Eiichiro Oda One piece manga has become extremely intense in 2026, with the highly anticipated Elbaph arc culminating in recent weeks. As the stakes continue to rise after the Elbaph flashback ends, Monkey D. Luffy and Loki take center stage, and Imu steps up as the main antagonist of the arc. Unfortunately, this exciting ride will have to be stopped for a short time as the manga is on a two-week hiatus. Eiichiro Oda's story will not be featured in the issue after WSJ #19, but the manga's return date has already been confirmed, much to the delight of all fans.
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April 5th will be the final issue of the manga in Weekly Shonen Jump issue 19
Over the past few years One piece experiences a lot of breaks. While some of them are sudden due to unexpected health issues for Oda, others are planned and expected by fans. The upcoming break on April 5, 2026 is one that most fans saw coming from a mile away as it fits right in with Oda's usual break schedule. This means that April 5th, 2026 will be the last chapter of One Piece before the quick hiatus and will be published in Weekly Shonen Jump issue #19. Oda leaves the story in One Piece chapter 1179 for two weeks before finally returning. This break definitely came at the worst time, leaving Oda with an exciting cliffhanger.
Eiichiro Oda's manga returns with chapter 1180 on April 19th
A hiatus is always disappointing for readers of an Eiichiro Oda story, especially when it comes to people like Ima. However, since the hiatus starting on April 5th is no different from Oda's ordinary hiatus, the One Piece manga will make a quick comeback after two weeks. One Piece will not be featured in Weekly Shonen Jump on April 12th, but will return on April 19th, 2026 with chapter 1180, which may just be the most anticipated issue in years.
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Breakdown of the release schedule after the break
One Piece hiatuses are always hard to beat, especially when Oda leaves things off on the most interesting cliffhangers. However, with the story set to return in two weeks, the manga is expected to continue its solid run right after. The good news is that, barring any unforeseen events, there won't be another manga hiatus for a few weeks after 1179. After One Piece returns on April 19, Oda is expected to skip three straight chapters before going on another hiatus.
There should be no breaks in April after Chapter 1179, which means the next stretch of chapters will include Chapters 1180, 1181, and 1182. Breaks can be frustrating, especially when they happen often, but Oda needs a break between chapters to regain his strength and continue this story.
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Assessing the main events to explore after the return of the Elbaf arc
The One piece the story in the Elbaf arc was a crazy thrill ride. Even at the beginning of the arc, Oda provided major character and lore revelations, with the Harley Mural and the introduction of Shamrock and Loki. With that being said, the story just keeps getting better, even if it's hard to believe, and that's because Oda has exceeded all fan expectations.
While most fans believed that Gunko-Imu would be the main enemy of the arc, Imu himself has now decided to appear in the Land of Giants. This will definitely make the chapters following the hiatus exciting and with crazy stakes at your fingertips. The arrival of Imu will be a historic moment for the One Piece manga, as the final antagonist of the story will take a real step after their introduction 7 years ago in Reverie.
There are still quite a few options up in the air, including the defeat of the Straw Hat Pirates and the fall of Elbaph. In general, this arc was hard to predict because it doesn't fit into the usual structure that Eiichiro Oda follows, but that's what makes it so exciting, and after the break, Oda turns up the intensity and delivers a stunning climax.
One Piece Chapter 1179 will be available to read on Manga Plus on April 5, 2026. The manga will immediately enter a two-week hiatus.
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)
