This article contains spoilers from One Piece's Elbaf Arc.
Summary
- May 25 marks the return of One Piece with a new chapter, Jump cover, and color spread by Oda.
- Fans can expect a lot of exciting content from One Piece on May 25, including detailed illustrations.
- The delayed release of One Piece Chapter 1149 will be available for free on Manga Plus on May 25, 2025.
One Piece is a beloved series all around the world, especially thanks to its incredible characters, worldbuilding, and Oda's brilliant storytelling. Having continued a sensational run for 28 years, One Piece is still going strong right now with its Elbaf Arc.
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May hasn’t been the best month for One Piece, but May 25 is all set to change that. One Piece fans can expect a lot of exciting things to happen on this date.
May 25 is Going To Be a Great Day For One Piece
One Piece Will Be Getting A New Chapter, With a Jump Cover and Lead Color Page
The last few weeks have been plagued with breaks for One Piece. The series dropped Chapter 1147 and then went on a two-week break to drop Chapter 1148, only to take yet another two-week break. Now, One Piece is set to return on May 25 with One Piece chapter 1149. But, that's not all.
One Piece is most definitely the biggest manga series in the world, being Shueisha’s most-sold manga ever. As such, it isn’t surprising that it often gets centered on cover pages.
May 25 is going to be quite a good day for One Piece fans as not only will One Piece return, but Weekly Shonen Jump is going to be heavy with One Piece content.
First off, One Piece will be getting a new color spread drawn by Oda. This means a new One Piece illustration will be unveiled very soon, hopefully, it can showcase some new color schemes for manga characters from Elbaf, the land of Giants.
Secondly, One Piece will also get the Jump Cover Page. As fans know, the cover page of Weekly Shonen Jump typically showcases a bunch of characters from the magazine, and more often than not, Luffy leads from the front. It's now been confirmed that One Piece will have a Jump Cover on May 25, which means fans will get yet another Oda illustration.
May 25 Also Marks The Return of the Manga
One Piece Chapter 1149 Drops On May 25
Although all this news is exciting, the real thing fans are excited about is the return of the manga. The Elbaf arc is continuing strong, and the last time around, fans saw the Holy Knights finally being engaged in battle. As such, One Piece chapter 1149 will pick up right from there and fans will definitely see other Holy Knights, and possibly even the likes of Gunko, Killingham, Gaban, and even the Straw Hats play a very important role.
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Where to Read One Piece?
Available on Manga Plus
One Piece chapter 1149 was delayed. The official release date of One Piece Chapter 1149 is May 25, 2025. Fans can read the chapter for free on Manga Plus. One Piece is going to drop on Sunday. In Japan, One Piece drops at 12AM JST on Monday. However, the vast majority of international readers will see the chapter available on May 25.
- Release Date
- October 20, 1999
- Network
- Fuji TV
- Directors
- Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Itō, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Takahiro Imamura, Toshihiro Maeya, Yûji Endô, Nozomu Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou
Cast
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Mayumi TanakaMonkey D. Luffy (voice) -
Kazuya NakaiRoronoa Zoro (voice)
WHERE TO WATCH
- Studio
- Toei Animation
- Creator
- Eiichiro Oda
- Streaming Service(s)
- Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu, Pluto TV
