The shadow of censorship once again took
independent content creators by surprise. Fanza, a major digital distribution
platform, massively and unexpectedly eliminated all doujinshis and
parodic works based on the mythical Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise,
affecting both adult publications and volumes for all audiences.
Multiple artists and authors dedicated to the
secondary market reported receiving official notifications informing them of a
thorough review of the store's policies regarding parody content. Without any
prior warning, the entire catalog of the work created by Hideaki Anno was
erased from the sales lists. Interestingly, the publications of other popular
series remain fully intact and available on the portal, which confirms that
this purge exclusively and surgically affected the mecha franchise. At the
moment, other competing digital stores continue to distribute these books
without any problem.
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■ Publication End Date
July 29, 2026 (Wednesday)
Going forward, for works that contain similar
elements, we may be unable to accept new registrations, or we may end
publication after registration.
If you believe that this work does not fall
under our company's policy, please feel free to contact us by replying to this
inquiry.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may
cause, and we sincerely ask for your understanding.
We look forward to your continued support of
FANZA Doujin.
2026-07-29 12:01:11
Although the platform justified the move under
a general update in its treatment of parody material, it did not offer public
explanations as to why only Evangelion was targeted by this
massive block. It should be remembered that at the end of 2020, the studio that
owns the rights, Studio Khara, published a voluntary coexistence
guide for creators where it asked to avoid explicit pornography as a primary
purpose and unauthorized commercial use.
However, the study always clarified that this
was not a total ban on the doujinshi movement. Therefore,
everything indicates that this massive recall responds to an internal policy
self-inflicted by the digital store itself and not to a direct legal order
issued by the animation studio.
Knowing that the doujinshi market
in Japan has always operated in a gray area of tolerance on the part of the
rights holders
