Jump Festa 23 has now come to an end and during the event we got several great reveals including the world first for Kurosaki Ichigo from Bleach, and Suguru Geto from Jujutsu Kaisen!
For those that are not aware, every year during the third weekend of December Shonen Jump has its annual expo called Jump Festa where they announce upcoming anime and other news related to Shonen Jump series. It is why the year is for the following year and not the current one.
Below are a few photos from the event, and if you want to see more and a video of the displays you can check them out on Instagram.
Reel Link for Bleach, Onepiece, Dragon Ball, and more!
Dragon Ball
From Dragon Ball Z we had a Namek Saga display showing off Porunga (releasing this week in Japan), as well as Battle Clothes Gohan/Krillin and the new Freeza releases including Third Form Freeza. This is the first time the Third Form Freeza has been shown off in Japan and he is looking amazing! He was also posed next to the 6 star Namek Dragon Ball so this is confirms?? he will be the last Namek character to come with the Namek ball to complete the set.
From Dragon Ball Super, we got the movie figures that have already released as well as Pan and the new Broly who opened up for preorders last week on Premium Bandai. Broly is rocking a nice matte finish on his upper torso which looks really nice with the black undershirt he wears. They also had several Gohans lined up with the difference faces he has, including the bonus face from Pan!!
Jujutsu Kaisen
We got a second look at Sukuna, but this time he was rocking the evil face which is looking spot on! The movie version Suguru Geto got a nice trade up from his cardboard cutout at Tamashii Nation 2022 to a full figure revial. While I think you should not expect high levels of articulation from this figure... he is looking amazing and will be a great addition to the movie line up. Hopefully we will eventually get the second years, and Rika!
Bleach
Kurosaki Ichigo has finally been given S.H.Figuarts form. We got a small teaser after Tamashii Nation 2022. However, this weekend we got solid proof that Bleach is getting a S.H.Figuarts line, starting with the 1000 Year Blood War version which is to be expected since the anime is current airing. Everyone is super excited for this line, though it seems the expectations for what the fans are wanting and what was shown off might not be aligned just yet. Hopefully once we see some dynamic posing from the figures everyone will be jumping on those preorders.
One Piece
Luffy was not alone this time, he was also joined by Zorro who was showin off for the first time. Both of these figures are looking great, but coming after the revived Naruto line, and the fantastic Jujutsu Kaisen releases the One Piece line has some big shoes to fill!
Chainsaw Man
Power opened up for preorders last week in Japan and sold out instantly... seeing her on display at Jump Festa 23 explains why she is so popular. The figure is stacked with accessories including Meowy!!!!! Along with Power they also showed of Chainsawman and Katanaman.
SpyxFamily
During Tamashii Nation 2022, they showed off a family room with school uniform Anya, and early prototypes of casual Yor and Loid. This time we got Anya again who opened up for preorders last week end in Japan, and cardboard cutouts for Yor, Loid, and Bond as well as a mini Penguin figure! It will be interesting to see where the line goes in 2023, especially with season 2 of the anime airing and a movie!
Jigokuraku
The random announcement from the event, was the Gabimaru S.H.Figuarts reveal from the manga series Jigokuraku (Hell's Paradise) which just had an anime announced. It seems Tamashii Nation is aiming to take over all Shonen Jump series!!!
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