https://www.melonbooks.co.jp/news/index.php?news_id=914Next Visa/Mastercard Victim is MelonbooksRIP
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It seems they're going to go the DLsite way with selling points you can exchange for goods.
>>272917921Fuck. Didn't Visa JP pinky promise they would not do this?
>>272917921Things haven't changed, I haven't been able to use my Visa or Mastercard there for at least a year already.>>272919616They've already been doing that for a while now anyway.
>>272917921>>272919695The true question, why does Japan keep bowing to these foreign processors instead of relying on their own?
>>272919973The Japanese natives have all kinds of way to pay even with credit cards gone. The only one affected are foreigners, including the Chinese etc.
>>272919973They have JCB, and asian only card>>272920173I'm pretty sure the Chinese also have JCB.
>>272920336No, the Chinese don't. JCB is only in Japan and some really weird choices of central asian countries.
>>272917921Jews don't like competition in the porn market.
>>272920366https://www.global.jcb/en/products/cards/It lists both China, Hong kong and other countries for credit card but much fewer countries for debit
>>272920336>JCBIn one way or another I have it and access to these. They should drop v/m completely.
>>272920482China will grow stronger in the manga market then.
>>272920635doesn't China have the same censorship provisions?
>>272917921These Californian based companies are obsessed with going after anime, it's pretty bizarre.
I hope Visa Mastercard gets fucking destroyed and broken up in the next administration.
>>272920835compared to west and their vassalsno not really not quite close
>>272920934I thought they force artists to censor cigars, booze, panties and ecchi because muh harmony laws bullshit
>>272920983They do, anons can bitch about the west getting weird about cartoon porn but China censors far more anime related content.
>>272920983Here on /a/ we can have honest discussions and I advise you to leave/dismiss /v/ and /pol/ they have a raging hateboner for China everything they say is a lie and at best a half baked truth.
>>272921027Anon, China censored the grandma in Dandadan. /v/ complains about China precisely because they censor anime gacha games. The only one being dishonest is you.
>>272921027Nigger, the Chinese customs arrested people for bringing their comiket haul into China.
>>272917921Can Trump change this? For better or for worse?
>>272921070It happened because a US court found that payment processors can be held liable for content purchased due to pornhub.Some states have already passed laws reversing such liability in the face of that ruling. However, unless payment processors take it to the supreme court it won't change much.The other side of this is that they are based in SF anyway and already hate anime because of the objectification of women in their eyes.
>>272921070200% blanket tariff on all imported goods
>>272921070the DOJ filed a major antitrust lawsuit against Visa Mastercard for anti-competitive monopoly practices, especially with the current debit system with them basically controlling 95% of it. They were apparently paying Apple not to compete with them with their Apple Pay
>>272921144forgot to mention that he could use this to destroy Visa Mastercard once and for all.
>>272919973They do. In fact JCB just now surpass Visa as the most used Credit cards in Asia lmao.
Is Discovery still interchangeable with JCB? I'm thinking of getting a Discovery card to not have to deal with this shit.
>>272921279American Express surprisingly has no issues.
Im starting to see Visa and Mastercard getting bankrupt in 10 years if this keeps up
>>272920635Chinese banks issuing JCB credit cards doesn't give them much influence in manga.Right now the Chinese market for manga is fairly small, even when compared to other markets like English, French or German that are dwarfed by the domestic Japanese one. They haven't managed to monetize the immense amount of piracy like they did with anime. Even if we look at the digital doujin market, sales in simplified or traditional Chinese are on the same pathetic level as English.
>>272919616pachinko way of things
>>272921365When DLsite got hit Visa and MC were the first to go, AE remained usable for few days until they blocked payments too. They might be slightly more resistant than Visa and MC but not in any meaningful way.
>>272919973The same reason why artists keep bowing to Elon:They need customers/followers, customers/followers are stupid, customers/followers use Visa/Mastercard/Twitter.
https://may.2chan.net/b/res/1270545961.htm
>>272922159Meant for >>272921349
>>272917921I thought that one japanese politician went to Visa headquarters in Murrica and got a straight answer that they didn't pressure any japanese stores and are not planning to do so in the future either.
I just use my Suica.
>>272922218>Japs just realizing how fucking vile Californian libtards arethis fills me with joy
>>272919757>>272919616Can you already buy Melon points somehow?
>>272922218Since there are sentient Japs why don't these knowers take the industry back
>>272917921It says that they're suspending use of it starting on December 19.
>>272921410Why are Koreans so supportive of doujins...
>>272923357Because they aren't thieving scum like Anglos or Chinks and like to support creators so they get more of it in the future.
>>272919973For foreign money, duh
>>272922606That would require them to stop being NEETs and devote immense amounts of time and energy dealing with the industry vs westoids
>>272925081Most otaku are not neets, they're sarariman.Neets can't afford to buy shit from melonbooks.
>>272920835>>272920983They're not forcing Japanese websites to censor these things like payment processors are currently doing
>>272921279Discover is useless. Nobody in Japan accepts them. Apparently some accept Diner's Club (which is also Discover) but I haven't found a single JP website that will accept my Discover card. I always have to use a Visa
>>272917921God, I hope the orange man on top takes care of Visa Mastercard once and for all.
>>272921027>/v/>Raging hateboner towards ChinaIf only they are
>>272919973Do any of you have JCB?
So I guess I need to get an AmEx card now since everyone else is retarded and Discover is useless
>>272927282Anon the orange man and his party hate anime and want to ban porn entirely
>>272922606They already have their own method of payment, why would they care about some gaijin?
>>272927650>How does this affect us?If you don't have an AmEx or JCB card you can't buy direct anymore. You'll have to use a proxy
>>272917921>Thank you very much for using Melon Books and Fromage Books mail order and stores. We apologize for the inconvenience, but from December 19, 2024, we will stop using VISA/Master credit card payments. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.How does this affect us?
>>272920885>>272920908The agenda of Project 2025 does not portend well for the future of anime and manga, which most westerners believe is simply pornography.
>>272927744are you stupid?
>>272917921>Thought at first they were doing a purge>Turns out they told visa/mastercard to fuck off and cut them out Kek At the rate they are going most of japan is going to blacklist them
>>272928307Meanie!
Is there any way to get a JCB outside of Asia?
>>272928476They're going to do a purge and then dogeza until Visa/Mastercard come back.Just look at DLsite.
>>272927965>Project 2025lol
>>272917921based Visa/Mastercard will finally force japanese companies to prioritize domestic market
>>272930428laugh while you can
