SBS Volume 21

Volume 21 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. by Black Phone Snail 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 hello)! 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.

Volume 21 Chapter 188 (Page 46)
'''D: They don't show One Piece on TV where I live... Are you sure it shouldn't be? Please(x2) have them broadcast it here, even if it's only reruns! I guess it's probably impossible...'''

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 12/4/2001, One Piece is shown on 27 stations nationwide, and it's just started running in Taiwan. There are three prefectures it's not on in Japan. Aomori, Yamaguchi and Oita. I think there are people who have said "I can watch it" even though they live in those areas. But those must be people who live close enough to other prefectures to pick up the other channels 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. A lot of other animes you can't see unless you live near Tokyo. I grew up in Kyushu, so I know how it feels. Damn. Tokyo's not fair, huh?!

'''D: To Oda Eiichirou-sensei-sama: SALUTATIONS. 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...

Volume 21 Chapter 189 (Page 66)
O: It's game time!! This is a game from "Curling Eyebrow" in Kyoto!! It's a difficult problem that you can't solve unless you've read the manga very well. Who's the "culprit"?! Don't worry about that. Use your head!!

Who's the Culprit?!

I thought up a game, Odacchi!! Try to reason out who everyone is talking about based on their testimony!! Can you figure it out?

(Testimony of the Straw-Hat Crew)

U-san: He's a better guy than he looks at first!

C-kun: I have a lot to talk to him about!

V-san: I'm sorry for all the trouble I caused...

Z-san: A weirdo...

S-san: I didn't think he was human at first!

L-san: I wanna give him water for some reason.

N-san: He gave us something very important.

-san

Volume 21 Chapter 190 (Page 86)
D: What are "Orange Pekoe" and "Apple Tea"?

O: You know what apple tea is, right? It's 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 Golden Week 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. This person on the left was in Volume 18, page 162, 2nd panel. And the person on the right was 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.

(Vol.18, Ch.164, p.169) Suna Suna Clan -> 11 years later (Vol.19, Ch.167, p.15) (Vol.19, Ch.172, p.114)

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.

Volume 21 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 still drunk? 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. Out loud, he said, "I'm so relieved you're leaving!!" But he was actually sad inside. And so he was happy. He said, "I can't stay sober today!" and he drank and drank and walked and drank, and there he was, in Alabasta. The people around him were making all kinds of noise. And so he made some noise as well. Probably for a different reason than the other people, though.

'''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.

Volume 21 Chapter 192 (Page 126)
O: A mysterious stroll!! Here is a maze game sent to us by "Miss Happy Birthday"!! I tried it, but there are several ways to get to the end, so there's no single answer!! Have fun!! Let's go walking!!

Game: Try to get to the goal by moving from character to character in the order (man - woman - man - woman) But you cannot go through the same character twice. You can go on Mr. 2 on either turn (because he's an okama)

(Note: If you can read katakana, have fun. If you can't, too bad.)

Volume 21 Chapter 193
No SBS

Volume 21 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 KOUNOSUKE (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.

Volume 21 Chapter 195
No SBS