Virtual YouTubers have become the hot new trend online in Japan over the past year. Nearly every day, I click the "trending" tab on YouTube, and at least one anime-style digi woman reading tweets or playing the "U.S.A." game. Like everything deemed a "trend" coming out of Japan, it isn't quite saturating the mainstream (at least not yet), but this also isn't a case of
Make Believe Mailer Vol. 43: Virtual Self
Make Believe Mailer Vol. 43: Virtual Self
Make Believe Mailer Vol. 43: Virtual Self
Virtual YouTubers have become the hot new trend online in Japan over the past year. Nearly every day, I click the "trending" tab on YouTube, and at least one anime-style digi woman reading tweets or playing the "U.S.A." game. Like everything deemed a "trend" coming out of Japan, it isn't quite saturating the mainstream (at least not yet), but this also isn't a case of