Q: What is The Zatsu?

A: The Zatsu is somewhere between a website and a zine spotlighting work by VTubers that's worth checking out for one reason or another. It might be a Let's Play that introduced me to my new favorite game, a hilarious bit from a collab, or a cozy stream and a chill game that hit me on a rough day when I really needed it.

If you're a fan of VTubers, I'm sure you know what I mean.

Although I sometimes create as a VTuber, and have been fortunate enough to make friends in the space, The Zatsu will not be promoting or discussing any of that. It is intended as a blog to catalog what work I enjoyed: to curate, highlight, and remember.

Q: Why "Zatsu?"

A: Zatsu, from "Zatsudan" is the Japanese stream equivalent of a "Just Chatting" or "Yapping" stream. It's also the first part of the word for magazine, "zasshi." It literally means rough or miscellaneous, so I thought it was appropriate for a webzine covering VTubers.

Q: Do you take sponsorships, run ads, or write paid feature articles?

A: No, and I never will.

Q: Will you cover VTuber news?

A: No. I'm only writing about creative works by VTubers that I've enjoyed, or have left an impression on me.

Q: Why'd you put yourself on the cover? Are you some kind of egomaniac?

A: I just wanted to only use art/IP I've commissioned personally so I don't run into rights or permissions issues.