One Piece chapter 1127 confirms manga's remaining September release schedule

Modified Sep 16, 2024 19:01 GMT

One Piece chapter 1127 confirms manga's remaining September release schedule (Image via Toei Animation)

Monday, September 16, 2024 saw the official release week for One Piece chapter 1127 begin, also bringing with it the start of the series’ spoiler process for the upcoming issue. Likewise, initial spoilers from X (formerly Twitter) user and reputable franchise leaker @pewpiece (Pew) revealed that there will be a break week following chapter 1127’s release.

In turn, this confirms that One Piece chapter 1127 will mark the manga’s final release for the month upon its Japanese release date of Monday, September 23, 2024. While unfortunate, this is also encouraging for the fact that it suggests the Elbaf arc will officially begin upon the series’ return given the current pacing and more.

One Piece chapter 1127’s break will likely mark the final one before the Elbaf arc officially begins

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For starters, original series creator, author, and illustrator Eiichiro Oda previously said that the Elbaf arc would begin sometime in the 2024 calendar year. There’s also the fact that the Egghead arc is clearly all but wrapped up, if not fully wrapped up following chapter 1126’s events.

While these alone would be enough to argue that the post-One Piece chapter 1127 break week will likely be followed by the Elbaf arc’s start, there’s even more evidence to suggest this.

In May 2024, fellow X user and reputable series news source @sandman_AP (Sandman) revealed some intriguing information regarding Elbaf-themed figures for the series.

Per Sandman, the Shonen Jump website suggested that these figures would be released in November 2024. Sandman and fans likewise speculated that this would mean the crew has to be in Elbaf and the Elbaf arc having begun by the time of their release.

Likewise, chapter 1128 will mark the manga’s first publication in October, suggesting that the Elbaf arc will most likely begin by this point. This would also make sense timing-wise, as Oda would have several issues before this window to see the full Straw Hat crew arrive at Elbaf and get their outfits for the arc.

In turn, this would also allow the figures to capitalize on the hype of the new arc having just begun, which is likely Shueisha’s plan.

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This timing would also make sense given Oda’s typical three-on-one-off release schedule, which the post-chapter 1127 break week is seeing him stick to. By waiting to officially begin the Elbaf arc until after this latest three-on-one-off cycle ends, fans will be able to likely get the base setup of the arc before the next break week.

In turn, this suggests that One Piece chapter 1127 itself will primarily focus on establishing how Nami and the other Straw Hats all reunite rather than formally starting Elbaf. However, this is all speculative as of this article’s writing, with only a post-chapter 1127 break week confirmed.