Jump Force, the 3-on-3 anime fighting game featuring dozens ofWeekly Shonen Jump’s most popular manga characters, is less than a week away from its February 15 release date. Thefull 42-character rosterof fighters has been unveiled, pre-orders are secured, and now all that’s left is launch. To celebrate that, Bandai Namco has released an action-packedJump Forcelaunch trailer featuring gameplay clips from game’s full roster. There’s plenty more than justDragon Ball Z,Naruto, andOne Pieceto be found herein.
Jump Force’s launch trailer does an impressive job of showing just how large and diverse the game’s roster really is.Fighters fromNaruto,One Piece,Black Clover,Bleach,Dragon Ball Z,City Hunter,Yu Yu Hakusho,Hunter X Hunter,JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure,My Hero Academia,Boruto,Saint Seiya,Fist of the North Star,Yu-Go-Oh!,Rurouni Kenshin, andDragon Questare shown rapid fire. An attentive eye might be able to pick out almost every fighter on the roster.
Even better, theJump Forcetrailer goes out of its way to give most characters at least a second to show off a bit of gameplay or a high-intensity animation. To be a proper shonen protagonist, a character needs a pose, an ability, or a power that stands out.Jump Forceclearly understands that and has captured as much of it as possible in its gameplay.
Given thatJump Forceis in part being made as part ofWeekly Shonen Jump’s 50th anniversary, the scope of the roster makes a little more sense. 40 of the game’s 42 base characters come fromWeekly Shonen Jump’s lengthy history. Though, to be fair, the oldest character in the game is only from 1983, whileWeekly Shonen Jumpstarted all the way back in 1968. Perhaps some of its older manga characters will make special appearances or will be released as DLC.
The February 15 launch date forJump Forceis going to be competitive, given it’s also the release date forMetro Exodus,Far Cry: New Dawn,Crackdown 3, andAnthem’s early access. Nevertheless, it looks likeJump Forceis going to deliver a product that both anime fans and fighting game fans will be watching.
Jump Forcereleases June 29, 2025 for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
