i don’t know if i’ll end up completing the whole tier list because there’s like over a hundred of them but i’m gonna try a #nijisanji one (based off their character design and current primary model again), i might attach some thoughts about some of the designs as a thread to this post

Tsukino Mito - Simple, doesn’t do anything special but still cute.

Elu - I liked this at first glance, but the more I looked the less I vibed with it. Proportions seem kinda off, face is bland and contrasts too much with the rest of the design, bleh. With vtuber designs I seem to dislike them the more I think about them.

Something I’ve noticed throughout both my lists is that vtuber faces are usually pretty bland. I was thinking about how the artist for both Gawr Gura and Amelia Watson’s illustrations other art’s faces all look like them.

suzuki masaru - my favorite so far!! cute!!

ryushen - two i like in a row?? omg

it’s been like two hours of working on this on and off and i just saw how much i have left. oh god.

azuchi momo - the first one to go into my love category??? slightly cuter art style but not too different from a normal one, i think, but still really cute. i like the colors a lot, reminds me of watermelon candy. she’s really cute!

random note - on the wiki i’m looking at that lists all the nijisanji members, i’ve had a pretty good instinct on whether to look at the active member section or the retired member section based on the design. i’m not sure how that calculation works in my subconscious but it’s been working.

there’s been two of them now that have no gallery section on the wiki, wiped youtube channels, and minimal information online! wild.

achikita chinami - she looks like shes from yandere simulator. no further comments on her.

yumeoi kakeru - this is all… really bad. the proportions, art quality, lackluster design… not good.

kuroi shiba - i don’t know how to rank this.

lize helesta - i really like this!! i feel like it’s missing a little extra something to really make me love it, but i really like this. the color contrasts really well and she cute.

having worked on and off on this all day, though not much in the second half of the day, i’ve ranked a third of all of them at best, maybe a fourth really. whew…

Inui Toko - I kind of really like this one but the colors don’t hit the right spot for me so I’m holding this back from the “love” tier for now. The style of this feels a bit different than the average one, though subtely. Softer, maybe…? I really like the facek, the blush and the soft eyes. I do feel like the colors would end up boring me though.

Suzuhara Lulu - love love love?! does anyone know the name of this aesthetic? because i’ve seen this kind of thing before and i love it. it’s so cute. so cute. the colors are the right combo of natural and bright. love those little hats. the skirt dress thingy. all the lil accessories on her. so cute.

Hayama Marin - i think she’s pretty cute but i don’t think the outfit design works. the top to the like tight underlayer and then skirt looks very awkward and disjointed. if it wasn’t for that, this would be a definite like. now i’m not sure whether to put this in dislike or not…

Hakase Fuyuki - i really like the style of this overall, i think its thicker lines, but it feels like the face is in the usual style while the rest of it is in a bit of a different style. these really fall apart at the face, huh. fan of the outfit tho! the lil potion thing and vials look kinda cute actually, love the flowers and the half jacket over more clothes, not a fan of how high up the neck thingy goes.

the face would probably go in definite dislike while the rest would go in definite like. weird mix.

Yorumi Rena - these colors mix so well and pop so well even tho its just white and black omg the red really brings it all out. it’s sooo cute and stylish. the face isn’t bad but isn’t the same tier as the rest of the design tbh, otherwise, i probably would’ve put this in “love”. i may still but it’s a tougher call.

Progress Update - 141 ranked, 106 unranked.

As I’ve continued, I’ve found there’s new depths of these talents having minimal information online. There’s been a few that do not have wiki pages and only have a headshot floating around the internet. It amazes me but I guess Nijisanji is just so big it’s bound to happen that some more unpopular and early ones have just faded.

Waku - The first Chinese vtuber to appear here, a part of Nijisanji’s collaboration with billibilli. I really like this design. It balances comfy while still being visually interesting to look at. I find the shading particularly cool looking.

shouout to mahiru

important addition

the chinese branch’s vtuber designs seem to have a bit of a different style than the others i’ve seen so far as well as maybe a bit of a different design philosophy, i’m liking a lot more of them than compared to any other branch thus far.

i’ve done this since i’ve got on my PC today and my energy has been slowly sapped away. i don’t think i can make much more progress today. 54 left.

@SweetAmelia To me thistriggers a “pass, it’s horny” when I identify body part that suggest it’s from an eroge or ecchi setting like that. From deep seated experience. >_<

@euphy I get kinda mommy vibes from it lol but I think it’s good and either way I don’t mind horny in designs.

ban hada - on the hololive end, i do not like marine’s design. i’m not much of a pirate fan in general. but this is really well done. i get enthusiastic explorer vibes from this. cute.

na sera - This is kinda very close to my kinda vibe, but it feels like it sticks too hard to it. Nothing stands out here, except the exceptionally bland face.

song mia - this hits me in a really right way. i really like the eyes, specifically the kinda-gradient-lines as it goes further down it. the hair length, style, and bun are all super cute. the contrast of the color of the hair and eyes to the rest of the outfit and the cute little hairpins. the off-shoulders clothing but with two straps. skirt, cute boots. subtle but very much there boobs. gahhh. this is really good.

sonny brisko out here with the rare vtuber with good anime taste?? welcome to the nhk, tatami galaxy, monogatari, legend of the galactic heroes??? god damn.

me placing this guy on a low tier because i don’t like his design

All humans on the tier list are now in place. There’s three non-human ones I’ll be placing after I review where I’ve placed all the human ones thus far. It’s almost done…