The Manga Returns October 18: Chapter 1196 After the Break Weeks — onepiece.media

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Mark the calendar properly this time: after a stretch of break weeks stretched the schedule thin, Chapter 1196 publishes Sunday, October 18 for international readers (Monday, October 19 in Japan) in Weekly Shonen Jump issue #55. Chapter 1195, released October 11, was the final chapter of the last run.

The rhythm ahead, per the circulating issue schedule: 1196 on October 18, Chapter 1197 the following week, and then an expected Oda break before the story resumes toward the year’s biggest milestone — the road to Chapter 1200 now runs through November.

Why the wobbly schedule is normal: One Piece takes roughly one break a month, and WSJ bundles issues around Japanese holidays in autumn. Our countdown targets the official release time only — it now reads October 18 and rolls forward as dates confirm.

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No leaks, no scans, ever. The release mechanics guide explains the break rhythm, and the bookshelf tracks every collected volume — Volume 116 arrives December 4.