SBS Volume 14

Whisky Peak / Little Garden era. Canonizes Doskoi Panda HQ is on Mirror Ball Island in East Blue (first geography fix outside the four blues for a brand), Fish-Man Karate is taught on Fish-Man Island halfway down the Grand Line, the lemon (not orange) design on Miss Valentine’s dress, Mr. 5’s “Nose Fancy Cannon” = booger-cannon wordplay, “Sam the drunk wedding-attendee” cameo, and Igaram’s “maa-maa-maa” voice-lesson tic. The Shaman King / One Piece author-photo swap is also revealed here.

Q&A

Chapter 118, Page 26

Q1 — Tempura “Pura” mystery (setup)

D: WHAT DOES THE PURA IN TEMPURA STAND FOR? O: Shut up!! Who cares what the hell Pura means?! (< Just woke up)

Q2 — Doskoi Panda brand (HQ: Mirror Ball Island, East Blue)

D: According to my friend, in Volume 10, on Nami’s clothes on page 87 and Helmeppo’s hat on page 109, it says “DOSKOI PANDA”. Where does this animal come from? O: That’s a brand name. It’s very popular in East Blue right now. And pretty expensive. Very high class. One shirt might cost you over 10,000 Belly. Beware of the imposter brand “DOSKO1 PANDA”. DOSKOI PANDA’s headquarters are located on Mirror Ball Island in East Blue.

Chapter 119, Page 46

Q3 — Shaman King photo-swap reveal

D: Isn’t that the exact same picture from the inside of Volume 8 of “Shaman King”? O: Yes. I’ve decided not to show my face in the volume flap pictures (because if I do, it will make my everyday life much harder). That picture is Mr. Takei’s (the comic “Shaman King” author). We made up a scheme to put the same photo in both of our books on the occasion that we both had books out the same day. The one sitting cross-legged is me, and the one smoking is Mr. Takei.

Q4 — Miss Valentine’s dress design (lemon, not orange)

D: The dress Miss Valentine wears is so cute. Is the design on that one piece an orange? O: That’s a lemon. Kyahahahaha. A lemon slice.

Q5 — Mr. 5’s Nose Fancy Cannon = booger-cannon wordplay

D: In Volume 13, Mr. 5’s “Nose Fancy Cannon” is spelled “鼻空想砲 (Hanakūsōhō)”. Doesn’t that really mean “Booger (Hanakuso) Cannon (Hō)”? O: It’s a booger. Kyahahaha. I laughed my ass off when I made it up.

Chapter 121, Page 86

Q6 — Sam, the drunk wedding-cameo guy (Vol 11, p 79)

D: On page 79 of Volume 11, 4th panel, there’s an old drunk guy! Why is he there?! O: Well spotted. His name is Sam. He’s drunk. On his way home from his eldest daughter’s wedding, swaying back and forth across the road, he accidentally came to Arlong Park. All around him, he saw people joyfully celebrating. So he got excited too and started running with them. That’s our Sam.

Q7 — Raw Ham Melons

D: What are those “Raw Ham Melons” that appeared in Volume 11? O: It’s an italian hors d’oeuvre with moderately salted, thinly sliced raw ham and sweet melon, which combines in a miraculous harmony. They can come in many appearances, but as long as it’s raw ham on top of melon, it’s a “Raw Ham Melon”.

Q8 — Where to learn Fish-Man Karate (Fish-Man Island, halfway down Grand Line)

D: Where do you learn Fish-Man Karate? Please tell me. O: At “Fish-Man Island”. It’s about halfway down the Grand Line. It’ll probably come around at some point, so just take it easy and wait.

Chapter 123, Page 126

Q9 — Henohenou_chi gag

D: In Volume 13, on page 97, on the faces of the dummies the chikuwa guy’s carrying, it says “Henohenou_chi”!! What is this?! O: That’s nonsense… Henohenou_chi!? Hahaha… I wouldn’t write something like that… Ah!! You’re right!! Damn you, Igaram!! I can’t forgive you for committing such a tyrannical act in this refined manga, “One Piece”!! Hey!! There, I scolded him, okay? Please forgive him.

Q10 — Igaram’s “maa-maa-maa” voice-lesson tic

D: Why does Igarappoi go “ahem, maaa-maaa-maaa”? O: “Maaa-maaa-maaa”. It’s the very first thing you practice when you take singing lessons. Maaa (→) Maaa (↗) Maaa (↑) Maaa (↗) Maa (→) So he does that singing thing when he speaks. His throat is strug…!! Ahem!! Ahem!!

Chapter 124, Page 146

Q11 — Usopp rubber-band gag

D: USOOOOOOPP RUBBER BAND!!! O: …

Q12 — Usopp Gallery Pirates (how do readers know new chars early?)

D: I just noticed something odd in the Usopp Gallery Pirates. So how is it that some people have already drawn the new characters? O: …BAH!! Oh, the new characters. Well, you see, those people read “Jump”. I’ve been reading it ever since I was a kid, too.

Q13 — Jango / ancient Egypt connection

D: This fellow cosplaying as an Egyptian pharoah (like Tutankhamen) had a striped mushroom thing on his CHIN, just like Jango. So what’s the relationship between ancient Egypt and Jango? O: I can’t deny that there actually is a relationship. Jango is the captain of the Black Cat Pirates. All the crew members wear cat ears, but he has a striped-mushroom chin. If you go back far enough, all cats in Japan came from Egypt. So I gave him a sort of Egyptian style.

Q14 — Shiritori gag closing

D: Hey Timmy Ueda, I know you’re watching! Let’s fight!! Shiritori! MIKAN… AW, CRAP! THE SBS IS OVER. O: Hey, wait a minute. What does the Pura in Tempura mean? And what about the Tem? Tempura… What the heck does that mean?

Notable canon leaks

• Fish-Man Island is halfway down the Grand Line — first explicit geography fix → Fish-Man Island / Grand Line
• Fish-Man Karate has a designated home dojo at Fish-Man Island — long-burn payoff: Jinbei, Hatchan, Arlong → Hatchan / Arlong / Jinbei
• Doskoi Panda brand HQ = Mirror Ball Island, East Blue — first non-Four-Blue branded-location naming; 10,000+ Belly shirt price → East Blue
• Jango’s design = Egyptian cat-style etymology pre-empts Alabasta’s Egyptian register → Django
• Mr. 5’s Nose Fancy Cannon = Booger Cannon (kanji-pun confirmed by Oda)
• Miss Valentine’s dress = lemon-print (not orange) → Miss Valentine (if exists)