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I don't know how surprised he actually is, but he does seem to be acknowledging that the weebs are falling out of love with him. Something I suspect has to do with, or at least being accelerated by, him being ass-blasted that Pippa Pimkin wouldn't come on his show.This is why I think Anime Matsuri could be a turning point. Nick is already setting expectations low, but I have a suspicion even he might be surprised about how low the enthusiasm is for him at the convention. I don't think people will be waiting in line for hours to get a photo with him, and I wouldn't be surprised if he leaves pissed and never returns to the convention again.
I recognize there are many people who find vtuber and anime fans cringe, but it's axiomatic you don't shit on a significant portion of your audience. That's what fucked Bud Light. It wasn't just that they put some troon's face on a can they were never gonna put on store shelves. It happened when their marketing VP (since fired) starting talking shit about Bud's core consumer base.
And to do all this right before AM? That's doubly fucking dumb.
Also, God help me, as I don't even like vtubers... but the godddamned rabbit actually had a flawless response to all this: