Renowned Mangaka Eiichiro Oda, the creator of One Piece, has recently announced that he will be taking time off for an eye operation. As a result, the popular One Piece manga will be on a break for a month. The announcement was made via a handwritten post on the official One Piece social media account and website one-piece.com on Tuesday, June 6, 2023.
In the post, Eiichiro Oda shared that four chapters of the One Piece manga would be on break, which are from Weekly Shonen Jump issues no. 29, 30, 31, and 32. This means that the manga will be on hiatus for one month. Oda also joked about the reason for his surgery, saying that he would be shooting beams or laser with his eyes. The post included an illustration of Franky shooting laser from his eyes, while Luffy and Chopper looked impressed with the action.
However, Oda also expressed concern and admitted that he has astigmatism, which affects his vision and work. He consulted with his chief editor and has decided to take a hiatus for four weeks. He promised to return with better eyesight and requested fans to wait and give him time.
Although some fans expressed sadness that they will not get the latest One Piece chapter for a month, they also offered prayers for Oda’s speedy recovery.
The hiatus schedule for the release of One Piece manga is every Monday at 0:00 AM JST or Sunday at 10:00 PM (UTC+7). With the announcement of Oda’s hiatus for his eye surgery, the release of the manga will be delayed by four weeks. According to one-piece.com, One Piece will be on hiatus from Weekly Shonen Jump no. 29 (released on Sunday, June 19, 2023, in Japan) to no. 32 (released on Sunday, July 10, 2023, in Japan). However, One Piece no. 28, released on June 12, 2023, in Japan, will still be published.
Fans can still read One Piece chapter 1086, which will be released on Monday, June 12, 2023, at 0:00 AM JST or Sunday, June 11, 2023, at 10:00 PM (UTC+7). After that, One Piece will be off for the following week for four weeks. Fans will have to be patient and wait for the continuation of One Piece chapter 1087.
One Piece is scheduled to resume again in Weekly Shonen Jump issue no. 33 to be released on July 18, 2023, in Japan.
