If you’re into cosplay, Japanese culture, or video games, you’re sure to be familiar with Kaho Shibuya. Having become an icon of Japanese pop culture, Kaho Shibuya has excelled as a cosplayer, model, and even singer. Now she’s coming to Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate with her own character, now available as a standalone DLC expansion. The price is $4.99.
About the Kaho Shibuya DLC
The DLC stars Kaho Shibuya, a beloved Japanese pop culture figure and cosplayer, as a brand-new playable character. As a magical girl armed with bread-based powers, Kaho brings a delightful and deadly twist to the side-scrolling action.
The Kaho DLC includes one new playable character, Kaho Shibuya, a magical girl with the powers of cuteness and bread, available to use on Co-op and Battlegrounds Mode. Shibuya herself voices the character in both English and Japanese, four new enemy mob characters to battle through on the new stage, and a brand-new stage set in a fictional “LA”, dressed up for anime convention season available on Co-op Mode.
It also adds a special in-game stage BGM featuring the Phantom Breakers’ new single, WiSH with Shibuya appearing as a guest vocalist, and in-stage Collaboration Camoes with LA local food truck, Okamoto Kitchen and 3D latte art shop from Japan, Latte Pocket.
The Phantom Breakers’ new single that will be featured as the stage BGM in the DLC, “WiSH” feat. Kaho Shibuya is currently available on all major music streaming platforms.
The Phantom Breaker series started as a 2D fighting game in 2011, developed by 5pb / MAGES, and the beat’em up spin-off, “Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds” was published in 2013 by 5pb / MAGES.
In March 2022, Rocket Panda Games released Phantom Breaker: Omnia, featuring 2 guest characters, Kurisu Makise from Steins;Gate and Rimi Sakihata from Chaos;Head, as well as two brand new characters created specifically for “Phantom Breaker: Omnia.” In June 2022 Rocket Panda Games acquired the Phantom Breaker IP and is committed to maximising the series’ potential for fans around the world.
