Hypergryph Donates ¥2M Cash + ¥2.5M in Supplies for Quake Relief — Players Use It to Roast a Bigger Shanghai Studio That Stayed Silent

When Hypergryph (YJ) — the studio behind Arknights — announced a ¥2 million cash donation plus ¥2.5 million in winter supplies for the Gansu earthquake relief, the gossip section ("guaban") of NGA forums exploded. Not because of the donation itself, but because players finally had a fresh mirror to hold up against a certain Shanghai megacorp with revenue that could "absolutely body" Hypergryph — yet mysteriously went MIA when it came to disaster relief.

The original post was minimalist — three screenshots of Hypergryph's official donation announcement and a single line: "nice nice nice." But the comment section? Pure napalm.

The very first reply threw hands: "Now let me talk about a Shanghai gaming giant whose revenue could absolutely destroy YJ." No names dropped, but anyone plugged into the scene knew exactly who they meant. Replies like "Who's swimming naked here?" and "On the other hand..." dripped with shade, pointing squarely at a major studio that was conspicuously absent from the donation roster — a classic "gua ling" (挂零, zero-donating) moment.

One player asked for the iconic "Pac-Man pie chart" comparing donation amounts across companies — a meme format beloved by the Honkai/Genshin community. Another user compiled the unofficial scoreboard: "Tencent ¥20M — miles ahead. NetEase ¥5M donated early (from their Eggy Party game), plus ¥2M from subsidiary studios. Sunborn ¥200K (broke.jpg). Hypergryph ¥2M + ¥2.5M in supplies. Plus some industrial companies sending crews directly to disaster zones."

Players also noticed the thoughtfulness of Hypergryph's supply list — beyond standard winter gear, they included hand warmers and generators. Comments like "They even sent winter supplies, that's really thoughtful" poured in. Naturally, someone couldn't resist the game reference: "Generators? Are they trying to field-test Arknights: Endfield in real life?" (Endfield being Hypergryph's upcoming survival-crafting game.)

But the absolute highlight was the running joke about "CLS" — a notoriously slow game developer known for extreme delays. Someone quipped, "Fast forward to CLS-manufactured hand warmers," triggering a cascade of "NOT THAT" and "That would literally be murder" reactions. One commenter even broke character to explain seriously: "These definitely aren't — they're already in-transit supplies. CLS is legendarily slow; there's no way he could manufacture anything this fast."

The real takeaway here isn't Hypergryph's donation size — ¥2M cash + ¥2.5M in supplies is genuinely respectable for a gacha studio. It's the glaring silence from certain companies with revenues dwarfing Hypergryph's, making the question "who's swimming naked?" sting all the more.

Honestly, if gacha studios competed this hard on disaster donations instead of cringe marketing tactics, the industry would be in a much better place.