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VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream

VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream

Introduction

Third-generation VTuber Awayuki Kokorone's fans know her as a prim, proper, and graceful idol. Though she has considerably less fans compared to other VTubers in the Live-On agency, Awayuki's loyal following supports her every step of the way. One night, Awayuki forgets to turn her livestream off—a blunder that changes the trajectory of her online career forever. Contrary to her usual angelic persona, her genuine brutish personality is exposed to more than ten thousand people who tuned in. Awayuki reveals that she is nothing more than a severe alcoholic who spouts profanities nonstop, constantly viewing her fellow VTubers with lustful admiration. However, instead of being reprimanded by her agency, Awayuki receives praise: her unhinged, disorderly conduct was Live-On's actual expectation of her. Now having her big break and permission to stream without holding anything back, the once-unpopular VTuber begins her rise to stardom. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

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Audience reviews

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ShyNinjaGirl

If you're a fan of vTubers, you're absolutely going to eat this anime up and hope for seconds. If you don't have any idea what the hell a vTuber is, go watch a few and you'll quickly pick it up. If you're not a fan, you're maybe not the target of this particular series. I love how the MC's rougher personality is outright embraced by her fans and her agency- most agencies these days wouldn't really have such a great view of a talent suddenly breaking kayfabe because they forgot to end their stream and then let parts of her own persona overtake that of her role. I will also say that yeah, there's a lot of truth in the people being low-level attracted to everyone (hey, some of those models can be really really cute), and yeah, sometimes relationships do start based on everything- and everyth…

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toxicgreen777

If you want to watch a 12 episode long advertisement for Strong Zero and Vtubers, this is it. "VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream" is basically a fun romp on the life of vtubers with a Strong Zero can thrown in your face and joked about every episode. Nothing more, yet nothing less. This to is "Live-On". It's basically as simple as that. If you don't like Vtubing shenanigans or have an unhealthy addiction to all things Strong Zero, you really won't enjoy this show. If you do like Vtubing shenanigans though, this show really is on point. The games that they play, the banter they share, the technology they use, it's all there. Also, every episode has Awayuki saying how much she likes to drink Strong Zero. Did I mention that this is basically one big adver…

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Scanerior

Welcome to a light snowfall: This series is, in short, about nothing, unfortunately too much about nothing - I was most pleased by the references to High School DXD and School Days, here and there a good joke or a listenable song. However, every first episode has almost zero story, it must contain an advertisement for StroZero (I probably won't get that out of my head) and there must be a collaboration. It must be said that I'm not angry and I didn't watch the series with complete distaste, it's just that the episodes simply evaporate as quickly as the StroZero bubbles.

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Becksmusikant

My evaluation is kinda biased. Because I love GL genre, and I'm a big fan of VTubers, and furthermore I'm alcoholic too. (I really love Becks.) If you have any reason to watch this anime, that's because I assure it can be good gate of watching VTubers! Unlike the other kind of idols, the true value of VTubers comes out whenever they get honesty. Just the case of Awayuki is same, too. When she showed herself more alcoholic and unfiltered self, her stream is more interesting and touching to viewers. The funner streamers feel, the enjoyable the show is, and it's how the VTuber streams work! I want to end up this review by quoting my favorite VTuber, Amelia Watson: "I hope you guys also can carve out your own happiness in the world. Find your own slice of happiness. Everybody's success looks…

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58mph

Make no mistake, this show is not the "cute girls doing cute things" moe genre show with an otaku culture backing other reviewers seem to be chalking it up as. Vtuber Nandaga is an (albeit easy-going) Girl's love harem show which documents the writers developing fetishes in gruesome and delicious detail. If you are titillated or fascinated by adult baby-mother roleplay or feet (more on that later), you will likely get a little bit more out of this show than the average viewer. Just for the record, I'm not into that stuff (I'm normal! 😅), but the sheer presence of perversion is what gets me going. When first watching this show, I compared it most closely to Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete, the excellent sadomasochistic Yuri show starring a fangirl-turned dominatrix from a few seasons back, but…

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FloofyLunafox

I think I speak for a lot of people when I say this anime is maybe among the best representation of VTuber culture. Japanese VTubers in general aren't like regular streamers, especially unlike most western ones. There's a lot of jokes, references and characters which many people think of as weird, so there's no surprise an anime embracing all of those rather unique aspects has an age rating of 16+. But despite all the crude and almost self-deprecating jokes, you can see this anime is a weird but well thought-out love letter to this subculture. VTubers are a way to escape reality and its clear the people who made this appreciate them a lot. With all the effort put into making every character act and feel like actual VTubers, from the models to the stream designs and even songs, you see how…

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Yunaka_Says_Hi

I came across this anime while looking for somthing Mindless To put on while I cleaned my room, and GOD IT DIDN'T DISAPPOINT. Vtuber Legend is one of the best Comedy anime I've Watched. It definitely wont appeal to everyone's sense of humour but if you like some Mindless Sex jokes and Raunchy humour your in for a good time. It's been a long time since any anime has managed to make me laugh as much as this one. I also really appreciate an anime that can have an incredibly lewd script and dialouge without shoving unnecessary fanservice in your face. Aside from one very specific scene which gets a pass for context and it's censored anyway. I wont pretend to be a big Vtuber fan but I tune in to a couple every once and a while and I think this anime does a suprisingly good job portraying a…

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Single_fighter

I don't really understand Vtuber culture so I can't judge accurately because this is a really new show in anime. But I will judge logically according to my perspective. So from the storyline telling about a Vtuber who became very famous because of his unintentional negligence but was liked by his fans and colleagues, basically it only tells about his daily life along with his professional activities which are spiced up with sexual humor that tends more towards shojo ai. It takes patience to be able to enjoy this anime because you will be faced with a lot of chat interactions between characters and NPCs aka audiences which are sometimes just like a chat panel on social media which is quite difficult to follow because it passes so quickly, especially if we have to translate it into a languag…

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Chuy_diazz

A love letter to the Vtuber industry, even for those outside the industry, like me. The first chapter is the key because it shows the type of humor that it will handle, which is one heavily based on sexual humor and jokes. Basically, the question is whether the anime could stay fresh with humor that gets old too quickly. Still, the subsequent chapters show you that sexual humor is only one weapon in its arsenal. It knows how to balance it very well with other resources such as tsukkomi humor, serious moments, and references to franchises or other Vtubers. The anime puts all its weight on the protagonist, who has to lead all the scenes and sketches, whether in a main role or in a more secondary role. The idea of ​​such a varied cast with different personalities helps our protagonist to be…

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Ionliosite2

Note: I’m not into Vtuber culture, but I can recognize and understand some things about it mainly because they are so popular it’s basically impossible to escape them if you’re into otaku culture as they pretty much are a part of it, so I’m not going to be biased for it. This anime is an advertisement for the Strong Zero beer- uh, I mean, it’s about a Vtuber breaking character and getting popular because of it as the title says. I'm surprised no one pointed out inside the show the little comments that are in the streams, because this show follows how Vtubers work, they even did their own live2D models of the characters for the show and use them from time to time where they could simply use regular animation all the time. While it also shows them outside of streamings, they usually don't c…

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vaqsxo

I understand a lot of VTubing culture and I have a few friends who do this as well. This show depicts a lot of things that are true within the space. After watching it all, I have more respect for the people who do it and my friends who try their hardest to stream. This is suppose to be a review so let’s start that now. This might be one of my favorites this whole year. I like how they actually use Live2D models (VTuber Models) in some episodes which gave it a genuine feel of watching someone live. Despite being an anime, it felt realistic watching and I’m learning more about the VTubing culture. In the last episode the concert they held felt like an actual VTuber concert too. (I’ve seen some and honestly might be better than some) It was cute, funny, and wholesome but the production and…

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uiorwejklfsd

Disappointing in every way possible. Outside of the first episode this is the same generic idol show you've seen a hundred times before. You can tell the creators were scared to death to actually follow through with the edgy humor. It is such a waste to try and copy VTuber popularity and yet make it as shallow and forgettable as possible. It's obvious they just wanted a show where they could throw "VTuber" into the title for clicks, but didn't have any plan for the overall show. Again, this could have been absolutely hilarious but instead we got this generic thing that no one will remember.

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SgtRohn

After watching the final episode made me feel like it was a pretty damn good anime overall with some cathartic moments, I surprised myself on how good I thought it was. I was originally set on giving this a 6/10, but after sitting back, I realized that as someone who's never been into VTuber culture, nor watched a single VTuber, the amount of fun I had watching all episodes of this anime made me feel like I owe it to this anime to bump my rating to a 7, maybe even an 8. The humor was good, the personalities of each characters was so vibrant. Each one of them felt unique and offered something different to the table. And while I don't watch VTubers, various media references every now and then I can still understand, especially that episode where they played the multiplayer whodunit game, w…

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anandaneogi

this is a hidden gem ....... absolutely crazy and extremely heartwarming at the same time ...... though some episodes towards the end are lackluster, the ending makes up for all of them . this anime made me laugh the most this season - the characters are all freaks,yuri jokes and references to many types of media are scattered all around and the chemistry between all the characters make this anime so great . it depicts the true meaning of coming to terms with yourself . if you people consider watching it don't expect high level animation or crazy action scenes as this anime requires a mature mentality to watch which is scarce nowadays . try out the first 3 episodes and then if you feel like continuing go ahead . but i mention again that this anime is not for everyone to watch .......procee…

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lyanneelise

Personally, I feel like the biggest criticism I see for this show, being its plot/story, is hardly an issue in the grand scheme of it all. Sure, there's not a lot going on- each episode (if I recall correctly) features a stream with Awayuki, whether it's one of her own or her collaborating with other Live-On members. But those make for a comedic, lighthearted viewing experience to take the viewer along her journey as a VTuber. While it won't get overly profound, the show does hit home on its big themes of self-acceptance, and surrounding yourself with friends who will be there for you every step of the way. It's a very heartwarming watch, with beautiful animation and adorable characters. I did find it genuinely very funny, but I also understand not everyone shares the same sense of humor,…

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d1zas73r

After watching the entire anime I can now give an opinion about it logically. TL;DR: Don't waste your time on this anime. Points time: 1. Story: 1/10 2. Characters: 7/10 3. Art/Animation: 8/10 5. Voice-over: 8/10 My reasons why this anime should not have been airing: 1. Story 2. Story 3. Story The first episode was perfect, and because of it, everyone was excited about the anime. However, gradually, the story started to turn into the streams only that Kokorone makes and how Live-On's streamers cooperate with each other to make more fun streams. The story till now feels exciting, right? The problem starts from the second episode when I'm surprised that the anime only talks about streams so there are barely any scenes outside the limits of Kokorone's streams or her friends from the same c…

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MrMaha

The anime started strong and get worst and worst each time kokorone(MC) bring about her interest in alcohol, i mean almost every anime have it but they never highlight it as so much to the point it is getting annoying to watch. The change of mc character after the accident live stream was good, i was expecting more but after that the writer cant think of anything good for her and thus the character stay as it is until the last episode, i even play with my phone while this anime become my background sound but i still aware of the story, showing the anime is really.. how should i say.. very bad? The dirty joke is fine by me but they didnt deliver it nicely and it become nothing but empty talk, it wasnt funny or anything, what a waste. The animation and design for this anime is great, i ha…

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Marinate1016

I came into Vtuber legend with very little knowledge and frankly any interest in vtubers. I always saw them as weird and something for degenerates, but after watching this show I realised how narrow minded I’d been and how Vtubers are just like any other entertainment source. In fact, they can often resonate with you in ways normal content creators couldn’t. I fell in love with Awayuki from the first episode and this was just nonstop fun. It’s irreverent, hilarious, unapologetically gay af, and wholesome. I really could not ask for more out of this show. One of the biggest surprises of the season for me. Vtuber legend has a few things that make it a great watch. Firstly, Awayuki is a riot. While she plays things up for her viewers, she is genuinely an amazing character who you can’t help…

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