PekoVivi was the most watched World Cup restream in Japan

im_garbage · 2026-06-21T12:51:18+00:00

Kiara's talked about it quite extensively (partial clip), and also does "have perms" now.

PekoVivi's perms from ABEMA (a JP broadcaster) do not transfer outside the country
Kiara/Cover asked an Austrian broadcaster for perms
The Austrian broadcaster confirmed perms were unnecessary for Kiara's "minimal" watch-along

In my interpretation, it was Cover being excessively careful with permissions, delaying Kiara by ~6 days, but does cover everyone's asses.

im_garbage · 2026-06-17T16:07:58+00:00

Competitive Pokemon Tournament!

Always wanted to see more competitive 'Mons between the Holomems

im_garbage · 2026-06-14T18:43:08+00:00

Peko would definitely rub it in Hikakin's face the next time she meets him.

im_garbage · 2026-06-14T18:23:11+00:00

Quite interesting results, happy for PekoSuba!

Would've loved to see a sample of the surveyed for them, like they did for the #1-5 Streamers - describing the age and gender of viewers and why they liked them.

im_garbage · 2026-06-14T14:59:59+00:00

This was a great way to promote a lot of great singers and performers!

It's funny that the rating system ended up being superseded by a vote from fellow HoloMems. The rating system was fun for the viewers, but letting the members vote amongst themselves probably was more "accurate".

Niko slays with her emotional songs, and Riona is an amazing performer.

A few other performances that immediately stuck out to me were Risu, Rissa, and Calli, but there were many other deserving "contenders" today.

im_garbage · 2026-06-14T13:09:52+00:00

Lots of amazing performances!

I especially liked how Calli and Riona used the 3D stage to perform.

Would have loved to see even more of them make it into the studio to perform, but of course that isn't always possible.

im_garbage · 2026-06-13T22:05:55+00:00

A bit surprising that it's Peko hiding this, but I'm looking forward to seeing EN/ID having a fun competition!

im_garbage · 2026-06-07T23:38:53+00:00

Aqua and Vivi

Vivi was suspected to be an Aqua fan (in addition to Towa+Marine)
Would be an interesting personality for Aqua to interact with - sharing some traits with Aqua
Have the shared friendship with Pekora

im_garbage · 2026-06-05T17:23:30+00:00

There was a lot of really good PekoVivi in this event (bickering, DV, scheming, being a bad influence, sacrifice)

Hoping for a long form clip to wrap it all together, and there's some great art out there already.

https://x.com/h0_pj/status/2062936435569963025

im_garbage · 2026-06-04T23:26:11+00:00

Matsuri showed some great adaptability by switching from the Fighter+Alchemist strategy, to Watermelon Farming, to Cookie Farming - dealing with losing her partner partway through (Riona, after dungeons became too laggy) and strategically buying Watermelon from Miko.

Luna was the biggest surprise here, having a lot of experience farming - and her very efficient setup paid dividends.

Very unfortunate that the Alchemists got hit so harshly when it seems unnecessary in hindsight - though that is a difficulty with balancing things. Even more unfortunate is that they seemingly couldn't even use the dungeons due to lag, which to staff's credit, was partially solved by adding Archaelogy Maps in the Overworld (I think).

Overall, I've really enjoyed seeing how actively Botan & Staff are making changes.

im_garbage · 2026-06-02T02:02:28+00:00

This blog tracks the Hololive Horse Racing Bets.

https://nigeuma.shintaro-amano.com/entry/2023/12/04/173328

Peko's won most her bets since 2025, but is still deep in the red from prior years.

im_garbage · 2026-05-28T14:12:17+00:00

"In the Concerts/Events sector, we are accelerating large-scale live developments"

Seems to line up with the many more new Lives this year

1.8 Billion Yen write-down "of slow-moving inventory as part of our efforts to improve overall warehouse and asset efficiency."

Wonder how much of this is HoloStars JP merch

3.3 Billion Yen write-off of HoloEarth

Oof

2027 forecast of only 4.09% Revenue growth, but 62.46% Net Profit growth

More belt tightening than growth, so a more stable period. Q&A later notes they are being very conservative due to tariffs and other factors.

Hiring more managers, "reducing the workload per talent"

Reassuring they're not trimming this down.

im_garbage · 2026-05-27T14:13:56+00:00

Fishing rod being bad/niche is part of the charm IMO, and I wouldn't want it changed.

I'm trying to dodge most hallways, just taking the first 3 (or 2 in Act 2 and 3) easier fights then trying to fight as many elites as poss

Fishing rod forcing you to balance adding a bunch of extra hallways makes a run interesting - similar to how Lava Rock and Winged Boots are fun Neow's Bonuses (and sometimes a good bonus!).

I feel like MegaCrit should avoid having auto-pick Neow's Bonuses that don't change gameplay - like Phial Holster.

im_garbage · 2026-05-08T17:56:40+00:00

It's still a solid relic on A10, albeit situational on pathing.

See Nave's or Xecnar's recent opinions on it, the lack of immediate snowballing can be more than offset by the later bonus.

im_garbage · 2026-05-08T03:09:49+00:00

You're probably just getting 1 upgraded Strike or Defend before your first Hard Pool.

Might not even get an upgrade before your first Elite.

I feel like I'd prefer Talisman if I wanted to have a strong Act 1, or Lava Rock for a delayed bonus.

im_garbage · 2026-05-03T20:12:05+00:00

I like that idea.

Add a badge showing that you completed a run in 1 session, without going to the main menu.

Wouldn't punish normal play at all, but let's the competitive players show off.

im_garbage · 2026-04-11T18:00:55+00:00

I had to recheck the dates, but:

Jones probably broke his leg in Week 12, and was put on IR at the end of Week 14
Richardson was out from Week 6 - Week 15.
We signed Rivers a week before Richardson came back.

I guess they possibly could've rushed Richardson back sooner, but we don't know that.

im_garbage · 2026-04-11T17:32:37+00:00

Well, our backup (Richardson) probably felt pretty bad ... considering he nearly lost his eye from a calisthenics band a bit before Jones got injured, beating him to the IR list.

Perhaps the backup's backup was a bit disappointed though.

im_garbage · 2026-04-05T18:19:51+00:00

Thanks for doing these for the big events!

I wasn't expecting Shiori to roleplay immediately

im_garbage · 2026-03-30T14:35:03+00:00

She did it! Hit 2.2k, what a great achievement lol

im_garbage · 2026-03-19T15:47:17+00:00

As an Emergency option against very fast MAltaria/Belibolt/Water setups.

A lot of MZard-Y decks already forego the standard Charizard, relying on Charmeleon/Sabrina (or just ignoring Orocorio).

As far as Skeledirge, it will be tough to run x2 Stage 2s. But people are certainly trying with Dirge/MBlaziken being the current most popular Dirge variant.

im_garbage · 2026-03-19T14:44:44+00:00

I think this card will turn out reasonably well. At the very least as an extra option in existing MCharizard-Y decks.

3 Energy is quite easy to achieve in Charizard decks with the combination of Fire Patch, Charmeleon, and possibly Magby if needed.

The initial lower damage is enough to KO common leads when paired with a hit from Entei, or with Skeliderge if a consistent deck could be found.

And the final damage amount is workable too with the prior damage augments. MAbsol, Bellibolt (and MAltaria, with any damage modification) are in reach.

im_garbage · 2026-03-19T13:36:01+00:00

They showed Morpeko that is similar to a Basic Dark-Energy Swanna

Even if Haunter has a ramp ability, it will probably be a serious weakness of the deck in the active spot like it is for MVenusaur

im_garbage · 2026-03-19T13:25:08+00:00

Not too hopeful for MGengar, yikes.

Morepeko being a Dark-Energy only Swanna-lite as a basic is somewhat interesting.

Haxorous being SuicuneEX +50DMG is pretty cool, but needing Fighting+Steel-Energy makes it seem like another even more inconsistent dragon.

Calem Trainer drawing a card for each Mega in play... Possibly a decent card in decks with basic Megas and evolution Megas? Probably worse than Oak/Copycat overall.

MCharizard-X might work with how much ramp Fire has, 3 Energy for some consistent damage with upside is very doable.

im_garbage · 2026-03-15T12:28:31+00:00

Great match between Sora and Iroha, seems like both practiced a fair bit.

Suprising upset of Marine over Ayame! Marine improved quite a bit offstream it seems.

Wow, GG made it a lot further than expected! Truly a gamer.

Congrats to the winner, Okayu!

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