>>101320363
>A vtuber isn't just the person behind the model,
yes it is.
>>101320708
>It kind of just feels like a grift if they join for a brand, then break off to go indie while still leeching off their original identity.
Why?
They join when they're small. Get big through their own merits but with more advertising, and then if the company stops being worth the hassle, leave.

All a corpo does is put you on the map. It's up to you to actually do anything with it. Just look at NijiEN or any of the billion brave group corpos that fail to go anywhere.

Or hell the absolute best example: Aster