DLsite, originally launched in July 1996 under the name Soft Island, is a digital distribution platform based in Japan, focusing on various forms of independently produced media.
Its initial purpose was to serve as a storefront for doujinshi and doujin games, but it has since expanded to include digital manga, e-books, software, doujinshi, games, and apps.
In recent times (2020s), DLSITE has increasingly faced censorship from VISA, MASTERCARD, and other Western payment systems alongside its Japanese counterparts.
