Short answer
Backing a creator you love shouldn’t mean handing over your life story. If you’re wondering what a FANBOX creator actually learns about you when you hit “支援する”, the short answer is: less than you might fear. Here’s what they see, what they don’t, and the few places where your name can show up.
What the creator can see
FANBOX tells creators your pixivFANBOX username when you start supporting them, and they can also check it on their fan list page. That list shows each current supporter’s username plan by plan, and a separate page shows a detailed month-by-month history of support.
The fan list also shows “累計月数” (cumulative months): how many months in total you’ve supported the plan you’re on now. Months on a pricier plan count towards it; months on a cheaper plan don’t.
Creators use this information to reach their fans, too. With FANBOX’s “おたより” (otayori) feature, a creator can send an announcement to all supporters and followers, to all supporters, to the supporters of a particular plan, or to followers only, and can narrow a plan’s supporters by how many months they’ve backed it. Only the people who match can read it.
What the creator can’t see
FANBOX says the payment information you registered at checkout is not passed on to creators. On your credit card statement, the charge appears under FANBOX’s name, such as “PIXIV FANBOX” or “ピクシブフアンボツクス”, rather than the creator’s name. The exact wording depends on your card company.
| Information | Visible to the creator? | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Your pixivFANBOX username | Yes | Support notification and fan list |
| Which plan you support | Yes | Fan list, sorted by plan |
| Months supported | Yes | “累計月数” on the fan list |
| Your monthly support history | Yes | The creator’s support details page |
| Your payment details | No | Not passed on to creators |
| Creator’s name on your card statement | No | It shows FANBOX’s name instead |
Places your name can appear
Comments are public or private depending on the post. On a public post, anyone can write and read comments. On a supporter-only post, only the creator and supporters can.
Messages run through pixiv’s messaging feature, so the name shown is the nickname you set on pixiv. FANBOX warns it can differ from your FANBOX username, which is worth knowing if you keep the two separate on purpose.
Notifications come by email and on-site, and you can choose which ones you get in your settings. Even if you turn them all off, FANBOX still sends important emails from its operators.
How BOOTH and Fantia compare
On BOOTH, following a shop is never shown to the owner. For downloads and for items sent by warehouse or anonymous shipping, the shop owner sees only a user identification code, a unique number that BOOTH says can’t be used to identify you. Only items the owner ships from home share your name, address and phone number, and those details are hidden 30 days after the order is marked as shipped.
Fantia says joining a fan club doesn’t pass your email address or card details to the creator; only physical goods shipped from the creator’s home share your name, address and phone number. If you pay by bank transfer, your statement shows “ファンティア” rather than the item name.
Simple habits for staying private
Because your username is the one thing a creator always sees, pick one you’re comfortable sharing. If you use pixiv messages, check your pixiv nickname too. And on BOOTH, digital items and anonymous shipping keep your address to yourself.
On MyFans, read our account settings and privacy guide and is MyFans safe? before you join. On JapanCreatorFind, every creator is a Japan-based MyFans creator with an English profile, prices in yen and a link to their own MyFans page. Browse all creators.
Someone to meet while you’re here
A random pick, reshuffled every visit. Never ordered by commission. Profiles checked 10 October 2026.
Quick answers
Does a FANBOX creator see my real name?
They see your pixivFANBOX username, which is shown in their support notification and fan list. FANBOX says your payment details aren’t passed on.
What shows on my credit card statement for FANBOX?
FANBOX’s name, such as “PIXIV FANBOX” or “ピクシブフアンボツクス”, rather than the creator’s. The exact wording depends on your card company.
Can a creator see how long I’ve supported them?
Yes. The fan list shows “累計月数”, the total months you’ve supported your current plan, counting time on pricier plans too.
Who can read my comments on FANBOX?
Anyone, on a public post. On a supporter-only post, only the creator and supporters.
Does a BOOTH shop know my address?
Only for items the owner ships from home. For downloads and anonymous shipping, the owner sees just a user identification code.
Next step
Trying MyFans instead?
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Keep reading
- クリエイターに支援者の個人情報は伝わりますか？ (Is your personal information passed to creators? FANBOX help) (Japanese)
- 支援してくれているユーザーを確認したい (How creators see their supporters, FANBOX help) (Japanese)
- ファン一覧ページにある「累計月数」とは何ですか？ (Cumulative months on the fan list, FANBOX help) (Japanese)
- おたより機能の手引き (Otayori announcements, FANBOX help) (Japanese)
- クレジットカード決済の場合の請求名義は何になりますか？ (Name on your card statement, FANBOX help) (Japanese)
- 投稿のコメント欄は、誰が投稿・閲覧できますか？ (Who can see comments, FANBOX help) (Japanese)
- メッセージを送りたいユーザーの名前が異なります (Message names use your pixiv nickname, FANBOX help) (Japanese)
- 通知の設定を変更にするには？ (Notification settings, FANBOX help) (Japanese)
- フォローしたことはショップオーナーに伝わりますか？ (Is a shop told when you follow? BOOTH help) (Japanese)
- ショップオーナーに開示される個人情報が知りたい (What shop owners see about buyers, BOOTH help) (Japanese)
- ユーザー識別コードとは何ですか？ (User identification code, BOOTH help) (Japanese)
- お買い物ガイド (BOOTH shopping guide, booth.pm) (Japanese)
- ファンになるとクリエイターに個人情報は伝わりますか？ (Is your personal information passed to creators? Fantia help) (Japanese)
- 利用明細に購入した商品名が記載されますか？ (What appears on your statement, Fantia help) (Japanese)