One Piece Creator Eiichiro Oda Officially Confirms Sudden Break

One piece is a legendary shonen manga that has been consistently serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since 1997. During nearly 3 decades of weekly publishing, Eiichiro Oda had to devote long hours to work and little time to rest. As a result, he now has to take frequent breaks to regain his energy and plan things properly. While Oda often takes breaks, he usually comes right back with a 3-chapter run. However, June proved difficult.

One piece officially skipped last week's Weekly Shonen Jump #28 on June 7, 2026. The manga announced a return on June 14, 2026. Sadly, it will be discontinued again immediately after release One piece chapter 1185. As confirmed by creator Eiichiro Oda, One piece will now skip Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #30.

Eiichiro Oda's One Piece Officially Announces New Break June 21, 2026 Skipping Weekly Shonen Jump #30

At the beginning of June 2026, One piece had no chapter releases. This is because Oda took a sudden hiatus that many fans didn't see coming. While the pause was out of the blue, it didn't last too long, as is the case with Oda's breaks. The author has already announced his plan to return to the manga on June 14, 2026 with One Piece chapter 1185. The upcoming chapter of the series is highly anticipated, and even though fans thought it would mark the end of the hiatus anytime soon, it ended up not happening. A week after his return, Eiichiro Oda took another break to everyone's surprise.

It was announced that on June 10, 2026, that One piece skips issue 30 of Weekly Shonen Jump. That means One piece The story will be interrupted at an interesting point in the ongoing flashback in the kingdom of Esperia, which deals with the story of the straw pirate Brook and Princess Shuri. While the hiatus is sad, at least we know when the manga is coming back. As is usually the case with Eiichiro Oda's break, One piece will return after two weeks. in that sense One piece manga will return at the end of the month, June 28, 2026, in Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #31 with chapter 1186. The wait will be hard to bear with the limited content we've been given this month, but giving Oda time to recover is essential. One piece Chapter 1186 will mark the last release for the month of June, and hopefully we'll have a better run in July.

Eiichiro Oda took two breaks for one live event

Many fans are wondering why One Piece is going through so much turmoil with its June release schedule. After all, one chapter between two breaks is quite unusual for Odo, as he usually takes a break every 3 chapters unless absolutely necessary due to a health issue or magazine breaks beyond his control. The reason for the recent hiatus can actually be traced back to the big global project One Piece — The One Piece Live Action from Netflix. As we know, One Piece live Action Season 1 and 2 were massive hits and Netflix has already returned to produce Season 3 in South Africa. Due to ongoing production, Oda had to visit the cast in South Africa, which meant long flights and distractions from the manga for his own free time as well as promoting the show.

This isn't exactly new either, as Oda previously took breaks from Live Action production for the first two seasons of the series. But now that the trip is over and he's taken a break of his own, One Piece should be releasing chapters as usual and moving forward.

One Piece's Return marks the culmination of The Esperia Flashback and a return to the Battle of Ima

Now that we know why One piece is on hiatus, it's also necessary to talk about what to expect when the series returns on June 28, 2026. One piece Chapter 1184 a One piece 1185 both cover the events of Esperia in a flashback seen through Straw Hat Brook. Many fascinating characters were introduced, such as Candelle and Reuven, as well as Shuri before she fell into the hands of the World Government. Esperia has finally been destroyed and we are moving towards the cataclysm that caused this entire island to fall.

One Piece Chapter 1186 will probably mark the conclusion of the flashback or bring it to its very climax. While the flashback is exciting, we can't wait for the story to return to the current timeline in Elbaf where Nero Ima versus Loki is unfolding and Luffy is about to enter the battle. The climax of Elbaf is fast approaching, and the final battle could be even bigger than the Wano one, depending on what Oda decides to do with Luffy and Imu.

One Piece by mangaka Eiichiro Oda is available to read through Manga Plus and Viz Media.