Anime Expo 2024 was, as all the time, an enormous occasion that provided various new bulletins for anime followers. Amid bulletins and world premieres for a few of the greatest anime and manga franchises, together with Trigun, Fireplace Pressure, GUILTY GEAR, and so many extra.
Some of the thrilling, and maybe surprising of those bulletins was that Bleach can be returning to consoles with a brand-new sport.
Bleach’s First Console Title Since ‘Courageous Souls’ Reveals a Lot of Promise
The final Bleach sport that made it to consoles was Courageous Souls, which initially dropped on 2016. The sport was comparatively well-received on the time, and garnered a number of love from critics and diehard Bleach followers. Whereas there was already a cell sport within the works, Bleach: Soul Resonance, which has had an extremely profitable pre-registration interval after launching in China with over 8.6 million sign-ups since early January 2024.
In its gorgeously flashy announcement trailer, Bleach: Rebirth of Souls appears to be an adventure-driven combating sport with graphics that fantastically captures Tite Kubo’s signature artstyle. The sport’s official announcement trailer additionally confirmed off various fan-favorite characters that will likely be featured all through, with some apparent picks like Rukia and Yoruichi. Bandai Namco has stated the next about Rebirth of Souls on their official webpage:
“Awaken the blade inside you and reverse your destiny in BLEACH: Rebirth of Souls!
Interact in thrilling battles with highly effective sword skills and characters from this legendary anime franchise.”
Fan reception to the upcoming title has been overwhelmingly constructive, with many excited to lastly see the franchise obtain a brand new entry after so a few years, and based mostly on the trailer and feedback made throughout Anime Expo 2024, it appears the sport is one thing of a ardour undertaking for the crew. Developed by Tamsoft Company (Melty Blood: Kind Lumina, Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus), the sport is slated to be launched on Xbox Sequence X|S, PS4, PS5, and PC – nevertheless, there isn’t any official launch date right now.