>>2681
>I feel she is a step above that. Maybe not in quality but in notability. 4chan personified as an anime girl will be hitting on several things at once. She'll get a lot of attention because she's from 4chan. There is a lot of people who still see 4chan as the cool edgy meme place and she'll probably inherent some of that idolization.
so basically, using her as a mascot like Yotsuba but for outsiders in general and more active. The /b/ and /pol/ legacy has been stuck to the general image of the whole site so they all think 4chan is that edgy place one would create a lot of stories with it.

>Then there be the mainstream "Otakus", who will be viewing her because anime girl.
that sector is considered from the start. It would be more surprising that they didn´t find her appealing instead of praising her presence.

>Next up is commentary community and others who will jump onto her because it's both 4chan (edgy clickbait/sexy anime girl clickbait) and that it's trending.
I must admit that both aspect sell a lot the image of 4chan in general. It´s basically portraying everything that made it famous. If those outsiders entered with that mindset to the site, they will (most likely) carry that spirit unironically.

>Maybe I'm thinking too far ahead and too certain but I feel like a halfway competent marketing effort plus hitting the right memes plus it'll be 4chan or should I say 4channel interacting with YT directly it could be a big deal for many people
so basically, trying to "normalize" (even more) the chan mindset to outsiders. Chan culture has affected subtly and effectively to the internet by creating memes, net words like shitposting or the rules of the internet and has arrived at places you wouldn´t expect an influence. Hell, this fanbase is a chan creation at its core taken way too seriously and big to be considered as a joke all the time.

Selling itself so explicitly could lead to short term success, the problem is if the chan will find its own spirit after that process. It will collide and impress a lot of people that´s for sure. Without a doubt there will be some funny reactions of people acting impressed. However, the brony fanbase has experienced this as well before. The bandwagon has a peak and after that boost is normalized, users will find it more average or less impressive and probably 4chan will lose that original edge and see it as the new Deviantart of social media or something. So in the end, the site could barely surprise anyone and will have it somewhat hard unless there are constant headlines from journalists in terms of politics.


>Watching a little and maybe peeking though the comments gives ya the idea.