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Makeveli_lives
03/26/24 1:30:46 PM
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https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-03-21/one-piece-manga-takes-3-week-break-in-april/.208986

Oda himself wrote a handwritten statement (English translation pictured above) about the hiatus. In it, he admitted this news was on the heels of the news about the death of undefined posted... creator undefined posted... , and he knew news of the hiatus could "cause some unnecessarily excessive panic," but added that he is "not unwell." He said that while the break has to do with his body, he asked fans to consider it a "type of scheduled maintenance." He added, "it's about time I start figuring out what the ONE PIECE actually is."

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the_real_Naruto
03/26/24 1:31:45 PM
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O.o but this is old news my dude.

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Shotgunnova
03/26/24 1:32:01 PM
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The One Piece is really a piece of meat that you can eat endlessly.

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mario2000
03/26/24 1:33:02 PM
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rip undefined posted

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Makeveli_lives
03/26/24 1:33:18 PM
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the_real_Naruto posted...
O.o but this is old news my dude.
Its like 4 days old bro chill. Plus this break starts next week. Its still relevant.

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SocialistGamer
03/26/24 1:33:58 PM
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Makeveli_lives posted...
Its like 4 days old bro chill. Plus this break starts next week. Its still relevant.
This week is the first week.

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Metal_Gear_Raxis
03/26/24 1:34:50 PM
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Isn't OP like 20 yo by now? He hasn't decided what the damn thing actually is?

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Solar_Crimson
03/26/24 1:34:58 PM
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I though he already had the One Piece figured out a long time ago.

Especially since the manga is in its final saga.

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the_real_Naruto
03/26/24 1:35:10 PM
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Makeveli_lives posted...
Its like 4 days old bro chill. Plus this break starts next week. Its still relevant.

Yeah I know, I'm not trying to be a dick, it was more of a shock that it hadn't reached here yet since I usually hear news on here first.

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the_real_Naruto
03/26/24 1:36:15 PM
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Solar_Crimson posted...
I though he already had the One Piece figured out a long time ago.

Especially since the manga is in its final saga.

He probably has the concept down. Its like coming up with an idea without actually having it all worked out. He most likely spent years working on it and decided that he needed to complete it because its technically almost done.

Wasn't there talk of a couple of people in the world knowing how it was to end? Or even knowing what the One Piece was?

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mario2000
03/26/24 1:36:43 PM
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It's a one piece bathing suit.

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Pikachuchupika
03/26/24 1:37:52 PM
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The One Piece is a just a bikini that Nami will eventually get to wear. Oda is horndog.

mario2000 posted...
It's a one piece bathing suit.

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Tropicalwood
03/26/24 1:39:44 PM
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You know Zolo, maybe the real One Piece were the friends we made along the way.

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s0nicfan
03/26/24 1:41:14 PM
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Tropicalwood posted...
You know Zolo, maybe the real One Piece were the friends we made along the way.

Oda confirmed it's a real treasure and not anything symbolic like that.

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Freddie_Mercury
03/26/24 1:42:28 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av7XMTdTwFE&pp=ygUVdGhlIG9uZSBwaWVjZSBpcyByZWFs

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Kradek
03/26/24 2:16:15 PM
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I always thought it was just a meme that he had no idea what the OP was, however it seems that was legitimately the case.

I know he's confirmed it's not going to be friendship and will be tangible, so there's that at least.

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SAlYAN
03/26/24 2:20:11 PM
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Kradek posted...
I always thought it was just a meme that he had no idea what the OP was, however it seems that was legitimately the case.
Or, you know, he could be joking/sarcastic.

That thing he is in nearly all of his communication with fans.

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Doe
03/26/24 2:20:52 PM
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If you read Oda's ongoing author's notes they're typically comedic and filled with jokes. I don't think this one is meant to be read as deadpan serious.

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SSJKirby
03/26/24 2:22:21 PM
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It's a piece of golden poo

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ellis123
03/26/24 2:23:05 PM
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Metal_Gear_Raxis posted...
Isn't OP like 20 yo by now? He hasn't decided what the damn thing actually is?
He already knew what it was a long time ago. However, back when he first came up with it One Piece was nowhere near as big as it is now, and with the increase in scope he has had to reconsider just what it all was going to be.

That said, it's still going to be "the friends we made along the way."

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WingsOfGood
03/26/24 2:24:11 PM
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I pretty sure I know what it ia so he 100% does. The clues are all over.
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Foppe
03/26/24 2:25:13 PM
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s0nicfan posted...
Oda confirmed it's a real treasure and not anything symbolic like that.
It is a book containing the story of the friends they made along the way.

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texanfan27
03/26/24 2:25:18 PM
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Think this more him looking at what his manga is.

Akiras death might be effecting him, as dragonball was the big series forever and one piece is likely the closest modern match to it. Hes asking what this manga is to him, not the treasure at the end, its about the journey

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Solar_Crimson
03/26/24 2:28:49 PM
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SSJKirby posted...
It's a piece of golden poo
Uh-oh.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/2/29d24c73.jpg

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voldothegr8
03/26/24 2:35:03 PM
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Solar_Crimson posted...
I though he already had the One Piece figured out a long time ago.

Especially since the manga is in its final saga.
He does, pretty sure he's just being sarcastic.

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Prestoff
03/26/24 2:38:48 PM
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The death of "undefined posted" really got to him huh?

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Tanthalas
03/26/24 2:47:25 PM
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Oda has known what the One Piece is since chapter 1.

Its just since everyone has figured out it was always the friends you made along the way, hes having trouble coming up with something else.

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Ivany2008
03/26/24 2:50:41 PM
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Whatever his decision is, I just hope he won't have any more arcs that were as long as Wano was. Whole Cake was long enough, but Wano felt like double that and I just got bored halfway through, which is sad as I really liked the Beast Pirates far more than Moms Pirates
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Rharyx211
03/26/24 2:53:43 PM
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Considering entire story arcs in One Piece only last like a single day, I'm convinced Oda is going to actually be sailing the New World himself over the next three weeks.

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s0nicfan
03/26/24 3:01:32 PM
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Foppe posted...
It is a book containing the story of the friends they made along the way.

I'm betting it's some lost technology space ship so that the series can get its one piece z as the new generation of pirates take to the stars. That would also mean the "real prize" is endless adventures into the unknown which for Luffy would be the greatest prize of all.

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Glucian
03/26/24 3:01:52 PM
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SSJKirby posted...
It's a piece of golden poo

Or a dirty magazine.

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Gobstoppers12
03/26/24 3:02:23 PM
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It was the friends we made along the way =D

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Tyranthraxus
03/26/24 3:04:09 PM
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It was the friends we made along the way but then people started making fun of him for it so he had to secretly change it but hasn't come up with a new idea since.

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Amakusa
03/26/24 3:27:31 PM
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s0nicfan posted...
I'm betting it's some lost technology space ship so that the series can get its one piece z as the new generation of pirates take to the stars. That would also mean the "real prize" is endless adventures into the unknown which for Luffy would be the greatest prize of all.
I have similar thoughts about it, like it would have to be something Gol D Roger would leave for the next generation because he couldn't use it himself.

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s0nicfan
03/26/24 3:30:07 PM
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Amakusa posted...
I have similar thoughts about it, like it would have to be something Gol D Roger would leave for the next generation because he couldn't use it himself.

It could even be as simple as a 3D log pose instead of the standard compass type that points to the next "Island", except that the arrow points straight up.

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TMOG
03/26/24 3:45:31 PM
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s0nicfan posted...
I'm betting it's some lost technology space ship so that the series can get its one piece z as the new generation of pirates take to the stars. That would also mean the "real prize" is endless adventures into the unknown which for Luffy would be the greatest prize of all.
Not a bad guess, honestly, since Enel's cover story established that alien pirate crews exist. The One Piece could very well be the ship that the moon-people used to arrive on the planet (does the planet have a name? I honestly don't know) in the first place, and the reason everybody laughed could be either due to how ridiculous it looks or because there are a few automata protecting it.

Also going to guess that the ship can only be powered by Nika's "Drums of Liberation", like the giant robot on Egghead, and that's why Roger left it behind and couldn't use it.
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Kaiganeer
03/26/24 3:47:30 PM
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the friends they made and the adventures they had along the way
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Prestoff
03/26/24 3:50:40 PM
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s0nicfan posted...
I'm betting it's some lost technology space ship so that the series can get its one piece z as the new generation of pirates take to the stars. That would also mean the "real prize" is endless adventures into the unknown which for Luffy would be the greatest prize of all.

You know, as stupid and corny as that sounds it's honestly not out of character for Oda to do as the ending for the series and would be a preferable ending without pissing off the fanbase that much. Plus the "friends we made along the way" would be too predictable for a creative person like Oda.

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BloodMoon7
03/26/24 3:53:11 PM
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The one piss is real!

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ZevLoveDOOM
03/26/24 3:58:49 PM
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its probably the name of a brothel...
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Null_Gain
03/26/24 4:24:10 PM
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I figured it was already going to involve some terra-forming technology that would rearrange Planet One Piece into something less ridiculous

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Gobstoppers12
03/26/24 4:50:39 PM
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Null_Gain posted...
I figured it was already going to involve some terra-forming technology that would rearrange Planet One Piece into something less ridiculous
I'm kinda banking on some kind of Wind Waker situation, where the world is a flooded version of something that existed before, and all the islands are basically the tops of mountains.

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Doe
03/26/24 4:53:03 PM
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It's the orange catholic Bible, and the original name of this planet... Dune

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NatsuSama
03/26/24 4:56:11 PM
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It's wild to me he doesn't know what it is....

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creativerealms
03/26/24 4:56:19 PM
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"The friends we made along the way."

Na, that's stupid

"The dreams fulfilled along the way."

That more what Oda would do.

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SocialistGamer
03/26/24 5:33:17 PM
#46:


creativerealms posted...
"The friends we made along the way."

Na, that's stupid

"The dreams fulfilled along the way."

That more what Oda would do.
He's already said it isn't that.

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the_real_Naruto
03/26/24 5:37:09 PM
#47:


Prestoff posted...
You know, as stupid and corny as that sounds it's honestly not out of character for Oda to do as the ending for the series and would be a preferable ending without pissing off the fanbase that much. Plus the "friends we made along the way" would be too predictable for a creative person like Oda.

I wanted to say that about Oda being creative but in a meaner way because I feel that people in this topic are mocking this a bit too much. Oda's far greater at writing than to use such a tired concept as friendship as the end of it all. He's already used friendship, freedom, and dreams as a major part of the series so it wouldn't make sense to incorporate it by the end. That would be a lack of creativity and if he says that it is a tangible object, then I believe him.


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SocialistGamer
03/26/24 5:38:29 PM
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Gobstoppers12 posted...
I'm kinda banking on some kind of Wind Waker situation, where the world is a flooded version of something that existed before, and all the islands are basically the tops of mountains.
That would sorta go with Luffy's dream about bringing everyone together.

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the_real_Naruto
03/26/24 5:40:27 PM
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Gobstoppers12 posted...
I'm kinda banking on some kind of Wind Waker situation, where the world is a flooded version of something that existed before, and all the islands are basically the tops of mountains.

That's a possible theory if you look at Wano. At the end of the arc, Robin is shown what is an older version of Wano from years ago until the water rose too high. Its possible that years prior in the time of the unknown that the world was much like ours in several large masses of land surrounded by water and that all of the islands are technically part of those land masses.

Maybe it has to do with the weapons and One Piece being a terra forming weapon that manipulated the planet to make what it was today. Although it wouldn't explain why Roger and the others were laughing. Its also possible that the One Piece isn't that weapon and that the other weapons are and that One Piece is something all completely different. We do know that one weapon can manipulate the Neptunians and potentially destroy the world.

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Gobstoppers12
03/26/24 7:16:00 PM
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the_real_Naruto posted...
That's a possible theory if you look at Wano. At the end of the arc, Robin is shown what is an older version of Wano from years ago until the water rose too high. Its possible that years prior in the time of the unknown that the world was much like ours in several large masses of land surrounded by water and that all of the islands are technically part of those land masses.

Maybe it has to do with the weapons and One Piece being a terra forming weapon that manipulated the planet to make what it was today. Although it wouldn't explain why Roger and the others were laughing. Its also possible that the One Piece isn't that weapon and that the other weapons are and that One Piece is something all completely different. We do know that one weapon can manipulate the Neptunians and potentially destroy the world.
I also think it's related because of the coinciding theory that Imu (or Umi) represents the sea. Could it be that Imu is legitimately the God of the Sea, and is the one responsible for the cursed nature of devil fruits? Some entity has to resent the dreams of mankind quite strongly if the sea so detests devil fruit users.

It also makes sense that the celestial dragons would live high above the world along the Red Line if the ultimate goal is to flood the world again, making the Red Line the new island chain.

IDK, the red line has always fascinated me. Ever since the first time it was shown way back in the day I've wondered why the world is the way it is, and why nobody seems to take up residence along the Red Line. Then finding out that the world nobles live there made all the sense in the world.

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