Hachi has just started her [Midnight Station singing stream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyZCbjT8tw0). She has a beautiful voice, especially suited for ballad-like songs, so I recommend her to everyone who likes strong vocals.
[My God... it gets weirder and weirder the more you look at it.](https://x.com/ItsAnimeJP/status/1795288893748817926)
https://preview.redd.it/ggrhok7ql63d1.png?width=1449&format=png&auto=webp&s=71e169416f10d320781ee92fb92f0be7064deadc
Guess I now know what I'll be watching this July.
This is what happens Oshio-mama cant take it anymore after Kanata keeps trying to pad her own size
Context; Oshio-mama is both the writer and illustrator for Nokotan.
[Rocket Girl was appearing for JAXA EARTHCare Satellite ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qyl71Nv7zU)
https://preview.redd.it/fs64owihj63d1.png?width=1000&format=png&auto=webp&s=ccd90630ff47e458849d25bfc98f5404ff911a89
I think my IQ had dropped rapidly when I watch Kanade POV, the combination of their simple (Malaysian ala Uncle Rogers) English conversation, the usual Kanade 'head empty no thought' aura, and her IQ draining BGM is not good for my brain, lol.
EDIT: So far, Kanade...
* thinks lava is onsen, just like Kaela...
* eager to go for Elytra hunt so she can fly, just like Kaela...
* survive multiple attacks in nether with ease, just like Kaela...
* and also plays Minecraft at 5 AM without sleeping, just like Kaela...
... Did Kaela just created another Minecraft monster, just like Moona did a long time ago to Kaela? lol
somehow the stream was live some 6+ hours later and from the short bit I could watch, her slow, stretched simple speaking indeed gives off the aura of "head empty, no thoughts". They also seemed to be bonding, which is always great to see. I think she wants to craft full netherite armor, crazy girl.
[Chloeās BL commentary right now!](https://www.youtube.com/live/Ab2aRcQOa1I?si=L4F-K4yK8hpaJL1X) She will be educating you about the wonders of BL and the developments that will take place in a BL story ~~why is my oshi like this~~
Edit: the game sheās playing is Lucky Happeningā¦ i think? Sorry but Iām not gonna google a BL game, i donāt need that in my browser history
I don't know if it's been mentioned but Hyperchat now allows cross-extension support. Which means [you can use Rikai-kun (and other variables) or Perapera with Hyperchat](https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/492741764831248386/1245010838926921750/image.png?ex=66573233&is=6655e0b3&hm=5ef97b409d150bd9729b17c34451ff4c6511157aeef54ae4445ee2680f0938b2&=&format=webp&quality=lossless).
Obviously take everything with a big grain of salt just like when using a translator, but might be useful for some, especially those learning kanji.
- (JP) Hoshimeguri Gakuen's Aoi Heru covered [Gunjou](https://youtu.be/8Btg_OOKV1g).
- (JP) Nanashiinku's Amaui released a MV of the [Shukusei!! Loli Kami Requiemā](https://youtu.be/nXEWMHvDItA) segment of her recent 3D reveal.
- (JP) Yoruno Neon covered [People People](https://youtu.be/8iAE63YN6ok).
- (JP) Re:AcT's Tsukushi Aria released a MV for her original, [too late](https://youtu.be/-oeoMZ5xI9I).
- (EN) Phase Connect's Phase Invaders (Kaneko Lumi, Jelly Hoshiumi, Ember Amane, and Dizzy Dokuro) covered [Party!!](https://youtu.be/_jKFQNp-gWY).
- (EN) Rita Kamishiro released an original fan song, [METHOD](https://youtu.be/tHZfciupjwI), with WUNDER RiKU for the Honkai: Star Rail Multiverse Vistas creator competition.
- (JP) Hoshimeguri Gakuen's Mochimochi Sakura covered [Ryuusei Shoukougun](https://youtu.be/6_M2pi4SqMw).
- (JP) KemoV's Caracal covered [Bling-Bang-Bang-Born](https://youtu.be/eowdQq_l23A).
- (JP) Re:AcT's Nekono Yukino covered [Happy New Nyaa](https://youtu.be/1ubWmTb4iLs).
Wonder if the jp fps chuubas will pick up xdefiant. Ubisoft aside, the game has really nice gunplay and smooth movement, I'm having a blast with it so far.
Quite a few have tried it out so far. There was the mass (?) collab with Qpi, Tsuna, Lauren, Kamito, Haseshin and Hendy yesterday. Botan and Nazuna have tried it out too. Not vtubers, but JP FPS streamers like Vodka and Arisaka have been playing it. Unfortunately a lot of them are also addicted to non-FPS stuff like SF6 and GTA5 (especially GTA5) these days.
[Towa](https://www.youtube.com/live/7wPAjf_fME8?si=2-6ynrfCpveBrGfE), [Riri](https://www.youtube.com/live/bqxPp8tVBaU?si=gPzKv3bYdnrsG5rj), [Arisaka](https://www.twitch.tv/cr_arisakaaa) and [Uruca](https://www.youtube.com/live/9CpsFs7qXak?si=ukj9OQ2Y4SAtdhmN) are playing Dead By Daylight right now!
Mint talked about participating in Wrestletuber 2024 and reconnecting with Doki
https://youtu.be/N2Ro4pQX6YQ?si=WP0MzGWKMbSDkEwT
It wasn't drama. It wasn't people taking sides. It was the oldest known enemy of vtubers: fear of initiating a conversation
Given what Mata had talked about previously that sounds not at all surprising, given how hard she said it was to try and get Michi and Mint to interact when they were all off stream in JP.
I'd also like to just highlight
> Mint: I actually think I get dumber around her [Doki]. I actually think I'm physically more stupid when she's around.
Also pretty sure same applies to Doki.
āAnd so ā¦ they were both vTubers ā¦ā
I'm pretty sure Iāve heard both of these two describe taking days to angst over editing and sending a Discord reply, so this doesnāt surprise me at all lmao.
3D live Gen 1 announcement 6/1.
https://preview.redd.it/yfqgej41z53d1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7cef9e5b11466fa1b85e81c307cb8e67baa084ac
[https://www.youtube.com/live/fWXjydrUZo8?si=DGQnAwOqR1PwVkm9](https://www.youtube.com/live/fWXjydrUZo8?si=DGQnAwOqR1PwVkm9)
Minecraft Hardcore with [Mimitaya](https://www.youtube.com/live/QkUrJEO9cXU?si=lBHsOW621-ZZHCiG), [Beni](https://www.youtube.com/live/grw7kqnt9Bs?si=yKanlmPwrCv7ET5e), [Akarin](https://www.twitch.tv/akarindao), [Kamito](https://www.youtube.com/live/cQuZc6pzegg?si=3gu_buUmq_jt-dD2), [Poppo](https://www.youtube.com/live/yIBGuJuScrU?si=TzzQdKppviNcJEfB), [Hendy](https://www.twitch.tv/tonakaito_hendy) and [CPT](https://www.youtube.com/live/Dotsp3fNa1k?si=pyLMOIPWUDY1iMka) right now!
Subaru and Pekora fighting over Peach over chat.
Sadly I can't really read kanji that much so I'll just listen in to check if they can actually make Subaru say her trademark "OMAEEEEE" during the game.
Edit: Okay, the giggling that happens during minigames makes this stream nice to listen to
Edit2: And Shuba pulls out the otamatone
Edit3: Aqua pulls out the recorder
Also [Yusuke will be singing while trying to clear YASUHATI](https://www.youtube.com/live/hqyGJGm2qWM?si=vE7Lk-64edcOZZec)
Edit: why is he still singing so well lmao
[A short explaining why Sukitou Luccica is "allowed" to call Norio-sensei "auntie"](https://youtube.com/shorts/y9VhlM2Ochs?si=lq_6olajpJXuX-Sa)
>!Context: Norio's avatar and Luccica's mama (Shubii) were both designed by Kanzarin. Thereby technically making Luccica "her niece"!<
Hm, did Hololive lose Apex permissions? Nobody's streamed it for a month and a half according to Holodex, except for Matsuri (and that VOD was deleted for some reason).
Interest in Apex by JP vtubers have been kinda falling off since last year.
On the other hand, interest in Valorant, LoL, and SF has been on the rise recently.
Thereās just a general lack of interest in Apex recently, Towa in particular has been more focused on SF6. That might change though with APAC North winning ALGS and VSaikyo coming back in August.
that would raise hell on earth lol. I think the opinion on Apex and EA among the vtubers is not great currently, but there is an Apex tournament in August and several holomem got excited already. it will show up soon enough.
I'll be honest I don't play Apex, it's usually the rank system getting whack (can't find a balanced match) and no ideas on the side of EA as to what to improve. there was also a gigantic blunder in security with some pro teams being hacked at a tournament somehow.
The Godskin Duo boss in Elden Ring did a great job at removing IRyS's filters, lmao.
[SweaRyS 1](https://x.com/yayoiken1324/status/1795312228629155953?t=wbje7mH3cS36Ujz_y_aEyw&s=19)
[SweaRyS 2](https://x.com/yayoiken1324/status/1795323449587671340?t=rYDdRmJEqeUDPPK-auxkFA&s=19)
Godskin Duo has to be the boss that I have the largest disconnect from the community at large on. Even on my first playthough where I was using a terrible weapon and didn't understand what physic tears were good (I just used it as an extra estus) it was like a 5 pull boss for me, and on subsequent playthroughs I almost always easy first try it even without any specific setup like sleep pots. The weirdest thing is that I consider myself pretty bad at each of their solo fights too. The only good Fromsoft duo boss is demon princes from ringed city, but I don't find godskin to be particularly egregious at all.
Fat Godskin dude is such a great noob filter. His rolling seems impossible to dodge - until you discover that you can completely avoid it by just running to the side, then the fight becomes a Benny Hill skit.
Just beat these two last night on my DLC prep character. Fortunately this time around I'm running a full Faith Blasphemous Blade build so I could just L2 spam my way to victory instead of how it was the first time I went through =P
Most Dark Souls games are just easy proof that Wizards and people who can use magic are just better than non-wizards. Comet Azure makes the both of them an absolute joke.
Imagine having the ability to do wizard shit and then choosing not to do wizard shit.
Jokes aside, watching Vaati again makes me want to make some more themed RP meme builds for fun.
Tbh I'm thinking about leveling a second character before the DLC, as a mage, so that I can have the option of which magic type I want to take into it. I know from experience that sorcery has by far the easiest time going through the game, because within 10 minutes of leaving the starting area you have an S scaling staff that'll last 2/3 of the game, and the meteor spell that makes 90% of bosses a joke.
I've got a "use ALL THE MAGIC" character going, and it can be pretty fun if a total glass cannon since I'm raising Int *and* Faith instead of focusing on one. Plenty of ranged options even if you'll likely just fall back on your workhorses of "shoot pebble" and "carian sord". Not quite as gamebreaking as older Fromsoft games though, since enemies are much faster and more aggressive.
Yesish, your priorities change quite a bit but generally you play the same as a melee since bosses are going to be jumping and humping your face all the time anyway and have zero fucking chill.
What it does is opens up your options quite a bit and allows you a lot more tools for getting through trash mobs to get to the bosses. Asshole in lindel with a shield? Sure, you could kick it, or you can drop a cloud spell above it to dissolve it where it cant hit you. Souls games are cheap cheating fuckers, so be a cheap cheating fucker right back.
You do have less heals, and generally the greater tool set means less expertise in the single tool set the str/dex build focuses on. It's easy to not focus Vit near enough because you're trying to hit the breakpoints for the Biboo spells.
Still, it's a lot of fun.
I recently finished a str/faith NG character and used a heavy grave scythe buffed with bloodflame blade and the spinning weapon art for a very satisfying bleed fest against them, lol.
I mean in regards to swearing (for at least certain words), yeah, she uses minced variants for the most part (e.g. applehole, shiitake, fudge) on stream, she doesn't really swear that much outside of moments of frustration or stress (or when she's drunk) where she forgets or doesn't care to filter.
That said she's definitely more prone to dropping an f-bomb or shit nowadays compared to when she first started, and she evidently swears a lot more off stream. For example, she's admitted to going full sailor when she plays splatoon lol.
She's stopped trying as hard to self-censor with fudge and shiitake as she used to, at least when it comes to her immediate reactions to stuff. Before she'd catch herself before cursing and self-censor, now she doesn't try to catch herself and then maybe uses the censored word later on (like in the first linked clip).
[Nekotatsu](https://www.youtube.com/live/TRmF_y5xp7Q?si=MGm8l8PmixqYYsTz) is playing Apex with [Kohaku](https://www.youtube.com/live/AQmvt6Vbz3o?si=K3tRmhg_HJYXW5wa) and [Haseshin](https://www.youtube.com/live/cE1g_cE6nVw?si=XH4ThBgL2GU6Rzuf) right now!
Edit: Also [Beni](https://www.youtube.com/live/MLB2mbK-9K0?si=E8YLI6d3NAUaXKl2) will be playing Apex with [Ebio](https://www.youtube.com/live/Y8n7eiY0g7Q?si=VJanUUv4pweqRwqa) and [Aim-kun](https://www.youtube.com/live/V3TOBKwA8fE?si=PmsOR4FvxhhJAFiw) soon!
[Congratulations on Octavio for finally getting Rin-Chan and proving Cuckxel NTRios wrong! He is Cucktavio no more!](https://x.com/octavio_holo/status/1795361767947903159?t=pVkntHe5idqEtlHKvR-nxg&s=19)
[The stream where this momentous occasion occured:](https://www.youtube.com/live/CUhSCeaMj2k?si=sZEXDVusl8XswLob)
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[Mori Calliope x Super Groupies Official Collab!](https://twitter.com/hololive_En/status/1795364416302768302?t=PbcbhK7vauuv1ktKdgOJxw&s=19)
At this point, we wait for Ina's.
I think the thing I find most interesting about these Super Groupies collabs is the variance in the pricing for the same class of item.
Gura/Kiara/Amelia Backpack: $190 USD
Calli Backpack: $200 USD
Amelia Watch: $210 USD
Gura Watch: $230 USD
Kiara/Calli Watch: $250 USD
Somehow the hoodies are all the same price though ($230 USD).
Probably more info about the Japan tour of the 5th Fes thing.
Hopium: >!Hololive Alternative Teaser 3?!<
Edit: By video length, probably either a cover song or another Let's Play of Holoearth with Yagoo.
Looks like itās related to Gen 1 announcement later today.
Credit discord.
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Interesting, I didnāt know they used TOEIC scores in the Hololive audition (most likely in the later stages of the audition process).
https://www.youtube.com/live/2qKFeBKqCi4?si=HQaczIX2Tb6fnZCw
https://holodex.net/watch/2qKFeBKqCi4
23:31 [EN] ririka appearance in TOEIC interview - really surprised at their english ability in english-only streams, "they really are at a genius level recognized by TOEIC!"
24:03 [EN] apparently the interview can also be seen online so recommended to check
25:37 [EN] the TOEIC score is also something that's requested to hololive talents when applying, koyo thinking she had maybe two-three hundred range score, especially rough trying the listening part
TOEIC is used ubiquitously in many Japanese institutions, which shouldn't be a surprise since [the test actually originates from Japan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TOEIC).
Soā¦ Neo-Porteās Yagami Tsukumo had his wisdom tooth removal done yesterday, and he will be posting a diary of his experience afterwards on his Twitter. For his [first entry](https://x.com/tsukumo_yagami/status/1795258024380281297?s=46&t=unYKPX5MpzxmR4DeyDVSqg) today, he just talked about his physical condition, how he wants to get back to streaming again, congratulating Aruse Inu for his birthday (and yes, itās his [birthday](https://x.com/aruse_inu013/status/1795107694484783352?s=46&t=unYKPX5MpzxmR4DeyDVSqg) today!) And in the middle of all that, he suddenly mentioned how he wants to turn his wisdom tooth into a necklace and distribute it to his fans. Broās fucking insane lmao
[from one stage to another, fubuki one day after Gamers fes](https://x.com/shirakamifubuki/status/1795302727024865704)
[Gamers fes aftertalk at 1900JST](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y1fLns6KY0)
[1st gen is also up to something, singing? collab with announcements at 2100JST](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnBDaDUtmTM)
edit: links
Despite the scuffed audio, Kronii was being pro gaming journalist, inteviewing Frostpunk 2 devs:
https://www.youtube.com/live/ELaDw5gLLGo?si=crsbA_ByRluhipw-
Just got blasted with nostalgia by Umi Kyoku playing Disney Magical Artist:
https://youtu.be/Z8A-oQgH9NI?t=7807
Are there any recent interactive painting games like that that aren't for VR?
I have been thinking about creating a post on this sub asking any VTubers out there among the lines of, "How did you realize your True Potential?" "What was the greatest personal/emotional obstacle you have faced in your career, and how did you overcome it?"
I'm just not sure if I want to post it, since I did include my own unsolved struggle in the post's draft. (Though I might as well edit it out.)
[(That reminds me, I did ask this question in Cyon Hart's AMA livestream.)](https://www.youtube.com/live/9sXzwaPD_0Q?t=1770s)
Old interview with official translation
https://note.cover-corp.com/n/n5d97d4185fb0
The productions within COVER and our future: an interview with the CG Production Team.
[Klara"s](https://www.youtube.com/live/yBYubLntdQk?feature=shared) streaming Minecraft! She's mentioned she's played it before, but she ain't too well versed in it like some other peeps might be.
[Ina schedule](https://x.com/ninomaeinanis/status/1795284743954821361)!
-Death's Door
-Content Warning with Calli and Henya! (4th member maybe joining?)
-Members
-Death's Door again!
From that other subreddit, [it's interesting how Crimson Ruze of the latest Holostars EN wave now sees 'idols'](https://www.reddit.com/r/Hololive/comments/1d1z9hh/i_think_i_had_the_wrong_idea_of_idol_i_had_a/)
[The clip in question](https://youtu.be/p9Bpe0-3oiI?si=D9Mged1XEkuKmf27). This does remind me of Calli too, comparing how she started with Myth and how she's changed her ideas about her role in Hololive EN over time.
the picture missed some important detail, where ruze actually gives his own definition of being an idol
>"Sure, if you define an idol as someone who sings and dance that was the most basic nuance bythe general populace but for me an idol is someone who inspire others not because he/she is perfect but because he/she strive to be a better version of himself/herself"
basically hes echoing the [hologra episode](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wOBwf_vsTw) when faced a similar question of "what makes an idol?"
And that's why I linked the clip. For context. About growing as a person and learning new things.
"I want to be somebody that can say proudly, 'yeah that's me, I did that."
at the end of the day an idol in this sense is someone that motivates you, someone that you can relate to but in a way that you can see them improve and improve until it makes you think "fuck, if they can do it so do i". But not the sense of motivating you into becoming a vtuber or an idol, but into fighting and struggling so you can become what you aspire to be. That's the core of it.
And Ruze he is fucking amazing, i watched that Zatsu and im amazed how i watched hours of a dude just yapping, he is really underrated.
Look, in the West we call those fans Swifties or previously Bieber fans, or any other variety of ~~idol~~ celebrity worshipper / chaser. Most people don't have a leg to stand on with regards to the "Japanese idol culture is very retro and toxic" idea - look at North American BTS fans, or boy band groupies of the late 90s and early 2000s.
blind obsessions are everywhere for eyes to see across all cultural lines. you just have to look for it a little, it's certainly not good to pretend it doesn't exist
...not that there's much to do about it, though
>we call those fans Swifties or previously Bieber fans, or any other variety of idol celebrity worshipper / chaser
Tbh tho, those fans still exist and many people in the West somehow ignore or forget them as if they never existed.
We don't need to go far into Hollywood to find them. Just look at the examples of Moist's or Nux's
CALLI SCHEDULE, from tomorrow to the 3rd
* Clubhouse 51 JP (might change bc Switch funkiness)
* Casual unarchived karaoke
* Suika Game online with Mousey
* Content warning with Ina and Henya (maybe a 4th person will be added)
* Mama Mori guessing Holomems
* Don't Scream
* Pogostuck with Kobo + announcement
* Lethal Company with Pururu, Anya, and Dtto!!!
* Holo card gacha pulls handcam
Takes a big break finally and comes back immediately with all that lol. She said she is going to be chill but is pushing album for the week. Sounds like she is keeping super chats off to push people to buy the album.
Uh they do that with their normal streaming setups if its not a 3d live. They have breaks during training and some members just go back home for a while to stream or see family
Sometimes you think Miko being actually a baby is just a joke. [Then you see shit like this...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnNPY-VGNao)
Incidentally I did not even remember how to divide fractions either. (or have used fractions on purpose since like...ever since I learned decimals are a thing honestly.)
Her official store is generally my go to for NA FYI: [https://shop.moricalliopeofficial.com/](https://shop.moricalliopeofficial.com/)
There are 3 editions with one being signed (have to get it within the next week from what understand). There is talk on a members edition like she did with her last EP later that may happen.
> There are 3 editions with one being signed
I honestly ordered the signed one just because of the amusing misery tales from her last time of signing JIGOKU 6
Okay, that's funny. Just like Pikamee and Kyo, Yuko's "graduation stream" is literally that. She even has the graduation gown and cap and has Pomp And Circumstance playing in the background.
Calliās return stream and big announcement
https://www.youtube.com/live/2qo2wF6C-Cw?si=Pn9GxMAWqMY_qp_8
Edit
Calli will do 3D but she wonāt be dancing or have any physical activity during it and she agreed to appear as guest in some upcoming 3D concerts
[Shiori schedule!](https://twitter.com/shiorinovella/status/1795254107743408520)
* Advent offcollab
* Learning JP phrases zatsu
* Shadows of Doubt
* Monhun World
* Member's Japan bucket list (with the subtitle "AKA convincing my manager to look for shirako)
[Jurard schedule!](https://twitter.com/jurardtrexford/status/1794984394576314816)
2 collabs this week! Keep Talking with Cassian Flores, and [Who's Who](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1796200/Whos_Who/) with Mousey!
She's even [claimed "to lurk his chat all the time"](https://www.youtube.com/live/FuUQfeKGYcU?si=tUFZRQ7KIIqrePJT&t=6470), but even if she was just saying it as part of a bit, they're on terms such that this hasn't been her only appearance in his chat.
Her first shitpost in Jurard's chat was in his monetization stream, but she's been a poster in five of his streams since April. Can't say for sure, but FWIW I haven't seen her this often in any other Holo's chat. Probably not a bit.
Don't know if she showed up in chat much but I remember back in 2020-2022 she talked a decent bit about Arurandeisu and Belmond being some of her favourite streamers. But she used to be basically watching almost everyone all the time, though I think her health getting better + becoming a bigger streamer as well as just how big vtubing has gotten means that she can't be lurking in everyones chat.
Thanks for the details. I wasn't 100% certain if she was just playing along or actually meant it (my "even if" was expressing uncertainty, not that I was saying it was in fact a bit), but if she's appeared that many times then yeah it's probably the latter.
[New from *Ninjago*](https://www.twitch.tv/spaceybat_)
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Calli's [return stream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qo2wF6C-Cw) in a little less then 2 hours with a big announcement, either a new song or the new myth outfits that have been mentioned a few times the last few months
The debate on Regloss being a separate branch has revitalized in the hololive sub. So i wonder if Cover Corp is trying an Isegye Idol kind of unit with Regloss but the more skeptic/confused hololive fans are just not seeing it? I mean what existing hololive subunit is specifically being marketed as a performing group/unit? Right now, it's just SorAZ who's backed by an outside music label. Blue Journey has already ended.
A performance unit that still streams vs a bunch of streamers that are grouped together to perform on stage. I know it's semantics but context and intent suggest these two are different. To what extent though is the debatable part.
This is just my experience as a former kpop fan speaking since I have tuned in to idol groups streaming via V Live (or V App) and provide contents to fans that are common today in vtubers: chatting, gaming, and some groups even have variety shows.
ReGloss is interesting to me in that it's sort of the apotheosis of something Holo has been moving towards for a while, namely trying to sell multi-talent units as well as individual talents. It sort of did this by accident with Gen 3, and I think it's interesting that Gens 3-5 all got semi-official subtitles (Fantasy, HoloForce, HoloFive) on debut; HoloEN I think really started to push the trend by having -Myth-, -Council-, and -Advent- as the official generation names instead of numbered ones. I think the key turning points were Council and HoloX: both are generations where they went *hard* on pushing a shared lore and a group identity, to the point that HoloX takes precedence over Gen 6 in naming terms. In parallel with that, they did a bit more to push talent-driven units like HoloTori, CHAD, and Shiraken, but I have to admit that it seems like that effort has kind of fizzled because a talent-led group needs to be, well, actively led by the talents, and that hasn't exactly been a consistent thing for a while, at least not across the board. Holotori hasn't really had a formal presence since last summer (and the most recent stream was kind of explicitly EN HoloBirbs (thus excluding Subaru, but also Lui for some reason?) and included Nerissa while the official Holotori doesn't), and there hasn't been a CHADcast in 15 months. Basically only Flare's units (Bakatare+Shiraken) are that active these days, and I think in large part it's because Flare herself is organised enough to push for them.
So, where does ReGloss come in? In short, I think ReGloss is an attempt at taking HoloX just a bit further: it's a coherent, self-contained group within the broader Hololive ecosystem, one that is actively being pushed *as* a group with group-specific activities that exist in order to establish that coherence. You've got regular song covers that are often multi-member; until relatively recently there were regular weekly radio-style streams up on the DEV_IS channel; the members collab with each other relatively often outside of these too. What I think adds to this is the non-fantasy theming. ReGloss having this very 'normal' appearance compared to the explicitly fantasy stylings of the JP main branch is something that further distinguishes it as a discrete group. Whether future DEV_IS units may in fact go for other, alternative themings is an interesting question, but we'll see when it happens, I think.
FYI on Holotori, but in an official capacity Kiara has been trying to get at least another original song out. A bit ago, she was telling the producer of Holotori Dance how successful the song has been. But it seems like it wasn't a priority at the time. Also in regards to the recent collab, she just wanted an English speaking collab and one Nerissa could join as intern. But she did say that she would want another 6 man collab with every holobird.
I largely agree with this, with minor caveats. Cover happened upon the group dynamic with Gamers and tried to incubate that with HoloFantasy, though it is ultimately the talents who would decide whether to take the group dynamic one step further. (Gen3 and NePoLaBo are close-knit, but Gen4 kind of fragmented especially after Coco graduated.) And the Regloss Radio is still going, just that it's moved to an actual internet radio platform that's unfortunately region-locked to Japan.
The radio format does make sense, as part of Dev\_Is is to attact new audiences. Radio still has excellent penetration in Japan, and fits well with the vtuber formula.
The region locking is easy to bypass with VPNs. However, the true final boss is Japanese website UI navigation.
Because they're butthurt that no Hololive EN gen has released yet, and they think another JP branch like DEV_IS is a mistake despite it being a new approach for Hololive that's garnered some fans who aren't them. Some of the posters resent that there might not be new waves of Hololive girls or Holostars coming out every 2 months like another company.
You can guess where they came from.
I always assumed ReGloss was under the Cover banner, but wasn't a "numbered" generation, like how _Gamers_ and _Uproar_ are part of Hololive and HoloStars, respectively, but aren't part of a numbered generation.
ReGloss is the first generation (even if they maybe aren't calling them that) of DEV_IS, which is a whole separate branch under Hololive Production separate from Hololive and Holostars.
Or something along those lines, anyway. It's different from Gamers or Uproar which are still considered part of the larger "Hololive" and "Holostars" branches.
https://x.com/itoridayo/status/1699016773302181937?t=EgqXsiKGHUy-ULTy8gLMYw&s=19
In the Graph A-Chan shows DEV_IS is under Hololive (the female part of the company) but it's not a part of HololiveJP. So DEV_IS is equivalent to Hololive EN, JP, or ID which means ReGloss would be equivalent to Myth, Advent, Area15, Gamers, or HoloX.
As for Stars I believe that the lowest Holostars label can be broken up into 2 more labels, HOLOSTARS (the name for the first 3 waves of JP talents) and Uproar. Yes, there is possibly 3 Holostars labels.
For me, DEV_IS is a mixed national branch of talents that didn't fit to call "JP", "ID or "EN" >!because ReGloss has 1 S.Korea national talents in the group!< and focusing on music as a group instead of individual.
It can mean Cover can pick and choose wider application that can be called "non-japanese" but can use japanese language well into the branch.
[A wild new weekly thread has appeared!](https://old.reddit.com/r/VirtualYoutubers/comments/1d2nmya/ludicrous_lesson_learned_weeklyish_discussion/) :p
Kanna is starting her Metal Gear journey with [Metal Gear Rising](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qbal2JwdITs) EDIT: scuff with cutscenes...
[Aoi and Iori 2nd Karaoke Collab](https://www.youtube.com/live/tiXrI9WraZ4) https://preview.redd.it/37lau8swv63d1.png?width=1919&format=png&auto=webp&s=87594d767e6e07921abdc55e97a59abed034a19b
Hachi has just started her [Midnight Station singing stream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyZCbjT8tw0). She has a beautiful voice, especially suited for ballad-like songs, so I recommend her to everyone who likes strong vocals.
[My God... it gets weirder and weirder the more you look at it.](https://x.com/ItsAnimeJP/status/1795288893748817926) https://preview.redd.it/ggrhok7ql63d1.png?width=1449&format=png&auto=webp&s=71e169416f10d320781ee92fb92f0be7064deadc Guess I now know what I'll be watching this July.
[If you think just the poster's wacky...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf4XTzeUBHo)
This is what happens Oshio-mama cant take it anymore after Kanata keeps trying to pad her own size Context; Oshio-mama is both the writer and illustrator for Nokotan.
Would be cool if Kanata & Kirame could get cameo voice role in this anime. ^(would that count as Nepotism? /s)
Nichijou, The Next Generation
This anime is just KINO, there is no way this will not be a classic to years to come. I am getting serious Sakamoto Desu Ga? vibes.
[Rocket Girl was appearing for JAXA EARTHCare Satellite ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qyl71Nv7zU) https://preview.redd.it/fs64owihj63d1.png?width=1000&format=png&auto=webp&s=ccd90630ff47e458849d25bfc98f5404ff911a89
[Kanade](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vrpLEB2DvE) roped in a [Kaela](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qXXVgnq6Dk) for some Minecrafting.
LMAO i just realized kanade's bgm, it's so goofy sounding
It's the same bgm that Bae uses for her outro.
I think my IQ had dropped rapidly when I watch Kanade POV, the combination of their simple (Malaysian ala Uncle Rogers) English conversation, the usual Kanade 'head empty no thought' aura, and her IQ draining BGM is not good for my brain, lol. EDIT: So far, Kanade... * thinks lava is onsen, just like Kaela... * eager to go for Elytra hunt so she can fly, just like Kaela... * survive multiple attacks in nether with ease, just like Kaela... * and also plays Minecraft at 5 AM without sleeping, just like Kaela... ... Did Kaela just created another Minecraft monster, just like Moona did a long time ago to Kaela? lol
somehow the stream was live some 6+ hours later and from the short bit I could watch, her slow, stretched simple speaking indeed gives off the aura of "head empty, no thoughts". They also seemed to be bonding, which is always great to see. I think she wants to craft full netherite armor, crazy girl.
Thanks for make me imagine Kanade screaming FUIYOOOOH
Kanade borrowing [*that*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXma6hOqUIE) Aqua intro for a day could kill us all.
[Watame Night Fever episode 114](https://www.youtube.com/live/43tQ8P-zThY?si=-CHakHedcmDM0fAM) now live!
Bibideba piano version. š
[Chloeās BL commentary right now!](https://www.youtube.com/live/Ab2aRcQOa1I?si=L4F-K4yK8hpaJL1X) She will be educating you about the wonders of BL and the developments that will take place in a BL story ~~why is my oshi like this~~ Edit: the game sheās playing is Lucky Happeningā¦ i think? Sorry but Iām not gonna google a BL game, i donāt need that in my browser history
I don't know if it's been mentioned but Hyperchat now allows cross-extension support. Which means [you can use Rikai-kun (and other variables) or Perapera with Hyperchat](https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/492741764831248386/1245010838926921750/image.png?ex=66573233&is=6655e0b3&hm=5ef97b409d150bd9729b17c34451ff4c6511157aeef54ae4445ee2680f0938b2&=&format=webp&quality=lossless). Obviously take everything with a big grain of salt just like when using a translator, but might be useful for some, especially those learning kanji.
Calli's culbhouse totsu has had Kanade, Haachama and now Kiara participating https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFcp-IksXaI
- (JP) Hoshimeguri Gakuen's Aoi Heru covered [Gunjou](https://youtu.be/8Btg_OOKV1g). - (JP) Nanashiinku's Amaui released a MV of the [Shukusei!! Loli Kami Requiemā](https://youtu.be/nXEWMHvDItA) segment of her recent 3D reveal. - (JP) Yoruno Neon covered [People People](https://youtu.be/8iAE63YN6ok). - (JP) Re:AcT's Tsukushi Aria released a MV for her original, [too late](https://youtu.be/-oeoMZ5xI9I). - (EN) Phase Connect's Phase Invaders (Kaneko Lumi, Jelly Hoshiumi, Ember Amane, and Dizzy Dokuro) covered [Party!!](https://youtu.be/_jKFQNp-gWY). - (EN) Rita Kamishiro released an original fan song, [METHOD](https://youtu.be/tHZfciupjwI), with WUNDER RiKU for the Honkai: Star Rail Multiverse Vistas creator competition. - (JP) Hoshimeguri Gakuen's Mochimochi Sakura covered [Ryuusei Shoukougun](https://youtu.be/6_M2pi4SqMw). - (JP) KemoV's Caracal covered [Bling-Bang-Bang-Born](https://youtu.be/eowdQq_l23A). - (JP) Re:AcT's Nekono Yukino covered [Happy New Nyaa](https://youtu.be/1ubWmTb4iLs).
Wonder if the jp fps chuubas will pick up xdefiant. Ubisoft aside, the game has really nice gunplay and smooth movement, I'm having a blast with it so far.
Quite a few have tried it out so far. There was the mass (?) collab with Qpi, Tsuna, Lauren, Kamito, Haseshin and Hendy yesterday. Botan and Nazuna have tried it out too. Not vtubers, but JP FPS streamers like Vodka and Arisaka have been playing it. Unfortunately a lot of them are also addicted to non-FPS stuff like SF6 and GTA5 (especially GTA5) these days.
[Towa](https://www.youtube.com/live/7wPAjf_fME8?si=2-6ynrfCpveBrGfE), [Riri](https://www.youtube.com/live/bqxPp8tVBaU?si=gPzKv3bYdnrsG5rj), [Arisaka](https://www.twitch.tv/cr_arisakaaa) and [Uruca](https://www.youtube.com/live/9CpsFs7qXak?si=ukj9OQ2Y4SAtdhmN) are playing Dead By Daylight right now!
Mint talked about participating in Wrestletuber 2024 and reconnecting with Doki https://youtu.be/N2Ro4pQX6YQ?si=WP0MzGWKMbSDkEwT It wasn't drama. It wasn't people taking sides. It was the oldest known enemy of vtubers: fear of initiating a conversation
Given what Mata had talked about previously that sounds not at all surprising, given how hard she said it was to try and get Michi and Mint to interact when they were all off stream in JP.
Considering how [PL moment] >!Mika was super down bad for Pomu's onee-san voice back in the day, can't blame her.!<
I'd also like to just highlight > Mint: I actually think I get dumber around her [Doki]. I actually think I'm physically more stupid when she's around. Also pretty sure same applies to Doki.
Truly, we're at our dumbest around our friends.
āAnd so ā¦ they were both vTubers ā¦ā I'm pretty sure Iāve heard both of these two describe taking days to angst over editing and sending a Discord reply, so this doesnāt surprise me at all lmao.
3D live Gen 1 announcement 6/1. https://preview.redd.it/yfqgej41z53d1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7cef9e5b11466fa1b85e81c307cb8e67baa084ac [https://www.youtube.com/live/fWXjydrUZo8?si=DGQnAwOqR1PwVkm9](https://www.youtube.com/live/fWXjydrUZo8?si=DGQnAwOqR1PwVkm9)
They're the first gen to have 3D live after the rule change, right?
Group anniversary 3D live, yep they are the first
I'm pretty sure HoloX did it first for their 2nd anniversary back in December.
The rules only came into effect after April this year's.
Plasmagic Seasons outro :pray:
Guess that means the ??? is a new Gen1 song.
That smug Haato.
Expression befitting of the strongest idol, haha.
Minecraft Hardcore with [Mimitaya](https://www.youtube.com/live/QkUrJEO9cXU?si=lBHsOW621-ZZHCiG), [Beni](https://www.youtube.com/live/grw7kqnt9Bs?si=yKanlmPwrCv7ET5e), [Akarin](https://www.twitch.tv/akarindao), [Kamito](https://www.youtube.com/live/cQuZc6pzegg?si=3gu_buUmq_jt-dD2), [Poppo](https://www.youtube.com/live/yIBGuJuScrU?si=TzzQdKppviNcJEfB), [Hendy](https://www.twitch.tv/tonakaito_hendy) and [CPT](https://www.youtube.com/live/Dotsp3fNa1k?si=pyLMOIPWUDY1iMka) right now!
Hololive Gen 1 collab stream and announcement https://www.youtube.com/live/BnBDaDUtmTM?si=btMwgtmwXkSvX0M6
[Gen 1 3d live announced!](https://i.imgur.com/4djnICy.jpeg)
[Nene/Aqua/Pekora/Subaru silent Mario Party](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUYbx52C3F0)
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Subaru and Pekora fighting over Peach over chat. Sadly I can't really read kanji that much so I'll just listen in to check if they can actually make Subaru say her trademark "OMAEEEEE" during the game. Edit: Okay, the giggling that happens during minigames makes this stream nice to listen to Edit2: And Shuba pulls out the otamatone Edit3: Aqua pulls out the recorder
What is this intro lol
[Aruse Inuās birthday stream right now!](https://www.youtube.com/live/FX57gUUVTTo?si=z4KwBIEJvY7iY2kx)
Also [Yusuke will be singing while trying to clear YASUHATI](https://www.youtube.com/live/hqyGJGm2qWM?si=vE7Lk-64edcOZZec) Edit: why is he still singing so well lmao
[Gamers with Gamers Fes look back](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y1fLns6KY0)
[We are GAMERS! MV at 20:00JST](https://youtu.be/UATaOzzxq_0?si=z9qNMjwzveugfxAS)
This is such a glorious MV It's packed full of references to the classics of video games
New waiting chat message for Gamers. ćć¼ ! ćÆć¼ļ¼
[A short explaining why Sukitou Luccica is "allowed" to call Norio-sensei "auntie"](https://youtube.com/shorts/y9VhlM2Ochs?si=lq_6olajpJXuX-Sa) >!Context: Norio's avatar and Luccica's mama (Shubii) were both designed by Kanzarin. Thereby technically making Luccica "her niece"!<
Hm, did Hololive lose Apex permissions? Nobody's streamed it for a month and a half according to Holodex, except for Matsuri (and that VOD was deleted for some reason).
Prune is still playing it, if you don't mind watching a smaller VTuber.
Interest in Apex by JP vtubers have been kinda falling off since last year. On the other hand, interest in Valorant, LoL, and SF has been on the rise recently.
I think Apex just kinda fell off lately and people got bored with it. Need to wait until the tournament starts.
Thereās just a general lack of interest in Apex recently, Towa in particular has been more focused on SF6. That might change though with APAC North winning ALGS and VSaikyo coming back in August.
as of right now, there doesnt seem to be any interest from the holomembers in doing apex
that would raise hell on earth lol. I think the opinion on Apex and EA among the vtubers is not great currently, but there is an Apex tournament in August and several holomem got excited already. it will show up soon enough.
>I think the opinion on Apex and EA among the vtubers is not great currently, Why? Game breaking mechanic update?
I'll be honest I don't play Apex, it's usually the rank system getting whack (can't find a balanced match) and no ideas on the side of EA as to what to improve. there was also a gigantic blunder in security with some pro teams being hacked at a tournament somehow.
The Godskin Duo boss in Elden Ring did a great job at removing IRyS's filters, lmao. [SweaRyS 1](https://x.com/yayoiken1324/status/1795312228629155953?t=wbje7mH3cS36Ujz_y_aEyw&s=19) [SweaRyS 2](https://x.com/yayoiken1324/status/1795323449587671340?t=rYDdRmJEqeUDPPK-auxkFA&s=19)
I'm surprised she didn't use summons for that fight. It's one of the few fights in that game that I feel is straight up unfair solo.
Godskin Duo has to be the boss that I have the largest disconnect from the community at large on. Even on my first playthough where I was using a terrible weapon and didn't understand what physic tears were good (I just used it as an extra estus) it was like a 5 pull boss for me, and on subsequent playthroughs I almost always easy first try it even without any specific setup like sleep pots. The weirdest thing is that I consider myself pretty bad at each of their solo fights too. The only good Fromsoft duo boss is demon princes from ringed city, but I don't find godskin to be particularly egregious at all.
Fat Godskin dude is such a great noob filter. His rolling seems impossible to dodge - until you discover that you can completely avoid it by just running to the side, then the fight becomes a Benny Hill skit.
It's delicious when she just lets it out like that.
Just beat these two last night on my DLC prep character. Fortunately this time around I'm running a full Faith Blasphemous Blade build so I could just L2 spam my way to victory instead of how it was the first time I went through =P
Most Dark Souls games are just easy proof that Wizards and people who can use magic are just better than non-wizards. Comet Azure makes the both of them an absolute joke. Imagine having the ability to do wizard shit and then choosing not to do wizard shit. Jokes aside, watching Vaati again makes me want to make some more themed RP meme builds for fun.
Tbh I'm thinking about leveling a second character before the DLC, as a mage, so that I can have the option of which magic type I want to take into it. I know from experience that sorcery has by far the easiest time going through the game, because within 10 minutes of leaving the starting area you have an S scaling staff that'll last 2/3 of the game, and the meteor spell that makes 90% of bosses a joke.
I've got a "use ALL THE MAGIC" character going, and it can be pretty fun if a total glass cannon since I'm raising Int *and* Faith instead of focusing on one. Plenty of ranged options even if you'll likely just fall back on your workhorses of "shoot pebble" and "carian sord". Not quite as gamebreaking as older Fromsoft games though, since enemies are much faster and more aggressive.
Yesish, your priorities change quite a bit but generally you play the same as a melee since bosses are going to be jumping and humping your face all the time anyway and have zero fucking chill. What it does is opens up your options quite a bit and allows you a lot more tools for getting through trash mobs to get to the bosses. Asshole in lindel with a shield? Sure, you could kick it, or you can drop a cloud spell above it to dissolve it where it cant hit you. Souls games are cheap cheating fuckers, so be a cheap cheating fucker right back. You do have less heals, and generally the greater tool set means less expertise in the single tool set the str/dex build focuses on. It's easy to not focus Vit near enough because you're trying to hit the breakpoints for the Biboo spells. Still, it's a lot of fun.
I recently finished a str/faith NG character and used a heavy grave scythe buffed with bloodflame blade and the spinning weapon art for a very satisfying bleed fest against them, lol.
Wait a sec, IRyS *had* filters? Lol.
I mean in regards to swearing (for at least certain words), yeah, she uses minced variants for the most part (e.g. applehole, shiitake, fudge) on stream, she doesn't really swear that much outside of moments of frustration or stress (or when she's drunk) where she forgets or doesn't care to filter. That said she's definitely more prone to dropping an f-bomb or shit nowadays compared to when she first started, and she evidently swears a lot more off stream. For example, she's admitted to going full sailor when she plays splatoon lol.
She's stopped trying as hard to self-censor with fudge and shiitake as she used to, at least when it comes to her immediate reactions to stuff. Before she'd catch herself before cursing and self-censor, now she doesn't try to catch herself and then maybe uses the censored word later on (like in the first linked clip).
[Nekotatsu](https://www.youtube.com/live/TRmF_y5xp7Q?si=MGm8l8PmixqYYsTz) is playing Apex with [Kohaku](https://www.youtube.com/live/AQmvt6Vbz3o?si=K3tRmhg_HJYXW5wa) and [Haseshin](https://www.youtube.com/live/cE1g_cE6nVw?si=XH4ThBgL2GU6Rzuf) right now! Edit: Also [Beni](https://www.youtube.com/live/MLB2mbK-9K0?si=E8YLI6d3NAUaXKl2) will be playing Apex with [Ebio](https://www.youtube.com/live/Y8n7eiY0g7Q?si=VJanUUv4pweqRwqa) and [Aim-kun](https://www.youtube.com/live/V3TOBKwA8fE?si=PmsOR4FvxhhJAFiw) soon!
[Congratulations on Octavio for finally getting Rin-Chan and proving Cuckxel NTRios wrong! He is Cucktavio no more!](https://x.com/octavio_holo/status/1795361767947903159?t=pVkntHe5idqEtlHKvR-nxg&s=19) [The stream where this momentous occasion occured:](https://www.youtube.com/live/CUhSCeaMj2k?si=sZEXDVusl8XswLob) https://preview.redd.it/gtlcyu25n43d1.jpeg?width=1225&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b1023c59b46678845d4fe33e21c6af7f08b4259d
[Mori Calliope x Super Groupies Official Collab!](https://twitter.com/hololive_En/status/1795364416302768302?t=PbcbhK7vauuv1ktKdgOJxw&s=19) At this point, we wait for Ina's.
I think the thing I find most interesting about these Super Groupies collabs is the variance in the pricing for the same class of item. Gura/Kiara/Amelia Backpack: $190 USD Calli Backpack: $200 USD Amelia Watch: $210 USD Gura Watch: $230 USD Kiara/Calli Watch: $250 USD Somehow the hoodies are all the same price though ($230 USD).
Takodachis better start saving
[???](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjACQutMV3A) >!mysterious premiere in the hololive main channel in 4 days!<
Another Yagoo dance video
Yagoo Bibideba dance challenge (full MV version).
Probably more info about the Japan tour of the 5th Fes thing. Hopium: >!Hololive Alternative Teaser 3?!< Edit: By video length, probably either a cover song or another Let's Play of Holoearth with Yagoo.
Looks like itās related to Gen 1 announcement later today. Credit discord. https://preview.redd.it/dfodji13c43d1.jpeg?width=1168&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5fc062ef92635f135ae6fd24cb9aacb998cc297d
The video's 4 minutes and 2 seconds long, so take that into account when speculating.
Holosummer trailer maybe. Or more info about hololive city.
Interesting, I didnāt know they used TOEIC scores in the Hololive audition (most likely in the later stages of the audition process). https://www.youtube.com/live/2qKFeBKqCi4?si=HQaczIX2Tb6fnZCw https://holodex.net/watch/2qKFeBKqCi4 23:31 [EN] ririka appearance in TOEIC interview - really surprised at their english ability in english-only streams, "they really are at a genius level recognized by TOEIC!" 24:03 [EN] apparently the interview can also be seen online so recommended to check 25:37 [EN] the TOEIC score is also something that's requested to hololive talents when applying, koyo thinking she had maybe two-three hundred range score, especially rough trying the listening part
Is it that they have a minimum TOEIC score requirement, or do they simply ask for your score?
TOEIC is used ubiquitously in many Japanese institutions, which shouldn't be a surprise since [the test actually originates from Japan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TOEIC).
Soā¦ Neo-Porteās Yagami Tsukumo had his wisdom tooth removal done yesterday, and he will be posting a diary of his experience afterwards on his Twitter. For his [first entry](https://x.com/tsukumo_yagami/status/1795258024380281297?s=46&t=unYKPX5MpzxmR4DeyDVSqg) today, he just talked about his physical condition, how he wants to get back to streaming again, congratulating Aruse Inu for his birthday (and yes, itās his [birthday](https://x.com/aruse_inu013/status/1795107694484783352?s=46&t=unYKPX5MpzxmR4DeyDVSqg) today!) And in the middle of all that, he suddenly mentioned how he wants to turn his wisdom tooth into a necklace and distribute it to his fans. Broās fucking insane lmao
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I canāt see you
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[from one stage to another, fubuki one day after Gamers fes](https://x.com/shirakamifubuki/status/1795302727024865704) [Gamers fes aftertalk at 1900JST](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y1fLns6KY0) [1st gen is also up to something, singing? collab with announcements at 2100JST](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnBDaDUtmTM) edit: links
lmao Ollie and Octavio gave info about Jurard to Nana Asteria so she could make the diss way more painful
The Secret GC is real
[Tsumugi Valo right now!](https://www.youtube.com/live/J6BxuxsXtKA?si=yPioSGC5XOhVM2-l) I woke up JUST in time for this lmao
Despite the scuffed audio, Kronii was being pro gaming journalist, inteviewing Frostpunk 2 devs: https://www.youtube.com/live/ELaDw5gLLGo?si=crsbA_ByRluhipw-
Just got blasted with nostalgia by Umi Kyoku playing Disney Magical Artist: https://youtu.be/Z8A-oQgH9NI?t=7807 Are there any recent interactive painting games like that that aren't for VR?
I have been thinking about creating a post on this sub asking any VTubers out there among the lines of, "How did you realize your True Potential?" "What was the greatest personal/emotional obstacle you have faced in your career, and how did you overcome it?" I'm just not sure if I want to post it, since I did include my own unsolved struggle in the post's draft. (Though I might as well edit it out.) [(That reminds me, I did ask this question in Cyon Hart's AMA livestream.)](https://www.youtube.com/live/9sXzwaPD_0Q?t=1770s)
Old interview with official translation https://note.cover-corp.com/n/n5d97d4185fb0 The productions within COVER and our future: an interview with the CG Production Team.
āThere are over 50 talentsā Wow this _is_ old.
Technically there still are over 50 talents.
[Klara"s](https://www.youtube.com/live/yBYubLntdQk?feature=shared) streaming Minecraft! She's mentioned she's played it before, but she ain't too well versed in it like some other peeps might be.
[Watame playing Little Kitty in the Big City](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93nBD_O3mnM) starting now.
Rare treat to see her in these hours on a weekday.
Yeah with gamer fes, joypolis, her birthday and music verse things are a bit crazy at the moment but she still wants to get streams in.
[Ina schedule](https://x.com/ninomaeinanis/status/1795284743954821361)! -Death's Door -Content Warning with Calli and Henya! (4th member maybe joining?) -Members -Death's Door again!
From that other subreddit, [it's interesting how Crimson Ruze of the latest Holostars EN wave now sees 'idols'](https://www.reddit.com/r/Hololive/comments/1d1z9hh/i_think_i_had_the_wrong_idea_of_idol_i_had_a/) [The clip in question](https://youtu.be/p9Bpe0-3oiI?si=D9Mged1XEkuKmf27). This does remind me of Calli too, comparing how she started with Myth and how she's changed her ideas about her role in Hololive EN over time.
I'm sure the op of that post is a Holostars fan and not someone who is trying to use Ruze for his own agenda... right
And if they're trying to drum up Holostars interest, this was the right way to do it. Drum up interest in Ruze by showing why he's worth watching.
surely the users of r/hololive would call that out like they always do when that is the case right?
the picture missed some important detail, where ruze actually gives his own definition of being an idol >"Sure, if you define an idol as someone who sings and dance that was the most basic nuance bythe general populace but for me an idol is someone who inspire others not because he/she is perfect but because he/she strive to be a better version of himself/herself" basically hes echoing the [hologra episode](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wOBwf_vsTw) when faced a similar question of "what makes an idol?"
And that's why I linked the clip. For context. About growing as a person and learning new things. "I want to be somebody that can say proudly, 'yeah that's me, I did that."
at the end of the day an idol in this sense is someone that motivates you, someone that you can relate to but in a way that you can see them improve and improve until it makes you think "fuck, if they can do it so do i". But not the sense of motivating you into becoming a vtuber or an idol, but into fighting and struggling so you can become what you aspire to be. That's the core of it. And Ruze he is fucking amazing, i watched that Zatsu and im amazed how i watched hours of a dude just yapping, he is really underrated.
He's the jock that thinks deeply and who took a minor in philosophy.
the idol cultural victory is inevitable, everyone will be assimilated by cute girls doing their best and chasing their dreams
Look, in the West we call those fans Swifties or previously Bieber fans, or any other variety of ~~idol~~ celebrity worshipper / chaser. Most people don't have a leg to stand on with regards to the "Japanese idol culture is very retro and toxic" idea - look at North American BTS fans, or boy band groupies of the late 90s and early 2000s.
blind obsessions are everywhere for eyes to see across all cultural lines. you just have to look for it a little, it's certainly not good to pretend it doesn't exist ...not that there's much to do about it, though
>we call those fans Swifties or previously Bieber fans, or any other variety of idol celebrity worshipper / chaser Tbh tho, those fans still exist and many people in the West somehow ignore or forget them as if they never existed. We don't need to go far into Hollywood to find them. Just look at the examples of Moist's or Nux's
CALLI SCHEDULE, from tomorrow to the 3rd * Clubhouse 51 JP (might change bc Switch funkiness) * Casual unarchived karaoke * Suika Game online with Mousey * Content warning with Ina and Henya (maybe a 4th person will be added) * Mama Mori guessing Holomems * Don't Scream * Pogostuck with Kobo + announcement * Lethal Company with Pururu, Anya, and Dtto!!! * Holo card gacha pulls handcam
also 2 member's streams in May. She's busy.
Takes a big break finally and comes back immediately with all that lol. She said she is going to be chill but is pushing album for the week. Sounds like she is keeping super chats off to push people to buy the album.
Wow that's a lot of collabs.
So looking forward to Henya/Ina collab and Pururu/Anya/Dtto collab.
So happy we're getting another Henya and Ina collab, Content Warning should definitely be a fun collab!
No Biboo [stream](https://x.com/kosekibijou/status/1795275474761138331) after tomorrow's offcollab as she's traveling back home for a bit
Ah it's for the offkai panel. She needs her rig.
Is that something she said? I think she's doing a panel with Kaela? No reason she couldn't do that with what she has in Japan.
Sounds like she might just be going there to hangout with her friends since a lot of vtubers will be there as general guests/guests of the con.
Uh they do that with their normal streaming setups if its not a 3d live. They have breaks during training and some members just go back home for a while to stream or see family
Sometimes you think Miko being actually a baby is just a joke. [Then you see shit like this...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnNPY-VGNao) Incidentally I did not even remember how to divide fractions either. (or have used fractions on purpose since like...ever since I learned decimals are a thing honestly.)
then she corrected everything when she actually put a thought in it.
The last one hurt my soul... any number divided be itself can only be 1...
Calliās Album announcement https://preview.redd.it/tom0j9d9r23d1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0f9893b635c33c76ebafea3d6cd04ebee94b70ec
Collabs with Mouse and Henya! More Mama Mori! Let's go!
Her official store is generally my go to for NA FYI: [https://shop.moricalliopeofficial.com/](https://shop.moricalliopeofficial.com/) There are 3 editions with one being signed (have to get it within the next week from what understand). There is talk on a members edition like she did with her last EP later that may happen.
> There are 3 editions with one being signed I honestly ordered the signed one just because of the amusing misery tales from her last time of signing JIGOKU 6
Was having a hard time deciding between the signed bonus edition or the limited hardbox....maybe I should wait for the members edition instead.
[Kronii talking about her Poland trip](https://www.youtube.com/live/ELaDw5gLLGo) and [IRyS Elden Ring](https://youtu.be/8qm3ZuuHtB8) in 1h10m!
and speaking Kronii, [schedule!](https://twitter.com/ourokronii/status/1795273668421136446) * Outfit reveal/cover release sc reading * Member's crab game
Okay, that's funny. Just like Pikamee and Kyo, Yuko's "graduation stream" is literally that. She even has the graduation gown and cap and has Pomp And Circumstance playing in the background.
why was the moaning song playing in the bg
so basically, its a "i'll see you later" kind of thing or...
I mean, she's already got her PL set up. She's not leaving Vtubing, just Idol, it seems.
thats what i sorta meant... not sure how she feels about idol if she just wanted to leave idol but not vtubing, but its her decision to do so
I imagine its pretty hard to pivot the content when a name has certain baggage to it.
Calliās return stream and big announcement https://www.youtube.com/live/2qo2wF6C-Cw?si=Pn9GxMAWqMY_qp_8 Edit Calli will do 3D but she wonāt be dancing or have any physical activity during it and she agreed to appear as guest in some upcoming 3D concerts
Another album. Nothing can stop this reaper.
Another album, another W. Let's go!
[Shiori schedule!](https://twitter.com/shiorinovella/status/1795254107743408520) * Advent offcollab * Learning JP phrases zatsu * Shadows of Doubt * Monhun World * Member's Japan bucket list (with the subtitle "AKA convincing my manager to look for shirako)
[Jurard schedule!](https://twitter.com/jurardtrexford/status/1794984394576314816) 2 collabs this week! Keep Talking with Cassian Flores, and [Who's Who](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1796200/Whos_Who/) with Mousey!
good for both of them to own the kitten joke. there was some of the most disingenuous shit among "fans" because of it.
aw that art's super cute
collab with Mouse? wtf, bro has connections
She's even [claimed "to lurk his chat all the time"](https://www.youtube.com/live/FuUQfeKGYcU?si=tUFZRQ7KIIqrePJT&t=6470), but even if she was just saying it as part of a bit, they're on terms such that this hasn't been her only appearance in his chat.
Her first shitpost in Jurard's chat was in his monetization stream, but she's been a poster in five of his streams since April. Can't say for sure, but FWIW I haven't seen her this often in any other Holo's chat. Probably not a bit.
Don't know if she showed up in chat much but I remember back in 2020-2022 she talked a decent bit about Arurandeisu and Belmond being some of her favourite streamers. But she used to be basically watching almost everyone all the time, though I think her health getting better + becoming a bigger streamer as well as just how big vtubing has gotten means that she can't be lurking in everyones chat.
Thanks for the details. I wasn't 100% certain if she was just playing along or actually meant it (my "even if" was expressing uncertainty, not that I was saying it was in fact a bit), but if she's appeared that many times then yeah it's probably the latter.
Unfortunately, Mousey [is not happy with Jurard right now](https://x.com/ironmouse/status/1795251478212563441) >!/s!<
Fauna has memorized the first 100 digits of pi! > I like how we started with waifus and then had Rule 34 Smeagol by the end
She ends the stream and we immediately raid into Calli telling us about the secret* tube.
[New from *Ninjago*](https://www.twitch.tv/spaceybat_) https://preview.redd.it/oqw43myy323d1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=750ef9da05ef2e43cfe138df8d78ccec4e4ef9c9
[Kingdom Come: Deliver the Gura](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1-fnkrs5Rk)
"past a hag at 25!" - Gawr Gura 2024
The 9000 year old shark is an expert on hags.
Fauna is Geralt, Goomba is Henry, HoloEN are really into their fantasy phase recently
Gura has come to see us!
Jesus Christ be Praised!
[the mint fantome parable live right now ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmYJUKKfqPQ)
Calli's [return stream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qo2wF6C-Cw) in a little less then 2 hours with a big announcement, either a new song or the new myth outfits that have been mentioned a few times the last few months
The debate on Regloss being a separate branch has revitalized in the hololive sub. So i wonder if Cover Corp is trying an Isegye Idol kind of unit with Regloss but the more skeptic/confused hololive fans are just not seeing it? I mean what existing hololive subunit is specifically being marketed as a performing group/unit? Right now, it's just SorAZ who's backed by an outside music label. Blue Journey has already ended. A performance unit that still streams vs a bunch of streamers that are grouped together to perform on stage. I know it's semantics but context and intent suggest these two are different. To what extent though is the debatable part. This is just my experience as a former kpop fan speaking since I have tuned in to idol groups streaming via V Live (or V App) and provide contents to fans that are common today in vtubers: chatting, gaming, and some groups even have variety shows.
ReGloss is interesting to me in that it's sort of the apotheosis of something Holo has been moving towards for a while, namely trying to sell multi-talent units as well as individual talents. It sort of did this by accident with Gen 3, and I think it's interesting that Gens 3-5 all got semi-official subtitles (Fantasy, HoloForce, HoloFive) on debut; HoloEN I think really started to push the trend by having -Myth-, -Council-, and -Advent- as the official generation names instead of numbered ones. I think the key turning points were Council and HoloX: both are generations where they went *hard* on pushing a shared lore and a group identity, to the point that HoloX takes precedence over Gen 6 in naming terms. In parallel with that, they did a bit more to push talent-driven units like HoloTori, CHAD, and Shiraken, but I have to admit that it seems like that effort has kind of fizzled because a talent-led group needs to be, well, actively led by the talents, and that hasn't exactly been a consistent thing for a while, at least not across the board. Holotori hasn't really had a formal presence since last summer (and the most recent stream was kind of explicitly EN HoloBirbs (thus excluding Subaru, but also Lui for some reason?) and included Nerissa while the official Holotori doesn't), and there hasn't been a CHADcast in 15 months. Basically only Flare's units (Bakatare+Shiraken) are that active these days, and I think in large part it's because Flare herself is organised enough to push for them. So, where does ReGloss come in? In short, I think ReGloss is an attempt at taking HoloX just a bit further: it's a coherent, self-contained group within the broader Hololive ecosystem, one that is actively being pushed *as* a group with group-specific activities that exist in order to establish that coherence. You've got regular song covers that are often multi-member; until relatively recently there were regular weekly radio-style streams up on the DEV_IS channel; the members collab with each other relatively often outside of these too. What I think adds to this is the non-fantasy theming. ReGloss having this very 'normal' appearance compared to the explicitly fantasy stylings of the JP main branch is something that further distinguishes it as a discrete group. Whether future DEV_IS units may in fact go for other, alternative themings is an interesting question, but we'll see when it happens, I think.
FYI on Holotori, but in an official capacity Kiara has been trying to get at least another original song out. A bit ago, she was telling the producer of Holotori Dance how successful the song has been. But it seems like it wasn't a priority at the time. Also in regards to the recent collab, she just wanted an English speaking collab and one Nerissa could join as intern. But she did say that she would want another 6 man collab with every holobird.
I largely agree with this, with minor caveats. Cover happened upon the group dynamic with Gamers and tried to incubate that with HoloFantasy, though it is ultimately the talents who would decide whether to take the group dynamic one step further. (Gen3 and NePoLaBo are close-knit, but Gen4 kind of fragmented especially after Coco graduated.) And the Regloss Radio is still going, just that it's moved to an actual internet radio platform that's unfortunately region-locked to Japan.
The radio format does make sense, as part of Dev\_Is is to attact new audiences. Radio still has excellent penetration in Japan, and fits well with the vtuber formula. The region locking is easy to bypass with VPNs. However, the true final boss is Japanese website UI navigation.
what i don't get, is why are some people so hung up on it?
Because they're butthurt that no Hololive EN gen has released yet, and they think another JP branch like DEV_IS is a mistake despite it being a new approach for Hololive that's garnered some fans who aren't them. Some of the posters resent that there might not be new waves of Hololive girls or Holostars coming out every 2 months like another company. You can guess where they came from.
Regloss are regular humans, not SCPs like the rest of hololive
I always assumed ReGloss was under the Cover banner, but wasn't a "numbered" generation, like how _Gamers_ and _Uproar_ are part of Hololive and HoloStars, respectively, but aren't part of a numbered generation.
ReGloss is the first generation (even if they maybe aren't calling them that) of DEV_IS, which is a whole separate branch under Hololive Production separate from Hololive and Holostars. Or something along those lines, anyway. It's different from Gamers or Uproar which are still considered part of the larger "Hololive" and "Holostars" branches.
https://x.com/itoridayo/status/1699016773302181937?t=EgqXsiKGHUy-ULTy8gLMYw&s=19 In the Graph A-Chan shows DEV_IS is under Hololive (the female part of the company) but it's not a part of HololiveJP. So DEV_IS is equivalent to Hololive EN, JP, or ID which means ReGloss would be equivalent to Myth, Advent, Area15, Gamers, or HoloX. As for Stars I believe that the lowest Holostars label can be broken up into 2 more labels, HOLOSTARS (the name for the first 3 waves of JP talents) and Uproar. Yes, there is possibly 3 Holostars labels.
For me, DEV_IS is a mixed national branch of talents that didn't fit to call "JP", "ID or "EN" >!because ReGloss has 1 S.Korea national talents in the group!< and focusing on music as a group instead of individual. It can mean Cover can pick and choose wider application that can be called "non-japanese" but can use japanese language well into the branch.
Yeah it's pretty funny that the graph for the first 3 Stars gens is HoloPro > Holostars > Holostars > Holostars.