Jacob Posts
Considering there are really two huge topics being discussed here, I have decided to lock this specific thread and break it into two new threads.
For discussion on simulpublished magazines, licensed content, and FAKKU going legit:
https://www.fakku.net/forums/feedback-suggestions-and-support/discussion-simulpublished-magazines-and-licensed-content
For discussion on content removal and raging that FAKKU will die a horrible death:
https://www.fakku.net/forums/feedback-suggestions-and-support/discussion-unlicensed-content-removal
For discussion on simulpublished magazines, licensed content, and FAKKU going legit:
https://www.fakku.net/forums/feedback-suggestions-and-support/discussion-simulpublished-magazines-and-licensed-content
For discussion on content removal and raging that FAKKU will die a horrible death:
https://www.fakku.net/forums/feedback-suggestions-and-support/discussion-unlicensed-content-removal
We will continue supporting scanlators in every way possible. I believe that when a legal alternative does not exist, scanlation is necessary to fill in the void and show the publishers/artists that there is demand for their work outside of Japan. I've talked about this before and here is a pretty good post detailing my thoughts. I believe the end goal of scanlation is to live in a world where all material (magazines, books, doujinshi, etc), is published legally in the language you're looking for, at a quality worth paying for, and at the same time it's available in Japan. We are going to build towards that goal and simulpublishing the two biggest hentai magazines in Japan is a first step.
The reality of the situation (specifically with FAKKU as a business) is that we need to remove unlicensed content to secure more publishing deals and ensure that all artists are comfortable working with us. Our current partners are okay turning a blind eye to the unlicensed content on FAKKU, but that will not always be the case.
On a personal note, I am a huge advocate of free speech and as I've always said we will not be censoring any content we publish. We already work with the CBLDF, but keeping unlicensed content on the website prevents us from being able to fully support them. Specifically I want FAKKU to become a corporate sponsor of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund so we can continue to support those freedoms. P.S. Donate.
It sucks that the majority of content on FAKKU will disappear, but we will be replacing it with new content that won't be available anywhere else. Our end goal will be to eventually bring back all of the unlicensed content officially through FAKKU, and this is the first step towards that.
Here is a rough timeline for content removal, this is not final and will most likely change.
06/2015: Removal of some specific unlicensed publishers and unlicensed controversial content
12/2015: Removal of remaining unlicensed content
The reality of the situation (specifically with FAKKU as a business) is that we need to remove unlicensed content to secure more publishing deals and ensure that all artists are comfortable working with us. Our current partners are okay turning a blind eye to the unlicensed content on FAKKU, but that will not always be the case.
On a personal note, I am a huge advocate of free speech and as I've always said we will not be censoring any content we publish. We already work with the CBLDF, but keeping unlicensed content on the website prevents us from being able to fully support them. Specifically I want FAKKU to become a corporate sponsor of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund so we can continue to support those freedoms. P.S. Donate.
It sucks that the majority of content on FAKKU will disappear, but we will be replacing it with new content that won't be available anywhere else. Our end goal will be to eventually bring back all of the unlicensed content officially through FAKKU, and this is the first step towards that.
Here is a rough timeline for content removal, this is not final and will most likely change.
06/2015: Removal of some specific unlicensed publishers and unlicensed controversial content
12/2015: Removal of remaining unlicensed content
A few weeks ago on Anime News Network I talked about publishing, censorship, and the future of FAKKU (link here). I highly recommend listening to it if you have an interest in the industry and what's going on with FAKKU, but the most important topic covered was the eventual removal of unlicensed content from the website. As we talk with more manga publishers, artists, and animation companies one thing has become apparent: we need to remove unlicensed content.
Within the next few months we will begin releasing English simulpublished chapters from Comic X-Eros and Comic Kairakuten. We will be translating and releasing both magazines in their entirety, resulting in over 40 chapters and 1000 pages of new content each month with chapters uploaded daily. A more in-depth official announcement will go live in the next couple of weeks where I will go into full detail about what we'll be doing and what you can expect.
The most important part of magazines is that every single artist will be working directly with FAKKU. Right now we usually work with 2-3 different artists each month depending on what books we're currently working on and what projects we have hidden away. Once this new service goes live we'll be working with 40 - 60 artists each month and each of those artists will be visiting FAKKU to look directly at their English chapters.
The opportunity to work so closely with these artists and make their stories available officially is incredible. I hope that everyone can accept that although the loss of unlicensed content definitely sucks, the end result is significantly better for everyone. Fans get to support and consume more content and the artists have a new source of income and the chance to interact directly with their fans outside of Japan.
We've already started work on the magazines and have a couple back issues ready to release and final preparations are being made to get them online. To put this in perspective, from the last two months alone here's a list of artists directly involved in this new project: NaPaTa, Bosshi, mogg, LINDA, Gomennasai, Koume Keito, Nishi Iori, DISTANCE, Higenamuchi, Karma Tatsuro, Ichimatsu, Makio, Mizusaki, Meiyamamo, Akiya Akira, Inuburo , Sakurai Energy, Ishikawa Shisuke, Shono Kotaro, Mojarin, isao , Hinahara Emi, Azuma Tesshin, Usaginagomu, Itouei, Sumiya, YUG, Katsurai Yoshiaki, Namboku, 40010 Protoype, E-muse Aki, Fujimaru, santa, Key, Okara, Matsukawa, Harenochiame, Kamiya Zuzu, Mitiking, Mozu, Uo Denim, Kishikaisei, Niimaruyuu, Yoshima Nikki, Katase Minami, Kai Maruco, SAVAN, MG Joe, Asagiaya, Hachiya Makoto, Ishikei, Kekemotsu, Ban!, Kamizuki Shiki, Morimiya Masayuki, Tamatsuyada, Inue Shinsuke, Rakko, Kurokosiyou, F4U, Yurikawa, Knuckle Curve, yozo, Naganoro, Ayane, Yazaki Suigin, Karasu, Kerorin, Kanna Tetsuboku, Misaoka, Misa Wasabi, Satsuki Mikazu, Sanadura Hiroyuki, Akizuki Itsuki, Suruga Rinu, Mg Kurino, Heriyama, Oda Non, Mozuya Murasaki, MGMEE, Tsukino Jyogi, E-musu Aki, Kosuke Haruhito, Kito Sakeru, Shirotadai, Kazuma Muramasa, Mutsutake, Bonza, Akinosora, Kokonoki Nao, Natsuki Kiyohito, Tamon Ketsuyuki, Kamishiro Ryu, Leonardo Sixteen?, Shiden, and Yamada no Seikatsu ga Daiichi.
Like I said above we'll be releasing these magazines in their entirety. That means every single chapter regardless of the content. Both big name artists and newcomers will be treated the same, we won't be favoring one artist over another. This means you'll get to read everything without worrying about if your personal tastes don't align with the majority of users. Here's a preview of the English covers for two of the magazines:
Within the next few months we will begin releasing English simulpublished chapters from Comic X-Eros and Comic Kairakuten. We will be translating and releasing both magazines in their entirety, resulting in over 40 chapters and 1000 pages of new content each month with chapters uploaded daily. A more in-depth official announcement will go live in the next couple of weeks where I will go into full detail about what we'll be doing and what you can expect.
The most important part of magazines is that every single artist will be working directly with FAKKU. Right now we usually work with 2-3 different artists each month depending on what books we're currently working on and what projects we have hidden away. Once this new service goes live we'll be working with 40 - 60 artists each month and each of those artists will be visiting FAKKU to look directly at their English chapters.
The opportunity to work so closely with these artists and make their stories available officially is incredible. I hope that everyone can accept that although the loss of unlicensed content definitely sucks, the end result is significantly better for everyone. Fans get to support and consume more content and the artists have a new source of income and the chance to interact directly with their fans outside of Japan.
We've already started work on the magazines and have a couple back issues ready to release and final preparations are being made to get them online. To put this in perspective, from the last two months alone here's a list of artists directly involved in this new project: NaPaTa, Bosshi, mogg, LINDA, Gomennasai, Koume Keito, Nishi Iori, DISTANCE, Higenamuchi, Karma Tatsuro, Ichimatsu, Makio, Mizusaki, Meiyamamo, Akiya Akira, Inuburo , Sakurai Energy, Ishikawa Shisuke, Shono Kotaro, Mojarin, isao , Hinahara Emi, Azuma Tesshin, Usaginagomu, Itouei, Sumiya, YUG, Katsurai Yoshiaki, Namboku, 40010 Protoype, E-muse Aki, Fujimaru, santa, Key, Okara, Matsukawa, Harenochiame, Kamiya Zuzu, Mitiking, Mozu, Uo Denim, Kishikaisei, Niimaruyuu, Yoshima Nikki, Katase Minami, Kai Maruco, SAVAN, MG Joe, Asagiaya, Hachiya Makoto, Ishikei, Kekemotsu, Ban!, Kamizuki Shiki, Morimiya Masayuki, Tamatsuyada, Inue Shinsuke, Rakko, Kurokosiyou, F4U, Yurikawa, Knuckle Curve, yozo, Naganoro, Ayane, Yazaki Suigin, Karasu, Kerorin, Kanna Tetsuboku, Misaoka, Misa Wasabi, Satsuki Mikazu, Sanadura Hiroyuki, Akizuki Itsuki, Suruga Rinu, Mg Kurino, Heriyama, Oda Non, Mozuya Murasaki, MGMEE, Tsukino Jyogi, E-musu Aki, Kosuke Haruhito, Kito Sakeru, Shirotadai, Kazuma Muramasa, Mutsutake, Bonza, Akinosora, Kokonoki Nao, Natsuki Kiyohito, Tamon Ketsuyuki, Kamishiro Ryu, Leonardo Sixteen?, Shiden, and Yamada no Seikatsu ga Daiichi.
Like I said above we'll be releasing these magazines in their entirety. That means every single chapter regardless of the content. Both big name artists and newcomers will be treated the same, we won't be favoring one artist over another. This means you'll get to read everything without worrying about if your personal tastes don't align with the majority of users. Here's a preview of the English covers for two of the magazines:
Anime Expo 2015 is going to be big! You can read all our pre-show announcements here, but for a quick summary...
Exhibit Hall
Find us at Booth #211 right next to Pony Canyon!
Special Guest: Toshio Maeda
Toshio Maeda is a legendary Japanese hentai manga artist and one of the most influential artists of the 1980s and 1990s. Many of his works; including Urotsukidoji, La Blue Girl, Demon Beast Invasion, and Adventure Kid, have received anime adaptations that are known throughout the world.
FAKKU has teamed up with Toshio Maeda on some exciting new projects that we will be announcing at our "Hentai Manga and Doujinshi" panel on Saturday night. You’ll be able to find him all weekend in the Exhibit Hall at Booth #1732.
Special Guest: Bosshi
Bosshi is one of the most popular hentai artists due to his unique style which has placed him on the forefront of the scene in Japan. His first English release Peachy-Butt Girls was one of the best-selling hentai manga published in the United States in 2014. Many of his works, including Futabu!, Mizugi Kanojo, and Oujo-sama wa H ga Osuki have received anime adaptations.
At Anime Expo 2015 Bosshi will be making available an exclusive doujin for his American fans, similar to what would be available at Comiket, marking the first time a Japanese hentai artist has produced a doujin specifically for a Western audience. And don't worry, for those of who can't make it to Anime Expo the digital edition of his exclusive doujin is available for pre-order right now!
FAKKU! x Native
We've partnered up with Native to officially bring their figures to a United States event for the first time. Native will have a display at our booth (Booth #211) where they will be showcasing select figures. There will even be one very special figure available for purchase. You'll have to hurry though, there will only be 30 for sale so if you are a figure collector make sure you get to our booth as fast as possible!
New Merchandise
At Anime Expo 2015 we will be debuting a ton of new merchandise, including: books, posters, shirts, and an exclusive doujin from Bosshi. We'll have new items from artists like Ishikei, Henreader, Hisasi, Homunculus, Pyon-Kti, and more! Here's a teaser of some new merchandise we'll have available at our booth.
Panels
FAKKU Q&A
Thursday July 2, 2015 11:15pm - 12:15am - Live Programming 4 (LP4) (LACC - 411)
Toshio Maeda: Creator of La Blue Girl & Legend of the Overfiend
Friday July 3, 2015 9:15pm - 10:45pm - Live Programming 4 (LP4) (LACC - 411)
FAKKU Presents: Hentai Worth Watching
Friday July 3, 2015 11:30pm - 1:00am - Live Programming 3 (LP3) (LACC - 408AB)
FAKKU Presents: Bosshi and Toshio Maeda Q&A
Saturday July 4, 2015 10:15pm - 11:15pm - Live Programming 3 (LP3) (LACC - 408AB)
FAKKU Presents: Hentai Manga & Doujinshi
Saturday July 4, 2015 11:30pm - 12:45am - Live Programming 3 (LP3) (LACC - 408AB)
Exhibit Hall
Find us at Booth #211 right next to Pony Canyon!
Special Guest: Toshio Maeda
Toshio Maeda is a legendary Japanese hentai manga artist and one of the most influential artists of the 1980s and 1990s. Many of his works; including Urotsukidoji, La Blue Girl, Demon Beast Invasion, and Adventure Kid, have received anime adaptations that are known throughout the world.
FAKKU has teamed up with Toshio Maeda on some exciting new projects that we will be announcing at our "Hentai Manga and Doujinshi" panel on Saturday night. You’ll be able to find him all weekend in the Exhibit Hall at Booth #1732.
Special Guest: Bosshi
Bosshi is one of the most popular hentai artists due to his unique style which has placed him on the forefront of the scene in Japan. His first English release Peachy-Butt Girls was one of the best-selling hentai manga published in the United States in 2014. Many of his works, including Futabu!, Mizugi Kanojo, and Oujo-sama wa H ga Osuki have received anime adaptations.
At Anime Expo 2015 Bosshi will be making available an exclusive doujin for his American fans, similar to what would be available at Comiket, marking the first time a Japanese hentai artist has produced a doujin specifically for a Western audience. And don't worry, for those of who can't make it to Anime Expo the digital edition of his exclusive doujin is available for pre-order right now!
FAKKU! x Native
We've partnered up with Native to officially bring their figures to a United States event for the first time. Native will have a display at our booth (Booth #211) where they will be showcasing select figures. There will even be one very special figure available for purchase. You'll have to hurry though, there will only be 30 for sale so if you are a figure collector make sure you get to our booth as fast as possible!
New Merchandise
At Anime Expo 2015 we will be debuting a ton of new merchandise, including: books, posters, shirts, and an exclusive doujin from Bosshi. We'll have new items from artists like Ishikei, Henreader, Hisasi, Homunculus, Pyon-Kti, and more! Here's a teaser of some new merchandise we'll have available at our booth.
Panels
FAKKU Q&A
Thursday July 2, 2015 11:15pm - 12:15am - Live Programming 4 (LP4) (LACC - 411)
Toshio Maeda: Creator of La Blue Girl & Legend of the Overfiend
Friday July 3, 2015 9:15pm - 10:45pm - Live Programming 4 (LP4) (LACC - 411)
FAKKU Presents: Hentai Worth Watching
Friday July 3, 2015 11:30pm - 1:00am - Live Programming 3 (LP3) (LACC - 408AB)
FAKKU Presents: Bosshi and Toshio Maeda Q&A
Saturday July 4, 2015 10:15pm - 11:15pm - Live Programming 3 (LP3) (LACC - 408AB)
FAKKU Presents: Hentai Manga & Doujinshi
Saturday July 4, 2015 11:30pm - 12:45am - Live Programming 3 (LP3) (LACC - 408AB)
You can already do that, though we don't have it officially described anywhere. Here's an example search: naruto -yaoi +color +anal
Send me an email with all the details and I'll get you fixed up jacob@fakku.net
My mistake on this, the pre-order page should have had Monday the 15th as the release date for downloads rather than Sunday. I'll have the downloads up shortly.
Mr H wrote...
(First time commenting) All I want to say just so its out their. I believe like many many MANY others. We only came to fakku for the interface and the fetishes, not vanilla we can get that ANY were we want.For me fakku was that place I could go to feed that little desire, a weird turn on aka a fetish. It was that one site were I could count on them to have me some new m/d of my fetish.
Good on fakku for taking this opportunity. But u r taking away everything that u once were at the same time couldn't u keep the old and make a new site at least. Hiding "controversial" content was not the best move forcing people to make an account or move on. Which probably lost u so many site views especially when it came to probably the biggest fetishes there r. we look for them so we can experience them without actually experiencing it removing any idle thought of wanting to do it in real life. By hiding it u r taking away the hole concept of porn from vanilla to anal incest loli and so on
Porn,manga,dojinshi are all about experiencing our fantasies. If we can't wants the point
Like always, we will be releasing all genres regardless of content. It is not limited to vanilla and I have no idea why this idea is spreading around. If you take a look at the books we have released so far this is obvious.
We are removing all unlicensed content regardless of the content and that has nothing to do with the content we will be publishing.
ahawkua wrote...
YQII wrote...
That title is currently being shipped. It depends on when you placed your order, but once we got to it, you'll receive a mail that it's on its way to you.Oh so it should be shipped to me anytime? I don't have to wait months or anything?
All books except Melty Gaze, Porno Switch, and Love-Ridden are shipping now.
My goal is to pick up all of Gunma's older works and re-release them, though I think only Love Selection received an official English release. We'll actually be making an announcement related to Kisaragi Gunma along with a bunch of other licenses at Anime Expo.
I'll put a tool together so you can export all your favorites/collections, It'll take some time though.
poortenboro wrote...
Now Fakku has had for a while the greatest number of(and the most intrusive) ads on any hentai site I've seen(a pop-under on every single image page load, really?), so obviously you threw this sentiment right out the door. If you're getting a popup on every page of an upload something is wrong with your setup, it should only pop up once.
dark494 wrote...
Kisuka wrote...
dark494 wrote...
Even doujin-moe.us has a better model than the one Fakku is going forward with from what I understand. Which is saying something, even I can't believe I said it. At least they don't mince words, hide changes, or censor any content from their users, and keep it 50/50 free/paid content, not to mention movies.Except doujin-moe is profiting off scanlation works they didn't produce. Putting a paywall up in front of content that was meant to be freely shared due to an availability issue is never okay.
What FAKKU is doing is creating that legal availability option.
That's actually not entirely true. They have their own in-house translation team that is doing a good bulk of the work they put out. Just today they put out 16 new doujins/mangas all translated by their in-house team.
You're wrong. The majority of uploads on Doujin-Moe come from scanlation groups completely unrelated to Doujin-Moe, they take those scanlations and put them behind a paywall without asking the scanlators for permission. When we had a scanlation team they would frequently take our releases (that were free on FAKKU) and charge people money for them. And none of the content on Doujin-Moe is licensed, it is all unlicensed.
freefall111 wrote...
Jacob wrote...
There is a lot of good discussion going on in this thread, I'm glad to see a lot of users open up about these changes even if you don't agree with them. Rest assured that I am reading all the replies even though I'm not responding.I can promise you, the future is bright. I wouldn't make a change like this unless I felt in my heart it was the right change to make. Trust me when I say that this is a good thing for all of us, trust in what we've been able to build here and will continue to build. I want you to take a look at a post I made in 2007, things were a lot different back then. https://www.fakku.net/forums/feedback-suggestions-and-support/new-server-costs
At the time my writing was a little sloppy and I was running FAKKU out of my dorm room/parents basement... but there is one key quote you can take away from that
jacob wrote...
Eventually I want to start translating the more popular manga titles, I want to talk with Japanese publishers and get them to ship us the actual manga and sell it on the site. There is so much that FAKKU still has in store!That post was made 3 months after FAKKU first went online almost 9 years ago. This has been my goal, my dream, from the beginning. I did not create FAKKU to be a pirate, I created FAKKU to be a fan. I know what we have coming is a huge change and a little scary, I'm honestly scared too. No one has ever done this before. But that's what makes it so exciting. So I ask one last time for you to put your trust in me, and when this new service launches I hope you choose to support it.
I'm going to lock this thread until tomorrow, I want everyone who can to see this post before it gets bumped off. And I want to give everyone a chance to come up with some good replies for me between now and then.
Here's a reply for you: For those of us who are poor, or live in the developing world, what's the point in continuing to visit the site if most, if not all, of the content will be behind a paywall?
I never said anything about blocking free users from accessing content, just that unlicensed content will all be removed.