SBS Volume 65


 * D (Dokusha means Reader)
 * O (Oda)

Chapter 637, Page 26


'''D: Hey, Odacchi, you always let a reader say "SBS begin!" right. I love that about Odacchi. So "SBS begi..." From S Shimei kun.'''

O: Eh? Can I really say it? That last letter...for my sake..you left it off for me to say? Ah... Thanks you. Okay let's say it! 1, 2, 3, "m" I got it wrong!!

'''D: Panties panties panties panties panties panties panties panties panties panties panties panties panties panties panties panties..... Penname: Be sure to count the number of panties'''

O: Stop, stop. I said stop. Stop, stop, stop. stop!!! Haaa...haaa.... this panties curse has come again! Three whole postcards worth. All over the surfaces, "panties" was written 3787 times (I counted)!! Don't send anymore! There wasn't even a question or anything! But all throughought I saw a few cases of "penties" or "panies"!!



'''D: I'm a fourth grader who loves Fisher Tiger. I always have fun watching One Piece. I have a question for Oda-sensei. What's inside Camie's backpack? Penname: Aselola No. 1'''

O: Right. Dreams, probably. And probably also soy sauce and butter (for cooking clams).



D: So my question is this: in volume 10, Hachi declares that, "With the exception of one man on Fishman Island, I'm the number one swordsman "Six Sword Hachi", so is that one exception Hyouzou? If I'm wrong, please kill me. Penname: Yukuron

O: No, you're right! A question you were willing to stake your life on!? They trained at the same dojo, but there's no way Hachi can measure up to Hyouzou.

Chapter 638, Page 46


'''D: OH, I GET IT!!! (Don!) Hmm... but I didn't hear you!!! Ha ha!! By Setobyun'''

O: I haven't said anything yet, but... ah ha ha ha ha (that was mean).

'''D: I've got a serious question! So the nine Straw Hats each have a jolly roger, right? So you must have thought up new designs for after the 2 year skip!? From M Hiyu 22 years old'''

O: About those... I just finished them. So the toy companies, right?- they came to me with some designs and said "How are these?" but I said, "Wrong!" and fixed them, officially settling that matter for the time being. Well, well, all sorts of companies have trouble spots. So, here you go.





'''D: Recently in One Piece, all kinds of strong fruit users who Luffy can't even compete with have been appearing, one after the other. It seems that usually, in manga and anime, it's established that the hero has the strongest, most unbeatable power, so why did you decide to go with the pretty weak-looking rubber power for Luffy? Penname: Nihon Ganbare'''

O: Ahaha, yeah, that's true. It must seem like a mystery when you consider all the other strong and cool ability users. The answer is simple. It's because that one is the most ridiculous. I don't think I could continue to like my own protagonist if he were strong and cool in the typical way. No matter how serious the story gets, Luffy is there to stretch and inflate. He always give me a chance to fool around. That's the kind of manga I wanted to write.

Chapter 639, Page 66


'''D: Nice to meet you! Straight to the question! My little sister said, " That cutre Ishilly from the Mermaid Over, With the freckles and the droopy eyes- is she the island's ishidai (striped beakfish) mermaid?" Please answer her. She also said, "If the others are based on certain fish, I want to know!" Penname- P&UU'''

O: Ohh. That's right. That's the ishidai Ishilly- one of the island's girls who was kidnapped by Caribou. The beauties from the Mermaid Cove are actually the dancers at the Mermaid Cafe. Hmm...the beauty of there dance could very well bring an end to Sanji's life. I'll introduce the top five of then Mermaid Cafe Dancers:





'''D: Hello! My family and I always have a lot of fun reader One Piece! So, here's a question! Whenever "sun" in kanji is written in the manga, it's expressed as taiyou phonetically, in katakana, usually reserved for foreign words. Is there a reason? I'm kind of curious about this. -Makki'''

O: I see. This was almost subconcious on my part. I write it that way naturally. For example, when I'm writing Childrens lines or stupid Luffy's lines, I deliberately reduce the amount of kanji used and opt to write more words in hiragana. That's because the character speaker wouldn't really understand, so it's unnatural to write their lines with kanji. In the same vein, for the fishpeople who live 10,000 meters below the surface, the sun is something that never penetrates and that they can't see. It's just not a part of their everyday lives. In short, instead of using kanji for something that they yearn for yet don't really understand, it suits me to use the katakana, taiyou, "The Sun Pirates" [Taiyou no kaizokudan with taiyou in katakana and kaizokudan in kanji]. It's an awkward name that I like.

Chapter 640, Page 86


'''D: Odacchi!! Canned Saba mackerel is delicious!! Penname: Sab Saba Man'''

O: Saba sure is delicious~! I recommend canned saba with scallions, it's too good!!



D: In the scene in volume 64 when the fishman kids ask Luffy to go wild and beat the enemies, I discovered a man approaching them who says :Watashi me sore ga ii". I want you to, too with a shirt that says, in romanji "sore ga II YO". What's up with that? Penname: Trafalgar Law <3

'D: What species is the girl in chapter 663 (this is a mistake- reader means 633) who has a shirt that says "TEGA2TUI" ("te ga 2 tsui" means two pairs of hands)''? Penname: Takaaki T'''

O: Right. I'll talk about two points here. First of all, on the matter of the girl, I didn't go as far as thinking of a specific species for her, but I think she's probably a fishman based on an ancient type of fish. Because she's got a lot of fins, probably a type of fish from long ago. As for the clothing...Well, you can see for yourself. When I was drawing up the image gallery to be used for Fishman Island, I got really into the idea of "Situation-Explaining Shirts." So if you search hard enough, I think you'll find alot of them. Even in this book.



'''D: Oda-sensei- In the middle of the story I came across something strange. When the king and princes are all tied up, their expressions look pained, yeah? Isn't that weird? Normally I'd think that a person who's tied up would be smiling broadly, as I am now... You too, no? PEnname: Seisuichya Kero'''

O: Are. You. Stupid !!! What are you saying, you!! This is a shonen manga!! Ack!! You're that Seuisuichya Kero pervert from before! did they let you out already? Ah!! Excuse me, officer!! Look, he's over there- that guy who likes getting tied up!! Please Arrest him!...eh!? I'm not connected to him! Eh? Why? He's the real bad guy! *clink* Ah! It seems you've locked me in here! Wait, Officer!? Please...

Chapter 642, Page 126




'''D: Who is Oda Senei's Rival among the One Piece characters? It's Franky, right? I know to know. Penname: Toku'''

''O: You can't decide that! Cut it out. You think I'm anything like that transformation/pervert? Hmm..well..I guess the one you could call a rival would be...Nami. I had my chest measured while having a suit fitting recently, and it came to 99 cm. Eh? Waist? The waist was...let's say somewhere between 50 and 99. In short, I'm also prettymuch a pin-up model. Okay, next postcard.''

'''D: Concerning Shirahoshi's birthday. because she's Shira (4) hoshi (4), can you make it April 4th? Is that all right? Please (cries) Penname: Dokkoi'''

O: Sure.



'''D: Monja was washi no monjamon. (Monja is a type of okonomiyaki pancake. "Jamon" is Neptune's verbal tic. It's a pun because a typical old timer might say "This monja is mine" as "Monja was washi no monja", but here, this ohhh-so-clever reader has added an extra "mon" to the end) Penname: Kazu'''

''O: Right. Got it.''

'''D: Luffy's haoushoku haki was able to fell 50,000 men, but how many would Shanks and the others be able to handle? Penname: Captain Nobuo'''

''O: If it were them instead of Luffy, in exactly the same place and situation, they might be able to knock out all 100,000. But in a different setting, you can't really compare by just asking "how many people". Being able to knock an enemy out with haki depends entirely on having an overwhelming power gap between the two. In Luffy's case the point is that there were a bunch of weak guys with little battle experience. But if there were 100,000 strong-willed pirates before him, it's possible that he wouldn't even be able to knock out a single one. On a related note, as one's proficiency with haoushoku advances, it's even possible to target a few people in a crowd to NOT knock out.''

Chapter 643, Page 146