Hello everyone, this is holyshit.
Recently, I have some news to share regarding the current state and future of my games.
If you're wondering why most of the games I made in the past (including Imperishable Story, Kemonomimi Otome Life, Kisekae Computer Club and Featheria Online to note a few) have been delisted on itch.io, that's because itch.io bended their knees to pressure from payment processors by erasing several content without any warning to their creators and customers.
Turns out, they were pressured by several payment processors including VISA and MasterCard on behalf of a hate group called Collective Shout (whose members actively support CSEM and misandry), to target and censor content that the latter group doesn’t like (including NSFW and LGBTQ+) from their site in an attempt to suppress freedom of expression, which goes against what their creators (including I) stands for in the first place.
This isn't the first time nor the last time I've heard of payment processors abusing their powers to restrict payment on fictional content as this has happened to several businesses in Japan and worldwide for several years.
As a result, while I am now considering looking for alternatives or opening a homepage to host our games on, I decided to release MapleStory After Story on the Internet Archive so that it doesn't become lost media, and will be doing the same for my other games in the near future.
Rest assured, I'll still continue to draw art and develop games as usual, except that I will no longer post my future games and content on itch.io until they reverse their decision and put pressure on payment processors.
UPDATE (as of August 11th, 2025):
As of July 31st, 2025, most of my games are now relisted, all thanks to your support, along with itch.io reversing their decision to delist adult games by relisting free adult games and announcing that they're looking for alternative payment processors that are comfortable with NSFW content, since they got rid of Stripe as a payment method for adult content.
While I thank those who continue to support and play my games throughout this situation, I will still continue to draw and pursue my dream job while providing updates for my existing games on other platforms as usual.
In the meantime, although we'll continue to keep an eye on the current situation with itch.io, please continue to take the payment processors and the hate group accountable for trying to suppress freedom of artistic expression.
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