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A few days ago I saw a thread debating the top 5 most influential vtubers. OP had Gura and Veibae among the top 5, and some people objected that Gura didn't belong in the top 5.

Let's set the record straight: anyone who says Gura isn't a top 5 most influential vtuber is utterly wrong. She launched vtubing into the Western world like no other vtuber before or after her. Kizuna Ai first coined the term, then Fubuki, Miko, Coco, and Korone kindled the fire in the west through viral memes, but none of them could never have lasting influence in the west because they speak Japanese and the language barrier is too much. Gura was the one who turned those initial sparks into an explosive inferno back in her 2020 debut.

Sure, Twitch streaming might be more mainstream in the West than Japanese anime idols, but it's not normie like Saturday Night Live, the Kardashians, and football. I asked my gf's little sister (a middle schooler who loves the Emmy's and celebrity gossip) to list some vtubers, the only person she could name is "Guh-war"Gura the shark girl who says "a". She wouldn't recognize Veibae if I showed her a picture, let alone name her.

Like it or not, Gura has become the de facto face of vtubing in the western cultural conscious, akin to Coca Cola and Apple, turning a niche little fad from Japan into a recognizable entertainment sector in the eyes of the mainstream west, and lending credibility to the many western vtubers that came after her. That's true influence.

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>>44350073
(Me) IPO document to back up my point

>> No.44353009

>>44350073
There are a lot of people who only watch Twitch and refuse to acknowledge Gura being bigger than all the vtubers there

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>>44350073
Chumbud, this was very well presented. Chumbuds and Oversea Sexy Guys stay winning.

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>middle schooler
Not fair. I happened to know the name of the wrestler “El Santo” and his films when I was 14 only because I browsed old magazines and books in a whim. And, I admit I liked him.
Santo’s fandom might be big, and I knew it indeed, but its influential power is very limited (mainly to Mexico) and faded away in 1970s at latest.
Has Gura ever been mentioned in mainstream media in the US like they were in Japan?

>> No.44355837

>>44353009
They are naive. They do not realize that it was talents like Gura who set the stage for vtubing in the west. They do not know their forefathers.

>>44353501
Thanks. Without Marine, Gura, nay, all of hololive, wouldn't be close to the success that they have.
>>44354443
To me she is the heart and soul of hololive. See clip.

>>44354324
This middle schooler is not a vtuber fan, in fact she thinks they are cringe, yet she still knows who Gura is amd her signature catchphrase.

>> No.44356045

the list i think would be like this
kizuna ai chan (the real OG virtual youtuber)
fubuki (meme songs)
miko (gta scene)
tomoshika hikasa (lets kill da hoe)
rushia (death screams compilations)

>> No.44356141

>>44356045
not popular but influential btw

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