SBS Volume 5




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

Chapter 36, Page 28
''No SBS. Oda gave information about the first OVA.''

Chapter 42, Page 148
'''D: I have an inquiry, Sensei. Does the first mate on Shanks' ship have a name? The guy with the meat, too.'''

O: Take your seat. Of course they have names. The first mate is Shofukutei Nezumi, because his face kind of looks like a mouse's, according to Usopp. Well, that's a lie. His real name is Benn Beckman. And the meat-eating fat guy's name is Lucky Roo. There's really no need to remember something like that, but since I got asked enough, I might as well clear it up.

'''D: I have a question. I always see the sound effect "donnnn" in One Piece, but why "donnnn"? I think "babinnnn" would work just as well.'''

O: No. No way. That will not work at all. I use "donnnn" when I draw scenes to give them that "donnnn" kind of feeling, so if I drew in "babinnnn" it would give the picture a "babinnnn" feeling. But that could work in a joke scene or something. Or maybe "ufunnnn" (giggle). Uh, disregard that.

Chapter 43, Page 168
D: What does the "Möwe" written on Morgan's chin mean?

O: It's a German word. It means "seagull". The pronunciation is kind of like "Mehve". He really is a sailor, isn't he.

'''D: Regarding Zoro's Santoryu, I think he shouldn't be able to talk while holding a sword in his mouth... Maybe...it's ventriloquism?

O: IT'S HIS SPIRIT.

'''D: You don't seem to use much screentone. Is there a reason for that?'''

O: Well, it takes forever to affix all that tone, once you get started. I make it my policy to only use white and black rather than a lot of time-consuming and pain in the err, lazy tone use.