An artist who made a living selling Arknights R18 doujinshi has burned every bridge imaginable — not with rival creators or industry gatekeepers, but with his own paying customers. The result? A mass exodus of betrayed patrons who decided to go scorched earth, dumping his entire catalog onto E-Hentai for the world to see.
The drama centers on an artist going by lsc5 on E-Hentai, whose controversial comments in the site's comment section first drew attention. But the real powder keg was years of accumulated resentment over his absurd business model: the purchasing process was so convoluted it was compared to Denuvo DRM in the gaming world. Buyers didn't even get ownership — just 'viewing rights.' Every page came plastered with full-screen watermarks. And the classic bait-and-switch: the first few pages would be beautifully colored to lure you in, then the quality would cliff-dive into rough black-and-white sketches.
The final straw dropped on May 20 — China's internet Valentine's Day. The artist released a new work, proudly tagged it as 'pure love' (纯爱) in the comments. Buyers opened it up only to discover it was NTR (netorare/cuckold content). As one commenter put it: 'He dropped an NTR work on Valentine's Day? Does this guy only have one page in his household registration booklet?' (a savage Chinese idiom implying someone has no family worth caring about). The scammed patrons finally snapped.
After May 20, the artist's entire body of work was leaked on E-Hentai from every conceivable angle, with upload volume exploding by orders of magnitude overnight. The NGA post claims it was his own sponsors — the very people who'd paid good money for his catalog — who collectively decided to share everything they'd purchased.
A reply from Floor 13 became the definitive summary of the whole saga: 'Buying this artist's work is peak 'legitimate customer suffering.' The process is a nightmare, he constantly mouths off at patrons, treats sponsors like trash — like gacha game companies training their players to be obedient paypigs (沪圈二游训龟). Zero concept of customer service.' The commenter also revealed that after the leaks went viral, the artist first wrote angry essays on Pixiv condemning the leakers, then when public opinion turned against him, pivoted to crying and begging for forgiveness.
The comment section was overwhelmingly one-sided. A top-liked comment from Floor 7 laid out a perfect three-tier hierarchy of NSFW artists: 'Artists who create for love? I applaud them. Skilled pros who make a living from their craft? I respect that. Artists who draw badly, have a terrible attitude, AND charge money for it? I wish them a speedy retirement (好似).' Floor 6 was even more brutal: 'It's the same degradation formula on repeat — no character design, paint-by-numbers plot, collapsing art quality.'
A few voices of reason did emerge. Floor 17 reminded everyone that while venting is fine, uploading leaks to a single gallery would be considerate — spamming multiple galleries ruins the browsing experience for others. Some also questioned whether the artist was based in China, in which case legal action might be an option.
The original post warned readers to 'enjoy while it lasts' before likely deletion. Meanwhile, archivists on other platforms have already preserved the full timeline. As for the artist himself — the trajectory from angry manifesto to tearful apology suggests he's genuinely panicking. The community consensus? Pop the champagne. Serves him right (好似).
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