# @restofworld on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CR4VRFAp33_
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/78901741-restofworld-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/6cd5e911e4.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-07-28T18:02:55.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Rest of World (@restofworld) — https://gondola.cc/restofworld

## Caption

Launched in 2016, Kizuna AI was the first genuine “VTuber” — not an avatar for a real person but wholly animated and autonomous. Since then, these entirely digital YouTube celebrities have entered the Japanese mainstream.⁠⁠
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Click the link in our bio to read the full story. ⁠Animation by restofworld/Kizunaai.⁠⁠
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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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