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To tell you the truth, I don't want to draw this comic anymore.

The reason why I draw illustrations and cartoons is because I want to please myself first and foremost. I want to be rewarded for my hard work.

If you've never drawn comics before, you may not understand.

There are many joys and pains in the process of making a manga: the pain of thinking of ideas, the joy of coming up with a good idea, the pain of composition, the pain of drawing, the sense of accomplishment when you've done it all, the joy of drawing a good scene.

But this manga, as soon as it's finished, will be posted on illegal upload sites and spread.

In parts 1 and 2 of this manga, I was baptized by illegal uploaders to the point of disgust.

When I realized that someone else had reprinted it without my permission, all the joy of it was squashed and I was left with only painful memories.

Why do I continue to suffer so much knowing that I'm going to fall prey to those who frequent illegal upload sites, I even feel ridiculous for continuing to create.

I tried to start drawing a comic this morning, but all I could do was stare at the computer screen, my hand didn't move at all, and night fell before I could sigh.

The illegal reprinters make excuses like this.

"'I'm helping to raise the author's profile by spreading his work.'

I have never asked them to do that, nor do I wish to do so.

Where would anyone be happy to become famous among thieves, and then fall prey to them?

But since this comic is something I started voluntarily, I will try to draw it to an end.

But tomorrow I'll probably just sigh and not move my hand at all.

Please don't get your hopes up. It's painful.

私は愚痴を言いたくなりました。

正直なことを言うと、私はこの漫画をもう描きたくない。

私がなぜイラストや漫画を描くかと言うと、それは第一に自分自身を喜ばせたいからなんだ。私は苦労した分、報われたい。

もしかしたら漫画を描いたことのない人にはわからないかもしれないけれども、

アイディアを考える苦しさ、良いアイディアが思いついた時の喜び、構図を考える苦しさ、描く苦しさ、描き切った達成感、良い場面が描けた時の喜び、漫画を作る過程には様々な喜びと苦しみがある。

だけどこの漫画は、完成した途端に違法アップロードサイトに貼られて拡散される。

この漫画のパート1と2で、私は違法転載者からうんざりするほど洗礼を受けました。

他者に勝手に転載されたことに気づくとね、その喜びの部分が全て叩き潰されて、私には苦しかった思い出だけが残るんだ。

なんで違法アップロードサイトに出入りしている連中の餌食になると分かっていながら私はこんなに苦しい思いをし続けるんだろうかと、私は創作を継続するのが馬鹿馬鹿しいとさえ感じる。

私は今朝、漫画を描き始めようとしたが、PCの画面を見つめ続けるだけで、手は全く動かず、ため息をついているうちに夜になってしまった。

違法転載者は、このように言い訳をします。

「私は彼の作品を拡散することによって、作者の知名度向上に寄与している」

私は彼らにそれを依頼したことはありませんし、そんなことを望んではいない。

どこに泥棒の間で有名になって、そして泥棒の餌食になることを喜ぶ人がいるだろうか?

でも、この漫画は私が自主的に始めたことだから、結末までは描こうと思う。

でも、明日も私はため息をつくばかりで、手も全く動かないのかもしれない。

期待はしないで欲しい。苦しいわ。

Comments

Tailowking

I'm sorry to hear that it has become a sad issue for you and that the pirates have caused you so much grief. I've greatly enjoyed the manga you've made so far and if that is where the story ends then so be it.

Alex de Vries

yea the bot accounts that skim artwork for free of patreon, are just modern piracy no matter what they claim. but it worse since there stealing personal things from individuals. rather the downloading that movie/game or music of big company's. latter is still bad but it not undermining individuals, that live of there invested works. if anything if you ever feel like it in the future, i simple request some one shot artwork of the lovely ladies. rather then a full comic.

abz

嫌なら別の好きな事をするのが良いヨ! 貴方の絵が好きでこちらは支援しとる、その漫画だけを待ってるワケではない。 辛いなら一度忘れて、別の楽しい事してしまえば良いのさー

L3D

I hope you can feel better, there is a lot of bad actors in internet from almost always. It's clear they could like your work , but they don't give it any respect. I seen another artists fall from this problem.

Roo_CatUK

To be honest, That's how I found your works. I think it was "team shuffles book of the beast" I can't remember which one. But if you want to lock down, maybe a limited time download with password, then delete the manga from storage after a while. Then you could resell on DLsite.com. As far as i know, You can restrict mangas you upload to view only for purchasers. who have to view it via the DLsite viewer.

newfie

Very sorry to hear about your concerns. I am a strong believer that the artist should post their work, on his/her chosen websites, only. No One Else! I do enjoy your work and wish you the best!

Seth T

I can totally understand that. Those kind of art shares are an issue, and it can eat away at having food to eat if this is your main business. I can understand totally if you are going to call it quits on the manga. I do hope that you continue to draw though and at least get things that allow you to seek your joy.

aoino_broome

I found a malicious person who had repeatedly joined/withdrawn from the site with 5$ quota more than 10 times since February this year until now, so I BANned him. He may show up again under a different name sooner or later, but there is nothing more I can do about it.

ButtNumz

I also originally found your work on third party sites and used them to find your Gumroad. Bought every one of your Comics immediately because I was so excited to see more! Now here I am on Patreon.