/jp/ - Otaku Culture

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That is a good and bad comparison at the same time. Valve is not making Half-Life 3 because they are making money from something else and it would be too much of a risk. Similarly the people behind Yukari and Una either are making money from more stable sources or they don't want to take the risk of something that takes real commitment like organizing a concert or financing a game. Except it's even worse because you know for sure Valve can finance Half-Life 3 if they wanted to. We don't know for certain if Yukari/Una have the money to make a game or if they can justify the risk and investment. It's often underappreciated how much effort, licensing, marketing, development and distribution adds up. IA's game has a rough time getting off the ground. People thought it was vaporware but it turned out decent and Gumi's game got fucked by licensing but it still exists and that is a testament to how she had enough legendary solo songs to give it a try.

>how many people participate in these conventions.
You still don't get it. It's not just about popularity numbers or number of fans. It's about real world presence and legacy.

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It doesn't matter because Luka still has a legacy. Think of it like this: Michael Jackson is dead but everyone still knows who Michael Jackson is. He has a legacy. Luka in her prime was successful enough to establish herself and build a legacy so she can never be a wholoid no matter what. Not only that but being the most popular Miku ship guarantees her relevance even if she has to have a sad and songless existence in the present.

Gumi is like that too. She was massive at a point in the past. Humbly so. Without having too many lewds and that is commendable. If you were asked to give some legendary Gumi songs it's really easy. You can either pick any song from her game or at the very least anyone would be able to mention Matoryoshika. What is Yukari's Matoryoshika? It's true that lack of collaboration with Miku didn't help her build a legacy but what is Yukari's Ochame Kinou? What is that one or ideally more than one Yukari song that everyone knows? Don't get me wrong, I think Yukari does have good songs from talented producers but nothing really groundbreaking, nothing that establishes her as a musical icon in the eyes of the masses, nothing legendary. She has no legacy. Let's plays don't build a legacy. They are shallow and easily forgotten, only relevant for the day each episode is released.

I'm focusing on Yukari because she is the cutoff for where wholoid status begins, being the most famous among wholoids. She acts like the event horizon of the wholoid black hole. If your character failed to build a legacy, has any less of a presence, influence or reach than Yukari does then your character enters the wholoid blackhole and is doomed forever. At best Yukari's greatest works form the accretion disk. Pic related.

It saddens me really. I've known Yukari for 5 to 6 years now. In that time she didn't grow, achieved no milestones, failed to establish herself or build a legacy, failed to increase her reach or break into new territories. You have a window of 3 to 4 years to make a name, build a legacy for what you are best know for. What is Yukari famous with? Futanari porn? Lewds? Let's plays? It's embarrassing.

Yukari doesn't measure up to IA or her presence on stage. What is Yukari's Conqueror? She doesn't have the legacy of Gumi, Teto or Luka. Teto was a joke, Gumi was a Rankaloid yet look how far they got. What is Yukari's ECHO? Can you even call Yukari a Virtual DIVA? I think that name doesn't fit. She is more of a gamer girl and her fanart reflects that. This is what being a Voiceroid does to you. She can hope to be PewDiePie at best but she will never be Elvis.

Yukari missed her window. Now it's too late. She is done. It's over. Kizuna Akari came and shark is the new hotness. It's funny because Akari almost stole the spotlight. It shows how weak of a presence Yukari had if it was so easily eroded. ONE didn't have the same impact on IA. In fact ONE compliments IA while keeping her independent. You can see this in fanart. It's only downhill for Yukari. She can't even hope that Miku will drag her corpse around like she does for Luka. Yukari was the original "Literally Who". She is THE Wholoid. The first to be bullied with that name and that, sadly, is her legacy.

tl:dr - Yukari is a scientifically proven wholoid and your favorite character is one too if it's not: Miku, Rin/Len, Luka, IA, Gumi or Teto.