Summary
- A hiatus in One Piece’s anime will lead to better animation quality.
- Breaks in the manga are crucial for Oda’s health and the story’s success.
- Breaks from the series can be good for maintaining audience enthusiasm and appreciating its complexity.
One Piece is a massive work of fiction. Going on for nearly 30 years and with well over 1,000 Chapters and Episodes, One Piece has been one of the most consistently releasing anime out there. With the new live-action spin-off as well, the franchise has become much larger than the series’ humble origins.
However, a massive franchise requires a massive amount of work. With huge improvements to One Piece’s animation style, as well as larger and more intricate plots and set pieces, One Piece is now taking far more work to create and animate than ever before. Additionally, Oda himself works extremely hard to produce new chapters consistently, often taking very few breaks throughout the year. For these reasons and more, although they seem bad at first, breaks may be good for One Piece.
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One Piece Has Been Taking Many Breaks
A Slow Month For One Piece
Recently, One Piece’s anime has entered a massive hiatus. Lasting six months, this hiatus will allow the animators of One Piece to take extra time in order to keep up the quality of animation that the last few new episodes have set as the standard. In the meantime, during the One Piece hiatus, the show will still be releasing reanimated episodes of one of the anime’s most polarizing arcs, Fishman Island.
No matter how hard or impossible it is, never lose sight of your goal. – Luffy
As for the manga, throughout late November and October, the manga has taken multiple week-long breaks. During the break in November, the manga cited Oda having a health issue as the main reason for the unexpected break. This left many fans extremely worried about the author’s health, especially considering how hard Oda works himself.
The Anime Hiatus Will Lead To Better Animation
Firstly, for the anime, a six-month-long break may seem like a bad thing. With One Piece already being a ridiculously long show, six months of no new anime content can feel like a slog to get through. However, in the end, the waiting will be worth it. Although the quality of major fight scenes and set pieces has been fantastic for the anime, other episodes without these massive scenes still feel a bit dull compared to the major spectacles. Overall, this break provides a perfect opportunity to keep the animation quality up while still providing some forms of content for long-time fans to watch.
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Additionally, with the One Piece anime reaching far too many episodes, taking a break from the series may be healthy for the audience’s attitude toward the show. Taking a step back and fully digesting the intricacies of Oda’s world and the adventures of the Straw Hat Crew feels like a necessary step with the amount of information the anime constantly provides. This six-month hiatus is a great opportunity for fans to reflect on what has made the show so special in the first place, and get excited about the next parts to come.
The Manga Breaks Are Good For Oda’s Health
Short Breaks Are Necessary
As for the One Piece manga, breaks are especially helpful for Oda. It goes without saying that Oda is an extremely hard worker, diligently providing an amazing world and story for millions of fans to enjoy. However, at times, this pressure to entertain so many people is also a major curse. These breaks are necessary for Oda’s health in the long run, and although they can feel disappointing initially, the first concern should be the health and happiness of another human being, and not the current status of a story, no matter how amazing it is.
It may be hard right now… But you must silence those thoughts! Stop counting only those things that you have lost! What is gone, is gone! – Jinbe
In the end, breaks, to a certain extent, will always be good for the story of One Piece overall. Giving the story, especially one as big as One Piece, the proper time it deserves in the fields of writing, drawing, and animation is necessary for the long-running quality and success of the series. Although it’s been an incredibly long journey, the sheer quality of the show so far makes it well worth the time spent watching. Plus, after watching a show for around 25 years, a few months off to make it better hardly feels like an inconvenience at all.
