Rangiku Matsumoto Will Be Playable in Bleach Rebirth of Souls

It’s a Monday, which means it is time for a new Bleach fighterreveal. Bandai Namco shares a new trailer for the new game each week lately. This time, we get to see gameplay footage of Rangiku Matsumoto facing Gin Ichimaru in Bleach Rebirth of Souls.

Rangiku is a Gotei 13 lieutenant, like Renji Aburai and Rukia Kuchiki. Her Zanpakuto is Haineko, which has cat motifs, and grants her the ability to summon ash to attack. Her trailer begins with her Hado 31: Shakkaho Signature Move. It’s one that can be chained into a follow-up attack if it hits. From there, her Spiritual Pressure moves show up. One is the You’re Too Slow counter that also includes the Shakkaho. The other is Hado 33: Sokatsui. That is designed to be a short-range attack. For her Awakening, she unleashes her Bankai and ash appears on the battlefield. 

Here is the full Rangiku Matsumoto Bleach Rebirth of Souls trailer.

What’s interesting is that Rangiku appears after one person she’s closely tied to in the series, but before another one. The last person revealed for the game was Gin Ichimaru at the very start of September 2024. He has a history with her. However, the 10th Division captain Toshiro Hitsugaya hasn’t been confirmed or revealed yet.

Here’s the full list of all the revealed Bleach Rebirth of Souls characters who appeared ahead of Rangiku Matsumoto.

• Byakuya Kuchiki
• Gin Ichimaru
• Ichigo Kurosaki
• Kisuke Urahara
• Renji Aburai
• Rukia Kuchiki
• Uryu Ishida
• Yasutora “Chad” Sado
• Yoruichi Shihoin

Bleach Rebirth of Souls is in development for the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC. The Bleach anime, including Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, is streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. Part 3 of Thousand-Year Blood War begins airing on October 5, 2024. Viz Media handles the manga.