{"id":65296,"date":"2026-04-15T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=65296"},"modified":"2026-04-15T16:27:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:27:51","slug":"japanese-indie-adult-game-developer-says-local-bank-blocked-their-overseas-revenue-transfers-despite-legal-compliance-citing-undisclosed-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-indie-adult-game-developer-says-local-bank-blocked-their-overseas-revenue-transfers-despite-legal-compliance-citing-undisclosed-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese indie adult game developer says local bank blocked their overseas revenue transfers despite legal compliance, citing undisclosed \u201crisks\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The past few years have been tough for Japanese video game creators who make adult-oriented content, as <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-developers-on-steam-cant-receive-revenue-from-adult-games-due-to-japanese-banks-blocking-transfers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Japanese banks are blocking transfers of proceeds<\/a>, and criteria for hosting NSFW games or platforms like Steam are becoming increasingly strict due to <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/steam-rules-updated-to-prohibit-content-that-violates-rules-set-forth-by-payment-processors-and-banks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">restrictions imposed by payment processors<\/a>. In a recent case, Mai Itsuki of video game development circle Ren took to X to announce that all overseas transactions related to revenue from the global versions of their works had been suspended by Resona Bank due to \u201ccertain risks\u201d that the bank couldn\u2019t disclose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u79c1\u306f\u6210\u4eba\u5411\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u3092\u88fd\u4f5c\u8ca9\u58f2\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<br>\uff11\u5e74\u3001\u6d77\u5916\u9001\u91d1\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u305f\u53ce\u76ca\u306e\u632f\u308a\u8fbc\u307f\u304c\u3001\u308a\u305d\u306a\u9280\u884c\u306b\u505c\u6b62\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<br>\u8a72\u5f53\u9280\u884c\u540d\u3001\u4e8b\u5b9f\u3092SNS\u3067\u516c\u8868\u306f\u554f\u984c\u306a\u3044\u3068\u5f01\u8b77\u58eb\u306b\u30a2\u30c9\u30d0\u30a4\u30b9\u9802\u3044\u3066\u307e\u3059\u3002<br>\u79c1\u306f\u6d77\u5916\u306e\u30d1\u30d6\u30ea\u30c3\u30b7\u30e3\u30fc\u306b\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u7ffb\u8a33\u8ca9\u58f2\u3092\u59d4\u4efb\u3002\u2026<\/p>&mdash; Ren\uff1a\u30a4\u30c4\u30ad\u821e\u30fb\u30af\u30c8\u30a5\u30eb\u30d5\ud83d\udd1e\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u5236\u4f5c\u4e2d (@Ren_circle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ren_circle\/status\/2044187641911095714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ren is an indie development circle mainly focusing on producing and publishing adult-oriented games, with one of their most recent titles being the Cthulhu mythos-inspired erotic RPG <strong>Night of the Black Goat<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Itsuki, the overseas publisher for Ren\u2019s games is a company registered in Taiwan. Furthermore, being an individual business-owner, Itsuki is legally registered with the tax office, and says they provided all necessary documents to their bank to prove that their work is legal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, in March this year, the developer was suddenly contacted by Resona and told that the payments could no longer be processed. Despite showcasing proof of their works being sold for two years domestically and one year in the US under the same strict conditions as in Japan (including mosaic censorship), with no legal issues, the bank told them once again that they weren\u2019t able to process the receipt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"568\" height=\"437\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260415-652960001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260415-652960001.jpg 568w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260415-652960001-380x292.jpg 380w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI follow the law, settle my taxes and earn enough money to support myself through my creative work, so what kind of risk would that be for the bank?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To Itsuki\u2019s inquiry about the reason why the bank decided to halt the processing of their payments, Resona responded that \u201cthe decision [\u2026] is a result of a case-by-case review based on the details, methods and background of the transaction.\u201d However, the bank refused to disclose the specific criteria of the review. Apparently, Itsuki was told that the transactions \u201ccould pose certain risks,\u201d though again, the institution didn\u2019t explain the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After consulting with a lawyer, the developer made the difficult decision to pursue a different bank in the future, as continuing negotiations with Resona could end up placing a significant financial burden on them due to legal fees, as well as a physical and mental burden as the developer is currently undergoing cancer treatment. Itsuki explains that establishing an international transaction account is a rather challenging process for a self-owned business, and that it may become even more difficult as Japanese banks in general shift towards stricter policies. They\u2019re currently seeking advice from fellow developers who have encountered similar problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related articles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/steam-adult-game-programmer-has-account-frozen-by-paypal-80000-in-earnings-withheld\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Steam adult game programmer has account frozen by PayPal,\u00a0\u00a380,000 in earnings withheld<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese indie adult game dev Ren recently announced that all revenue-related transactions from overseas had been suspended by their bank.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":65305,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-65296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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