One piece is one of the most popular manga series around the world, which continues 28 years after serialization began and is still extremely popular. Od's magnum opus requires him to work tirelessly, which takes a toll on his health, which is why the manga is constantly on hiatus. With the start of a new month, here is the release schedule for upcoming chapters and this may be the best month of 2026 for One piece manga fans, with several breaks and many chapters ahead.
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One Piece started March with the release of Chapter 1
On February 22, 2026, One Piece went on hiatus. Many fans were naturally sad, but the beginning of March definitely benefited the series. One Piece flashed back on March 1, 2026with chapter 1175 and it's been an incredibly exciting ride that fans have been waiting for a long time. Eiichiro Oda started the month of March with a brand new chapter and followed it up with another chapter on March 8th. After that, the series went on an unexpected two-week hiatus, meaning there will be no One Piece chapter on March 15, 2026.
Chapter 1177 expires on March 22, 2026
One Piece Chapter 1177 will be released a week after the break week, which means it is expected end March 22, 2026. After that, the manga probably won't have any more breaks in March. One Piece 1178 should follow exactly as planned and will be released on March 29, 2026. It also means One Piece Chapter 1178 will be the last chapter for the month of Marchmeaning fans will enjoy 4 chapters this month with only 1 break in Oda. March will probably have the most One Piece chapters of any month in 2026, which was definitely a nice surprise for all the fans.
Oda has undoubtedly been hard at work on the One Piece manga over the past few months, especially after the story slowed down due to the holidays in December and January. The rest of the year should go according to plan and we should expect consistent releases with breaks every now and then.
Chapter 1179 expires on April 5, 2026
Since One Piece chapter 1178 will only be the second chapter after Odo's most recent hiatus, it's safe to say that he will continue to drop another chapter in the first week of April. On April 5, 2026, One Piece chapter 1179 will dropcontinues the Elbaf arc and gives fans more exciting developments there. This chapter will also mark the third chapter after Oda's hiatus, meaning it will be the last chapter fans will get before Oda takes another hiatus.
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It is highly likely that One Piece will take a break the following week and One Piece chapter 1180 should then return on April 19, 2026. For the rest of April, fans will probably get one more chapter on April 26, 2026, and if there are no sudden changes, then fans should expect 3 manga chapters in the month of April.
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The return of the anime will help with the breaks
While One Piece breaks are certainly hard to pass. The good news is that the return of the anime is now on the horizon. On April 5, 2026, the One Piece anime returns with a brand new arc, and this will make it much easier to deal with the hiatus as fans will still have some One Piece content every weekend.
As One Piece goes on hiatus on April 12, 2026, the anime will fill in and give fans a much-needed distraction. The future of the One Piece series seems brighter than ever, and fans absolutely cannot wait to see what Oda has in store for them. With Elbaf moving forward at a lightning pace, One Piece is sure to bring a chaotic development as it rushes towards the end of the next big arc.
All chapters of the One Piece manga are available to read on Maga Plus. The anime is available for streaming on Crunchyroll.
One piece
- Release date
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October 20, 1999
- Network
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Fuji TV
- directors
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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 Imayomura, Yashiôhiro Mayuū Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou
- Writers
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Jin Tanaka, Akiko Inoue, Junki Takegami, Shinzo Fujita, Shouji Yonemura, Yoshiyuki Suga, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Hirohiko Uesaka, 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)
