Kaien Shiba Is in Bleach Rebirth of Souls

The latest Bleach Rebirth of Souls character is something of a surprising one, as it turns out Kaien Shiba will be a playable fighter in the upcoming game. His appearance was teased in a “special trailer” on February 27, 2025. Now it’s confirmed he’ll be a full part of the roster and his moveset was confirmed.

Kaien Shiba used to be the lieutenant of the Gotei 13 13th Division, working alongside Rukia Kuchiki and captain Juushiro Ukitake. He uses the Zanpakuto Nejibana. He is one of the characters in the game with a special gauge unique to him. His attack power and number of hits changes based on his Current Aura State. That gauge is, in turn, filled by using the attacks Spiritual Pressure Move Sorei Suiha and Signature Move Tumbling Current. His Spiritual Pressure Move Sakanami doesn’t affect that gauge and only deals damage. 

Here’s the full Kaien Shiba Bleach Rebirth of Souls trailer:

Lots of Bleach Rebirth of Souls characters ended up confirmed ahead of the Kaien Shiba reveal. Here are the trailers looking at the movesets for all of them, in case you missed one. Before his appearance, we saw announcements sharing Espada members like Coyote Starrk. The official site is also keeping track of them.

• Byakuya Kuchiki
• Coyote Starrk
• Gin Ichimaru
• Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez
• Ichigo Kurosaki
• Ichigo Kurosaki (Bankai)
• Ikkaku Madarame
• Izuru Kira
• Kaname Tosen
• Kenpachi Zaraki
• Kisuke Urahara
• Mayuri Kurotsuchi
• Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck (Nel) 
• Nnoitra Gilga
• Rangiku Matsumoto
• Renji Abarai
• Rukia Kuchiki
• Sajin Komamura
• Shigekuni Genryusai Yamamoto
• Shinji Hirako
• Shuhei Hisagi
• Shunsui Kyoraku
• Soi Fon (Sui-Feng)
• Sousuke Aizen
• Szayelaporro Grantz
• Tier Halibel
• Toushiro Hitsugaya
• Ulquiorra Cifer
• Uryu Ishida
• Yasutora “Chad” Sado
• Yoruichi Shihoin

Bleach Rebirth of Souls will come to the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC on March 21, 2025. The Bleach anime, including Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, are streaming on on Disney+ and Hulu. Viz Media handles the manga series outside of Japan.