Oda's Interviews

[Broker D Underworld]

@Rocinante:

the image is too small, care to explain?

Mmm… If I remember well, this "scan" hinted a possibly return for these guys, and Oda refers to them as thugs/mafia dudes.

Oda confirms that they're the same as the ones who we saw on that famous cover of Luffy and Ace vs two kids.

Note: There is another broker (the old dude with googles, trident and cigar) that was shown in a cover and in manga too much more earlythan he appeared at Punk Hazard arc.

I think it's pretty much confirmed that he's a Revolutionary officer but maybe he could be an spy or something... I mean, not a true Revolutionary member.

[Cockycent]

@Broker:

Mmm… If I remember well, this "scan" hinted a possibly return for these guys, and Oda refers to them as thugs/mafia dudes.

Oda confirms that they're the same as the ones who we saw on that famous cover of Luffy and Ace vs two kids.

Note: There is another broker (the old dude with googles, trident and cigar) that was shown in a cover and in manga too much more earlythan he appeared at Punk Hazard arc.

I think it's pretty much confirmed that he's a Revolutionary officer but maybe he could be an spy or something... I mean, not a true Revolutionary member.

Really? I actually like searching for stuff like this. If you can give me a ballpark of where he might have been shown on a cover, i'll check.

[Broker D Underworld]

I'll try to post the cover and the scene where he's been shown but it's a bit difficult.

#1969 EDIT: Here's the only one that I could have found…

This one is from manga material 100% canon:

The another one who's the cover is missing…

[Cockycent]

@Broker:

I'll try to post the cover and the scene where he's been shown but it's a bit difficult.

#1969 EDIT: Here's the only one that I could have found…

This one is from manga material 100% canon:

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQGFhpqz_bFsCyxsLrT-1OVMYKZjXKTQ-gkTohABMVPtGTgT7Y-

The another one who's the cover is missing…

That looks like Terry. It's definitely interesting tho. Great find

[Broker D Underworld]

@Cockycent:

That looks like Terry. It's definitely interesting tho. Great find

Nope. Terry Gilteo is much more young than this dude and beard is different.

Thanks.

[RevolutionaryOfThe6Paths]

Naito said SIIIIKE.

[danilomaster87]

Naito: "Oda, WTF. You said OP will finish in 5 years!"
Oda: "yep, 5 years in the OP current timeline."
Naito: "oh, you…"
large laugh of random sit-com

[Cockycent]

The Naito guy basically said what i've been saying for years. It's too many points to check off. I wasn't disagreeing with Oda's wish, it was how some perceived it.

There are people in that thread, on this forum, Reddit and so many other platforms that are saying that it's ok to skip plot points that were hinted (which I think is based on fatigue and/or Oda/editor's interviews being misinterpreted) and end the story, but complaining about Oda not showing a meaningless clash or fight. Somebody literally said Teach vs Bonney. What did we miss from Sanji vs Page One? If Sanji beat him, then it's the same as not showing Sanji vs Yonji. It's not the narrative. Sanji being stronger than his brothers after all these years was not the narrative. Taking pride in something that isn't a warrior/his own destiny is. Being able to fight is a side thing. Then we look at what is more likely, which is Sanji being able to escape Page One. That is even more of a reason to not show it.

I remember laughing so hard when watching Kata and bros. fight Jigra's associates and Zoro vs those Wano officials. If you want your fight, watch the anime, you'll probably get it. Even Batman got some love in the recent episodes.

[Blissed]

Finally people can stop panicking over this

[Gia Sado]

Lol i had a big feeling it was hot air. There is jusy way too much and Oda is not a man who rushes things. This is excellent news

[FelRes]

How are any of you still surprised by a time-left estimate at this point.

[Sengokusgoat]

To be fair I don't think anyone was taking the 5 years in stride. The discussion was between ''Okay maybe not 5 years, but 6-8 should be enough'' and ''No, there's gotta be at least 10+ years left''.

[Gia Sado]

@Sengokusgoat:

To be fair I don't think anyone was taking the 5 years in stride. The discussion was between ''Okay maybe not 5 years, but 6-8 should be enough'' and ''No, there's gotta be at least 10+ years left''.

Well, "lol no, 5 years is too little" kind of hurts the 6-8 year argument too. That isnt too much longer all things considering, and Oda's pace isnt exactly the fastest or most efficient. Ive been arguing another 8-10 years after Wano ends and Im still going to say that that might even be low.

[RevolutionaryOfThe6Paths]

http://forums.arlongpark.net/showthread.php?t=515
Why is it always 5 years lol. Reading old discussions is hilarious and i thought i'd bring this up since it fits the topic

Anyways, Naito said 5 years is impossible. Impossible tells me that we should expect at least 7-8 more years of story. It just makes the most sense

[Cockycent]

I don't remember anyone saying 10+ years. I do remember saying that, anyone that takes his 5 years wish as realistic, is being dismissive of what has been shown in the story. Even 80% sounds unrealistic when you look at the story.

[KaidoBoby]

what Naito said in that part of the video:
“A while ago, Oda-sensei appeared in a certain youtube video and said something about OP ending in 5 years.”
That was a big news.
“Yeah, and I thought to myself ‘why did everyone believe that? There’s no way’ .”
“Well, it’s not that we want to drag anything, the stories ahead are just that dense, we still have so much to do, to finish all of them in 5 years…
Right now we’re at around Act 2 of Wano country arc, which means from here on we’re getting closer to the core, and this arc is very important for that reason.”

[Gia Sado]

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[Gia Sado]

@KaidoBoby:

what Naito said in that part of the video:
“A while ago, Oda-sensei appeared in a certain youtube video and said something about OP ending in 5 years.”
That was a big news.
“Yeah, and I thought to myself ‘why did everyone believe that? There’s no way’ .”
“Well, it’s not that we want to drag anything, the stories ahead are just that dense, we still have so much to do, to finish all of them in 5 years…
Right now we’re at around Act 2 of Wano country arc, which means from here on we’re getting closer to the core, and this arc is very important for that reason.”

So what is he saying here? That they still will or they wont finish in 5 years?

Cause to me, it still seems nigh impossible even if they densely pack everything together. My guess is hes saying "To finish all of them in 5 years (is impossible)"?

Also, pretty solid confirmation that Wano probably isnt even halfway done lol

Edit: Oh i see he meant "Core of the Series"….wonder what means?

[wolfwood]

What does getting closer to the core mean in this context?

[maxterdexter]

There is this "core" in the island, it is located in Onigashima, sold by the shogun to get Kaido to colaborate with his plot. The one who controls the core will be able to go sober in 15 minutes with mild workout.

[Unknown1886]

I think 'core' means the great world war that WB predicted

[RevolutionaryOfThe6Paths]

@KaidoBoby:

what Naito said in that part of the video:
“A while ago, Oda-sensei appeared in a certain youtube video and said something about OP ending in 5 years.”
That was a big news.
“Yeah, and I thought to myself ‘why did everyone believe that? There’s no way’ .”
“Well, it’s not that we want to drag anything, the stories ahead are just that dense, we still have so much to do, to finish all of them in 5 years…
Right now we’re at around Act 2 of Wano country arc, which means from here on we’re getting closer to the core, and this arc is very important for that reason.”

Thank you for the translation KaidoBoby aka Etenboby.

[Unknown1886]

After oda's previous 'prediction' I was thinking that one piece would end at 1200 but now after seeing the former editor's comments I think 1300 (which would take just over 9 years at current pace) is reasonable although I can't see the story going beyond that.

[Gia Sado]

I think by "Core", he doesnt really mean Climax, but I feel like most entertaining portion where a ton of revelations get shown, many characters come together, and we get a semblance of where the story is heading officially.
And I think by "Core", it has to do with some serious stuff involving Oni-Giants, Kaido, Rocks, etc. Perhaps Oda is really going to start peeling back the world more here.

I'm sure Wano begins that, but we have ti remember it took Oda 300 chapters to set up both Kaido and BM, and we have plenty more beyond them that need focus.

I wouldnt be surprised if the end of Wano only signfies 2/3rds of what he has coming, truly. It will be dense, so i dont expect another 12-14 years of story, but i can anticipate the idea that it MIGHT happen.

1300-1400 chapters isnt sounding too crazy now, thats 8-10 years.

[Robby]

Before we got to Big Mom's arc, (3 years ago) I thought at that point in time the series could conceivably end in about 8 years, by chapter 1200, volume 120, right around the 25th anniversary in 2022.

But then instead of taking 1 year, Big Mom took 2, and didn't even resolve itself, leaving things wide open.

We're now about a year into Wano, and depending on the scale of the battles, I can easily see it lasting another two years. Especially since even if the action resolves relatively quickly in a year or so, the aftermath will still take months.

At this point I can't see it ending before chapter 1400 and the 30th anniversary in 2027, and even that is really tight.

Wano- 2 more years
Stuff we just don't know about. -1 yearReverie, bonus island, vegapunk, shanks, davy back, Rox, Im, revolutionaries, weeviletc. There's bound to be at least one more big surprise arc and stuff that just doesn't fit elsewhere..
Elbaf-1 year
Raftel-1 year (Short overall island adventure, but Including Roger flashback)
War-3 years (1 solid year of which is 10 strawhats getting 3_chapter fight each, plus longer fight for Luffy)

And that's conservative going at top speed. (For simplicity sake I'm estimating 50 chapters per year because that's easier to math, but Oda does about 40 a year now, so really that's more 10 years than 8.)

I totally get that Oda wants to finish and he'll start cutting some corners to get there faster, but then you look at Wano's cast of hundreds and its just… nope. If Oda was really going to make it all shorter he could have cut 10 or 20 chapters from the Big Mom water chase,and introduced less randos in this arc, for instance. But he didn't, because he can't help himself.

I suppose its possible that Elbaf ends up being a really small adventure 10-20 chapter adventure but it feels like it might be where all Big Mom's resolution goes so any chance of it being a 10 or 20 chapter thing is gone. It also feels like the best place roughly to meet with Shanks since after that its Raftel and endgame. And all THAT is assuming the final war doesn't balloon like Naruto and Bleach did and take 5 or 6 years plus a super lengthy epilogue.

To make that calculation even worse, I have to assume that even if he is reaching the organic natural end of the story around year 32 or 33, in the midst of a giant war, his editors might push him to stretch it just a little bit to get to year 35 so it can be a big push that way, and end on some sort of even volume number, the same way Naruto was blatantly stretched to last until year 15. (Though that might be realized by having Oda take more breaks rather than more chapters.)

That said, I do feel like the end is closer to 10 years than 15, which USED to be the estimate I'd give...

One caveat is, Oda might clear out a lot of fodder during this war, which would in turn allow him to make the final war a tiny bit smaller overall, but...

[Unknown1886]

@Robby:

Before we got to Big Mom's arc, I thought at that point in time the series could conceivably end in about 8 years, by chapter 1200, right around the 25th anniversary.

But then instead of taking 1 year, Big Mom took 2, and didn't even resolve itself, leaving things wide open.

We're now about a year into Wano, and depending on the scale of the battles, I can easily see it lasting another two years. Especially since even if the action resolves relatively quickly, the aftermath will still take months.

At this point I can't see it ending before chapter 1400 and the 30th anniversary.

Wano- 2 more years
Stuff we just don't know about. -1 yearReverie, bonus island, vegapunk, shanks, davy back, Rox, Im, etc. There's bound to be at least one more big surprise arc.
Elbaf-1 year
Raftel-1 year (Short overall island adventure, but Including Roger flashback)
War-3 years (1 solid year of which is 10 strawhats getting 3_chapter fight each, plus longer fight for Luffy)

And that's conservative going at top speed. (For simplicity sake I'm estimating 50 chapters per year because that's easier to math, but Oda does about 40 a year now, so really that's more 10 years than 8.)

I totally get that Oda wants to finish and he'll start cutting some corners to get there faster, but then you look at Wano's cast of hundreds and its just… nope. If Oda was really going to make it all shorter he could have cut 10 or 20 chapters from the Big Mom water chase, for instance. But he didn't, because he can't help himself.

I suppose its possible that Elbaf ends up being a really small adventure but it feels like it might be where all Big Mom's resolution goes so any chance of it being a 10 or 20 chapter thing is gone. It also feels like the best place roughly to meet with Shanks since after that its Raftel and endgame. And all THAT is assuming the final war doesn't balloon like Naruto and Bleach did and take 5 or 6 years plus a super lengthy epilogue.

That said, I do feel like the end is closer to 10 years than 15, when that USED to be the estimate I'd give.

I think the 'final war' is everything beginning from wano/reverie to the end of the series instead of it being one single battle after the OP is found.

[Sengokusgoat]

Yep, with crazy crap going down at Reverie and Big Mom and Kaido declaring their intention to take over the world, I wouldn't be surprised if Wano is already part of this final war that will encompass the rest of the series. Although that doesn't really say anything about the possible length. Just that things won't cool down from here on out.

[Gia Sado]

@Sengokusgoat:

Yep, with crazy crap going down at Reverie and Big Mom and Kaido declaring their intention to take over the world, I wouldn't be surprised if Wano is already part of this final war that will encompass the rest of the series. Although that doesn't really say anything about the possible length. Just that things won't cool down from here on out.

It will probably be one war of several.
BM and Kaido going down leaves power vacuums, enough for other "runner-ups" to start battling each other for those spots. On the flipside, the Revolutionaries have to declare war on the Tennryuubito officially, the WG begins its purge, the Marines and CP-0 make their moves, Shanks and BB play their roles, and the Ancient Weapons play a part for something. All the while, Fishman Island still needs to get destroyed (and possibly Mariejois).

I can see this war carrying over to other big scale wars, but Wano likely won't be connected to other wars officially. Geographically, its not really related to anything else, but I can see Wano's warriors assisiting Luffy towards the end.

Really curious about next chapter. If its the Reverie it may actually answer a few of these questions.

[Robby]

@Unknown1886:

I think the 'final war' is everything beginning from wano/reverie to the end of the series instead of it being one single battle after the OP is found.

The final war is related to whatever the secret of the One Piece reveals that the government has been hiding for 800 years.

The aftermath of this war will affect the later, due to power vacuums and alliances, but is not in and of itself the final thing. This one is purely about Kaidou, not the world.

[KageKageKing]

I just wants to end it before I die.

[Unknown1886]

@Robby:

The final war is related to whatever the secret of the One Piece reveals that the government has been hiding for 800 years.

The aftermath of this war will affect the later, due to power vacuums and alliances, but is not in and of itself the final thing. This one is purely about Kaidou, not the world.

To clarify my point, I see the 'final war' being a series of battles all across the world beginning with the raid on onigashima and ending with a battle between luffy and BB on raftel and maybe even another battle at marijois against Im. This scenario would also give credence to kaido's declaration about starting the greatest war.
Moreover, I don't think finding the OP in and of itself would trigger the 'final war' when on one hand things are already set up for a world war, and on the other hand pirates and the WG have always respectively been fighting to either find it or prevent others from finding it.

[FelRes]

@KageKageKing:

I just wants to end it before I die.

Some of us legit won't make it to the end and that saddens me.

[mario time]

I think the final arc road to Raftel will start in 2022 and the manga will end late 2027
The anime will end early 2029 imo

[MiyamotoMusashi]

@Robby:

Before we got to Big Mom's arc, (3 years ago) I thought at that point in time the series could conceivably end in about 8 years, by chapter 1200, volume 120, right around the 25th anniversary in 2022.

But then instead of taking 1 year, Big Mom took 2, and didn't even resolve itself, leaving things wide open.

We're now about a year into Wano, and depending on the scale of the battles, I can easily see it lasting another two years. Especially since even if the action resolves relatively quickly in a year or so, the aftermath will still take months.

At this point I can't see it ending before chapter 1400 and the 30th anniversary in 2027, and even that is really tight.

Wano- 2 more years
Stuff we just don't know about. -1 yearReverie, bonus island, vegapunk, shanks, davy back, Rox, Im, revolutionaries, weeviletc. There's bound to be at least one more big surprise arc and stuff that just doesn't fit elsewhere..
Elbaf-1 year
Raftel-1 year (Short overall island adventure, but Including Roger flashback)
War-3 years (1 solid year of which is 10 strawhats getting 3_chapter fight each, plus longer fight for Luffy)

And that's conservative going at top speed. (For simplicity sake I'm estimating 50 chapters per year because that's easier to math, but Oda does about 40 a year now, so really that's more 10 years than 8.)

I totally get that Oda wants to finish and he'll start cutting some corners to get there faster, but then you look at Wano's cast of hundreds and its just… nope. If Oda was really going to make it all shorter he could have cut 10 or 20 chapters from the Big Mom water chase,and introduced less randos in this arc, for instance. But he didn't, because he can't help himself.

I suppose its possible that Elbaf ends up being a really small adventure 10-20 chapter adventure but it feels like it might be where all Big Mom's resolution goes so any chance of it being a 10 or 20 chapter thing is gone. It also feels like the best place roughly to meet with Shanks since after that its Raftel and endgame. And all THAT is assuming the final war doesn't balloon like Naruto and Bleach did and take 5 or 6 years plus a super lengthy epilogue.

To make that calculation even worse, I have to assume that even if he is reaching the organic natural end of the story around year 32 or 33, in the midst of a giant war, his editors might push him to stretch it just a little bit to get to year 35 so it can be a big push that way, and end on some sort of even volume number, the same way Naruto was blatantly stretched to last until year 15. (Though that might be realized by having Oda take more breaks rather than more chapters.)

That said, I do feel like the end is closer to 10 years than 15, which USED to be the estimate I'd give...

One caveat is, Oda might clear out a lot of fodder during this war, which would in turn allow him to make the final war a tiny bit smaller overall, but...

A constant battle in Oda´s mind between the desire to finally retire and spend some quality time, and do his own magnum opus justice.

[Shiebs]

@MiyamotoMusashi:

A constant battle in Oda´s mind between the desire to finally retire and spend some quality time, and do his own magnum opus justice.

Makes me wonder how much awesome stuff Oda's decided to leave out of the manga in oreder to finish it in a timely fashion

[Robby]

@Shiebs:

Makes me wonder how much awesome stuff Oda's decided to leave out of the manga in oreder to finish it in a timely fashion

Mostly fight scenes, I would think. Going way back the clearest example I can think of that seems obvious is the General zombies on Thriller Bark. Whole bunch of cool unique designs, get a chapter ending cliffhanger… Oars just stomps on them and they're all dealt with which cuts four months off the arc. Plus the zombies that had ZOro and Sanji's shadows were just sort of... dealt with.

On Fishman Island there were a bunch of opportunities to hype Hody and his gang by showing them overwhelming weaker guys, including the princes... but instead that was all left offscreen and then they all got stomped really fast in about 2 chapters. Or Robin looking for a Poneglyph there didn't show any research beign done, she just found where it was and arrived there.

Stuff like that seems like where the cuts happen most often, and Odas done that a lot since the new world. These are things where if the anime was really on the ball they could fill in and flesh out, but the anime tends to grab a character gag and beat their joke into the ground instead, like with Hancock or Buggy. Rather than really fleshing out the world or expanding on the offscreen battles.

This is also why we haven't gotten full crew fights since Enies Lobby, (And Alabasta before that) because giving every single member of the crew a 2 or 3 chapter extended battle takes a solid year So Oda's gonna save that for the big finale.

[auem]

@KageKageKing:

I just wants to end it before I die.

I feel the same, about another manga…..
On topic, i always thought 1300-1400 chapters were about correct guess of this story's length. I also think there will be at least another arc after( or before) Elbaf. Oda may put Sanji's 'all blue' in a mini arc.A light-hearted arc before the final storm.

[MiyamotoMusashi]

@Shiebs:

Makes me wonder how much awesome stuff Oda's decided to leave out of the manga in oreder to finish it in a timely fashion

As long as you do not feel something is clearly lacking, i do not mind it that much, just combining things to save time has already backfired…

[Shiebs]

@Robby:

Mostly fight scenes, I would think. Going way back the clearest example I can think of that seems obvious is the General zombies on Thriller Bark. Whole bunch of cool unique designs, get a chapter ending cliffhanger… Oars just stomps on them and they're all dealt with which cuts four months off the arc. Plus the zombies that had ZOro and Sanji's shadows were just sort of... dealt with.

On Fishman Island there were a bunch of opportunities to hype Hody and his gang by showing them overwhelming weaker guys, including the princes... but instead that was all left offscreen and then they all got stomped really fast in about 2 chapters. Or Robin looking for a Poneglyph there didn't show any research beign done, she just found where it was and arrived there.

Stuff like that seems like where the cuts happen most often, and Odas done that a lot since the new world.

This is also why we haven't gotten full crew fights since Enies Lobby, (And Alabasta before that) because giving every single member of the crew a 2 or 3 chapter extended battle takes a solid year So Oda's gonna save that for the big finale.

I honestly feel post time skip hasn't had enough good fights, I don't want to be that jackass who only wants battles continuously and no story, but I feel Oda's dropping the ball a little by trying to save to much time, although I do understand why he's doing it, it's just irksome

@MiyamotoMusashi:

As long as you do not feel something is clearly lacking, i do not mind it that much, just combining things to save time has already backfired…

Story wise I think everything's going good, but like I said above I wouldn't mind a few more fights here and there

[Robby]

You say that, but whenever the story hits a stretch of actual fighting people always complain that tis slowed to a crawl. Dresserossa was a major example, and people got annoyed with Luffy vs. Katakuri. It's a shonen battle manga so its part of the DNA but…

[Shiebs]

@Robby:

You say that, but whenever the story hits a stretch of actual fighting people always complain that tis slowed to a crawl. Dresserossa was a major example, and people got annoyed with Luffy vs. Katakuri. It's a shonen battle manga so its part of the DNA but…

There was only one real fight at Whole Cake Island, unless you count the chase scene, and I loved that! and Dressrosa's main problem was that for the most part the straw hats weren't the ones fighting, and Zoro's fight was to easy but Franky vs Senor Pink was probably one of Dressrosa's best parts (granted that had more to do with his back story)

then again I started at the very end of Thriller Bark, so I wasn't reading chapter to chapter on Albasta, skepeia or Enies Lobby, so I'll have to take your word for it that people got tired of the one on one's

I have a feeling that in this part 3 of Wano were finally gonna get our awaited one on one match ups, so I'll soon see whether I enjoy them or not….. hopefully

[Captain M]

I've been arguing against the idea of there being a million years to go, but my first reaction to Oda's comment somewhere a few dozen pages back was "oh, he's lowballing it, more like 6 - 8." Nairo's new comment I think backs that up. Of course Oda was being optimistic with the number, but the crux of his comment was definitely that the endgame is within sight. I'd be surprised if there's anything besides Elbaf and the finale in terms of major arcs to go. All these loose plot threads left will be made to tie into one of those arcs either as a main plot or a subplot, one way or another. At least, that's what feels right from my perspective.

[Gia Sado]

@Captain:

I've been arguing against the idea of there being a million years to go, but my first reaction to Oda's comment somewhere a few dozen pages back was "oh, he's lowballing it, more like 6 - 8." Nairo's new comment I think backs that up. Of course Oda was being optimistic with the number, but the crux of his comment was definitely that the endgame is within sight. I'd be surprised if there's anything besides Elbaf and the finale in terms of major arcs to go. All these loose plot threads left will be made to tie into one of those arcs either as a main plot or a subplot, one way or another. At least, that's what feels right from my perspective.

Im just excited to be here at this moment. Wano is certainly bringing us to the crux of the story (Oda always talked about how the Yonko were always supposed to be the main obstacles before he opened up the world and added hundreds of other characters) and will be the first major arc where a Yonko will likely fall. How does something so huge affect the OP world? A shichibukai can be replaced easily, but we've seen what happens when one dies. What happens when not only Kaido, but eventually, Big Mom goes down too?

Not to mention the Abolishment of the Shichibukai system and its effects, Vegapunk's weapons being proper replacements, Weevil's monstrous strength being problematic (or beneficial?) to Luffy/Marco, the WG making its move with the Marines, the outcome of the Reverie as a whole (REALLY hoping 956 gives us a taste of it) and much more.

This truly is the most exciting time to be an OP fan if I have to say. So much stuff is closing in and yes, while it may take upwards of another 6-10 years to tell it all, it will be worth the wait.

[Captain M]

@Gia:

Im just excited to be here at this moment. Wano is certainly bringing us to the crux of the story (Oda always talked about how the Yonko were always supposed to be the main obstacles before he opened up the world and added hundreds of other characters) and will be the first major arc where a Yonko will likely fall. How does something so huge affect the OP world? A shichibukai can be replaced easily, but we've seen what happens when one dies. What happens when not only Kaido, but eventually, Big Mom goes down too?

Not to mention the Abolishment of the Shichibukai system and its effects, Vegapunk's weapons being proper replacements, Weevil's monstrous strength being problematic (or beneficial?) to Luffy/Marco, the WG making its move with the Marines, the outcome of the Reverie as a whole (REALLY hoping 956 gives us a taste of it) and much more.

This truly is the most exciting time to be an OP fan if I have to say. So much stuff is closing in and yes, while it may take upwards of another 6-10 years to tell it all, it will be worth the wait.

Absolutely agreed! We're at the end of nearly a decade of planning and buildup and the consequences are going to snowball into something beyond what anyone can predict at this point. I think that inevitable acceleration is where Oda's getting his hopes for a quick finish from, because whether it actually takes a long time or not, that's going to make it feel like we've suddenly picked up a lot of speed. Can't wait to see what he does with it all.

[Kishido]

I say at least 15 years…

[Cockycent]

What any fan wants and what is stated in interviews has mostly differed from what is happening in the story. To try and estimate if it'll finish at a specific chapter number (1400, 1650, 2000) or year (5 or 10 years from now) is a bad guessing game. Especially when the mangaka has fluctuated his stance throughout the years. There is no fixed rate when it comes to percentages either. X amount of chapters doesn't equate to a certain percentage and neither does time in the story and definitely not time as readers.

This is why dismissing things left open is crucial. Whenever I see people do this, it's usually based on "I want it to end b4 I die" or "___ said this in an interview". Neither are reliable and you can bring up that the writer and those close to him know more than us, but why do we continue to get information that is either inaccurate or just false?

The most reliable source for when the story ends is the actual story. Yonko Saga has formally introduced us to the 2 lesser known Yonko, Im, and a deeper look into the PG concept (those who make the text, amount, some locations, importance of Rio, etc). While these are very much endgame factors, we also have to question why we are

• still learning about Haki and DF applications that are almost common knowledge
• seeing that the crew is obviously not in the same weight class as a Yonko crew and better yet the WG
• barely venturing the other 3 Blues, but being informed about the happenings and history of them
• digging into the Underworld, bit by bit
• still in the dark about the D. clan, Uranus
• still getting new members, while getting arcs that are mostly devoted to simultaneously fleshing out backstory and progressing current members? Is this only for certain members (just Sanji and Zoro)? Will the new members get this treatment? Can 2 or 3 members get this treatment in 1 arc (Nami + Franky, the blanks for Jinbei + Brook b4 Rumbar Pirates)? Can progression/backstory subplots get bundled with dreams being fulfilled in an arc and what are the chances of this getting rushed?

This isn't all and those who pay attention to the story know this. None of these things listed can be omitted or dismissed as "well it's not that important". When I question these things, it brings me to the conclusion that after this Yonko Saga, the story's pacing is going to slow down and the crew will grow through experiences that are more of their pace before returning to any Yonko antagonist. I think of when it's brought up that Shanks returned to the New World after making a name, Roger having to go through multiple voyages, how inexperienced and outclassed the crew is by their contemporaries and predecessors, not being acquainted by common tools and practices, etc and have to say that this isn't over. How long will it be before they return to endgame antagonist, after gaining experience, I just don't know. I do know that the last time they kept meeting their match (CP9, Moria, Kuma, ID, Paramount War), they had to take a break to grow individually. Based on this current pattern, I think that going back to a slower pace makes more sense than a timeskip.

[ScotchInformer]

" -things. Sugita proceeds to reveal that, while he was One Piece's editor, Oda revealed that One Piece was something of a deliberate subversion of Dragon Ball through having a vastly more complex story and characters, while Dragon Ball is a manga infamous for its simplicity. "

–- Update From New Post Merge ---

" -that Oda's legendary tendency to seed plot developments in through minor details was an influence on keeping the manga interesting, as was making sure the manga had consistent cliffhangers throughout.

I'm going to transcribe the last part to the best of my ability. "

Thanks to Yuma

[Broker D Underworld]

Hi,

Where are @hiktoj and the other provider who don't say anything for this chapter?

Hell… it's supposed to be a great chapter.

[zeff redleg]

One of the biggest mistakes people make while estimating the future is they predict the future based on the past events. It seems logical to do so, however, they fail to realize that the circumstances are no more the same as they were in the past events, and hence the future is somewhat different.

People fail to take into consideration the unforeseen events that might take place, the assumption that One Piece will have steady timeline with delivering 3 chapters per month being one. The possibility that Oda might add new elements as we go on is another. When you take these things into consideration, you can see the story easily going for another 15 years. This is the story Oda has put his life in it, he won't try to hurry up just to finish it. Instead he will try to make it even more grand.

Another reason is, Humans are not good at predicting how things will work out in the future. Oda has repeatedly been trying to say that it will take 5 years because that's how far he can see things in his own life. It's pretty reasonable for him to estimate that the story will go on for another 5 years. Let me ask you, how far ahead can you see things in your own life? 2-3 years maybe? If things are very stable you might be able to see more than this. But seeing more than 5 years would mean you must have story/content/ideas in your head which will take more than 5 years to publish, by now we all know that's not the case. As the story progresses Oda gets new ideas and he adds them as he goes along, these are not the things he sees ahead of time. The base story line remains the same but new ideas keep on emerging and he keeps on adding them thereby prolonging the series by even more years.

[NamiRobinFrankyAce]

If Oda gets new ideas he should preserve those for some self-cointained stories to write,drawn and pubblish a few years after the end of One Piece. Kinda like Toriyama did. He should focus on finishing One Piece in 7-8 years. I think the manga ending around the second half of 2027 in occasion of the 30th anniversary would be a cool way to end the series.