We’ve received so much positive feedback from you all over the past few weeks and months, and honestly, it brightens our days every time we read it. (⌒▽⌒)♡
Whether it’s here, on our streams, or even in the comments on our VTubing shorts, it’s amazing to see your continued support, even when we aren’t able to release multiple videos a week.
After everything that’s happened this year, your encouragement has kept us going and helped us stay sane.
As many of you know, we went through a pretty dramatic situation with our old management, which resulted in them shutting down and removing all their signings.
On top of that, YouTube took down or restricted many of our older MMVs, and the algorithm hasn’t exactly been kind to us lately.
If it weren’t for this incredible community - all of you who have supported us and stepped in to help on so many occasions - we probably would have given up a long time ago.
So, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you for sticking with us. Your support means more to us than you could ever know! ~ ❤️❤️❤️
After a few great conversations with artists and music labels last week, we’re excited to announce that we’ve successfully secured the license for TWO TRACKS that we might use in an upcoming MMV!
Both tracks are absolute bangers, but they come from completely different artists and genres. (╯✧▽✧)╯
Since we’re not 100% sure which one to choose, we’d love to hear what you think would fit Nikke better:
G-House vs. Phonk
G-House has already become a staple on our channel, so it really needs no introduction - most of our MMVs have featured it before.
Phonk, on the other hand, has only been used once on our channel (for our Honkai Impact 3rd MMV), but it got a really positive response from you guys, so it’s definitely still on the table.
And don’t worry - we’re not talking about the overused “Brazilian Phonk” (which honestly just sounds like slop to us recently), but rather a track inspired by OG Phonk, bringing back that classic old-school vibe of the genre!
We’re personally leaning slightly toward the second option, but we’d love to know what you think!
Feel free to let us know in the comments below! ~ ❤️❤️❤️
The Starting times this week might be a bit unusual, but this is only due to Mina having a bit of time off until her last exam at university is taking place.
Therefore streams will start earlier, but will also go for a longer time, so if you can't make it to the beginning do not worry, we'll both be live until the evening hours.
We'd be super happy to see some new people over there soon!
Would you guys be interested in another Waifu Battle Royale Mini-Game, similar to the ones we did for Genshin Impact and Blue Archive a while back? (✧ω✧)
It feels like the perfect time to make one for Nikke, especially since we’re already working on some of its characters for the new project anyway.
Also, there are way more characters than we initially thought - currently over 160 in total and that’s not even counting all of the insane NPCs the game has to offer! ♡( ◡‿◡ )
We’re not entirely sure if we want to launch this before the first MMV drops, so we’d love to hear what you guys think.
Should we start with it more towards the end of the year after the first one dropped or before?
These Waifu Games have always been an absolute blast, and we’d love to bring them back for Nikke too! ~ ❤️❤️❤️
Since we haven’t done this in a while, we wanted to keep you all updated on the current progress of the upcoming Nikke MMV!
So far, every character has been successfully layered - meaning we’ve broken them down into all their individual pieces, which we’ll then animate.
Four out of eight characters are already fully animated, so we’re about 75% done with the character work. We’re also creating 3D background assets in Blender to polish up the scenes a bit. \(≧▽≦)/
This part is especially time-consuming, but we’re confident it will be worth the effort, especially since, as we teased about a month ago, we plan to participate in the upcoming Nikke Content Creator Contest and aim to win in our category.
We’re sticking to a schedule where we work on the MMV at least twice a week so we can finish it by mid to late Q4 this year.
Unfortunately, the copyright situation for the track we originally wanted to use is still unclear since the management hasn’t been responding to us.
Combined with our holidays just ending last weekend, it’s hard for us to narrow things down further at the moment.
That said, we’ll definitely update you again as soon as we have more information to share. (๑>◡<๑)
Thank you so much for sticking with us through these long production phases - we seriously appreciate it! ~ ❤️❤️❤️
Since our vacation has officially ended streams will probably go down a bit - atleast for this week.
Mina on the other hand though already has a couple of plans for some active streaming projects in the near future, so definetly stay tuned for that! ~ ❤️❤️❤️
Since our community follows such a wide range of creators, we got curious - do you follow other animators or VTubers too?
When we first got started in the MMV scene, there were only a handful of active creators around, and sadly, most of them have since moved on.
That meant we didn’t really get the chance to collaborate with others back then.
But now that we’re part of the VTuber scene, we’ve been lucky enough to meet so many amazing people and finally spend time with fellow creators. ヽ(>∀<☆)ノ
Once you dive into a niche, your feed starts filling with similar creators, and we’ve been enjoying a lot of them over the past year - especially other VTubers!
So now we’re curious: who’s your favorite “comfy” creator, the one you watch when you just want to relax and enjoy yourself?
Tell us in the comments - we’d love to see who you’re watching! ~ ❤️❤️❤️
We’ve seen your comments asking for the return of our story-based MMVs - like the Nekopara and Jahy-sama ones from 2020/21 - and trust us, we loved making them too!
But as fun as they were, those projects came with big challenges: finding the right manga with usable visuals, a matching song with clear lyrics, and most importantly, securing music rights.
Sadly, all those MMVs ended up copyright-claimed, so despite the hundreds of hours we put in, we couldn’t monetize any of them. (>﹏<)
Even our 2023 VTuber Lore video — which we’re super proud of and had official music licensing for — didn’t get the traction we hoped for.
So while we’re stepping away from that style for now, we’re focusing on animation content that’s still creatively fulfilling and sustainable.
This doesn't mean though that we won't make a comeback to it at some point in the future again.
We know it’s tough to try new things in a niche space, but we appreciate your support no matter what.
GradNC
We’ve received so much positive feedback from you all over the past few weeks and months, and honestly, it brightens our days every time we read it. (⌒▽⌒)♡
Whether it’s here, on our streams, or even in the comments on our VTubing shorts, it’s amazing to see your continued support, even when we aren’t able to release multiple videos a week.
After everything that’s happened this year, your encouragement has kept us going and helped us stay sane.
As many of you know, we went through a pretty dramatic situation with our old management, which resulted in them shutting down and removing all their signings.
On top of that, YouTube took down or restricted many of our older MMVs, and the algorithm hasn’t exactly been kind to us lately.
If it weren’t for this incredible community - all of you who have supported us and stepped in to help on so many occasions - we probably would have given up a long time ago.
So, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you for sticking with us. Your support means more to us than you could ever know! ~ ❤️❤️❤️
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After a few great conversations with artists and music labels last week, we’re excited to announce that we’ve successfully secured the license for TWO TRACKS that we might use in an upcoming MMV!
Both tracks are absolute bangers, but they come from completely different artists and genres. (╯✧▽✧)╯
Since we’re not 100% sure which one to choose, we’d love to hear what you think would fit Nikke better:
G-House vs. Phonk
G-House has already become a staple on our channel, so it really needs no introduction - most of our MMVs have featured it before.
Phonk, on the other hand, has only been used once on our channel (for our Honkai Impact 3rd MMV), but it got a really positive response from you guys, so it’s definitely still on the table.
And don’t worry - we’re not talking about the overused “Brazilian Phonk” (which honestly just sounds like slop to us recently), but rather a track inspired by OG Phonk, bringing back that classic old-school vibe of the genre!
We’re personally leaning slightly toward the second option, but we’d love to know what you think!
Feel free to let us know in the comments below! ~ ❤️❤️❤️
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✧ New Stream Schedule: Sep 29th – Oct 05th 🗓️ ✧
🎨 Art & Animation Comms Grind
🎬 Nikke MMV Modeling & Animation Process
🌸 XXL Silent Hill F Session + Cosplay Cam
All our Streams will be live over on Twitch & our YouTube VOD-Channel, so feel free to join us! ~
www.twitch.tv/gradnc
youtube.com/@GradNCxMina
The Starting times this week might be a bit unusual, but this is only due to Mina having a bit of time off until her last exam at university is taking place.
Therefore streams will start earlier, but will also go for a longer time, so if you can't make it to the beginning do not worry, we'll both be live until the evening hours.
We'd be super happy to see some new people over there soon!
Wish you guys a great week ~ ❤️❤️❤️
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We all like older women, right? ~ 👀
Speaking of which - what do you think how old Mina & Grad are?
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Would you guys be interested in another Waifu Battle Royale Mini-Game, similar to the ones we did for Genshin Impact and Blue Archive a while back? (✧ω✧)
It feels like the perfect time to make one for Nikke, especially since we’re already working on some of its characters for the new project anyway.
Also, there are way more characters than we initially thought - currently over 160 in total and that’s not even counting all of the insane NPCs the game has to offer! ♡( ◡‿◡ )
We’re not entirely sure if we want to launch this before the first MMV drops, so we’d love to hear what you guys think.
Should we start with it more towards the end of the year after the first one dropped or before?
These Waifu Games have always been an absolute blast, and we’d love to bring them back for Nikke too! ~ ❤️❤️❤️
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GradNC
Since we haven’t done this in a while, we wanted to keep you all updated on the current progress of the upcoming Nikke MMV!
So far, every character has been successfully layered - meaning we’ve broken them down into all their individual pieces, which we’ll then animate.
Four out of eight characters are already fully animated, so we’re about 75% done with the character work. We’re also creating 3D background assets in Blender to polish up the scenes a bit. \(≧▽≦)/
This part is especially time-consuming, but we’re confident it will be worth the effort, especially since, as we teased about a month ago, we plan to participate in the upcoming Nikke Content Creator Contest and aim to win in our category.
We’re sticking to a schedule where we work on the MMV at least twice a week so we can finish it by mid to late Q4 this year.
Unfortunately, the copyright situation for the track we originally wanted to use is still unclear since the management hasn’t been responding to us.
Combined with our holidays just ending last weekend, it’s hard for us to narrow things down further at the moment.
That said, we’ll definitely update you again as soon as we have more information to share. (๑>◡<๑)
Thank you so much for sticking with us through these long production phases - we seriously appreciate it! ~ ❤️❤️❤️
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GradNC
✧ New Stream Schedule: Sep 22nd – Sep 28th 🗓️ ✧
🎨 Art & Animation Comms Grind
🧊 Nikke MMV Art & Animation Process
🌸 Silent Hill F Release + Cosplay Cam
Streams will always be over on our Twitch & YouTube VOD Channel, so feel free to come by! ~ (˃ ᵕ ˂ )
www.twitch.tv/gradnc
youtube.com/@GradNCxMina
Since our vacation has officially ended streams will probably go down a bit - atleast for this week.
Mina on the other hand though already has a couple of plans for some active streaming projects in the near future, so definetly stay tuned for that! ~ ❤️❤️❤️
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Pretty sure my pros outweigh my cons in the dating game ~ (˵ •̀ ᴗ - ˵ ) ✧
Or what do you guys say, would Mina be your type?
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Since our community follows such a wide range of creators, we got curious - do you follow other animators or VTubers too?
When we first got started in the MMV scene, there were only a handful of active creators around, and sadly, most of them have since moved on.
That meant we didn’t really get the chance to collaborate with others back then.
But now that we’re part of the VTuber scene, we’ve been lucky enough to meet so many amazing people and finally spend time with fellow creators. ヽ(>∀<☆)ノ
Once you dive into a niche, your feed starts filling with similar creators, and we’ve been enjoying a lot of them over the past year - especially other VTubers!
So now we’re curious: who’s your favorite “comfy” creator, the one you watch when you just want to relax and enjoy yourself?
Tell us in the comments - we’d love to see who you’re watching! ~ ❤️❤️❤️
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GradNC
We’ve seen your comments asking for the return of our story-based MMVs - like the Nekopara and Jahy-sama ones from 2020/21 - and trust us, we loved making them too!
But as fun as they were, those projects came with big challenges: finding the right manga with usable visuals, a matching song with clear lyrics, and most importantly, securing music rights.
Sadly, all those MMVs ended up copyright-claimed, so despite the hundreds of hours we put in, we couldn’t monetize any of them. (>﹏<)
Even our 2023 VTuber Lore video — which we’re super proud of and had official music licensing for — didn’t get the traction we hoped for.
So while we’re stepping away from that style for now, we’re focusing on animation content that’s still creatively fulfilling and sustainable.
This doesn't mean though that we won't make a comeback to it at some point in the future again.
We know it’s tough to try new things in a niche space, but we appreciate your support no matter what.
Have an amazing weekend! ~ ❤️❤️❤️
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