a piece The world's largest manga series. Sales are not lies – a piece There are currently over 600 million volumes in circulation, which is quite an impressive number. But, despite all of One Piece's success, it is also facing some struggles. Aside from manga breaks, fans have a bigger problem to worry about.
A big issue for One Piece fans is repeated breaks
Oda needs more breaks than ever because of his health
a piece A slow burn story that requires patience from fans. This manga has been released very continuously since 1997 until now, which is 28 years.
Despite this extremely long run of over 1100 chapters, the story of One Piece is consistent in quality, if not improved. It's the best-selling manga in the world for a reason.
That said, one thing fans don't like about the series is the creator, Eiichiro Oda, taking too many breaks, which is quite shocking. Oda is not as young as he used to be, and of course, he needs more time to take care of himself, as well as his family. Oda has previously said that while working on One Piece, she had little time to relax and spend time with her family.
It is true, however, that Oda seems to be gradually increasing the frequency of his breaks. A few years ago, breaks were rare. Around 2020, Oda started taking breaks every 4 or 5 chapters. After Wano's conclusion, Oda switched to breaking after every 3 chapters. But now, it seems that Oda may start breaking every 2 weeks.
While breaks are certainly an issue to deal with, One Piece fans may face a bigger problem – and that has to do with declining manga sales.
Brakes are a big problem, but one piece is facing another big problem
One Piece is still one of the best-selling manga, but sales are declining
Breaks are annoying, but at the end of the day, Oda doesn't go on extended hiatuses like many other mangakas, so fans should consider themselves lucky that they're getting new One Piece content almost every week.
The real issue a piece The series may be facing, however, declining sales. a piece Sales weren't really what they used to be, and they really peaked at Marineford. Later, A a piece The volume would have easily sold over 2 million copies per volume and even 2.5 million was not a difficult number to hit. And even after crossing the summit, a piece Until Egghead, still never really fell below 1.5 million sales.
After Wano's conclusion, there is a clear decrease in sales that seems to be only getting worse. Soon, it may be possible a piece The volume per sale is less than one million.
When I was a kid, I thought to myself: Man I would love to draw a manga with the most hyped final stage! I'm thinking I'm on it! Now, we only have a little bit of Vano Chapa left, the preparation is almost over. Took me 25 years lol. That said, it's best if you start reading from this point. Because from this point on…it will be…one piece!! Mysteries of this world, I am drawing them all! It will be super interesting! Fasten your seat belt! And please stay with me for a while! – Eiichiro Oda, author of One Piece, 2022
It's definitely relatable, and it shows a piece The reader is suffering from loss. This does not mean that the story is decreasing in quality now, but the story is so long that some people eventually lose interest or simply wait for the story to progress further so that they can read it in one go. It's not uncommon for a long series to experience that.
The a piece The series should bring in new readers. Live-action and anime remakes can certainly differentiate and expand a piece Popularity worldwide.
Where to see and read a piece?
Available on Crunchyroll and Manga Plus
One Piece is a very long series, and with this weekly animation, the number of episodes increases with each week. Currently, the anime has over 1100 episodes, and all of them can be found on Crunchyroll.
When it comes to the manga, One Piece Chapter 1163 will be out in two weeks. As usual, a piece is dropping on Sunday. In Japan, a piece falls on Monday at 12am JST. However, the majority of international readers will see the chapter available on October 26. The official release date of One Piece Chapter 1163 is October 26, 2025. Fans can read the chapter for free on Manga Plus.
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- Release date
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October 20, 1999
- network
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Fuji TV
- directors
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Hiroki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Ito, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Takahiro Imamura, Toshihiro Maeya, Yuji Endo, Nozomu Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou
- The authors
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Jin Tanaka, Akiko Inoue, Junki Takegami, Shinzo Fujita, Shouji Yonemura, Yoshiyuki Suga, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Hirohiko Usaka, Michiru Shimada, Isao Murayama, Takuya Masumoto, Yoichi Takahashi, Momoka Toyoda
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Mayumi Tanaka
Monkey d. Luffy (voice)
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Kazuya Nakai
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
