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What is the appeal of Vtubers over regular streamers? : r/VirtualYoutubers

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I fell down the Vtuber rabbit hole in earnest after the Hololive event with Azur Lane and have since been watching translated clips of Vtubers more than I watch anything else on Youtube. I've tried watching LPs of Vtubers, but I can't get into them simply due to the language barrier; however, I tend to find them more entertaining than normal streamers in spite of that, and I have no idea why. I think it goes beyond "cute anime avatar" but it's really hard to say for certain if that's what it is. I'm trying to make sense of it all, since I would find normal streams to be very boring for the most part...but not Vtubers. Since I can't really find an answer myself, I figure it's best to ask this community: what's the appeal? Why do Vtubers seem to be more entertaining to watch than your garden variety streamer? Conceptually they're the same thing, so wouldn't they have the same kind of draw? What is the appeal of Vtubers over regular streamers? They're cute anime girls. If you're giving li

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