In recent years, the phenomenon Vtuber It has become a constant on the Internet. With all kinds of exponents, it is not surprising that their popularity has reached unexpected places. From large companies such as Crunchyrollthat they have their own Vtuber, even news of all kinds, the topic is already recurring. But in the last hours a particular fact has been turned viral. And a Vtubers agency was discovered with a curious rental service. In this case not choosing only a virtual avatar, but behind this one hides an older adult to promise “help you with your problems.”
The “grandparents Vtuber”, a real service in Japan
Japan It is a country that never ceases to surprise, and many of the news from that part of the world are the most bizarre. In the last hours, one that has a protagonists to Vtubers. But more specifically those belonging to the agency Otagroupnot for their design, but for the service they provide. They are virtual avatars to which they give life “grandparents”Around 75 years or more, as specified.
The service is rental, and those interested can buy a 60 -minute voucher to chat with them. In this case, the “VTUBER grandparents“They will chat in that period of time in order to help you in the problems you have. For the $ 20 dollars that the service costs, users can join a zoom or Google Meet session where they will chat in private. Although the service is not only limited to the talks, and that is that, like some of the given examples, the Vtubers can be paid to appear as extra in videos.
Why launch this service?
From the same agency Vtuberwhen asked why launch a service like this, they gave an answer about it. According to them, this is a perfect opportunity to give them an easy job and that does not require physical effort to older adults. In addition, it creates a new link between different generations. Being many young people who usually acquire these services, relationships between older adults and young adults become much more enjoyable.
On the other hand, the experience of these older adults can in many cases be very beneficial for the youngest, especially in issues related to sociability. Whatever the reason, there were many users on social networks who did not see this as bad, but replicate what was said by the agency as a perfect way that these older adults have a little human contact, even if it is in the form of Vtuber.
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