I think the branding is strong enough on its own, including the multitude of events with the VAs. I never really understood the seiyuu thing as I always want to think of the character as someone that entirely exists outside of reality.

>>91869
I didn't understand the seiyuu thing until I started really listening for voices (no subs) and fell in love with a voice actor who kept voicing all my favorite characters. Her voice is angelic, her peformances amazing, and she sings and dances for her otaku fans so kawaii and gracefully. I would become one of her kimoi handshake event fans if I was Japanese.

It was always my theory that 2D idols were a reaction to too many idol otaku becoming disillusioned with the kayfabe of 3D idols, much like how Pygmalion became disillusioned with women after seeing some whores for the first time. Thus an idol who really is everything 3D idols pretend to be was necessitated. This new, perfectly curated idol experience attracted more than just that disillusioned crowd however, and the rest were able to be funneled back to 3D idols by turning them into koebuta through interviews, lives, etc. 3D idols were where the real money was at least until gacha games hit full stride, what with the predatory CD sales techniques they had. Personally, there are seiyuu I will pick up an anime just to hear more of but ultimately they are just like any other artist to me and I don't think of them as idols.

>>91894
I feel this way towards the 3D side of the anime industry too. I follow and appreciate their work as creators, but I'm not interested as much in what they do as 3D people.

well if it was it worked on me, but for the wrong country

>>91904
blame whoever linked https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ_POfToaVY on /om/