As we have already commented in previous articles, the doujinshi market has gone through an enormous process of digitalization, just like video games. This has evidently caused sales of the printed versions to decline, and although they are still kept afloat by massive conventions and mail-order sales, electronic doujinshi is still on its way to dominating the market.
And this is where large distribution platforms for this type of content come in, such as FANCY and DLsite, but it is the first one that recently attracted attention. Different artists began to report on social networks that FANCY contacted them to inform them that The production of adult doujinshi based on the “Sousou no Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End).”
The artist “Shiraki (@wwood126)” shared an email he received from FANZA announcing these new directives:
- «Thank you for your continued support, this is FANZA Doujin Support. Thank you very much for registering your work for sale through our service. We are very sorry, but in accordance with the wishes of the copyright holders, we have decided to refrain from managing works that parody the following elements: “Sousou no Frieren”. We would like to inform you that we have changed the status of the works in question to “Suspended” for the reasons stated above. Thank you for your continued support».
Another artist,小黒唯 (@ogro_yui)“He commented on this:
- «FANZA has issued a ban on Sousou no Frieren “because they are commercial doujinshi” and “because electronic sales are dangerous.” Remember that many times searching for a term on Google could result in the search engine showing you a hentai doujinshi instead of the original manga. At the moment, sales are still allowed on DLsite, Toranoana and Melonbooks. Why has only FANZA made this decision? Maybe they just announced it before everyone else?».
And of course, the news that the franchise can no longer be “as desecrated as before” did not go unnoticed in the comment forums:
- «Well, Shogakukan is usually this protective of its popular franchises».
- «So we won’t be able to draw Fern with huge breasts online anymore?».
- «Well now it’s really dangerous to post the content without official approval».
- «If FANZA doesn’t allow it, we will have to move to DLsite».
- «It’s been quite a while since I’ve seen one of these doujinshi ban ads. It would be good if publishers established these terms from the beginning».
- «There will probably be people who pass these new guidelines through the triumphal arch, I don’t think things will change much».
- «I guess they mean all kinds of doujinshi, right?».
- «The doujinshi industry has lightened up too much. In the past you had to get express permission from the publisher and pay a commission».
- «Has the erotic content of Sousou no Frieren really become so popular?».
- «Could this be the beginning of the franchise’s decline?».
- «Well, there aren’t many people who will post their stuff on Twitter yet, rest assured».
Fountain: Yaraon!
