The Japanese publisher is a bit puzzled by the attitude of the fans of NieR’s creator towards the archive, even though Yoko Taro has no objections…

Gamesradar has reported that Accord’s Library, a website dedicated to the history of NieR and the Drakengard episodes before it, has been forcibly shut down. The site also has a Discord server, and there you can read the farewell message, and if I have to be brief, it’s all thanks to Square Enix’s lawyers:

“Dear recorders and observers of the Discord Library. These past few years have been a pleasure, but we regret to inform you all that we’ve been contacted by the Square Enix legal team. And after some private communications, based on the requirements outlined, we have come to the conclusion that Accord’s Library must close its doors at the end of this month. While we are sad to have to go, we must also respect the wishes of the legal team.

The Library and Gallery will remain open for the next 2 weeks and will officially close on October 31st. We hope to continue spending time with you and other fans in the future on our Discord server, which we plan to keep open. On behalf of the entire Council for Accord’s Library, we sincerely thank you for your support and friendship over the years. We hope you will continue to use Discord, though we understand if this is where we part ways. From the bottom of our hearts, we will forever be grateful to everyone who volunteered their time to help make Accord’s Library what it was. Thank you to all of our transcribers, translators, and most of all, to all of you for sticking with us. Take care of yourselves out there, and glory to humanity,” the farewell message reads.

The site had been running since 2021, with artwork images, news, backstory, and many scanned manga and novels. Pricing and release dates were also listed, and the site also included material that was no longer officially available (fan translations). Basically, it was a compilation of Yoko Taro’s work. He visited the site about half a year ago, and not only was he not critical, he thanked the fans for their work! He wanted a picture removed from the site (where his face was visible), and he got what he asked for.

Yoko Taro is not a full-time employee of Square Enix, so it is somewhat understandable that they would delete the archive, but it is a bit of an exaggeration.

Source: PCGamer, GamesRadar