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JP Provider confirmed that One Piece on break for 2 Weeks, and Resume on Oct 16th with Issue #46
One Piece will be lead cover in Issue #46 of WSJ, and Chapter 992 will feature Color Spread !
There is apology for this sudden Break with reason in WSJ #44.
It's official. Sudden illness, resume on Oct 16th.
I hope Oda's alright. This break is extremely worrying me about his health conditions.
"Let's go to the New World! Yeah!"
I hope Oda's alright. This break is extremely worrying me about his health conditions.
If the news is coming out in this issue, it means he was sick two or three weeks ago already. As we haven't heard anything big, probably just the flu or something. It happens.
Good thread to remind you of something I said in the Chapter 991 thread:
Yesterday, a post was published on the Korean blog (the same blog on which spoilers are usually published). It contained "spoilers" of chapter 992.
Himiko confirmed to me that those are fake. They come from a Chinese user (since the handwriting is Chinese) and have only been translated into Korean by the person who relayed the fake spoilers.
Reason oficial in the wsj44 please ?
A part of me wants to chuckle at the irony of this happening right after the declaration that chapter 1000 would be out this year. Another part of me is selfishly disappointed that the media I take solace in is getting delayed when the world is so stressful and I'm most likely to turn to it for comfort. But mostly I just hope Oda's alright and wish him a smooth recovery from whatever it was that ailed him.You have to wonder if we were always going to get a colour spread for 992, or if some hasty revisions were done to fit one in when Oda started feeling the sickness creeping in. It seems incredibly convenient to have one come up just at the right time to celebrate the return after such a big break, but at the same time, the page structure (in terms of what sits together in a spread) is different between colour spread and non-colour spread chapters for the opening pages, so you generally couldn't just add a spread and call it a day.
Thanks to Emunopla :
Oda will be publish a declaration of apologizes explaining the reasons for the long pause.
I guess he really got the virus.
You have to wonder if we were always going to get a colour spread for 992, or
Due to printing time, the color pages are done much further in advance than the black and white pages. Color pages are done several weeks ahead of whatever chapter they appear in, that's why they're almost always completely standalone scenes and have little to do with the actual chapter. And also why the chapter titles and number usually aren't printed on them, but whatever the first B&W page is.
It was scheduled for when it was scheduled.
Oda doesn't need to apologize for anything. If he's ill, he needs to take care of himself. His well being is the most important thing for us all.
Oooh poo, why does stuff like this happen when the story starts to get good.
Jokes aside though, hope it just something minor and he's doing alright. In this climate these days, even a cold would seem serious.
Get nuts or go crazy trying.
Some days I wish that Oda take a year or two of hiatus so that he can travel the world and be refreshed.
Well let's see if he improves more his lifestyle (i know he stopped smoking and change a little bit his lifestyle) and tries to do more than a simple 30 minutes walk everyday (gym, other sports? eat more healthy?). Oda has been sick a lot lately (since the peritonsillar abscess in 2013). He is only 45 years old…he is very young. well let's see and hope he gets better!
A part of me wants to chuckle at the irony of this happening right after the declaration that chapter 1000 would be out this year. Another part of me is selfishly disappointed that the media I take solace in is getting delayed when the world is so stressful and I'm most likely to turn to it for comfort. But mostly I just hope Oda's alright and wish him a smooth recovery from whatever it was that ailed him.You have to wonder if we were always going to get a colour spread for 992, or if some hasty revisions were done to fit one in when Oda started feeling the sickness creeping in. It seems incredibly convenient to have one come up just at the right time to celebrate the return after such a big break, but at the same time, the page structure (in terms of what sits together in a spread) is different between colour spread and non-colour spread chapters for the opening pages, so you generally couldn't just add a spread and call it a day.
They usually announce Color Spreads the issue prior, so very likely 992 wasn't supposed to have a spread, but 993 or 994. Likely the swapped the title pages from another chapter to "reward" people for their patience.
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@Joy:
I guess he really got the virus.
If he had Covid, he'd be out for 2 months purely for isolation from his assistants.
Oooh poo, why does stuff like this happen when the story starts to get good.
Jokes aside though, hope it just something minor and he's doing alright. In this climate these days, even a cold would seem serious.
Funny enough, the last time this happened was 973 when the Wano flashback was ending in February lol. I remember the mass hysteria because of it. It was ridiculous.
Due to printing time, the color pages are done much further in advance than the black and white pages. Color pages are done several weeks ahead of whatever chapter they appear in, that's why they're almost always completely standalone scenes and have little to do with the actual chapter. And also why the chapter titles and number usually aren't printed on them, but whatever the first B&W page is..
Oh yeah, I've seen it speculated that Oda has a repository of colour spreads drawn or at least sketched up well in advance so he can just drop one in when the scheduling calls for it. Aside from the specific anniversary and new years ones, I seriously doubt most colour spreads are designed for their chapter (no matter what the tinfoil hat symbolism analysts say).
What I was trying to say when I'm talking about page structure for colour spread/normal chapters is this, (and forgive me if I'm overexplaining stuff you already know here)
! In a normal chapter, the cover sits to the left side of an open book and the first two actual manga pages go side by side, right?
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! In a colour spread chapter, generally, the opening is the colour spread, then a blank page and the first actual manga page goes on the left side after the empty space, and then normal spreads of side by side pages after that.
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! And because each page is designed to run off specific edges and the arrangement can't be changed if the spreads within the chapter are to line up, so it would be difficult to change whether a chapter is getting a spread or not. This structure has held true for hundreds of chapters now. The most noteworthy exception of the past few years was chapter 829, which goes straight from the colour spread to two side by side manga pages without the customary blank page, which itself could have been victim to a last minute change in colour page allocation.
@Joy:
Illness that gets you a 2 week break ?
Bruh, its not a "2 week break". He is missing 2 rounds of publishing deadlines. He's not chilling for 14 days doing nothing. He probably got sick for a week, especially in a way where he missed the first deadline, then was recovering beyond the 2nd deadline. He is very likely back at work finishing up 992, editing 993 and doing the storyboards for 994 already. This TAKES TIME to do and play catchup.
Being sick with the flu or anything like it could have you out for weeks. Have you actually ever been sick lol?
Unfortunate news. I hope Oda stays safe and spends whatever amount of time he needs recovering. I know it must be tempting try to continue working when he can, but he shouldn't try to push himself.
What I was trying to say when I'm talking about page structure
Do they have a blank page in there? I don't actually have any japanese jumps to look at, so I wouldn't know. That's news to me, but that makes sense. I'd always just assumed there'd be an ad or something on the flip.
Otherwise I'd assume that since the chapters read right to left, rather than left to right, then the first page being a splash or a spread doesn't affect anything at all, the magazine just accounts for it. How it works in the trade volumes at least. (And why there are SBS pages in the first place, to accommodate for pacing gaps.)
Slotting in a page 0, basically. (Or if it helps, the story usually starts on page 2, not page 1.) But if there's usually a blank page then I dunno. SHould be easy for Oda to account for in the Name phase of things unless something went really screwy.
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@Gia:
Bruh, its not a "2 week break". He is missing 2 rounds of publishing deadlines. He's not chilling for 14 days doing nothing. He probably got sick for a week, especially in a way where he missed the first deadline, then was recovering beyond the 2nd deadline. He is very likely back at work finishing up 992, editing 993 and doing the storyboards for 994 already. This TAKES TIME to do and play catchup.
Being sick with the flu or anything like it could have you out for weeks. Have you actually ever been sick lol?
This logic comment is too hard for some people to understand. Amazingly described.
You get sick on Thursday.
Book is due on Friday. So you miss that deadline.
You're still sick all weekend, and you can sort of work on Monday, but you feel like crap and can only work partly.
You don't hit your normal pace, and instead of having your rough draft ready on Tuesday like you should, it's not ready until Thursday. You don't have time to do a final product.
Suddenly, being sick for only three days causes you to miss two weeks of deadlines. ANd that's an easy light flu. Anything that knocks you out for longer would absolutely wreck two weeks of deadlines no matter what day you got ill..
Oda would have to get sick at the start of a work week for it to not mess up two issues. And that's a theoretical best case scenario where he already had most of the work done one week before getting sick.
Oda doesn't need to apologize for anything. If he's ill, he needs to take care of himself. His well being is the most important thing for us all.
I think you misunderstood the sense of the way he will apologize. Thats Japan work ethic. He is not apologizing with the tone "sorry i commited a crime" he will just say he is sorry for the disservice he did to the readers. By the way i have to say that i find the rethoric "we only care about Oda's health" (like he was a family member or a friend) a little hypocrite. Oda knows what to do with his life,if he wanted to end the manga and living a healthier lifestyle,he could anytime he wants,Shueisha wouldnt stop him i think (they just want it to be comunicated around a year in advance) but as long as he wants to continue with the manga,its his choice and we cant be angry with the fans who just wants to read the manga
I think you misunderstood the sense of the way he will apologize. Thats Japan work ethic. He is not apologizing with the tone "sorry i commited a crime" he will just say he is sorry for the disservice he did to the readers. By the way i have to say that i find the rethoric "we only care about Oda's health" (like he was a family member or a friend) a little hypocrite. Oda knows what to do with his life,if he wanted to end the manga and living a healthier lifestyle,he could anytime he wants,Jumps wouldnt stop him i think (they just want it to be comunicated around a year in advance) but as long as he wants to continue with the manga,its his choice and we cant be angry with the fans who just wants to read the manga
Exactly. And I believe that a vast Majority only cares about Oda's health, because they do want him to end the Manga.
Not only because they care sincerly for Oda from the bottom of their heart and mind.
Do they have a blank page in there? I don't actually have any japanese jumps to look at, so I wouldn't know. That's news to me, but that makes sense. I'd always just assumed there'd be an ad or something on the flip.
Otherwise I'd assume that since the chapters read right to left, rather than left to right, then the first page being a splash or a spread doesn't affect anything at all, the magazine just accounts for it. How it works in the trade volumes at least. (And why there are SBS pages in the first place, to accommodate for pacing gaps.)
Slotting in a page 0, basically. (Or if it helps, the story usually starts on page 2, not page 1.) But if there's usually a blank page then I dunno. SHould be easy for Oda to account for in the Name phase of things unless something went really screwy.
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I actually do have a Japanese JUMP on hand so I went to check. Your instinct is right. There are ads where that blank page after the colour spread would be.
It doesn't even go immediately into the chapter after that. There are a few pages worth of ads between the colour spread and the actual start of the chapter.
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Whatever is ailing Oda I hope he can and will take this time - and more if he needs it - to properly rest. A crazy stressful work schedule is bad for your health in any case, but especially if you throw another illness on top of that.
Some days I wish that Oda take a year or two of hiatus so that he can travel the world and be refreshed.
Given how many years of rich and well-planned story the has given us so far I'd be more than happy to let Oda treasure a year to recharge his batteries. Better he do that then work himself into the ground.
JP Provider confirmed that One Piece on break for 2 Weeks, and Resume on Oct 16th with Issue #46
One Piece will be lead cover in Issue #46 of WSJ, and Chapter 992 will feature Color Spread !
There is apology for this sadden Break with reason in WSJ #44.
Scotch, did you really mean to write “sadden” or “sudden”?
Nature of the Universe right here.
"I'm gonna make a plan, chapter 1000 by the end of the year!"
Universe: "Yeah go ahead and throw a wrench in that boys, activate the illness debuff."
Croc or Enel would never.
Wanna see the "ancient civilization destroyed" thing done really well? FFXIV did a great take on it. The bar's high for One Piece to beat.
Get well soon, Oda! I'd be down for like a 6 month break for Oda or even longer. But, what if he loses interest in One Piece? What would you do if that happened and OP was never the same again ?
I remember back in 2006, there was a news Oda had fallen ill, shocking the fanbase. Here it is likely his health is finally taking toll after years of bad eating habits, little sleep and too much work with him nearing his 50's. At this rate he really should lessen up and let his assistants do the work if he wants to finish the comic.
Do they have a blank page in there? I don't actually have any japanese jumps to look at, so I wouldn't know. That's news to me, but that makes sense. I'd always just assumed there'd be an ad or something on the flip.
Otherwise I'd assume that since the chapters read right to left, rather than left to right, then the first page being a splash or a spread doesn't affect anything at all, the magazine just accounts for it. How it works in the trade volumes at least. (And why there are SBS pages in the first place, to accommodate for pacing gaps.)
Slotting in a page 0, basically. (Or if it helps, the story usually starts on page 2, not page 1.) But if there's usually a blank page then I dunno. SHould be easy for Oda to account for in the Name phase of things unless something went really screwy.
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A blank page is how it comes up in the translated digital releases and most of the raws that come out, but yeah, there'd be ads on it in the magazine release. The ones opposite normal covers get SBS and fanart pages in the volumes, while the ones after colour spreads generally stay mostly blank in the volumes, with just a little One Piece logo or sometimes a Pandaman highlight in the bottom right. I say "blank page" because the stuff on it (at least before the volume release) is disposable and replaceable and doesn't really ever make it out of Japan anyway.
You're right it would definitely depend at what stage of the storyboard/art process Oda was on when this came up if it was any trouble to change or (if unplanned) will have any noticeable effect on the page layouts like the chapter 829 outlier. I'm also aware that this doesn't really matter at all and is about the most idle speculation possible, but hey, what else is there to do for two weeks.
I think you misunderstood the sense of the way he will apologize. Thats Japan work ethic. He is not apologizing with the tone "sorry i commited a crime" he will just say he is sorry for the disservice he did to the readers. By the way i have to say that i find the rethoric "we only care about Oda's health" (like he was a family member or a friend) a little hypocrite. Oda knows what to do with his life,if he wanted to end the manga and living a healthier lifestyle,he could anytime he wants,Shueisha wouldnt stop him i think (they just want it to be comunicated around a year in advance) but as long as he wants to continue with the manga,its his choice and we cant be angry with the fans who just wants to read the manga
We can definitely look down on all the but what about my enjoyment people.
Unfortunate news, I know it's probably nothing major but I can't help but worry about him. As for the chapter 1000 thing, I'm pretty sure it would still be technically possible but he could only take like one more break at most, which just isnt realistic.
Please rest well and get better Oda-sensei.
You don't even have to get seriously ill to be knocked out of commission for a week. Just a few weeks ago I had a minor case of food poisoning or some other foodborne illness and while I felt actively "sick" for only like 1.5 days I was out of work for almost the entire week because I had 0% appetite for the duration and was too drained and weak to be able to handle the rigors of my job once I was actually on-site. And I'm fifteen years younger than Oda without a history of smoking. It's not hard to imagine whatsoever. It's a shame about potentially missing the big one-hundred-oh but the author's well-being should always come first, no exceptions.
(and 2020 doesn't deserve such a milestone anyway…)
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It's official. Sudden illness, resume on Oct 16th.
Yep, same format used in February too. Feel better Oda! (He likely already is lol)
So, since Oct 16 its on friday, should I assume that there are high chances of spoilers arriving as soon as Monday(Oct 12)??
OK, so I'm a bit dumb, so please help. There will be no chapters for the week of 9/28 to 10/4, and then 10/5 to 10/11.
But then Ch. 992 will come the week of 10/12 to 10/18, correct?
OK, so I'm a bit dumb, so please help. There will be no chapters for the week of 9/28 to 10/4, and then 10/5 to 10/11.
But then Ch. 992 will come the week of 10/12 to 10/18, correct?
Exactly! Ch 992 will come on Oct 16th officially (early release in japan).
So, since Oct 16 its on friday, should I assume that there are high chances of spoilers arriving as soon as Monday(Oct 12)??
it is possible but depends on the Korean leaker.
Eiichiro Oda already recovered (currently) and in good physical condition :wub:
https://twitter.com/Eiichiro_Staff/status/1311954075362250757
That's great news! Long live ODA! 
Thanks to Emunopla :
After recovered, Oda goes back to work on the chapters of One Piece. The double-pause (2 weeks) is still valid, the author wishes to have more comfort and preparation for the sequel.
@raydjahs:
thanks to emunopla :
After recovered, oda goes back to work on the chapters of one piece. The double-pause (2 weeks) is still valid, the author wishes to have more comfort and preparation for the sequel.
TWO PIECE DOES EXIST!
somewhere in the space between all caps.
What sequel….......
