One Piece will suffer further delays due to coronavirus

The last chapter of One Piece was the preamble to a great fight in Onigashima, where Kaido's base is located. However, these last few weeks have been convulsive for the series and other anime have also been affected by the coronavirus crisis. One Piece has suffered stoppages and Japan has decreed a state of emergency in the face of a new outbreak of the virus, where the editorial of Weekly Shonen Jump has been affected. Now, in the middle of the Golden Week celebration, One Piece has sent a press release from Eiichiro Oda where warns of other possible delays

Just a few hours ago, the official One Piece Twitter account made a statement about the measures they have taken for the coronavirus. Oda addresses the fans directly to explain the current situation and confirm that "There will be more interruptions from now on". Oda's team continues to work daily in the manga, but they have been forced to limit staff to a minimum

to comply with social distancing and avoid more infections. Therefore, he says that the production of the original story as well as other projects has become "A little frustrating". "We are reorganizing work to continue doing this manga while staying healthy"he concluded.

We received a new message from Oda-san. Hoping you continue to enjoy ONE PIECE! pic.twitter.com/LSvh4a9v0P

– ONE PIECE スタッフ【公式】 (@Eiichiro_Staff) May 6, 2020

He also made reference to anime that will continue interrupted for now, but clarifies that they are working so that "The series can continue even in the current situation". Finally, he announced that to support the confinement they have put the first 61 volumes of One Piece totally free

on the official Weekly Shonen Jump platform until May 31, only in Japan. This initiative started on March 9 and was joined by Amazon Japan including 299 free Pokémon episodes for all users.