Virtual YouTubers, or VTubers, are people who utilize a virtual avatar created using computer graphics.
A Japan-born digital fad that was popular in the 2010s, a majority of VTubers utilize anime-inspired avatar designs when live streaming.
There were around 10,000 operational VTubers by the year 2020.
Kizuna AI is the first virtual YouTuber to utilize the word “virtual YouTuber” (one who makes YouTube videos without being human).
She became so famous in Japan that it set off a VTuber trend there, and this led to the formation of dedicated companies like Hololive Production and Nijisanji to support them.
A recent increase in worldwide interest is the consequence of the proliferation of fan translations and foreign-language VTubers.
Virtual YouTubers have been used in commercials and have held world records connected to live-streaming.
Videographers that exist purely in the digital realm are known as virtual YouTubers or VTubers.
The characters are developed by internet artists using applications such as Live2D and with the assistance of computer graphics-generated avatars generated with programs such as 3D Photoshop.
VTubers are much valued because they do not have the restrictions of the physical world, and they are able to participate in activities that are free of the sexual and gender constraints found in reality.
VTuber models are anthropomorphic, and are sometimes depicted as animals or as possessing non-human characteristics.
In addition to Japan’s popular culture and aesthetics, VTubers are linked to Japanese media like anime and manga.
The popularity of VTubers across the world is because of its broad client base, which includes customers outside of Japan who are interested in Japanese culture and anime.
Latest: November 2024
