Show timea Persona 5 amateur magazine It is going through a turbulent period due to serious economic problems that may lead to its closure. Bad sales? Not at all, it all started when he was the founder. He pocketed 27,625 Canadian dollars Of the budget earmarked for the fanzine (just over $21,000), he’s apparently spending it on Genshin Impact. Showtime is an amateur magazine based on Atlus’ popular JRPG, Persona 5, and has so far sold 1,517 copies worldwide via Etsy. The editorial team currently has 28 illustrators, 5 merchandising artists and 6 authors, so we’re not talking about a small project. Teresa “Ree” Dube, the staff member who stole the magazine’s funds, is also its founder.
“Our former mod boss, Ree, recently admitted that he spent CAD 27.6k on his remaining fanzine fund. personal use. Ree has been completely removed from the project”, “Reads a post from her official Showtime account.
“Ree has been lying to the mod team about the funds for months and provides misleading and overdue banking screenshots to show that the magazine’s funds have not been touched. It goes without saying that Ree has been removed from the project and will no longer have any connection to SHOWTIME.”
We also learn that Ree has it. repaid portion of funds stolen, exactly C$3,000, but unfortunately the other members of the magazine cannot take any action against it as there is no formal contract between the parties.
As for Showtime’s current state, another staff member has taken over the magazine’s financial management. Currently, the editors are unable to process refunds for those still awaiting their order on Etsy and have suggested that those seeking refunds email Ree directly. A fundraiser is also underway to try to recover lost funds.
As mentioned earlier, Ree officially spent the stolen money for “personal use.” But as VG247.com reports, one magazine member, all credited to Genshin Impactis a free-to-play game with optional in-game purchases and gacha mechanics. Ree admitted in an email to GamesReactor that he did indeed spend some money on Genshin Impact, but only a fraction of the funds.
Source: Multiplayer
