Concerning the Audience, Fan Creations, and Ways of Enjoying the Work: A Stateme
1 day agoFirst, let me address the simplest matters. For this essentially non-commercial, quasi-doujin work, there are no strict restrictions on secondary creations—including fan art, Let's Plays, cosplay, merchandise making, and similar activities—as long as they do not involve the paid redistribution of the work itself or other infringing commercial behaviour.That said, this work holds little commercial value. Whether in its creation by me, or in the feedback and exchanges it generates from players, nearly everything is driven by love—much like the classic doujin works of earlier days. It is precisely because I approach this with the mindset of a circle project that I can write more freely than in commercial titles. Accordingly, I trust that those of you who have taken the time to engage with a work like this will not act out of certain intentions that have become more common in this era—hence I do not feel the need to impose as many rules and restrictions on fan creations as some commercial works do.I am deeply grateful to all players who have taken a liking to these two works and have devoted their precious time and energy to express that affection in various forms. I am not often online and may not see these expressions firsthand, yet I remain thankful that you are willing to share your valuable love and enthusiasm. Whatever changes the future may bring, I also give thanks for this very moment in which all of this exists.At the same time, there are no significant restrictions on how you choose to enjoy the work—whether by projecting yourself onto the characters, treating them as independent individuals, expressing affection through self-shipping fantasies, or enjoying character relationships in whatever manner pleases you. The only things I ask are that you do not go so far as to say, "What a misfortune that this character was created by such an author, so I'll just take them as my own OC," and that you refrain from attacking others over their different ways of experien...
