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>Clio
I am genuinely impressed and in awe at how huge she is. While simulcasting both her Twitch and YT numbers are insane, people adore her. I only watched (lurked) in a few streams of hers and she has a great presence, great voice (definitely one you'd ascribe to a teacher) and overall she's quite pleasant. Very mature. I'm assuming we got a boost from her alone since her fanbase has already been established and they probably checked out our other girls. This ties in with my strong belief that the Clio, Mari and Sleepy trifecta was a superb move, these three girls fit in perfectly from the start and I already see them as integral to Phase. They are all top tier chuubas.
I don't think there's any foul play that sabotaged us, at least not in any meaningful fashion. Our growth is simply the result of quality girls doing their thing for years now, consistently and with very little drama or yabs. Contrast this with the abysmal horrors of Nijisanji or even the poor decisions and management of HoloEN. These guys actually managed to lose Gura. And the disasters around all of that in the small corpo sphere are manifold. Phase seems like a sure bet at this point, all the mechanisms are functioning properly and we very clearly have staying power. Our girls cover a wide variety of styles and content, the fanbase is lively and engaged and the general vibe is positive.
My opinion is that the only actual danger to vtubing and Phase is crap we have no contro lover and that's tied to politics and shit like that which could force YT or Twitch and so on to change rules or artificially destroy us because some moralfag got upset. Apart from that while this is a niche it's a great niche to be in because it's a thriving little culture. And it definitely helped that 4chan went under so we have this great little place.
And on top of all that we share a little bit of credit. Especially at the beginning of Phase it definitely helped that we're basically fanatically loyal and engaged with the corpo, our support has been unwavering. Other people can also sense that, which in turn makes them sure that Phase is worth engaging with. This is on top of Phase having that great balance between freedom and quality. A bit of spice and sugar can go a long way.