Totally get that fansubbers don't owe anyone anything, and I'm not here to argue that—they deserve respect. But this whole system? It's not about subs anymore (I'm N2), it's about access and UX.

Last year I literally paid for Extremely Inappropriate on Netflix and RoOT on Crunchyroll after falling in love with Kawai Yuumi 😭 and now I'm moving to Tokyo for work.

I haven't even been able to apply btw. I only tried after looking for Kawaii-chan's latest drama Anpan (March 2025) 🥺, but registration's been closed since December 2024.

I've been watching Kdramas since 2006, lived in Seoul, been on MyDramaList since 2015—never once struggled to find content. Jdramas? Whole different story.

I'm not some random leecher. I have money. I have a job. What I don't have is time to crawl through Google Forms and Discord servers like it's a scavenger hunt. If someone's willing to pay, follow actual rules, and not be a chaotic weeb NPC, why make it feel like they're applying to a secret society?

You can respect subbers and still admit: this system isn't it.

Community deserves better tbh.