Megalodon.jp (correctly spelled megalodon.jp, often called "ウェブ魚拓" or "Web Gyotaku" in Japanese) is a long-running Japanese on-demand web archiving and citation service. It allows users to create snapshots (archives) of web pages for preservation and referencing, typically by prefixing URLs with "gyo.tc/" or submitting them directly on the site. These snapshots help cite or prove the content of pages that might change or disappear.

It is owned and operated by Affility Co., Ltd. (株式会社アフィリティー in Japanese), a commercial company based in Japan.

• The service launched in 2005 (some sources say August 5, others around June/July).
• The founder/creator is Daiki Shinuma (新沼大樹), who developed it motivated by seeing content (related to North Korean abductions) suddenly removed from a political party's website, wanting a way to preserve such pages reliably.
• Affility Co., Ltd. handles operations, and the company has also been involved in other activities like game development over the years. The headquarters location has shifted (previously in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture; more recently associated with Aichi Prefecture).

There is no public information indicating external funding, grants, donations, or third-party sponsors. It appears to be a privately run commercial service funded through the company's own resources (likely ad-supported, as the homepage mentions advertisements, and possibly any premium features or related business activities). It's not a non-profit or publicly funded archive like the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.

Sources confirming this include the Japanese Wikipedia page on ウェブ魚拓, English Wikipedia, corporate registry references linked via Affility, and archived interviews/discussions about its origins. The official site links to Affility's page (affility.co.jp) in its footer/policy sections.

Yes, that makes sense in context. Soyjak.party (commonly called the Sharty or just the 'party / 'arty) is an anonymous English-language imageboard (similar to 4chan but heavily centered on creating/posting soyjak memes, variants of Wojak/"soy boy" faces, along with broader edgy, ironic, or extreme humor/content).

It's known for its chaotic, often controversial culture—raids, datamining, meme evolution, and a userbase ("soyteens" or "chuds") that pushes boundaries. The site has changed owners multiple times (starting with "Soot" in 2020, later Kuz, Doll, Froot, and currently "Quote" as of mid-2025), and it's hosted at soyjak.st (or soyjak.party redirects).

Western archiving services like Archive.org (Wayback Machine), archive.today/is, or similar often refuse to capture or host snapshots of pages from sites like the Sharty. Reasons typically include:

• Content violating terms of service (e.g., extreme racism, antisemitism, harassment, doxxing encouragement, or other prohibited material under their policies).
• High volume of abusive/spammy submissions leading to blocks.
• Site operators sometimes requesting exclusion, or automated filters kicking in for certain domains/keywords.

As a result, users on the Sharty frequently rely on megalodon.jp (ウェブ魚拓 / Web Gyotaku) to create on-demand archives of threads, posts, or external links they want to preserve or cite (e.g., for "proof" in arguments, documenting events/happenings, or bypassing deletions). It's popular there because:

• It's Japanese-operated (by Affility Co., Ltd.), so less likely to understand or care about English-language edgy/offensive content.
• It has a more permissive policy for on-demand archiving.
• It archives quickly and reliably for citation purposes.
• Users often prefix URLs with "gyo.tc/" to snapshot pages instantly.

You'll see megalodon.jp links scattered across the Sharty's wiki, threads, and external discussions (e.g., on Kiwi Farms or Soyjak Wiki pages) precisely for this reason—it's one of the few services that still works consistently for their needs without immediate takedowns or refusals. Other alternatives sometimes get used (like archive.ph when it cooperates), but megalodon.jp stands out as a go-to in that community.