Fortnite Chapter 7’s Bleach crossover leaks, timing, and what to expect

Fortnite’s next big anime crossover looks set to involve Bleach, with multiple Chapter 7 leaks now pointing to skins, music, and even Rocket League content themed around Tite Kubo’s shonen series.

What the Bleach x Fortnite leaks currently say

The core claim is simple: Bleach cosmetics are now in the pipeline for Fortnite Chapter 7. Prominent Fortnite leakers describe it as a full crossover, not a one-off cosmetic, and tie it to the current Hollywood-themed chapter that already features collaborations with Kill Bill and Back to the Future.

Two slightly different timelines are circulating:

• One set of leaks states that Bleach content will arrive during Chapter 7 Season 1, before the season ends in early March 2026.
• Another set pushes the window to “early 2026” and leans toward Chapter 7 Season 2, arguing that Season 1 is already anchored by the Kill Bill crossover and Winterfest 2025.

Both agree on the bigger picture: Bleach is finally joining Fortnite during Chapter 7, with a dedicated bundle of cosmetics and at least one music track.

Possible release window in Chapter 7

To understand where Bleach fits, it helps to look at the Chapter 7 structure already outlined for players. Season 1, titled Pacific Break, launched after the massive Zero Hour live event and introduced a Hollywood-style map and film-focused collaborations. The Kill Bill crossover is positioned as the marquee partnership of this opening season, sharing the chapter’s cinematic focus with Back to the Future.

Bleach’s timing is where the leaks diverge. One camp expects the crossover to drop toward the back half of Chapter 7 Season 1, after the opening rush of Kill Bill and the early festival content has settled. The other argues that Epic is more likely to hold Bleach for Chapter 7 Season 2, when it can headline a fresh Battle Pass instead of competing with Kill Bill and Winterfest.

Either way, players should treat Bleach as a medium‑term Chapter 7 event, not an imminent drop the week after launch.

What kind of Bleach cosmetics to expect

On the cosmetic side, leaks converge on a few key elements rather than a full itemized list.

Character outfits. At least one Bleach character is expected as a playable Outfit, and past collaborations make it likely that the crossover includes several. Fans are already speculating around the obvious headliners:

• Ichigo Kurosaki
• Rukia Kuchiki
• Byakuya Kuchiki
• Kisuke Urahara
• Orihime Inoue

It would fit Epic’s usual pattern to place one flagship skin in the Battle Pass (if Bleach ends up theming a season) and sell additional characters through the Item Shop. That’s how previous anime partnerships such as Dragon Ball Super and Jujutsu Kaisen grew from small drops into multi‑wave lineups.

Jam Track: “Number One - Bankai”. One specific cosmetic is named in the leaks: a Jam Track featuring the Bleach theme “Number One - Bankai.” The Jam Track format suggests this will be usable in Fortnite’s music‑driven modes and possibly in the lobby, either as a Battle Pass reward or a standalone Item Shop purchase.

Shared cosmetics with Rocket League. Another recurring detail is that the Bleach collaboration will also appear in Rocket League. That usually means decals, banners, or toppers that share branding between both games. Some items in past cross‑promotions have been usable across the two titles through linked Epic accounts, and the Bleach crossover is described in the same vein.

How Bleach fits Fortnite’s wider anime strategy

Bleach fills one of the most glaring gaps in Fortnite’s anime catalog. The battle royale already pulls from a long list of series, including Dragon Ball Super, One Punch Man, Cowboy Bebop, My Hero Academia, and Jujutsu Kaisen. Many of those have received repeat waves, adding more heroes and villains over time rather than trying to capture everything in one drop.

Bleach’s anime history makes the timing logical. The original series ran from 2004 to 2012 with 366 episodes, following Ichigo Kurosaki’s sudden induction into the Soul Society after he inherits Shinigami powers from Rukia Kuchiki. The story returned in 2022 with the Thousand-Year Blood War adaptation, and another chapter of that arc is planned for 2026. A Chapter 7 crossover landing in late Season 1 or early Season 2 lines up neatly with that renewed interest.

Leaks also point toward more anime on the horizon. Dragon Ball Daima is repeatedly mentioned as a future candidate, while community wishlists continue to push for One Piece, Gundam Wing, Sailor Moon, Inuyasha, and others, even though there are no concrete signs that those are in active development.

What players are hoping Bleach brings to the island

Beyond the baseline of skins and a Jam Track, a lot of the excitement in the community centers on how far Epic is willing to go with Bleach’s powers and locations.

Weapons and abilities. Fortnite already has a template for anime‑style mythics. Dragon Ball events let players fire a Kamehameha beam and ride the Nimbus Cloud; similar limited‑time items could translate Bleach’s combat into Fortnite’s sandbox. Players frequently mention Bankai transformations or Zanpakutō‑inspired melee weapons as natural fits, even if nothing concrete has leaked in that direction yet.

Themed spaces. There’s also enthusiasm for map content, even on a smaller scale. A full island‑wide reskin like the Simpsons mini‑season is rare, but recent collaborations show other options: Stranger Things has its own Blitz map, and various crossovers have brought in contained POIs, Creative maps, or UEFN spaces tied to a brand. A Soul Society‑inspired area or a Bleach hub in Creative would match that pattern without needing a full chapter overhaul.

How much of this wish‑list survives contact with reality depends on how Epic balances Bleach against its already heavy Chapter 7 schedule, which includes Kill Bill, Back to the Future, Playboi Carti’s Icon Series content, and ongoing holiday events.

How this interacts with Rocket League

The Rocket League angle is more than a side note. Leakers explicitly frame Bleach as a joint collaboration between Fortnite and Rocket League, similar to previous cross‑franchise pushes that spanned multiple Epic titles.

In practice, players can expect at least:

• Bleach‑themed decals, banners, or toppers in Rocket League’s item rotation.
• Cosmetics that share branding or unlock conditions between Fortnite and Rocket League when accounts are linked through an Epic ID.

That cross‑game presence helps explain why references to Bleach would show up in update files for both titles at the same time, and it reinforces the idea that this is a coordinated event rather than a small Item Shop surprise.

For now, Bleach in Fortnite remains in the “highly likely” leak territory rather than a signed‑off announcement, but the picture forming around Chapter 7 is consistent. Expect a crossover sized to sit alongside the game’s biggest anime partnerships: several skins anchored by Ichigo and Rukia, a “Number One - Bankai” Jam Track, and a parallel run of cosmetics in Rocket League, landing sometime between the end of Pacific Break and the start of the next season.