DLsite

DLSite
Available inJapanese, English, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Korean, Spanish, German, French, Indonesian, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Thai, Vietnamese[1]
OwnerEISYS, Inc. (株式会社エイシス)
Founder(s)Aoki System Co. Ltd. (有限会社アオキシステム)
URLhttps://www.dlsite.com/
LaunchedJuly 1996

DLsite (ディーエルサイト), operated by the Japanese company EISYS, Inc. (株式会社エイシス), is an ecommerce storefront website and digital distribution service for downloading and selling a mixture of all-ages and adults-only doujinshi, doujin games, digital manga, light novel e-books, software, computer games, Android apps, and similar goods. As of 2022, DLsite had reached over 9 million global users.[2]

The service adapted its current name in January 2019.

After selecting a display language, the site presents categories divided by audience and product type in order to wall off adults-only material.

History

DLsite was established by Aoki System Co., Ltd. in July 1996 under the name "Soft Island" (ソフトアイランド). After Aoki System renamed as EISYS, Inc., the site's name changed to DLsite.com (ディーエルサイトコム) in January 2001. In March 2003, DLsite partnered with Digital Media Mart (currently DMM.com) to create the doujin section of DMM.ADULT (predecessor of FANZA), which ended in August 2005. In January 2004, the website was refreshed and it released the English language version of the site.

In January 2005, EISYS became a subsidiary of Livedoor Co., Ltd. By April 2010, the number of registered circles exceeded 10,000.[citation needed]

In May 2010, Livedoor spun off EISYS and in turn DLsite, which became a subsidiary of Geo Corporation. In May 2011, the website was refreshed again, and some categories were removed or reorganized. In February 2018, DLSite announced that it would start publishing games on Steam and would start a translation service business. "DLsite.com" became simply "DLsite" in January 2019.[3]

On 11 May 2023, DLsite issued a temporary restriction on publishing AI-generated content.[4][5][6] On 15 February 2024, DLsite announced the platform renewed the guideline of selling AI-generated content, opened a new space for selling AI contents, and lifted the restriction issued before.[6]

In March 2024, some creators reported that DLsite ordered them to change the description of their works to comply with policies from credit card companies. For example, altering the word loli (ロリ, Loli) into hiyoko (ひよこ, Hiyoko, lit. 'chick').[7] In April 2024, EISYS announced that all their platforms have suspended credit card payments from Visa, Mastercard, and American Express.[5][7]

Translators Unite

In November 2021, EISYS and DLSite announced a service called Translators Unite.[8] This service aims to allow DLsite to crowd-source translations for its materials in a way that directly supports creators in exchange for residuals or commission.[9] This is also intended to redirect the enthusiasm for online scanlation towards legal distribution. Manga translation work is accomplished through a tool called the MANTRA Engine, which is also partnering with Pixiv-FANBOX.[10]

In 2023, DLsite added support for nine more languages, adding up to fourteen supported languages.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "『DLsite』、新たに9言語を追加し全14言語に対応！ 世界でより利用しやすいサービスに！". PR Times (in Japanese). 2023-10-12.
  2. ^ "会員数900万突破！『DLsite』は今年で26周年！ 11月は、無料作品、全員配布の割引クーポン、そして総額1,000万ポイントの山分け企画と、お得が盛りだくさんな創業祭を開催！". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES (in Japanese). 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  3. ^ "会社概要". 株式会社エイシス | EISYS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  4. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (2023-05-12). "DLsite, Ci-en, pixiv FANBOX, Fantia Ban AI-Generated Content". animenewsnetwork.com. Anime News Network. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  5. ^ a b Gostick, Elliot (2024-04-03). "DLSite Credit Card Usage Temporarily Suspended". siliconera.com. Gamurs. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  6. ^ a b 咲文でんこ (2024-02-19). "DLsiteに「AI生成フロア」が新設、すべてのAI生成作品の取り扱いが再開へ". forest.watch.impress.co.jp (in Japanese). Impress Corporation. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  7. ^ a b V, Amber (2024-04-04). "Adult content platform DLsite disables Visa/Mastercard payment after attempt to outsmart credit card companies". automaton-media.com. Active Gaming Media. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  8. ^ "Over 3,000 Works Available for Translation! Translate Easily Online, Split the Profits! DLsite Is Now Recruiting Translators for Its Translators Unite Service!". Business Wire. 2021-11-28. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  9. ^ "Translators Unite: Registration Guide for Translators | DLsite Manga Translation Service". DLsite. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  10. ^ "A manga artist tries out Mantra Engine, an AI manga translation tool soon to be available on FANBOX! - Translating a manga in 30 seconds!?". pixivision. 2022-03-18. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
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