Onmyoji Merchandise Sales Controversy: Why is Susanoo at the Center of the Storm?

Recently, the Onmyoji community has been heatedly debating the merchandise sales of the character 'Susanoo'. The controversy stems from anonymous reports suggesting that despite consistent and heavy official promotion of this 'Crown Prince' character, his sales were neck-and-neck with 'Tsukuyomi', a character suffering from poor modeling and criticized storytelling.

This has sparked significant backlash. Some players argue that because 'Tsukuyomi' lost much of his fanbase due to poor narrative writing and other controversies, the fact that Susanoo failed to outperform him exposes the lack of real purchasing power among his core fans, labeling the demographic as vocal but low-converting.

Furthermore, the reputation of his fanbase (colloquially known as 'Xu Jie') has become a hot topic. Critics point out that these fans are often known for attacking other popular characters, yet fail to keep up in objective metrics like fan art creation and merchandise sales, where they are being 'thrashed' (literally translated as 'thin gauze,' meaning being totally outclassed) by the characters they despise.

For those looking to dive deeper, veteran players suggest visiting the Onmyoji section on forums to read up on the history of narrative-related controversies. As many observers noted, this drama is fundamentally an expression of player frustration regarding the disconnect between the company's aggressive 'forced favoritism' and the character's actual commercial performance.