# @restofworld on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CR51UcGDGaE
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/78901737-restofworld-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/bc06463ba3.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-07-29T08:01:48.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Rest of World (@restofworld) — https://gondola.cc/restofworld

## Caption

“A lot of people have gotten their hearts broken by 3D women on streaming, but with a 2D character, she can’t really break your heart. You don’t really know what she looks like, you just see this cute anime girl with this really cute voice,” said Ivan, a part-time staffer at a Japanese Vtuber Agency. ⁠⁠
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Japan’s virtual YouTubers are breaking into the global mainstream. Before the coronavirus pandemic forced the world into internet isolation, VTubing was a niche medium, largely confined to Japan’s overactive subculture of fanboys and otaku. The pandemic’s disruptions to everyday lives broadened its appeal.⁠⁠
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Click the link in our bio to read the full story.⁠⁠
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#vtubers #japan #japanvtubers #virtualworld #virtualcharacters #virtualyt #virtualyoutuber #youtube #kizuna #kizunaai

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## Tags

virtualyoutuber, youtube, virtualcharacters, kizunaai, vtubers, japanvtubers, virtualyt, virtualworld, japan, kizuna

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