Update : Added the official English translation of Oda's note to the article. The article previously only highlighted the Japanese release. Eiichiro Oda will take a short break from releasing One Piece manga chapters for three weeks in April to undergo “maintenance” and "think about what One Piece actually is.” To ease worries, the manga creator noted that he’s not sick, and it is not directly in relation to the passing of Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama. Oda announced the break, which starts with issue 18 of Weekly Shonen Jump that releases on April 1 in Japan, through a handwritten letter on his staff Twitter account . One Piece is still scheduled to release in the upcoming Shonen Jump issue 17 on March 25 in Japan. Oda’s opening comments on the break: “Break Tiiime! Okay, so, I'm taking three weeks for myself. Yes, this is coming on the heels of the news about Toriyama-sensei.