But if you’re looking for a way to catch up on a good chunk of the sizable story so far, you’re in luck, since as part of the 1,000th chapter celebration, 71 volumes of the One Piece manga are now free to read online via publisher Shueisha’s Japanese-language Zebrack website here.
That equates to roughly the first 16 years of the series, and is more content than most manga series can boast for their entire run.
With the latest collected volume being Volume 97, the entire series isn’t free, but there’s no charge to read chapters 1 through 711.
January 4 also marked the 1,000th chapter of One Piece.