One Piece: The Next Arc, Explained
Following the timeskip of One Piece, Eiichiro Oda's work has been getting denser with time. The majority of the arcs after the Paramount War saga have been quite long with Dressrosa racking up a total of 104 chapters and Wano topping that with 149 chapters. Finally, with chapter 1057, the Straw Hat Pirates have finally left Wano Country behind and are on course for a brand new adventure.
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With Luffy having become one of the Four Emperors of the Sea and earning major recognition and infamy throughout the world, the crew's adventures will now be more interesting than ever. Towards the end of Wano, fans found out that the Log Pose was set to take Luffy southeast of Wano Country, close to the Calm Belt. However, the exact location is not yet known to the fans. With One Piece having entered its final saga, it is a given for every arc from here onwards to be tremendously important to the story moving forward.
After every major One Piece arc, it is usual for Oda to take short detours. An example of this would be the Long Ring Long Island arc following an adventure on Skypiea, and Amazon Lily following Sabaody Archipelago. After the time skip, fans witnessed a similar pattern following the conclusion of the Dressrosa Saga, which was followed by Zou, a relatively short arc. Similarly, Whole Cake Island was followed by the Reverie arc which lasted for just a few chapters.
It is safe to say that Oda likes to follow major arcs with smaller ones to set up the upcoming massive events and thus it is possible for One Piece's last saga to kick off with a minor arc on a small island. While not much is known about the places in the New World, Sphinx Island is one that fans
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