Worldwide fans of the long running Japanese Manga, "One Piece", should be expecting a bittersweet news as the series enters the final arc and end eventually.

Most recent reports says that the long-time running manga, "One Piece" will end by entering a new arc that would be called "VS. Four Emperors Arc". It would be the chapter 821 of the manga and this would mark a battle where the main protagonists, Straw Hat Pirates, would face the strongest people in the series - the 'Four Emperors'. In this chapter, the pirate crew, Straw Hats, will face the 'Emperors' namely, Big Mom, Red-Haired Shanks, Kaidou the Beast, and Blackbeard. This arc is a hint that Eiichiro Oda's manga series is nearing the end, YIBADA reported.

The writer of the said Manga, Eiichiro Oda, planned a different ending for the series when it started in 1997. The plan was made without considering that One Piece would get incredible popularity and a wide range of audiences. The initial plans was to end the series in just five years, which means it should have ended in 2002. So far, the series was already 18 years and is still on going.

The series earned a lot of audiences and so it was extended. The producers of the saw that the series was very profitable. This Manga series had sold out 100,000,000 million copies faster than other manga series, according to the reports gathered by Reel Rundown.

The author did not say the exact date of the final chapter's release but he said in an interview that he will wrap up each part of the story and leave no loose ends. He also said that the ending will definitely be exciting and interesting. So, it would take some time to end the series.

However, there are leaked information saying that the series has only 20% left in the story. Based on this info, fans speculated that the series would end in 5-10 years.