Earlier this week, Bandai Namco Games released trailers for a quartet of titles expected to hit the North American market next year.  The new trailers premiered at Jump Festa, a Japanese anime and manga convention sponsored by Shueshia (publishers of Shonen Jump), and feature some immensely popular franchises in the anime world.

First up, Dragon Ball Xenoverse brings Goku and his friends back in an original story featuring a new, time travelling threat.  Players get to create and customize their own character as they venture through the greatest moments in Dragon Ball history to correct the timeline.

Following the recent end of the Naruto manga, the popular tale of teenage ninjas  is still going strong in both anime and game form.  Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 is expected to recount the final arcs of the 15 year saga exclusively for next gen hardware.

Next, the pugnacious pirates of One Piece return in another Dynasty Warriors style beat-em-up.  One Piece Pirate Warriors 3 seems to cover from the very beginning up through the most recent storyline with several new popular playable characters.

Finally, and perhaps most surprising of all, came the announcement that J-Stars Victory VS+ will come to the US in summer of 2015.  Created to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Shonen Jump Magazine, this massive crossover fighting game boasts over 50 characters from 32 different series.

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