Plans

Find your next favorite.

Pro · the centerpiece

A recommendation engine that actually knows you.

Most storefronts recommend the way streaming services do, and you end up with the same ten popular titles everyone’s already read. Ours is different. It learns the kind of reader you are and finds visual novels that match - including older releases, indie work, and titles that never make a popularity list.

Built specifically for visual novels, by people who read them. Tuned to your taste, not the algorithm’s idea of someone like you. Pro readers consistently surface visual novels they would never have found through a top-100 list.

Available on /recommendations and on every VN page as “Similar to this.”

What else Pro unlocks.

Reading time, your pace

Length estimates calibrated to your own reading speed, computed from your session data. ‘Medium length’ turns into ‘~28h for you’ on every VN page.

Track your patterns

Session timers, a per-day reading heatmap, and velocity stats. Watch your habits emerge over a year.

A live reading feed

See what readers you follow are finishing in real time. React to reviews, jump into discussions, find new curators.

Producer follows

Subscribe to a developer or publisher. Their next release shows up in your feed the day it’s announced.

Notifications that matter

Reactions, replies, list invitations, curator notes - all in one inbox you actually want to open.

Backlog management

Wishlist sorted by age, oldest first. Surfaces the entries that have sat for years so you can prune with intention rather than guilt.

Social links on your profile

Add VNDB, X, Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitch, Backloggd, or Facebook handles. Renders as a small icon row on your profile. Also available to Patron + active curators.

Edit + autosave reviews

Drafts saved automatically. Edit a published review whenever you have a new thought. Report ones that cross the line.

Become a curator

Pro is the floor for the curator program. Apply, get approved, and your editorial work shows up across the site - including translation-quality notes and hosting reading clubs as those open up.

Free.

Current tier

$0 forever

Everything you need to keep a reading log.

Mark VNs as planned, reading, finished, paused, or dropped. Rate on half-stars. Keep private notes. Follow readers, build up to ten lists, publish reviews. Translation status on every VN page. Per-tag content filtering across discovery, search, and recommendations.

Pro.

Patron.

$12.99 / month · $129.99 / year

For readers who want the powers that come with going deeper.

Everything in Pro, plus the tools serious readers and reviewers ask for: custom profile banner and accent color, bulk library actions, reading-history export, custom list covers, list analytics, and eligibility for editorial features across the site.

Pre-launch · billing opens shortly.

Yumefumi is in beta. The subscription pipes are wired and tested; we’re holding the live keys until launch day. Until then, paid tiers are granted by hand to early supporters. Send a short note to hello@yumefumi.com and we’ll loop you in the day it opens.

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Where the money goes.

Two cents of every subscription dollar leaves Yumefumi as preservation grants - fan-translation archives, rescued-media projects, the volunteer work that keeps this medium alive past its original publishers. Recipients published quarterly.

The rest funds the work itself: engineer salaries, server costs (recommendation-engine compute, hosting, email, observability, backups), and tools built carefully rather than for engagement metrics.

No ads. No selling your reading history. Publishers can sponsor titles on a dedicated Publisher Picks page and a clearly-labeled partner block on VN pages - sage-walled, never in reviews or organic discovery. The separation is architectural, not a policy.

Reasonable questions.

Can I cancel any time?: Yes. From /settings/billing, one click. Your tier stays active through the end of the period you already paid for, then drops to Free. No retention flow, no exit surveys.
What happens to my data if I downgrade?: Nothing disappears. Your reviews, ratings, sessions, lists, and history all stay exactly where they are. Public lists past the Free cap of one go private; you decide which one stays public. Re-subscribing restores everything to where it was.
Is there a trial?: No. The Free tier is a real product, not a teaser. Use it as long as you want; upgrade when Pro feels worth it.
What about the founding rate?: First twelve months of public launch, anyone who subscribes locks in a lower rate that holds for as long as billing stays continuous. The window doesn’t reopen. If a future you cancels and comes back, you come back at the standard price. No promo cycles, no “first year” trick pricing.
Why isn't the recommendation engine free?: It’s the most expensive thing we run. We’d rather charge the people who use it than spread the cost across everyone.
Is my reading history private?: Public reviews and public lists are public. Everything else - ratings, sessions, notes, drop reasons, the activity feed - is controlled by your visibility settings. Read the full policy at /privacy.