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-title = "VTuber 101"
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+title = "What is vtuber? VTuber 101"
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date = "2021-07-14T13:39:46+02:00"
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tags = ["video", "vtuber"]
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categories = ["trends"]
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@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ In case you do not know the term, a vtuber is a virtual creator. Vtubers are typ
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Apart from that, vtubers are very similar to any other YouTuber. Their videos often see them reacting to other YouTube content or current events, chatting with followers, or even streaming games. Some of them are even real people but in animated form.
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Even casual YouTube users have likely come across at least one vtuber in their browsing. If all else fails, a video from Barbie—yes, that Barbie—has likely come across most people’s newsfeed at least once. There are far more offerings than just Barbie’s chipper persona.
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## Who is the most popular vtuber?
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Hololive’s Gawr Gura has been the most success VTuber over the last 12 months, and now, she has great recognition to show for it. She has overtaken Kizuna AI to become the most well-known VTuber on YouTube, shattering an enormous milestone along the way.
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Among all of the Hololive EN VTubers, no one has been more popular than Gawr Gura. Since showing first appearance in September 2020, she has brought YouTubers into the mainstream more than any avatar before.
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Kiryu Coco, unlike many of her peers, consistently pushes the bounds of what is acceptable among vtubers. She employs crude humor, swearing, and lewd jokes into her streams on a consistent basis. Her videos tend to feature her gaming, teasing other vtubers, and generally acting like most YouTubers.
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She is quite different from your average YouTuber, however. Coco is a child dragon who has immersed herself in human culture. Despite being around for around 3,500 years, Coco appears to be a young woman with a long tail and modest horns. Her channel has been active since December of 2019.
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## Who is the first vtuber?
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Considered the first official vtuber, Kizuna AI has been around since 2016. Over the years, she has gotten nearly 3 million subscribers on her main account alone, with another 1.5 million on her gaming channel.The exception is her main voice, Nosomi Kasuga, a woman who went on to run the company.Kizuna is outgoing and enjoys trying new activities on her channel, while maintaining the idea that she is simply an AI come to life. This suspension of disbelief in her lore allows for people to raise debates about technology and the expanse of AIs. Could they one day come to life in a similar way, and would we recognize it? This very interesting concept has led to her continued success through the years.
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Kizuna, like all vtubers, has a well-fleshed and complete backstory. Unlike her peers, Kizuna refers to herself as an independent virtual person, hence the AI in
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her name. Kizuna AI speaks Japanese in all of her videos, shares life stories, and participates in challenges.
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## What is Nijisanji vtuber?
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Nijisanji is a group of mostly 2D-only Virtual YouTubers who are also known as "Virtual Livers" when posting on sites outside of YouTube, such as NicoNico Douga and Bilibili. The term Liver, coined by mixing Japanese and English, is a heteronym for calling Nijisanji's streamers.
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The group started in Japan in early 2018 and has since expanded to other countries as an international project. As of July 2021, there are 176 members in Nijisanji for all of its branches: 102 active Japanese Nijisanji members, 16 active NIJISANJI ID members, 16 active NIJISANJI KR members, 3 active NIJISANJI EN members and 39 active VirtuaReal members.There are also 5 VirtuaReal Star members and 22 VirtuaReal Link members who are independent VTubers, not considered part of Nijisanji person and are only in a network partner system.
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