[Locked] FAKKU State of the Union 2016

Jacob · 2016-01-03T07:26:30-01:00

Yesterday we removed all scanlations from FAKKU. This is something we announced over six months ago, but obviously it still came as a surprise to a lot of our users. Once we removed all unlicensed content the only material remaining was that which had been officially licensed, an overwhelming amount of which is for subscribers. The response has been divisive, with people coming out in support and people fueled with hatred of the decision. As the person who created FAKKU nearly 10 years ago, I am here now to answer your questions and explain why I think this is the right thing to do. Why did you remove scanlations and unlicensed content? A lot of people think hentai is free just because it's always been free. Given our history at FAKKU we've contributed to that misconception, and now it's time to fix it. Everything you've been reading on the Internet has been a scan of an actual book from Japan, something Japanese authorities are increasingly clamping down on. Piracy is not a sustainable business model, but more importantly, piracy has never been my goal with FAKKU. Over the past year we have officially published over 200 individual artists. After going to Japan and meeting with artists whom we've published and have had their scanlations appear on FAKKU, I have made the decision to support them as much as I possibly can. It's heartbreaking to talk with an artist and have them explain that when they Google their name they don't see their website, or their Twitter, or any way to actually support them. All they see are pirated scans of their work that were uploaded somewhere without their permission. This isn't a problem unique to hentai, it's an issue with the anime and manga industry at large and the reason why so many Japanese companies, publishers, and artists, blindly turn their back on their overseas fans thinking we're all pirates. Because for so many years that's all we've been to them, pirates. My goal with FAKKU is to change their perception of us and removing scanlations (and giving our users a way to support their favorite artists) is the next step. As a result of this change you'll see more content coming to FAKKU from new artists and new publishers. We will be publishing all different kinds of genres, including things you don't normally see on FAKKU. I want to bring back all of the content that has been removed, but now legally and in collaboration with the artists that created it instead of via pirated scans. Right now we simulpublish two of the largest hentai magazines in Japan, Comic Kairakuten and Comic X-Eros, which together account for almost 1,000 pages of new content each month. The fact that we have been successfully doing this for six months is incredible, it's the equivalent of publishing two entire issues of Shonen Jump every single month. We plan to add free content for users that cannot afford a subscription, but it's going to take some time. We are still legally figuring out how exactly to do this and how to do it in a way that's smart alongside our subscriptions. If you have ideas post them in this thread, I'll be reading every single reply. Final Thoughts At this point whether we succeed or fail is entirely up to you, and we need your support now more than ever. If you can't afford a subscription, help spread our message and explain to people why we made this decision and why the artists deserve support. Get out there and tell people. Think of all the faps these artists have given us over the years, now we finally have the opportunity to give back to them in a meaningful way. I hope you choose to stick around with FAKKU. If not, it's been an incredible 10 years and I want to thank all of you for being a part of it.

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Hybridwolf

8 years ago

While I understand the fact of the site going legit and wanting to make a sustainable business model I would've liked to have been able to keep the names of the Doujin's and other manga's I saved to my favourites. Now I have no idea what I had saved and can't find them, either through this site or any others.

Is there any way to find out what I saved to favourites before or is it all gone now and I'll have to slowly find them all over again?

animefreak_usa Child of Samael

8 years ago

Hybridwolf wrote...

In your favorites folder there a blue export collection link. Save and open in notepad or use a json converter/reader.

Hybridwolf

8 years ago

animefreak_usa wrote...

Hybridwolf wrote...

In your favorites folder there a blue export collection link. Save and open in notepad or use a json converter/reader.

Oh wow that worked! thanks for that :D

kerchanko

8 years ago

"I'm going to stick around and lurk for a long time. I'll keep watch and see what happens, but I think this ship plotted it's course directly into a cliff side." I will be doing the same, but sadly I fear this will be the end of the best site for hentai I have ever encountered.

chille the elderitch one

8 years ago

boltsandguns wrote...

chille wrote...

Going to be a little bit salty but I'm kind of unhappy, because i've lost the knowledge of doujinshi that I once had in my collections and favourites. I went from having over 300 favourites to just 41. My absolute favourite hentai is gone and i dont know the name of it.

It no longer really matters since i've lost interest in the site.

On the favorites page in the upper right hand corner is an export link, that will give you a file with all your favorites even the removed ones.

ah thankyou!

Ultimate_Hentai_Fan

8 years ago

so is it normal for another site to be pirating paid content from fakku?
just wondering since I found alot on another website

Likhos01 Monster Girl Lover

8 years ago

Ultimate_Hentai_Fan wrote...

so is it normal for another site to be pirating paid content from fakku?
just wondering since I found alot on another website

Unless it's Bosshi XXX Mix, no.
Also take into account I only speak about straight uploads of the licensed content, not scanlated content

Ultimate_Hentai_Fan

8 years ago

Likhos01 wrote...

Ultimate_Hentai_Fan wrote...

so is it normal for another site to be pirating paid content from fakku?
just wondering since I found alot on another website

Unless it's Bosshi XXX Mix, no.
Also take into account I only speak about straight uploads of the licensed content, not scanlated content

it's the uncensored paid subscriptions I found like a lot
Snow Queen is one of them

animefreak_usa Child of Samael

8 years ago

Ultimate_Hentai_Fan wrote...

Likhos01 wrote...

Ultimate_Hentai_Fan wrote...

so is it normal for another site to be pirating paid content from fakku?
just wondering since I found alot on another website

Unless it's Bosshi XXX Mix, no.
Also take into account I only speak about straight uploads of the licensed content, not scanlated content

it's the uncensored paid subscriptions I found like a lot
Snow Queen is one of them

Normal... yes. Supposed to... no. Can't stop a pirate.

Ultimate_Hentai_Fan

8 years ago

animefreak_usa wrote...

Ultimate_Hentai_Fan wrote...

Likhos01 wrote...

Ultimate_Hentai_Fan wrote...

so is it normal for another site to be pirating paid content from fakku?
just wondering since I found alot on another website

Unless it's Bosshi XXX Mix, no.
Also take into account I only speak about straight uploads of the licensed content, not scanlated content

it's the uncensored paid subscriptions I found like a lot
Snow Queen is one of them

Normal... yes. Supposed to... no. Can't stop a pirate.

so when Jacob finds out a
He'll do a DMCA on them?

@Likhos01
also I found bosshi on there

Likhos01 Monster Girl Lover

8 years ago

Ultimate_Hentai_Fan wrote...

animefreak_usa wrote...

Ultimate_Hentai_Fan wrote...

Likhos01 wrote...

Ultimate_Hentai_Fan wrote...

so is it normal for another site to be pirating paid content from fakku?
just wondering since I found alot on another website

Unless it's Bosshi XXX Mix, no.
Also take into account I only speak about straight uploads of the licensed content, not scanlated content

it's the uncensored paid subscriptions I found like a lot
Snow Queen is one of them

Normal... yes. Supposed to... no. Can't stop a pirate.

so when Jacob finds out a
He'll do a DMCA on them?

@Likhos01
also I found bosshi on there

Bosshi XXX Mix is a weird case, it was posted on Sadpanda by FAKKU on the logic that those who want can buy it if they want to support the artist.

Ultimate_Hentai_Fan

8 years ago

Likhos01 wrote...

Ultimate_Hentai_Fan wrote...

animefreak_usa wrote...

Ultimate_Hentai_Fan wrote...

Likhos01 wrote...

Ultimate_Hentai_Fan wrote...

so is it normal for another site to be pirating paid content from fakku?
just wondering since I found alot on another website

Unless it's Bosshi XXX Mix, no.
Also take into account I only speak about straight uploads of the licensed content, not scanlated content

it's the uncensored paid subscriptions I found like a lot
Snow Queen is one of them

Normal... yes. Supposed to... no. Can't stop a pirate.

so when Jacob finds out a
He'll do a DMCA on them?

@Likhos01
also I found bosshi on there

Bosshi XXX Mix is a weird case, it was posted on Sadpanda by FAKKU on the logic that those who want can buy it if they want to support the artist.

it's not the XXX mix one it looks like a body to play with
ah found nappa

Jacob might want to disable the right click feature in the viewing window so they can right-click save

shameless_seamen

8 years ago

oh well.
well if i had the chance i would've did it.
because the work that everyone is making is great and actualy looks better then the ''free ones''
but still its a bit sad, something im not really used to.

animefreak_usa Child of Samael

8 years ago

Ultimate_Hentai_Fan wrote...

Likhos01 wrote...

Ultimate_Hentai_Fan wrote...

animefreak_usa wrote...

Ultimate_Hentai_Fan wrote...

Likhos01 wrote...

Ultimate_Hentai_Fan wrote...

so is it normal for another site to be pirating paid content from fakku?
just wondering since I found alot on another website

Unless it's Bosshi XXX Mix, no.
Also take into account I only speak about straight uploads of the licensed content, not scanlated content

it's the uncensored paid subscriptions I found like a lot
Snow Queen is one of them

Normal... yes. Supposed to... no. Can't stop a pirate.

so when Jacob finds out a
He'll do a DMCA on them?

@Likhos01
also I found bosshi on there

Bosshi XXX Mix is a weird case, it was posted on Sadpanda by FAKKU on the logic that those who want can buy it if they want to support the artist.

it's not the XXX mix one it looks like a body to play with
ah found nappa

Jacob might want to disable the right click feature in the viewing window so they can right-click save

The ripping process is more complex then that. But jacob knows about the torrents and sites.

I still can't use the script. I don't know java.

Ultimate_Hentai_Fan

8 years ago

animefreak_usa wrote...

Ultimate_Hentai_Fan wrote...

Likhos01 wrote...

Ultimate_Hentai_Fan wrote...

animefreak_usa wrote...

Ultimate_Hentai_Fan wrote...

Likhos01 wrote...

Ultimate_Hentai_Fan wrote...

so is it normal for another site to be pirating paid content from fakku?
just wondering since I found alot on another website

Unless it's Bosshi XXX Mix, no.
Also take into account I only speak about straight uploads of the licensed content, not scanlated content

it's the uncensored paid subscriptions I found like a lot
Snow Queen is one of them

Normal... yes. Supposed to... no. Can't stop a pirate.

so when Jacob finds out a
He'll do a DMCA on them?

@Likhos01
also I found bosshi on there

Bosshi XXX Mix is a weird case, it was posted on Sadpanda by FAKKU on the logic that those who want can buy it if they want to support the artist.

it's not the XXX mix one it looks like a body to play with
ah found nappa

Jacob might want to disable the right click feature in the viewing window so they can right-click save

The ripping process is more complex then that. But jacob knows about the torrents and sites.

I still can't use the script. I don't know java.

in chrome java is disabled by default kinda stupid really

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luinthoron High Priest of Loli

8 years ago

Blvdman wrote...

The other issue is the conversion rate from US to other countries may not be worth it. I live in Canada and 1 USD is .70 CAD so $12.50 USD is $17.85 CAD then you add the tax that will be applied and I'm sitting at $20.00 CAD. Which is insane considering once upon a time USD equaled CAD. There are endless sites that provide similar services that Fakku has and have remained free. I understand the view of where Fakku is going, but I'm not sure if it will be successful. "The Pricing Is Absurd, to non americans"

While, to some extent, I do understand what you are saying, blaming the conversion rate is silly. Sure, the numbers are bigger, but their worth is the same, that is exactly why the conversion rate is what it is. You can't expect to pay the same number in your currency when it is not worth as much. The pricing is not absurd for non-Americans, it is exactly the same for everyone, even if the bigger number may make you think differently.

hgatedc

8 years ago

luinthoron wrote...

Blvdman wrote...

i think he's complaining about the extra charges when buying something with a credit card outside your native currency. they add Forex charges, higher USD value when exchanging to CAD (with the example given above, 1USD = .70 CAD: the bank would buy 1USD for .66-68CAD, but sell 1USD for .72-.75CAD), and taxes (some banks have those taxes).

but imo i think it's minuscule. i think the biggest issue for this guy is that fakku only have USD price. that's a given since fakku only have a US bank account.

japs also pay that kind of price for the thing and even more. so i dont see "The Pricing Is Absurd, to non americans" at all. just goes to show why the japs can do it in their country and not with outside their country. culture differences shows how much you can go for these stuff.

Hanayome Ultimate Laziness

8 years ago

Ultimate_Hentai_Fan wrote...

so is it normal for another site to be pirating paid content from fakku?
just wondering since I found alot on another website

Yeah. As long as they give credit to Fakku, I don't really mind to be honest.

Soul978 Souleater

8 years ago

HI
I do agree and i will keep supporting fakku. What you are doing is a good setp in the right way we do need to give artise the glory that they deserve for there work. This is what all hentai sits should do and like you said we need to change the way the artis look at us so that we can enjoy more of the content that we have been enjoying for so long. Please keep it up and thank you.

Ultimate_Hentai_Fan

8 years ago

Hanayome wrote...

Ultimate_Hentai_Fan wrote...

so is it normal for another site to be pirating paid content from fakku?
just wondering since I found alot on another website

Yeah. As long as they give credit to Fakku, I don't really mind to be honest.

huh

they did have in the title "Fakku" on each chapter

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