Yostar Donates ¥1M to Earthquake Relief — The 'Japanese Company' Meme Factory Steps Up While Others Stay Silent, Community Goes Wild

The post-earthquake charity sweepstakes in the Chinese mobile gaming scene was supposed to be a feel-good moment — companies racing to donate, wholesome PR all around. Instead, it turned into one of the most spectacular boomerang moments in recent gacha community history. The punchline? Yostar (悠星网络), a company perpetually mocked as a 'Japanese corporation' (株式会社), dropped ¥1 million in earthquake relief before anyone else.

Here's the setup: right after the earthquake hit Gansu province, the internet went on a familiar tirade — roasting so-called 'Japanese companies' (株式会社) in the gaming industry for supposedly not caring about China. But the plot twist came fast. By afternoon, Yostar had announced a ¥1 million donation to disaster relief, and the discourse flipped overnight.

The OP posted the donation screenshot with a deadpan 'this one's even more of a heavyweight,' and the comment section absolutely lost it. One top reply nailed it: 'GG, we really can't milk this one anymore' (完了，这次真嘬不动了) — implying that Yostar, the perpetual punching bag, just shut everyone up with cold hard cash.

The real comedy gold came from players pulling up receipts of earlier 'roast the Japanese company' posts, pointing out: 'This morning I saw people dunking on the 株式会社, and by afternoon the boomerarm already came back.' Another player quipped: 'Good thing, they fulfilled their social responsibility — but now it's honestly hard to tell who the REAL Japanese company is.'

As the donation roster kept updating, one commenter delivered an absolutely lethal question: 'We're throwing a gala to thank all mobile game companies for their earthquake relief donations. Only one wasn't invited. Guess who?' Another piled on: 'Even the 株式会社 donated — there's only one 株式会社 left that didn't.'

But the drama didn't stop there. Eagle-eyed players noticed that Yostar's donation announcement template looked suspiciously identical to one from Hypergryph (YJ/鹰角网络), a sister company with cross-shareholding ties. Comments flew: 'Your template is basically YJ's copy-paste — no wonder you two are basically the same company' and 'Did you just steal the template from next door?'

Seasoned veterans also dug up Yostar's previous 'dark history' — they had once donated to Mikasa Park in Japan, a spot famously associated with doujinshi (fan-made manga) culture. One commenter distilled the whole saga into a single devastating line: 'A suspected Japanese company versus a suspected domestic company — the donation list speaks for itself.'

To be fair, there were level-headed voices: 'Every donation matters and actually helps disaster victims — gratitude to all who contributed.' But looking at the overall sentiment in the comments, Yostar clearly came out as the undisputed winner of this 'Japanese company' boomerang war.

As for that mystery 'three-character factory' (三字厂) still missing from the donation list? Players are already queuing up the cope: 'Waiting for the statement that says "not making an announcement doesn't mean I didn't donate."' 💀