One Piece: Unlimited World Red has a game-exclusive storyline and original characters

Bandai Namco has confirmed that One Piece: Unlimited World Red will come with a new game-exclusive storyline. Original characters designed by series creator Eiichiro Oda are included as well.

Here’s the official overview of the plot:

The Straw Hat Pirates encounter and befriend a cheerful yet mysterious raccoon named Pato who possesses a shadowy power to create anything drawn onto a leaf. In order to help their new friend, the Straw Hat Pirates agree to assist Pato on an ambiguous mission “to meet someone;” Pato then leads the crew to the Forgotten Island where all the Straw Hat Pirates except Luffy are successively kidnapped by a wicked pirate named The Red Count, who had escaped the lower depths of Impel Down two years ago. With Pato’s help, Luffy must fight to recover his crew from the enemy’s grasp and find out exactly what The Red Count’s evil plots are…