[uyt]

There's actually a current trend called "vtubing" where streamers use a virtual avatar, typically in anime style. Afaict, it's entirely dominated by women streamers (which is the opposite of the regular streaming, where the top earning streamers are all men). See https://playboard.co/en/youtube-ranking/most-superchatted-al...

[artfulhippo]

Interesting, and news to me, thanks. Is this a business for these streamers, a way to make money from male fans? Or are girls using an anime avatar just to hang out with their friends?

[kipchak]

It's fairly big business, at least for the larger agencies like hololive. It's somewhere in between streamers and Idols. There's character goods and YouTube ad revenue but I think most of their income is through Twitch subscriptions and the like.

[whywhywhywhy]

>Or are girls using an anime avatar just to hang out with their friends?

VRChat is the place for that.