Next August 30 will mark exactly five years
since Eiichiro Oda, the creator of “ One
Piece ,” announced his intention to end the series within five years .
The iconic manga, which is published in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, has been
in circulation for 27 years and has exceeded 1,100 chapters. However, the
question that many fans are asking is: is it really feasible for the
story to reach its conclusion in the time promised by Oda?
In 2019, during an appearance on the
Japanese YouTube channel Fischer's, Oda surprised by stating that he planned to
close the One Piece story within five years. This claim
was supported by his editor at the time, who confirmed that the goal was
achievable. Two years later, in 2021, when the series reached the
milestone of 1,000 chapters, the mangaka commented that “the adventure already
had one foot in the end ,” which intensified speculation among fans
about the outcome of the epic saga.
Currently, One Piece is in its final
saga, revealing several of the mysteries that Oda has planted throughout the
series. However, despite the accelerated pace of the
plot in the last chapters, many fans agree that the end still seems to be a few
years away. This is partly due to contradictory statements from Oda himself,
who in 2023, during the twenty-fifth anniversary of the series, softened his
previous comments by saying: “ I was the one who stirred things up
by talking about how we were in the final stage, but It won’t end so quickly,
so I would like readers to relax and enjoy the story .”
Plus, Oda isn't exactly known for predicting exactly
when the series will end. As he revealed in an interview with The New
York Times, at the beginning of his career he thought One Piece would end in
five years, but that clearly hasn't been the case. The recent
conclusion of popular series like My Hero Academia and the imminent completion
of Jujutsu Kaisen have put Weekly Shonen Jump fans on alert about the end of
other great works, but everything indicates that One Piece will continue its
journey for a while longer. , despite the fact that the five-year period given
by Oda is about to expire.
With the story approaching its climax, One
Piece fans find themselves in a state of anticipation , knowing that
although the end is closer than ever, there is still much to explore and
discover in this vast world of pirates.
Source: AUTOMATON
MEDIA
