One Piece Is Officially Becoming Harder to Read Early

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Shueisha is making changes that will likely make it more difficult for fans to find unofficial early copies of Eiichiro Oda’s manga online, especially on platforms like X (formerly Twitter).

Shueisha, the publisher of One Piece, has been issuing copyright strikes on X (formerly Twitter) to popular accounts that share information about upcoming chapters. Accounts like PewPiece, Redon, and WorstGenHQ have been affected, with Shueisha even flagging and penalizing their profile pictures. Redon noted that the strikes targeted posts discussing chapters that were already available in Japan.

I’ve been following the situation with the recent copyright claims, and it’s been interesting to see how the big One Piece leak accounts have reacted. PewPiece, which has over 400,000 followers, and WorstGenHQ, with over 80,000, both initially made their accounts private, likely to try and avoid any further issues. But I noticed WorstGenHQ has since switched back to being public, even though they could still face a permanent ban.

One Piece Owner Shueisha Escalates Official Action Against Manga Leaks

Shueisha, the publisher of One Piece, has a history of removing content from X (formerly Twitter) that it believes infringes on its copyright. In the past, this led to widespread and often criticized takedowns of posts, even for things like short animated images, fan-created artwork, or panels that were already officially published. But this current effort is different. Instead of broadly removing content, Shueisha is focusing on and targeting specific people who are leaking details about upcoming One Piece chapters before they are officially released.

It’s currently unknown what caused these copyright strikes, but some believe users reported the leaks, leading to the takedowns. Before the strikes, unconfirmed spoilers for One Piece Chapter 1181 were already appearing on X (formerly Twitter), and these leaks spread quickly even before Chapter 1180 was officially released.

The recent actions against people sharing copyrighted material happened shortly after arrests in Almería, Spain. Because the arrested group ran a large Spanish-language manga piracy website, fans of One Piece mistakenly thought Redon, a Spanish-speaking leaker, had also been arrested. However, Redon is still posting on X (formerly Twitter).

Those who leak manga online are facing increased scrutiny as publishers have had a successful year shutting down illegal piracy websites. Similar to Mangajikan and MangaDex, these sites are being targeted and taken down.

Now that publishers are winning cases against piracy, they’re starting to focus on people who leak manga chapters before they’re officially available. These early leaks hurt both the creators and publishers, because readers who find out what happens through social media are less likely to read the chapters legally when they come out.

Shueisha, the publisher, has been fighting a long-running legal battle against people who illegally share their manga. In February 2024, two people in Tokyo were arrested for obtaining and posting chapters of popular series like One Piece and Jujutsu Kaisen online before they were officially released. They reportedly used their work connections to get the magazines early.

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2026-04-28 02:40