Shonen Jump fans rejoice, as Bandai Namco has revealed the release date alongside a brand new trailer for their upcoming Shonen Jump crossover titleJump Force.
The most notable things from the trailer come in the form of two characters. Kenshiro fromFist of the North Starmakes his debut alongside Ryo Saeba fromCity Hunter.Both will be playable fighters in-game.
New characters weren’t all that was revealed in the trailer, as previously mentioned, a release date was given as well as a look at the game’s box art.Jump Forcewill launch on August 02, 2025. Furthermore, a new stage was shown, the city of Paris. Shonen Jump characters in Paris? Video games are truly an unbeatable form of art.
Unsurprisingly, the game’s cover art will feature Shonen Jump’s three biggest protagonists, Naruto Uzumaki ofNaruto Shippuden, Monkey D. Luffy ofOne Piece, and Son Goku ofDragon Ball Z. you may check out the new trailer alongside some screenshots of the cover art down below.
As for the new characters, if you’re unfamiliar with them,Fist of the North Stardebuted as a manga in Shonen Jump way back in the early 1980s. Kenshiro is the protagonist of that series. Recently, the series got a separate tie-in game released exclusively on PS4,Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise.
City Hunter, on the other hand, is likely much less known throughout the Shonen Jump community, especially to younger fans, myself included. LikeFist of the North Star,the series appeared in Shonen Jump back in the mid-1980s. Ryo Saeba is the protagonist of that series.
In case you missed it, playable characters from theSaint Seiyaseries were recently revealed forJump Force.Also,Yugi Moto ofYu-Gi-Oh!will be making his fighting game debut alongside a slew of iconic monster cards from that series.
Jump Forcewill be available on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. You can pre-order the game over atAmazonright now if you haven’t already.
