The North American territories have been suffering from a lack of anime and manga video games for years. Japan gets most of the titles and North America (and Europe) are left with a small smattering of titles that release few and far between. At Jump Festa 2014, Bandai Namco announced that they’re changing that (at least a little).

Bandai Namco announced that the Super Smash Bros. meets Shonen Jump (a weekly manga publication which originated in Japan and made its way West) game J-Stars Victory Vs+ is coming in Summer 2015 with a fresh new trailer.

The title is a 2 v 2 fighter that has a roster made up of anime and manga characters such as Goku, Naruto, Luffy and many others. The original J-Stars Victory Vs failed to make it to North American and European shores and will be coming to us with an additional arcade mode (hence the “+”).

Expect to see J-Stars Victory Vs+ hit the PlayStation family of consoles this Summer.

My Opinion:

Ever since I was a kid who frothed at the mouth every time a new issue of Shonen Jump hit the shelves, I’ve wanted this game to come to America. By “this game” I technically mean the original title that dropped when I was in middle school, Jump Super Stars. It was on the DS and back then I was far more into anime than I am now. I would have given an arm and a leg to get Jump Super Stars back then… so I guess I’m OK having had to wait ten years instead.

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