{"id":7432,"date":"2026-08-08T16:23:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/one-piece-chapter-1190-scopper-gaban-imu-obon-break\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:23:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:23:38","slug":"one-piece-chapter-1190-scopper-gaban-imu-obon-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/one-piece-chapter-1190-scopper-gaban-imu-obon-break\/","title":{"rendered":"One Piece Chapter 1190 Out Tonight \u2014 Scopper Gaban vs Imu, Then Obon Break"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The wait is finally over \u2014 <strong>One Piece Chapter 1190 goes live tonight at 10 PM SGT (Sunday, 9 August)<\/strong> on MANGA Plus, Viz Media, and Shonen Jump+. After back-to-back breaks stretched the gap to nearly two weeks, the Elbaph arc resumes with what fan translators are calling <em>&#8220;One Whose Death Is Celebrated&#8221;<\/em> \u2014 and the official title should follow when the chapter drops. Heads up to SG fans: catch it tonight, because the next issue isn&#8217;t coming until 23 August.\n<\/p>\n<h2>Two Breaks, One Big Return<\/h2>\n<p>Chapter 1189 landed on 26 July 2026 and then things went quiet. First, Eiichiro Oda took a personal break \u2014 par for the course for the most ambitious manga in publishing. That gave us Chapter 1190 on 9 August in the WSJ Double Issue #37-38. But the very next week (16 August) brings a <strong>magazine-wide Obon Festival break<\/strong> that affects every title in Weekly Shonen Jump \u2014 not an Oda-specific rest, just Japan&#8217;s summer holiday season shutting things down for a week.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/luffy-elbaph-arc-grin.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Monkey D. Luffy in his Elbaph arc outfit, grinning broadly\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Toei Animation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YnczpEoeaDM\" title=\"Elbaph Arc Official Trailer | April 5, 2026 | ONE PIECE\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>Elbaph Arc Official Trailer | April 5, 2026 | ONE PIECE \u2014 via ONE PIECE Official &#8211; ENG on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Scopper Gaban Challenges Imu<\/h2>\n<p>Without going full-spoiler mode: Chapter 1190 picks up right in the thick of the Elbaph arc&#8217;s most jaw-dropping confrontation yet. <strong>Scopper Gaban<\/strong> \u2014 one of the legendary figures from the Roger Pirates&#8217; era \u2014 steps between Luffy and Imu, and the chapter pushes that fight to a new level. Gaban doesn&#8217;t just buy time; he offers Luffy a challenge on what it even means to become Pirate King, rooted in everything Roger&#8217;s generation knew and fought for. Whether you have read the fan scans or are going in fresh tonight, this is shaping up to be one of the standout chapters of the Elbaph arc so far.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/zoro-elbaph-arc.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Roronoa Zoro in his Elbaph arc look, sporting signature goggles\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Toei Animation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>August&#8217;s Lean One Piece Schedule<\/h2>\n<p>If you are wondering why August feels slow for One Piece, here is the full picture:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chapter 1189<\/strong> \u2014 26 July 2026 (released)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chapter 1190<\/strong> \u2014 Tonight, 9 August (WSJ Double Issue #37-38)<\/li>\n<li><strong>16 August<\/strong> \u2014 No chapter (Obon Festival break, magazine-wide)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chapter 1191<\/strong> \u2014 23 August 2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chapter 1192<\/strong> \u2014 30 August 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So August delivers just <strong>two chapters<\/strong> in total (1190 and 1191), with three more weeks before 1192 rounds out the month on 30 August. From September, the release cadence picks back up \u2014 though another batch of breaks is expected before the year is out.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dorry-elbaph-giant-one-piece.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dorry, the giant warrior of Elbaph, in the One Piece anime\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Toei Animation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Where to Read One Piece Chapter 1190 in Singapore<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>official and free<\/strong> option for Singapore readers is <a href=\"https:\/\/mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MANGA Plus by Shueisha<\/a>, which puts new chapters up simultaneously with the Japanese release \u2014 no paywall, just ads. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.viz.com\/shonenjump\/one-piece-manga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Viz Media<\/a> and the <strong>Shonen Jump+ app<\/strong> are the paid alternatives with a cleaner reading experience and chapter archive access. All three go live at the same time: <strong>10 PM SGT, Sunday 9 August<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For more <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/manga-anime\/\">manga and anime news<\/a>, we cover new chapter releases, anime premieres, and Singapore-relevant licensing updates every day.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Manga\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One Piece Chapter 1190 drops tonight at 10 PM SGT \u2014 Scopper Gaban steps into the fight against Imu. Then WSJ goes on Obon break, leaving August as a lean two-chapter month for fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7428,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[25],"tags":[1109,364,52,366],"class_list":["post-7432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manga-anime","tag-elbaph-arc","tag-manga","tag-one-piece","tag-weekly-shonen-jump"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/one-piece-elbaph-arc-key-visual.webp?fit=2907%2C4096&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-1VS","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6477,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/one-piece-chapter-1189-scopper-gaban-saves-luffy-imu-weapons\/","url_meta":{"origin":7432,"position":0},"title":"One Piece Chapter 1189 \u2014 Scopper Gaban Saves Luffy as Imu Wields the Weapons of the 19 Kings","date":"July 26, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"One Piece Chapter 1189 'King of the World' is out now on MangaPlus. 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