If you follow One Piece in Viz's Weekly Shonen Jump, you've probably noticed that recently, its schedule hasn't exactly been what you'd call "uninterrupted." And, there's been chatter that year's of two or three hours of sleep a night were catching up with author Eiichiro Oda, and that after a July 11th hiatus, it out be going to a monthly shcedule.

Fortunately though, this isn't the case for the series that boasts the Guinness World Record for "The most copies published for the same comic book series by a single author."

According to Yahoo Japan, a representative from publisher Shueisha (part owner of Viz) that there's no truth to the rumors that the series is going monthly.

In addition to writing the manga, Eiichiro Oda has been busy overseeing the new anime movie, Film Gold, which opens in Japan July 23rd.

Oda is even making a rare TV appearance (though probably not facing the camera) to promote the feature.

via otakomu



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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime