SBS Volume 12
Reverse-Mountain / Whisky-Peak transition era. Canonizes Buggy’s penis-can-fly-too (Bara-Bara mechanics extreme limit), Arlong-ring-piercings (webbed-hand prosthetic mechanic), Doskoi Panda brand origin (Mirror Ball Island, East Blue), and continues the Timmy Ueda hijacking gag.
Q&A
Chapter 100, Page 32
Q1 — Timmy’s apprentice hijacks
D: Timmy Ueda-sama of the SBS Hijacking Group, I beg of you! Please accept me, Martha Shimoda, as your follower. I’ll do anything you want. So, to begin with… “Start the SBS!!” Yaaay. How was it Timmy-sama? I started it. O: …GYAAAAAHHH!! IT HAPPENED AGAAAAAIN!! DAMN YOU, TIMMYYYY!! Damn you, Timmy’s apprentice!! Shit on a stick!!
Q2 — Become Sanji by being a swordsman
D: Hello, Mr. Oda-sensei. I am continuing my efforts to be a swordsman. If I keep working as a swordsman, might I someday be as strong as Sanji-san? O: Crappity crap!! Goddamn Timmy!! Are you one of Timmy’s followers, too?! Is that right?! Wait, you are not?! Oh…!! Sorry, sorry. Become like Sanji by being a swordsman…? Yeah, right!! What does that have to do with anything?! Be cool, be cool.
Q3 — Sanji ranking by foul-mouth
D: I like Luffy Number 1. Number 2 is Sanji. The reason is Sanji’s expressions: Shitty old geezer > Poop old man; Shitty bastards > Poop men; Shit, that tastes good > Poop delicious. Quite filthy. Is it okay if I lower Sanji’s rank? O: I’m not gonna argue with ya on that one. Right? How can you argue with that?
Chapter 101, Page 52
Q4 — Underage drinking
D: Why do Zoro and Sanji and Nami drink alcohol, when they’re still minors? Is that allowed? O: No.
Q5 — Octopus tongue-twister
D: Aka-Tako-Ashi-Kiken Ki-Tako-Ashi-Kiken Cha-Tako-Ashi-Kiken (Red octopus leg danger, yellow octopus leg danger, brown octopus leg danger) — try to say this 3 times fast. O: Aha… A tongue-twister? Pshh, these are so easy. Ready, go!! ACHAKABATASABADARAPPA…!!! Okay, next.
Q6 — Copying the timetable
D: Oda-chaaaan. At the end of the book, it says making unauthorized copies is a copyright violation. But is it okay to make copies of the timetable and stuff? O: It’s complicated to explain, but basically, permission has been granted in several places for that illustration, so it’s all right. Also, a lot of people wrote to say, “My school goes for eight periods”, but I’m sure you can manage a workaround on that one.
Chapter 103, Page 92
Q7 — Fan letter delivery process
D: When do fan letters reach you, Oda-sensei? If I mailed one on November 1, when does it fall into your hands? O: First of all, the letters everyone sends me are delivered to the “Weekly Shounen Jump Editorial Department”. There, people working part-time separate the letters according to author, and my manager sends me my letters once a week. So if you’re lucky, it might even be the day it arrives at the Editorial Department. It’s almost always within a week or two, though.
Q8 — Drawing Nami’s sexy faces
D: You said in Volume 7 that when you’re drawing characters’ facial expressions, you make the same face. Do you do the same thing when you draw one of Nami’s sexy faces? O: Of course. I’m famous with the local public for my sexy faces. They think I might be hotter than a magazine model queen.
Q9 — Buggy’s penis flies too (Bara-Bara extreme limit)
D: “Buggy the Clown” can split himself in pieces, right? Which means he can also do it DOWN THERE, if you catch my drift… O: His penis can fly too.
Chapter 104, Page 112
Q10 — Zeff named “41st Somehow Okay Hair Champion”
D: I am the president of the “International Somehow Okay Hair League” (SBS, chapter 58). Restaurant owner Zeff-san’s is a splendid specimen, in color, length, gloss, everything!! Zeff-san shall be the “41st Somehow Okay Hair Champion”! O: Er… I can’t help but be curious about who the previous forty champions were.
Q11 — Arlong’s rings on webbed hands
D: How can Arlong wear a ring on his fingers when his hands are webbed? O: That’s because they go straight through his fingers. Like, jabbed straight through. They’re more like piercings than rings.
Q12 — Wrong-number gag continues
D: BRRRRRING… BRRRRRRING… Click… “Hello… Is this Mino*nta-san? Listen… Oda-san… Sorry, wrong number…” Click… O: …Uh…
Q13 — Fish-man neighbor lightsaber serial
D: (Episode I) Odacchi, will you save meee?! This Yamada guy who lives next door looks like a fish-man. And to prove it, he’s got gills near his face… Ah, it’s really cold all of a sudden… NO! IT’s BLOODLUST!! FVWOW (Lightsaber-igniting sound). To be continued… O: I won’t save you.
Chapter 105, Page 132
Q14 — Buggy’s separation distance (cutoff point)
D: How far can Buggy separate himself? I’m so interested I’ve been growing okay hair for three straight days. O: Buggy? Well… Let’s just say there’s a cutoff point. Apparently, if he’s any further away from his parts after that, he loses control. But more importantly, since you’re growing okay hair, why don’t you enter yourself in that “Okay Hair Contest”?
Q15 — Hijacking gag, mid-corner placement
D: Okay, here we go!! Start the SBS corner!! O: BWAHAHAHAHAHA!! YAAAAYYYYY!! I printed this one where it’s totally out of place!! Take that!! There have been a whole lot of letters like this lately.
Q16 — Koi/Sake fish-pun
D: On page 78 of Volume 9, you can see the characters for “Koi” (Love) and “Sake” (Ale). Those wouldn’t be plays on “Koi” (Carp) or “Sake” (Salmon), would they? By the way, what kind of fish-men are they? O: W-Wow, that little gag is so old, I’d forgotten all about it. Uhhh… Next, please…
Q17 — Timmy Maiko ends the SBS
D: I am “Timmy Maiko”! I’m kind of like a sister to Timmy Ueda. I will end this before Oda-sensei can. “THE SBS IS OVER!” O: GYAAAAHH! Not again!! Damn you, Timmy, DAMN YOUUUU!!
Notable canon leaks
- Bara-Bara no Mi extreme-limit canon: Buggy can split any part, including genitals; range cutoff exists (loses control beyond it) → Bara Bara no Mi / Buggy
- Arlong’s rings are piercings through webbed fingers — fish-man prosthetic mechanic → Arlong
- Underage drinking (Zoro/Sanji/Nami) — Oda confirms it’s not allowed but doesn’t change his portrayal