https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/comments/fx1a65
Pretty serious at the moment. Long story short, a staff member contracted the virus, Jump will be shutting down for a week, and Japan is just now only taking serious precautions regarding COVID-19.
- The next issue (April 13th) will release on schedule, so Chapter 977 will be on time (Spoilers tonight for the Spoilerheads). Official Chapter will release the 12th.
- April 20th will not have an issue, 978 will not release next week.
- The magazine is scheduled to resume April 27th (as a double issue, this does not mean double chapter), so possibly expect Chapter 978 spoilers the 22nd/23rd of April and the Official Chapter the 26th.
- Golden Week is the following week (April 29th-May 6th), so Jump will be off once again, regardless of any pending developments.
- May 11th should see the release of Chapter 979, so spoilers May 6th/7th.
However, please note: This pandemic has been changing schedules and affecting all sorts of entertainment in our lives. I would personally, not expect 978/979 to release as expected in 2-4 weeks, as Jump could effectively be forced to shut down in a week indefinitely. It makes everything easier as a just in case.
Essentially: Best case scenario: we receive 3 chapters within the next 5 weeks. Worst case: 977 is the last chapter we see until mid-late May/Early June.
All in all, its OKAY to be disappointed, but we all need to leave our best wishes and good health for the Jump Staff and Oda, who provide us with this small moment of happiness week to week. We will get through this friends, and reserve our Zoro v. Sanji fights for when everything gets back to normal (or you know, just argue about it endlessly until then).
Pretty serious at the moment. Long story short, a staff member contracted the virus, Jump will be shutting down for a week, and Japan is just now only taking serious precautions regarding COVID-19.
- The next issue (April 13th) will release on schedule, so Chapter 977 will be on time (Spoilers tonight for the Spoilerheads). Official Chapter will release the 12th.
- April 20th will not have an issue, 978 will not release next week.
- The magazine is scheduled to resume April 27th (as a double issue, this does not mean double chapter), so possibly expect Chapter 978 spoilers the 22nd/23rd of April and the Official Chapter the 26th.
- Golden Week is the following week (April 29th-May 6th), so Jump will be off once again, regardless of any pending developments.
- May 11th should see the release of Chapter 979, so spoilers May 6th/7th.
However, please note: This pandemic has been changing schedules and affecting all sorts of entertainment in our lives. I would personally, not expect 978/979 to release as expected in 2-4 weeks, as Jump could effectively be forced to shut down in a week indefinitely. It makes everything easier as a just in case.
Essentially: Best case scenario: we receive 3 chapters within the next 5 weeks. Worst case: 977 is the last chapter we see until mid-late May/Early June.
All in all, its OKAY to be disappointed, but we all need to leave our best wishes and good health for the Jump Staff and Oda, who provide us with this small moment of happiness week to week. We will get through this friends, and reserve our Zoro v. Sanji fights for when everything gets back to normal (or you know, just argue about it endlessly until then).
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