I thought that didn't come til much later? I thought corporations didn't really hop on the train until it was proven to be popular. The first vtuber I remember people talking about was "Mel" or whoever, around gamergate, and that was because she was the first vtuber who did cam shows and all the incels/proto-incels went all ":soypoint-1: And they never said we'd be able to replace REAL women! :soypoint-2:" which I also imagine has a huge influence on Why Vtuber Culture Is The Way It Is Now
I thought that didn't come til much later? I thought corporations didn't really hop on the train until it was proven to be popular. The first vtuber I remember people talking about was "Mel" or whoever, around gamergate, and that was because she was the first vtuber who did cam shows and all the incels/proto-incels went all ":soypoint-1: And they never said we'd be able to replace REAL women! :soypoint-2:" which I also imagine has a huge influence on Why Vtuber Culture Is The Way It Is Now
I was thinking of Kizuna Ai who I think codified the vtuber concept as we understand it
Not an expert on the topic though
You are correct. Kizuna Ai was the first successful vtuber.