General Discussion for Virtual Youtubers / Vtubers / Chuubas - it's okay to be a simp for 2D, just don't thirstpost.

Oooh I fucking HATE the designs for gen2. It's way too anime... Which I know, is rich considering that's the whole point of vtubers. But gen1 had a western charm to each of the girls design. If gen1 were dragon ball z, gen2 is some anime only hardcore otakus would know about.

Maybe I'm being a bit melodramatic. I'm sure I'll get used to the characters like I did with Irys' Dark Crystal puppet looking ass. And just to put this out there, I'm sure the talents themselves will make it work once they debut and get into the rhythm of things. This is just my initial observation.
 
Haachama HoloTalk
q471djg7gqh71.jpg

As for EN2, they all look fine. My worst fear was that they would look like IRyS and they don't, so I'm good until their debut. At which point, I expect to find out if I'm watching any of them. As much as I like Ollie as a person and a character, my ears cannot stand listening to her streams for any length of time. I fear Chaos girl might be a little like that.
 
Quick thoughts on HoloEN Gen 2: Not a fan of the lore as many of you have already expressed, just as much as I wasn't a fan of Irys' Hope thing. The designs are pretty okay. Other than those I'm still looking forward with what they've got to bring! Hololive has nailed their recruitment so far, so has Niji EN so I got high hopes for them as well.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Autistic Screech
A little more info from their channels, in the order they were listed on the PV description:

Space / Tsukumo Sana:
- "As a side note, despite how she may look, she is quite chi... young." (guessing that's supposed to be "childish"?)
Nature / Ceres Fauna:
- "It is long said that her whispers, as an avatar of Mother Nature, have healing properties." (an ASMR specialist perhaps?)
- "While she is usually affable, warm, and slightly mischievous, any who anger her will bear the full brunt of Nature's fury." (and/or a rage gamer?)
Time / Ouro Kronii:
- "Her quiet, aloof personality has never changed over the ages, but she has developed a little bit of haughtiness and sadistic tendencies along the way..."
- "In her present form, she has become a sadistic, prideful warden." (mentions sadism twice, is this going to be central to her character?)
Civilization / Nanashi Mumei:
- "Due to not being created by the Gods, she was free to choose her own appearance, and decided to make herself owl-like, after the bird that symbolizes wisdom" (was wondering about her appearance, it doesn't really shout "civilization" to me - more like a wandering hunter or something... this feels like a character they designed separately and shoehorned into the narrative)
Chaos / Hakos Baelz:
- "The Gods appointed her Chairperson of the Council, but she mostly takes a hands-off approach as she has yet to accept the decision" (isn't it a bit strange for a Holo generation to have an explicit "leader", even if it's just in the lore?)



Side note, why does everyone think Space is supposed to be black? She's lighter than Nagatoro and Jahy.
Try being out in space, in view of the sun's radiation without the benefit of Earth's atmosphere, and see if you don't get a bit of a tan.

Side side note, does Hololive have permissions for the Civilization games? If Nanashi Mumei doesn't play one, that'll be a crime.
 
I'll be honest, the lore sucks and the designs are weird. But I'm happy Wadarco and pako (2 of my favorite artists) got to design vtubers for Hololive, so I'll try to put in the effort to watch them a bit. Unless their personalities are Artemis tier in which case it's a no show
 
Back