There are 2 times when I really doubted if the vtuber was really the performer :
- the Treasure Box premiere when old hag Marine was doing the hip moves (though after reviewing the choregrapher director full dance, maybe she could have pulled that because the rest of the following moves were not that physically demanding)
- The Calli NWO Concert with the myth units dancing in the side panels projection, it was obvious it was not them and a lot of people in the homeland noticed that
I find it funny several took my point as "your oshi isn't doing the work!" when my literal point was Vtubing allows for fill-ins when someone isn't physically capable of doing the work, in direct reference "forever on death's door" Ironmouse. It's also entirely possible a corpo Vtuber is in a wheel chair and we have no clue about it.
For Hololive specifically, they'd only use stand-in 3D tracking if they were in a bind. Idol-types are extremely autistic about certain details, so I'd be very surprised if we ever got any foreground replacement choreo. What would not surprise me is if the big group shots had a lot of mis-matched choreo because database systems can have their days.
As for something like Treasure Box, I think the important thing to also consider is that Auto Tune has existed for approaching 3 decades. It's mostly used to tweak rather than the full T-Pain effect. 3D tracking is far enough along there should be smoothing tools available professionally. For something like Marine's hip sway, it's entirely possible it's actually a blend of her real moves and the choreographer doing it. Thus being blended "in post".
All that said, Korone definitely did that front walk over herself. That's exactly something the doggo would come up with and make sure she could do well. (Ignoring that it might be the single easiest move in all of gymnastics.) Though I have noticed no else but seemingly Fillan, in the Vtuber space, has attempted to use anything like that as part of some show. Probably has something to do with everyone in the sphere being horrible introverts that need to touch grass more.
Tenma's descent into madness continues
We might honestly need a new emote around here with a Frog for TryHarding.
I find the kid models for some of the HoloMems very interesting. Technically, it's appeal is a pure "moe" thing, which is also why Cover doesn't want the creators going too far with it. Moe's appeal operates upon the male protective/investment instinct they have with their own children. (If their physiology is working properly.) This is why it still is big and always will be, but we, here, also know exactly where it can be schizo drag into and I'm sure Cover isn't very interested in being involved in that space. That giant Gura model still hasn't gone up for charity auction. Which is probably the right call.
I member the days of the "Mumei is on a Wheelchair" rrat
Atleast im sure it was mooms
Well, Sana almost put herself in one, if we take how bad her back was for a while. I was more thinking one of the smaller corpo or a JP Nijisanji member that doesn't get any translated to English run. Fairly certain we've got general proof of all of the HoloMembers being ambulatory. Minus Marine probably needing a cane already.