This belief that sexuality negatively affects a niche is a pattern I’ve noticed people have with several cultural phenomenon including with anime, furries, and other streaming genres in which there’s usually the instinct to insist that sexuality negatively harms public perception of the community and ultimately leads it into a worse state. But, as with furries and anime, they would go on to become much more popular, diverse, deep, and widely accepted by mainstream culture despite the insistence. Despite the instinct to not appear “weird”, there is a manga section in my book stores, and I see people with fake tails every once in a while in the street. In my opinion, overt sexuality is and has always been a factor that is universally present in most “niche” cultural phenomenon which is then, almost always, followed by mainstream respectability anyways. This is a symptom of an ongoing cultural process for many niches in my opinion, and is fine.
One of the biggest independent VTubers, Filian, shocked fans after suddenly wiping her content and going completely silent online for months.
Across platforms like YouTube, Twitch, and X, videos disappeared, profiles changed, and her presence was almost entirely erased, leaving her community confused and concerned.
With millions of followers and a massive influence in the VTuber scene, this kind of full reset didn’t feel like a normal break. Some fans believe it could be part of a larger project or ARG, while others think she’s preparing for a major comeback.
For now, no clear answers, just theories, speculation, and a community waiting for her return.
Anyhoo, let's do it. Giveaway time!
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"Insanely yours, Durandal."
To celebrate Marathon's launch, I made a thing. I hope you like it. 🤙🏼
Marathon was my whole identity growing up. Some of my favorite memories of playing games with my Dad.
I have a marble notebook (do people still use those?) that 2nd grade me filled cover to cover with a fan fic about my best friends and I being isekai'd up to the Marathon to fight the Pfhor and save the world. I drew the Marathon symbol on every piece of homework I ever turned in. I tried to learn Warhammer 40k so I could play Tau just because their symbol looked like the Marathon logo.
I might have been a little obsessed.
I can't express how important this IP is to me. And while I'm a sad that extraction shooters aren't really my thing, so my ability to enjoy it is limited, I care so much about seeing this title succeed, so that more people can fall in love with the thing that captured my imagination as a kid. And who knows, so that maybe I can find my way into it some day.
Anyway, I wanted to pay tribute to one of my favorite characters – Durandal – with a reading from your first encounter with him in the original game. We kind of threw this together overnight, so apologies if it's rough around the edges.
- So much love to @MrFoxWasTaken for his amazing audio work.
- Footage from a number of Marathon docu-videos and one or two cinematics.
- Music from the game.
- Love and begging forgiveness of the Bungie team.
- All voice work is my own.
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📅 Event ends: Mar 4, 2026, 4:00 PM (PT)
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