1st Anniversary.
Of course, this event holds great significance for the VTubers and their fans.
It means they’ve been together for a not-so-short period of one year.
Thus, the VTuber expresses gratitude to the fans who have supported them and conveys hopes for the future, while fans send their congratulations back.
And now, there’s only a mere three weeks left until VTuber ‘Izumi Kainoh’s’ 1st-anniversary broadcast.
“Good job. Here, a cola.”
“Thank you….”
After finishing her work, Yukari Akabane handed me a refreshing cola.
“Izumi can’t even buy cola alone, you know~.”
“I-I can! I usually go to the convenience store alone and buy it…? And we agreed not to talk about that on the broadcast….”
“Huh? I never made such a promise.”
“Well, um, that’s true, but….”
The clip titled ‘Yukari’s Story About Izumi’s Cola Order’ reportedly surpassed 300,000 views.
What on earth makes people find such stories entertaining enough to watch?
It’s natural that what one can and cannot do varies from person to person.
I’m just not good at talking to strangers, yet so many find joy in watching that.
There are just too many rude people. This world is really messed up…
“Well, someone was bound to say it eventually, right? Why not just think of it as me being that someone?”
“If no one had said anything, wouldn’t that have been better…?”
“…Hmph.”
In the face of my perfect logic, Yukari had no choice but to remain silent.
But just because the video has spread doesn’t mean it will disappear.
What a sad reality…
“Anyway, I hope everyone likes it. Right?”
“Hehe. Yeah….”
I guess everyone will be surprised when they hear this news?
I was genuinely shocked when I first found out about this.
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[【Art Broadcast】Tonight’s Art Broadcast #KainohIzumi#Star’sFlow2ndGeneration]
-Mei-chan’s art broadcast is a long-awaited event.
“Y-yeah.”
It feels like it’s been about three months since the last art broadcast…
Well, I’ve been busy since then with the 3D debut broadcast, birthday celebration, and preparing for the 1st anniversary broadcast.
What’s more, it’s not like I could draw during broadcasts anyway.
“Hmm… Today, I’m going to draw a character from the fateful showdown… What should I draw?”
-Please draw the blue one.
-How about the swimsuit senpai?
Among the various opinions flowing in the chatroom, one character’s name caught my attention.
“Hmm. Should I go with Okita-chan…?”
Okita Souji.
A figure who served as the captain of the first unit in the Shinsengumi, a police organization during the late Edo period in Japan.
The most famous parts about Okita Souji are her frail health and her genius swordsmanship, naturally, extensive coverage of those aspects is found in the fateful showdown’s personal story.
And, of course, she’s a girl.
You can tell just from her nickname ‘Okita-chan.’
Well, it’s common knowledge that many famous heroes are actually girls, so there’s no need to explain this further.
A sickly genius swordswoman, huh?
What a terrifying combination, emerging from someone’s mind.
Every time I look at her, I feel like I’ll burst into applause…
Just as I decided on Okita-chan as the subject of this drawing and started to draw, a sudden thought flashed through my mind.
“Hey, um…? I-I suddenly have a question….”
-Mei-chan saying something like this usually isn’t a good sign…
“It’s soon, my 1st anniversary, right…? So I’m preparing various things… Is it, um, really necessary to do this 1st-anniversary live…?”
-Yes~ Yes~ The fateful showdown is confirmed!
“No! Of course, I’m going to do it, but! Just let me finish talking….”
Let’s think this through.
In the last two months, I’ve had two live broadcasts going from the 3D debut to the birthday celebration.
And now another live broadcast just for the anniversary.
It’s like having three months of consecutive live broadcasts?
Don’t you think my live broadcasts are becoming too common?
I think it’s perfectly fine to be a little rarer, given I’m such a super pretty girl.
As I started to organize my thoughts to speak,
-Yes~ Yes~ As expected, the fateful showdown is confirmed!!!
None of the supportive players chimed in to agree with me.
“Why, why doesn’t anyone understand me?!”
I even argued logically, so can’t they at least just agree even if they don’t really mean it?
-But it’s clearly Mei-chan’s fault this time…
…Well, I wouldn’t have anything to say to that, to be honest.
★
Our 2nd generation’s anniversary broadcast was in a bit of a murky situation.
That’s because both Ayaka Utsumi, Aki, and Suzuha Koga debuted on the same day, and so did Yukari Akabane and I.
Just looking at the 1st generation seniors, Kurokami debuted on October 21st, Namikawa on October 22nd, Amatsuka on October 23rd, Rinze Yuzuki on October 24th, and Ichika Minazuki on October 25th.
This way, their anniversary broadcasts won’t overlap, allowing each to celebrate their best day.
But for our 2nd generation, their debut schedule slightly misaligned due to the company’s circumstances.
Of course, even if it’s an anniversary broadcast, some companies let VTubers and fans casually celebrate together.
Even during the heyday of VTubers, there were quite a few companies like this, where overlapping anniversary broadcasts of their affiliated VTubers posed no issues.
In fact, there were times when they even collaborated during the anniversary broadcasts.
But in the case of our Star’s Flow, the company promotes the anniversary broadcasts on a larger scale.
So the conflicting debut dates really posed some trouble, which M-chan sighed about.
Yet, we couldn’t just cancel the anniversary live broadcast.
Ultimately, the company and the 2nd generation gathered and spent a week discussing until a conclusion was reached…
★
[Virtual YouTuber Minor Gallery]
[Title: Star’s Flow << If these idiots are annoying, just thumbs down>>]
[By: ㅇㅇ]
July 10th: 7 PM Ayaka live, 8:30 PM Nekoto live, 10 PM Suzuha live
July 11th: 8 PM Yukari live, 9:30 PM Izumi live
I don’t get any rest for two days in a row. Do these idiots not care about those who work?
[Recommendation: 21 / Unrecommend: 65]
Oyabun🔸: If they do consecutive live broadcasts, we can keep watching our girls
└Oyabun🔸: You’re asking for rest instead of being happy about it…?
└Oyabun🔸: Can’t say anything when you think of it that way, huh?
└uwu: Is this the dignity of a job hunter…?
└ㅇㅇ: No matter how you look at it, this schedule is too demanding for working people, damn
└Oyabun🔸: Watching live is resting, it’s work then?
└Oyabun🔸: This guy is clearly a troublemaker.
└I drew a Giraffe: Starting now, I’ll praise the sash.
…
ㅇㅇ: So are you saying you’re not capable of being a NEET?
└ㅇㅇ: Why only you? Why only you? Why only you? Why only you? Why only you?
Dudokuri Online🔹: Complaining about how hard it is to watch live streams
└Dudokuri Online🔹: You don’t deserve to live VTuber life.
★
[【1st Anniversary Countdown】 Let’s celebrate the 1st anniversary together! #KainohIzumi#Star’sFlow2ndGeneration#1stAnniversary]
-Are you going to fall asleep again this time?
“…I wouldn’t….”
Honestly speaking, it would be a lie to say I wasn’t sleepy.
It’s just that I always go to bed by 1 AM at the latest when school is in session.
On average, I go to sleep around 11 PM.
But I already fell asleep during the 150,000 view broadcast, so doing it again would mean an enormous blunder.
So I absolutely couldn’t let myself fall asleep.
I am Izumi Kainoh, a growing VTuber.
-Speaking of which, did you get scolded for what you said during the 1st anniversary live broadcast?
“About that time…? Actually… M-chan scolded me a lot….”
She was genuinely angry, asking me what on earth I was saying to the viewers.
My excuse that I was serious and thought deeply didn’t fly at all.
Thinking about it, I realized that instead of speaking on the broadcast first, I should have spoken to the company beforehand.
Clearly, communication and consultation are essential.
Of course, since I got thoroughly scolded back then, I’ve also obtained M-chan’s permission for this talk.
If anyone asks among my supporters later, can I say I got really scolded by M-chan?
When I asked this, M-chan’s voice on the other end of the phone had a tone of complete disbelief that I could never forget…
Well, since I made sure to communicate, consult it doesn’t mean I’m in the wrong!
As I chatted away with supporters about some 1st-anniversary emotes and other matters, the clock on the screen soon pointed to 11:59:51.
“It’s, it’s almost time…! …5!”
-5!
“4!”
-4!
“3!”
-3!
“2!”
-2!
“1!”
-1!
“Hehe…! I-Izumi Kainoh has safely reached the 1st anniversary…! C-Congratulations! Wowaaah!”
-🎉
-🎉
=Anima JP¥ 50,000: Let’s go for the 2nd and 3rd anniversaries!
=Bro JP¥ 50,000: The universe’s best super in-touch atmosphere creator Mei-chan, fighting!
[Maker Membership Duration – 11 months: Congrats on the 1st anniversary!]
[LoveIzumi Membership Duration – 11 months: Finally the 1st anniversary has come!]
“Everyone, th-thank you…!”
The chatroom filled with fireworks emojis, hyper chats, and membership notifications.
Everything was celebrating my 1st anniversary, but it still didn’t feel real.
“1st anniversary, huh….”
As I repeated that once more, all the events that happened throughout the broadcasts flashed through my mind.
The time my RP crumbled at the start. The time I couldn’t control my anger in TLQ the next day and ended up taking a two-week break. The time when monetization was granted, and we had a group collaboration for the 2nd generation, and so on.
I still didn’t feel real, but I could tell that I had spent a year with them.
“Th-thank you so very much, everyone…!”
-We’re always grateful too!
-🎉
“H-huhuh….”
After I expressed my gratitude for the last time and shared a bit of small talk, I finally executed the countless requests that had been coming in.
“I… don’t really want to do this….”
-You’re the one who said it in the end, Mei-chan
“Haah….”
And it slowly began to play.
[Hello everyone. My name is Kainoh Izumi.]
My debut broadcast.
-Listening again, your voice is so quiet lol
“T-I was nervous since it was my first time….”
[Anyway, I was just a regular person watching OnTube alone for a while. I thought it had been a long time since I spoke… and I felt that way, ya know?]
-That’s just so sad, isn’t it…?
– As long as this scene remains, Mei-chan has to be (self-proclaimed) super in-touch atmosphere creator…!
“Ugh… S-so loud!”
[Well, during a conversation, I can’t maintain eye contact, and I stammer, so it’s obvious….]
– Have you changed now?
“If it’s just one person, I can maintain eye contact…”
[-Make sure to rewatch your debut broadcast one year later]
[Oh, no! I really don’t want to. I’ll probably cry of embarrassment while watching…!]
-You think you’ll cry…?
“….”
Something.
[Right, right. It’s especially that last battle scene’s quality! Satoru Uncle’s desperate sincerity was so touching!]
“….”
Somewhat, I started feeling embarrassed.
Suddenly, it felt like heat was rising to my head.
-You suddenly ran out of words
[Aside from that, during the discussion with the heroine, the emotional line that you portrayed throughout the manga was beautifully represented in the animation, which was so moving. I watch it once a week! If anyone hasn’t seen this…!]
“Huuuh….”
-?
– Are you crying?
“N-No, I’m not crying…?! H-Huuuh….”
– It’s probably tears of emotion for your 1st anniversary.
-No matter how you look at it, it seems you’re embarrassed like the Mei-chan of the past, lol
“I’m not crying!! Ugh.”
This is not tears, but sweat from working hard today.
Crying because I’m embarrassed? The grown-up me can’t be like that. No way.
[….]
Thus, my debut broadcast from a year ago came to an end.
“….”
I quietly ended the broadcast.
– Have you not grown at all over the past year…?
“Waaaaah?! Am I an idiot?!!!”
And I couldn’t help but kick my blanket in embarrassment over the fact.
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