SBS Volume 21




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

Chapter 187, Page 26
'''D: Hello. In Volume 19, someone started the SBS the way Miss Merry Christmas would start it. So I'd like to start it the way Mr. 4 would do it. -Black Den Den Mushi Fan Club Vice President-'''

"SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS... (to be continued)"

O: Too long. Sorry.

'''D: Hyello. Listen, there's something I've been thinking hard about. Whenever you begin the SBS Corner, you usually say "Start the SBS", right? That's so boring. SO... I thought up THIS! "ESSUUUUUU!" What do you think? It's a rip-off of "Ohhaaa" (ohayou, or good morning)! So use it!'''

O: Hey hey hey. No, no, no no no! No one will use an imitation like that! You need a... uh... a bit more originality! Right, everyone? "ESSUUUUUU!" (full-face smile).

'''D: In the SBS from Volume 19, someone said "Draw all 6 crew members with your left hand", but you only drew Luffy, Zoro and Nami. Draw the other 3.'''

O: H... here. P-please, give me a break.

Chapter 188, Page 46
'''D: They don't show One Piece on TV where I live... How can we stand for such atrocities? Please (x2), I don't care if they're just re-runs or whatever, just have them broadcast here where I live! Though it's probably an impossible request...'''

O: It shouldn't be impossible. I've received quite a lot of these letters for a while, but I can't do anything about it. After checking with the animation company, as of Dec. 4, 2001, One Piece is shown on 27 stations nationwide, and it's just started running in Taiwan. There are three prefectures in which it doen't air, however: Aomori, Yamaguchi and Oita. But even in these areas, there are some people who say they can watch it. They must be people who live close enough to other prefectures to pick up the neighbouring prefectures' broadcast signals. Here's what you can try. One Piece is a program on the Fuji TV network, so write a letter saying "I want to see One Piece" to the Fuji station in your prefecture. If the station hears a large outcry, they may consider it. I know there's a lot of other animes you can't see unless you live near Tokyo. I grew up in Kyushu, so I know your pain. Damn. Tokyo's pretty mean, huh?!

D: To Eiichirou Oda-sensei-sama: [OMITTED]

-by Those Who Say Meguko-

O: Yes, uhhhh. Well, why don't I get right down to it and answer this question? Uhhhhh.... Uhhhhhh... Yes. Uhhhhhhh... Yes. Uhhh...

Chapter 189, Page 66
No questions, just a little game made by a reader.

Chapter 190, Page 86
D: What are "Orange Pekoe" and "Apple Tea"?

O: Oh I'm sure you can figure out what Apple Tea is, right? It's a type of tea. And orange pekoe is another kind of tea. It's true that all the members of the BW like different kinds of tea. Mr. 3 likes "Earl Grey", Miss Goldenweek likes "green tea", Mr. 5 likes "gunpowder tea", and Miss Valentine likes "lemon tea", and so on. They drink it at a lot of different places. But Mr. 2 likes "takopa".

'''D: Nice to meet you, Oda-sensei. I noticed something when I was re-reading the books. I'm talking about this person on the left in Volume 18, page 162, 2nd panel, and this person on the right in Volume 19, page 15, 5th panel. Are they the same person?'''

O: Yes. That's right. You're quite correct. If you look at the current "Rebellion", you'll see a lot of members of the "Suna Suna Clan" in it. Well spotted.



It's pretty easy to tell when they're lined up like this, right? Oh, and just to confuse you a little, most of the people in the Rebellion call Kohza "Kohza-san", but sometimes you hear "Kohza" or "Leader". Those people were probably former Suna Suna Clan members.

Chapter 191, Page 106
'''D: Oda-sensei! I was astonished when I read Volume 19! Because in the first panel of page 104, Sam is among the people running about! Why is he in Alabasta? Why is he drunk again? Tell me!!'''

-by Takashima 192-

O: Oooh. I was surprised, too. I totally forgot I had drawn him. That's him all right, it certainly is. Chapter 171, page 104. Why is he there? Listen up... Today was his second daughter's wedding. Sam's wife left him to raise all of their daughters the summer his eldest turned 8. His second daughter was a delinquent. Quite the troublemaker... They fought often, and there were days when she ran away from home. Today, she is being married. Though he puts up a strong front by saying, "Finally I can rest easy now that you're gone!", he actually feels a little lonely but happy for his daughter. And so he said, "I can't stay sober tonight!" and he drank and drank and walked and drank, and before he knew it, he was in the middle of Alabasta. The people around him were making all kinds of noise so he started yelling too, though for a different reason than the other citizens.

'''D: Ummm, Sensei, on TV I heard someone say, "The next big thing will be Buggy underwear". Would you like to buy some Buggy underwear, Oda-sensei?'''

O: No.

Chapter 192, Page 126
Another game made by a reader.

Chapter 194, Page 164
'''O: Ahem. I've been receiving a ton of questions. I'm just going to tell you everything I know about the anime, whether to answer those questions or just because I want you to know. '''

'''1. First of all, what I MUST tell you is that I am a manga artist. I don't create anime. All that I do is character design for the anime original stories and the theatrical release movies. Nothing serious. Basically, the world of One Piece that I create in the manga is entrusted to others to follow in the anime.'''

'''2. I want you to remember this name. THE UDA KOUNOSUKE. This name is on the staff list every time the opening credits roll. It says, "Series Director". That's basically "head director". Pretty cool, eh? "Head director". (do—n)'''

'''3. For the OP anime, Uda-san has 7 other directors that take turns making episodes. Because you can't make a 30-minute episode every week. Every episode's director is listed at the end of the ending credits. And the person who brings all of them together is, yes, THE UDA KONOSUKE (whistle)'''

'''4. If their opinions and mine do not meet, Luffy instantly ceases to be Luffy and the world becomes entirely different. No matter how hard I work to create the original story, if the anime's "directing" is wrong, it all becomes nothing. But the reason that doesn't happen, and instead even more amazing things are created, is thanks to Uda-san and his Directing Fighters, for understanding the world of OP so well and for "directing".'''

'''5. "Directing" is, of course, made possible by "music", "sound", "voice acting" and "art". I truly thank all the people involved in the anime in any way. Oh, by the way, my very own Habu-yan does the "scenario checking".'''

'''6. So why am I telling you this? Because I'd like you to really think about all the labor the people whose names you see on the staff credits have to go through.'''

'''7. I know I made him sound very formal earlier, but Uda-san is really a very nice man. Sometimes I go and party or eat something with Uda-san and his producers (they're cool, too), but really, I just leave the anime work up to them and enjoy it as a viewer, just like all of you do. I even cry sometimes.'''

'''8. And now, the SBS is over. See you next time.'''