One Piece Chapter 1191 has a locked release date. After the Elbaf arc roared back with Chapter 1190 on August 9, 2026, the manga skips a week and returns later in the month, with Luffy’s clash against Nerona Imu set to continue.
Quick answer: Chapter 1191 releases on Sunday, August 23, 2026, in Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #39, and goes live on Manga Plus at 11 a.m. EST.
Release time: Sunday, August 23, 2026, 11 a.m. EST
One Piece Chapter 1191 release status
Status: Confirmed. The chapter is scheduled for Sunday, August 23, 2026, in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #39. English readers get it the same day through the official platforms.
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Chapter | One Piece Chapter 1191 |
| Release date | August 23, 2026 (Sunday) |
| Release time | 11 a.m. EST |
| Magazine issue | Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #39 |
| Where to read | Manga Plus, Viz Media |
You can read the chapter for free at launch on Manga Plus and Viz Media. New One Piece chapters typically land Sunday morning in the US, matching the Monday magazine release in Japan.
Why there is no chapter on August 16
The gap between Chapter 1190 and Chapter 1191 comes from Weekly Shonen Jump, not from Eiichiro Oda. The magazine pauses for the Obon Festival, a Japanese holiday period during which no new issue is published. That means every major series in the magazine, One Piece included, skips the week of August 16, 2026.
Serialization resumes the following week, which puts Chapter 1191 in Issue #39 on August 23. This is only the second One Piece release of the month.
What comes after Chapter 1191
Once the series returns on August 23, it runs two chapters back to back. Chapter 1192 follows on August 30, 2026, in Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #40.
Oda’s usual pattern is three chapters followed by a personal break. The Jump holiday break does not count toward that quota, so Chapters 1190, 1191, and 1192 together complete his three-chapter run. A hiatus is likely after the August 30 release.
| Chapter | Date | Issue |
|---|---|---|
| 1190 | August 9, 2026 | Double Issue #37-38 |
| No chapter | August 16, 2026 | Obon break |
| 1191 | August 23, 2026 | Issue #39 |
| 1192 | August 30, 2026 | Issue #40 |
What to expect in Chapter 1191
Chapter 1191 picks up the fight between Luffy and Imu. Chapter 1190 delivered one of the arc’s most intense sequences, with Scopper Gaban, the Left Arm of the Pirate King, trading blows with Imu and even landing a hit before being overpowered. Gaban was carrying injuries from his earlier fight with Gunko and is well past his prime.
The pivotal moment was Gaban losing his left arm, echoing the sacrifice Shanks once made for Luffy. That callback sets up Luffy taking the battle seriously, with the door open for a Haki upgrade or a new form of his Sun God Nika transformation. The official preview frames it plainly, describing Luffy “embodying freedom in an awakened white form” against Imu “ruling everything with the power of darkness.”
Until August 23, the schedule is straightforward. There is no chapter on August 16, and the series returns with Chapter 1191 the week after, followed by Chapter 1192 on August 30.
