SBS Volume 10
Loguetown-era SBS — debuts “Timmy Ueda” Hijacking Group running-gag; canonizes Straw Hat heights in cm, fish-men reproduction (mammals, fish-women exist), Hatchan’s family-name etymology, pirate-sash as concealed weapon-holster, Bell-mère’s “Women Have Guts” haircut name, and Usopp’s bendy nose.
Q&A
Chapter 82, Page 26
Q1
D: I am “Timmy Ueda”, from the SBS Hijacking Group! I will start the SBS Corner before Oda-sensei can!! “Uhhh, start the SBS!!” O: Gah! Damn. He started it first! Damn you, Timmy, damn you! How am I going to start the SBS now? Oh, wait, it just started.
Q2 — Pandaman location in Vol 8
D: Hello, Oda-sensei. You know, in Volume 8, page 92, the sixth panel, you wrote “Search for Pandaman”? Well, I can’t find him. Where is he? Please show me. O: Aha. I got a whole bunch of postcards from people about this one. A bunch from people who found him, and a bunch from people who didn’t find him. And I thought the words were so small that no one would notice to begin with! Well, I’ll show you the answer. In the bottom circle is written the phrase, “Search for Pandaman!!!” And in the upper-right circle is the man himself.
Chapter 83, Page 46
Q3 — Fish-Men reproduction (mammals)
D: When the Arlong guys and the other Fish-Men give birth, do they lay eggs like fish? O: BZZZT. Fish-Men are still mammals, so they give birth the way humans do. There are fishwomen too, of course.
Q4 — Straw Hat heights (canon)
D: I wanna know the height of all five. Nami’s really cute. O: The main five, you mean? I’ll get this one out of the way. First of all, Gaimon’s height is… kidding. I’ll start from the shortest.
| Character | Height |
|---|---|
| Nami | 169 cm |
| Luffy | 172 cm |
| Usopp | 174 cm |
| Sanji | 177 cm |
| Zoro | 178 cm |
So they’re all pretty much the same height.
Q5 — Hatchan vs Hachi name etymology
D: Of all the Fish-Men, Hatchan is the cutest and funniest. But there’s one thing that bugs me. Why is Hatchan’s full name Hatchan, and his nickname Hachi? O: A lot of Chinese people have names that go ★Chan. So it should be just fine.
Q6 — Pirate sash (decorative + weapon-holster)
D: What is the thing that Usopp and a lot of the pirates in One Piece have tied around their waists? A towel? Or did they want one of Zoro’s stomach bands, but they couldn’t get one for themselves, so they used those instead? O: ← These things? They do all have them, don’t they? There’s no real deep reason for them, though. I guess pirates just liked to wear these “decorative sashes”. But sometimes they put their pistols in them, so maybe they aren’t totally pointless.
Chapter 84, Page 86
Q7 — Inoki chant gag
D: Here we go! WUUUUUUUUUUN(1)! TYYYYYYYUUUUUUU(2)!! THHHUUUUURRREEEEEE(3)?!!! O: DAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!! (Antonio Inoki’s “ONE, TWO, THREE, DAAAAH” call)
Q8 — Inoki chant gag, encore
D: One more time! ♥ ONNNNNEE(1)! ♥ TWOOOOOO(2)! ♥ THREEEEE(3) ♥ O: DAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!! Oh…! They’re playing with me.
Q9 — Drawing-Jango Disease
D: A little while ago, my friend asked me to draw Shanks, so I did. Then he hit me on the head all of a sudden, and said, “Why’d you draw Jango?!” Is this a disease? O: Yes. It is a disease. “Drawing Jango Sickness”, I believe. You’re always going to draw Jango. Be careful, as the final symptom of this disease is when you draw Jango rather than signing your name for a home delivery.
Q10 — Zeff’s chef-hat (Cook’s Slice of Heaven Hat)
D: On page 121 in Volume 8, that thing that rises above Zeff’s head is a hat, right? My mother says, “It’s too tall to be a hat. There must be a pole behind him or something.” Sensei, please make this blockhead (age 44) agree with me. O: Okay, mom, listen to me now. In this world, there are certain unyielding truths that you cannot avert your eyes from. The thing that is standing on Zeff’s head is the “Tower of Faith”, supported by the spirit of the heart. It’s called the “Cook’s Slice of Heaven Hat”. That’s right!!!
Chapter 87, Page 128
Q11 — Luffy poop-the-enemy move
D: Sensei! I thought of a new move for Luffy-chan… Luffy stretches his mouth and eats the enemy, then he goes to the bathroom and poops it out! O: No, it’s not [a good idea].
Q12 — Bell-mère hairstyle name (“Women have Guts”)
D: What do you call Bell-mère-san’s haircut? O: That hairstyle is called “Women have Guts”. You should yell it out in a beauty parlor.
Q13 — Sanji girl-crazy
D: I’m glad Sanji is “girl-crazy”, not “boy-crazy”. O: Uh, totally.
Q14 — Sanji’s heart-shaped smoke
D: When Sanji thinks about a girl, the smoke from his cigarette turns into a heart shape. How does he do it? O: Uh, first of all, you have to be over 20 years old. Then light your cigarette and take a big drag. When you do that, the smoke will come in contact with the “Feeling of Love” you put in your lungs beforehand, and then when you blow the smoke out, it will most surely come out in the shape of a heart.
Q15 — Yosaku/Johnny vs Helmeppo
D: I can’t really tell if Yosaku and Johnny are strong or not. Between those two and Helmeppo, who can stretch further? O: I hope that Kaya will become a wonderful Doctor.
Chapter 89, Page 168
Q16 — Building bridges in America
D: When I read your manga, Sensei, I get the feeling that I should do what I want. So I’ve gotten the urge to pursue my dream to build a gigantic bridge in America. O: That’s nice. A boy with a dream. I like that. Well, you know what? If anyone tries to stop you, I’ll, like… put on a pair of leather boots… and kick their little toes or something. So don’t worry. Try hard.
Q17 — Wrong number gag
D: BAM! BAM! Click. Helloooo? Oda-sensei…? Oh damn, he’s not home!! O: That was terrible.
Q18 — Patty’s “your Hickness”
D: What does it mean when the cook Patty says, “Excuse me, your Hickness”? O: You know the saying, “Please excuse me, sir”? Well, he seems to be using “Hickness” in the place of “Sir”. For example: “Oh my, you were in the hospital for a year? That must have been dreadful, your Hickness”. “This man has accomplished many great deeds. A round of applause for his Hickness”.
Q19 — Does Usopp have bones in his nose?
D: I have a question. Does Usopp have bones in his nose? Because I’ve seen it bent many times now… O: Well, I’ve never seen that. How could his nose possibly bend? What a ridiculous thing to… WHOA!! IT DOES BEND!!! THE SBS IS OVER!!
Notable canon leaks
- Fish-Men are mammals, give birth like humans; fish-women first canonized on-page → Fish-Men / Nature of Devil Fruits
- Straw Hat heights (Nami 169, Luffy 172, Usopp 174, Sanji 177, Zoro 178 cm) — first cm-canon → Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Sanji
- Hatchan’s “-chan” is a Chinese-style family-name suffix, NOT the Japanese diminutive → Hatchan
- Pirate-sash = concealed weapon-holster (pistols and knives stored there) — re-keys every Straw-Hat sash prop
- Bell-mère’s haircut name: “Women Have Guts” → Bell-mère