‘One Piece’ chapter 993: Shonen Jump announces delay due to Eiichiro Oda’s health; Here’s when to expect the next chapter

“One Piece” chapter 993 should have been up next this week but it was announced that the manga’s author Eiichiro Oda is not in good health. Thus, instead of this story that should be released this week, Shonen Jump still has to publish chapter 992.

Eiichiro Oda’s health and his return to work

Shonen Jump Weekly which publishes the “One Piece” manga series released a statement with regards to the delays of chapters 992 and 993. Via Twitter, the best-selling magazine announced the status of the series.

“One Piece” was scheduled to be published in WSJ Issue #44 but due to a sudden illness that left the author in poor physical condition, the series was absent,” the note reads. “Eiichiro Oda has now recovered and will resume serialization in WSJ Issue #46. Thank you for your understanding.”

Spoilers - What to expect in the next chapter

Now, since “One Piece” chapter 993’s release was moved, this spoiler is for chapter 922 which was scheduled to be published next as Oda returns to work. This means that the upcoming story is still about Luffy and X Drake’s meeting.

Fans will get to see if the captain of SWORD, a Marine Secret Special Unit, will be able to join the Luffy alliance or not. It can be recalled that he asked the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates to allow him to fight with them after Queen and Who’s Who found out that he is a traitor for setting Law free while he was in captivity in Kaido’s turf.

Luffy agreed when X Drake asked at first but Franky and Jinbe disagreed and asked Luffy not to allow it. They are skeptical about his intentions since he has been one of Kaido’s allies for a long time.

Queen and Who’s Who are out to kill X Drake and when he ran away from them, he chanced upon meeting Luffy. He may have wanted to join Luffy’s alliance to save his life but it is also possible that he really wants to quit being on Kaido’s team now.

In “One Piece” chapter 992, it is likely that fans will see more of Carrot, Zoro, Law, Nami and Jimbe. As the battle in Onigashima is still not over, the fights will continue and in the end, Kaido’s death has been predicted.

Release date

After the unexpected 2-week break, the series will return with “One Piece” chapter 992 that will be released on Oct. 17, as per One Piece Fandom. Fans can visit VIZ Media to read the chapters for free.