Important Notice Regarding Content for Supporters

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I apologize for any mistranslations.

Dear Supporters,

This is 已史Ishi.

Due to certain circumstances, we have decided to make significant changes to the specifications of our supporter-exclusive content.

While the detailed reasons will be explained later, the confirmed changes are as follows:

・Paid content will be released via external storage (MEGA)

・Paid content will be released for limited periods (Fantia will become an archive)

・The BS Illustration Plan will be discontinued

We are also considering the following:

・Selling content after its release period ends on another platform

・Plan pricing adjustments

We plan to implement these as we move forward.

Should any additional specification changes arise, we will notify you promptly.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause our supporters.

We truly appreciate your continued support.

We will explain how to use the external storage (MEGA) in a separate article.

Below, we explain the reasons for each change.

If you're not interested, you probably don't need to read this.

Paid content will be released via external storage (MEGA)

The main reason is probably what you'd expect.

It's to prevent unauthorized reposting.

I dedicate most of my free time to this activity, and it's only possible because of your support.

As you can see, the main content consists of additions and variations based on requests received via Skeb. Since many illustrations are derivative works, I previously prioritized improving the quality of the work and benefiting supporters over preventing reposting.

However, with the rise in popularity of reposting sites and the normalization of countermeasures against reposting, I've decided to implement measures this time.

The current situation where supporters are losing out is undesirable.

For now, I will only implement the countermeasure of requiring downloads from external storage.

If this doesn't resolve the issue, I plan to proceed with phased countermeasures, including the specification changes mentioned above, such as implementing passwords.

In some cases, we are also considering closing the support site.

(Honestly, closing it would free up resources for drawing compared to implementing countermeasures...

Thinking about countermeasures is depressing...)

Changing paid content release to time-limited

This is an issue that comes with the aforementioned countermeasures against unauthorized reposting.

Due to the capacity limits of external storage, we have no choice but to impose restrictions on the release period.

This is another reason I've been reluctant to actively implement countermeasures.

Prioritizing supporters' interests, I intended to keep everything freely accessible indefinitely, even foregoing Fantia's back issue feature.

Honestly, management is a hassle, and I was just grateful for the support itself.

The specific viewing period depends on storage capacity, but I'm considering around six months. Content outside this period will be gradually made private.

For fairness, Fantia also plans to implement a back issue feature.

I don't fully understand the back-number specifications yet, so I apologize if it ends up being unfair.

I'm still considering what to do about works I made private on Fanbox. I'll outline one potential approach under consideration later.

I wanted unlimited viewing, which is why I ran a support site instead of a buy-once model, but this feels like putting the cart before the horse... Writing this is making me sick...

Delete BS Illustration Plan

This is simply because I've lost motivation for my BS illustrations.

Since launching the support site, I don't think anyone has ever subscribed to the plan, so I suspect no one is even viewing them.

The following are specification changes currently under consideration.

If implemented, we will announce them separately.

Selling past content elsewhere after the period ends

We are considering offering past works that are no longer publicly available for purchase as one-time buys.

From what I've researched, Booth seems to be the standard platform for this.

Since these are works no longer available on Fanbox, they will be at least six months old, so we aim to keep the price as low as possible.

If there doesn't seem to be demand, it's a hassle, so I'd rather not do it...

Plan pricing adjustments

We're considering this as part of our anti-reposting measures.

If implemented, prices would likely increase, but there will absolutely be no significant hikes.

That's all for now.

Thank you for reading this far.

To everyone who consistently supports us:

With sincere apologies and gratitude, we'll continue working hard on our activities.