Road To Laugh Tale

Road To Laugh Tale is a booklet series set to be published with Shonen Jump issues in 2022 during the month-long hiatus of One Piece between chapters 1053 and 1054. It will contain Eiichiro Oda's previously unseen rough sketches and storyboards that did not make it into the final work.

It is similar to One Piece Grand Countdown, which was published during previous month-long hiatus of One Piece in 2010, between chapters 597 and 598.

Vol. 1
The first booklet was published with issue 30 of Shonen Jump on June 27, 2022. It contains the following sections.


 * One Piece Next: A brief introduction to Gol D. Roger, his life, and his final words that kicked off the Great Age of Pirates.
 * One Piece Deep
 * The Way to Laugh Tale: An in-depth timeline of Roger's voyage as well as information about the Poneglyphs, with special focus on the Road Poneglyphs and their locations. The location of the missing final Road Poneglyph is speculated to possibly be Elbaf, Vira, or Hachinosu.
 * "Rocks" -The Taboo Pirate-: A feature about Rocks D. Xebec, his ambitions, the history of his crew, and what became of his subordinates after his downfall. The potential connection between Rocks and Blackbeard, who captains the ship "Saber of Xebec", is noted.
 * Concept Gallery Treasures - Vol. 1: Oda's sketches for the Straw Hats' outfits and new techniques during the Raid on Onigashima are shown, as well as early sketches and concepts for Oden, Momonosuke, the Nine Red Scabbards, Shimotsuki Kozaburo, Shimotsuki Ushimaru, Fugetsu Omusubi, and Uzuki Tempura.

Vol. 2
The second booklet is set to be published with issue 31 of Shonen Jump.

Vol. 3
The third booklet is set to be published with issue 32 of Shonen Jump.

Vol. 4
The fourth booklet is set to be published with issue 33 of Shonen Jump.