Joined Mar 2025 uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
SupportHey, I'm Kaya (カヤ).
I am a digital artist and animator currently working on my debut webcomic "Beneath the Surface".
Tools
Clip Studio Paint, my right hand and ctrl+z
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Hi from overseas,
Kaya's here to share incredibly heartbreaking news.
As you may already know, Tapas is shutting down its service by the end of the year.
Tapas was the first platform I published my series on. As much as I am upset with this nonsensical decision, it is not in our hands to possibly reverse any of this.
I just want to share a little thank you to Tapas for the way it treated me as a creator and respected the way my story flowed.
While I was getting banned on other platforms, Tapas always welcomed my mature episodes with the respect they deserved, featuring them and pushing them forward for more people.
I feel sad not only for the Tapas staff who were fired entirely out of nowhere, Originals contractors, who now have their series legally stuck, or us creators, who have been publishing our series for a long time, but also for all the loyal readers who have supported all of us to the very end.
This abrupt shutdown shows that we cannot rely only on one platform; therefore, I believe it is my responsibility to encourage you, our amazing readers, to ask your favorite creators where their comic journey continues.
Since I will be coming back only after the New Year, please find my series on NamiComi, which is a space I personally consider the last safe space with amazing creators where AI does not threaten us.
Thank you all again for your support, and I hope to see you soon on another platform you could hopefully call your new reading home one day.
So long.
-カヤ
Kaya's here to share incredibly heartbreaking news.
As you may already know, Tapas is shutting down its service by the end of the year.
Tapas was the first platform I published my series on. As much as I am upset with this nonsensical decision, it is not in our hands to possibly reverse any of this.
I just want to share a little thank you to Tapas for the way it treated me as a creator and respected the way my story flowed.
While I was getting banned on other platforms, Tapas always welcomed my mature episodes with the respect they deserved, featuring them and pushing them forward for more people.
I feel sad not only for the Tapas staff who were fired entirely out of nowhere, Originals contractors, who now have their series legally stuck, or us creators, who have been publishing our series for a long time, but also for all the loyal readers who have supported all of us to the very end.
This abrupt shutdown shows that we cannot rely only on one platform; therefore, I believe it is my responsibility to encourage you, our amazing readers, to ask your favorite creators where their comic journey continues.
Since I will be coming back only after the New Year, please find my series on NamiComi, which is a space I personally consider the last safe space with amazing creators where AI does not threaten us.
Thank you all again for your support, and I hope to see you soon on another platform you could hopefully call your new reading home one day.
So long.
-カヤ
New episode out in a day! Sorry for the wait. Hiatus notice is also coming up soon (ᴗ_ ᴗ。)
Delays, delays... my apologies. I want to give every panel as much love as I can. This will be my last episode before a forced hiatus.
Oh well- I could not catch up. I'm sorry. I will push the episode for next month. I got so burnt out by everything that I just physically cannot do things in a week atm, and dropping the quality because of it is not really a good option.
I will take a little break and come back stronger. Thank you for understanding. I hope to see you on 16th July!
I will take a little break and come back stronger. Thank you for understanding. I hope to see you on 16th July!
