Funimation retiring their official website and streaming app
Announced today Funimation will be closing both their official website and streaming service on April 2. Here is a source link: https://comicbook.com/anime/news/funimation-site-app-ending-crunchyroll/
For anyone who has the option of doing an account merger, Funimation has added a page which includes the instruction as seen with this link: https://help.funimation.com/hc/en-us/articles/23103586580244-Funimation-End-of-services
So now we have less than 2 months before those two areas will be shut down for good.
One Piece manga heading for a new 1-month break
UPDATE: Starting this week June 12 2023 and lasting for a month until July 10, One Piece will go on hiatus so Oda can have his eye surgery.
This info was announced today and here is the source:
https://www.sportskeeda.com/anime/one-piece-manga-goes-month-long-hiatus-following-1086
This time it has a correct source and I apologize for the confusion.
21st Volume of WSJ being delayed in Japan due to Coronavirus concerns.
It was just announced on Anime News Network that after the release of this week of Weekly Shonen Jump, the following the volume that was to be released on April 20 will be delayed for a week due to Coronavirus concerns and instead both that and the volume meant for April 27th will be released together. As this will include One Piece, it means after the next chapter the series will once again enter a two-week break.
Bummer, to hear that but it can't be helped. Just wanted to spread the news.
No WSJ for April 30th
Although Whole Cake Island had finally ended there will be no new chapter this week for One Piece and instead we'll have to wait an extra week for the next arc's first chapter to come out. The reason behind this which I confirmed on page 254 on Viz's English release for the April 23rd volume has to do with the Golden Week holidays in Japan (because this affects the whole magazine, it can only be confirmed at the end of the WSJ volume instead of the end of each chapter which makes it harder to detect this).
Though I am disappointed to have to wait an extra week, at least for me it makes it easier for me due to a dental-related operation so I'll be happy when the end of next week rolls around to get the information from the next chapter.
One Piece is leaving Hulu
http://onepiecepodcast.com/2017/04/14/one-piece-expire-on-hulu/
Within the last 2 days it has been confirmed that all the One Piece episodes on Hulu.com are being set to expire. The reason is due to Hulu's contract with Toei Animation expiring and besides One Piece, other titles that are seen within the source link will also be expiring as the license will expire on April 28th (such as Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball GT).
Anyone who uses official streaming to watch the new episodes on Funimation's website or Cruchyroll, but for me I decided to go with Funimation since I can also rewatch other Funimation titles that also expired on Hulu.
Just wanted to make this announcement and explain the reason why this is happening.
Least it was there for at leas…