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A thread went up on 5ch’s “Nandemo Jikkyo G” board reporting that a rookie VTuber’s debut stream drew 140,000 concurrent viewers. According to the thread starter, a second debutant, “Sopia-chan,” also pulled in 140,000 viewers. While congratulations poured in, several posters also dismissed VTubers as a whole as “con artists hiding behind illustrations,” sparking a clash of opinions. The thread’s main topics ended up being speculation about the newcomers’ true identities and talent — including theories that one might be the “reincarnation” of a previously active VTuber character, and claims that she’s an even bigger talent than popular streamer Usada Pekora.
What people said
Oh, that's because it's [designed by] an individual illustrator
Her profile's science background, PhD, and teaching license are all identical too😃
I'm looking forward to interactions with Raden, but I wonder if they'll play it off like they're meeting for the first time?😲
I wasn't a fan of Furoguro's design
If she really is Kakapo reincarnated, she's a genius who's already collabed with Kyoto University😲
Shigure Ui and Mervika are… eh, so-so🤔
Oh, that's promising
Background and Key Points of Discussion
In the VTuber industry, it’s not unusual for a newly debuted talent to pull six-figure concurrent viewer counts on the very first stream alone. That’s largely down to agency brand recognition and pre-debut promotion, which draw existing fans in en masse from day one — so the “140,000” figure here is best read as a snapshot of launch-day hype rather than a measure of lasting popularity. The term “reincarnation” (tensei-tai), which came up repeatedly in the thread, is VTuber-culture shorthand for a previously active VTuber returning to streaming under a new design and name; without an official announcement from the talent or agency, claims about a newcomer’s “true identity” remain speculation. Posts calling VTubers “con artists hiding behind illustrations” are also worth flagging as a recurring, generic criticism of the VTuber format itself, unrelated to the specifics of this debut. Some commenters also noted the growing expectation that talents speak English, suggesting the push to court overseas fans is starting to shape agency hiring as well.
※This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “Rookie VTuber Hits 140K Concurrent Viewers, Indeed.”
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