Long-running manga One Piece, by Eiichiro Oda, might be nearing the end of its voyage in the near future.

According to Oda's editor, Naito, he believes the series will end in five years.

Other revelations include the emphasis on the current Wano arc, which is heavily based on Japan's own history with the samurai, as being integral to the end-of-series storyline. He also hyped up the recent Stampede movie.

ONE PIECE editor Naito talked about Wano arc and Stampede 4 days ago. According to Oda, Wano arc is a story which is heavily related to the final chapter of OP. Here is my summary. BTW, the last pic is a small spoiler about how many pages next chapter (963) will contain. pic.twitter.com/OWmjOi52CZ

— sandman (@sandman_AP) November 18, 2019

While One Piece's ending timeline has been notoriously fickle, Oda had initially wanted to end the series within five years..

However, Oda had also stated in an interview earlier this year that he planned to end One Piece in five years.

What is a One Piece

While five years might seem like too lengthy a time to announce the end, for a series like One Piece, it kinda makes sense.

The sheer length of the manga has inspired many memes.

Making its debut on Shonen Jump in 1997, One Piece has been a juggernaut from the get go.

Here's a little indicator of its 22 years of dominance.

If you did read One Piece, but for some reason dropped it over its two decade run, here are some noteworthy plot points of what's brewing in the current Wano arc.

Spoilers

- Strawhats (with the help of Trafalgar Law and the samurai of Wano) are attempting to take down one of the Yonkou (Four Emperors of the sea) Kaido.

- Unbeknownst to them, Big Mom, another Emperor, is also in Wano, and through some quirk of fate has now teamed up with Kaido.

- The Shichibukai (Seven Warlords) initiative was disbanded.

- The bounties of all four emperors, as well as former Emperor Whitebeard and Pirate King Gol. D. Roger, are revealed in the concurrent Reverie arc.

And these are just some of the mind boggling revelations this year. But considering how most of the information being revealed pays off decades of questions, the series might truly be making its curtain call soon.

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