On Tuesday, Bandai Namco America released a new video showcasing Bleach: Rebirth of Souls, which is a 3D arena fighting game based on the popular Bleach franchise. In this video, they introduced the DLC character Ichigo Kurosaki (Thousand-Year Blood War version).
The video below contains spoilers for the anime's final part.
On June 9, version 1.10 of the game will be released, introducing Ranked Matchmaking mode. On June 10, season pass owners will have early access. On June 17, the new character will become available for purchase as a DLC.
The game launched on March 21.
The Deluxe Edition of the game comes with a season pass featuring four characters from Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, early access for one week, and Soul Crystals. Additionally, the Ultimate Edition has five costume sets for Thousand-Year Blood War and Rebirth of Souls. The pre-order bonus was a Thousand-Year Blood War costume set.
Players in the game employ strikes to diminish their adversaries' spiritual energy. Each gauge of spiritual energy reduced leads to a decline in their opponent's health, represented by nine bars. Players can execute combos to annihilate several health bars simultaneously. They can also employ reverse actions while attacking and defending. As they accumulate spiritual power, fighters can utilize Spiritual Pressure Moves, then awaken and release Bankai.
The plot of the game encompasses the entirety of the "Substitute Soul Reaper" and "Arrancar" arcs in the "Substitute Soul Reaper" manga series.
Awaken the blade and reverse your fate in BLEACH REBIRTH OF SOULS. Engage in thrilling action-packed battles with iconic characters from the legendary anime franchise including Ichigo Kurosaki, Rukia Kuchiki, Uryu Ishida, and Yasutora Sado (Chad). In the game, players will be able to unleash unique sword abilities like Bankai and unlock new forms in battle to claim victory against their opponents
The 20th anniversary of the Bleach anime "inspired" the game's development.
Katsuaki Tsuzuki is the game's producer.
MIYAVI performs the opening song "Die for Love."
Image via Bleach anime's X/Twitter account The anime series "The Bleach" concluded its third part with a special one-hour episode that aired on December 28th. This part began airing on TV Tokyo and its affiliates on October 5th.
The anime's initial season, consisting of four episodes, was released from October to December 2022 with a special episode combining episodes 12 and 13. Viz Media is streaming it on Hulu in the US while Disney+ is streaming it internationally. Ani-One Asia is also streaming it in many Asian countries. The second season, comprising four episodes, is currently streaming on Hulu in the US, Star+ in Latin America, and Disney+ in select other countries internationally from July 2023.
The anime adapts the remaining parts of the manga until its conclusion, specifically focusing on the Thousand Year Blood War arc which spans volumes 55 to 74.
Source: Bandai Namco America's YouTube channel ( link )