▁column ist ▁Rich ▁McC orm ick ▁feels ▁that ▁K iz una ▁is ▁different ▁from ▁other ▁content ▁cre ators ▁as ▁she ▁can ▁techn ically ▁play ▁games ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁she ▁wants ▁without ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁food ▁and ▁sleep . ▁This ▁will ▁bring ▁channels ▁more ▁flex ibility , ▁and ▁these ▁types ▁of ▁videos ▁may ▁even ▁be ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁YouTube . ▁The ▁BBC ▁thinks ▁that ▁the ▁s elling ▁point ▁of ▁virtual ▁characters ▁is ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁like ▁other ▁You T ub ers , ▁as ▁their ▁appearance ▁will ▁never ▁age ▁and ▁related ▁development ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁its ▁beginning ▁stages . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁K iz una ▁appeared ▁on ▁a ▁program ▁on ▁N H K ▁interview ing ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Nobel ▁Prize ▁w inners , ▁which ▁spark ed ▁debate ▁on ▁social ▁media ▁over ▁female ▁object ification , ▁with ▁several ▁sch ol ars ▁de em ing ▁her ▁appearance ▁as ▁in app ropri ate . ▁Y uki ▁S enda , ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁Mus ashi ▁University , ▁claimed ▁that ▁K iz una ▁nod ding ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁panel ▁instead ▁of ▁contrib uting ▁construct ively ▁to ▁the ▁conversation ▁was ▁more ▁of ▁an ▁issue ▁than ▁her ▁character ▁design , ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁manner isms ▁rein for cing ▁gender ▁roles ▁in ▁women . ▁Jun ko ▁Sa ek i , ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁D osh ish a ▁University , ▁also ▁suggested ▁that ▁K iz una ' s ▁quiet ness ▁may ▁be ▁perpet u ating ▁a ▁new ▁wave ▁of ▁orient al ism ▁because ▁of ▁her ▁role ▁as ▁one ▁of