Zenless Zone Zero’s new A-rank has the entire world mad
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You’ve no doubt seen him, met him in-game, perhaps even mourned the loss of his potential S-rank status. Zenless Zone Zero’s Komano Manato, the only male character among Spook Shack’s four female S-ranks, got official drip marketing recently – and nobody is happy about it.
It’s not often that the entire world comes together. That’s how you know Hoyoverse messed up by making Manato an A-rank – communities from China, Japan, the US, Europe, and everywhere in between are saddened that a miscellaneous female character came out of nowhere to take the S-rank spot, while Manato is relegated to A-rank.
The last A-rank release was ZZZ Pulchra back in March, so we were super overdue for a new one, but did it have to be the anticipated, story-relevant, male character? Why not Lucia or Yidhari, two previously unseen, unmentioned members of the Spook Shack? In fact, neither of them features in the 2.0 preview trailer, where Manato shows up.
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You’ve no doubt seen him, met him in-game, perhaps even mourned the loss of his potential S-rank status. Zenless Zone Zero’s Komano Manato, the only male character among Spook Shack’s four female S-ranks, got official drip marketing recently – and nobody is happy about it. It’s not often that the entire world comes together. That’s…
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