This article contains spoilers from One Piece's Elbaf Arc.
Summary
- One Piece manga goes on a 2-week break after Chapter 1130 on October 20, 2024.
- Oda needs more time to plan out the Elbaf Arc and recharge for quality content.
- One Piece manga to resume in November 2024, fans eagerly await the return after the break.
The One Piece manga has continued with great intensity after wrapping up the Egghead Island Arc. Right now, all focus has been shifted to the Elbaf arc, which Oda officially marked the beginning to last month. As fans know already, Elbaf is going to be an extremely massive arc, which means Oda has to carefully plan for what direction he wants this arc to go in and, at the same time, what major events need to happen at what time in this story arc.
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Of course, all this takes meticulous planning, which means that Oda often needs time to think about the decision that he needs to take next. Naturally, all this often leads to him taking breaks, and just earlier today, it was officially announced that One Piece would go on a 2-week-long break after chapter 1130. This essentially means that fans will be without both the One Piece manga and the anime for quite some time, and while the wait will be hard, it is certainly going to be worth it as the series most likely return with quality of the highest tier.
One Piece Manga Announces A New Two-Week Break
- One Piece Chapter 1130 is October’s Last
- One Piece Returns After 3 Weeks
The One Piece manga has officially gone on a 2-week break. This means that One Piece chapter 1130 will be the last chapter fans will get before the break. As readers know, One Piece chapter 1130 is set to drop on October 20, 2024. This also means that One Piece chapter 1130 is the last chapter that fans will get this month. In other words, One Piece is set to resume the manga in the month of November, which is quite some time away.
Naturally, fans might be wondering as to when One Piece will resume. The resumption of One Piece will most definitely happen in the month of November. Usually, Oda takes a break after every three chapters or so, unless there is a Jump break in or around the same time. Thankfully, there was no Jump break for the past few weeks, and One Piece successfully managed to drop three consecutive chapters. This is usually followed by a week-long break from Oda, and that is what fans were expecting would happen after One Piece chapter 1130. Little did they know that Oda had completely different plans this time around, and instead of a week break, Oda is planning a 2-week break, which means no One Piece chapter for about 3 weeks after the upcoming one drops.
Of course, this wait is not going to be easy for any fan, especially when considering the fact that the Elbaf Arc has just begun, and exciting elements are most likely going to be introduced in the upcoming chapter of the story. But, at the same time, Oda has also clarified that this break is important if the quality of Elbaf is to be maintained.
Why Oda Is Taking A Longer Than Usual Break
Oda Needs More Time To Pan Out Ideas
The reason as to why Oda is taking a break can be multifaceted. Fans know that Oda often likes to take breaks after every three chapters or so. A few years ago, Oda used to take a break after every five chapters. Back then, Oda was in a much better health condition and could manage an output of five chapters before taking a rest. Now, however, things have gotten more complicated for him, and he cannot keep up the same output. With time, Oda's output dropped to four chapters, followed by a break, and right now, Oda drops three chapters before taking a break. Furthermore, the year 2024 has seen One Piece take more breaks than ever before, and Oda will now be taking a 2-week long break after chapter 1130. Naturally, this is because Oda needs more rest than he used to.
Oda isn't as young as he used to be, and at the same time, working in Jump for About 25 years has exhausted him. This is precisely why Oda often needs breaks, and this time around as well, his body and mind need a break, which is why he's taking some time off.
I'll take a 3-week- break! I'm not sick or anything, although I'm sure I'm going to worry my readers excessively these days because of the Toriyama-sensei incident. But it's about my body. Just think of it as maintenance. I also have to think about what the heck One Piece as a treasure is! – Oda, March 2024
Another reason why Oda is taking a break after One Piece chapter 1130 is that Oda wants to plan things out in the Elbaf Arc better. According to Oda's comments, the upcoming break of One Piece is so that he can plan the events of Elbaf better. At the same time, he also stated that he needed this break to recharge, which is expected, given that he has consistently dropped quality chapters throughout the year.
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Much to the dismay of fans, the One Piece anime is also going on a break. Just yesterday, it was officially announced that the One Piece anime, which is currently airing the Egghead Island Arc, will be going on an extended hiatus. The Egghead Island Arc of One Piece will resume in April 2025, and not anytime before that. Meanwhile, a re-edition of Fishman Island Arc will begin airing starting October 27, 2024, with changes made to both the art quality as well as the pacing of the arc.
These upcoming few weeks are going to be extremely hard for fans, because not only are they losing the One Piece manga for about 3 weeks, but at the same time, they are also losing the anime for a significant period of time. Hopefully, the upcoming Fishman Island arca re-edition is going to be worth it.
When Will The Once Piece Manga Return?
The One Piece Manga Resumes In November 2024
Of course, fans might be wondering as to when One Piece will return. One Piece Chapter 1130 will most likely drop on October 20, 2024. Given that Oda mentioned that he's taking a 2-week long break, that essentially means that One Piece chapter 1131 will return in November, specifically, on November 10, 2024.
This wait is definitely not going to be easy for the fans, but it is something that they will have to go through. Earlier this year, Oda also took an extended break during the Egghead Island Arc, and returned with a string of massive chapters that changed the world of One Piece forever. Fans are hoping for something similar in the upcoming chapters of One Piece, but first, they have chapter 1130 to look forward to.
With Luffy and the Strawhat Pirates almost having made it to Elbaf, fans are excited to see what adventure they will embark on and what Oda has in store for them. Regardless of what happens, fans can rest assured that One Piece chapter 1130 will end on a high and make fans more excited than ever, before the One Piece manga goes on an official break.
One Piece is available to read via Viz Media. The series can be read by the fans officially and for free on the Shonen Jump and the Manga Plus app. The release date for the next chapter of One Piece, One Piece 1130, is set to be October 20, 2024.
- Release Date
- October 20, 1999
- Network
- Fuji TV
- Directors
- Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Itō, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Takahiro Imamura, Toshihiro Maeya, Yûji Endô, Nozomu Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou
Cast
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Mayumi TanakaMonkey D. Luffy (voice) -
Kazuya NakaiRoronoa Zoro (voice)
WHERE TO WATCH
- Studio
- Toei Animation
- Number of Episodes
- 1122
