The official Weibo account for Onmyoji made a put up implicitly calling out HoYoVerse for plagiarism in its latest Sunday trailer for Honkai: Star Rail. These accusations are as a consequence of similarities between Sundayβs trailer and the Onmyoji trailer for Jinkougyou.
You possibly can watch the Jinkougyou trailer right here:
And right here is the Honkai: Star Rail Sunday trailer in query:
The Weibo put up didn’t immediately point out HoYoVerse. Nevertheless, it makes use of two characters from Honkai: Star Railβs Chinese language identify and features a image of Tsukiyomi warning HoYoVerse in opposition to any rash actions. This isn’t the primary time NetEase accused an organization of plagiarizing Onmyoji. Earlier this yr, it had a dispute with Tencent over similarities between Honor of Kings and Onmyoji.
There are a number of pictures that resemble one another in each trailers. For instance, the scene of lights ascending in Sundayβs trailer makes use of an identical composition to the lights descending in Jinkougyouβs trailer. There’s additionally a shot that resembles a CG from the sport itself, and never the trailer. Nevertheless, many netizens have defended this as a reference to Neon Genesis Evangelion. Another customers have identified that the piano scene in Sundayβs trailer is much like the COA 7 trailer for Id V. Like Onmyoji, Id V is a NetEase sport.
This isn’t the primary time that individuals have known as out HoYoVerse for potential plagiarism in its trailers. Again in February 2024, many individuals identified that the Sparkle trailer for Honkai: Star Rail resembled the music video for βmarenol.β Again then, LeaF acknowledged it was alright as a result of it was extra akin to an homage, because it wasnβt a one-to-one recreation. Judging by the Weibo put up, although, NetEase and the Onmyoji builders arenβt as okay in regards to the scenario.
Honkai: Star Rail is available on the PS5, Home windows PC, and cellular gadgets. Sunday is a part of Model 3.0, which comes out on December 4, 2024.
