Crossover content has become a staple in Fortnite, as the massive multiplayer game has had collaborations with everything from Star Wars to the WWE to Billie Eilish. While many of Fortnite‘s collabs have revolved around American media franchises, anime has also proven to be a popular well for crossover content. Ever since its first anime collab with Naruto, Fortnite has partnered with iconic series like Dragon Ball, My Hero Academia, Attack on Titan, Jujutsu Kaisen, and Cowboy Bebop.
According to recent leaks, the next anime to receive the Fortnite treatment will supposedly be Solo Leveling. Solo Leveling — based on the manhwa of the same name — kicked off its first season at the start of last year and quickly became one of the most popular and best-rated anime on Crunchyroll. While Solo Leveling isn’t a tenured series, its success in the past year certainly warrants a crossover. However, once Fortnite is done with its Solo Leveling collab, the following series would be ideal candidates for the game’s next anime crossover.
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Chainsaw Man
With one member of the Dark Trio of Anime already represented in Fortnite thanks to its Jujutsu Kaisen collab, Chainsaw Man seems primed for a Fortnite debut. Its first season was critically well-received, and the Chainsaw Man manga continues to be one of Shonen Jump‘s most popular series. 2025 would also be great timing for a collab, as Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc hits theaters this September.
A Chainsaw Man crossover would be the perfect excuse to bring a revamped version of last year’s chainsaw item to Battle Royale, and it would also open the door for some great cosmetics. Denji, Power, Aki, and potentially even Makima could be skins. The Denji skin could have a second style that lets him transform into Chainsaw Man, and he could have his duel chainsaw arms as harvesting tools. Pochita would be an adorable back bling, and Denji could surf into battle on a Beam glider. If Fortnite wanted to bring the collab to its other modes, “Kick Back” would be a must-have jam track for any fans of the series.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
When Fortnite collaborated with Cyberpunk 2077 last season, fans were excited to see V and Johnny Silverhand enter the game. However, many were bummed to see that there wasn’t a single cosmetic based on Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. Netflix’s anime adaptation introduced many fans to the world of Cyberpunk and was such a hit that it won the Anime of the Year award at Crunchyroll’s 2023 Anime Awards.
David, Lucy, Rebecca, and Adam Smasher each have great character designs that would lend themselves well to Fortnite skins. For the rest of the set, Fortnite could throw in a Sandevistan backbling, a monowire harvesting tool, and a gun skin inspired by Rebecca’s weapons. This collab has the potential for some fun items whose cell-shaded style would stand apart from the other Cyberpunk cosmetics that are already in the game.
Demon Slayer
This chapter of Fortnite started off with a Japanese-inspired season that gave players a variety of katana-inspired weapons to use against a group of demons that had staked a claim on the island. If this wasn’t already the perfect set-up for a Demon Slayer collab, prominent leakers in the community piled on with rumors about a supposed crossover that would occur partway through the season. Unfortunately, the season came and went without a single Demon Slayer item making it into the game. While Fortnite missed the opportunity to add the Demon Slayer cast in the demon hunting season, they should still prioritize a crossover with this incredibly popular anime in the future.
Demon Slayer has so many unique character designs that could make for great Fortnite skins. Tanjiro and Nezuko are easy picks, but Zenitsu, Inosuke, or Muzan could also make the cut. Many of these characters have weapons that could become harvesting tools in-game, but they could also become new mythic items that give their users distinct breathing styles from the show. Recent anime crossovers have been lacking when it comes to mythics, and Fortnite has already proven that they know how to make swords fun.
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Neon Genesis Evangelion is often considered to be one of the most significant anime ever made. Thanks to the series’ impactful themes and memorable characters, Evangelion has proven itself to be a timeless classic. Though it might not be the most relevant anime, Fortnite‘s recent collaboration with Cowboy Bebop shows that the game has no issue partnering up with older anime.
Shinji, Asuka, Rei, Misato, and Kaworu could each be skins in the game. Fortnite‘s willingness to scale down characters like Godzilla and Optimus Prime to be skins means that the EVA units are also fair game. Additionally, Evangelion could spawn some fun emotes based on memes from the show, like the “Congratulations!” sequence or Shinji sitting in the chair.
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July 25, 2017
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T for Teen – Violence