Bandai Namco's
Jump Force keeps adding new characters by the minute, this time they've added two new characters from a fantastic anime/manga series that some people may not be too familiar with:
Saint Seiya.
Saint Seiya's main protagonist Pegasus Seiya and Dragon Shiryu, two of Athena's rightful Saints, will be joining the fight in Jump Force to help save our universe, as well as their own. Both characters are shown wearing their first anime Bronze Cloths—which is actually very different from the one they wear in the original manga—but they will also be able to power up into their Sagittarius and Libra Gold Cloths, as seen in the trailer.
These characters come from Masami Kurumada's popular manga, which ran from 1986 to 1990 on Weekly Shōnen Jump Magazine, eventually getting an anime that has been somewhat revived these past few years.
Saint Seiya will also be getting a Netflix show in the same vein of
Voltron: Legendary Defender. For anyone not familiar with these characters, Seiya and Shiryu
Jump Force is a great way for players to get acquainted with them ahead of that Netflix show.
Jump Force is already boasting an impressive roster that features characters from
Dragon Ball Z,
Naruto,
One Piece,
Yu Yu Hakusho,
Hunter X Hunter,
Yu-Gi-Oh!,
Bleach,
Death Note, and now
Saint Seiya; making it one of the most anticipated fighting games, in terms of roster, since
Super Smash Bros.
Take a look:
Universes collide as legendary manga heroes and villains are transported to our reality. Massive battles fill epic locales as good and evil clashes, while humankind hangs in the balance.
Jump Force will be available for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in February of 2019.