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Fighting gamers will be happy to learn that Bandai Namco has announced that BLEACH Rebirth of Souls will launch in March 2025.

BLEACH Rebirth of Souls is set to launch on March 21st, 2025. The game will launch for all major consoles and the PC.  The announcement was made with the following trailer:

The game is now available for pre-order with a choice between the standard game or the special editions. Digital Deluxe Edition will include the base game, Two-Type Soul Crystal Set 2, and a Season Pass. The Season Pass will include four playable characters with 1 week of early access and Two-Type Soul Crystal Set 1. Digital Ultimate Edition: will include everything in the Deluxe Edition along with Two-Type Soul Crystal Set 3, Thousand-Year Blood War costume set, and Rebirth of Souls version costume set.

Rebirth of Souls is a fighting game that allows players to take on the role of their favorite characters and battle it out. The game will feature both online and local multiplayer for two players. It will also include an original story by series creator, Tite Kubo.

It’s also the first console video game adaption of the series since Bleach: Soul Resurrección, which was released back in 2011.

Bleach is one of the best-selling mangas of all time while also having a profound impact on other shonens. It follows Ichigo Kurosaki who obtains the powers of a Soul Reaper and takes on the responsibilities of defending humanity from evil spirits. The manga ran from 2001 to 2016 while the anime series first ran from 2004 to 2012. The anime adaptation of Thousand-Year Blood War premiered in 2022 and it’s still ongoing.

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