One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda will take a three-week break from work after the release of Chapter 1111. The manga will resume on April 22, 2024, as announced in a letter to fans on the X account (formerly Twitter) mine. Readers can see the official English translation below:
It's no surprise that One Piece fans were especially shocked by Oda's suggestion that he hadn't decided on the final treasure yet. Despite this, current One Piece manga editor Kaito Anayama recently said that Oda shared the ending with him, suggesting that the author's latest comments were either a joke or there was still some twist. need to do. What is certain is that One Piece will not be as cliché as “family relationships,” according to Oda's 2019 interview with Sponichi. While some may be concerned by his statement, Oda emphasized that the current situation is “nothing big.” He also said in 2019 that if a reader predicted the ending he would definitely change it.
When Oda stated the reason for One Piece's hiatus, he also mentioned Akira Toriyama, to whom he had repeatedly expressed his respect after his death on March 1, 2024. Oda was with many members. members of the anime and manga community paid tribute, saying “He was one of the people who inherited an era where reading manga made you stupid, and created an era where even adults and children can read and enjoy comics. He showed us the dream of manga being able to do things like this and [showed us] that we can enter the world.” In the latest Weekly Shonen Jump release, he added that he believes Toriyama has a halo above his head, having fun without a care in the world.
Following One Piece's hiatus, Chapter 1112 will return on April 22 in Japan, while the latest episodes of the anime series continue to be released weekly by Crunchyroll. Netflix is also streaming the latest season, releasing episodes a week after they air in Japan and on Crunchyroll. Latest One Piece Manga Volume 108 was released in Japan on March 4, 2024.
VIZ licensed the series in North America, translating up to Volume 105 and describing it: With Kaido defeated and Wano saved, it's time for Luffy and his Straw Hat crew to depart for their next adventure. Surname. But big changes are happening around the world, including the promotion of several new Sea Emperors!
Source: One Piece staff on X (formerly Twitter)ONE PIECE © 1997 by Eiichiro Oda/SHUEISHA Inc.
