<p>There is, as far as I can tell, no such social network. DenchiSoft has a software product called <a href="https://denchisoft.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">VTube Studio</a>, but that's unrelated. Instead, it's likely that this is being used as a parody brand to avoid trademark issues (which, like copyrights, are a form of intellectual property, but are more relevant when talking about brand names). This is <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/51011/why-oreimo-changed-the-actual-brand-name-in-akihabara">a very common occurence</a> in anime and even live action, where characters will frequently eat at WcDonald's and do their homework on laptops with a Pineapple logo.</p>

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I think I've also seen Google being renamed in one anime
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ConMan
<p>VTube is just using a virtual avatar on YouTube and other sites.</p>
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VTuber" rel="nofollow noreferrer">VTuber</a></p>
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<p>A VTuber (Japanese: ブイチューバー, Hepburn: BuiChūbā) or virtual YouTuber
(バーチャルユーチューバー, bācharu YūChūbā) is an online entertainer who uses a
virtual avatar generated using computer graphics. Real-time motion
capture software or technology are often—but not always—used to
capture movement. The digital trend originated in Japan in the
mid-2010s, and has become an international online phenomenon in the
2020s.[1][2] A majority of VTubers are English and Japanese-speaking
YouTubers or live streamers who use avatar designs. By 2020, there
were more than 10,000 active VTubers.[3] Although the term is an
allusion to the video platform YouTube, they also use websites such as
Niconico, Twitch, Facebook, Twitter, and Bilibili.</p>
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<p>In animes, I've seen several times characters mentioning &quot;VTube&quot; , a social network just like Youtube, but with a slightly different name. If I recall correctly, one anime I've seen it is in one episode of <em>Kaii to Otome to Kamikakushi</em>, I'm sure I've seen it in other animes I dont recall right now, and a new anime just appeared called <em>VTuber Nandaga Haishin Kiri Wasuretara Densetsu ni Natteta</em> , so that's another.</p>
<p>My question is, is this a real social network in Japan, and anime it's just reflecting japanese culture, or is it an anime trope made up to avoid having copyright issues with Youtube?</p>

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Is VTube an actual social network in Japan, or is it a trope made up for animes?
# Is VTube an actual social network in Japan, or is it a trope made up for animes?
Posted by: username_0 on 2024-07-07
In animes, I've seen several times characters mentioning "VTube" , a social network just like Youtube, but with a slightly different name. If I recall correctly, one anime I've seen it is in one episode of *Kaii to Otome to Kamikakushi*, I'm sure I've seen it in other animes I dont recall right now, and a new anime just appeared called *VTuber Nandaga Haishin Kiri Wasuretara Densetsu ni Natteta* , so that's another.

My question is, is this a real social network in Japan, and anime it's just reflecting japanese culture, or is it an anime trope made up to avoid having copyright issues with Youtube?
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## 2 answers
### Answer by username_1 on 2024-07-08. Score: 2
There is, as far as I can tell, no such social network. DenchiSoft has a software product called [VTube Studio](https://denchisoft.com/), but that's unrelated. Instead, it's likely that this is being used as a parody brand to avoid trademark issues (which, like copyrights, are a form of intellectual property, but are more relevant when talking about brand names). This is [a very common occurence](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/51011/why-oreimo-changed-the-actual-brand-name-in-akihabara) in anime and even live action, where characters will frequently eat at WcDonald's and do their homework on laptops with a Pineapple logo.
> **Comments:**
> **username_0** (2024-07-08): I think I've also seen Google being renamed in one anime  
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### Answer by username_2 on 2024-07-08. Score: 2
VTube is just using a virtual avatar on YouTube and other sites.

[VTuber](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VTuber)

> A VTuber (Japanese: ブイチューバー, Hepburn: BuiChūbā) or virtual YouTuber
> (バーチャルユーチューバー, bācharu YūChūbā) is an online entertainer who uses a
> virtual avatar generated using computer graphics. Real-time motion
> capture software or technology are often—but not always—used to
> capture movement. The digital trend originated in Japan in the
> mid-2010s, and has become an international online phenomenon in the
> 2020s.[1][2] A majority of VTubers are English and Japanese-speaking
> YouTubers or live streamers who use avatar designs. By 2020, there
> were more than 10,000 active VTubers.[3] Although the term is an
> allusion to the video platform YouTube, they also use websites such as
> Niconico, Twitch, Facebook, Twitter, and Bilibili.
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