Fortnite Jonesy and Goku
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J.R. Waugh
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J.R. has been reading manga since the first printing of Shonen Jump in North America. This passion drove him to write about anime, manga, and manhwa since 2022, having recently served as Lead Anime Editor for ComicBook.com.
His favorite moments in media coverage include reviewing the series premieres of Zom 100 and Bleach: TYBW Part 2 back-to-back and briefly meeting Junji Ito at a VIZ gallery event in 2023.
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Fortnite has never quite been shy about its anime collaborations, with the likes of Dragon Ball, Jujutsu Kaisen, and even a recently resurgent run of Naruto characters in the roster. But as of December 21, 2025, Fortnite will begin its new collaboration to bring Bleach to its world. With Pacific Break in full swing, it's the latest big anime headliner.
Bleach and its animation studio Pierrot confirmed this news via their official X account, also sharing an image of the characters featured in the collab. Joining the main character, Ichigo Kurosaki, is Orihime Inoue, Rukia Kuchiki, and Uryū Ishida, appropriately staging an epic landing. This brings anime one step closer to having the entire Shonen Big Three in Fortnite.
Bleach Joins Fortnite Just in Time for Christmas
Save Your V-Bucks and Crank That "Number One" When It Comes on!
With Bleach coming to Fortnite, players can clash Zanpakutō upon making landfall, alongside any additional goodies yet to be revealed. As this collab comes in time to promote Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War's upcoming Part 4 release, it's doubtlessly an exciting one. Now, only One Piece remains as the final of the Shonen Big Three to join.
For most players, this collab will drop December 20, but December 21 locally in Japan.
Far from the wildest addition to Fortnite, especially with the latest Kim Kardashian addition, Bleach's characters fitting perfectly into its metaverse. Their idiosyncratic elements that set them apart from other shonen anime, and even the new wave of Harry Potter content, exemplify the metaverse's broadening appeal to its massive player base. But Bleach has other motives to promote this, too.
Fortnite's Bleach Collab Drops During Jump Festa 2026
Somewhere Between the Soul Society and Lucky Links
December 21 marks the appearance of Bleach at the Jump Super Stage, at which its anime future will doubtlessly be revealed, as well as any other goodies in this Fortnite collab. Details like emotes, weapons, accessories like backpacks, and more, like a mythic weapon teased by leakers, will likely get more details at this event.
You can tune into the full Jump Super Stage broadcast via the YouTube video above.
For those wishing to find out, it'll be wise to check Bleach and Pierrot's X accounts, Jump Festa will showcase the series at 3:00 PM JST. As the event concludes with a teaser trailer for Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War's final season, it's clear that the anime franchise is primed to fire on all cylinders.
Bleach
Created by
Tite Kubo
First Film
Bleach: Memories of Nobody
First TV Show
Bleach
Cast
Johnny Yong Bosch, Michelle Ruff, Stephanie Sheh, Jamieson Price, Derek Stephen Prince, Wally Wingert
TV Show(s)
Bleach, Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War
Movie(s)
Bleach, Bleach: Hell Verse, Bleach: Fade to Black, Bleach: Memories of Nobody, Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion
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7.8/10
Fortnite
10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Like Follow Followed Survival Battle Royale Shooter Action Adventure Systems
OpenCritic Reviews
Top Critic Avg:
84/100
Critics Rec:
94%
Released
September 26, 2017
ESRB
T for Teen - Diverse Content: Discretion Advised, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact
Developer(s)
Epic Games
Publisher(s)
Epic Games
Engine
Unreal Engine 5
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Genre(s)
Survival, Battle Royale, Shooter, Action, Adventure
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