Bandai Namco Entertainment has released the twenty-ninth character trailer for Bleach: Rebirth of Souls, an upcoming 3D arena fighting game based on Tite Kubo's popular shonen franchise. The new gameplay trailer showcases the abilities of Nnoitra Gilga, the villainous Quinto (5th) Espada of Sosuke Aizen's Arrancar army. The snake-like character is described as someone who's obsessed with his strength and aims to become the strongest.
The new character trailer shows Nnoitra's Awakening, in which he releases "Santa Teresa", his unique Zanpakutō that takes the form of a giant axe-like weapon bearing two crescent moon-shaped blades fused together at the backs. According to the video, Nnoitra's moves are characterized with high durability and unguardable attacks. He uses frontal attacks and relies on his Hierro to damage his opponents. Watch the Bleach: Rebirth of Souls character trailer for Nnoitra below:
Previously, Bandai Namco revealed character trailers for Ikkaku Madarame, Shuhei Hisagi, Sajin Komamura, Szayelaporro Granz, Sosuke Aizen, Shinji Hirako, Shigenkuni Genryusai Yamamoto, Mayuri, Grimmjow, Izuru, Renji, Soi Fon, Kaname Tosen, Rangiku, Ichigo, Rukia, and Uryu. Trailers highlighting the Bankai of Ichigo Kusosaki and the villainous Ulquiorra Shifar were also released. We can expect more character trailers for Bleach: Rebirth of Souls as we get closer to its launch date.
What is Bleach: Rebirth of Souls about?
In Bleach: Rebirth of Souls, players unleash attacks to take down their opponents' Reishi. Cutting down one gauge of Reishi breaks down their opponent's Konpaku, which is represented by nine bars of health. Combos can be performed to break multiple Konpaku, and perform reverse actions while attacking and defending. Players can use accumulated spiritual power to unleash Spiritual Pressure Moves, and unlock powerful Bankai powers.
The story and characters of Bleach: Rebirth of Souls will cover the original manga's Substitute Soul Reaper Arc up to the Arrancar Arc.
Bandai Namco Entertainment shared an official description of Bleach: Rebirth of Souls:
In Bleach: Rebirth of Souls , players can engage in thrilling action-packed battles with iconic characters from the legendary anime franchise including Ichigo Kurosaki, Rukia Kuchiki, Uryu Ishida, and Yasutora Sado (Chad). Players can use each character's moves, or Zanpakuto action, to knock down their opponent’s reishi in a 1 v 1 action battle, reducing their konpaku, or overall health bar. After damaging their opponent, players can unleash key combos to destroy multiple konpaku and turn the tide of battle. Accumulate Fighting Spirit while attacking to enter an awakened state and unleash a special move.
Bleach: Rebirth of Souls, which was developed by Tamsoft Corporation, is scheduled to release on PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC (via Steam) on March 21, 2025, as confirmed by the trailer. For more information about it, visit the official page on Bandai Namco Entertainment's website.
