SBS



SBS (質問を募集する) is a question-and-answer column that began in volume 4 of the manga, in which Eiichiro Oda answers questions sent in by his fans, making jokes and sometimes telling useful information about the story and characters. It is here that the ages of the Straw Hat Pirates were first revealed, as well as various facts about the story that are not immediately apparent (but nevertheless present) in the chapters themselves. Sometimes the information on the characters is just suggested in this section by the fans, which Oda just agrees with and makes it official; for example, Tashigi's, Chopper's and Robin's birthdays which were all fan suggestions. The SBS was also where the author revealed the existence of the hidden characters Pandaman and Tomato Gang, who appear hidden in the background at many points during the series. Because of the nature of the SBS and the appeal of One Piece, Oda will get questions of all kinds of nature from the serious to silly and the 'mature'.

The SBS are displayed on a single page between the end of chapter and the cover of the next one. In case a chapter starts with a Double Spread, there is no SBS as the 2 pages are taken by the cover. This page can also be used to display a set of Usopp Gallery Pirates pictures instead of an SBS.

Before volume 50, the logo headers where common to all SBS chapters and drawn by Oda, but following the request of a fan at the end of Volume 49 SBS, the logo headers are now fans drawings and different for every chapters.

織田センシ私は夢を持っています

Postal Addresses
For SBS or Usopp Gallery Pirates. ''Note: fans should bear in mind that Oda has mentioned in interviews that it is best to send letters in Japanese if sending to the Tokyo address. And for Usopp Gallery Pirates you must include your name and address directly on the back of the artwork. Otherwise it will be dismissed entirely.''

''Note 2: For SBS header illustrations, send them to the Usopp Gallery Pirates address. The image should be drawn as 14cm x 5.5cm on the back of a postcard.''

Viz: Shonen Jump c/o Viz, LLC P.O. Box 77010 San Francisco, CA 94107

Non conventional SBS
On some volumes Oda did not use the traditional Question/Answer format but chose a topic:
 * Volume 11 was a special Going Merry SBS which depicts the ship's design.
 * Volume 16 where Oda made a correction about a typo.
 * Volume 26 International investigation Committee was a special about One Piece issues in the different countries it is published in.
 * Volume 46 was a special Thousand Sunny SBS which depicts the ship's design.
 * Volume 59 and Volume 60 had M.K.K. corners (Matomete Kakatte Koi; Come all at once) where Oda made quick decisions on characters' birthdays based on fan letters as long as he liked the reasoning behind the date.
 * Voice Actors SBS
 * Volume 61 had an HDK corner (Hai, Domo, Konnichiwa; Yes, Greetings, How are you)
 * Volume 61 had a 3D2Y corner, full of different sketches of what Oda was thinking of making the Straw Hats look like after 2 years.
 * Volume 64 had an HDO (Hai, Domo, Ohayogozaimas; Yes, Greetings, Good morning)

What does SBS stand for? By the Seiyus

 * Luffy's Seiyū (S)hort (B)reak (S)ection in Volume 52.
 * Zoro's Seiyū (S)orry, (B)ut I'm too (S)tupid and (S)appari toh (B)ouzu ni shitakedo (S)amuiwa (I got a buzz cut, but it's cold) in Volume 53.
 * Nami's Seiyū (S)houmonai (B)ouya wa (S)hibukuwayo <3 (I'll beat up any helpless boy) and (S)onna (B)ouya wa (S)hibuku wayo <3 (I'll beat up such a boy) in Volume 54.
 * Usopp's Seiyū (S)hikkari (B)oke (S)asete (Let me make myself really stupid) in Volume 55.
 * Sanji's Seiyū (G)omen (I)ino ga (O)moiukaban (Sorry, a suitable joke does not occur to me) in Volume 57.
 * Chopper's Seiyū (S)ugoiyo (B)ikkuri (S)akura no ki (I was surprised at a splendid cherry tree) in Volume 58.
 * Robin's Seiyū (S)himatta (B)rooku (S)ashichatta (Shoot I stabbed Brook) in Volume 60.
 * Franky's Seiyū (S)hounenyo, (B)eechikuwo (S)ueh! (Boy, suck the nipples!) in Volume 61.
 * Brook's Seiyū (S)ugoi yo!!! (B)oku!!! (S)ugoi yo!!! (Amazing!!! I'm!!! Amazing!!!) in Volume 64.

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