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Loop Train Circle Explains Debanking to Lawmakers and FSA Officials
Mistilteinn, the circle behind the adult game Loop Train, said it explained its debanking problems to lawmakers and Financial Services Agency officials.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Why it matters
The dispute has moved from developer complaints on social media into a direct exchange with the regulator and elected officials, which is where the tax treatment of sales that never reach the developer would have to change.
Key Facts
- Mistilteinn is the production circle behind the adult game Loop Train, released in July 2023.
- Loop Train had sold 56,135 copies on DLsite at the time of writing.
- Mistilteinn said it could not receive overseas sales for about a year and a half.
- Politician Yoshiyuki Kurishita said sales revenue earned overseas is still taxed even when debanking blocks receipt.
- Mistilteinn said its shared information article for affected circles is on hold over a discrepancy with the Financial Services Agency's stated procedure.
The circle described two issues: overseas Steam sales it could not receive in a Japanese bank account, and being refused an account because it handles adult work. On October 28 it said a shared information article for affected circles is still being checked before release.
Mistilteinn released Loop Train in July 2023, a 3D touching simulation set in train stations and packed trains, and the game had sold 56,135 copies on DLsite at the time of writing. The circle said it could not receive overseas sales for about a year and a half, and that the tax burden remained a separate problem on top of that.
Politician Yoshiyuki Kurishita quoted the circle's post and pointed out that sales revenue earned overseas is still taxed even when debanking keeps the money out of reach. Nupu Ryu, the developer behind Yariste Mesubuter, raised the same point. Mistilteinn said it has written an article and template for other circles but found a gap between the method described by Financial Services Agency officials and how the web page actually works, so publication is on hold.
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