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38438053 No.38438053 [Reply] [Original]

This might be a dumb questions but what is the whole reason behind the oshi mentality? Just because a person is a vtuber it can't be treated as a regular streamer? And i'm not saying people are the problem here because the vtuber themselves play with this concept, so, it's perhaps a psychological tool? I'm fascinated by this and I know trying to undertand it is not going to take me nowhere but maybe you guys can explain what it means to you

>> No.38438142

Imagine evolving from a single celled organism to one day ask this question

>> No.38438169

>>38438053
Oshi is just a nip word that basically means your favorite. People have favorite everythings including entertainers.

>> No.38438186

>>38438053
Its like any other fanboyism. Oshi is just a word, but its the same thing from streamer, to youtuber, to singer, to brand of video card. There's no difference.

>> No.38438577

>>38438053
you don't know what oshi means

>> No.38438607

>>38438053
If you by that you mean the entire "living with chuuba in a parasocial relationship and deluding yourself you're actually and love" then it probably existed since time immemorial. Actors and then streamers always had psycho fans completely over their heads with the adoration for their favourite, streaming also gave rise to normal fleshtuber egirls reaping money from insane simps. It all seems to be a pathology of natural human attraction. Vtuber culture only gave it a new name.

>> No.38438846

>>38438053
It means choosing your favourite member of an idol group and supporting them.
It doesn't mean which member you're in love with.
It's not a vtuber thing, or an anime girl thing and it's definitely not a streamer thing.

>> No.38439582

>>38438053
unfortunately idol culture is a thing

>> No.38440183

>>38438053
It's just your favourite, or depending on context, the one you are rooting for to succeed and carve their path.
For instance, my oshi is Okayu. Originally because I loved the vibe of her streams, but then because she started to put effort into releasing songs and having a solo live. I enjoy watching her put in effort to progress her career, especially since she was still unsure about what she wanted to do when I originally started watching her. In fact she was still saying she didn't care for doing the idol activity side of things at the time.
Over time, however, I found I enjoy Fubuki's streams more overall. I wouldn't call her my oshi, though, because I don't get that same feeling I do from Okayu. Others might have different feelings for why someone is their oshi though, and being the chuuba they find most entertaining on stream could just as well be it. And as others have said, it's not really something restricted to chuubas, it's mostly a JP thing is all.

If my answer seems completely different from what you thought you were asking about, then perhaps you are conflating having an oshi with being a gachikoi.

>> No.38440378

>>38438053
they were just nice enough to not co-opt the word "waifu" but we still needed the equivalent term for: "your favorite fictonal/roleplayed anime girl that you want to wife".

Also note that by this definition, if your chuuba doesn't believe in kayfabe, she is not qualified to be an oshi. Males of course also can't be oshis.

>> No.38441166

It just means you're an obsessive fanboy over an idol, not necessarily only "having a favorite vtuber", though most EOPs use it that way now, but don't overthink it.

>> No.38441375

>>38438846
>Choose
but basically this. support and root for the girl's success and not just view them as a product to consume.

>> No.38441701

>>38441375
It's definitely a choice, some might have less control over their actions, thoughts and feelings than other people.

>> No.38443776

You choose them with your Dick and not with your heart, you wouldnt understand

>> No.38444596

Why people don't bother to googled or learn japanese?

>> No.38444627

>>38438053
it's an idol thing. if you're anti-idol you thus shouldn't actually have an oshi.

>> No.38444683

>>38438607
actually, this type of celebrity worship hysteria is a very recent phenomenon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisztomania

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38444718

>>38439582
>you are idol culturing me!
i wish someone can be so kindly to edit kronii hair to pic rel

>> No.38444740

>>38444683
>1844

>> No.38444802

>>38438053
I assume when you say "Oshi", you mean the obsessive culture around a lot of vtubers and not just having a favorite streamer.
In which case, it exists for regular streamers, too. We just call it by a different name - "stan" culture. Dream has stans, pewds has stans, even someone like DSP has stans. Celebrity worship is just a thing that will never go away.

>> No.38444913

>>38438053
It means she will have my future babies and the babies will be me and I'll get jealous of me watching myself drink her milk

>> No.38448067

>>38438142
>Imagine evolving from a single celled organism to one day ask this question
I kek'd

>> No.38451156

>>38438577
He doesnt

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