{"rewrite":{"id":"r_5d51233df3a4469796a920a0","clusterId":"c_fa1d3c0401de4e3384e081fd","slug":"shousetsuka-ni-narou-mandates-ai-use-disclosure-bans-full-ai-generated-texts","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Shousetsuka Ni Narou Mandates AI Use Disclosure, Bans Full AI-Generated Texts","summary":"The Japanese web novel platform Shousetsuka ni Narou will require authors to disclose their use of AI starting June 9. The site also bans posting main texts entirely generated by AI. The policy aims to prevent misunderstandings and legal trouble during commercialization and media adaptation discussions.","whyItMatters":"As a major source of anime adaptations with over 200 cumulative works, Shousetsuka ni Narou's AI disclosure rules set a precedent for how the industry handles generative AI in content pipelines.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eStarting June 9, authors on Shousetsuka ni Narou must classify their AI usage into one of four categories: Direct AI Use, Indirect AI Use, Auxiliary AI Use, or No AI Use. The site's revised terms also prohibit posting main texts entirely generated by AI and require truthful disclosure. Operator Hina Project Inc. cited the risk of misunderstandings among publishers and companies during commercialization and media adaptation talks as the reason for the change.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe platform, which has about 2.9 million registered users and roughly 1.29 million posted works, has spawned over 200 anime adaptations including Re:Zero and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime. A new Narou Partner Program launching in late June will offer operator support for commercialization and adaptation consultations.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Shousetsuka ni Narou will require AI use disclosure from June 9. Full AI-generated texts are banned. The site has spawned over 200 anime adaptations.","twitterPost":"Shousetsuka ni Narou mandates AI use disclosure from June 9. Full AI-generated texts banned. Over 200 anime adaptations have come from the platform.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Shousetsuka ni Narou, the web novel platform behind over 200 anime adaptations, will require authors to disclose AI usage starting June 9. The site bans posting texts entirely generated by AI and updates its terms to prevent misunderstandings during commercialization and media adaptation discussions.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"KAI-YOU\",\"url\":\"https://kai-you.net/article/95512\",\"title\":\"\\\"Shousetsuka ni Narou\\\" Mandates Disclosure of AI Use, Bans Full AI-Generated Texts\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4047,"outputTokens":523,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779826489,"createdAt":"2026-05-26T10:47:10.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-26T11:00:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-26T11:00:44.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_fa1d3c0401de4e3384e081fd","canonicalTitle":"「小説家になろう」作品へのAI利用の開示を必須化　本文等の全文AI生成は禁止に","representativeArticleId":"a_f5bc5bf6bd108a187ea726da","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-26T08:39:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-26T08:39:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-26T11:00:44.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"KAI-YOU","url":"https://kai-you.net/article/95512","title":"「小説家になろう」作品へのAI利用の開示を必須化　本文等の全文AI生成は禁止に"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Starting June 9, authors on Shousetsuka ni Narou must classify their AI usage into one of four categories: Direct AI Use, Indirect AI Use, Auxiliary AI Use, or No AI Use.","The platform bans posting main texts entirely generated by AI and requires truthful disclosure.","Operator Hina Project Inc. cited the risk of misunderstandings among publishers and companies during commercialization and media adaptation talks as the reason for the policy change.","A new Narou Partner Program launching in late June will offer operator support for commercialization and adaptation consultations."]}