Virtual-Youtubers

It’s that month again where I grow up a year older! How time flies. Now for the monthly podcast update: Japan’s Crackdown on Piracy Sites: What now? (September 07) Listen on Anchor Listen on Spotify The Crackdown on Piracy Sites has just started as KissAnime is taken down, leaving the highly-visited website no choice but to say goodbye for good. This puts anime fans who are currently watching by season on a rush to find alternatives. ...

We have come to this point that even Anime News Network wrote a story about Mano Aloe. This is my second Desk Diary, where I put my heart out and think loud enough to cover some topics which will then be considered taboo, letting these things go and then moving on. I thought I can get out drama by moving my attention away from local idols and seiyuu drama to Virtual YouTubers. I was wrong. ...

I’m having a great time watching Virtual YouTubers do their way in entertaining us especially in the time where we’re expected to always stay home. VTubers have been my refuge - it’s like watching a raw episode of an anime live. I’ve been watching more VTubers than anime episodes nowadays. ...

Since 2016, we’ve seen how “Virtual YouTubers” redefine the platform in Japan, and now four years after, we saw the boom of YouTubers, leading the way to its localizations in Korea, China, Indonesia and even India. I’m still watching a few vlogs, but most of the time I spend my mobile data watching VTubers. Or Michael Reeves. Sometimes Lilypichu. But more on Michael Reeves. Maybe Davie504 too. ...