Just recently, Apple has rejected a bug fix release of Shukofukurou for iOS because of objectionable content (pornographic content). While the titles they provide as examples are not exactly classified as adult content, Apple has strict guidelines when it comes to content ratings.

Since our app is rated 12+, this poses an issue with titles that contain “ecchi” or even Hentai in the title. As a result, I have to implement a filter to filter “gray area” titles so that Apple will be happy in regards to the App Store guidelines. Note that the non-App Store version of Shukofukurou will not have these changes as long as the “Show Adult Content” preference item is checked.

While you cannot search or browse gray area titles, you will still be able to edit entries that contain objectionable content and they will still appear in your library. However, when you view more information, you will only see your entry as it appears in your list, no additional information. Share and “View on (Service)” options will be disabled. To add adult and gray area content, use the macOS non-app store version or add the title on the respective service from your web browser.

This release for iOS will be available on TestFlight soon for testing and will be released in a few days. Also, I apologize for having to make these changes. Blame Apple’s App Store guidelines for these changes.

Now with Shukofukurou for iOS now released, we will begin to finish Shukofukurou for macOS 3.4. The third alpha release fixes the stream links now that the new web service to retrieve them is now live. We will implement the history  next. However, there won’t be any history syncing until we can come up with a reliable way to sync them between all devices.

To download the third alpha, view the product page. We will be adding the release to the Appcast for in-app software updates soon. Note that prerelease versions of Shukofukurou for macOS runs independently from the stable release.

Shukofukurou for iOS 2.0 is now available on the App Store. This release brings iOS 13 support, update history and most importantly, MyAnimeList support. The 2.0 version is available as a free upgrade for existing users. For new users, it’s $2.99 to download, which covers the cost of development. The source code for this new version is available on Github.

The changelog is below. 2.1 will begin development soon, which will add a few more enhancements and fixes. History sync that does not rely on iCloud will be worked on as well.

# New Features

* MyAnimeList support added back

* Added update history (per device for now)

* iOS 13 support

* Exported lists can now be saved to the cloud services or local storage opposed to being shared

* Add option to refresh user information on demand

* Ability to select what action you want to do with a list entry (e.g. View Title, Advanced Edit, Show Entry Options)

* Replaced PDF User Guide with an online User Guide

# Bug Fixes and Enhancements

* Refined the settings section

* Fixed streaming links feature

New builds of Shukofukurou for iOS 2.0 is now available on TestFlight. This is mostly fixing the \n\n in the reviews. However, there are still a few known issues to be resolved such as the history syncing and the progress indicator not being centered in the HUD.

On the macOS version, Alpha 2 is now available. This release fixes the review functionality for MyAnimeList. History functionality is still being worked on. Note that the test version of Shukofukurou runs independently from the stable version and if you have the Mac App Store version, you do not need to do anything to unlock donor features. It will detect your Mac App Store version and unlock the features automatically. To download the test builds, just see the Shukofukurou project page. For users who have the “Next” versions installed, you can update to Alpha 2 by checking for updates.

3.4 Alpha 1 is the first release with MyAnimeList support. Note that this is in Alpha as the History functionality haven’t been implemented yet. The Alpha version will run independently from the stable version. If you have the App Store version, you can unlock the donor features by going to the “Shukofukurou Next” menu.

Note that this build is an Alpha release and only MyAnimeList main functionality except reviews work. The next release will fix the review functionality for MyAnimeList and add History functionality.

Download 3.4 Alpha 1

New Features

• MyAnimeList support restored

Known Issues

• Show Adult Titles option currently does not work as the client is set to filter all NSFW titles. This will be fixed in the future.
• Viewing of reviews currently do not work yet for MyAnimeList. This will be implemented in the next Alpha.
• History functionality will be implemented in a future test version.

Due to a bug or something with the legal stream data provider, because.moe, current Stream Data won’t be retrieved in both macOS and iOS versions of Shukofukurou. It’s because of recent changes with the data that caused incompatibilities, which causes the app to crash due to memory usage. Since stream data retrieval is disabled, these crashes should not happen. We will be exploring a fix or an alternative solution to provide this feature.

We apologize for the inconvenience.