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Bleach: Brave Souls
Developer(s)KLab Games
Publisher(s)KLab Games
SeriesBleach
Platform(s)Android, iOS
Release
  • JP: July 23, 2015
  • WW: January 13, 2016
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Bleach: Brave Souls is a free-to-play mobile gacha game set in the Bleach universe, developed and published by KLab Games. It was released for Android and iOS platforms.[1]

The game reported 25 million downloads worldwide in October 2017[2] and 40 million in May 2019.[3]

Regional variants

A Japanese version was published on July 23, 2015, and an English-language version for the global market on January 13, 2016.[1][4]

Gameplay and content

The game is a real-time, beat 'em up action game with role-playing elements, featuring modes such as story and coop (PvE) and PVP.[5][6]

The game is free-to-play with options to purchase in-game items to speed up one's progress.[6][7][8][9]

It features hundreds of collectible characters which can be leveled up and used in combat.[9][8][7] Bleach series creator Tite Kubo has designed images for several unique character versions for the game, including ones related to the official spinoff sequel Can't Fear Your Own World, a story which is also serialized in the game.[10][11][12][13][14][2] The game also includes characters and storylines from the final arc of the Bleach manga, Thousand-Year Blood War, which will receive an anime adaptation in 2021.[15][16][17]

The game features music from the J-pop bands Hello Sleepwalkers and Lie and a Chameleon.[7][18]

Reception

The game has received relatively positive reviews.[19] Wellplayed wrote: "For a free-to-download mobile game, Bleach: Brave Souls offers an impressive array of content that will keep you entertained for longer than it has any right to do",[5] Droid Gamers said: "Even if one is unfamiliar with the Bleach property, Brave Souls stands well enough on its own as a top-notch hack-n-slash with light RPG elements, that the game comes recommended to gamers of all types and not just fans of the anime".[6] Digitally Downloaded concluded that "Brave Souls isn't the finest anime game out there, but I believe it can be. Even in its bumpy, jagged state, KLab has managed to boil the franchise down to its most appealing elements and turn an intimidating multi-hundred chapter mess into something newcomers can actually parse".[9] One of those early reviews which offered a scale ranked the game as 4 out 5.[7] The Gamer's Library reviewer, while noting that they enjoy the game and plan on playing it, cautioned that it is rather repetitive.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "'Bleach: Brave Souls' Mobile Game Now Available On iOS, Android". Headlines & Global News. January 15, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Bleach: Can't Fear Your Own World Novel Characters to Appear in Bleach: Brave Souls Smartphone Game". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "KLab's "Bleach: Brave Souls" Reaches Over 40 Million Downloads Worldwide! Special Campaign to Celebrate". KLab Inc. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "Bleach: Brave Souls Smartphone Game Launches Worldwide". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Bleach: Brave Souls Review". WellPlayed. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "Bankai and Chill - Bleach: Brave Souls Review". Droid Gamers. March 22, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d thegg.net, The Gaming Ground (January 20, 2016). "Bleach: Brave Souls Android review". (TGG). Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c Thonos (February 19, 2016). "Bleach Brave Souls Review". THE GAMER'S LIBRARY. Retrieved January 17, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ a b c CA. "Review: Bleach: Brave Souls (Apple iPad)". digitallydownloaded.net. Retrieved January 20, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Tite Kubo Confirms New Partnership With 'Bleach: Brave Souls'". Anime. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  11. ^ "'Bleach' Spin-Off Sequel Reveals 'Brave Souls' Artwork". Anime. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  12. ^ "Bleach Sequel Getting Official English Release". Anime. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  13. ^ "Bleach Reveals New Forms for Coyote Starkk, More". Anime. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  14. ^ "'Bleach' Creator Reveals New Ulquiorra Form". Anime. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  15. ^ "Yhwach Coming to 'Bleach: Brave Souls'". Anime. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  16. ^ "'Bleach: Brave Souls' Releases Its 'Thousand-Year Blood War' Trailer". Anime. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  17. ^ "Bleach Officially Confirms New Anime for Thousand-Year Blood War Arc Form". Anime. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  18. ^ "Lie and a Chameleon Join JPU. New Song". JPU Records. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  19. ^ Versability (December 3, 2016). "Bleach Brave Souls Review". Thought for Your Penny. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
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