English VAs for Ganyu and Charlotte replaced in Luna IV patch

[https://genshin.hoyoverse.com/en/news/detail/162159](https://genshin.hoyoverse.com/en/news/detail/162159)

After the version update, the English voice actors for Ganyu and Charlotte will be replaced.

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D_Heinreich2026-01-14 00:05

Since late 2024, Jennifer Losi has been inactive and privated her social media accounts. However, she's still doing voiceover and directorial work. It's possible that she is no longer doing any non-union work.

zephyrseija22026-01-14 00:35

That's my assumption. The Ganyu role is too small at this point to run afoul of the union. And given how little new Ganyu content there appears to be on the horizon, I imagine the new VA will cover a pretty small amount of ground and I'd be surprised if they go back and rerecord the previous VO work.

Born2beSlicker2026-01-14 00:56

They have re-recorded the old dialogue every time a recast has happened, so far.

LupaLuna1562026-01-14 01:58

Just Kinich had his lines completely redone out of the Genshin recasts. You still hear the old VAs everywhere else. (Heck, still have my Keqing benched because her combat lines haven’t been swapped.) Candance and Sucrose too are still the old VAs if you play them.

Born2beSlicker2026-01-14 02:05

They have always eventually redone the voice lines in future updates. It happened in HSR and ZZZ. Genshin has been slower as typically there’s a lot more dialogue.

LackingSimplicity2026-01-14 02:01

Not remotely true

lostn2026-01-14 08:00

they don't get it done immediately but the plan is to replace them all as stated in the patch notes

-eunia2026-01-14 00:56

The only real time Ganyu, (and most Liyue characters for that matter) get their screen time or voice lines is the annual Lantern Rite, and even then some characters aren't featured or have 1-5 non voiced lines anyways.

rW0HgFyxoJhYka2026-01-14 02:05

Mihoyo is basically learning that you can't really trust shit with EN VAs. Stuff could change anytime.

RoyaleAbsol2026-01-14 00:08

Charlotte's is understandable since I believe she said herself a while ago that she wouldn't be doing work for Hoyo but aww man, losing Ganyu's VA is a serious shame as well. Really loved her voice.

Thought it was kinda weird that she had initially voiced Dahlia in HSR before being replaced by Cristina Vee without any explanation but now it makes a lot more sense.

D_Heinreich2026-01-14 00:11

Even though I really like Jennifer Losi's performance, Cristina Vee did a great job as The Dahlia in HSR.

I'll definitely miss Jennifer Losi as Ganyu as I use her character daily since patch 1.2.

T8-TR2026-01-14 01:05

I liked Dahlia's voice, but I ain't gonna lie, I can't not hear bits of Miyabi and Bennett/Xingqiu sprinkled into it LMAO

ytgy2026-01-14 01:08

Wait those three have the same VA?

BawsYannis2026-01-14 02:40

Yep

meove2026-01-14 07:02

Cristina Vee is talented VA and she's voice a loooooot of character with different pitch that you didnt expect its her. my favorite one is Charlotta from GBF

Roksja2026-01-14 01:08

Cristina Vee is insane. She voices Marinette from Miraculous and somehow I don't hear her on Genshin for which I'm so happy

Nightingale_65982026-01-14 01:22

No Christina Vee is bennet and xingqiu not ganyu

AmaranthCambion2026-01-14 01:52

Christina Vee is Velvet Crowe from Tales of Berseria too.

ezio452026-01-14 03:22

> Tales of Berseria

Her voice work was top notch in that game.

kawasnyacki2026-01-14 02:14

I’ve been following Cristina so long I can tell it’s her in every project. When I met her I brought up her old YouTube channel the anime Olympics

Just_A_Sad_Unicorn2026-01-14 02:26

I'm old enough to remember when she was on the old Voice Acting Alliance forums back in the old days doing fandubs and amateur projects. It is so cool seeing her and Lucien Dodge doing real and prolific VA work now.

ResurgentClusterfuck2026-01-14 01:29

Not as bad as YSG from ZZZ. I keep hearing Kachina in my tall sword lady

T8-TR2026-01-14 01:31

Wait, is she Kachina?! I just hear hints of Gemma from MHWilds.

End88902026-01-14 02:39

Wait what? No wonder her voice sounds familiar when I first heard her

D_Heinreich2026-01-14 03:01

Yes, Kristen McGuire confirmed on her social media accounts that she is voicing Ye Shunguang in ZZZ. She did a bang-up job in her role.

A3thern2026-01-14 01:51

Christina Vee voices Aegiomon in Digimon Story Time Stranger and I can only hear Xingqiu when they speak.

WinterWolf182026-01-14 03:10

I can't unhear Verosika from Helluva Boss whenever Dahlia speaks.

ExtremeQuestion6102026-01-14 00:33

Charlotte's va announced that she was stepping down from voicing Charlotte

ItsLoudB2026-01-14 12:16

Yeah, she never mentioned she didn’t wanna work with hoyo

LiDragonLo2026-01-14 00:33

theres a chara in hsr named dahlia?

Grand_Protector_Dark2026-01-14 00:36

["The Dahlia"](https://honkai-star-rail.fandom.com/wiki/The_Dahlia)

Gerasquare2026-01-14 00:36

The Dahlia, the “The” is part of the name Iirc

Chucknasty_172026-01-14 00:46

It’s like a Tribe Called Quest, you have to say the whole the thing

DanteVermillyon2026-01-14 03:37

A pimp named slickback

girlslovefan3212026-01-14 00:36

actual name is Constance, nickname is The Dahlia.

pokebuzz1232026-01-14 00:37

The Dahlia (title), and Constance (actual name) are her names

swiftasacoursing2026-01-14 00:11

I’m really going to miss Charlotte’s voice. Her performance really was perfect and added a lot to her character. I hope the new one will be good too

TheLandSings2026-01-14 00:27

I was thinking this immediately. Bittersweet not to be alone in it.

aztechechos2026-01-14 01:06

Yeah. She really had that believable journalist vibe. Bummer

WITHERS_RULE2026-01-14 03:43

same sentiments... especially as someone who was love at first sight with the character..

ItsLoudB2026-01-14 12:09

The patch trailer with her in it really sold her fast

LivingASlothsLife2026-01-14 00:14

EN VA users who stuck with it all the way through have some tenacity, frequent changes like this would be so draining

parnubay2026-01-14 00:17

I thought I could finally start Paralogism this morning but Jean and Albedo are still muted. I was surprised that Diluc was voiced considering he was waiting for a proper contract with Genshin. I guess I won’t finish that quest or the interlude one for awhile.

Fullpotentialk2026-01-14 00:26

Welt’s va was recasted a month ago. Man we can’t catch a break

D_Heinreich2026-01-14 00:34

I wasn't made aware of the whole fiasco with the English VA of Welt about a day after news broke about it. Man, what a real disappointment all-around. I hope the replacement VA will be just as good as the original.

Barnak82026-01-14 00:39

Wait what , that’s how a learn about it ? Im not active on HSR reddit and behind in the game , first Time I Heard about it .

JDBCool2026-01-14 00:49

Basically, he didn't agree with work conditions on an attempted contract (he says it wasn't exactly about money, but rather stuff didn't sit right with him), tried to renegotiate. But since he isn't too familiar with videogame VA contract work. He didn't push hard enough to for management to recognize it (?)

Overall, it was pretty much shitty miscommunication on both ends.

Barnak82026-01-14 01:04

Well shit , I really like his voice , i Hope the Guy that take over have a good graps of the character

JDBCool2026-01-14 01:09

Yeah :(

He didn't really understand how videogame VA work and contracts was different from typical VA work (his primary job)

And whoever was managing his rep at Hoyo like just not bothering trying to find a middle ground.

(Not his direct contact, but his contacts' upper manager)

Things I can appreciate is that it was just a simple miscommunication replacement (even if he wasn't in his right calm mind regarding the emails) rather than drama replacement/controversy change because VA did shitty morally questionable thing.

Barnak82026-01-14 01:33

Cant beat the old Tighnari Va

Fullpotentialk2026-01-14 01:13

Yeah. It’s just a miscommunication. I did felt bad that I assumed he was a lier and lied for more money but he is rightfully concerned about his contract but he isnt familiar with it.

D_Heinreich2026-01-14 00:49

Suffice to say, he burnt bridges with HoYoverse by releasing the emails between himself and the company's rep (in other words, doxxing). People found out about his lawsuit against Rocket Sound that was dismissed by the court without merit nor evidence.

Barnak82026-01-14 01:03

Thats a bummer . It’s weird how there is a lack of professionnalisme in that job , it seems .

D_Heinreich2026-01-14 01:07

A 101 course on public relations can go a really long ways for actors and other high-profile people, honestly.

dupuisn12026-01-14 00:33

It’s not so bad since usually they sound pretty similar. The part that frustrates me more for the EN VO is stuff like space and time being half mute still or the one random kinich line that wasn’t replaced. Most of the new VAs do great just feels bad when we are 6 months + from the strike and still haven’t gotten lines in quests for people that have been recast. That stuff shouldn’t be left for major patches to replace if they have the work ready to be implemented.

jamieaka2026-01-14 02:49

Gonna be honest I know they’re just doing their job but the new Keqing and Sucrose doesn’t sound similar at all. It’s been honestly jarring but I would rather blame the voice directors and casting than the VAs

The only one I think they’ve nailed so far is paimon. Maybe some others too but some characters don’t have enough lines for me to know their voice

NoOne2152026-01-14 00:48

Man, if it ever happened to Blade or Kafka, I’d actually be very disappointed.

NicoKudo2026-01-14 00:59

I'd like to claim it was sheet willpower but I was just too lazy to change the language

ResurgentClusterfuck2026-01-14 01:31

It sucks because the voice kind of is the character, and we now have to worry about recast

Like I'd be super upset if we lost some of our better VA

ThePoetessOfLesbos2026-01-14 01:59

Since I’m really behind in the story (still in Inazuma), I only would have had to deal with a few limited quests being unvoiced. Hell, I think the only one I did was Lantern Rite. I still switched to CN, and later JP when the scandal broke out haha.

Stetscopes2026-01-14 00:15

Losing Charlotte is a big blow for me. My first impression of her on release is how great the voice acting is.

Gentlemanor2026-01-14 00:51

Yeah, Charlotte is one of the few characters who got the perfect VA. When I look at her, that's the voice I imagine which we are gonna say goodbye to

Davjwx2026-01-14 00:16

Ganyu has been in my party ever since I got her. Sad times

D_Heinreich2026-01-14 00:24

Same here since patch 1.2. :(

El_Nealio2026-01-14 00:45

Literally started playing the game for Ganyu and I even have a signed print from Jen Losi lol

New va or not I’mma still main her

The_Great_Ravioli2026-01-14 00:16

Both Ganyu's and Charlotte's Voice actors are no longer working Non-union jobs, which is why the recast. So expect recast in other non-hoyo games as well.

Charlotte is likely because she needs union Healthcare. Ganyu is unknown. Could be healthcare, could be trying to get bigger union jobs. Her Socials were dark for 2 years, so we will never really know.

Regardless, these two didn't cause problems like the shit-clique of toxic voice actors and their supporters, so I hope them the best.

Mana_Croissant2026-01-14 00:42

Ganyu’s VA is already recast in HSR. She was the VA for Dahlia which is now voiced by the VA of Bennet/Xingqiu and Miyabi (ZZZ)

NoNefariousness21442026-01-14 08:52

Vee’s range is absolutely wild. Those are all polar different characters and she nails them all!

BurrakuDusk2026-01-14 00:48

I heard something about Ganyu's VA also being healthcare related, but please take that with a grain of salt.

Regardless of what her reasons are, I hope she does well in her future performances. I'm really going to miss her work as Ganyu.

Accomplished_Aerie692026-01-14 03:12

Seems like Jennifer Losi also is now focusing more in her Directorial and Teaching career as the new post where she gets mentioned is about this instead of voice acting.

Knight_Steve_2026-01-14 00:18

Ever since Jennifer got recasted for Constance in HSR I am not surprised by this

Pop-girlies2026-01-14 00:19

I wouldn't be surprised if it's because of not taking on non union work for ganyu. I get it ngl

-AnythingGoes-2026-01-14 00:24

I'll keep my expectations low 😩

ShuricanGG2026-01-14 00:27

Unions ruining another VA

Stealthless2026-01-14 00:28

Cryo nation lost today.

blastcat42026-01-14 00:31

Charlotte's EN VA did a great job, and she'll be missed. If it's because she choosing to work only on union projects to not risk losing her healthcare benefits, that's totally understandable.

Cholonight962026-01-14 00:32

Gonna miss Jennifer as Ganyu. That voice work did something to me.

Sominius2026-01-14 00:35

It’s a shame about Charlotte’s voice, she was one of the highlights among an already S-tier casting that is the Fontaine English cast.

zephyrseija22026-01-14 00:35

As I said on the Ganyu sub, God I'm Depressed. 🫡🐐

pokebuzz1232026-01-14 00:39

Charlotte's VA was so good for the character, I'll miss hearing her 😔

AdEmotional642026-01-14 00:40

THIS IS MY 9/11

Gentlemanor2026-01-14 00:54

Why does this feel accurate af :(

AdEmotional642026-01-14 00:41

NO LOS DIGAS

Boner_Elemental2026-01-14 00:42

My disappointment is immeasurable and my urge to keep playing is ruined

Mana_Croissant2026-01-14 00:43

Ganyu was my first ever limited 5 star and i really adored her voice. Charlotte’s VA was incredible as well. I will miss their voice

KaiKawasumi2026-01-14 00:46

My first real main, I played her consistently over everything else from 2021-Varesa's release. I hope I like the new voice, but Paimon & S11 in ZZZ forever burned me on recasts. I know to expect the worst & be pleasantly surprised if it's not bad.

Bane_of_Ruby2026-01-14 00:48

Who tf is even left at this point dude

Chucknasty_172026-01-14 00:48

Honestly I’m more upset that Paralogism is apparently still not fully voiced

NightSongLightning2026-01-14 00:54

REALLY??

vrmaster2026-01-14 02:02

Sadly this is true. Finally gave up over the new year week holidays since I had it off and played the Natlan finale Ode Resurrection, Paralogism and Space and Time. I am convinced they will not bother redubbing the pre-rendered cutscenes at this rate as they added the travelers voices to space and time but left them silent in the final cutscenes.

beta_test2026-01-14 01:35

I have been waiting soooo long to play Paralogism and A Space and Time for You. How are they still not voiced???

Icy_Program83742026-01-14 07:37

I'm hoping that with Albedo's return in this patch, it'll be fixed soon. I'm holding out, as he's one of my favorites, and I don't want the quest I've been waiting for for years to feel like a burden :(

AmaranthCambion2026-01-14 01:54

Uuugh still? I put it off and keep waiting.

Glitchf0x2026-01-14 03:04

They also haven’t updated any of the voice lines as far as I’m aware. Keqing still has her old VA. Pyro traveler is still unvoiced.

imbusthul2026-01-14 04:25

Pyro Traveler isn't either

Ruu942026-01-14 05:07

I'm so mad about this. I've been on a break since that quest came out because I want it to be voiced!!

randomperson121212026-01-14 05:56

Thanks for commenting this. Saves me from searching

Seriously though, ughhh, I still haven’t played this story quest yet. At this rate I’ll never play it 🫠

MaJuV2026-01-14 09:56

Have been replaying Genshin on an alt account this winter holiday. And yes. All unvoiced EN dialogue is still unvoiced. Nothing really has been patched in yet.

One of the first times you encounter as a "new player" is after completing the Mondstadt AQ, when the music feature is unlocked by a quest... that's entirely without voices. Then the anecdote feature after the Liyue AQ with the first ones being the same mish-mash of voiced and voiceless as it originally was.

natzo2026-01-14 00:49

I hope the new VAs are at least similar to the old ones. Keqing and Sucrose are too different that it's jarring.

Gentlemanor2026-01-14 00:57

It's really a 50/50 at this point. Candace's new VA sounds 95% similar to the old one, so it's barely noticable that she's had a recast at all.
Paimon's also fairly similar but softer than the previous one.

puberty12026-01-14 01:27

Kinich's VA single handedly ruined the character, I hope that it's not the same for Ganyu and Charlotte

WinterWolf182026-01-14 03:04

Can't speak for Ganyu's new va but Charlotte's is Rebecca Wang who has a somewhat similar voice to Maya. So I wouldn't be to worried about Charlotte.

DreddEdwards2026-01-14 00:51

Ganyu is the reason I started playing this game 4 years ago.

My first limited character, used her daily for years.

I’m not even sure how to feel about this

Boner_Elemental2026-01-14 00:54

The Ganyu with a rocket launcher meme is what piqued my interest in Genshin 😔

The_Cheeseman832026-01-14 11:15

Love that meme!

Also love Ganyu’s voice, so I am definitely a bit sad. So far, I really haven’t been impressed with the replacement VAs.

zephyrseija22026-01-14 02:34

Devasted is how I'm personally feeling.

DaymD2026-01-14 00:53

Ah, had i known this earlier i'd have done my dailies with Ganyu like i used to do when she came out. For old time's sake.

It is too late now.

perfectchaos832026-01-14 01:02

Old lines will probably not be replaced just yet.

zephyrseija22026-01-14 02:35

If ever. They still haven't replaced Keqing's original VO as of yesterday. So unless it's all in this patch...

Edit: It's not. Doubt they're gonna bother if they haven't done it already.

RogueKT2026-01-14 00:54

That sucks Ganyu’s voice was perfect.

CinnabarSteam2026-01-14 00:56

RIP the goat. I don't even have Ganyu, but as big stan of Xiao amd the Adepti in general so many of her lines are iconic to me.

Loros_Silvers2026-01-14 01:00

I hope Ganyu's new VA can nail her...

Landfall246012026-01-14 01:18

English VA's? Whatever, delete them all for all I care.

cynical_perks2026-01-14 01:44

Aw man, Ganyu's the only character I've spent money to get. Hope the new VA is good, and I wish Jennifer well for the future, but damn this stings.

CantaloupeParking2392026-01-14 01:47

Still no Dainsleif voice for space and time quest 😭 guess I am not never doing it then

Zelda-Lumine2026-01-14 02:31

Same for Traveler in lots of past quests. The cutscene of the chess boss battle is still partly mute.

joblessandsuicidal2026-01-14 01:49

Darn, will miss Charlotte's EN VA cos how well she voiced her \*and\* how professional she was from the beginning

Hope the new EN VA will be good + also hoping JP VA is ok now

WinterWolf182026-01-14 03:08

For real, it was so refreshing to see a va act like an actual adult in that situation. She and Joe Zieja were the only two that acted like actual professionals it was sad to see.

ILikeBirdsQuiteALot2026-01-14 01:50

I am fking devastated about Charlotte's voice. She's one of my favorite characters, and the voice acting plays a big role in that. Ugh. I know it "has" to happen, but I am so bummed out...

Pamander2026-01-14 01:50

Only tangentially related I was just thinking about this recently but the day Genshin gets a selector for voice language per character is the day I ascend.

Crimdarath2026-01-14 01:51

**WHAT?!**

...I don't want to live in this timeline anymore.

Seriously, that the heck is going on. I thought we were finally past all of the VA issues. How much longer are we going to have to keep worrying about Hoyo games constantly having problems?

I know this sounds melodramatic, but it feels like no character is safe at this point. Anyone could lose their voice at any time, and it just overall makes the game as a whole feel inconsistent and unprofessional. I know there are *reasons* behind these changes (heck if they'll ever tell us what those reasons are, though), but that doesn't stop it from making it a poor experience for players.

I'm just... tired of this. Nevermind that Ganyu is one of my favorite characters and I adore her voice. She was my first 5-star way back when she first released and she's been one of my mains ever since.

Again, I know I may sound over-dramatic, but this really sours the game for me and impacts (no pun intended) my enthusiasm to play it—just like how the VA changes in HSR did, too (and now we're losing **Welt**).

The VAs' voice & performance are such a big part of a character's identity, the character genuinely doesn't feel the same without them. Well—the exception being Paimon. That one was actually a welcome change.

Anyway—sorry for the rant. This just... yeah. I'm bummed AF.

127-0-0-1_12026-01-14 02:21

There’s nothing you can really do about it. Presumably Hoyo is going to stay far far away from hiring any more union VAs, so it shouldn’t be as much of an issue in the future.

ThisSpudIsFruity2026-01-14 01:58

I haven't played in such a long time (still in the Sumeru storyline and was struggling to keep up), but having Ganyu recast is one of the few cases where it legitimately hurts. Keqing may be my main, and that recast was expected given what was going on, but Ganyu was always my #2 alongside her.

I hope nothing but the best for Jennifer in her future endeavours, and I welcome the new VA with open arms.

ManyFaithlessness9712026-01-14 02:08

Just please don't have a recast like Sucrose. That's a whole different character with that voice.

SgtRicko2026-01-14 02:31

Gonna miss the OG Ganyu's voice. She did a great job. :(

neovenator2502026-01-14 02:47

Played this game since launch and got Ganyu the first day her banner released back in 1.2 and she was one of the characters I used the most for like 3 years. Even now I bring her out for overworld stuff plenty. I really don't know if I can ever get used to a new VA for her. This is brutal.

WinterWolf182026-01-14 03:00

Wishing both Maya and Jen the best. I look forward to hearing both of them in new projects going forward even if I'll miss them here.

Good luck to the replacement vas as well! I'm not to familiar with Ganyu's new va but Charlotte's new va is the best possible replacement they could've picked so that's good news.

blueandgoldilocks2026-01-14 03:25

Gonna miss Jen Losi's voice

Her portrayal of Ganyu was like taking a fleece blanket fresh out of the dryer