One Piece Return Date Set as Eiichiro Oda Explains the Sudden Delay
Plans hit a snag as the newest chapter misses its release window; a revised date is pending.
Quick heads-up for fellow Straw Hat watchers: the One Piece manga hit an unplanned timeout this week, but the return date is already locked.
What happened and when it comes back
The chapter that was supposed to land in Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 45 (on sale Monday, October 6) didn't make it. Instead, the next chapter is now slated for Issue 46, which goes on sale Tuesday, October 14. The official One Piece accounts say the pause is due to Eiichiro Oda's poor health. The good news: he's recovering.
"Issue 45 will not feature a new chapter of One Piece due to the author's poor health... The author is recuperating well."
One inside-baseball wrinkle: because of how print deadlines work, One Piece still shows up in the contents page and the reader survey postcard for Issue 45. That's a printing process thing, not a secret chapter. They apologized for the mix-up and confirmed the series resumes in Issue 46.
Where the story is right now
In the manga, we're deep into the Elbaf arc, which has steered into the God Valley Incident — the mysterious, infamous flashpoint that the series has teased for ages. If you like the lore-heavy, history-rewriting chapters, that's the vein we&aposre in.
Elsewhere in the One Piece-verse
- Anime: Still sailing through Egghead Island, with new episodes streaming weekly on Crunchyroll.
- Live-action: Season 2 is set for 2026 on Netflix. Netflix recently dropped first looks at Loguetown and Reverse Mountain. Season 1 is streaming now.
Bottom line: unexpected skip this week, back next week. Health comes first — hopefully Oda keeps getting the rest he needs. I'll update if the schedule shifts again.