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Company | Allows merch (yes/no) | Allows to be sold online (yes/no) | Allows to be sold at conventions (yes/no) | Links for proof Photo proof at the end of the docs |
Boggio (Phight ing) | No (unless of your OWN character) | No | No | |
Massive Monster (Cult of the Lamb) | No | No | No | Policy (see FAQ) |
EXOK/MMG (Celeste) | Yes with credit | Yes | Yes | |
Wrong Organ (Mouthwashing) | Yes (NOTmass produced) Add the ACG item limit | Yes | Yes | |
Hoyoverse (Genshin/Star Rail/ZZZ/Impact 3rd) | Yes (Limited amount until having to declare) Add the ACG item limit | Yes | Yes | |
Kuro Games (Punishing: Gray Raven, Wuthering Waves) | Yes (Limited amount until having to declare, 199 f or fan groups, 499 for individuals) Add the ACG item limit | Yes | Yes | |
Vtuber Dokibird | Yes (Provided the depiction is not done in bad faith) | Yes (Provided the depiction is not done in bad faith) | Yes (Provided the depiction is not done in bad faith) | |
Vtuber Nyara EVT | Doesn’t allow selling Fan merch | No (See left) | No (See left) | Asked in private |
Toby Fox (Undertale/Deltarune) | Yes (not mass produced) Add the ACG item limit | yes (not mass produced) | Yes (not mass produced) | |
Project Moon (Lobotomy Corporation/Library of Ruina/Limbus Company) | Yes (in good faith, doesn’t use official art, not mass produced) Add the ACG item limit | Yes | Yes | |
Touhou Project | Yes (does not harm touhou reputation, has to be clear it’s fan content, no official assets) | No (Only in places where official Touhou Project contents can be found) | Yes (only at local doujin events in Japan, small home business and local events with admission fees on an individual scale) | |
Supergiant (Hades, Transistor, Pyre, Bastion) | Yes (Limited, make clear unofficial, no mass production sites) Add the ACG item limit | Yes (Limited, make clear unofficial, no mass prod uction sites) | Yes (Limited, make clear unofficial, no mass production sites) | |
Innersloth (Among Us, Henry ) | Yes (no mass production, do not state it is official, no third party ip included, use your imagination to makown work, no kickstarter/tv crowdfunding, no nfts, no religious/political/offensive/racist etc usage) Add the ACG item limit | Yes (same as left) | Yes (same as left) | |
Devsisters (Cookie Run: Kingdom/Oven break) | No (non commercial, has to be “sold” for free) | No | No | |
Capcom (Devil May Cry, Resident Evil, Monster Hunter, Megaman, etc) | No. BUT allows fanzines on a smaller scale. (See section IV of the linked policy) | No. BUT allows fanzines on a smaller scale. (See section IV of the linked policy) | No. BUT allows fanzines on a smaller scale. (See section IV of the linked policy) | |
Riot (League of legends, valorant) | Technically no (non commercial, has to be “sold” for free) | No | No | |
Team Cherry (Hollow Knight/Silksong) | Yes (no private businesses, have to be original items, no mass distribution sites, no crowdfunding and no displaying of trademark) Add the ACG item limit | Yes ma(see left) | Yes (see left) | |
Joey Drew Studios (Bendy and the ink machine) | Yes (non commercial, they said under 100 units as an example. Must not resemble official merchandise or their styles.) Add the ACG item limit | No (nothing mentioned about online sales specifically) | Yes (see “Allows merch” on the left) | |
thatgamecompany (Sky children of the light) | Yes (must be fully self managed, no mass production sites, no official assets used) Add the ACG item limit | Yes (see left) | Yes (see left) | |
Palia | Technically no (non-commercial, respect canon, no recognizable brands, no recognizable ip ie songs) | No | No | |
Slime Rancher (2) | Yes (handmade, NO mass production, Slime Rancher aren’t the first words in your listing, no third party advertising, no domain names and no suggestion of being official) Add the ACG item limit | yes (see left) | yes (see left) | |
ConcernedApe (Stardew Valley) | Tentatively yes (has issue w mass produced/large manufacturers) Add the ACG item limit | Yes (small scale) | Yes | |
Chiikawa | No, there may not be any profit made from fanart or fanmerch | No | No | |
Larian Studios (Baldur’s Gate 3/BG3) | Yes (as a small business, if they become aware of your content, they may request documentation) | Yes | Yes | |
omocat (omori) | yes (if not too similar to offical merch + has to be said it’s unofficial + not mass produced / redbubble or anything) Add the ACG item limit | yes | yes | |
Behaviour (Dead by Daylight) | Technically no (non-commercial, cannot make money) | No | No | |
Bandai Namco (specific IPs only, see policy links) | Fan art is allowed, but not for profit, but they have a definition of “for profit” that excludes social norms for fan content | Unclear (see policy) | Unclear (see policy) | DEN-ON-BU Policy (scroll to bottom) |
Welcome Home | No (NOT BUY or SELL anything with Welcome Home's name attached in any way, NOR any of its characters, (Wally Darling, Frank Frankly, Home, etc!) Fan Merch policy may change, but at the moment in time, the creator asks NOT to sell or buy merchandise of Welcome Home on places like Etsy, RedBubble, conventions, etc.) | No (see left) | No (see left) | |
Square Enix | Yes, as long as you don’t use/copy official materials and assets. Must clarify that it is unofficial and not affiliated with SQEX. | see left | see left | |
TYPE-MOON (Fate series, Melty Blood, Tsukihime, etc.) | Yes, as long as you don’t use/copy official materials and assets, and it is not sold for mass production/retail. Add the ACG item limit | see if left | see left | Fanmerch policy (this is for FGO JP but general rules apply to most T-M properties. Page is in JP) |
Homestuck | No (Andrew Hussie, the rights holder, has not granted any blanket permissions for people to sell any items based on HS) | No (see left) | No (see left) | |
Mob Entertainment (Poppy Playtime) | Technically no (non commercial, for free) | No | No | |
VIVIMENG (Alien Stage) | Yes (They aim to avoid official intervention unless the creations are aimed at generating significant profit. For creations pursued for commercial or business purposes, please ensure that you proceed only after formal licensing negotiations with them.) | in Yes (see left) | Yes (see left) | |
Airdorf Games (Faith: The Unholy Trinity) | Yes (you can sell fan merch as long as it is not games or films) | Yes (left) | Yes (left) | |
Peak Team (PEAK) | Technically yes (handmade, NO mass production, not more than 100 units, give a disclaimer of unofficial products, NO third party selling (like Redbubble or Teepublic). You can sell merchandise through your own storefront (Etsy, Shopify, etc) in limited amounts. | See left | See left | |
CD PROJEKT RED (Cyberpunk, The Witcher, Gwent) | No, fan art is allowed, but not for profit. | No, only for free. | No, only for free. | |
KONAMI (Metal Gear Series, Yugioh, Castlevania, Silent Hill, etc.) | Personal Use (like printing for yourself and whatnot) is alright. No-profit distribution is on thin ice. DO NOT USE ANY OFFICIAL ASSETS. Proceed with caution. | No (see left) | No (see left) | |
Lilith Games (at least for Dislyte, may extend for AFK Arena, AFK Journey, etc.) | Yes, as long as no official assets are used and not advertised within their official channels and discord | Yes | Yes | |
Bluepoch (Reverse:1999) | Technically yes (for non-commercial purposes, unless given written permission) | See left | See left | |
Electronic Arts (General IPs) | Yes, but do not use official assets and do not imply endorsement/affiliation. | Yes (See left) | Yes (See left) | |
Erin Hunter (Warrior Cats) | Yes as long as it does not use official assets or the “warrior cats” name as it infringes on trademark | Yes | Yes | |
Astralshift (Pocket Mirror/Goldentraum, Little Goody Two Shoes, Hell Maiden) | Yes (No monetization of official assets) | Yes | Yes | |
Yummy, The Witch house creator | No (non commercial, for free) | No | No | |
Sen, Misao and Mad Father Creator | No (non commercial, for free) | No | No | |
Hololive | Yes (hobby/fan level, not through a company for production costs (aka POD), don’t mark it as official or damages the company) Add the ACG item limit | Yes (See left) | Yes (see left) | |
Phase Connect | Yes (at hobby/fan level, if selling plushies/figures/3D merchandise it can only be at events with copyright rights, check w event organizer) | Yes (See left) | Yes (see left) | |
Vocaloid (NOT MIKU AND CO. CHECK THE MO LIST.) | Yes (do not damage the vocaloid image, break morals/ethics, violates third party rights or invites misunderstanding of the voicebanks) | Yes (See left) | Yes (see left) | |
SEGA & Colorful Palette (Project Sekai) (refer to piapro for the virtual singers) | Yes? (Only non commercial, unless sold for equivalent cost to production, nothing that discriminates, violates rights of others, political/religious/w an ideology, harms the image of sekai, do not suggest as official) | Yes (See left) | Yes (see left) | |
Piapro (Miku, Rin, Len, Luka, Kaito, Meiko) | Yes (non commercial, unless sold for equivalent cost to production; need to email about commercial usage) | Eh (see left) | Eh (see left) | |
Red Candle Games (Nine Sols, Detention, Devotion) | Yes (No mass produced, no creating a negative impression of the company) Add the ACG item limit | Maybe (If it operates on a larger scale/scale of profit exceeds a certain threshold, no. Otherwise, yes) | Yes (Sold at a physical booth is fine) | |
Black Tabby Games (Slay the Princess, Scarlet Hollow) | Yes (personal, one-off use only) | No | No | |
Red Spring Studio (TOUCHSTARVED) | Yes (not mass produced, not using official ingame assets, limited runs, no crowd-funding campaigns, not sold on POD/large manufacturers) Add the ACG item limit | Yes, (limited quantity, only personal shops) | Yes (see second column) | |
Team Salvato (Doki Doki Literature Club!) | Yes (No official assets, must run your own online store and manage your own merchandise, no mass production) Add the ACG item limit | Yes (See left) | Yes (See left) | |
Sanrio (Hello Kitty, Gudetama, My Melody, fChococat, Keroppi, etc.) | No (You may not sell any merch featuring any Sanrio characters or names, no matter how they were made or sold) | No | No | |
TwinDrill (Kasane Teto) | Yes (Contact Crypton Future Media Inc. before doing so, if unsure contact TwinDrill using the inquiry form available) | Yes (See left) | Yes (Apply for copyright permission first, whether it's for free or not) | |
Mechanical Girl (Adachi Rei) | Yes (Derivative works in the scope of doujin activities are permitted. Contact Mechanical Girl for commercial or for-profit use of the character) | Yes (See left) | Yes (See left) | |
Musical Isotope Project (KAFU, SEKAI, RIME, COKO, HARU) | Yes (Must contact Musical Isotope Project to obtain a special license) | Yes (See left) | Yes (See left( | |
AHS Co. Ltd. (Kaai Yuki) | Yes (Must contact AHS Co. Ltd. for commercial usage to get a license, don't portray in a bad light) | Yes (See Left) | Yes (See left) | |
Momone Momo | Yes (Prior notice and permission is required for commercial use, contact before using) | Yes (See left) | Yes (See left) | |
Toei Animation (One Piece, Pretty Cure, Dragon Ball, etc.) | No (Individuals are not permitted to use Toei Animation characters for sales, promotion, or creative use) | No (See left) | No (See left) | |
The Axolotl Sun (Regretevator) | Yes (No bootlegs, plush products, or official designs.) | Yes (See left) | Yes (See left) | |
This I Dreamt (Long Gone nDays) | Yes (Must be your own artwork. Do not use official assets, do n7ot use AI. Devs would be happy to share fan merch.) | Yes (Including through your own online storefront or through POD services.) | Yes (See left) | |
OFF | Probably | Probably | Probably | Statement was made on an old livestream that is no longer available, however Mortis said he was fine with it back then |
Pocket Gems (War Dragons) | No (No monetization of any fanart allowed) | No (See left) | No (See left) | |
tokimekiwaku (Liar Liar) | No, but if you make any, you must send some of it for free to tokimekiwaku | No, read left | No, read left | |
D-Cell (Unbeatable) | They allow it, up to 300 physical copies sold. see right for more info | yes, (see left) | yes, (see left) | |
BlushCrunch Studio (Dandy’s World, Flavor Frenzy) | No, has copyright-claimed sellers before and has a ticket option in their discord server to report the selling of unauthorized merch | No | No | BlushCrunch vs. unidentified e-commerce operators in copyright-infringement lawsuit |
Forsaken | Yes (Own artwork, no recreations of official merch) | Yes | Yes | https://x.com/Forsaken_News/status/1911076826551624093?lang=en |
Blizzard | No, has copyrighted fan merch and initiated DMCA takedowns. | No | No | |
Spike Chunsoft (Danganronpa Series, Rain Code, etc.) | Only within Japan and not on ACG (No made-to-order production, direct sales only, maximum 100 units per item, total expected revenue must not exceed 100,000 yen, permission only applies within Japan, see more restrictions on the site) | Only within Japan (check left for clear guidelines) | Only within Japan (check left for clear guidelines) | |
Flavor Foley (Music Videos) | Yes (Individual artist/less than 6 people, must be original art) | Yes (see left) | Yes (see left) | https://bsky.app/profile/flavorfoley.bsky.social/post/3lqief45yuc23 |
Companies with no known policy | ||||
Legend | Known for takedowns (y/n) | Mostly chill (y/n) | Do Not Touch | Any extra info |
Hasbro | Caution, known for takedowns (Videos, Games, and fan sites) | Know of n to be chill | Unknown if making merch of their IP’s is safe | |
Netflix | Caution, known for takedowns | Known to take down fan merch | Don’t touch with a 10 foot pole | |
Disney | Don’t | Do | It | |
Star Wars | Disney owns it. | Don’t fuck with it. | Just don’t. | |
Nintendo | Caution, known for takedown and legal demands | You're crazy if you want to try | DON’T, NOT EVEN FOR POKÉMON. IS NOT THE RISK TO TAKE | |
POKEMON | Caution, known for takedown and legal demands | You're crazy if you want to try | DON’T, IT IS NOT THE RISK TO TAKE | |
Marvel | Caution, known for takedown and legal demands | If they become aware that you sell fan merch of their character, they will hit you with a cease and desist | They tried to copyright Norse Gods' names, so don’t try | |
DC | Caution, known for takedown and legal demands | If they become aware that you sell fan merch of their character, they will hit you with a cease and desist | Do not | |
SEGA | Caution, only takes action if they are aware of you selling merch of their IP’s | Knoown to be chill | Unknown if making merch of their IP’s is safe | |