Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 studio to make Hunter x Hunter fighting game

Marvel vs Capcom 3 developer Eighting is currently making a fighting game based on the Hunter x Hunter franchise, publisher Bushiroad Games announced at the manga and anime-focused Jump Festa 2024 convention in Japan this weekend (via Gematsu).

Actual details were limited, but Bushiroad promised to provide more information about the “full fighting game” during the meeting. the New Year's broadcast on Saturday January 6.

Eighting's fighting game history over the past 30 years is vast and impressive. Marvel vs Capcom 3 And his Ultimate follow-up are the obvious cornerstones, but the studio's largely licensed resume also counts Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, Fate/unlimited codesAnd Bloody roar among the highlights of the genre.

More recently, Eighting has been working on it Dungeon fighter online spinoff DNF duel alongside Guilty gear creator Arc System Works and supported Nintendo's development of Pikmin 4.

Hunter x Hunter began in 1998 as a manga written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi, the iconic artist also known for his gracious giving Yu Yu Hakusho on the world. It has since been recognized as one of the most popular manga series of all time. recently ranked 11th in a top 100 survey conducted by Japanese television channel TV Asahi.

Despite frequent breaks due to Togashi's chronic health issues, Hunter x Hunter is still published to this day and even enjoyed two fantastic (if incomplete) anime adaptations from 1999 to 2001 and then again from 2011 to 2014.

First reactions to the news of a Hunter x Hunter fighting game developed by a studio as adept at the genre as Eighting was cautiously enthusiastic. While many see the raw potential of such a collaboration, more competitive folks are wary of getting burned if this turns out to be yet another mediocre arena fighter based on an anime property.

A few avid fans are even already putting together hypothetical tier lists, which is probably some kind of record.

“My Hisoka and Killua are going crazy,” six-time Evo champion Dominique “SonicFox” McLean wrote on X (formerly Twitter), who planted their flag in yet another fighting game.

Other headlines from Jump Festa 2024 include a brand new one A piece animation, a beautiful teaser trailer for an animation Chainsaw man film about the Reze Arc of the manga and the upcoming conclusion of the Jujutsu Kaisen manga.