VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream

Note: I’m not into Vtuber culture, but I can recognize and understand some things about it mainly because they are so popular it’s basically impossible to escape them if you’re into otaku culture as they pretty much are a part of it, so I’m not going to be biased for it. This anime is an advertisement for the Strong Zero beer- uh, I mean, it’s about a Vtuber breaking character and getting popular because of it as the title says. I'm surprised no one pointed out inside the show the little comments that are in the streams, because this show follows how Vtubers work, they evendid their own live2D models of the characters for the show and use them from time to time where they could simply use regular animation all the time. While it also shows them outside of streamings, they usually don't change from how they look in their avatars, I could be cynical and say that it is to keep the illusion that Vtubers are still their personas outside of streams or that the studio was lazy and couldn't bother doing designs for how they should really look, but it is pretty obviously none of those, it’s because the show isn't focused on that, this isn't a show that has Vtubers on it, it’s a show about the Vtubers. This show is pretty silly, it’s a complete slice of life show where you don't have to expect a plot, the characters can change a little in their relationships but it never goes to a point where you'll miss much, as it is basically a collection of streams which I guess most if not all are based on streams made by actual Vtubers and you'll probably see some characters and say that they remind you of some Vtuber you know. It’s also one of those anime where the comedy can vary a lot in quality, but it will never reach a point where you will be laughing a lot from them, if you understand the culture you will surely be able to enjoy it more, because the moments that landed the most for me was stuff like in that episode where they shouted "MAKOTO" and then showed the "nice boat", or the episode where they were playing an online card game where the studio even made an entire small animation for Rias Gremory and references to other TNK anime which I watched and loved, I mean, TNK animating Rias Gremory in the year 2015+9? I didn't even remember the last time they animated her, while other jokes are as bad as the adult baby fetish ones which I can only guess is one of the fetishes the author has as it had two episodes on it. If for some weird reason you were expecting something about the "dark side" of vtubing or anything of the sort here, then you aren't watching the right anime, there are some darker moments like Awayuki being forced to drink to keep capitalizing on her new drunk persona or when they doxed her, but those are played as comedy sketches that don't impact the characters or the setting much. I can't understand why Vtubers are so popular, if anything they remind me that when I was like 12 there were some YouTubers that would do Let’s Play videos that my classmates would talk about, I never got into those because 1) I wasn't interested in that 2) I didn't have Wi-Fi back then, so watching things on YouTube was pretty difficult, so I wouldn't be able to do it even if I was interested. The only difference I can see from Vtubers to Let’s Players is that these are behind cute anime girl avatars, and it's not like I didn't try to watch things from them, I remember when I tried watching one of those Vtubers stream, I watched it for like 10 minutes or so, and while I guess it wasn't so bad, I just cannot possibly get what would be so interesting about watching it for hours to get all the popularity they have right now. If anything I'm surprised this anime isn't more popular given it’s about Vtubers, something extremely popular nowadays to the point of dominating the Comiket just behind a plague like Blue Archive, but this show doesn't even get much fanart, I guess it would be because Vtuber fans aren't even interested in anime or they could just watch their Vtuber instead of watching an anime about completely original Vtuber personas, or maybe the overlap of fanbases just isn't as strong as one would think, as Vtubers are much more similar to watching any other streamer than watching anime. If anything, this show is about what Vtubers can only dream to be, actual anime girls. It's not like I could expect TNK to do this anime, they are one of the only studios that can constantly put out good ecchi anime and they don't do many works per year despite not having impressive animation or anything, so I can just wonder why they chose a light novel about Vtubers to adapt it, I could be disappointed on it as there are other ecchi shows that aired alongside this one like 2.5 getting censored, however, the reason why I'm not really disappointed is because you can see that they really were having fun doing this show, it surely won't change your opinions about Vtubers but you can see how much they appreciate the culture and the last episode is pretty much a testament to that. Thank you for reading.

A love letter to the Vtuber industry, even for those outside the industry, like me. The first chapter is the key because it shows the type of humor that it will handle, which is one heavily based on sexual humor and jokes. Basically, the question is whether the anime could stay fresh with humor that gets old too quickly. Still, the subsequent chapters show you that sexual humor is only one weapon in its arsenal. It knows how to balance it very well with other resources such as tsukkomi humor, serious moments, and references to franchises or other Vtubers. The anime puts all its weight onthe protagonist, who has to lead all the scenes and sketches, whether in a main role or in a more secondary role. The idea of ​​such a varied cast with different personalities helps our protagonist to be able to play many roles, not just the comedic one. Vtuber Nandaga is an anime that doesn't stand out in its animation, but it's still not afraid to be proactive. It constantly uses different types of animation and camera framing. It's not afraid to experiment with various animation styles within a single episode. There are a couple of ideas that feel very fresh, like the fairy tale-style animation or the vertical framing to simulate the view from a cell phone. The negative aspect to review is the issue that a person outside the world of Vtubers or streams in general, can feel overwhelmed with the scenes of the interaction between the chat and the Vtuber. Many of the jokes are heavily recharged in the chat of the streams. Since they move too fast, you may have to pause if you want to know what they are saying or simply ignore it and miss a small, big part of the experience. Personally, the connection I made with Awayuki Kokorone is one that I will take beyond this season. It made me enter a comfort zone that is too big. This anime has definitely become one of my safe places. Between all the jokes, sketches, and songs, I feel like when I'm going through a bad time, I can always tune into an Awayuki Kokorone stream.

Make no mistake, this show is not the "cute girls doing cute things" moe genre show with an otaku culture backing other reviewers seem to be chalking it up as. Vtuber Nandaga is an (albeit easy-going) Girl's love harem show which documents the writers developing fetishes in gruesome and delicious detail. If you are titillated or fascinated by adult baby-mother roleplay or feet (more on that later), you will likely get a little bit more out of this show than the average viewer. Just for the record, I'm not into that stuff (I'm normal! 😅), but the sheer presence of perversion is what gets megoing. When first watching this show, I compared it most closely to Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete, the excellent sadomasochistic Yuri show starring a fangirl-turned dominatrix from a few seasons back, but this one undoubtedly plays the fetish-bait a little bit closer to the vest. Yes, the meat and potatoes of this show is a funny but at-times meandering comedy about a downtrodden vtuber finding new success after passing out drunk on stream, inventing for herself a new, more frank and vulgar persona. The novelty and personality of the main character, Awayuki (alter ego: Shuwa-chan) drives the show for the first few episodes, and it has a lot of legs, guided by well-cast voice acting from Sakura Ayane (if you don't know her, she's in like everything. She's Ochaco from MHA and the main girl from Charlotte). After the amazement at the premise (which is surely why you started watching in the first place) starts to wear off, a cast of supporting characters are introduced, at first falling into the trite archetypes of every anime from the last 20 years. Each character gets their very own focus episode, and while the referential style of comedy always elicits a chortle, it’s not really the type to get a lot of belly laughs. The show takes a turn around episode 5, however, when the next generation of Vtubers debut. This seems to be around the time in the light novels when Nanato Nana really hit her stride (and put her hand firmly down her pants). Much of the otaku referential humor in this episode is traded in for referential fetish humor (an exciting development, I know). One of the characters is a girl so obsessed with the main character, her greatest wish is to have sex the woman's uvula. Another is a 30-year-old woman who simply insists she is a baby, and that every chatter is her mother. From this point in the story, even the originally "straight" characters take some turns, with one girl who originally filled the "innocent" role forcibly dressing up our heroine as a baby come episode 6. Despite this, the show is determined to never be bogged down by it's own perversion, and keeps a brisk pace through these portions. Editing is a strong point for this show, and while it's not anything revolutionary, it has a strong enough style and direction to keep the viewer well engaged. The Editing also provides for the aforementioned foot-based fanservice (foot service?). I'm not sure when it started, but it seems that Vtubers have become a bastion for foot fetishists of all stripes. Maybe it's something about the fact that it's a relatively innocuous inclusion to the untrained eye, but huge-name EN-Vtubers like Gawr Gura and Amelia Watson (rip) had live 2d bare feet models added to their arsenal around a year ago, and regularly "put their feet up" during more casual streams. Vtuber Nandaga keeps this tradition alive, and the only real eye-candy the show has to offer is in the form of foot close ups. The show's art is at times stiff and uninspired, but I honestly don't blame it. While the pastels are nothing new, it's not like this show is out to change your life. Further, I was perhaps more fascinated by how they kept this show to a reasonable budget. Almost every game the characters play is fully licensed, and further, every ED is a karaoke version of a real song (including the excellent "Odoru Akachan Ningen" from welcome to the N.H.K.). The licensing budget is huge for what is obviously not a huge studio show, and it shows from time to time in the poor keying. A lot of this is made up for by the use of live2d for the streaming portions of the show, with each model only running about a grand each. I found this approach to cost cutting a pretty interesting and resourceful. Overall, this show is a good watch if you are deep enough into Vtubing, otaku, or fetish culture. Again, it breaks no new ground, but I had a great time watching it, and it rarely feels like all that much of a slog.

this is a hidden gem ....... absolutely crazy and extremely heartwarming at the same time ...... though some episodes towards the end are lackluster, the ending makes up for all of them . this anime made me laugh the most this season - the characters are all freaks,yuri jokes and references to many types of media are scattered all around and the chemistry between all the characters make this anime so great . it depicts the true meaning of coming to terms with yourself . if you people consider watching it don't expect high level animation or crazy action scenes as this anime requires amature mentality to watch which is scarce nowadays . try out the first 3 episodes and then if you feel like continuing go ahead . but i mention again that this anime is not for everyone to watch .......proceed with precaution . my personal ratings overall is 9 out of 10. HAPPY VEIWING EXPERIENCE