Japan's Doujin Shop Getting Blocked in Korea — Absolute Chaos Right Now
원본 (Korean)
Translation + Context
FT = ForbiddenTome — tap to see Korean slang explained
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~ 2. Workaround Access Method
On May 1, 2026, it was ridiculously designated as a harmful site and got blocked. Since Melon Books isn't just a site that sells adult content but rather a site that sells quite a diverse range of books and works, the reaction was that it's incomprehensible to block the entire site because of a few specific works. The workaround method is similar to that of DLsite, a similar doujin site.
• PC and Mobile Common ○ Use a VPN like Proton VPN or Nord VPN on Chrome browser. Based on the free version, you just need to use the US, Japan, etc. and refresh a few times.
Number of content deletion requests from governments worldwide to Google (as of 2020) Source: Google Report
South Korea
France
Japan
United States
Germany
Google and YouTube have an overwhelmingly high number of content deletion requests.
So there's this site called Melonbooks — basically Japan's go-to shop for doujin stuff
And on May 1st, it got flagged as a harmful site and straight up blocked in Korea
It's not even like they only sell adult content there and that's a fact (honestly blocking them just for that is weird anyway)
Even customs doesn't crack down on this, so why are they blocking it??
Welcome to the Censorship Era 2.0 lmaooo
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10 comments
The real talk here is gaming's getting healthier
honestly both countries need to chill, it's just fan art at the end of the day
You didn't see this coming? Just deal with it, you peasants~~ It's the people's choice~
FYI, the Nazis also got voted in as the majority party by popular vote and then what happened was...
Pro tip: my cheap-ass KT 100MB internet at home doesn't even show the warning page. Literally pulls up Pornhub no problem.
?? : We don't have budget to invest in better internet infrastructure!
NO WAY this is actually happening?? my entire supply chain is about to collapse 💀
I just checked after seeing this and it actually works fine tho what are you even talking about
Fine then, I just won't consume Korean content anymore~ 🙃
So why aren't they blocking other sketchy sites?
korea really said 'not on our watch' and i respect the commitment to chaos ngl
Pretty sure some feminist groups spam-reported it lol
wait what?? korea is actually blocking doujin shops now? lmao the culture war is getting wild 😭
this is insane, i literally ordered from that place last month. rip my hobby i guess
this is what happens when you mix copyright law with international shipping, absolute nightmare fuel