Readers of ONE PIECE will need some patience as the long-running manga skips an issue of Weekly Shonen Jump due to the creator’s health.

【お知らせ】

週刊少年ジャンプ45号（10月6日発売）の『ONE PIECE』は、作者体調不良により休載となります。

なお、45号の目次やアンケートハガキに『ONE PIECE』が掲載されていますが印刷の工程上、修正が間に合いませんでした。お詫び申し上げます。…

— ONE PIECE スタッフ【公式】/ Official (@Eiichiro_Staff) October 3, 2025

A statement posted to Twitter/X on the official ONE PIECE account announced the manga was on hiatus and would not appear in issue 45 of the magazine, releasing on Monday, October 6^th, 2025, due to the health of creator Eiichiro Oda. It went on to add that this was a last minute decision which resulted in ONE PIECE being listed the table of contents and survey postcards despite this. The statement ended on a positive note that Oda’s health was improving and the manga would return in issue 46 which would go on sale on Tuesday, October 14^th, 2025.

Japan’s manga industry is notoriously stressful on artists, writers and their assistants, where demanding deadlines, long hours, and heavy workloads force them to take breaks to deal with burnout and other health concerns.

ONE PIECE is currently serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump, an imprint of Japanese publishing conglomerate Shueisha. It’s first appearance was in the 34^th issue of the magazine on July 22^nd, 1997, and continues with over 1,100 chapters published and 516 million individual copies purchased in 60 countries worldwide.

In North America, the ONE PIECE manga is offered in print and digital formats from VIZ Media and through the MANGA Plus app.

Source: @Eiichiro_Staff

© Eiichiro Oda/SHUEISHA

 

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