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New Mobile Game Zero to Yuusha: Orient Fantasy has Similarities to Zelda and One Punch Man

Herói de Zero to Yuusha tem Rosto do Saitama e Equipamento do Link

There’s a new mobile game called “Zero to Yuusha: Orient Fantasy” whose protagonist closely resembles Link from The Legend of Zelda and Saitama from One Punch Man.

You can see the protagonist of “Zero to Yuusha: Orient Fantasy” below:

Zero to Yuusha Orient Fantasy

New Mobile Game Zero to Yuusha: Orient Fantasy has Similarities to Zelda and One Punch Man

It’s not hard to notice that this hero has a striking resemblance to other famous series protagonists.

Herói de Zero to Yuusha tem Rosto do Saitama e Equipamento do Link

To start with, his outfit and equipment closely resemble Link’s from The Legend of Zelda, including the design on his clothing. Plus, he carries a sword and shield.

Link The Legend of Zelda

And his face? Could it be a copy of Saitama’s face?

Saitama de One Punch Man

Well, we might consider it an homage to these two characters. After all, it’s not uncommon for anime characters to resemble each other across different series. However, the issue is that even the advertisements for “Zero to Yuusha: Orient Fantasy” seem to copy others!

Zero to Yuusha Copies Famous Games in Advertisements

Check out this logo below that closely resembles the Japanese Zelda logo:

Zero to Yuusha logo similar to Zelda logo

And doesn’t this character look like Agumon?

Zero to Yuusha character resembles Agumon

This one looks like Granblue Fantasy, doesn’t it?

Zero to Yuusha elements resemble Granblue Fantasy

Zero to Yuusha elements resemble Granblue Fantasy

They simply used the Xenoblade background in this ad!

Zero to Yuusha background similar to Xenoblade

Okay, this pose looks a lot like Frieren in the scene where she’s about to fight Aura, doesn’t it?

Zero to Yuusha character pose similar to Frieren

Let’s see how Japanese fans are reacting to all these “homages”:

  • “Ah, this is too forced.”
  • “I can only see Saitama dressed as a hero.”
  • “Agumon. The name also seems familiar, hahaha.”
  • “Granblue Fantasy 2 was released?”
  • “This looks like Xenoblade.”
  • “This guy likes Xenoblade, One Punch Man, and Frieren… I understand you.”
  • “It’s a greedy set of famous games.”
  • “This isn’t going to work.”
  • “(´・ω・`) Are they mocking Granblue Fantasy?”
  • “It’s so bad that it’s not even funny…”
  • “They could at least include something original.”
  • “Is this game okay?”

The game is available for iOS and Android.

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