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Which of the Hololive EN Gen 2 Girls is your favorite? This poll is closed.
TSUKUMO SANA	38	19.79%
CERES�FAUNA	12	6.25%
OURO KRONII	73	38.02%
NANASHI MUMEI	36	18.75%
HAKOS BAELZ	33	17.19%
Total:	192 votes

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Julias: Jun 24, 2012; Strum in a harmonizing quartet
I want to cause a revolution

What can I do? My savage
nature is beyond wild

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQwxUAF_YCQ

The gently caress is a vtuber?
It's an anime that you can watch play games, sing, chat, whatever. And also it's a real person, they just have an anime mask on. And they're usually streamers. So it's not really anime I guess.

Like that Kizuna Ai girl?
Exactly like Kizuna Ai.

Who else is there?
There's two major vtuber agencies, along with countless other smaller groups and independent vtubers.

Do they all only speak Japanese? Am I going to need subs for them all?
While vtubing started off as a Japanese phenomenon, it's pretty much worldwide by now. Even if you only want to watch English-speaking talent, both major agencies have an EN branch, and there are many bilingual vtubers in the other branches. There are, of course, other agencies/groups/independents focused on English too. Indonesian (ID) vtubers were pretty much the EN branch before the EN branches were a thing, due to most of them being bi/tri/etclingual. Check them out too!

Hololive/Holostars
Great streamer talent, but management can't go a month without shoving its foot up its own rear end in scandal. Theoretically a group of idols, but they don't really act the part. Does mean they can all sing very well though. Hololive are the girls, Holostars are the boys. Here's a small sample.

EN: Amelia, Ina, Gura, Kiara, Mori, IRyS (focus on singing)

JP: Fubuki, Korone, Pekora, Ayame, Okayu

ID (they're all bilingual with English at the very least): Ollie, Iofi

Holostars: Oga, Rikka, Roberu

Nijisanji
Absolutely massive group of vtubers that bills itself as a variety agency rather than just idols. There's probably one that you would like. Doesn't have the gender split like Hololive does. There's like a billion of them and I've only watched a fraction of them so treat this as a very small sample.

EN: Finana, Elira, Pomu, Petra, Rosemi, Selen

JP: Dola, Nui, Ange, Kanae, Mirei

ID (majority speak English): Hana

KR: Hada (trilingual Korean/English/Japanese)

Others
Seriously anyone can be a vtuber. Far too many to list here, you'll have to do your own research past this.

Names you might recognise: Pikamee (bilingual Japanese/English), Nyanners (part of the EN Vshojo agency, check them out if you like wilder stuff), Artemis, Shigure Ui

All you did was list a ton of people I don't recognise. Who should I start with, really?
Look I got limited space in this OP. Just click one of the English-speaking ones that I marked out and see if you vibe with them. You can ask in the thread for more recommendations if you want.

I just wanna watch clips, not full streams
There's a ton of channels dedicated to clipping vtubers, along with translating non-English vtubers to English. There's a list below of good clippers to start with, because quality isn't a guarantee.

Hey I think I recognise this voice, they're also-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLRv0b6wJlA

THREAD RULES - PLEASE READ:

1)DON'T BE A CREEP
Don't talk about how horny you are for the V-tubers or their avatars. You should be respectful enough to treat them the same way you would treat any regular streamer with a facecam. That kind of stuff is endemic to anime communities elsewhere and it's one of those things where SA should have a higher standard.

2)Don't go speculating or digging up personal details/doxxing V-tubers, about either their IRL identities or other internet personas.

Archive of pretty much every vtuber vid on Youtube: https://archive.ragtag.moe/
Holodex - useful tool for watching multiple streams at once.

Recommend me some channels that translate clips
Here's a handy collated list from a translator in the vtuber community.

Writeup by a goon if you prefer:

Brunom1 posted:

Well, that took a lot longer than I expected (I didn't think I had so many translators tagged), but my list is done. I've mostly focused on pointing out the channels that I consider good or above, but I made sure to include regular speed subbers that are on the better side of things. As noted in my previous post, CMT does decent (nothing stellar) work from a TL-standpoint and their biggest issues are ethics-related. If you wanna keep watching their clips, there are far worse channels to follow.

I made sure to point out channels that focus on specific girls. As I mentioned before, those often tend to be trustworthy and the ones listed at the end of the list are at the top of the game.

And, of course, this list is in no ways complete, as there are plenty of new and/or obscure channels that I find every week.

ShabbySubz: tends to focus on Marine and Coco, but has done other talents. Does his research for references and owns up to (uncommon, as far as I�ve seen) mistakes when they happen. Seems good overall.

michaeL: found him recently, and he's been focusing on Pekora lately (especially her Xenoblade playthrough). Haven't seen a lot of his lengthy videos, but, so far, the TL seems good overall.

Jshay: primary focus on Korone and Okayu. Does good work, updates regularly, and videos are often of decent length.

Felix172: Coco only. English is his second language, but he has a good grasp on JP. If you can forgive rare-ish grammar mistakes or turns of phrases, he does good work.

TeatimeUK subs: preference for the Holohouse girls (Coco, Kanata, Suisei), but sometimes does others. Posts are somewhat inconsistent, but his work is always solid. Highly recommended.

Kiriku Translation: a recurring figure with no particular focus. Is Japanese, and his grasp of EN isn�t flawless, but his work is overall good.

VTube Tengoku: speed subber, but the better kind. Has been around for a long time and never struck me as doing anything particularly egregious. No problems here.

Dran Ch: no particular focus. Puts videos out regularly and the TL always struck me as being good. Per his description, JP is around N2-N3 level and is ESL, so mistakes might crop up, but they�re not common at all.

Sushi: Speed subber, though his clips are on the shorter side. Is Japanese. Good overall.

Maple Leaf Translations: new-ish translator that started a month ago who seems to focus on Gen 5 girls � especially Nene. Haven�t seen much, but as far as I can tell, everything�s in order here.

Peko Subs: surprisingly, not all about Pekora. Known for doing lengthy videos and the right words are all there, but the polish of the TL isn�t sky high. Still, it�s good � like a 7.5/10 � stuff.

S-Panda: started about three months ago. Haven�t seen a lot of his videos, but there seems to be a tendency to focus on collab stuff, like OkaKoro, Lamy and Botan, Phasmophobia duos. Does good work.

Holoyume: No specific focus but Aqua is a clear favorite. Have seen him make a few rare mistakes but he owns up to them. Overall, it�s good.

Mechanico: new-ish translator that has a penchant for long videos (they made that legendary 2h30m movie of the Sports Festival). Self-professed 35P, but also seems to like Coco and Luna. Good overall.

まつりす/Matsurisu: Matsuri only (duh). New subber but, from the videos I�ve seen, they do very good work. Haven�t updated in some weeks, but should still be active.

Osekkai: regular updates at a decent speed, though videos are often not too long. Does good work. Recommended.

Dahhez ch: Focus on Pekora, but not at all entirely. Lengthy videos and the TL quality has always struck me as being good. Recommended.

Helio Translations: has been around for over a year, and his videos have always been good. Has a weekly schedule, so his TLs are consistently on point. Highly recommended.

Neko Mikuri: verified and official TL for Nijisanji but also does a bunch of Hololive stuff. Good TLs and editing in his videos. Highly recommended.

Blubsubs v: has been around for a good while. From all the vids I�ve seen, subs have always been very good. High recommended.

Yamete kudasubs: group of experienced translators formed a few months ago who consistently put out very good subs. Highly recommended.

Lyger Vtuber translations: Matsuri only. A mainstay of the scene who�s pretty much one of the gold standards for how a translator should work. Is a mod for Matsuri�s channel, is fluent in JP, and has submitted official subs for some videos. Very highly recommended.

Jin Teramachi: 95% Okayu. Another mainstay, who regularly puts out very solid subs for his oshi. Highly recommended.

DGomes: focus primarily on Subaru. Ditto.

IAmVisco: Ayame only. Ditto.

Pentao: Okayu only. Ditto.

ルイス: 95% Choco. Ditto.

Einnashu: Aki only. Ditto.

BecauseOfReasons: Miko only. Often seen doing live TLs in her chat, as well as translating fanmade manga of her on Twitter. Very highly recommended.

Des P.: Fubuki only. Another constant presence in FBK�s chat, doing live translation. Does very good work and is also very highly recommended.

Steven H: Roboco only. Live TL for Roboco�s chat when he�s around. Ditto.

Dolphin TL イルカ翻訳: Lamy only. Regularly does live TL in her chat. Ditto.

VTJ Clips: Polka only. Our own Nielsm, he does very good work and is often seen translating in chat, in community posts, and tweets. If you follow this thread regularly, you know the effort that goes into showcasing Polka�s many layers (which results in subs that are very much on point). Highly recommended.

Kanfy posted:

Since we're on the topic and since there's a fairly comprehensive list of Hololive clip channels in the OP, I figured I'd add my knowledge of That Other Big Company to the pile by compiling a list of Nijisanji translation clip channels which OP can add to the well, OP, if they want. This is obviously very far from comprehensive and anyone with good additions I don't know about is welcome to add to them (I might re-visit it myself later if I find more stuff) and on the JP front I've only included channels with at least decently good translation quality.

Clip compilation channels - These channels have produced videos consisting of multiple short clips, primarily of the JP branch, to help you get to know many different people quickly or just for some nice bite-sized entertainment. I can vouch for the quality of all of these personally:

Makaru - Channel upload activity varies, but includes a lot of primarily 3D-focused clips and compilations.
shimobe sub - Primarily focuses on the vtubers Kuzuha and Kanae, but has also done a number of general clip compilations.
MofuMofu Subs - Primarily focuses on the vtuber couple Crossick (Shirayuki Tomoe & Sukoya Kana) but has likewise released a number of clip compilations.
Etherald - Another high quality channel with a number of clip compilations and other Nijisanji clips as well.
Ajasapa - Does long compilations of all kinds and of all Nijisanji branches which aren't translated but involve funny moments and reactions aimed for non-Japanese speakers.

General Nijisanji-focused clip channels:

Nijisanji English Official (The official channel which regularly releases clips and shorts from all branches, mostly focusing on the EN branch in recent times. Official NijiEN debuts and such are usually here too)
Rabbit Hole Ch. (EN)
Karasu clips (EN)
Powered Up Pomu (EN)
English Nijisanji (JP)
tenpyon (JP)
Kenora (JP)
Mei's Translations (JP)
strawberriko (JP)

Channels primarily or completely focused on clipping specific Nijisanji vtubers:

PomuPower Collection Center - Pomu Rainpuff (EN)
Pendora's Box - Elira Pendora (EN)
squabble - Finana Ryugu (EN)
Lunar E. Clips - Selen Tatsuki (EN)
Dragoonfyre ch - Selen Tatsuki (EN)
PenGurin Caretaker - Petra Gurin (EN)
Random Rosebud - Rosemi Lovelock (EN)

KigCasey EN - Tsukino Mito (JP)
Rumin - Kanae (JP)
K K - Kenmochi Toya (JP)
Melon Soda Clips - Hayama Marin (JP)
Maimai SUB - Maimoto Keisuke (JP)
Gellol Subs - Yamagami Karuta (JP)

Seiso? Oshi? The gently caress does that mean?
Have a small terminology primer:
Seiso: lit. "tidy/neat/clean/pure", refers to traditional stereotypical idol-ness.
Oshi: person you stan.
Teetee: nonsense word, used to denote lovey-dovey/cute/"aww" moments
Liver: short for Virtual Liver. Main Japanese term for vtuber, not the organ.
Graduation: when a vtuber retires their character.

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Julias: Jun 24, 2012; Strum in a harmonizing quartet
I want to cause a revolution

What can I do? My savage
nature is beyond wild

Reserved.

Julias fucked around with this message at 23:54 on Aug 24, 2021

# ? Aug 23, 2021 04:31

Julias: Jun 24, 2012; Strum in a harmonizing quartet
I want to cause a revolution

What can I do? My savage
nature is beyond wild

THREAD RULES - PLEASE READ:

1)DON'T BE A CREEP
Don't talk about how horny you are for the V-tubers or their avatars. You should be respectful enough to treat them the same way you would treat any regular streamer with a facecam. That kind of stuff is endemic to anime communities elsewhere and it's one of those things where SA should have a higher standard.

2)Don't go speculating or digging up personal details/doxxing V-tubers, about either their IRL identities or other internet personas.

# ? Aug 23, 2021 04:32

Julias: Jun 24, 2012; Strum in a harmonizing quartet
I want to cause a revolution

What can I do? My savage
nature is beyond wild

Reserving this for whatever else might be necessary.

# ? Aug 23, 2021 04:34

Captain Invictus: Apr 5, 2005; Try reading some manga!; Clever Betty

the vtuber thread is dead, long live the vtuber thread

gonna put this here, GirlDM is great

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEhVKE36d3A&hd=1

# ? Aug 23, 2021 04:35

DelilahFlowers: Jan 10, 2020

JUST POST!

Also, mandatory video watch its great

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wzX05rKksY

# ? Aug 23, 2021 04:37

Smiles: Oct 23, 2012

i love vtubers

# ? Aug 23, 2021 04:37

Ailumao: Nov 4, 2004

there are so many vtubers now i cant keep up who are the cool new vtubers to watch

# ? Aug 23, 2021 04:38

Just Andi Now: Nov 8, 2009

i'm still pomu

# ? Aug 23, 2021 04:39

gnome7: Oct 21, 2010; Who's this Little
Spaghetti?? ??

Niji EN is where it's at tbh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvHuR6Sf_jU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8KnunEWgt0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FOB5jnb3hw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuMQS3I84v4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT0ef4aQ5ZI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCvjRA9j3zE

(VShojo and Hololive and so many indies are also excellent tho)

Just Andi Now posted:

i'm still pomu

gnome7 fucked around with this message at 06:42 on Aug 24, 2021

# ? Aug 23, 2021 04:40

Vizuyos: Jun 17, 2020; Thank U for reading

If you hated it...
FUCK U and never come back

Ailumao posted:

there are so many vtubers now i cant keep up who are the cool new vtubers to watch

the second post of this thread lists all the good vtubers

# ? Aug 23, 2021 04:40

Falls Down Stairs: Nov 2, 2008; IT KEEPS HAPPENING

Just Andi Now posted:

i'm still pomu

# ? Aug 23, 2021 04:41

Kata-Haro: Oct 21, 2010

Ailumao posted:

there are so many vtubers now i cant keep up who are the cool new vtubers to watch

You don't have to keep up. Just watch who you want and post about them.

Nakirium to bless the new thread

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm41hDf1sx4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Puz_yJeTaMs

# ? Aug 23, 2021 04:41

Julias: Jun 24, 2012; Strum in a harmonizing quartet
I want to cause a revolution

What can I do? My savage
nature is beyond wild

I'll update the OP to have some more information about EN Gen 2....tomorrow. it's been a busy day. :sweatdrop:

# ? Aug 23, 2021 04:42

sb hermit: Dec 13, 2016

ground floor

I skipped like 1k posts though

# ? Aug 23, 2021 04:42

Vizuyos: Jun 17, 2020; Thank U for reading

If you hated it...
FUCK U and never come back

new thread, new opportunity to immortalize our favorite clips forever* on the first page

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tGkfdIqwac
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brx3TikoO_s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O01kgSEMe9s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcW75aH5WXE

# ? Aug 23, 2021 04:42

ThingOne: Jul 30, 2011; Would you like some tofu?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eALxSRuSVKc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQMSdzwcppY

Just Andi Now posted:

i'm still pomu

# ? Aug 23, 2021 04:43

Mazed: Oct 23, 2010

Vtubers

are good

# ? Aug 23, 2021 04:44

Bloody Pom: Jun 5, 2011

Mazed posted:

Vtubers

are good

This

Council are all great. But Omega has piqued my interest. I need answers.

# ? Aug 23, 2021 04:46

ThingOne: Jul 30, 2011; Would you like some tofu?

Mazed posted:

Vtubers

are good

# ? Aug 23, 2021 04:46

Just Andi Now: Nov 8, 2009

This website should be in the OP: https://impomu.com/

Also, Selen is great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5Af4K23E2k

# ? Aug 23, 2021 04:46

Kata-Haro: Oct 21, 2010

The most important Hologra episodes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlH6iNcEvq8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05VuFmvHjNY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nQurjU-Ky0

Blessed Lion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fvx2RPdYajk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoypsCwUxT0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2790h6Jc0tU

# ? Aug 23, 2021 04:47

Wark Say: Feb 22, 2013; by Fluffdaddy

Not a pomu. :colbert:

# ? Aug 23, 2021 04:48

RubberLuffy: Mar 31, 2011

I think it's good that men, women, and NBs can express themselves how they want through vtubin'

# ? Aug 23, 2021 04:48

Saagonsa: Dec 29, 2012

Still one of my all time favorite HoloEN clips

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GwuZPuFB5g

# ? Aug 23, 2021 04:50

FlamingRok: Jan 14, 2013; The ultimate power is clearly roses.

another subaru/botan clip from CoD that is wonderful

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy9rjzi-5tU

# ? Aug 23, 2021 04:52

fucking love Fiona Apple: Jun 19, 2013; samus comfy so what

Amelia Watson is my favorite

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX6VBdAPydk

fucking love Fiona Apple fucked around with this message at 04:56 on Aug 23, 2021

# ? Aug 23, 2021 04:52

Kata-Haro: Oct 21, 2010

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COQR9A8D4XQ

# ? Aug 23, 2021 04:53

Mr.Flibble: Jul 23, 2008

Might as well repost this.

My favorite small Vtuber Oren-Chan!, You may have seen her ad,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9vnbrxSelg

She's a small Japanese Vtuber who was inspired to learn English after Hololive En's success.
She got so good at it that now her streams and her viewers are all (mostly) English!
And yes Screaming is one of her selling points, She really gets into the games she plays and her streams are often filled with her cheerful yelling, crying out in panic, and yes the occasional desk pounding rage scream.

As an example this is her getting all hyped up when after her best friend Crim ,another Vtuber, gave her words of encouragement she finally got her color in Splatoon 2
https://youtu.be/AYsgJhB_uC0?t=11468

Here channel can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmEehAwjzjAk1cwPP9DOaHw

# ? Aug 23, 2021 04:54