One of the most influential shonen manga of all time is Yoshihiro Togashi’sYu Yu Hakusho. While Akira Toriyama’sDragon Ballor Masashi Kishimoto’sNarutomay have more public notoriety, and Togashi himself is better known forHunter x Hunternowadays,Yu Yu Hakushoinspired other shonen manga such asBleach. Because of this, it makes sense to seeone ofYu Yu Hakusho’s most beloved characters, Hiei, join the Shonen Jump crossover fighting gameJump Force, and Bandai Namco has revealed a first look at the character’s gameplay.
First appearing in episode six of the anime adaptationof Yoshihiro Togashi’s manga, Hiei is one of its four main protagonists. In the DLC, he will wield his Jangan and Dragon of Darkness Flame attacks, plucked straight from the pages of the 90s manga. The manga’s primary protagonist, Yusuke Urameshi, appears alongside the villainous Younger Toguro in the initial release ofJump Force.
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Hiei is the third character to joinJump Force’s Character Pass 2, withMy Hero Academia’s Shoto Todoroki having released in May of this year andHunter x Hunter’s Meruem releasing soon, according to Bandai Namco. Following Hiei will be two unannounced characters fromJoJo’s Bizarre AdventureandBleach, which are planned to be released in 2021. The game’s second character pass is available for $17.99, with individual characters available to purchase for $3.99 each.
Jump Forceis a 3D arena fighting game developed by Spike Chunsoft and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment that features characters from Shonen Jump’s iconic catalogue of manga franchises. The game features multiple characters fromanime and manga such asDragon Ball,Naruto,Bleach, andOne Piece, as well as newer series likeMy Hero Academia,Black Clover, andBoruto: Naruto Next Generations.
Hiei will joinJump Forcein fall 2020 on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, and in 2021 for the Nintendo Switch version.
