A fact that will possibly resonate among One Piece fans is that, like few works in history, it has broken the 100-volume barrier, something that not even the author himself expected. If you have closely followed the start of the final phase, you will know that each of the pieces that have been shaped in these little more than 20 years are taking their place. If this has surprised you, it’s not your thing, it turns out that not even its own author can believe that this has finally happened.
Something that we find quite curious is that, when asked in a recent interview what the secret was to maintaining a serialization of more than 100 volumes, Oda replied: “To begin with, it’s not that I intended to exceed 100 volumes.”
Delving into this, Oda later explained that while he wanted to end the series, there was still more material he also wanted to add: “I’ve always wanted to end the series. That being said, I also think about how there’s so much I still want or need to draw.” Unfortunately for the big fans of his, in this same interview, Oda confirmed that this is the final saga.
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The long-running One Piece series is now gearing up for the series’ grand finale, and the creator has been setting the stage with some very important new pieces of the puzzle following the events of the Wano arc. It’s become clear in the returning chapters that the final saga really is meant to be the end, but there’s still no way to gauge how long the series will last before it’s all over for good.
This information from the creator of One Piece came as he is reflecting on the manga heading into the final saga of the series, and he opened up about how they never planned for the series to be over 100 volumes. Eiichiro Oda recently returned from a hiatus over the summer in which he was preparing to launch the final saga of the long-running series overall.
With the manga celebrating its 25th anniversary in the pages of Shueisha ‘s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, Oda has been opening up about the journey so far and how much longer it could be before it all comes to an end. This special interview between One Piece series creator Eiichiro Oda and Detective Conan series creator Gosho Aoyama took place as part of a collaboration between Shueisha and Shogakukan to celebrate the massive franchises, the two creators got candid about that both passed the 100th volume milestone.
As Oda explains, there’s really no secret, since it wasn’t like there was a plan set out to illustrate so much material. He has so much more that he just wants or needs to add to the series before it can come to an end.
Not only do fans need to see Luffy progress as one of the new Four Emperors, but there are so many things happening outside of Wano that need to be explored with this final saga. Oda himself pointed out how he hopes to finish the series in three years, but there is still so much left to explore that he is a wonder whether or not he will live up to that prediction.