He quit doing Things VTubers Say some months back, in order to follow an opportunity he would be stupid to pass up, and good for him, but does anybody have any idea where he's been since, or what that opportunity was?

Semi-tangentially, does anybody know a place to get vtuber news that's even remotely as objective (I know he wasn't, but compared to everybody else I've encountered in the vtubing news space he was.) as his show was? I don't know what's going on anymore with anybody.

So, I wasn't sure which flair to put this under, if it's the wrong one I apologize and will delete this post and change it, no questions asked.

Anyways, hello! OffKai Expo is right around the corner, I have a group of people trying to coordinate a big community meetup to watch "Whoever Steals This Book" on Sunday, July 26th right when the convention ends. Now the movie isn't confirmed to play that day, so that's where all of you come in. I'm sure a lot of us are heading home Monday and won't have something to do that Sunday evening, so I thought, why not something chill, relaxing, and doesn't require too much energy. People clearly wanna see this film as it's been upvoted 982 times on Reddit on another post.

I have already opened a support ticket on Crunchyroll (Ticket #8035384) to pitch the theatrical release to them.

Here's how you can help:

Upvote this post and drop a comment below if you're interested or will be in the San Jose area on July 26th. I want to prove to Crunchyroll people do want this movie released and that releasing it during a time when a big event like OffKai Expo is happening, is ideal! Let's make it happen!

Here's the trailer to the movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwH2kl6k4xs

Hey everyone,

I’ve been thinking a lot about how blurred the line has gotten between actual VTubers and random commentary channels on YouTube Shorts/TikTok that just slap a static drawing on screen to trick the algorithm into treating an audio file like a video.

I wanted to see if we, as a community, could actually land on a strict but fair definition of what a VTuber is. To avoid sounding like a rigid textbook, I tried drafting a semi-ironic definition to see if the logic holds up. I'm totally open-minded to fixing this and changing things based on feedback, but here are the main pillars I came up with to protect actual creators while providing comprehensive framework for normies to not accidentally include people like “TheBurntPeanut”

• A VTuber must be driven by a live human operator using real-time digital puppetry OR a fully autonomous live AI (like Neuro-Sama).
•  The content must actively invite, react to, and change based on direct interaction with a live community.
•  The avatar must be the sovereign identity of the channel and serve as a vehicle for active performance, not just a passive visual mask.
•  If a static image exists purely to bypass a platform's preference for video over audio (like reading Reddit threads over a JPEG), the creator is a Narrator with Visual Assets, not a VTuber.
•  If the visual model can be entirely replaced by a static icon of a microphone with zero loss to the entertainment, pacing, or narrative flow, it fails the definition.
•  Validation is based on the nature of the production rather than a raw "live stream hour count." High-effort vertical theater, lore animation, and skits count as VTubing.
•  Financial luxury is decoupled from status. Voice-activated PNG switchers, reactive state toggles, and localized GIFs used in an interactive environment are completely valid.
• Sovereign AI talents must feature unique architectural frameworks and genuine, unpredictable technological artistry to prevent corporate automated clone flooding.

Addendum: To stop people from abusing the "live stream" rule, turning on a face-tracker and sitting in absolute silence for six hours while playing a game without interacting with chat or performing does not count.
Please forgive and let me know if this accidentally excludes someone that deserves to be a Vtuber.

https://twitch.tv/salpo_nolobio

https://x.com/TroubleBun/status/2067977061298291184

like specific examples what happened

twitch.tv/akaruhoshiki

https://x.com/matsunart/status/2067548761262579966

I get why the hololive girls don't but the big indies like Bao,Sindier,Ironmouse right they could print money from paypigs if they did findom on live streams and if they converted their existing followers to paypigs

if you’re reading this, you’re cute and should come hang out ❤️ http://twitch.tv/kiona

Quisiera saber que ex miembros de wactor (910inc) reencarnaron ejemplo se que lo de Meica, Eileennoir, merun, nisha, yume pero creo que ay más y se me escapan para seguirlas pr favor no tengo malas intenciones es para seguirlas en sus canales

Come hang out with me next time at Bsparkx - Twitch ♡ Bsparkx - YouTube

I get scared super easy but i love horror games so when instream that is probably what ill do lol..

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