Since the One Piece anime is currently adapting the (specifically the climactic events on Egghead Island), I have written a speculative academic-style paper analyzing the themes of the current episodes.
The anime has NOT ended. This is a temporary production break, similar to the break between Wano and Egghead. current one piece episode
The anime’s depiction of Vegapunk’s multiple satellite bodies (Shaka, Lilith, etc.) serves as a narrative device to personify the fragmentation of truth. The current episodes, which depict the systematic "death" of his satellites, symbolize the World Government's attempt to disassemble the components of the "Truth" (the reality of the Void Century). The impending broadcast promised by Vegapunk represents a narrative singularity: a moment where the diegetic world must confront the lies of its 800-year history. Since the One Piece anime is currently adapting