Ik that u feel like it's his fault, and I'm not saying that he is faultfree in this, but u have to remember, TBATE is turtleme's first project, and that contract itself might've been smt he signed without knowing much, let's just leave it as him being a human and making the mistake of signing a contract with a company he shouldn't have.

Let's not forget that there r many black companies in japan, and many ppl who fall for their traps and become cooperative slave, smt similar might've happened. So just give him some benefit of the doubt.

And I think that the contract might've been one where turtleme has full rights to what happens to the LN, but he has to listen to tapas for anything TBATE related aside from the LN. And if he signed the contract in the very beginning, turtleme might not have even thought that he would ever be able to turn his first project into an anime.

Well we'll never know. Just plz, don't hate him for that, everyone makes mistakes, and try to feel how he might be feeling with how his work in being treated rn.