One Piece

One Piece (Japanese: ワンピース, Hepburn: Wan Pīsu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine since July 19, 1997, with the chapters collected into eighty tankōbon volumes to date. One Piece follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy, a funny young man whose body gained the properties of rubber after unintentionally eating a Devil Fruit. With his diverse crew of pirates, named the Straw Hat Pirates, Luffy explores the grand line in search of the world's ultimate treasure known as "One Piece" in order to become the next Pirate King.

The manga has been adapted into an original video animation (OVA) produced by Production I.G in 1998, and an anime series produced by Toei Animation, which began broadcasting in Japan in 1999 and has aired 728 episodes to date. Additionally, Toei has developed thirteen animated feature films, two OVAs, and five television specials. Several companies have developed various types of merchandising such as a trading card game, and a large number of video games. The manga series was licensed for an English language release in North America & the United Kingdom by Viz Media and in Australia by Madman Entertainment. The anime series was licensed by 4Kids Entertainment for an English-language release in North America, before the license was dropped and subsequently acquired by Funimation in 2007.

One Piece: Burning Blood

One Piece: Burning Blood (ワンピース バーニングブラッド, Wan Pīsu: Bāningu Buraddo) is an upcoming fighting video game based on One Piece developed by Spike Chunsoft and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows. It will be the first One Piece video game released on an Xbox console. It is scheduled to be released on consoles in Japan on April 21, 2016, in North America on May 31, 2016, and in Europe on June 3rd, 2016. The Windows version will be released in June 2016.

Gameplay

The game features a cel-shaded artstyle, similar to the anime. The game features an “advanced battle system”, which allows players to perform stronger attacks and block normal attacks from enemies. Similar to the Grand Battle! series, One Piece: Burning Blood is a 1-on-1 fighting game. It will focus on fighting and devil fruit abilities, with Logia users being able to use their powers to avoid damage.

Development

On September 8, 2015, publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment trademarked three names, one of which is Burning Blood. The game was officially announced at Tokyo Game Show 2015. It is set to be released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Xbox One, making it the first One Piece video game to be released on an Xbox console.