Update: Manga Plus has now updated One Piece Chapter 1132’s listing back to the original release date of November 17th, 2024.
One Piece has been remarkably consistent since debuting in 1997, with Eiichiro Oda only taking occasional breaks throughout the entire run. More recently, he’s employed regular gaps in the schedule to give him time to maintain chapters without burning out.
Usually, we know ahead of time when these breaks will happen. However, a mistaken listing on Manga Plus gave the impression One Piece Chapter 1132 would arrive on December 1, 2024, three weeks from the original publishing date. This has now been rectified, thankfully.
MANGA Plus has now reverted back the date and ONE PIECE will publish a new chapter on November 17th, 2024.We'll keep informing on the matter.https://t.co/Tii6aOSzH1 https://t.co/40568DhRnJ pic.twitter.com/DVHowrq936
— Shonen Jump News (@WSJ_manga) November 12, 2024
MAnga Plus hasn’t commented on what ahppened, which was likely a simple error of some sort. Eiichiro uses two-to-three-week spaces to keep the quality high without burning out, and a break appearing so suddenly prompted concerns for his wellbeing.
“Oda should take care of himself,” said one fan on X/Twitter. “Noooooo, I hope Oda is safe and healthy,” another added.
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A combined six weeks without over the course of two months without official explanation would’ve been unusual, but there are some mitigating circumstances. For instance, the One Piece anime is on hiatus until 2025, so Eiichiro doesn’t need to create runway for Toei to animate right now.
A remake of the Fish-Man Island Arc is currently airing weekly as a stopgap. On top of that, live-action One Piece Season 2 is filming, and Eiichiro has resumed his position as executive producer. He already took a short break from drawing the manga to help out with that, and there’s a good chance he’s still assisting Netflix there.
Until we know more though, this is speculation, and still worrying for readers who’re up to date. Right now, One Piece is just getting stuck into the Elbaph Arc, where Luffy’s met Prince Loki after his Observation Haki was triggered.
Where this leads us, we’ll have to wait and see. Luckily, you can check out our list of the best anime movies and the best horror anime for ways to fill the time.
