They came up with the concept back in 2016 as a part of a school project, but it took years for them to find a good venue to tell Chester’s story. Even the most hardened cynic would crumble while watching Chester show off his fangs to his excited audience.Ĭhester is the creation of Kris Yim, an animator who told Polygon over email that they are working on a virtual reality movie starring the very same character. And here was a cartoon otter getting his nose booped live by an enthusiastic Twitch chat.
The internet has seen a torrent of different types of “ VTubers” over the last year, and while some models are fusions of humans and creatures, few have broken through as straight-up animals. The first time I saw Chester, I was captivated.
