Oda reveals how he wants the story to end

This article contains spoilers from One Piece's Elbaf Arc.

Key things

• The Final Saga of One Piece begins after the conclusion of the Wano Country arc.
• Oda reveals that he wants to end One Piece with a big party to celebrate friendship.
• One Piece is probably more than 5 years away, with the Elbaf arc expected to last 3-4 years.

By the author One pieceOda is a phenomenal writer who puts out quality chapters week in and week out. In fact, the consistency that Oda has shown One piece is absolutely incredible and this series has been able to produce the highest quality content for over 25 years. One piece is clearly in a league of its own and there's a reason why it's the best selling manga of all time and no other series even comes close.

But as with all good things, One piece will eventually end too. Now the end One piece it's closer than ever, especially since the series entered the Final Saga about 2 years ago. It is natural for Oda to talk more often about the end One piece and what is he up to. Recently, Oda revealed how he wants his story to end, and it's definitely something many fans would find unpredictable.

The final saga of One Piece begins

Wano's end marked the beginning of the final phase of one piece

After the conclusion of the Wano Country arc, the Final Saga of One piece he started As fans know, the Final Saga of this story got off to a phenomenal start. In fact, most fans were of the opinion that the Final Saga would start rather slowly, and that was because Wano was a big arc that marked one of the highest peaks of One Piece. After that, fans felt a slow build-up was necessary for the series before it got intense again.

Oda shattered all of those expectations by making Egghead one of the very best arcs in the entire series, and definitely the best start to any saga in the entire One piece. Egghead was phenomenal from start to finish, and while it was a spectacular arc, fans knew it was far from the best the Final Saga had to offer. Better arcs in the form of Elbaf and many more are on the way, which means that One piece it will only get better and more intense from here.

Recently, fans saw the Elbaf Arc finally begin and with this arc, Luffy and the Strawhat Pirates take a step closer to understanding the Final Road Poneglyph and getting closer to One Piece. Of course, fans know there's also a final war to consider, and the series most certainly won't end before then. The journey continues in One Piece and fans know it will be incredibly exciting moving forward.

Oda reveals how one piece must end

Oda plans a big party at the end of one piece

Since One Piece is already in the Final Saga, fans are slowly preparing for the beginning of the end. This is the final part of the story and something Oda has always been waiting to draw. According to Oda himself, his favorite part to draw is the Final Saga itself. This basically means that One Piece will be more intense than ever and the scope of the story's events will be absolutely gigantic. But more than anything, fans know that with the Final Saga, the story here won't last too long. Of course, there's the Elbaf Arch to go through, and at least one or two more for fans to witness before the story ends. That's basically what it means One piece it will last at least another 5 years, if not more.

But readers have already prepared themselves for the beginning of the end, which means that Oda himself begins to wrap up a lot of plots, while also thinking about how to end the story. A few years ago, Oda revealed what he wanted One piece to the end and a lot of that has to do with how Oda also treats the various characters in his story. Here is what Oda had to say:

Oda (2018): The reason I don't want to draw scenes where people die is because I want to draw a party after the battle. If someone dies, you can't have a nice party. A party is my ideal form of friendship. I want to end One Piece with a big party.

As Oda himself mentioned, One Piece wants to end with a big party. So fans can at least come to the conclusion that the end of One Piece will not be sad. Most of the characters that fans love will most likely be alive and Oda will end his story on a positive note. This is what One Piece fans have always loved about the story, and at the same time, the adventurous spirit of the manga will carry over to the end.

While most fans would hyper-focus on the beginning of this message where Oda reveals why he doesn't like killing characters too often, fans should also focus a little on Oda's words about ending One Piece with a big party. Perhaps the giant banquet itself will be connected to One Piece in some way.

How close is one piece to the end?

One piece should still be more than 5 years old

As the Elbaf arc has finally begun, fans can expect the straw pirates to be adventuring across the land of giants for a few years. Egghead himself lasted about 2 years in the story, which is pretty interesting, even though this arc is only a gateway to bigger things. Elbaf is a huge land and something that will take some time for the Strawhats to traverse. Elbaf is highly likely to last about 3 or 4 years and the scope of this arc should be similar to Wano Country.

If Elbaf continues for another 3-4 years or so, then the story will not end anytime soon. Even assuming Luffy finds the last Road Poneglyph in this arc and continues recruiting One piece right after that, the last war must be considered. The One Piece Final War itself will most likely last about a year or two, which means at least 5 years is a fair estimate of how long it will take to wrap up. One piece. If there are more arcs between Elbaf and Luffy becoming the Pirate King, then fans can rest assured that One piece readers have about seven or more years left.

in that case One piece it will most certainly still be part of the jump in 2030 and potentially beyond. It all depends on how Oda handles the last stretch of his story and how much energy he has left. Fans can only hope for the best and sit tight to enjoy what's left of this epic story.

One Piece is available to read through Viz Media. Fans can officially read the series for free on the Shonen Jump and Manga Plus apps. The release date for the next One Piece chapter, One Piece 1131, is set for November 11, 2024.