Stop guessing — Eiichiro Oda finally settles whether One Piece is ending
Eiichiro Oda has finally addressed when One Piece will end — and the finish line is nowhere near in sight.
Let’s have a proper chat about the One Piece endgame—because after years of endless speculation, that finish line is somehow drifting even further away. In typically roundabout fashion, Eiichiro Oda finally dropped a timeline update, and if you were hoping for closure in this decade, I’ve got news. That is not happening.
One Piece will carry on for at least another four years, with no guarantee it’ll actually wrap up by 2030 either.
Oda made this announcement in front of a stadium full of fans at One Piece Day 2026 (which, in classic Oda style, took place on 23 August instead of the series’ actual birthday). Not the sort of throwaway tease, either—a proper confirmation. At minimum, the manga’s lurching on for more than another four years, with 2030 now the earliest possible “end,” though frankly I wouldn’t bet your weekly shop on that.
Films Incoming, With Oda Front and Centre
This was only half the news. To go with the manga’s snaking timeline, we’re getting not one but two big film projects. First up, One Piece Film: God Valley will hit cinemas in summer 2027, taking on the legendary “God Valley Incident.” (Yes, that flashback arc everyone’s obsessed over, finally gets the big-screen treatment.)
The second film, One Piece Film: BAAD, is due 2029. This one’s a bit different—Oda himself apparently designed the logo poster for BAAD and is said to be much more hands-on than with previous movies. Rather than adapting any existing arc, BAAD sounds like a brand new original story in the One Piece world. That late-2029 launch date is telling: you simply can’t end the manga before then, or you’ve spoiled your own film calendar.
Unfinished Business?
Plot-wise, One Piece remains as unsolved as ever. The Straw Hat crew still needs to dig up the truth about the Void Century, actually get to Laugh Tale, and (trivial detail) reveal what the One Piece treasure even is. Plus there’s the “final war” Oda’s been promising for, what, about fifteen years now, and half a dozen loose plot threads still blowing in the wind. All that in four years? Pull the other one.
Even Oda’s editor, Naito, had his doubts. Some time back, during an Oricon interview, he admitted:
Naito said that when Oda outlined his plans, his reaction was, 'Will this be finished in five years?'
He was quick to clarify that Oda can finish things whenever he seriously decides to—but, let’s be honest, the to-do list is only growing.
Chuck in all the increased breaks, Oda’s heavy involvement with franchise films, and whatever he’s doing on the live-action adaptations, and the odds of landing the series in exactly four years look slimmer every year. The latest reasonable guess from fans and industry folk puts the grand finale closer to 2032 or even 2033.