Coming out of E3 2018, gamers and anime/manga fans got a glimpse of the wild crossover battles that will surely ensue in JUMP FORCE. Today, we’re adding another level of action to JUMP FORCE’s character and franchise line-up with the announcement of Ichigo Kurosaki, Rukia Kuchiki, and Sosuke Aizen from Shonen Jump’s beloved BLEACH series. Both Ichigo and Rukia will be playable as the best-known Soul Reapers from the BLEACH series. However, the nefarious Sosuke Aizen will also be entering the JUMP FORCE world, so sparks will certainly fly when these three meet in battle.

With 380 chapters published since 1998, Hunter X Hunter’s story is still in its infancy when compared to other series that have come and gone. Will Hunter X Hunter ever finish? Author Yoshihiro Togashi is surprisingly upbeat about the planned end of the series.

One Piece has popped up just about every platform under the sun in the last two decades, from Wonderswan to PlayStation 3. Usually starring you as series protagonist Monkey D. Luffy, the next video game in the One Piece franchise is due out later this year. Here's some fresh gameplay of it, called One Piece: World Seeker.

It’s true! It’s damn true! A new game based on My Hero Academia (or Boku No Academia accrding to Geoff who also rubbished any claims that he might actually be a fan of anime) has been announced. Straight out of the latest issue of Weekly Jump via Gematsu, you can expect to lock horns and throw down a Detroit Smash as all of your favourite characters from the hit manga and anime series soon, in My Hero Academia: One’s Justice.

The latest Hunter X Hunter hiatus took place from September 4’s 369th chapter, and will end next year when the manga rcontinues in time for the 50th anniversary of Shonen Jump.

The horror genre within Japanese manga and anime is somehow easily unsettling stuff. It can veer into straight-up blood and guts, go for a psychological thrust of the thriller knife or mix the two to create something that blurs the line between gore and terror. If there is one name that has managed to rise above all others in that field, it has to be Junji Ito.

After the likes of Ruroini Kenshin and Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, one other iconic Shonen manga is getting the live-action treatment: Bleach. Here’s a brief trailer for it, which is so sweet on the Shinigami and Zanpakuto action.

Spanning over a hundred printed volumes so far, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a franchise of books, anime series and video games that looks utterly weird on the surface. It is, it really is and that’s what makes it so wonderful. So if you’ve ever wondered if you should jump into some JoJo reading, then here’s a light primer to get you started.