Oda Says One Piece Will Need at Least Four More Years
Recent announcements for new films and a Netflix adaptation increase the likelihood that the manga and its tie‑ins will continue into the early 2030s.
Overview
- At One Piece Day on Sunday, August 23, 2026, creator Eiichiro Oda told fans he needs at least four more years of story to finish the manga.
- Organizers confirmed two new films at the event: One Piece Film: God Valley for summer 2027 and a later project titled BAAD slated for 2029.
- Oda is directly involved with the BAAD project, having created its title artwork, and Netflix announced a live‑action series called The One Piece for January 2027 that will adapt the opening chapters.
- Major unresolved plot threads in the Final Saga — including Elbaf, Imu, the Void Century, and the final war — give concrete storytelling reasons for multiple additional years of serialization.
- Media and fans are using Oda’s four‑year horizon plus the 2029 film date to infer the story could run past 2030, but no official final chapter date has been announced and Oda’s past timelines have changed.