Monkey D. Luffy — June 19, 2018 — Is One Piece Actually Approaching Its End?
For years, fans joked that One Piece would never end.
But in mid-2018, Japanese readers began listing arcs — and realizing how few were left.
Was this just anxiety, or the first real sense that the finish line was visible?
How Many Arcs Are Actually Left?
1: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/19
Wano arc
World Government arc
Laugh Tale arc
Looks like that’s all that’s left
2: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/19
Thinking about it ending is making me sad already
3: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/19
No way it’s ending
This is Jump we’re talking about
9: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/19
>>3
The final boss already showed up
Oda is clearly trying to end it
The pacing has sped up way too much
6: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/19
Relax
Wano alone will last like ten years
7: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/19
They’ll find One Piece first
Then a war starts
That alone is another five years
Side Arcs, Flashbacks, and the “Blank Century”
16: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/19
There’s still the Void Century flashback
That alone needs like two years
20: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/19
Laugh Tale
↓
World Government
After finding One Piece the world has to flip upside down
Elbaf — Skipped or Essential?
19: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/19
What about Elbaf?
11: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/19
>>19
They won’t go
There’s no real goal there
80: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/19
>>19
Usopp…
24: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/19
Giants are important
That giant straw hat is probably theirs
Big Mom is tied to it
Elbaf has been teased forever
They’re definitely going
Author Fatigue and Real-World Time
52: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/19
There are still tons of unresolved plot threads
Can he really wrap all this up?
57: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/19
Tanaka Mayumi said
“Hurry up and end it already, my voice won’t last”
61: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/19
>>57
Kid
“No worries, Nozawa Masako can take over”
68: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/19
People said Bleach was ending
Then it took five more years
Mysteries, Roger, and Why the World Didn’t Change
69: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/19
Why are people who know about the Void Century still alive?
Buggy isn’t even strong, he should’ve been erased instantly
69: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/19
>>69
There’s a theory Roger never actually landed on Laugh Tale
Buggy never talks about One Piece, only treasure
So maybe it’s not that insane of a secret
126: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/19
>>69
If Roger really found One Piece
Why didn’t the world change back then?
Maybe he found it and thought
“Yeah this is dangerous, better not touch this”
Length Predictions Go Completely Off the Rails
109: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/19
Worst case scenario
Aliens show up and we get a space pirate arc
So relax
124: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/19
How long did Dressrosa even last?
124: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/19
>>124
Over 100 chapters
So about two years minimum
Probably more with breaks
138: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/19
>>124
Water 7 was even longer
179: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/19
If Oda suddenly wakes up and goes back to early pacing
It could end by volume 100
190: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/19
>>179
Editor: No.
Jokes That Feel Too Real
257: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/19
Oda: “I want to quit”
Editors: “You realize how many people live off One Piece?”
Oda: “…yeah…”
271: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/19
>>257
Togashi: “I want to quit”
Editors: same speech
Togashi: “Don’t care lol”
330: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/19
Wano 5 years
World Government 4 years
Laugh Tale 4 years
Elbaf 3 years
Final war 7 years
111: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/19
It’s ending soon (25 years later)
(´・ω・`)
Yeah it’s totally ending
👉 Why Japanese Fans Seriously Feel “The End” Is Real
What stands out isn’t fear — it’s structure.
Japanese readers aren’t saying One Piece is ending now.
They’re saying the story has finally become countable.
Once arcs can be listed, estimated, and timed, the series stops feeling infinite.
That psychological shift is why “it’s ending” started sounding real in 2018.
👉 Why Nobody Truly Believes It Will End Soon
At the same time, no one actually expects closure.
Every estimate inflates, every joke adds years, and every arc quietly expands.
The contradiction is the point:
One Piece feels close only in theory, never in practice.
And Japanese fans have learned to live inside that gap.
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