Etsy adult content ban - July 30, 2024

My store on Etsy [ gatobob.etsy.com ] Is now shadowbanned and will not show up in any search results [ whether you search for 'gatobob' or any of the characters ]. This is because of the combination of Etsy's new adult policy and because I voluntarily marked every single one of my items as 'mature'.

Despite my disagreement with this kind of ham fisted censorship [ as opposed to simply improving the search system and communicating better with sellers ], I still do not want any of my products to be viewed by minors. This is why I've marked all of my items as 'mature' despite them not directly falling under Etsy's classification for 'adult content'.

Unfortunately, this is already confusing my customers and possibly losing me sales [ I can't know for sure yet. I will collect data over a week from the ban ].

If you would like to help me, please share links to my store and this website with consenting adults who are already interested in my work.

Strade Daki was removed by Etsy - July 27, 2024

I'm very sorry but my Strade Dakimakura has been forcibly removed from my Etsy store due to a change in their content policy that is scheduled for the 29th [ I guess they wanted to strike me early :P ]

I am going to look into my options and think about what I can do. I may have to figure out a new way to sell my products, which will take time and research and a lot of work [ unfortunately ]. We are living in an increasingly censored age these days...

EDIT: I've changed the two dakimakura listings that showed any dick [ Fox and Strade ] to have censored, blurred parts on the images. Hopefully Etsy finds this in compliance with their new standards, which are somewhat unclear. So far so good, and my Strade daki is once again up for sale. However, I am very wary of Etsy and its arbitrary enforcement of policy since it deactivated my listing with no warning two days before the policy change. I will continue to keep this website up to date on the situation if anything changes.

My funding website account has been suspended - July 10, 2024

If you've tried to visit my funding website, you may not be able to access it. My account has been suspended.

I was unaware that my old art posted on this website must meet the TOS requirements of the funding website if there are clear links between the two. So, I've removed all mention or links of the funding website from this one and vice versa. I've applied for a review of the changes and will hopefully get my account unsuspended.

If I am unable to get my account unsuspended, I will have to find a new funding website- but we'll deal with that problem if it comes up. Please do not worry! I will make sure to find an agreeable solution eventually!

EDIT: I've been unsuspended :D / July 11

My funding website had very quick customer service and they found that with the links removed, I'm no longer violating TOS! I will have to live with the rule of no links to funding website from this one, but that's alright. I've never liked advertising much anyway LMAO

WARNING! - July 9, 2024

I've been notified that there is a file floating around claiming to be a leaked copy of my current work in progress title [ YKMET:Strade ]. This file is not a leaked version of the game. The filesize is much smaller than any of the copies I ever provided to my Alpha Testers, which are the only copies that I have ever exported [ and my Alpha Testers are trustworthy. I think that's worth noting. ] The file has been investigated and found to contain virus[s]. Please be cautious and do not download this fake leak.

Some of my previous Alpha Testers themselves not only alerted me to this, but risked their own computers to unzip and scan the file.

Merch Restock - July 6, 2024

Hello! I'm just adding a short update to let you guys know that some of the items in my etsy shop [ gatobob.etsy.com ] are pretty low in stock and may be sold out soon- but please don't worry! I've already ordered restock items for everything that's low. It will take some time for everything to be produced and shipped to me, but absolutely everything in the shop will be restocked eventually :D

No new merch products yet- I plan to wait until YKMET:Strade is complete to begin developing new merch. Take it easy and stay safe out there!

A little Positivity - June 7, 2024

Hello! It's been a little while since I've made a news post, since I've essentially finished building the new version of the website and uploading my old art. I was thinking about doing something a little different this time.

It's been a couple months since I've deleted all of my social media accounts, and since then, my mental health has improved significantly. I have space in my life to focus on the present, the people immediately surrounding me, my hobbies, and the small joys that I can't really quantify.

If you like, I'd like to share a small slice of my happiness with you in the form of youtube links. I know- strange thing to see on a website for horrorporn. It's certainly weird, but I've always been weird. And maybe cathartic dark media isn't so antithetical to peace of mind as we may think.

This first one is a music video that my friend sent to me a while ago. I watch it now and then whenever I feel anxious; it helps me to feel brave again.



The next one is a video from one of my all time favourite channels- Casual Geographic! Learning about animals always makes me happy, and this guy makes it even more fun with a great sense of humour [ and eloquence- you'll see what I mean haha! ]



The last one is from a relatively small channel that I really enjoy hearing from every month. It's dedicated to good news- it heavily focuses on environmental wins but sometimes touches on other topics as well :D



That's it for now- but maybe I'll do this again if people seem to like it :) Please don't let the feedback loop of fear and anger on the internet take your humanity. There is still hope.

Art and Game Update - May 17, 2024

Hello folks! I've added another strange little art section in my 'artwork' area at the very bottom. It's for whatever images I could find of the old painted clay sculpture/jewellery I used to make around 2014. I know that's not terribly relevant to what most people know me for now, but I want this website to be a hub of all my art.

I've also updated the YKMET:Strade progress page to have some more recent screencaps of the game, featuring some of the finalized sprites I've been making:







I haven't made any public updates on the game progress outside of my funding website for a while, so I figured I'd drop some stuff :) Work has been going very well! Alpha testing went great and now I'm chugging away at the final art. Release is still a long way away, but please rest assured I'm putting full-time hours into the game as always! <3

Regular Art Update - May 3, 2024

I've split up my artwork section since it was starting to be too many images to load. Additionally, there's now a new 'Ancient Art' section which has some artwork between 2006 and 2014. Very old stuff, but a couple bangers in there still I think LMAO! Mostly valuable as an indicator of the roots of my art style.

YKMET game page update + Copyright stuff - April 26, 2024

I haven't uploaded my usual chunk of art today, although I do plan to upload a little bit more from further back. Sorry about this! I'm very hard at work on the main YKMET:Strade game background today and I'd like to try and get my inking done. I'll try and update the art next Friday.

In good news, I have updated the YKMET:Strade game info page to be a little more informative of where I am in the process. For the next several months, I anticipate that very little will change there except for the completion number of finalized images.

I also wanted to mention a bit about unauthorized use of my characters/art.



I've also been made aware of stores[s] selling my dakimakura designs on aliexpress. I've tried to fight aliexpress on this before, but it seems there's very little I can do. Please don't buy these knockoff dakis. Not only are they worse quality in general, but these people do not have access to the full resolution art and you would be getting a poor quality image. The only place I sell my dakimakuras is Etsy.

Lastly, I've also found that a company called Plush Wonderland was running campaigns to make plushies of Strade, Ren, and Lawrence. I contacted them and they graciously took the campaigns down. I am very sorry to anyone who was hoping to get a plush from them, I know that some people really wanted them. Please understand that I have to protect my IP when possible, and I can't just let a large company mass produce products of my work without my involvement. I plan to try and release an official Strade plush sometime around the release of YKMET:Strade, and if that goes well, I'll try and release other plushies as well. Please allow me the time to try and get this work done- I am only one person.

Regular Art Update - April 19, 2024

I've added my art from 2015 to the art section. Please take care to view my art at your own risk. 2015-2018 was a very... difficult time for me. 2015's art in particular is relentlessly awful and deeply rancid. I have mixed feelings about it. But ultimately, this website is to serve as an archive of my work, so up it goes.