The wait is almost over as Bandai Namco's upcoming fighting extravaganza
Jump Force finally releases this Friday, giving all fans of the culture of Japan a chance to battle other players and the AI as world-famous characters from beloved manga and anime series. At its core,
Jump Force is all about pitting two teams of three against each other in sprawling 3D arenas, and what's even better, nothing will stop you from creating your very own in-game avatar using all-new customization tools
SoulCalibur VI-style.
The cast of
Jump Force will include many famous anime and manga heroes such as Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha (
Naruto), Cell, Piccolo, Vegeta, Goku, Future Trunks, & Frieza (
Dragon Ball), Zoro, Sanji, Blackbeard & Sabo (
One Piece), Ichigo, Rukia, Aizen (
Bleach), Yugi Muto (
Yu-Gi-Oh), Gon, Hisoka, Killua (
Hunter X Hunter), Ryo Saeba (
City Hunter), Kenshiro (
Fist of the North Star), Pegasus Seiya & Dragon Shiryu from
Saint Seiya, Makoto Shishio and Kenshin Himura (
Rurouni Kenshin), Asta (
Black Clover), and Izuku Midoriya (
My Hero Academia) and even Dai from the
Dragon Quest manga.
In fact, the Japanese producer has confirmed that
Jump Force will feature 40 playable characters at launch, with more heroes and villains coming to the game in its post-launch support phase. In the meantime, be sure to take a closer look at
Jump Force's latest live-action TV commercial down below:
For the first time ever, the most famous Manga heroes are thrown into a whole new battleground: our world. Uniting to fight the most dangerous threat, the Jump Force will bear the fate of the entire human kind. Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Weekly Jump Magazine, the game is making the most of latest technologies to bring characters to life in a never-seen-before realistic design.
Jump Force will be available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC February 15, 2019.