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[Hide] (2.7MB, 720x1280, 00:26) >Japanese adult game dev blocked from receiving Steam proceeds from all-ages version of their game by domestic bank
https://archive.ph/qccgt
<Hustle Battle: Card Gamers is an R-rated game that originally released on Japanese platforms like DLsite and Fanza in December 2024. The Steam version, which is localized and adapted for audiences of all ages, was released in March this year through US-based publisher Kagura Games.
<In a series of X posts from May 12, developer Mousou no Mayu said they were set to receive a payment from Kagura Games related to earnings from Hustle Battle: Card Gamers, but instead received a call from Daishi Hokuetsu Bank which suggested the transaction might not be accepted. Based on the exchange, the developer got the impression that this was related to the nature of the game, as the bank “seemed to be looking into it” and asked euphemistic questions like “is this revenue from a game featuring girls?”
<The following day, Mousou no Mayu visited their bank, and were informed that international payments related to Hustle Battle: Card Gamers’ Steam version would indeed not be processed. The bank said the decision was based on “thorough review of the game’s content.” Although the developer made it clear that the Steam release was an all-ages version, the bank maintained its stance, arguing that it judged that “the characters appear to be minors,” which led to the content being deemed problematic.
Here is why this is related to anime:
<Additionally, Mousou no Mayu was informed that “depending on future decisions,” the bank could potentially refuse to process even domestic transfers, meaning they would be blocked from receiving revenue from DLsite and Fanza. “In short, they said they would no longer accept any international transfers, and since they’re giving me a one- to two-month grace period for domestic transfers, they want me to switch to a different account for deposits during that time,” they explained. Heeding advice from industry peers, Mousou no Mayu has decided to try switching banks for the time being, but their case is only one of many as of recently.
As we can already see the result:
>Japanese content creator platform to retroactively tighten mosaic and blur censorship regulations for adult works following “feedback and criticism from various relevant organizations”
https://archive.ph/QUNH9
<Fantia, the “content creator support” platform operated by Japanese comic publisher Toranoana, recently announced a major revision of its mosaic and censorship guidelines for adult content. Starting May 25, creators will have to follow stricter rules when it comes to censoring the explicit elements of their content, and the platform’s review process itself will become “more rigorous.”
<This revision will be effective retroactively, meaning that it will also affect works submitted in the past, and creators who don’t comply to the guidelines past the designated date may be requested to make corrections to the “problematic” content or straight-up delete it. Those who fail to comply and continue making similar offenses will have their accounts suspended or taken down, and in extreme cases, the platform may file a report to the police or other relevant authorities.
>Former Weekly Shonen Jump manga artist says editors insisted on erotic content as a precondition to publishing superhero series with a female protagonist
https://archive.ph/7owGC
<Japanese manga artist Ken Ogino, known for illustrating The Ossan Newbie Adventurer manga adaptation, recently shed light on the behind-the-scenes of one of his previous works, Lady Justice. Published in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in 2015, the series was cut short the same year, ending only sixteen chapters into the story. On his personal X account, Ogino addressed a viral post that attributed the manga’s cancelation to “the author only focusing on erotic content,” revealing that he didn’t have as much creative liberty as people may think.
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<Recently, an X user analyzing the series’ untimely cancellation commented, “I feel like the author approached this with nothing but a passionate desire to draw something erotic, only to be met with failure. Looking back on it now though, it was quite bold of them to try and compete with a superhero series in the heyday of My Hero Academia.”
<The post gained enough traction to elicit a response from author Ken Ogino himself, and his side of the story came as a big surprise to manga fans. “I based this work around the concept of a Japanese-style American comic, and since I figured that Japanese-ness equals ‘moe,’ I decided to make the protagonist a female superhero,” he says. However, despite consciously aiming for moe, Ogino says his original idea was to depict a tough female superhero, with erotic fanservice only acting as an additional “spice.”
<“However,” he goes on to explain, “the editorial department told me that if the protagonist was female, they wouldn’t publish the story unless the erotic content was the main focus, so I reluctantly went along with it. I’m feeling envious since Jump now lets its creators depict female protagonists even without erotic content.”