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She's spoken before about struggling to make merchandising profitable (it's basically been a wash until now). I suspect getting PC to handle that was probably a factor for her.
Her problem is that she didn't make enough of the Fumo. I would kill a nigger to get my hands on one of the MariMari_EN Fumos.

Also: Don't let the absolutely GOATED new generation of Phase Invaders distract you from the fact that Pekora bought a fucking monkey.
 
She's spoken before about struggling to make merchandising profitable (it's basically been a wash until now). I suspect getting PC to handle that was probably a factor for her.

He sponsors the booths for artists and vendors. I think he's more interested in their good will than the con's, but the knock-on effect of that is leverage with the con as well. I doubt they would have fired that one nog who was boasting about having control over the panels otherwise. They certainly wouldn't have done so on behalf of Kirsche's fans.
He's pretty smart when it comes to it, think about how many companies bow down to sponsors
 
Can't imagine her applying, but joining is a good way to make/be friends. She does seem lonely sometimes.
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If she's looking for merch opportunities, I'd think she'd just go to VShojo instead. Already got her model, it's a retirement home, and getting a Holo_EN would be good for them publicly following the firing of Matara
 
Cover has provided an update[a] on how new US trade policy will impact orders from the Hololive official shop. View attachment 7244436
They have included a list of products originating in China which, as you can expect, is basically everything they sell.
An update on the above since it's now May 2nd, 2025. The new duties are now reflected in the checkout for goods from China on the Hololive official shop.
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No idea who Clio is. Listen to video for a moment. I hear a perfectly normal sounding female voice that isn't pitched so high only dogs can hear it.

Wait...She's Australian?

Yeah, her dick is probably bigger than mine.
Everything is bigger in Australia.

Her problem is that she didn't make enough of the Fumo. I would kill a nigger to get my hands on one of the MariMari_EN Fumos.

Also: Don't let the absolutely GOATED new generation of Phase Invaders distract you from the fact that Pekora bought a fucking monkey.
I got some bad news... It was in stock yesterday.... They had a few extras left. It appears to be sold out again.


Sounds like Cover needs to find some sweatshops outside of China pronto.
Vietnam looks a pretty safe bet from what I've seen a lot of people shifting to.

Hololive changed the talent image on the home page to Cali, it seems they're going with her for the face of EN now, not surprising since out of all the talent so probably the most loyal
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Cali has done covers for One Piece which love it or hate it is one of the largest and longest running animes / mangas out there. She's a solid choice. And as much people hate her rap I love how it pisses the right people off.
 
Idk where else to put this screed so here we go.

The whole Sinder thing is sad but we've known since at least the Silvervale Hogwarts drama that vtubing is not anywhere near as buddy-buddy as it makes itself out to be. A lot of people who were varying degrees of fine watching Silvervale get buried by psychotic progressive busybodies are now savoring a similar flavor of betrayal. It's karmetic backlash for the vtubing community, for being incapable of summoning this same level of outrage when the controversy was coming out of wayward applications of their own politics rather than just lust for money.
 
I believe Clio explained that her voice was weird because of consequences from a cancer treatment, but there is no real conclusive evidence of her being trans or not beyond her friendship with known troon Mako Fukasame, she is in a group with him called Vershion AUS, a small group of 4 aussie streamers. Clio, Mako, Hanya (seems to be legit woman) and Jean Faymas aka Jets (also seems to be a woman)
I cannot imagine how terminally online you'd have to be to suspect Hanya or Jets of being trannies.
 
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