Ever notice how after Holomems graduate and then redebut their models look 10x better?

>>101814552 (OP)
>Look better
No? Especially not Fauna.

>>101814552 (OP)
I don't know, going by order:
>downgrade
>sidegrade
>upgrade
>sidegrade
>sidegrade

>>101814552 (OP)
Sakuna is about to lose her model soon btw, you can thank the childfucker Gaou for that.

>>101814552 (OP)
The only one whose model looks better post-graduation in that pic was Aqua -> Sakuna

>>101814552 (OP)
Why are you leaving out members arbitrarily? Where's Ame and Chloe?

>>101814721
Your post would count as libel in Japan.

>>101814552 (OP)
I don't listen to the opinions of those who think westerners can design good vtuber models.

>>101814886
>model :/
>model, Japan :D

>>101814552 (OP)
Cover cheaps out on their designs and rigging to make the shareholders more money. The girls themselves know what actually good designs and rigging look like.

>>101814552 (OP)
>Downgrade
>Downgrade
>Sidegrade
>Upgrade
>Downgrade
Unless you meant in terms of rigging. Then sure.

Hololive and especially Nijisanji models are notoriously cheaply made in house to increase profits. Indies can buy the best riggers for top dollar so they can get 1000 toggles they never use and more jiggle than Jello. Couldn't tell you which is better.

>>101814910
Correct.

>>101814955
>Cover cheaps out on their designs
Rigging sure, but they literally get the best fucking artists on the entire internet to make their designs, you're actually insane.

>>101814552 (OP)
Nimi's model is bland and ugly

>>101814552 (OP)
>NotGura moves her face a tiny bit
>The model entirely zonks out and goes through a number of random expressions
I don't get why people think stuff like this is an upgrade. Fucking ADHD zoomers.

>>101815205
Sit this one out, grandpa.

>>101814552 (OP)
All of them except for Gura/Saba have the exact same mama.

>>101814910
>Japanese cartoon woman model :/
>Japanese cartoon woman model, Japan :D
It's a mystery
I really wonder why

Am I the only person who prefers Nimi's design over Fauna's?

>>101814552 (OP)
No? All of them look like knockoffs except for Nimi,especially gura should just have gone for the cat then instead of forcing the fish theme to remind you who she WAS
>10x
Oh Im laffin

>>101815405
yes

>>101815355
Go watch JP women then

You gotta be drowning in copium if you think Saba is a better design than Gura. Her design is half the reason she got so popular in the first place.

>>101814552 (OP)
Well as far as quality of art and rigging sure, but as far as style I would say only Mel and Aqua are equal or better now.

>>101814552 (OP)
CEO of Sex had one of the best models in Holo, if not in general.
And Fauna's new one is a clear downgrade.

>>101815405
No, but you likely belong to the minority

>>101814552 (OP)
They're all fine except for Saba.
I have no idea why she went for the cat/wolf ears.

>>101814552 (OP)
Gura, Fauna: massive downgrade
Aqua, Mel: their originals were iconic but their new models are still good
Delu was an upgrade
>>101815338
Rica wasn't drawn by Ayamy, quiet
>>101815205
Gura had the worst rigging in all of Vtubing.

>>101815405
There may be as many as five of you. Ok maybe more, but Fauna's design is pretty well liked, and Nimi's design is, nothing special.

>>101815566
>>101815622
For the record I like Fauna's design but having a simpler design with less details is preferable.

>>101815405
I wouldn't compare them. Both are good but doing different things.

>>101814552 (OP)
the only one I would consider an upgrade is Saba's and just because Gura's rigging was terrible either way I doubt we gonna see something as good as Chloe's model from indies, what a loss.

>>101814552 (OP)
Models are either sidegrade or inferior, but in some cases rigging is superior (true for both Nimi and especially Saba).

>>101814886
>I don't listen to the opinions of those who think westerners can design good vtuber models.
Anon whether you like the change in their indie design they really are superior to Hololive models. For all the hundreds of employees they hired to work on HoloEarth it's actually funny how cheap they are with their Live2D technology. Cover is years behind the standards used by indie vtubers and their main advantage is the ability to hire big name artists.

>>101815405
I would say that Nimi and Dooby have better designs and they are really well made even for indie vtubers. Saba is a better model though based on how things are going on social media there was less controversy with the Gura design.

>>101816116
Your unwanted and incorrect opinion has been disregarded.

>>101816116
>there was less controversy with the Gura design.
Did you just discover gura when she announced her fucking graduation? you cannot be this much of a fucking liar

>>101814877
Not really, because he himself publicly admitted to it first.

>>101814552 (OP)
personal taste, I preferred Mel over Rica; her color palette reminds me too much of Ayame who is my least favorite Hololive design. Only saving grace is her tits but apparently she wants to censor them in the future

>>101816549
Did he admit that he fucked children or that he molested a 14 year old girl?

>>101815405
I just wish she kept the green hair

>>101816665
14 year olds are children

>>101816665
Not molested, consentually had sex with a 14 year old. Still illegal, now anyway, back when he did so 13 was the age of consent. Wish that I went to Japan back then and checked to see if brothels offered services like that but oh well. Can always go to Thailand.

>>101814552 (OP)
Rica and Nimi maybe, the rest look like indie vtuber models and I don't mean that in a complimentary way.

>>101814552 (OP)
>downgrade
>downgrade
>aqua is iconic, new model isn't bad though
>both are alright
>left is generic, right looks like something you would see on a vtuber in 2018

>>101817498
The age of consent was determined by the prefecture. Even at the time he did that the effective age of consent everywhere in japan was 16, because there was no prefecture where the age of consent was lower, excluding marriage exceptions.

>>101817498
>consentually had sex with a 14 year old.
Then why is he being cancelled? Because law dictates morality now?

>>101817668
No, morality dictates laws, but laws move slower than the postal service to get implemented.

>>101815405
I like chibi Nimi the best. It’s so cute and I want to pinch its cheeks.

>>101815405
Yeah

>>101817498
Get some help, pedo.

>>101814552 (OP)
>upgrade
went from facemask to jigglethon, but has better color theory so there's that.
>sidegrade
new one has a neat overall design, but the haircolor fails. old one was just peak.
>downgrade
better model, but has shit for color theory.
>downgrade
better model, but again, has shit for color theory.
>DOWNGRADE
lol. lmao even.

>>101817747
chibi nimi is great it felt like some naplings was sad to lose her to the big nimi :D

>>101818034
I have never touched or looked at a child like that.

>>101818047
Preach about the color choices, I get so fucking annoyed with Rica constantly going with pinks and reds because she loves those colors so much but then placing them on top of one another with text and background so they are barely readable. CHOOSE. CONTRASTING. COLORS. YOU. RETARDED. WHORE.

>>101818047
>better color theory
They literally just copied sonic "amerimutt should love their flag colors" marketing scheme and that was super effective. Also you have nostalgia goggles. Delu model design wise is def better.

>>101814552 (OP)
Nah, all of the ones in picrel are a downgrade besides delu, and Gura/Saba is subjective. I personally like both of her designs, and probably with time, I will like the new one more as it grows on me.

>>101814552 (OP)
They're literally all downgrades. Except Mel

>>101814877
but we're not in japan, are we?!
in japan, the truth is libel, in america, the truth is a right.

japan can have the same outcome as the truth in their nation, death.

>>101815553
>ceo of sex
ms. _en?

>>101815600
the ears mean something.
you're looking at it from the materialistic, not occult view.

ears = horns = power
she's asserting dominance (again)

but why the tail?
the tail = ones faults/shortcomings = weakpoint
she's embraced her own faults and flaunts them (loli)

>>101814688
I agree with this list
Unfortunately rigging-wise they're all upgrades, though. Man, Holo's so far behind on that.

>>101815566
>No, but you likely belong to the minority
whites are the minority in the world.

>>101817716
unless money gets involved (bribing/lobbying), then they get passed unanimously

>>101815553
Fuck if only she lasted long enough for a decent koikatsu card or lewd mmd model
So damn hot

>>101814552 (OP)
Cover established a cheap cookie-cutter model manufacturing process that was up to snuff in 2021 but by now has aged quite poorly. They set a not-very-high bar and then never raised it, while the whole rest of the industry kept advancing.

>>101818463
What a cute, dumb woman.

>>101815405
>>101817747
>>101818166
Chibi Nimi is unironically superior to the regular one.
The reason for that is the latter has fucking nothing below her skirt and her legs are very long. You obviously will never see her lower half, but it completely ruins her silhouette.
Chibi Nimi being compressed fixes that problem, her silhouette is far more pleasing.
Fauna still had a better design, however. Nimi is very generic save for her ears.

>>101818463
Why would you want text to be readable?

>>101822583
also chibi nimi has fucking shadows from her hair onto her head
full size nimi doesn't and it fucks me up looking at her

>>101822274
off-topic to the conversation

Exploding jelly rigging will alway look like shit

>>101823289
on-topic to the conversation >>101814877

>>101815405
You're not wrong. The new design is literally just a cute nurse with big tits. The Tapir and nightmare eating aspects are afterthoughts. You could remove the Tapir ears and not lose anything. Unless you knew the background, you'd also not know about the nightmare eater stuff. It's simply not incorporated well into her design. She also tried cramming 3 different things into one character. The guy filtering the stupid ideas of the talents at Hololive is an unsung hero. She would have never popped off had it not been for the amazing design from Hololive. I say this as someone who thinks JP corpos are fucking retards. They do make great designs though

Are comparing holo’s debut models or last updated/revealed models? i assume their last 2.0 or 3.0 models are equivalent or better than whatever they had to buy out of pocket when going independent.

>>101823510
Fauna wasn't that artist's only design. If she wasn't the pilot, it would've been worthless

>>101814552 (OP)
no

>>101815667
I think a good design rather than being based on some meme rule like 'simpler is better' or 'le silhouette' is decided by how effectively artistic intent is conveyed. The Fauna design despite having a lot of extraneous details does an incredibly good job of depicting a gentle (and sexy) mother nature character. The horns have a lot of character without making the silhouette look ridiculous and the flowing dryad clothes fit well with the theme without being too coomery. The face has these big expressive gentle eyes which fit really well with the streamer's personality. The Nimi design is also good but she's supposed to be cutsey but the face looks sort of sharp. The massive apron frills give her a cartoonish look, but then she has these really long modelesqe legs that don't match with the rest of her cutsey appearance. In the end it's up to personal taste and I can see why someone would prefer the Nimi design though.

>>101814552 (OP)
>Her Gura model was better.
>Her Fauna model was better.
>Her Aqua model was better.
>Rica actually looks fine here.
>Her Aloe model was better.

>>101822583
Chibi Nimi also has better ears because they have the young tapir markings, which is a nice touch and makes them more interesting to look at.

>>101816549
In Japan you can still be found guilty of libel for writing things that are true.

>>101814552 (OP)
They're better animated but they never do look better.
When women have too much choice on their own design their shitty tastes overflow.

>>101815405
It is hard for a tapir nurse girl to compete with a literal fertility goddess.

>>101814688
More like:
>Downgrade
>Downgradest
>Sidegrade
>Upgrade
>Downgrade

>>101814552 (OP)
Only upgrade for me was Rica.
I love Delu's look, but I'd be lying if I said Aloe wasn't better.

>>101814781
And now she has to get rid of it. Life isn't fair

>>101815405
I like chibi nimi the most

>>101815606
>Gura had the worst rigging in all of vtubing
Some of you EOPs would beg to get your eye sockets ripped off if they were forced to see how the rigging on Gen 1 and 2+Gamers holos looked like.

>>101838132
>>101815405
nimi is cute, but i can't trust someone that feeds off my nightmares.
does it even make sense?

what reasoning or motivation would she have to eat my nightmares away if that's her sustenance?
wouldn't it be more beneficial for her to ensure that i keep having nightmares?
idk, i just cant trust her, she makes the nightmares, then swoops in, like a big hero, eats the nightmares.
idk, the whole thing just seems to convenient.

and dont get me started on the fish, she maintains a lighthouse?
a fish?
yeah, how does she keep from drying?
and did anyon notice all the fancy stuff she keeps in the background? probably got it off some shipwreck SHE CAUSED.
notice she never talks about her family?
probably set them up too and handed them over to some fisherman.

and dooby....i dont know much about dooby, but she's probably working an angle too....

>>101814552 (OP)
We already had this thread. You lost.

>>101840237
its the same thread, retard.

>>101815113
Gonna be real with you buddy, Gura's design sucks ass

>>101817504
What, pray tell, does an indie vtuber model "look" like?

NuGura looks like shit LMAO

>>101814552 (OP)
>downgrade
>downgrade
>the same picture
>downgrade
>downgrade

are you perhaps fucking blind, OP?

>>101823309
I'm convinced half the Holofags on this board saw one KevinX rig and thought "this is what all indie models move like"

did Mel just become Chloe?

Gura's design was iconic, Saba is a legally-distinct version

>>101841213
nta but often times overdesigned with superior rigging

>>101841457
Unironically, some of her artwork and merch she sold last year got 'vandalized' by a troll artist who did a last minute edit to the hair on her beach towel merch and calendar. I don't think it was caught in time for one of the two to stop purposefully fudged versions being sent out

>>101815504
Gura struggled to get a million after a month and a week.
Saba reaches a million in 2 days with 2 streams. 500 thousand a pop. The people have spoken, it's an upgrade.

>>101842821
>Implying it's the model and not her old fans simply migrating paired with /lig/gers and dramafags (even outside of here) forcing her as their new Messiah that will destroy Hololive

>>101814552 (OP)
Saba looks like an idolcorp (or whatever they are called now) on downs

>>101814552 (OP)
shit /cold shit with fungus growing
god tier / mid af
meh /not better enough for me to care
AYAMY I KNEEL /s'alright
AAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGH / TAKESHI YOUR BODY CAN'T HANDLE IT

2/5

>>101814552 (OP)
this is literally a case of
>indie model : I
>ex-holo model : O

Do we have a confirmed ID on Hitomi Chris' reincarnation?

>>101814552 (OP)
>x10
they're better but lets not get crazy now
most of these look like they hired the exact same artist

>>101815405
yes

>>101844766
>most of these look like they hired the exact same artist
Funny you should say that...

>>101817668
My dude that's a literal child what the hell is wrong with you

>>101845077
My foot up your ass will make you feel like a child again.

>>101814552 (OP)
desu it's only mel who get better
and that's because her model is old as fuck
other is just sidegrade but fauna all we can agree is downgrade

>>101842821
she got 500k without even streaming

>>101845077
Out of 10, or whatever

>>101814552 (OP)
Not really especially if you talk about the design itself

>>101817498
>13 was the age of consent
Retard

>>101814552 (OP)
Pic unrelated?

>>101822416
>Gelatin enjoyer

>>101841182
Tell that to 5 million people who subbed for it often without watching a single stream.

>>101815449
Anon Saba changed pretty much nothing she even talked about concerts and idol outfits. She wants to be Gura just outside of hololive to keep the same audience and money for herself, she doesn't care about doing anything new.

>>101842821
It's just sub transfer

>>101817504
Nimi feels really meh, not bad but it's not a memorable design that would catch your attention if you didn't know who she was.

>>101814552 (OP)
It's not even funny how much worse Gura's new look is. Went from iconic to generic twitch tier pedobait.

>>101819047
It's basically Gura but younger and with shit hair/ears that look like some alternative model and don't fit anything

>>101823893
It could be any other soft spoken ASMR whore, perhaps even one that actually liked ASMR

>>101844228
Not a coincidence half of that corp targeted her audience

Sap/Napcuck here and full form Nimi is an absolute downgrade compared to Fauna. Chibi form is the superior form, but still not as good as Fauna.

>>101814552 (OP)
>better model but worse design
>worse in both
>worse in both
>worse design but better model
>worse in both

Uhhh... nope.

>>101814552 (OP)
Schizo.

>>101842661
what a dick move, why would someone do that? they'll never get work again pulling stunts like that

>>101815504
Now that I've gotten used to it, I can say that Saba > Gura design wise. Honestly its the face and head shape for me. Anything else is just nostalgia goggles.

>>101842661
What am I supposed to be seeing here?

>>101844617
Asumi Sena of VSPO.

>>101858327
The guy specifically edited notChloe's merch to look like Chloe

>>101814552 (OP)
No

>>101858219
>face and headshape
She looks like an actual retard despite her forehead being twice as big

>>101814606
FPBP
OP BTFO

>>101858219
>>101861216
personally i think her personality is whats best about her, regardless of the model.
then again, i just like cute things.

i cant wait to hear her ara ara voice when she can no longer hide it.

>>101814552 (OP)
you need glasses anon.

>>101814606
>>101863245
green hair? maybe she just got shit taste. or you have shit taste.

>>101822583
>the latter has fucking nothing below her skirt
She has the big bow. And everyone loves her sexy legs with shiny stockings and garter belt.

>>101865791
NTA but I think what filters me about big Nimi as opposed to chibi Nimi is the hair. Chibi's style and coloring are just way better desu.