“Lyney, The Wizard of Phantasmagoria” and “Lynette, The Elegance of Shadows” are two new characters from the popular video game Genshin Impact, introduced in Version 4.0 launched on August 16 globally. These two characters of Pyro and Anemo element, respectively, have recently been accused of being copies of two other characters from a popular anime franchise.
Although they have been available for some time and more since they were announced, the accusation was barely noticed in the comment forums in Japan and China. According to the comments, The two characters are extremely similar to Ange le Carré and Charlotte from the franchise. Princess Principalwhich has been active since mid-2017, well before the launch of Genshin Impact.
Fans even prepared some images to show the similarities between the characters. In the case of Charlotte and Lynette, the design of the dress is the same, as well as the hairstyle and the ruffles on their outfit. In the case of Ange and Lyney, the hairstyle and the presence of the hat, as well as the gestures and gestures are being pointed out as similar.
Of course, to talk about “plagiarism” would be going quite far from what is happening here. However, Internet users have pointed out the similarities are too obvious to be overlooked, just as the following comments demonstrate:
- «It seems that the plagiarism is quite clear».
- «I think these two had appeared since 2020 in one of the Genshin Impact videos, but now that we have them in detail, they are definitely very similar».
- «I can’t remember the name of the anime, but wasn’t it releasing a hexalogy of movies recently?».
- «This is not something new. Genshin Impact is full of accusations of plagiarism of Japanese anime and manga characters».
- «Genshin Impact was announced in 2020, while Princess Principal dates back to 2017. You draw your conclusions».
- «Well, they have been copying half the world, it’s already a surprise when you find a 100 percent original character».
- «The starting line will be when someone sues them, as happened recently with Uma Musume: Pretty Derby».
- «If any character reminds you of another character you saw before, then consider them a copy».
Fountain: Otakomu
