Vtubers Part 1: The Black Corpos
Dave begins his descent into madness as he explores the enormous world of vtubers, the multi-billion dollar industry of video game streamers who use animated avatars. In part one, he explores the black corpos, the unethical corporations employing vtubers and their many scandals.
Errata and Updates
Rigging is its own art form where most vtubers use a two-dimensional model which is cut up, and then pieced back together with specific moving parts 'rigged' to move per motion capture. The tracking is normally done through a good webcam or ideally a new iphone. 3D rigging can also exist for certain types of vtubers, or for big events and requires a completely different animation process. It is not whatever Dave said.
Coco now streams as KSon.
Selen Tatsuki/Dokibird is Canadian.
A member of the Black Stream, Xandu, has since graduated from Nijisanji and apologized to Dokibird (Selen) and made right. To the surprise of nobody, he was manipulated and pressured by Nijisanji EN.
Sources
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Dokibird [@dokibird]. (2024, February 15). Dokibird statement following Nijisanji termination [Post]. X. https://x.com/dokibird/status/1757763627413631383
Elaine [@untitled4894471]. (2024). Elaine statement on KoMETA and Gira [Post]. X. https://x.com/untitled4894471/status/1884246163060318679
Nijisanji World [@NIJISANJI_World]. (2023, March 10). Official Nijisanji World statement on Zaion LanZa [Post]. X. https://x.com/NIJISANJI_World/status/1634147534795841536
Vice Staff. (2021). The VTuber industry: Corporatization, labor, and kawaii. Vice. https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-vtuber-industry-corporatization-labor-and-kawaii/
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Wikibooks contributors. (n.d.). VTubers and the ethics of synthetic media. In Professionalism. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Professionalism/Vtubers_and_the_Ethics_of_Synthetic_Media
YouTube Videos
absoluteunit30. (2022, February 8) Cute Anime Goth Girl Says Ara Ara~ [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/embed/RpStkYfrrxA
catschais. (2025, June 8). 13 minutes of the FUNNIEST vtuber clips. [Video]. https://youtu.be/DXKFXchUQeE?t=60
Depressed Nousagi. (2022, July 6). The full story of Uruha Rushia’s termination [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/SH_QWrdhR68
JailbreakAdryNow. (2024, January 26). Japanese fandead having a full on meltdown on discord call over Uruha Rushia’s Marriage [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/AtrHExX2X2s
Mujin. (2024, February 12). Documenting the worst PR disaster in Vtuber HISTORY - The Selen Tatsuki X Nijisanji incident [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/qTAL-8v_HsQ
Mujin. (2025, September 29). The evil agency that lost ALL its Vtubers in under a year - The horrific misdeeds of Wactor/910inc [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/U1__DcC_1iI
Elira Pendora 【NIJISANJI EN】. (2024, February 12). A Message from NIJISANJI EN. [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/o65VwnQvWW4
Whatopia. (2024, July 6). Gura Sings “Take Me Out To The Ball Game” at Dodger Stadium (Hololive) [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/LZzt5aS-6Zo
Not cited: Countless random reddit posts, streams and clips, discussions on twitter (X), and other bits of contextual information to help fill out the stories.
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