The editorial backbone of Yumefumi.

Curators write reviews, edit catalog entries, and build lists. Anyone on Pro or Patron can apply.

What curators do

Curator reviews carry a badge and surface in featured blocks. Curators can edit catalog editorial fields (descriptions, content advisories, route maps, character entries, quotes) on the VNs they know. They publish lists that anchor the discovery shelves. Same community guidelines apply, with extra disclosure rules where the curator has a personal stake in the work.

A curator's badge raises visibility. It doesn't change the weight of their opinion versus any other reader's.

What curators get

Editorial elevation. Reviews surface higher in featured blocks on /vn pages, the curator badge renders across the site, reactions amplify in the live feed.

A directory presence. Profile in the curators directory with specialty tags, recent reviews, pinned highlights.

Catalog editorial scope. Edit descriptions, content advisories, route structures, ending markers, character entries, and quotes on VNs you know. Every edit is logged for transparency.

A curator dashboard. Pipeline view at /settings/curator/dashboard: pending highlights, recent reactions on your work, your drafts queue.

Higher VNDB fetch caps. 50 fetches/hour and 200/day against VNDB on-demand (Pro readers get 30/hour, 100/day).

A site-wide voice. Curator highlights surface on /home and editorial shelves; curator picks anchor /discover.

Pinned reviews. Pin up to three of your own reviews on your profile so first-time visitors land on your strongest work.

An external link. A curator-only website URL on your profile (Substack, personal site, social profile) that goes through a manual review before showing publicly.

What we ask in return

Accuracy. Catalog edits should be checkable. When you change a route's structure, anchor it in something a reader can verify. When you write a content advisory, point at the moment that justifies it.

Neutrality on opinion. Negative reviews by curators are welcome too. We elevate for quality, not agreement.

Conflict-of-interest disclosure. If you review a VN you have a personal stake in (worked on, financially benefit from), disclose it in the review itself. Moderation actions involving your own work go to a different moderator.

Reading depth. Curator reviews should engage with what the work is doing, not just whether the reader enjoyed it.

Eligibility

• A current Pro or Patron subscription.
• An application at /settings/curator telling us why you want the role and what you're drawn to.
• Admin review, usually within a few days. We tell you why if we decline.

If your subscription lapses, your curator status auto-pauses · no badge, no editorial elevation, but every review and edit you've made stays exactly where it was. Re-subscribe and the role resumes automatically.

How to apply

Sign in if you haven't, then open your curator settings. The application asks a few questions and submits to the admin review queue. You'll get a notification when the decision lands.

If your handle matches a publisher, studio, translator, or known content creator, contact support before signing up · we hold those handles in reserve and assign them through a verification flow.