Over the last few months, One Piece fans have endured quite a difficult time due to a severe lack of consistency in manga chapter releases by author Eiichiro Oda. While some of the breaks stemmed from Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump, the vast majority of them came from the author himself, who has been going on frequent hiatuses for one reason or another.
On October 18, 2026, immediately after the release of Chapter 1196, the series creator announced yet another short hiatus, and now the manga is on break, leaving fans with nothing to look forward to in this week's Jump issue. Thankfully, it has already been confirmed that One Piece is set to return very soon. To that end, November 1 is shaping up to be a massive day for fans of the series, as Eiichiro Oda is officially looking to make a comeback in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 49 with a new chapter of the beloved One Piece series to continue the Elbaf arc.
One Piece chapter 1196 was released on October 18, 2026, in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 47. The vast majority of the chapter was focused on the cook of the Straw Hat Pirates, Sanji, as he continued his battle against Saint Killingham. At the end of the chapter, the fight was edging towards its climax, which is why the vast majority of the fans would have loved it to continue this week.
Unfortunately, Sanji Vs Killingham was interrupted by yet another hiatus from the author , Eiichiro Oda.
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