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* CreatorThumbprint: The four-pointed star appears in nearly all of the works they are involved in; it's a recurring shape in the ''Honkai'' series, a part of the character/object design or an ExoticEyeDesign of some characters across their games (e.g. Herrscher of the End, [[Characters/HonkaiImpact3rdKianaKaslana Herrscher of the Void]], [[Characters/GenshinImpactTheKnightsOfFavonius Kaeya]], and all pupils of the characters in ''VisualNovel/TearsOfThemis''). In''Genshin Impact'', it's also the shape of the gacha currency, Primogems.

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* CreatorThumbprint: The four-pointed star appears in nearly all of the works they are involved in; it's a recurring shape in the ''Honkai'' series, a part of the character/object design or an ExoticEyeDesign {{Exotic Eye Design|s}} of some characters across their games (e.g. Herrscher of the End, [[Characters/HonkaiImpact3rdKianaKaslana Herrscher of the Void]], [[Characters/GenshinImpactTheKnightsOfFavonius Kaeya]], and all pupils of the characters in ''VisualNovel/TearsOfThemis''). In''Genshin Impact'', it's also the shape of the gacha currency, Primogems.

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* ''VideoGame/HonkaiStarRail'': The upcoming fourth instalment of the ''Honkai'' series, it is a TurnBasedRPG set in a parallel universe to ''Honkai Impact 3rd'', and the company's second simultaneous global release. Officially announced at the end of the "Starfire Sonorant" live concert for ''Honkai Impact 3rd'', a closed beta was available for PC and Android on October 2021.

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* ''VideoGame/HonkaiStarRail'': The upcoming fourth instalment of the ''Honkai'' series, it is a TurnBasedRPG turn-based RPG set in a parallel universe to ''Honkai Impact 3rd'', and the company's second simultaneous global release. Officially announced at the end of the "Starfire Sonorant" live concert for ''Honkai Impact 3rd'', a closed beta was available for PC and Android on October 2021.


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* CharacterInTheLogo: The logo of their [=miHoYoAnime=] division contains a side portrait of Kiana Kaslana on its left.
* CreatorThumbprint: The four-pointed star appears in nearly all of the works they are involved in; it's a recurring shape in the ''Honkai'' series, a part of the character/object design or an ExoticEyeDesign of some characters across their games (e.g. Herrscher of the End, [[Characters/HonkaiImpact3rdKianaKaslana Herrscher of the Void]], [[Characters/GenshinImpactTheKnightsOfFavonius Kaeya]], and all pupils of the characters in ''VisualNovel/TearsOfThemis''). In''Genshin Impact'', it's also the shape of the gacha currency, Primogems.
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* ''Zombiegal Kawaii'', or "Honkai Gakuen": Mihoyo's first "true" game and the first instalment of the ''Honkai'' series, released in 2012 for mobile devices.
* ''[=Guns GirlZ=]'', also known as ''Honkai Gakuen 2'': The second ''Honkai'' game and overhauled version of ''Zombiegal Kawaii'', as well as Mihoyo’s first gacha game. Released for mobile devices in 2014 in China, the game is responsible for opening up the ACG industry in China.
* ''VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd'', released in 2016, later 2017 for Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia and 2018 globally. The third instalment of the ''Honkai'' series, this is their first heavily globalized game and the successor to ''[=Guns GirlZ=]''. This was also the first of their games to truly push what was considered possible on mobile, as in 2016 its graphics were considered impossibly good (and surprisingly compatible with a variety of devices) for mobile platforms.
* ''VisualNovel/TearsOfThemis'', a PoliceProcedural-themed otome game for mobile devices, released in 2020.
* ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'', a fantasy open-world action RPG released on September 28, 2020. Their first simultaneous global release, it is the game that got them truly massive recognition the world over and is their first release for a game console.
* ''VideoGame/HonkaiStarRail'': The upcoming fourth instalment of ''Honkai'' series, it is a turn-based RPG set in a parallel universe to ''Honkai Impact 3rd'', and the company's second simultaneous global release. Officially announced at the end of the "Starfire Sonorant" live concert for ''Honkai Impact 3rd'', a closed beta was available for PC and Android on October 2021.

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* ''Zombiegal Kawaii'', or "Honkai Gakuen": Mihoyo's ''Honkai Gakuen'': [=miHoYo=]'s first "true" game and the first instalment of the ''Honkai'' series, released in 2012 for mobile devices.
* ''[=Guns GirlZ=]'', also known as ''Honkai Gakuen 2'': The second ''Honkai'' game and overhauled version of ''Zombiegal Kawaii'', as well as Mihoyo’s [=miHoYo=]'s first gacha game.{{gacha game|s}}. Released for mobile devices in 2014 in China, the game is responsible for opening up the ACG industry in China.
* ''VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd'', released in 2016, later 2017 for Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia and 2018 globally. The third instalment of the ''Honkai'' series, this is their first heavily globalized game and the successor to ''[=Guns GirlZ=]''. This was also the first of their games to truly push what was considered possible on mobile, as in 2016 2016, its graphics were considered impossibly good (and surprisingly compatible with a variety of devices) for mobile platforms.
* ''VisualNovel/TearsOfThemis'', a PoliceProcedural-themed otome game OtomeGame for mobile devices, released in 2020.
* ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'', a fantasy open-world action RPG ActionRPG released on September 28, 2020. Their first simultaneous global release, it is the game that got them truly massive recognition over the world over and is their first release for a game console.
* ''VideoGame/HonkaiStarRail'': The upcoming fourth instalment of the ''Honkai'' series, it is a turn-based RPG TurnBasedRPG set in a parallel universe to ''Honkai Impact 3rd'', and the company's second simultaneous global release. Officially announced at the end of the "Starfire Sonorant" live concert for ''Honkai Impact 3rd'', a closed beta was available for PC and Android on October 2021.
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* ''VideoGame/ZenlessZoneZero'', a futuristic-style action game announced in May 2022.
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Starting in 2022 with the 2.5 update for ''Genshin Impact'', miHoYo rebranded itself as the HoYoverse as part of its global expansion in various media.

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Starting in 2022 with the 2.5 update for ''Genshin Impact'', miHoYo rebranded itself as the HoYoverse [=HoYoverse=] as part of its global expansion in various media.

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Starting in 2022 with the 2.5 update for ''Genshin Impact'', miHoYo rebranded itself as the HoYoverse as part of its global expansion in various media.



* EliteFour: miHoYo is also considered as one of the [[https://www.shine.cn/news/in-focus/2101173334/ "Big Four"]] in Shanghai's gaming industry, alongside Paper Games (known for ''VideoGame/LoveNikkiDressUpQueen''), Lilith Games (known for ''VideoGame/AFKArena'') and Hypergryph (known for ''VideoGame/{{Arknights}}'').

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* EliteFour: miHoYo [=miHoYo=] is also considered as one of the [[https://www.shine.cn/news/in-focus/2101173334/ "Big Four"]] in Shanghai's gaming industry, alongside Paper Games (known for ''VideoGame/LoveNikkiDressUpQueen''), Lilith Games (known for ''VideoGame/AFKArena'') and Hypergryph (known for ''VideoGame/{{Arknights}}'').
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* FanNickname: Forrest Wei Liu, the President of miHoYo, is called "Da Wei" (大伟哥), or "Brother Wei" by the miHoYo fanbase.
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Moving the "Da Wei" Fan Nickname to miHoYo's page instead since it's not limited to the Honkai Impact3rd fanbase.

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* FanNickname: Forrest Wei Liu, the President of miHoYo, is called "Da Wei" (大伟哥), or "Brother Wei" by the miHoYo fanbase.
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* ''[=Guns GirlZ=]'', also known as ''Honkai Gakuen 2'': The second ''Honkai'' game and overhauled version of ''Zombiegal Kawaii''. Released for mobile devices in 2014 in China, the game is responsible for opening up the ACG industry in China.

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* ''[=Guns GirlZ=]'', also known as ''Honkai Gakuen 2'': The second ''Honkai'' game and overhauled version of ''Zombiegal Kawaii''.Kawaii'', as well as Mihoyo’s first gacha game. Released for mobile devices in 2014 in China, the game is responsible for opening up the ACG industry in China.
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* ''Honkai: Star Rail'': The upcoming fourth instalment of ''Honkai'' series, it is a turn-based RPG set in a parallel universe to ''Honkai Impact 3rd'', and the company's second simultaneous global release. Officially announced at the end of the "Starfire Sonorant" live concert for ''Honkai Impact 3rd'', a closed beta was available for PC and Android on October 2021.

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* ''Honkai: Star Rail'': ''VideoGame/HonkaiStarRail'': The upcoming fourth instalment of ''Honkai'' series, it is a turn-based RPG set in a parallel universe to ''Honkai Impact 3rd'', and the company's second simultaneous global release. Officially announced at the end of the "Starfire Sonorant" live concert for ''Honkai Impact 3rd'', a closed beta was available for PC and Android on October 2021.
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* ''Honkai: Star Rail'': The fourth and upcoming ''Honkai'' series, it is a turn-based RPG set in a parallel universe to ''Honkai Impact 3rd'', and the company's second simultaneous global release. Officially announced at the end of the "Starfire Sonorant" live concert for ''Honkai Impact 3rd'', a closed beta was available for PC and Android on October 2021.

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* ''Honkai: Star Rail'': The fourth and upcoming fourth instalment of ''Honkai'' series, it is a turn-based RPG set in a parallel universe to ''Honkai Impact 3rd'', and the company's second simultaneous global release. Officially announced at the end of the "Starfire Sonorant" live concert for ''Honkai Impact 3rd'', a closed beta was available for PC and Android on October 2021.
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* ''Zombiegal Kawaii'', or "Honkai Gakuen": Mihoyo's first "true" game, released in 2012 for mobile devices.
* ''Guns Girl Z'', also known as ''Honkai Gakuen 2'': Released for mobile devices in 2014 in China.
* ''VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd'', released in 2016, later 2017 for Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia and 2018 globally. Their first heavily globalized game and the successor to ''[=GunGirlsZ=]''. This was also the first of their games to truly push what was considered possible on mobile, as in 2016 its graphics were considered impossibly good (and surprisingly compatible with a variety of devices) for mobile platforms.

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* ''Zombiegal Kawaii'', or "Honkai Gakuen": Mihoyo's first "true" game, game and the first instalment of the ''Honkai'' series, released in 2012 for mobile devices.
* ''Guns Girl Z'', ''[=Guns GirlZ=]'', also known as ''Honkai Gakuen 2'': The second ''Honkai'' game and overhauled version of ''Zombiegal Kawaii''. Released for mobile devices in 2014 in China, the game is responsible for opening up the ACG industry in China.
* ''VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd'', released in 2016, later 2017 for Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia and 2018 globally. Their The third instalment of the ''Honkai'' series, this is their first heavily globalized game and the successor to ''[=GunGirlsZ=]''.''[=Guns GirlZ=]''. This was also the first of their games to truly push what was considered possible on mobile, as in 2016 its graphics were considered impossibly good (and surprisingly compatible with a variety of devices) for mobile platforms.



* ''Honkai: Star Rail'': a turn-based RPG set in a parallel universe to ''Honkai Impact 3rd'', and the company's second simultaneous global release. Officially announced at the end of the "Starfire Sonorant" live concert for ''Honkai Impact 3rd'', a closed beta was available for PC and Android on October 2021.

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* ''Honkai: Star Rail'': The fourth and upcoming ''Honkai'' series, it is a turn-based RPG set in a parallel universe to ''Honkai Impact 3rd'', and the company's second simultaneous global release. Officially announced at the end of the "Starfire Sonorant" live concert for ''Honkai Impact 3rd'', a closed beta was available for PC and Android on October 2021.
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* ''Honkai: Star Rail'': a turn-based RPG set in a parallel universe to ''Honkai Impact 3rd'', and the company's second simultaneous global release. Officially announced at the end of the "Starfire Sonorant" live concert for ''Honkai Impact 3rd'', a closed beta was available for PC and Android on October 2021.
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%%[=miHoYo=] came under fire in 2021, for sending copyright strikes against fandom websites along with criticism against them handling Genshin Impact's 1st year anniversary, which shone a spotlight on the terrible morale at the company. Following that, [=miHoYo=] disabled the ingame name and signature edit, silence any valid criticism mention about Anniversary in their controlled community platform. a move that has left a sour taste in many fans' mouths, especially Western and Chinese fans.

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%%[=miHoYo=] came under fire in 2021, for sending copyright strikes against fandom websites along with criticism against them handling Genshin Impact's 1st year anniversary, which shone a spotlight on the terrible morale at the company. Following that, [=miHoYo=] disabled the ingame name and signature edit, silence any valid criticism mention about Anniversary in their controlled community platform. a move that has left a sour taste in many fans' mouths, especially Western and Chinese fans.
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[=miHoYo=] came under fire in 2021, for sending copyright strikes against fandom websites along with criticism against them handling Genshin Impact's 1st year anniversary, which shone a spotlight on the terrible morale at the company. Following that, [=miHoYo=] disabled the ingame name and signature edit, silence any valid criticism mention about Anniversary in their controlled community platform. a move that has left a sour taste in many fans' mouths, especially Western and Chinese fans.

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[=miHoYo=] %%[=miHoYo=] came under fire in 2021, for sending copyright strikes against fandom websites along with criticism against them handling Genshin Impact's 1st year anniversary, which shone a spotlight on the terrible morale at the company. Following that, [=miHoYo=] disabled the ingame name and signature edit, silence any valid criticism mention about Anniversary in their controlled community platform. a move that has left a sour taste in many fans' mouths, especially Western and Chinese fans.
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[=miHoYo=] came under fire in 2021, for sending copyright strikes against fandom websites along with criticism against them handling Genshin Impact's 1st year anniversary, which shone a spotlight on the terrible morale at the company. Following that, [=miHoYo=] disabled the ingame name and signature edit, silence any valid criticism mention about Anniversary in their controlled community platform. a move that has left a sour taste in many fans' mouths, especially Western and Chinese fans.
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Rule Of Cautious Editing Judgement tells me Hope So Sure is editing with an agenda on complaining about the Genshin Impact anniversary fiasco.


[=miHoYo=] came under fire in 2021, for sending copyright strikes against fandom websites along with criticism against them handling Genshin Impact's 1st year anniversary, which shone a spotlight on the terrible morale at the company. Following that, [=miHoYo=] disabled the ingame name and signature edit, silence any valid criticism mention about Anniversary in their controlled community platform. a move that has left a sour taste in many fans' mouths, especially Western and Chinese fans.
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* OvershadowedByControversy: Whenever people mention about mihoyo. its pretty clear they have known to silence any valid criticism mention about Anniversary in their controlled community platform.

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[=miHoYo=] came under fire in 2020, for sending copyright strikes against fandom websites along with criticism against them handling Genshin Impact's 1st year anniversary, which shone a spotlight on the terrible morale at the company. Following that, [=miHoYo=] disabled the ingame name and signature edit, silence any valid criticism mention about Anniversary in their controlled community platform. a move that has left a sour taste in many fans' mouths, especially Western and Chinese fans.

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[=miHoYo=] came under fire in 2020, 2021, for sending copyright strikes against fandom websites along with criticism against them handling Genshin Impact's 1st year anniversary, which shone a spotlight on the terrible morale at the company. Following that, [=miHoYo=] disabled the ingame name and signature edit, silence any valid criticism mention about Anniversary in their controlled community platform. a move that has left a sour taste in many fans' mouths, especially Western and Chinese fans.


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[=miHoYo=] came under fire in 2020, for sending copyright strikes against fandom websites along with criticism against them handling Genshin Impact's 1st year anniversary, which shone a spotlight on the terrible morale at the company. Following that, [=miHoYo=] disabled the ingame name and signature edit, silence any valid criticism mention about Anniversary in their controlled community platform. a move that has left a sour taste in many fans' mouths, especially Western and Chinese fans.
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* {{Mascot}}: Kiana Kaslana serves as this for miHoYo, having appeared in all of their games bar [[VideoGame/GenshinImpact one]], and even then the Unknown God in that could be seen as an {{Expy}} for [[spoiler:Kiana's Herrscher of the Void form]].

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* {{Mascot}}: [[Characters/HonkaiImpact3rdKianaKaslana Kiana Kaslana Kaslana]] serves as this for miHoYo, having appeared in all of their games bar [[VideoGame/GenshinImpact one]], and even then the Unknown God in that could be seen as an {{Expy}} for [[spoiler:Kiana's Herrscher of the Void form]].
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* ''Tears of Themis'', a PoliceProcedural-themed otome game for mobile devices, released in 2020.

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* ''Tears of Themis'', ''VisualNovel/TearsOfThemis'', a PoliceProcedural-themed otome game for mobile devices, released in 2020.
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* BigAnimeEyes: [=miHoYo=] was specialized in anime-themed games with the distinctive big anime eyes, since their humble origins in ''Fly Me 2 The Moon'' to the recent worldwide success game ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact''. The only subversion is the OtomeGame ''Tears of Themis'', which followed smaller (but still anime) eyes as the Seinen and Josei genres.
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* FanNickname: miHoYo is also considered as one of the [[https://www.shine.cn/news/in-focus/2101173334/ "Big Four"]] in Shanghai's gaming industry, alongside Paper Games (known for ''VideoGame/LoveNikkiDressUpQueen''), Lilith Games (known for ''VideoGame/AFKArena'') and Hypergryph (known for ''VideoGame/{{Arknights}}'').

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* FanNickname: EliteFour: miHoYo is also considered as one of the [[https://www.shine.cn/news/in-focus/2101173334/ "Big Four"]] in Shanghai's gaming industry, alongside Paper Games (known for ''VideoGame/LoveNikkiDressUpQueen''), Lilith Games (known for ''VideoGame/AFKArena'') and Hypergryph (known for ''VideoGame/{{Arknights}}'').
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* ''Fly Me 2 The Moon'': The nascent company's very first game (the group at the time was little more than Forrest Liu, Cai Haoyu and a handful of their college friends from Shanghai Xiaotong University), released for mobile devices in 2011.

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* ''Fly Me 2 The Moon'': The nascent company's very first game (the group at the time was little more than Forrest Liu, Cai Haoyu and a handful of their college friends from Shanghai Xiaotong Jiao Tong University), released for mobile devices in 2011.

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miHoYo is also considered as one of the [[https://www.shine.cn/news/in-focus/2101173334/ "Big Four"]] in Shanghai's gaming industry, alongside Paper Games (known for ''VideoGame/LoveNikkiDressUpQueen''), Lilith Games (known for ''VideoGame/AFKArena'') and Hypergryph (known for ''VideoGame/{{Arknights}}'').


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* FanNickname: miHoYo is also considered as one of the [[https://www.shine.cn/news/in-focus/2101173334/ "Big Four"]] in Shanghai's gaming industry, alongside Paper Games (known for ''VideoGame/LoveNikkiDressUpQueen''), Lilith Games (known for ''VideoGame/AFKArena'') and Hypergryph (known for ''VideoGame/{{Arknights}}'').
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miHoYo is also considered as one of the [[https://www.shine.cn/news/in-focus/2101173334/ "Big Four"]] in Shanghai's gaming industry, alongside Paper Games, Lilith Games (known for ''VideoGame/AFKArena'') and Hypergryph (known for ''VideoGame/{{Arknights}}'').

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miHoYo is also considered as one of the [[https://www.shine.cn/news/in-focus/2101173334/ "Big Four"]] in Shanghai's gaming industry, alongside Paper Games, Games (known for ''VideoGame/LoveNikkiDressUpQueen''), Lilith Games (known for ''VideoGame/AFKArena'') and Hypergryph (known for ''VideoGame/{{Arknights}}'').

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miHoYo is also considered as one of the [[https://www.shine.cn/news/in-focus/2101173334/ "Big Four"]] in Shanghai's gaming industry, alongside Paper Games, Lilith Games (known for ''VideoGame/AFKArena'') and Hypergryph (known for ''VideoGame/{{Arknights}}'').



* VirtualCelebrity: The Virtual Youtuber [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koMwi7F3y8o Lumi]] is a project of miHoYo. She was created using [[https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/375351/Genshin_Impacts_Developer_miHoYo_Introducing_Its_Virtual_Actress_Lumi_and_the_N0va_Desktop_App_to_the_World.php Unreal Engine and motion caption technology]], and she also has a [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mihoyo.desktopportal N0va Desktop]] app.

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* VirtualCelebrity: The Virtual Youtuber Youtuber/Virtual Actress [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koMwi7F3y8o YoYo Lumi]] is a project of miHoYo. She was created using [[https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/375351/Genshin_Impacts_Developer_miHoYo_Introducing_Its_Virtual_Actress_Lumi_and_the_N0va_Desktop_App_to_the_World.php Unreal Engine and motion caption technology]], and she also has a [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mihoyo.desktopportal N0va Desktop]] app.

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