Good bartenders cut people off when they’ve crossed a threshold of drunkenness. Of course, the drinks he serves as a VTuber aren’t real, but for Takahata, setting the right tone as a server of virtual beverages is still essential. “Talking about how our experiences made us feel is a good way of helping other people figure out their feelings.” Instead, he wants to provide a safe environment for his viewers to hang out virtually with himself and other VTubers without the social pressure to overindulge. But the way it is marketed it’s like, ‘You’ve got to drink six to 12 beers a day, or you’re not cool.’ That’s such horseshit,” he said.īecoming part of an “in crowd” while being chemically addicted to alcohol isn’t what Takahata wants to promote in his streams. I think everyone’s allowed to get shitfaced after winning a war. “I think alcohol is a thing of merriment, like celebrations, birthdays, Christmas or like winning a war. He also tries to normalize talking about topics like mental health, as in this clip where he discusses his experiences with ADHD. While streams from The Weary 101 are usually high-spirited, bubbly affairs with virtual hooch on tap and lively conversations with chat, occasionally discussions shift toward the topic of overindulgence, which Takahata doesn’t shy away from engaging in. Takahata, whose real name is Curtis Arnott, felt like he couldn’t truly move forward with his work as a content creator if he didn’t acknowledge that he had spent years of his life struggling with alcoholism. If you’re lucky, you might catch him loosening his tie, shaking out his hair so that it drapes over his shoulders, and lighting a cigarette before serving viewers beverages made from Twitch bit donations that he grinds up and turns into virtual libations.Īlthough he isn’t the first VTuber bartender, the fascinating contradiction behind Takahata101’s decision to become one is that he is a recovering addict himself. In his visual novel-inspired bar, you’ll find Takahata’s avatar dressed in a button-up vest, with a hint of stubble on his chin and his long, Terry Bogard-like hair tied up in a ponytail. For the uninitiated, VTubers, originally called virtual YouTubers, are people who use motion-captured virtual avatars while they livestream.
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