Fortnite leaker, and content creator ShiinaBR has made an official announcement regarding the 2,200 V-Bucks price tag for the return of the ‘Anime Pack’ cosmetic bundle in the in-game Item Shop. The tweet that contained a link to the bundle purchase and a creator support code opened commentary from players that was instant and mixed, thereby heightening the current debate on the game’s cosmetics and shop rotations.
Okay, the Anime Pack has made its comeback. For 2,200 of your hard-earned V-Bucks, ShiinaBR, who is the one announcing the news for the Fortnite shop, with the usual link and a “use my code” request, revealed the news. And the reaction? It really is a mood.
A group of players has the opposite view and it is very vocally represented. “Balke” actually referred to this item shop as a potential “top 10 worst item shops of all time.” “dark” in a very brief way replied, “No one wants this brođź’””. “Frog Guy” very reasonably questioned who the customers are when there are already “many actual anime characters out.” This is a legitimized point! Fortnite has just done Naruto, My Hero Academia, and Attack on Titan… so such originally anime-influenced skins seem a bit… lackluster?? “Loris'” was direct: “I like their outfits but their faces are ugly as hell.” That is harsh.
To everyone’s surprise, below the players’ replies just triggered a chain reaction of even more cosmetic items leading to desperation. “Seven” asks for the “catrin glitch” to be fixed. “Rubricleader” requests ShiinaBR to “personally add back the walking dead skins.” “FlatBreb” wants to know about the Cyber 8-Ball pack. “ADILOK” is still calling out for Travis Scott. Somebody even demanded Joe Biden? That was weird. Anyway, it all expresses the same message: the rotation of the Item Shop is an unending cause of disagreement. Player “MattnxtLevel” summarized: “Great skins but holy shit the shops will suck until the 9th.” Everyone is expecting a particular thing and when it is not that one, the disappointment is huge.
On top of that, there is this odd meta-level discourse happening in the replies. “Steven Harper” asked if there would be no secret skin this season, and thus, brought up the whole other subject of seasonal content. “PowerVin” was worried that all the Jam Tracks would be gone from the shop. What a mess! Nevertheless, the funniest incident might be the one between “Balke” and another user who argue whether to label them “non-collab original skins” or simply “original cel-shaded skins.” They are really delving into the minutiae of the language, quite an amusing hiccup.
What does it all mean? Another normal day in the Fortnite world. Epic Games brings a bundle, some gamers are ecstatic, others are annoyed since it’s not what they wanted, and everyone uses the announcement to make their own personal cosmetic wishlist in the void. The wide range of requests – from Dragon Ball to Walking Dead to a glitch fix – reflects the large and varied interests of the player base. No single shop update can please every player, but that doesn’t dampen the reaction, it is still very entertaining to witness the unfolding of events. In the end, the return of the Anime Pack is just a small event, but the intense, chaotic, and completely divided response from players is the real story, demonstrating that for all its building and shooting, Fortnite’s ultimate endgame is frequently just the dispute over digital clothes.
