/vt/ - Virtual Youtubers

>>68841737
>NijiJP didn't DO anything for EOP mindshare.
>HoloJP had -
You're clearly talking from the perspective of someone who onboarded the hobby mid 2020 (as the majority of the present day audience).
You are missing one of the biggest overtures over the english speaking audience, and it started WAY BEFORE any of these.
>Haato-sama

Haachama started her overture over the english speaking market in EARLY 2018
>Virtual Youtuber】ABOUT ME Haato Akai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-_aVb1lYbY
That was the era where Hololive was SORELY LOOKING for a niche and they couldn't possibly beat the local incumbents
>upd8 (feat. Kizuna)
>.LIVE
>774 Inc.
>Nijisanji
and they had to branch out and look for a new audience more receptive to them.

That was pretty much two full years before the events you are describing and it shows Hololive didn't "stumble" upon a foreign audience, they set themselves to get it from the getgo