Real women reasonably don't give a shit about me and leave me on read.

I've learned that self-improvement to an extent is just a meme and that some people are just hopeless. I've accepted it's also not all my parent's fault by how they misguided me in my upbringing but also mine for being such a coward.

Now to answer to the question. Vtubers don't have to see or know me. They'll just read a superchat or two and that's good enough for me because in my head I'm imagining this artificial friendship as something real even though parasocial. Here's an example, I go outside and how do I deal with something stressful like going to a movie theater alone or grocery store? I imagine my favorite oshi is with me. If any of these real women behind their avatars knew about me they'd immediately ban me and be scared I'm a potential stalking serial killer.

>>8742271
Have you tried being less boring?

>>8742271
O-ok then

i don't know desu. i was never into streamers until i found vtubers. they seem to try harder than regular streamers and don't have massive egos (most of the holos at least)

>>8742271
You should probably kill yourself.

>>8742271
Finally an honest poster

>>8741899
i love their endless drama and yabs

>>8742376
This is just who I am anon

>>8742271
Well... that brings down the mood somewhat.

>>8742453
I've thought about many times anon but I genuinely love my father and mother too much to do that to them and make them believe it's all their fault.

>>8742271
Yeah but why does it have to be vtubers.

>>8742651
Because they keep to their characters and guidelines unlike irl female streamers who talk about their bf's and nigger tranny savior politics

>>8741974
>>8741953
>>8741929
All three of these are correct. Further responses are unnecessary

>>8741899
I am incapable of loving an actual person. I can never get close enough to my oshi to truly witness her flaws, therefore she can exist as perfection in my mind.

>>8741899
it was love at first sight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVoQrBnegl8

>>8743058
/thread

>>8741899
Because they're better than real.

>>8741899
started as a way to learn japanese
then the wholesome things
then the crazy things
then the sheer creativity

>>8741899
I like anime, beauty, good girls, fun and non-extrovert scum entertainment.

>>8741899
I think the technology is neat. I also lean towards more indie material in general. There's a lot of room to be creative in ways that can matter. Also I'm probably lonely to some degree.

>>8742271
I can relate. I did the self improvement shit for the last decade to try getting pussy, but even being mildly /fit/ and making 80k a year women don't give a shit about me because I'm still a balding guy in his mid 20's with an ugly face and a weird head shaoe that makes me look worse totally bald. Any woman who does get past my physical appearance is repulsed by the fact that I'm an autist whose best attempts to be kind & likable 100% of the time gets me put into "acquaintance that is never invited to anything" tier of friendship. I've been bullied and have 0 self confidence left, just anger at myself for managing to be such a worthless cretic.
Vtubers are just how I cope with how I have never met a woman who wants anything to do with my worthless excuse of a life even though I still crave their validation.

>>8741899
CGDCT but live action and the content never stops, also the fans make some killer oc which is just the cherry on top.

>>8742271
based schizo

>>8743387
Have you thought of getting a hair transplant? I know its gross and all but it might be worth it

>>8743387
That's okay fren we might be unfortunate from this aspect in life but at least we're still early to experience hololive before it gets completely overrun by niggers and tranniesyes I'm aware we're already experiencing the start of that

>>8741899
The Vtuber's roleplay of her picked character even if its so minimal. That's why I'm promoting for V-tubing kayfabe of some sort to be a standard rule for every Vtuber and their fanbase

>>8743132
Who would Terry's favorite VTuber be?

>>8743715
Terry was a huge simp for women who were the slightest competent with tech so obviously he'd be a teafag

>>8741899
I like the imagined barrier her supposed anonymity portrays. I'm not too close to her and she isn't too close to me, and she won't ask me to vote in the US election.

>>8743775
Based

>>8742564
I feel this, all the best anon.

>>8743684
I've looked into it & been told that I didn't have enough hair for it to work for me long term since it will just keep receding quiet deep.

honestly, the "anime girl" side of things is complete bullshit, and they're just "streamers" to me
but, they're streamers who lean heavily into weeb culture and media, which makes them a lot more relatable and entertaining
corporations like Nijisanji and Hololive are nice because they curate talent and make discovery easier; nobody wants to be a 2view

also; OP is a faggot

>>8742136
More or less this.
For me, I could care less bout streamers. Never got behind the idea of watching someone play a when I can be a it instead. (unless it's for useful tech on a fighting game or a game that I'm interested in) These females are essentially voice actors. They're playing a character while streaming, and I can get behind that. It's a little harder when I see them play a fps and they're really good. Takes me out of the immersion but I enjoyed the little streams that I do tune in to.

I forgot to add on that company chuubas all interact with each other and I appreciate that, the only streamer orgs that exist otherwise are porn or FPS

>>8741974
its like having a girlfriend but I can close the tab whenever I want her to shut the fuck up

>>8741899
they play video game

>>8741899
I like moe SoL/comedy and don't mind yuribait. Things like YuruYuri and Hidamari Sketch are fucking perfection manifest.

I see a bit of that in Holos sometimes but the thing is you're lucky to get more than 1-2 good moe SoL anime a season while there is a fucking endless gushing river of vtuber content. Anime feels sort of obsolete, if you find a combination of chuubas to fit your humor/moe/iyashikei itches and Holo's spread will usually get you there. Not only that but you can actually interact with them for real which is cool and they can talk about various real-world things and meander around instead of just be an anime scripted on rails for every single frame by its design.

I've got it. The description. You know sandbox video games vs normal ones? Vtubing feels sort of like an anime sandbox. A very limited-scope, small ass sandbox because they only can play a few games, their models can't really move much etc but even that small sandbox + that extra dimension of freedom to move around to make the content, is very neat and endlessly-variable vs anime. So that's probably why I like vtubers. I used to not actually care for them a huge deal, but they slowly grew on me over time to be go-to entertainment that is literally always there and changing.

>>8741929
>I like anime. I like streamers. Best of both worlds. What else is there to say?
King behavior. Very based.

>>8741899
>topic of stream is one I'm interested in
>accompanying voice is pleasant
Having any way visual way to convey expression (webcam or avatar) and being notably entertaining are just bonuses.
Used to be that I could only ever watch videos about games and many other topics at low resolution and without any commentary.

>>8741899
They have replaced anime for me. The kayfabe is better than any slice of life or CGDCT.

>>8741899
I like moe shit. K-on is my favorite moe anime. So naturally I gravitated towards this little niche vtuber thingy. And now here I am, trapped in this rabbit hole with you Vfags. I only watch vtubers who make cute anime noises, use simplified casual japanese and have Cute anime voices. Do Comfy streams while simultaneously making me horny.

>>8741899
I like girls with beautiful voice.

They make it easier to daydream about having a cute/talented/funny gf that has a genuine interest in nerd culture

>>8741899
Hate looking at real faces, but like to see someone's expression

>>8741899
I don't have the time and energy to get an actual girlfriend, so I use vtubers as placeholders, girls going into vtubing tend to share similar interests and are relatable, my brain rewards me for tricking him into thinking I'm getting female attention.

>>8742271
Anon tell me you're a faggot without telling me you're a faggot.
"Self improvement is just a meme"
Kill yourself.

>>8742271
You sound self-aware enough that there is hope for you yet, but too depressed to put yourself in situations where the scary parts of life get easier. You've probably heard enough platitudes in life, so I'll just wish you good luck

>I like the idea behind idol culture
>the problem with idol culture is the stalking and harassment girls get
>virtual avatar creates a boundary
>a good arrangement, most people respect it, even if they know a few roommates.

>>8741899
I'm probably a complete sperg when it comes to this but i have recently come to the conclusion that I genuinely fucking hate real people for seemingly no reason and people streaming through an avatar makes everything seem less real even though there clearly is a real person behind it.
It makes it a lot easier for me to give a shit.

it's like real time anime, it's great

I am a single guy who had zero luck with 3DPD. Btw that is the only correct non delusional answer and the companies know it.

>>8741899
Anime girls (and cute boys) enjoying the same hobby as me. Most are pretty talented entertainers. Really good background noise to laugh at.

>>8741899
Silly dog makes silly noises. Also plays retro games occasionally.

>>8741899
I'm autistic

>>8741899
>love anime
>love vocaloid
Combine them and that's a recipe for greatness. I remember how amazed I was on Okayu's planet loop cover

>>8741899
I honestly don't know, I'm not a big fan of streams in general because I get bored easily but the only one I watch is haachama, and I couldn't care less if she's a vtuber or not... If she ever starts irl streaming I'd still watch her, if she graduated cover and went independent I'd still watch her, I legitimately do not care what she streams or what she does, I'll still watch AND enjoy it.

>>8741899
too much shit anime, I turn to vtuber

The amount of girls with interests such as anime and videogames is much much smaller than the amount of guys with those interests.
Vtubers are a way for guys to experience being close with a girl who shares their interests without having to be charismatic and lucky enough to meet one in real life.

The relationship between vtubers and their audience is like a reverse harem but with social engagement instead of sex.

>>8742185
Something like this. I am guilty of enjoying reaction-based streamers, but 3D flesh-and-blood streamers overreacting falls into uncanny valley for me, whereas normal reactions are just boring and not worth watching. On the other hand from early childhood I have been conditioned to accept overreactions as normal if they come from cartoon characters, so it really is quite obvious why I should prefer vtubers.

I also feel like vtuber culture in general tends to favour variety streamers more which is what keeps me coming back to watch the same faces, but for abovementioned reasons, it's not like I have perused too deeply what 3D streamers have to offer.

>>8764850
not to mention that most girls into these things is probably ugly, fat and unlikeable like you

English vtubers will NEVER be Japanese. They should have deviantart avatars designed by Americans and work for American companies.

>>8741899
>I like CGDCT
>I like watching streams
>Vtubers are basically streaming CGDCT

>>8746095
>I like moe shit
Stop right there. You are based.

They're like women, only funny.

>>8741899
They were a fun novelty for a while.

>>8741899
It's become apparent that vtubers are yet another in a long line of cleverly disguised Jewish tricks to rob us of any productive use of our free time.

>>8749162
You wouldn't be this upset and wishing others to die if you weren't so personally attacked. It's almost like you're nearing a similar conclusion.

>>8767495
>to rob us of any productive use of our free time
>he doesn't get inspired by vtubers to be productive
>he doesn't put their streams in the background while being productive
Ngmi

I'm going to be honest it's because they're real life girls who like anime and games and degenerate shit and all the stuff im into. It's like I can pretend to be friends with them and I don't really know girls like that IRL.

>>8741899
I like the intersection between video game streaming and being an idol that hololive in particular provides

>>8770948
Working from home during covid has been a blessing for watching streams

>>8741899
Cute anime girls without having to tolerate an insufferable retarded MC

>>8741929
based chad enjoying vtubers just because theyre cute girls and nothing else

>>8742271
Exactly this.

Much like the rest of /vt/, I can vicariously live out my dream of being a woman

>>8742023
Her tits are so big…

>>8741929
Based.

>>8742271
I agree. Vtubers are rhe only escapism that works anymore.

>>8784444
Quads force me to oblige

>>8784444
Based get

>>8741899
Why are you asking people in split threads? Almost none of them genuinely like vtubers.