What were your favorite events of this year so for?
Holofes, Vsai sf6, Kizuna Ai's comeback, Suisei Budokan, Calli live concert, Nijifes, Roboco camera incident (the worst incident before this was Aki capturing the back of her managers head).
Favorite new costumes?
General office lady (Zeta and Nerissa) and Maid Kronii... embarrassed Kronii hurts so good
Favorite songs, both originals and covers?
Carmel Pain,
Have any new and/or small talents left a good impression on you?
Chinchilla's longevity
Tetel's break, it's nice to see people enjoying streaming as a hobby and stopping if they need
What controversies stood out to you?
The death of PixelLink I guess. The donothons to keep the IP has set a precedent that smacks of ransom especially with the 5 figure buyout amounts. Vshojo letting Nazuna keep her IP for free is the ideal outcome, paying to leave a successful company like Patra did is another. Tsunderia releasing everyone should be the standard for a company dying, same with Prism and they were a Sony company so you know it's fucked when Sony is being moderately reasonable. A merger like Idol is less ideal but at least people were given a choice. A dying company clawing back funds through fan funds is gross and that's what happened. Surprised they didn't get more backlash but small company I guess.
What new categories would you like to see?
Translator award - Including live tl (example boxi), clippers (example yura), or other kinds media/
The tarot - Mio is the occult hag everyone looks to when someone graduates. Pick the 4 most popular graduate predictions and make them major arcana. Have people choose
The Numbers Queen - CCV is the regular number battle but let's up this, the presumed highest earning vtuber of the year
In general if Holo needs to be separated then be explicit. Flip the switch and say Holo isn't allowed unless stated which will allow a more diverse pool.
Non-EN awards might be nice considering Neo-Porte, VSPO and more, in terms of pure numbers they continue to thrive in a way EN agencies don't
Which old categories do you feel won’t be needed this year?
"Niji’s Biggest L of the Year" is lame. Is this a Holoboard? Just combine Niji/Mike with a general shit moment of the year for a company or vtuber
What other suggestions do you have to improve this year’s awards?
Allow no votes. There are many categories that people don't care about.