SBS Volume 28



D (Dokusha means Reader)

O (Oda)

Chapter 256, Page 26
'''D: Hello, Oda-sensei. Listen, I'm going to tell you my dream. I want to be an animator because of One Piece. So, with the hope of becoming one, let me say THOSE WORDS! Please!!! Now... '''

'''"One Piece readers! SBS IS STARTIIIING!!" '''

'''Ah, finally. Thanks a lot. '''

Tako Musume

O: Fgah!!... fngah!!... daa!!!....... haahaa... That was dangerous... I couldn't get my finger out of my nose. Everyone, be careful when you're picking your nose!

Let's start SBSSSS!

'''D: I have one... just one... question for the honorable (no, really) Oda Eiichiro-sama. Can I ask? What? Ok? Yay!! Then let me really ask you.'''

WHAT SPECIES DO YOU BELONG TO?

O: HUMAN, DUMBASS. NEXT!!

'''D: Hey!! This is sudden, but I came up with Luffy's new attack. I think I'll just do it to Odacchi, so please take it. '''

'''GOMU GOMU NO GOMUUUU!! How was it?'''

Grampa

O: Waaa. That hurt... hmmmmm... it was kinda... RUBBERYYYY!

Yes. That reaction... Is that good enough?

Anyways, I'll go to the next question.

Chapter 257, Page 46
'''D: Hello! Oda-sensei! In an SBS in Volume 25, you said, "Manga is for drawing people's dreams." I was very moved by those words. But there's something wrong with that. My dream is to see Nami naked, butit's never drawn. Do you know why?'''

O: Nami naked, eh?. We all want to see it. She was in the bath before. That hand's in the way, damn it!! Seriously. And Vivi was covered by that stupid towel!! It's an emergency. I'll try harder on the camera angle next time!

'''D: Nico Robin's range in growing her body parts 200 Hana Hanas. Right? '''

Tomoya

O: Yeah. Something like that.

'''D: Oda-sensei!!!! My dad told me, "One Piece is a WEIRD manga", so I said, "NO!! ONE PIECE IS A GREAT MANGA!!" Almost. (really)'''

O: What?! That's a silent scream!! Why don't you say it out loud! Everybody, repeat after me!! "ONE PIECE IS A WEIRD MANGA!!"

Whoo hoo! It's Spring.

'''D: Oda-sensei and the characters of One Piece say "Spirit" a lot, but what exactly is Spirit?! I don't get it. I looked it up in the dictionary and... it wasn't even in there! Do other readers get it? Please tell me!'''

O: "Spirit" is "to feel strongly". When someone hopes for something really hard, it happens. Those people are glamorous.

Chapter 258, Page 66
No questions, just a little game made by a reader.

Chapter 260, Page 104
'''D: Yo! Odacchi! I can't even do my homework because I think about this too much, so listen! You said in some SBS that you sometimes make the same expressions as the ones you're drawing. I didn't know that Odacchi's eyeballs could LEAVE THE SKULL.'''

O: Of course. It's my speciality. When I'm really surprised, they fly away. My personal best is 18 Yaaarghs. The world record is 84 Yaarghs. Everyone is working hard to beat it.

D: Are the "Shichibukai" (Seven Armed Seas) modeled after the Privateers, who were used by England and France as a last resort to counter Spain, a major power at that time, by letting pirates raid Spanish towns in exchange for giving the government a part of the plunder?

O: Hah!! A serious question. (cries) Yes! Privateers! Simply put, "licensed pirates" really did exist back in the day. For the home country, they were heroes. For other countries, they were looters. When you look back at history, the reason why pirates were not generalized as "criminals" is because of these pirate heroes. But that doesn't decide whether it was good or bad thing. Pirates are pirates. If the crime was too big, it can be confused with justice.

Chapter 261, Page 124
'''D: Hello, Oda-san! I just have a little question. You know how "Whitebeard" shows up in pages 158-159 of Volume 25. I'd like to ask something about the nurses he's surrounded by. Why are they all wearing leopard print tights? Is it a coincidence? Or does Edward Newgate, the strongest man in the world, simply like leopard prints? Please tell me, Oda-san. Leopard prints!'''

O: Leopard prints are like... wild and feral... you know. They're nice. By the way, I hear the number of hospitals where nurses wear pants are increasing... that's so sad. It makes me want to cry... quoth Whitebeard. Whitebeard. I recommend that particular outfit to all nurses everywhere!! Quote Whitebeard. Whitebeard. That selfish old turd!!

'''D: Hello, Oda-sensei!! I hope to enter a manga to Jump in hope of becoming a mangaka, but there are some things I don't understand. For the manga you submit, do you have to paste on separate things like tone? And where do they sell things like that? by a newbie who really wants to be a mangaka'''

O: Yes, as usual, I get a lot of these questions. I think maybe next time, I'll make a little explanation of the basic materials used to make a manga. You can't go to a stationary shop to get manga materials. Try going to an art shop. The people there will tell you all about the things you need to know.

Chapter 262, Page 144
Answer to the game.

Chapter 263, Page 164
'''D: Am I an "ape"? Or a "prime ape"? by Masira Pirate Crew Odd-Jobs Boy'''

O: A prime ape. All the One Piece readers are prime apes!! ...hey, wait guys, don't run away. You don't like it? Prime ape. But it's a huge compliment. Even if it doesn't really make sense. Just for fun.

'''D: HI!! Eiichi! In Volume 27, you spouted some crap about the theme of the Jaya arc being "A man's passion", didn't you?! I may only be 18 years old, but I'm still a woman! How do you explain my "love for adventure" and "infinite dreams", huh?! Just looking at every panel of your manga sets my blood dangerously a-boil!!!! Take responsibility for this!!! Please. Take responsibility and put "woman" in there, too! The passion thing. FROM Her new eye co.'''

O: "A woman's passion"?! No. Look, sometimes I use "man" in an adjectival sense. As in, the best women have manly qualities in them. They were called "true women" in the past. So this is what I say. Men and women have "A MAN'S PASSION"!! So the women are included!!

'''D: Hello, Oda-sensei. Let's get to the question. When I was filling out a high school entrance form, and I told my mom I was thinking of putting "Luffy" under the question, "Who do you respect?", she said, "That's embarrassing"!! But I really do have a lot of reverence for Luffy!! Oda-sensei, say something to my mom! by Kou** Usagi'''

O: Hey!! Momma, Momma!! You really did it this time!! It's embarrassing to respect my dear little Luffy?!!! ...like that? See you next volume!!