Genshin Impact's own voice talent denounce MiHoYo's "whitewashing" portrayal of new character designs

Genshin Impact's own voice talent have publicly denounced developer MiHoYo, questioning "the execution of its research and inclusion of elements/aspects of other cultures".

Whilst all Genshin Impact regions are heavily influenced by real-life places, its fans and English voice cast have called out MiHoYo's design choices made for upcoming region, Natlan. Whilst it is ostensibly inspired by African, Latin American, and Australsia nations, its character design does not represent the diversity of the real-life countries.

"If a game draws so heavily from real-world cultures, and bases a character on the supreme deity of Yoruba religion, and that character ends up looking like pale sasuke Batman, people are absolutely within their rights to demand better representation, ESPECIALLY when said game has a clearly-stated commitment to a *global* audience," said Albedo's voice actor, Khoi Dao.

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