Onmyoji Official Fires Off Lawyer Letter — Players Dig Up the 82-Page Susano Drama: 'What Happened to the Last One?'

Onmyoji's official team has sent out yet another lawyer's letter. Yes, you read that right — the same team that fired off a lawyer letter over the 82-page Susano controversy four months ago and then went completely silent, is now doing it again.

According to the original post, this latest legal threat is related to a character IP dispute (the OP linked to a previous NGA discussion thread). In their official statement, the Onmyoji team went full sentimental mode, declaring: "Even if there's only a 0.00001% chance, we will fight to protect our beloved shikigami darlings."

The NGA community, however, was absolutely not having it. A top-voted reply went straight for the throat: "Does Onmyoji even have any shame left? Everyone knows Zen Studio is the number-one offender when it comes to 'internal hatred' (内部恨) against their own characters." This refers to long-standing player accusations that Zen Studio — the developer behind Onmyoji — plays blatant favorites with its character roster, elevating some while completely neglecting others.

The real entertainment was the "digging up old receipts" parade in the comments. Multiple users pointed out that last year's 82-page Susano drama (allegedly involving character Susanoo-related controversy) also received an official lawyer's letter — and four months later, absolutely nothing came of it. User in reply #15 delivered a savage take: "That lawyer letter over the Susano thing is worth less than a hand-written apology from a random fan account. At least the apology was actually written by hand. Come back when there's a court date."

Reply #9 nailed the consensus with brutal conciseness: "This whole thing gives off major 'send a lawyer letter to keep the players calm so they keep spending' vibes." In other words, a lawyer's letter ≠ actual legal action. Without a real lawsuit, it's basically a placebo pill for the fanbase.

Players also zeroed in on Zen Studio's alleged favoritism toward certain characters. Reply #11 went scorched earth: "The LAST people qualified to talk about 'protecting our darlings' are you guys at Zen Studio. You're the kings of internal hatred — you treat your own creations like they murdered your parents. And you have the nerve to say 'protect our darlings'?!" Reply #10 piled on with a deadpan quip: "Makes sense — they just don't protect the ones they don't love."

Reply #16 offered an intriguing conspiracy theory angle: "I just had a thought — why did they bring up Susano in this lawyer letter specifically? Maybe during the whole Li Bai era the internal Susano drama was too hot to touch, and now they're sneakily getting revenge for their favorite." The implication: the official might be weaponizing IP protection to secretly push their pet characters.

Reply #17 delivered the post's absolute masterpiece — a satirical "personal statement" declaring they never attacked Honor of Kings, and that all their actions were coerced by the "stubborn forces" of NetEase Onmyoji and Onmyoji: Arena. They even begged "Honor of Kings, please see through their lies!" before finishing with: "Wait, the last lawyer letter was about the 82-page Susano thing, right? That also went nowhere, didn't it?"

Also worth noting: Reply #14 unearthed Onmyoji's own sketchy past, pointing out that back in 2016-2017, Onmyoji itself was "a notorious copycat" — a spicy reminder that the game's IP purity credentials aren't exactly spotless.

Here's where things stand: the official team tried to flex with a lawyer's letter, but the community countered by pulling out a four-month-old receipt that was never cashed. Lawyer letters have become hyperinflated currency on NGA — the last one went bust, so who's buying this one? The community consensus boils down to one line: "Actually take it to court, or stop wasting our time."