Another pause may be coming for One Piece after chapter 1171

Fans hoping for a smooth run of One Piece chapters may want to brace themselves. New online updates suggest the long-running manga could take another short break immediately after chapter 1171 is released.

The speculation stems from posts by the X account @pewpiece, a source widely followed by the One Piece community for release-related updates.

According to the account, the series is expected to skip the following week after chapter 1171, continuing a pattern of intermittent pauses that readers have grown used to in recent years.

The timing has frustrated some fans, particularly because the manga only recently returned from a brief gap. As the story moves deeper into a high-stakes arc, readers had been hoping for uninterrupted weekly installments.

No official explanation has been provided by publisher Shueisha or creator Eiichiro Oda. While breaks are often built into Weekly Shonen Jump’s schedule or taken to manage Oda’s workload, the lack of confirmation has left room for speculation across social media.

Reactions online have been mixed. Some fans expressed disappointment over another delay, while others defended the breaks as necessary for maintaining the quality of a series that has been running for more than two decades.

For now, chapter 1171 remains on schedule.

Chapter 1171 release times:

• Japan: January 19, 2026, at 12:00am JST

• India: January 18, 2026, at 8:30pm IST

• United States: January 18, 2026, at 10:00am ET

• United Kingdom: January 18, 2026, at 3:00pm GMT