After teasing season 2 of the live-action series in the best possible way One Piecele mangaka Eiichiro Oda apologized to his millions of fans. We tell you everything!
One Piece: Eiichirō Oda's apology
With more than 500 million copies in circulation in 2022, the manga One Piece is the most popular manga in the world. As the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and his friends slowly but surely approach their conclusion, themangaka Eiichirō Oda has a huge responsibility on his shoulders. How to finish a work which already has 110 volumes in Japan (108 in France), a world-work of great richness including several hundred identifiable characters, while satisfying everyone? This is obviously impossible.
Last March, following the tragic death of mangaka Akira Toriyama, Eiichirō Oda seemed to have become aware of his own mortality. Suffering from back and vision problems, notably due to endless days hunched over his drawing board – he has only slept four hours a night for several years -, the father of One Piece is becoming more and more open about his state of health and has changed his publication rhythmtaking a break every three weeks.
November 14, a dramatic twist! While Eiichirō Oda had just published chapter 1131 of One Piece after a week's break, Shūeisha announces that the manga is going on hiatus, due to the health of its author. News that worried many fans. In the Weekly Shōnen Jump this week, the new chapter of One Piece has just been published (it will be available in French on MangaPlus from December 1, 2024), accompanied by a short message from the master.
I deeply apologize for taking a long break after announcing that I would be working hard. In the future, I will give everything.
Obviously, we doubt that his many fans will hold this against him.long break“. We also hope that Eiichirō Oda will continue to preserve his fragile health by allowing himself time off. After all, fans of One Piece are no longer five years away!
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