Genshin Impact Ver.7.2 Preview Stream Set for October 23 With Noi Tease
The thumbnail put a long-teased Snezhnaya character on screen before the stream itself, and that single image, not the cast list, drove the reaction the program is now riding.
Key Facts
- HoYoverse will stream the Genshin Impact Version 7.2 "When the End Comes" preview program from 21:00 on October 23.
- Yusuke Kobayashi, Ayumu Murase, and Gen Sato are the listed cast for the Genshin Impact Version 7.2 preview program.
- The Version 7.2 preview program thumbnail shows Anastasia, Mitiya, Vesna, and Noi.
- Noi is voiced by Shinichiro Miki and was announced as a new character at the opening of Snezhnaya.
- The keyword "Noi-san" reached No. 1 on X after the thumbnail was shown.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, Inside.
HoYoverse will stream the preview program for Genshin Impact Version 7.2, subtitled "When the End Comes," from 21:00 on October 23. The broadcast runs on the official Genshin YouTube channel and official X account. Yusuke Kobayashi (voice of Mitiya), Ayumu Murase (voice of Venti), and Gen Sato (voice of Alyosha) are listed as the cast for the program. The thumbnail image for the stream shows Anastasia alongside Mitiya, Vesna, and Noi. Noi is voiced by Shinichiro Miki and was named as one of the new characters at the opening of Snezhnaya. Other new characters have since appeared in the game, but Noi has yet to be addressed in the story. The illustration set the keyword "Noi-san" to No. 1 on X. HoYoverse announced the program on October 21, 2026. Inside also renders the subtitle as "When Descending to the End."
Inside placed Noi's voice credit in the thumbnail description, naming Shinichiro Miki, while the announcement text from HoYoverse lists only the three on-camera guests: Kobayashi, Murase, and Sato. The two accounts disagree on the subtitle translation, with one reading "When the End Comes" and the other "When Descending to the End."
Noi's status is the open question the program inherits. Noi was introduced as one of the new characters at the opening of Snezhnaya, and the game has since added other new characters, but Noi's own thread has gone untouched in the story. Reaction to the thumbnail centered on that gap, with posts quoted as "Noi-san is there in the middle, small but present! Finally making an appearance!" and "Finally appearing in the story?! Noi-san." The thumbnail also carries Anastasia, Mitiya, and Vesna.
The program is the standard pre-patch briefing for Version 7.2, with the three voice actors presenting the latest information. Genshin Impact is available on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, iOS, and Android.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.