/vt/ - Virtual Youtubers

>>77596450
It's a bit rude to say, but it's true - the art scene is a bit parasitic.
The reason they make fanart of famous vtubers is because it gets them clicks. People will look at the tags for Elira, Rosemi, Fauna or Gura, they will see their art, they will like, retweet and follow. On the other hand if they make an OC no one will acknowledge it. Then you get to the merch side of things and there's a reason why they're selling merch of established IPs, instead of OC content.
This is how Touhou got as big as it did, people simply found out they can get a following by catering to the fandom. Later on vtubers and gacha took it a step further by not only expanding a following, but also opening the door for business opportunities (commissions by vtubers or as a gacha artists)
The fact that vtubers don't get a cut out of fanmerch is a bit scummy.