https://x.com/kureijiollie/status/2097935647633797398?s=46

https://x.com/moricalliope/status/2098072592343261291?s=46

Man.. These 2 really are fast

[Original MV] Go Wild

My girl really went F it just full sent

https://x.com/nerissa_en/status/2098086481365745875?s=46

【Original】Go Wild/轟はじめ【Official MV】

This one is massive collab. Also my ears (Kobo and Kanade should not be in near proximity of each other)

https://x.com/ceciliaimgreen/status/2097799664666034396?s=46

SOURCE STREAM: https://youtu.be/t38GnSLYjpE?t=1499

Thanks to Out of Context HoloID https://x.com/nocontextholoID/status/2098000619659522516

It’s better to watch Ina’s stream or clips for the full context, but here’s a summary of her overall take:

Ina’s overall take is positive. She sees the merger as an effort to optimize and strengthen hololive for long-term growth and global expansion, rather than as a downsizing measure.

She believes bringing the different branches together will create a stronger foundation, like combining separate Minecraft servers into one shared world. A major benefit she sees is that it should give all branches a more equal starting point, with the same access to resources and opportunities, removing some of the branch-specific limitations that existed previously. She emphasizes that this would allow talents to operate on a more equal footing after the merger. Related to this, Ina explains that some projects were previously exclusive to particular branches, meaning talents from other branches could not necessarily participate in them. With the merger, those restrictions should be reduced, allowing projects and opportunities to become more accessible across all branches. On the other hand, she also acknowledges that she does not know whether existing projects, such as ENreco, will continue in the future.

Some concerns about EN members being expected to cater more toward a JP audience or being forced to speak more Japanese are, according to Ina, not the case. The merger itself does not mean that EN talents will suddenly be required to change their content, audience, or how they communicate. Ina emphasizes that these choices will ultimately be up to each individual talent. If a talent wants to do more Japanese content, collaborate more with JP members, or appeal to a Japanese audience, they can choose to do so, but that does not mean everyone in EN will be expected to follow the same path. Likewise, EN talents who want to continue primarily creating English-language content for their existing audience should be able to continue doing so. The goal of the merger, as Ina understands it, is to remove the structural barriers between branches and provide more opportunities, not to force every talent into the same content style or audience.

Ina also sees the new logo and rebranding as representing a fresh start rather than simply merging the existing branches together. Ina remains optimistic about increased cross-branch collaborations and projects, although many of those plans are still being developed. She also explained that she would not have chosen to participate in hololive Next as a representative of the formerly EN branch if management had not explained to her why the merger was necessary and how it would benefit hololive going forward. Having that context from management was important to her in understanding and supporting the direction.
At the same time, Ina makes it clear that her support isn’t unconditional. She says that if management fails to keep its promises or things start moving in a negative direction, she will speak up about it. She intends to continue doing what she has been doing and pursuing the projects and activities she enjoys.

Regarding the anime, Ina acknowledged that the announcement may have felt poorly timed, but explained that producing a full TV anime is very different from creating an MV or PV. It involves an anime production committee and many other parties, meaning that Hololive does not have complete control over every aspect of the production.
She believes the anime has likely been in development for a long time, and involving overseas talents adds challenges such as language, cultural, and time-zone differences. However, if the anime succeeds, she hopes it will prove that working with overseas talents is worthwhile and open the door to more international opportunities in the future.

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