Manjuu Fires Legal Warning + Promises All-Female Gacha in Dual Statement Over Blue Star Origin Controversy — But Players Aren't Buying It: 'They'd Rather Lawyer Up Than Just Say No Male Playable Characters'

Manjuu (affectionately nicknamed "Yellow Chicken" / 黄鸡 by the community) has finally issued official statements. But after reading both, the NGA community's verdict is clear: something smells off. On one hand there's a full-blown legal threat; on the other, a vague promise about 'female-only gacha.' Players are asking the real question: is this damage control, or just a gag order?

The drama started shortly after the official PV for Blue Star Origin (蓝色星原：旅谣) dropped. Rumors quickly spread across Chinese social media about Manjuu and the game — covering everything from their annual meeting content, to character shipping dynamics (CP culture), to a leaked Q&A exchange allegedly from internal communications. As the controversy snowballed, Manjuu chose to respond with legal firepower.

【Statement 1】was a full corporate letter stamped with the company seal, and the tone was aggressive: Manjuu claimed that "fabricated false information" was being used to "maliciously smear" the company and their projects across multiple online platforms. They announced they've hired a law firm to begin litigation proceedings, already collecting evidence against offending accounts and content. The statement warned netizens to 'not believe or spread rumors' and even published a tip-off email (cs@manjuu.com) for reporting 'infringing' content.

【Statement 2】contained what players actually cared about — confirming that 'only female characters will be obtainable through the gacha pool.' But this single line ended up igniting even more controversy.

The most upvoted comment in the thread nails the community's frustration perfectly: 'They'd rather stamp a legal seal than just say there won't be male playable characters' (男自机, male player-controlled characters). This one-liner captured the core issue — why couldn't Manjuu just directly address what players cared about most? The legal threats came fast and hard, but the actual information players wanted was wrapped in carefully worded ambiguity. While Statement 2's clause 4 did use the phrase 'gacha pool only has female characters,' some players pointed out this still leaves room for male characters as NPCs or story-only roles.

Another commenter compared the situation to a different game company's PR disaster: 'This is as dumb as Yu Zhong — they can't even identify the main contradiction. All this legal posturing is useless; what they need is a concrete solution or a real clarification to protect their reputation.' Though the same user later added that Statement 2 seemed 'actually okay, let's wait and see' — a pivot from rage to cautious observation that probably reflects a lot of players' emotional journey.

On the annual meeting controversy, one player asked the question everyone was thinking: 'Why would they bring out a scrapped character design to cosplay at the annual meeting? Especially a male antagonist that's not even in the playable pool — that makes zero logical sense.' If it's truly a scrapped concept, why showcase it at a company event? This plot hole remains unanswered.

Some players brought up the broader financial picture, noting that Azur Lane (碧蓝航线, Manjuu's flagship title) has at least four companies tied to its revenue chain — Bilibili's game division handles domestic publishing, Yostar handles the global market, plus figure merchandise partners, with the core game involving both Yongshi and Manjuu themselves. 'If the cash flow gets disrupted, Lin (presumably a Manjuu exec) won't be the only one panicking,' one commenter remarked, hinting at the complex corporate power dynamics at play.

Not everyone was purely negative though. 'With so many rumors flying around, some are definitely fake — these statements aren't enough, we still need a real reassurance,' wrote one player. Another took a more pragmatic approach: 'I've already archived Statement 2's clause 4 — that's from their official corporate account.' Hope mixed with evidence preservation — a very telling snapshot of the playerbase's mindset.

As of this writing, Manjuu's dual-statement strategy has failed to quell the fire — if anything, the ambiguous wording and logical contradictions have made the community even more agitated. Cease-and-desist style PR has never been a winning strategy in the gacha gaming community. Perhaps the voice Manjuu should be listening to most is the one saying 'I'm stopping my Azur Lane spending for now' — because that's where the real consequences hit.