"Cartoonist Fukudada" criticized readers for buying second-hand books and specifically told him that such comments that hinder business would be blocked directly.

Japan's market for second-hand books, second-hand video games, and second-hand anime peripherals is very booming. However, many Japanese creators actually hate the existence of this second-hand market. The reason is that no matter how active the second-hand market is and how many economic benefits it creates, basically not a dime will go into the pockets of the creators. Japanese cartoonist Fukudada (フクダーダ) recently posted that he would block any netizen who tells him how much his works sell for in second-hand bookstores, or who buys his books in second-hand bookstores!

"The kind of people who leave messages telling me "How much does your work cost in a second-hand bookstore" or "I bought the whole set in a second-hand bookstore!" I'm sorry, but I will block it directly. You may think that I am making a fuss out of a molehill. , but I think this kind of message itself is destroying the creator's business. If it is just muted, it will be seen by others. In order to avoid the same thing happening in the future, I can only choose to block you."

Japanese cartoonist Fukudada recently published an article on X, criticizing some readers who "buy second-hand books and leave messages to tell him"!

Fukudada's works are mainly adult comics, but he has also serialized the general work "Betrothal Agreement", with a total of 11 episodes...

"Betrothal Agreement" serialized from 2012 to 2018

Amazon is currently having a promotion on e-books, and buying the entire series is actually cheaper than buying just one episode! ! !

When Fukudada posted an article to advertise Amazon's e-book promotions, he received a message from a netizen reporting that a second-hand bookstore was selling a full set of physical books. This made him quite angry, so he posted the above article. His post immediately triggered discussions among Japanese netizens. Many people were curious, does the creator really hate the second-hand market so much?

Later, he also answered the questions from netizens one by one...

Netizen: "If something is really unavailable now, I will buy it from second-hand bookstores, but basically I will still look for ways to make profits for cartoonists. If I really can only buy second-hand, I will also buy it. I feel embarrassed, so I won't talk about it publicly...after all, this can be considered a form of respect."

Fukudada: "I don't know why, but someone just talks about it."

Netizen: "It's really rude to come out and say it to the people who produce the work...Whether it's the painter, the editor, or the printer, a book can only be published thanks to the efforts of so many people... …"

Fukudada: "It's rude to be rude, but it makes me want to go all the way to leave a message, which makes me feel incredible."

Netizen: "I'm sorry, I don't quite understand the meaning of the phrase 'muting will allow others to see'. Blocking will also allow others to see...? At most, the person who performs the blocking will not be able to see it."

フクダーダ: "That's true for the first time. But after I block that account, I can prevent that person from leaving messages on my site again."

Netizen: "If you buy it second-hand, the author won't make a dime... By the way, is it okay to buy the electronic version of the fan comic? After all, I like that work or that work very much..."

Fukudada: "As long as you are not watching pirated copies, you are welcome. You are also welcome to post the URL to promote it. Reposting it will make me a rich man!"

(@д＠) Some people even take out pirated copies and tell the author...