>>11971255
I unironically think that if the Lazulight, Obsydia and even Ethyria debut cycle started when Hololive's did, and Hololive waited until 2021 instead, all the nijis would've easily hit 1 million. It's a first in best dressed scenario.
Despite what white knights may say, chubas are an investment and Hololive tapped the investment pool first. It's harder to pry people away than win over free agents.
Nijisanji hit similar points as Hololive with their roster (Pomu/Ina, Finana/Ame, Rosemi+Petra/Kiara, Selen/Mori, Elira/Gura), but the timing was too late to take advantage of when vtubers were getting the most hype.