For anime lovers, there is a clear reason that Jump Force is one of the most anticipated titles of 2019. After all, while this is not the first crossover fighting game, it is the first crossover Anime fighting game of this magnitude. And it seems as if it is set to keep growing, as four new characters from the long-running hit anime, Naruto, have been added to the game’s roster.
First up on this list of new additions is Boruto Uzumaki, the son of Naruto Uzumaki and the series protagonist in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. Next up is Gaara, the now redeemed foil to Naruto, and now serving as the Fifth Kazekage. Kakashi Hatake also joins the roster, with this character having served an important role as a teacher to the series protagonists Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke. And finally, the main antagonist of Naruto: Shippuden, Kaguya Otsutsuki, has also been added to the Jump Force roster.
As seen below, these characters were revealed in an early version of the V Jump Magazine’s March 2019 issue. They were revealed alongside some new Dragon Ball Z characters for Jump Force as well, namely Cell, Trunks, and Piccolo.
Considering the myriad of other animes appearing in Jump Force, this growing roster becomes more and more impressive. Fighting against characters from other animes such as Bleach or My Hero Academia with any of the aforementioned Naruto characters will definitely add some replay value to this fighting game, a department in which fighting games typically suffer.
Jump Force launches on February 15, 2019, for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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