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Bleach/Yu Yu Hakusho/Hunter x Hunter Rivals Join J-Stars Victory Vs. Game

The March issue of Shueisha's V Jump magazine is announcing on Tuesday that rivals from the Bleach, Hunter x Hunter, and Yū Yū Hakusho series are joining the roster of Namco Bandai Games' J-Stars Victory Vs. "team battle action" video game. Specifically, Bleach's Sōsuke Aizen and Yū Yū Hakusho's (Younger) Toguro are playable characters, while Hunter x Hunter's Hisoka is a support character.

The character roster in this Shonen Jump 45th anniversary game includes:

One Piece

• Monkey D. Luffy
• Boa Hancock
• Akainu

Dragon Ball Z

• Son Goku
• Vegeta
• Freeza

Toriko

• Toriko
• Zebra

Naruto Shippūden

• Naruto Uzumaki
• Sasuke Uchiha
• Madara Uchiha

Bleach

• Ichigo Kurosaki
• Rukia (support)

Rurouni Kenshin

• Kenshin Himura
• Makoto Shishio

Kochira Katsushika-ku Kamearikouen-mae Hashutsujo

• Kankichi Ryōtsu

Gintama

• Gintoki Sakata
• Kagura (support)
• Sadaharu (support)

Yū Yū Hakusho

• Yūsuke Urameshi

Hunter x Hunter

• Gon Freecss

Chinyūki -Tarō to Yukaina Nakama-tachi-

• Tarō Yamada

Medaka Box

• Medaka Kurokami
• Misogi Kumagawa (support)

Katekyo Hitman Reborn!

• Tsunayoshi Sawada (with Reborn)

Beelzebub

• Tatsumi Oga (with Beelzebub)

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

• Jonathan Joestar
• Joseph Joestar

Jigoku Sensei Nube

• Meisuke "Nuubee" Nueno

Assassination Classroom

• Koro-Sensei

Saint Seiya

• Seiya

Pyu to Fuku! Jaguar

• Jaguar (support)

To Love-Ru

• Lala (support)

Nisekoi

• Chitoge Kirisaki (support)

Kuroko's Basketball

• Tetsuya Kuroko (support)

Sket Dance

• Bossun (support)
• Switch (support)

Neuro - Supernatural Detective

• Neuro (support)

D.Gray-man

• Allen Walker (support)

Hironobu Kageyama, Akira Kushida, and Hiroshi Kitadani are singing the game's theme song "Fighting Stars." A free augmented-reality (AR) app lets you see the Jump heroes in your surroundings on the PS Vita.

The PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita game will arrive on March 19. A regular copy of the PS3 version will cost 7,980 yen (about US$80), while a limited edition will cost 10,980 yen (about US$110). The normal edition of the PS Vita version will cost 6,980 yen, while a limited edition copy will retail for 9,980 yen (about US$100).

People who pre-order the game will receive the J-Stars Victory Book, a volume bound like a Jump Comics book and filled with information and visuals of Jump heroes over the years. For a limited time, a "Ani-Son Sound Edition" of the game will let players listen to 21 television anime theme songs in the game.