@irie@TeaTootler Frieren is different in a sense that most popular good vs. evil plots nowadays just implode to the point of "don't kill them or you will become just like them" trope, while Frieren holds back way less, in some parts even subverting it, at least in what I've read so far
@taylan@SuperDicq I don't see miku, or most of vocaloids for that matter, as a curated phenomenon. For celebrities, there is always some personal life spilling into their public appearance. Vocaloids are much more organic, for lack of a better term, mostly detached from the real world concerns. You won't see miku cheering for israeli/palestinian genocide or whatever is the current thing, at least "officially", leaving sour taste. Even though there is some company behind them, it is already "owned" by the community. It is more like a canvas with a partially drawn vague outline, ready to be picked up by someone.
That's where the fanbase comes in, which is free to create their own depictions however they wish. Nothing is set in stone, variety is flourishing. All these post–apocalyptic–desert mikus, schizo–hypnotized mikus, sassy–queens mikus, feel equally genuine to me. Everyone can add their own spin to that evergrowing pile of content.