Japanese visual novel creator plans legal action after their latest game was streamed at launch

A Japanese visual novel creator has decided to take legal action after their latest game was streamed in its entirety on the day of release.

Game creator and novelist Takiya Iijima wrote a lengthy thread on X (as reported by Automaton) explaining that their latest visual novel was streamed on day one, despite requests that content creators refrain from streaming the game until a week after release.

Following the success of Iijima’s visual novel Apathy: Narugami Gakuen Nana Fushigi on Switch, a new visual novel called Apathy Murder Club was released on Steam at a reduced price of ¥990 ($6.39) to celebrate.

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