Comment on Holo from "Spice and Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf" Plans to Make VTuber Debut
RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 9 months ago
This is probably not a great idea. I mean, I do like the idea of it, but I think its only good as an idea. Any kind if execution on this will not really feel proper for this kind of an IP, IMO.
neatchee@lemmy.world 9 months ago
That entirely depends on the seiyuu. I would, for example, trust someone like Takahashi Rie to properly represent their character (or at least decline to do it if she didn’t think she could).
Honestly if the actor/actress has good improv skills, I say go for it
RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Regardless of the actor, the Spice & Wolf IP doesn’t naturally lend itself to having a crossover marketing event as a VTuber, as compared to something like Serial Experiments Lain.
It would be like having a Twitch account for Aragorn as a marketing stunt for The Lord of the Rings. It would be funny or whatever, but it would not feel appropriate to the property like a Twitch avcount for Neo from the Matrix would feel appropriate to that property.
astraeus@programming.dev 9 months ago
Bro Lain as a vtuber would be based
RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Wasn’t there recently that interactive event for the anniversary of Lain?
neatchee@lemmy.world 9 months ago
To me, that’s what makes it fun and interesting.
If I wanted to interact with a character from Cyberpunk The Matrix there are plenty of accounts out there already doing stuff with that vibe.
I get that it feels “out of place” but I guess it’s all just fantasy to me anyway so I’m cool giving it the chance to see what someone can do with it.
RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Spice & Wolf isn’t a series like SAO or Shield Hero where the players were put into a fantasy MMORPG game world, its literally just straight up fantasy. Same with Goblin Slayer or DanMachi. A Vtuber marketing event just feels inappropriate to the setting.
Obviously the IP rights holders can do whatever they want with it, Im just saying it feels wrong to me. I just think there are lots of other ways they could market Spice & Wolf that would probably be more cost efficient. I doubt that this vtuber will be raking in the massive superchat profits other vtubers make. And thats honestly why I believe they are doing a vtuber - they saw vtuber profits and wanted in. Its understandable, but to me they could have been more successful doing it with a different property.