IM SORRY BUT DOES HE KNOW?? DOES HE KNOW THAT HE BIRTHED AN ENTIRE GENERATION OF VTUBER FANS BY REACTING TO WAP BY CARDI B AND MEGAN THEE STALLION? DOES HE KNOW COS I NEED HIM TO KNOW , THIS IS IMPORTANT
If you think about it, isn't Hanasaki Miyabi's story just like a goddamn idol anime plot:
>be you
>just some random nerd in 2019 who’s into vtubers
>audition for a vtuber company you look up to, despite that company only having female streamers
>probably a silly idea but ehh who cares!
>you end up getting interviewed by the CEO himself
>and then he actually hires you?? for... his "new project"?
>ominous music
>you’re excited at first, but quickly realize "new project" also means starting from zero
>you debut to just a couple viewers and a lot of wary, if not downright hostile whispers
>you try to not let it bother you and just do your best as "the first member of holostars, hanasaki miyabi!!!!"
>it's tough for a while, but eventually more members join the group
>some of them you develop a close bond with, others will leave again
>as you focus on growth, the company tells you to become an idol. as in, an idol that performs on stage
>but you can’t really sing or dance very well, and tbh you’re not very active in general, kinda chubby even??? really you're just a nerd who likes video games?????
>uh oh
>y-you're the first member... the founder of holostars, hanasaki miyabi... y-you can do this...
>training arc START!
>big news! with everyone’s combined efforts, a real life group concert has finally been greenlit
>uh oh...
>and apparently you’re assigned center position
>uh oh!!???
>you wonder if that was the right choice, considering there are other members clearly more talented at this stuff
>even so, attending dance lessons together with everyone and seeing them work hard motivates you to do your best as well
>you practice your dance routines alone in the park at night when no one's watching
>this will probably be a one-time thing, so you pour your whole soul into your performance
>which means making your solo a big FFXIV reference because before you're an idol, you're still just a big fat NERD
>the concert is a success!
>thanks to that, a second concert is greenlit!
>and somehow you’re assigned center again???
>you tell everyone that you’re okay with someone else taking center position this time
>but all they say is: “no way, it has to be miyabi-senpai.”
>"after all, you're the founder of holostars!"
>oh...
>that's true... isn't it...
>then you'll just have give it your all! as long as everyone is with you, you can do anything!!!
>and that's how a little guy with no idol experience went from streaming to 10 viewers to performing live at a sold-out zepp diver city tokyo
(then uproar debuted and the story ends. nothing bad ever happened)
myb: if you ask me, "if the downsizing didn't happen, would you still continue as a liver?" i think i will.
myb: i decided to be with holostars until the end, but when that downsizing happened, there is no longer "holostars", right?
miyabi:
temma said, "hey miyabi, lets stay after all..." but i said "nope! im quitting! i decided!" then he finally understood me, saying "alright... if that's so, im following you..." and i said, "okay. lets finish this together."
What support?
- no concert
- no album
- no accessable permanent merch
- fund their own 3D live
- fund their own cover
- denied talent ideas
- denied fans demand
- stoping all the support
Cut the crap COVER!!
You stop their funding and THEN when they tell you "I need money to live so I can't continue" You call this a CHOICE?!
PERSONAL VISION?! We are in a recession, there's no vision without CASH which YOU HAVE AND CAN INVEST TO RECOVER!
TAKE RESPONSABILITY!
I did my best to translate Rikka's farewell letter in English....
It's not perfect but I hope it reaches everyone who needs it
This is proof that he was once here... and that matters ⚙️
Thank you Rikka 🥹
DON'T CRY KISHI I CAN'T HANDLE THIS 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
"idk what to do i want to end stream.... but how many more times can i 'end stream' after this? how many more streams........" someone kill me