I've told this story like a dozen times now, but here we go:
I had only ever saw random clips of folks from the bigger companies for a while. I had also been streaming for years and never shown my face because being on camera makes my skin crawl, along with some minor health concerns.
I watched a video from Ironmouse with her telling her story, and how being a vtuber lets her feel more herself as well as better connect with her community. This made it click for me, and I then debuted my own model a little under a year ago.
It has been a blast, my existing community responded very well to it, and it lets me mess with a bunch of new streaming tech all the time.
Vshojo's group is a wild bunch, but hilarious. If you aren't aware of Ironmouse, you should at least go watch a video talking about her history and story. It is truly inspiring. There are ton of independent folks out there worth checking out, too (I know friends will call me out if I don't mention Vshojo adjacent folks like Buffpup/Snuffy/Haruka, but you should also check out variety streamers like PeacheyPill, Zuaniich/Zuan, MonikaCinnyRoll, Theonemanny, art streamers like Midimayo, etc).
(Or me, I guess, if you have interest in a variety streamer who is a Sentient AI Vtuber)
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