There is no One Piece chapter this week. Chapter 1198 ran in Weekly Shonen Jump issue 50, issue 51 is the break week, and chapter 1199 arrives with issue 52 on 23 November 2026 in Japan. MangaPlus and Viz publish at midnight Japan time, which is 20:30 IST on Sunday 22 November for readers here.
Why the gap exists
Weekly Shonen Jump is numbered by issue, not by week, and Shueisha confirmed the break after 1198 before the chapter even ran. That single fact explains the confusing dates floating around: several fan trackers still list 16 November for 1199 because they project a chapter every Monday, and that projection skips the missing issue.
The issue number is the reliable part. 1198 was issue 50, released 9 November. Issue 51 carries no One Piece. Issue 52 carries 1199, and that issue is dated 23 November.
| Chapter | Jump issue | Japan date | India (MangaPlus) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1197 | 49 | 2 November 2026 | 1 November, evening |
| 1198 | 50 | 9 November 2026 | 8 November, evening |
| Break | 51 | 16 November 2026 | No chapter |
| 1199 | 52 | 23 November 2026 | 22 November, evening |
What 1198 left hanging
If you missed the chapter, the four beats that matter are already written up in the 1198 review. Three of them are the reason 1199 is worth waiting for.
Imu is on a clock. He arrives in a third form, built like the Harley mural devil rather than a fighter, and cuts Loki down in one blow. Then the chapter puts a sentence inside his own head: he has reached his limit, and if he does not return to Mary Geoise soon his life is in danger. The strongest thing on Elbaf has a deadline, and only he knows it.
Nobody names Luffy. He comes back black, tailed, fanged, and speaking in sounds. Gaban calls him a Zoan type. Every Gear so far arrived with a name attached, and this one does not, which is either an omission or a point the story is saving.
Sanji solved his half without a new power. He broke armour that was described as unbreakable by moving his Haki from the limb to the heart. That is a technique answer rather than a power-up, and it is the kind of thing that tends to come back later.
What to read while you wait
The chapter notes live in One Piece Explained, where each chapter gets the same treatment: what happened, in order, and why it matters. If you want something to listen to instead of read, there is a Zoro room with three playlists on it.
Chapter 1199 lands on 22 November for anyone reading on MangaPlus, 23 November in Japan. This page gets a review the night it releases.
