One Piece manga's July and August 2025 release information leaves fans concerned

One Piece is one of the most popular manga series ever made, having been published on Weekly Shonen Jump since July 1997. The mangaka, Eiichiro Oda, typically follows a schedule of three consecutive chapters followed by a week of break to keep his health in check and ensure that the quality of the story remains consistent.

However, recent reports by reputed leaker @pewpiece on X/Twitter have left fans concerned for the future of the series. The One Piece manga will be following a bi-weekly schedule for the months of July and August, starting from chapter 1155, which will release on July 21, 2025.

This has caused the fandom to worry about Oda’s health and the potential impact on the story's immersion.

One Piece’s bi-weekly schedule for July and August 2025

After One Piece chapter 1155, scheduled for release on July 21, 2025, the manga will be on a break for a week. This comes just two chapters after Oda’s previous break week, deviating from his usual three-on-one-off schedule.

However, the manga will take another week of break after chapter 1156 due to Shonen Jump’s official break. As a result, unless there are any sudden changes, One Piece will essentially be following a bi-weekly schedule for the remaining month of July and most of August 2025.

Hence, as per current estimations, the schedule for the foreseeable future will be as follows:

Chapter 1155 - July 21, 2025

Chapter 1156 - August 4, 2025

Chapter 1157 - August 18, 2025

Fans worry over recent changes in One Piece’s schedule

The manga has recently seen drastic changes from the usual timeline followed over many years. May 2025 only had two chapters, and while June saw it return to its schedule, July and August have seen more deviations.

While some believe these breaks are partly due to the publisher’s holiday weeks, others have begun fearing the worst. Fans have expressed concern about Oda’s health, speculating that the mangaka may switch to a bi-weekly format permanently in the future.

At the same time, there are also worries about the narrative consistency of the story due to so many breaks, given that the Elbaph Arc is at an incredibly tense stage. There have been infamous cases, such as Kaiju No. 8, in the past, where the popularity and immersiveness of the story were severely affected due to a bi-weekly schedule.

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Should One Piece shift to this format, exciting lore reveals and worldbuilding may not have the same impact as weekly releases, where the previous chapter would stay fresh in the minds of fans, keeping them eagerly anticipating the next one after just seven days.

Therefore, while there is no doubt that the first priority in the minds of readers is Eiichiro Oda’s health and well-being, there are concerns over how his story will be affected in the upcoming months and due to the foreseeable future’s release schedule.

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