Fans expect Genshin Impact anime news after cryptic official post reveals date and four places

Genshin Impact put out a bizarre tweet that seems like gibberish at first glance but could actually be a cryptic code tied to anime news or something else important. If the code was deciphered correctly, it suggests that gamers should be getting some information on August 19, 2023. Particularly it would be for something tied to Paris, New York, Tokyo, and Taipei. Let's look at what's currently known about the recently posted cryptic message.

For those unaware, at 9 pm PT on August 2, 2023, the official Genshin Impact Twitter account made a post that stated: "fjhiupofojof QBSJT OZD UPLZP UBJQFJ." That's not a typo. Those letters were exactly what miHoYo put on Twitter, and it could be solved with a Caesar Cipher by shifting each letter down by one in the alphabet.

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Genshin Impact's cryptic message could be tied to the official anime or something else important

The aforementioned Caesar Cipher could be used to shift each letter shown above to an earlier letter in the alphabet. For example, 'f' would become 'e,' and 'j' would become 'i.' Here is the solved version if you do that for the whole tweet:

"eightonenine PARIS NYC TOKYO TAIPEI"

The first part is presumably a message that something will happen on August 19 since August is the eighth month of the year. Everything else in the above message is for various capitals in the world:

• Paris, France
• New York City, New York
• Tokyo, Japan
• Taipei, Taiwan

The following tweet is an example of somebody proving that the tweet could utilize a Caesar Cipher for some secret message.

Travelers can use any website for the Caesarian Cipher or manually do it to get the same results. It's too early to tell what gamers will see in Paris, New York, Tokyo, or Taipei just yet. All they can do is speculate that it could be connected to something big, like the long-awaited Genshin Impact anime.

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Fan speculation

Several people wonder what could be happening on August 19, 2023, as evidenced in the above series of tweets. Fontaine will be released around August 16, 2023, so one has to wonder if the August 19 date is tied to an event of some kind. Some Twitter users seem to think it could be connected to the official Genshin Impact anime.

That project was originally announced on September 20, 2022. Nothing much was revealed about it apart from a brief trailer showing a montage of some environment shots, plus that Ufotable is involved in the animation.

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Apart from a potential anime screening or trailer, nothing else would be readily obvious to be revealed at that date. No Genshin Impact leaks unveil anything about this cryptic code and its purpose.

Many responses to the original tweet were out of confusion, but it didn't take long for some savvy gamers to figure out that the tweet wasn't a typo and that the Caesarian Cipher could be used here.

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Genshin Impact anime trailer

Until further news arrives, it's worth looking at the old trailer to have an understanding of what to expect from the Genshin Impact anime. Curious readers can watch the video above to catch up. Hopefully, players get something new on August 19, 2023.