Shocking Reality of Papa-Katsu Girls’ Community After Riri-chan’s Departure

In August 2023, the arrest of Mai Watanabe (then 25), known as Riri-chan, for selling a manual detailing methods to deceive men for cash and other related activities, is still fresh in our memory. Watanabe sold the manual on Twitter (now X) and received individual consultations via DM from buyers.

However, with thousands of buyers, Riri-chan alone could not handle them all. Therefore, she created the “Itadakijoshi Community,” introduced in the March 2023 issue of FRIDAY Digital’s article titled “The ‘Shocking Information’ Shared in the ‘Teach You How to Deceive Old Men’ Community,” using LINE’s open chat function to gather “Riri-chan followers.” This space allowed members to share their troubles and complaints, discuss how they were utilizing Riri-chan’s manual, and even share “scam techniques” invented by followers with photos.

A few months after the magazine article, the open chat was closed, and it was believed that such places had disappeared after Riri-chan’s arrest.

However, around April 2024, a new “interaction site” for papa-katsu girls was reportedly created. The site was promoted on X to attract papa-katsu girls, and it was presented as a place for them to exchange information. However, upon closer inspection, the reality was that it contained the same content as the “Itadakijoshi Community.” This report delves into the shocking details of this situation.

Member Profile Remains “Itadakijoshi”

The site is well-constructed. It appears to be run by an organization rather than an individual. While there are columns about papa-katsu provided by the operators, the main content is information submitted by papa-katsu girls. The site is divided into several themes, such as “Blogs,” “Dangerous Men Reports,” and “DM Bulletin Board,” where papa-katsu girls who use the site post content.

The site also features a “Popular User Ranking.” Since each user sets up a profile when registering, I looked at several of the popular users’ profiles.

“19 years old, working at a gal bar. I also appear at paid drinking parties. I want to use the money I earn for plastic surgery.”

“Second-year Kabuki enthusiast. Engaging in side jobs and adult relationships. Spending money on my favorite host; I want to graduate quickly.”

From what I saw, there are few ordinary university students or working professionals, and the impression is exactly the same as the “Itadakijoshi Community,” with attributes like night jobs, “host obsession,” poor relationships with parents, and plastic surgery goals.

“Blog” Bragging About How Much Money Was Stolen from “Oji”

I checked the “Blog” section. There were posts with provocative and extreme titles like “First! One Hit 80” and “Succeeded in Making the Client Withdraw with a Corneal Inflammation Story Today.” Looking at “First! One Hit 80,” the content was as follows:

“After meeting for about two months over tea, we had an adult relationship recently. He listened carefully to why I am doing this and I ended up sharing my true feelings. He said he would think about what he could do for me, and later, unexpectedly, 800,000 yen was transferred!”

An image showing the 800,000 yen deposited into a bank account was included with the post. In response, another papa-katsu girl commented, “I admire you so much. Can I DM you?” It seems that users can send DMs to each other on this site, possibly exchanging detailed know-how.

The article titled “Succeeded in Making the Client Withdraw with a Corneal Inflammation Story Today” was reminiscent of the “Riri-chan Community.”

“This is really a strong story, but I’m really good at making clients withdraw using health issues. This time, I pretended to have corneal inflammation (since I’ve actually had it before, I used those photos) and said, ‘My eyes hurt too much to wear contact lenses, so I’m wearing glasses and can’t do papa-katsu, and I’m in a pinch for living expenses and can’t even go to the hospital!’ The response was, ‘I’ll give you money just for meeting and having a meal, glasses are fine,’ and I successfully got the money.”

Other examples include “Faking a period to avoid adult activities, claiming to feel unwell and unable to buy food, then making the client send PayPay,” showing that this kind of “scam by gaining sympathy through lies” is popular among the Itadaki Joshi, with such articles receiving a large number of likes.

Sharing “Mine Dads” and “God Dads”

Next, we looked at the “Dangerous Men Report” content. Here, we found reports of men that our female members had actually met or interacted with on papa-katsu apps. They also included the man’s PapaLive app profile and a screenshot of the LINE that was exchanged with him. Although the photos in the profiles have mosaicked faces, it would be easy to find them on the apps if you look for them by username or age.

Some of the reports were of criminal-like behavior on the part of the men, such as “a very dangerous Jiba who cut my clothes without my permission with scissors and forfeited my allowance,” “I was given sleeping pills at a hotel and found myself alone,” and even “ a rather unreasonable reason that I was cancelled when I refused to register for a LINE. Some of them were exposed for criminal acts, while others were exposed for somewhat unreasonable reasons, such as being cancelled after refusing to register on line.

On the other hand, men called “god fathers” who “pay well” and “don’t ask for too much” were also exposed in the same way.

P., who was an adult 5, but on the day of the date, he added more and made it an adult 6.

In a short time P who promises me 10,000 yen for a cup of tea in a short time. God P. who promises me 10,000 yen for tea in a short time.

The postings also included profile pictures of the men and their tastes and preferences, such as “I prefer working men to students. Other girls who see this post will probably send messages to other girls on the app, saying, “I want to meet him, too.

Like Riri-chan, There is a Possibility of “Fraud Assistance”

For papa-katsu girls, this site is a valuable source of useful information, and at present, it does not require a paid membership or generate revenue through advertisements or affiliate links. However, there are two main issues.

The first is the potential for “aiding and abetting fraud.” The initial reason for Riri-chan’s arrest was “selling a papa-katsu manual that encouraged deceptive practices,” which was charged as “aiding and abetting fraud.”

If women mimic the content of this site by lying to deceive others and the deceived men realize they have been scammed and report it to the police or lawyers, it could lead to consequences not just for the women but also for those who provided the information and the site that facilitated its sharing.

The second issue is the potential for business interference against papa-katsu app operators. While each operator has rules against posting screenshots of profiles on social media, the sheer number of cases makes it difficult to enforce these rules effectively.

However, if a site actively provides a platform for exposing profiles, the situation changes. While complaints may be difficult to make against a “landmine P” engaging in shady behavior, if a “God P” who acted responsibly (within the scope of papa-katsu) has their profile exposed to an indefinite number of people, there is a possibility that papa-katsu site operators could sue the site.

Even with Riri-chan gone, it is unlikely that fraud targeting middle-aged men and arrests of Itadaki Joshi will disappear.