Bleach Rebirth of Souls: Everything announced at Anime Expo 2024

Bleach Rebirth of Souls was revealed officially during Anime Expo 2024, as an upcoming 3D fighting game set in the Bleach universe. While much of the game is still a mystery, like its release date of “Coming Soon,” there are some things we do know about the upcoming game. The trailer, shown off during Anime Expo 2024, revealed several of the characters players will interact with, as well as some brilliant-looking combat.

The upcoming Bleach Rebirth of Souls looks to channel the familiar energy of games like Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm, or perhaps the Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi games, with its 3D combat and popular anime characters. Here’s everything we know about the upcoming 3D fighter.

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Bleach Rebirth of Souls is coming soon, and bringing Tite Kubo’s story with it

Revealed on July 5, 2024, Bleach Rebirth of Souls will feature the original story written by Tite Kubo, and it appears to start at the very beginning. The trailer, which was unveiled during Anime Expo 2024, showed the very beginning of the story when Rukia Kuchiki appeared before Ichigo Kurosaki for the first time.

The game is reportedly “Coming Soon,” according to Bandai Namco, and with it, Bleach Rebirth of Souls will feature a wide cast of characters from the popular Manga/Anime series. The below list is not a confirmed complete cast, but noteworthy characters are seen in the trailer. Orihime was also in the trailer, but it’s unknown if she’s going to be in battle:

• Ichigo Kurosaki
• Rukia Kuchiki
• Uryu Ishida
• Yasutora Sado (Chad)
• Renji Abarai
• Yoruichi Shihoin
• Byakuya Kuchiki

Where to start? Why not the beginning? (Image via Bandai Namco)

Players will be able to use a variety of powerful Bankai and unleash new forms to defeat their foes in the game. The trailer did show off the evolution of Ichigo Kurosaki from the manga, showing a few of his forms and attacks. Though the trailer was about two minutes long, Bandai Namco is still being tight-lipped on further details. It is however known, that local multiplayer and online multiplayer will be available at launch.

It’s unknown how deep the game will go as far as the main story of Bleach goes, but fans did see several of the important characters appear, as well as intense battles that took place in a 3D arena, akin to Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm.

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Bleach Rebirth of Souls is “Coming Soon,” to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.