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Ticket Information - ID: #1386


ID:Category:SeverityReproducibilityDate SubmittedUpdated By:
0001386Bug ReportingnormalN/A01/05/25 04:14PMBEEDELLROKEJULIANLOCKHART
ReporterTrioxiss
Assigned to:geltas
Resolution:Resolved
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Summary:several of my old favorites have been deleted the reason given is that they weren't Japanese.
Description:
Additional Info:What the title says
Trioxiss replied at 2025-01-05 16:22:49
Nevermind read the terms of service

Moonman replied at 2025-01-06 21:07:53
Typically, If it's not at least one of the following:

- Drawn by a Japanese* person
- Is focusing mostly** on a Japanese copyright
- Is drawn in a distinctly*** Japanese way

It gets the boot

* - Racially Japanese who has been brought up in Japanese culture. The King Of The Hill fan art from a White man living in Japan won't cut it. The son of two Japanese parents, who grew up in America without ever living in Japan may not cut it. No Nihongo = No go.

** - Art of Japanese IPs by gaijin is allowed provided the Japanese IPs aren't secondary to Non-Japanese ones. For instance, a collage of the artist's favorite animation works in which one or two is an anime may not cut it. Vtuber fanart in which the model is wearing a Pikachu pin may not cut it. A video of a dude jerking off with a Japanese Tenga brand onahole will not cut it.

*** - Large expressive eyes alone won't cut it. Avatar: The Last Air Bender and Totally Spies don't cut it. There's too much overlap between cartoons and anime for a fine line to be drawn so only extreme cases of 'style parody' make the cut.

BEEDELLROKEJULIANLOCKHART replied at 2025-02-24 03:55:43
Yeah, this is a shame.