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[[File:TSUKI banner.jpg|right|thumb|400px|The Tsuki Project front page]]

[[File:TSUKI banner.jpg|right|thumb|400px|The TSUKI Project front page]]

The '''TSUKI (月) Project''' was a belief system in the simulation theory on 4chan. Its leader, called the TSUKI Representative or Tsuki, claimed that the universe is only one system among many. Purporting to represent a consortium of companies based in LFE, another such system, he offered those who registered for it, called migrants, the opportunity to transfer there upon death from any cause by drawing a picture with a code on it. However, belief was not necessary to transfer.

The '''TSUKI (月) Project''' (systemspace.link) was a website created by an individual called ''Tsuki'' that professed a belief system largely based on the simulation and multiverse hypotheses. It borrowed heavily from [[Serial Experiments Lain]]'s aesthetics and some lore details, as well as other media, used [[Lain]] as its mascot, and has managed to attract a large community of followers through its lifetime. The website offered information about the Project, as well as hosted community services such as an imageboard and a chat. It came under immense pressure after a mainstream news outlet investigated a link between a real-life suicide and the website, and the rather wide online coverage of this incident, along with mismanagement, ultimately led to it shutting down.

It began in early 2017, quickly acquiring a large community which gathered on its imageboard and Discord server. On July 1, 2017, an attempt to create an indigenous chat system failed, and shortly thereafter Tsuki disappeared. The community survived on various Discord servers, until Tsuki returned in December. A second, more successful, chat system was created in March 2018, and on November 10 registration of new migrants stopped and the site ceased to be accessible. The site closed forever on December 22, 2019.

It originated on 4chan's /r9k/ board in early 2017, quickly acquiring a large community which gathered on its imageboard and Discord server. On July 1, 2017, an attempt to create an indigenous chat system failed, and shortly thereafter Tsuki disappeared. The community survived on various Discord servers, until Tsuki returned in December. A second, more successful, chat system was created in March 2018, and on November 10 registration of new migrants stopped and large parts of the site ceased to be accessible. The site shut down completely on December 22, 2019. By that time, it had amassed over seven thousand registered migrants.

Several references to the anime TV series [[Serial Experiments Lain]] were present on the website and its multi-reality theories.

Owing to its /r9k/ antics and Tsuki's young age, the Project and its community have suffered many technical and social incidents due to many instances of mismanagement. The less-strict stance on suicide proved controversial in the mainstream discussions, and lent much ill fame to it, with some even labeling it a suicide cult. Hosting a troubled community, its history was rife with friendships as much as it was plagued by violent feuds. Despite this, the Project was a source of hope and a home to many. It remains a staple of unconventional web design, and could possibly be credited with spurring the creation of the modern Lain fandom.

 

The website claimed that our current world is just one of many other ''systems'', existing together in a multiverse called ''Systemspace''. It purported that our system, called ''Life'', is about to be "recycled" due to its enormous energy usage, and that the ''TSUKI Representative'' (also known as simply ''Tsuki'', or ''Rep''), a person from Life who could communicate with the outside systems, was called upon to facilitate the transfer of "souls" of Life inhabitants into another, much larger and diverse system, called ''LFE''. Tsuki claimed to represent a consortium of corporations and other groups, responsible for Systemspace itself and some of the largest systems in it, who had an interest in preserving Life culture and knowledge. Through the website, a person could sign up to become a ''migrant'', allowing themselves to transfer to LFE after their death by any cause. Suicide was believed to be destructive to the soul, but its discussion was not largely restricted. Belief was not required to participate, but a migrant's hostile actions towards the Project or its community could lead to the revocation of their status.

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