One Piece Manga Set For A Month-Long Hiatus To Prepare For Final Arc

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Eiichiro Oda's One Piece recently marked the end of the biggest fight in the story post-time skip as Monkey D. Luffy finished off Kaido with a mighty punch and liberated Wano Country in the process. With that, it was inevitable that the arc would be drawing to a close soon and the Straw Hat Pirates would then go on to leave Wano to continue their journey towards reaching the Final Island, Laugh Tale.

Surprisingly, One Piece's author, Eiichiro Oda put out a massive announcement yesterday that gave the fans an idea of where the story is headed and what to expect next. The biggest takeaway from the announcement was that the story would soon be taking a 1-month break due to a number of things that Oda has to deal with.

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Starting from Shonen Jump Issue #30 all the way to Shonen Jump Issue #33, Eiichiro Oda's One Piece will be on a break. This, according to Oda, is so that he organizes the structure for the final stretch of the story that is to follow after the end of the Wano Country arc. At the same time, Oda also mentioned that he wanted to travel to South Africa for the live-action One Piece series that Netflix is producing, however, because of COVID-19, it seems as if he won't get the chance to do so.

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Furthermore, One Piece Film: Red's upcoming premieremeans Oda has yet another thing to look forward to and prepare for, with characters such as Uta and Shanks being thrown into the mix. With so many things to juggle, it would only make sense for him to take a month-long break from the manga and breathe a sigh of relief. According to Oda's announcement, this idea came from his editors, who mentioned that he should take a break having so many