One Piece Chapter 1162 Suddenly Delayed — Why It Has Fans Worried for Oda
One Piece Chapter 1162 won’t set sail this week. Shonen Jump has confirmed the delay is due to Eiichiro Oda’s health, validating fan fears after the sudden schedule shake-up.
One Piece chapter 1162 got bumped, and now we know why. The short version: it is a one-week pause tied to Eiichiro Oda's health, and the manga is slated to be back in the very next issue. Not ideal, obviously, but also not a major derailment.
What happened and who confirmed it
After an initial heads-up that 1162 would be delayed for unspecified reasons, fans immediately guessed it might be Oda not feeling well. That ended up being right. A notice from the Shonen Jump Editorial Department, shared on X by @pewpiece, says the series is on break for this issue because of Oda's poor health, with publication resuming in the next issue. Understandably, that stirred up fresh worry given how up-and-down his health has been lately.
How this messes with the schedule (and how much)
Chapter 1161 marked the manga's return from a prior break, and the plan was pretty straightforward: run three chapters in a row and then rest again after 1163. This unexpected pause lands right in the middle of that run, so the timeline nudges back a week.
Current target: One Piece chapter 1162 is now expected next week on October 12, 2025 (October 13 in some regions). While it has not been officially locked, the series will most likely slide back into its usual rhythm after that.
The bigger picture: Oda's health
This is the part that is both understandable and a little worrying. Oda has been open about what he is dealing with, and the pattern of short breaks has become more frequent in recent years. Inside baseball, sure, but it matters when you are in the middle of the final saga and every chapter feels heavy.
- Oda has said he has moderate diabetes and gout, which he links to the job's reality: long hours, lots of sitting.
- He underwent eye surgery for astigmatism, which led to a month-long hiatus at the time.
- Beyond that, there have been multiple health-related pauses, contributing to an increasingly stop-and-start release cadence.
My read on it
There is a ton of pressure to stick the landing on this final saga. That pressure should not be paid in Oda's health. If that means longer breaks or even a real hiatus, so be it. The story will be better for it, and frankly, I would rather wait than watch the schedule grind down the person making the thing we all love.
Where to read
When it returns, you can read One Piece on Viz Media.