Two Anime/Game Collabs Confirmed — Bleach Cast (July) & Street Fighter Cast (October)

Bleach collab — cast and timing

Update 2026-05-10 — delay rumor. Pixie's 2026-05-09 video reports a community/leak claim that the Bleach collab may be delayed, possibly into 2027. The trigger: splash-art leaks for Alucard, Harith, Argus, and Ling spread widely in the MLBB community a few months back, and anime collabs traditionally tighten timelines after asset leaks. No official Moonton confirmation either way. Hold the July 2026 target as provisional. Pixie quote: "In the latest leaks, it was even mentioned that this collaboration might not appear anytime soon. The worst rumor says the Bleach collab could even be pushed back until next year, meaning we might only see it officially released in 2027."

The Bleach collaboration was originally targeted for ~July 2026, timed to land alongside Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War Season 4.

The cast picks line up cleanly with role and visual archetype:

• Alucard → Ichigo: sword-swinging fighter with an ult that lets him hop between targets — natural fit for Ichigo's getsuga/shunpo combat language.
• Harith → Hitsugaya: young mage with ice-coded skill effects fits Hitsugaya's Hyorinmaru.
• Argus → Kenpachi: the bloodlust-themed assassin/fighter for the bloodlust-themed Bleach captain.
• Ling → Byakuya: wall-vaulting elegant assassin for the cherry-blossom-blade swordmaster.

The Argus auto-ult buff

Pixie called out a specific change tied to the Bleach drop: Argus's ultimate will trigger automatically when his HP hits 0, removing the need to manually time the activation.

This is a meaningful rework of how Argus plays. Today, missing the manual ult window during a chunky burst combo is a common death — the auto-trigger removes that skill check entirely and turns the ult into a guaranteed safety net.

The framing matches the Kenpachi theme (the captain who refuses to die in combat). Treat this as leak-stage until a patch note confirms — but the timing (collab month + skin reveal) makes it the most plausibly-scheduled Argus buff on the radar.

Update 2026-05-08 — second source corroborates. Kazuki Official's 2026-05-08 video walks through the 2.1.78 advanced server Argus revamp skill-by-skill and confirms the auto-ult mechanic landed there. "Argus' ultimate will automatically activate if he takes fatal damage as long as it's not on cooldown… that's basically Kenpachi refusing to die mid-fight." He frames the entire revamp (early-game power buff, S2 attack-speed burst, auto-trigger ult) as a kit-fits-Kenpachi redesign timed to the Bleach collab, independently arriving at the same read as Pixie. This downgrades the auto-ult from "leak" to "live on advanced server, pending live-patch confirmation."

If you main Argus, this is a meaningful S-tier shift: a guaranteed second life on a fighter who already wins extended duels means his pick-rate floor goes up regardless of how the skin lands.

Street Fighter collab — cast and the new Outfit system

The Street Fighter collaboration is targeted for ~October 2026.

Role-fit is again clean — both Chou and Paquito are kick-and-punch fighters that map to Ken/Ryu's combat kits, Guinevere's spear/sword work converts well to Chun-Li's leg-based moveset, and Dyrroth gets the Guile flat-top.

The bigger headline is the new "Outfit" system. Pixie describes this as a premium painted-skin tier that layers model and effect changes on top of an existing skin — first time MLBB has used this format. It sits above standard skin tiers in production value but is not a Collector. Treat the Outfit tier as a new monetization slot to budget around once the discount/permanent pricing is published.

Update 2026-05-15 — Street Fighter pulled forward to ~mid-July

Pixie's 2026-05-12 video (99tbei5XjEo) reports the schedule flipped:

• Street Fighter moves forward to ~mid-July 2026. With Bleach reportedly delayed (its splash arts leaked, see the delay rumor section), the freed slot is being filled by Street Fighter — so SF is now the earlier collab, not October.
• "Street Fighter 6" series tag confirmed in-game. The four collab skins use SF6-era designs specifically: Dyrroth = Guile, Guinevere = Chun-Li, Chou = Ken, Paquito = Ryu — the same cast listed above, now tied to SF6 rather than generic Street Fighter art.
• Joy gets an SF6-themed special skin, expected to be the collab's free skin (cosplay-style, comparable to Valir's epic from the Naruto event).
• Bleach is rescheduled, not cancelled. Bleach splash arts leaked, which is what freed the slot SF6 now occupies.
• Pixie's 2026-05-14 video (b83iKSwWeAQ) independently reiterates the Joy SF6 free skin and the Guinevere × Chun-Li mapping (Kikokon → S1, Hazanshu → S2, likely Spinning Bird Kick → ult), corroborating the cast/free-skin read.

All of this is leak-stage and explicitly flagged subject to change by the source. The cast itself is unchanged from the original reveal — only the timing (October → ~mid-July), the SF6-era art confirmation, and the Joy free skin are new.

Planning notes for affected hero mains

• Alucard, Harith, Argus, Ling mains: plan diamond reserves for July. Collabs traditionally launch with discounted first-week draws; if you main any of the four, this is the moment.
• Argus mains specifically: the auto-ult buff (if it lands as leaked) will likely shift him up the fighter tier list. Worth queueing him for ranked practice ahead of July, even before the skin drops.
• Chou, Paquito, Guinevere, Dyrroth mains: ⚠️ timeline moved up — per the 2026-05-15 update this collab is now ~mid-July, not October. Pull diamond planning forward accordingly. The Outfit system still means the headline skin won't be a normal Epic price; watch for the price reveal closer to launch.
• Joy mains: Joy is now in the picture — an SF6-themed special skin expected to be the free collab skin. No diamond planning needed if it lands free as leaked.
• All four collab heroes from each set will likely get small kit polish or visual cleanup for collab launch (standard MLBB pattern). No specifics are leaked yet beyond Argus.