Line #6 Trivia/KizunaAI


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2	* ColbertBump:
3	** English speakers eventually started to notice Kizuna Ai thanks to the various [[{{Crossover}} collaborations]] that she had with WebVideo/TheAnimeMan.
4	** Some mobile video games collaborate with Kizuna Ai either via sponsored videos, [[GuestFighter in-game playable cameos]], or both in the hopes of having her fans try out said games.
5	* CreatorBacklash: During her LetsPlay {{walkthrough}} for ''VideoGame/TheEvilWithin2'', she discusses the "[[MemeticMutation FAKKYU]]" meme when she briefly compares the game to ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil7''. Needless to say, Kizuna Ai expressed a sense of regret that many [[WatchItForTheMeme fans now remember her for that scene]], and even some of her concerned Japanese fans explained the meaning of the phrase and advised her not to use the phrase again. Quite [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] when she says "FAKKYU" again in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2Remake'' after imitating Claire Redfield, while the phrase is now associated with her GuestFighter cameo in ''VideoGame/AzurLane'' as a form of MemeAcknowledgement.
6	* FollowTheLeader:
7	** Being the TropeCodifier, Kizuna Ai's success kicked off a whole slew of other "VirtualYouTuber" channels like [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLhUvJ_wO9hOvv_yYENu4fQ Dennou Shoujo Youtuber Shiro]], [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMYtONm441rBogWK_xPH9HA Mirai Akari Project]], WebAnimation/KaguyaLuna, and even [[Creator/{{SNK}} SNK's]] [[VideoGame/PsychoSoldier Athena]] [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Asamiya]], and Anime/SuperSonico, [[https://kotaku.com/the-invasion-of-virtual-anime-girl-youtubers-1821940758 amongst others]].
8	** As her format is similar to other real-life LetsPlay [=YouTubers=], Ai-chan is also a fan of LetsPlay/PewDiePie. When she made a cover of his Hej Monika, Felix reacted to it positively. And thus, she expressed her desire of doing a collab with him in the future as stated in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjefKAmee00 this video]], while also acknowledging [=PewDiePie=]'s status as "world-famous".
9	** Going in the other direction, the success of large [=VTuber=] groups like WebAnimation/{{hololive}}, WebAnimation/{{Nijisanji}}, Game Club Project and many others prompted a change in format to the channel by introducing Kizuna Ai clones voiced by different voice actresses (and, in the Chinese channel's case, a different language entirely). However, the [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks unfavored changes]] have just pushed fans towards the other trend.
10	* MemeAcknowledgement:
11	** Her official Nendoroid figure has her "Install face" as one of her swappable faces.
12	** She discusses and recreates the "[[TheFakeCutie fuck you]]" scene in [[https://youtu.be/5qTOAn_HPP8?t=6m50s this video]].
13	** The ''VideoGame/AzurLane'' collab references the "Fuck you" scene in a few ways, though censored to a "Fakkyu" (not that it fools anyone): Original Kizuna Ai will say it at her lowest affection level, Elegant Kizuna Ai'll replicate the outburst while rage quitting a game in her idle dorm animation, while Saratoga's cosplay of Elegant Kizuna Ai will directly reference said "Fuck you" scene in her lowest affection level. Finally, there are also equipment skins that turn your battleship shells and bombs into the word (so you can fire literal precision F strikes and drop literal F bombs).
14	* MilestoneCelebration: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAk15BJlOXs Reached 1,000,000 subscribers]] on her main channel as of December 18, 2017.
15	* OfficialFanSubmittedContent: Nicknames for the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ-MErCNOMQ yellow asterisk hairclip Ai]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp0n12L3Fo0 blue number sign hairclip Ai]] were decided upon through a fan vote (Ai-pii and Love-chan, respectively).
16	* ReclusiveArtist: The whole gimmick is that Kizuna Ai is supposedly an artificial intelligence that makes vlogs, skits and LetsPlay videos in order to connect with humans, so the existence and identities of the humans behind it are kept secret to maintain the illusion. On 24 April 2020, it's officially confirmed that Nozomi Kasuga is the original voice for Ai-chan, and she's now [[https://grapee.jp/en/138010 on advisory role]] for the new Kizuna AI Co., Ltd. However, Kasuga asked her fans to not conflate her and her career with Kizuna Ai.
17	* ReferencedBy: ''VideoGame/{{Kuukiyomi}}'' ''3'' has an AffectionateParody of Ai called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLo82oU2bdU "Z. Z."]] who humorously turns out to be a GuyInRealLife. Z. Z. even uses "Hai domo!" as her opening catchphrase.
18	* TheOtherDarrin:
19	** The addition of Kizuna Ai's "clones" also brought in new voice actresses to play the role, and from late July 2019 onwards, become more prominent in the channels, although the original voice actress for Kizuna remains in the music videos.
20	** Ai sounded like Luna and vice-versa in their respective April Fool's videos, and ''only'' those videos.
21	** In the English dub of ''Anime/{{Ingress}}'', Ai-chan's brief [[TheCameo cameo]] was played by Creator/CristinaVee. This happened with dubs in other languages as well.
22	* WordOfGod:
23	** In order to address the [[EpilepticTrees massive speculation]] of whether or not Kizuna's original voice actress has been permanently replaced from her channels, [=activ8=] released an official [[https://www.reddit.com/r/VirtualYoutubers/comments/cr454z/official_announcement_about_kizuna_ai_situation/ announcement]] on mid-2019, stating that the original voice actress is not retired, but had less activity and focused [[KickedUpstairs mostly on music video production]].
24	** On April 24 2020, it was confirmed that [[https://twitter.com/kasuga_nozomi/status/1253662616674725888 Nozomi Kasuga is the original voice actress]] when she [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rm2x8_m-oo announces]] [[https://grapee.jp/en/138010 that]] she's going to start a new company solely about Kizuna AI with herself in advisory role.

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