SBS Volume 4




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

Chapter 27, Page 28
D: How old are Luffy, Zoro, Nami, and Shanks?

O: A lot of people mailed me with questions regarding age. Really a lot of people. I guess this must be the No.1 question that everyone always thinks of. Well I will answer it now! Luffy is currently 17 years old,  Zoro  19,  Nami  18. Well, since we have no idea where   Shanks  is at this moment, I'll just answer how old he was supposed to be 10 years ago. I n  Luffy's village,  he was 27 years old. As for  Usopp,  he's 17 years old just like Luffy.

D: How come all the enemies that Luffy meets, are all weirdos?

O: Eh... Weirdos...? Now that you readers mention it, I finally noticed that they truly are weird. But, I guess it's because the fact that they're weird makes them more mysterious. Aren't they much cooler this way?

'''D: Eiichiro Oda-sensei, can your arms and legs really stretch? They wrote that on "Weekly Jump".'''

O: Wah! I think I wrote that myself... But that's supposed to be a secret.

Chapter 28, Page 48
D: There's something I've always wanted to ask you, S'''ensei. What do you do with the things that the readers send you?'''

O: I place them all in my room. And I personally read all the letters and postcards that the readers send me. These letters give me the strength to work even harder. In other words, thanks to your mail, I can continue drawing as a mangaka. Thanks everybody!

D: Does the origin of Zoro's last name come from the pirate known as "François l'Olonnais"?

O: That is correct! The name really was taken from the so called "Most Fierce & Cruel Pirate François l'Ollonais  of the Caribbean Sea". That name, "Morgan" and "Alvida" are all real names of real pirates.

'''D: I have a question about Captain Buggy! Are the two ponytails that pop out from his hat actually his hair? Or are they just some kind of decoration, or a wig? I really want to know! But, if that's really his hair, then he sure has long hair...'''

O: A lot of readers have mailed me asking the same question. Let me show everybody the details!

Chapter 29, Page 70
D: Why does Luffy have so little "tension"?

O: It must be because he's so stupid.

D: How did Mohji's hair get like that?

O: He was born like that. Only those 2 spots grow out quickly. If he left his hair alone, he'd end up looking like a rabbit.

Chapter 30, Page 90
'''D: How far can Luffy's arm stretch? '''

O: Pretty far. Right now it can stretch about 72 Gomu Gomus. Luffy was telling me before how he wanted to try hard and reach 100 Gomu Gomus.

D: How do you decide on the characters' names?

O: I just try and come up with something that sounds, you know... good. I also get them from real pirates' names. Or not.

'''D: Why doesn't Luffy ever kill his enemies? If you look back, he didn't kill Mohji, he didn't kill Helmeppo or Captain Morgan, or anyone. Well, Zoro was the one who beat Morgan, but still. Why?'''

O: Ahh, good question. First of all, Morgan is still alive. He's being held in prison now by his former subordinates. So why didn't Luffy kill him? In this era, people put their lives on their beliefs and convictions, and fight. When he goes into battle, Luffy is destroying others' beliefs. And when these enemies' beliefs are shattered and defeated, they feel a pain equal to death. I think that for these pirates, killing or not killing is secondary to winning or losing.

Chapter 31, Page 110
'''D: So anyways, Sensei, do you like animals? It seems like there's at least one animal in all your cover pages...'''

O: I certainly do put animals on my covers. Well, if you like something, you like it, but I would consider my attraction to animals to be only "average." I just like drawing them. It's really fun to draw them all puffy and funny.

'''D: Is the poopy-looking mark on Klahador's suit actually poop? Or does it have any other meanings...?'''

O: It's poop.

'''D: A question. Nami's three sizes (bust-waist-hip).'''

(Oda dodged the question)

O: ...I swear that one day I WILL get her to let us measure her!! Just wait, boys! I'll keep my promise!!

Chapter 32, Page 130
'''D: Why does Zoro always wear that old fogey stomachband (haramaki)? '''

O: How rude!! Just sit down right there!! Okay! Remember this!! The haramaki is the high-fashion-nice-fit battle garb of the proudest of Nippon's warriors!! Contemplate that! You may leave!

'''D: Who is this person Mikio Itoo that appears in the three manga "One Piece", "Butsu Zone" and "Rurouni Kenshin"? It wasn't even cleared up in "Butsu Zone," so I would really like it if you would explain.'''

O: His name is Mikio Itoo. He's a quick draw. The traveling actor who appears in "Butsu Zone" (which was drawn by "Sandan Takei" (aka Takei Hiroyuki), who is currently drawing "Shaman King" for Jump) and "Rurouni Kenshin" called "Mikio Itou" are actually the same person. Maybe sometime soon, he will reveal himself to you all.

Chapter 33, Page 150
Questions about Oda's profile, for more information see Eiichiro Oda article.

D: About how many are there in the "Devil Fruit Series", and what other kind of fruits are there?

O: You'll find out what other kinds of fruit there are in the story, but as for how many, according to the rumors I've heard, there are more than a hundred.

Chapter 34, Page 170
No important question here

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