SBS Volume 30
Mid-Skypiea SBS. Major canon-leak: Oda formally classifies all currently-known Devil Fruits into Paramecia / Zoan / Logia and locks in the “Logia = freely change physical form” doctrine.
Q&A
Chapter 276, Page 24
Q (Bye, Love Wife 2): Welcome home, my love. Would you like dinner? Or take a bath? Or maybe you’d rather have… ME? Wha…?! No?! Start the SBS? …Oh. Okay… START THE SBS! A (Oda): Okay, let’s begin. (nonchalant)
Q: Mr. Oda! In Volume 22, 1st panel of page 142, you drew the Poneglyph, but why is “Pandaman” written on it? Is Pandaman an important person (is he even a person?!) in the history of Alabasta? A: A round of applause! Clap clap clap. Well done in finding it. Even I’d forgotten that I drew that in there. But in any case, yes, Pandaman isn’t hidden just in the drawings.
Q (Shuuichi): Oda! Won’t you draw the seven protagonists with your mouth? A: No, I don’t wanna! Stop tryin’ to get me to do stuff like that!
Chapter 277, Page 44 — Dance Powder = silver iodide
Q: The other day I heard that it never rains during the Wimbledon Tournament in England — they use jet planes to blow rain clouds away. I immediately thought of Dance Powder. Was this really the basis behind your idea? A: Whether it would rain or not has been a life-or-death question for humans since ancient times. The artificial rain that showed up during the Alabasta arc is something that humans have supposedly invented already. However, it costs a considerable amount to make the rain, and there’s always the possibility that it would have rained regardless, so artificial rain has yet to be proven beyond doubt. The specific basis behind Dance Powder is silver iodide, which, if burned, is said to seed clouds and make them larger.
Chapter 279, Page 84
Q (Shibuya & Ishi): Please make us a One Piece-themed class timetable sheet! A: I made one for one of the earlier volumes some time ago. Send me a copy of your class timetable sheet, and I’ll use it as a reference to make a new one.
Q (Ponponchi): My friend’s family is from Shibukawa and they have an annual belly button (Heso) festival. I’m sure Conis would love to participate too, right? A: A belly button festival? In any case, all the people of the sky would love to join! Even Enel!
Q (girl who likes Sanji): Why do all the pretty characters in One Piece have large breasts? Large breasts aren’t the only thing that make a woman! A (Sanji): You’re absolutely right, miss. PEOPLE ARE DEFINED BY THEIR HEARTS! (Oda): Ah, Nami’s wearing a bikini. (Sanji): NNNNNNNNAAAAAAAAMMMMMMIIIIIII!
Chapter 280, Page 104 — Devil Fruit class canonization
Q (Hilarious Joke): I have a question about logia-type devil fruits. In chapter 280, Enel says that “Paramecia have to retain their original form…” Does that mean people like Crocodile, Ace, or Smoker, who can freely morph their physical bodies have logia-type devil fruits? A: Since this is a pretty big question, allow me to break it down simply.
| Paramecia (Superhuman) | Zoan (Animal) | Logia (Elemental/Nature) |
|---|---|---|
| Gomu Gomu no Mi | Ushi Ushi no Mi, Model: Bison | Moku Moku no Mi |
| Bara Bara no Mi | Hito Hito no Mi | Suna Suna no Mi |
| Sube Sube no Mi | Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Falcon | Mera Mera no Mi |
| Bomu Bomu no Mi | Mogu Mogu no Mi | Goro Goro no Mi |
| Kiro Kiro no Mi | Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Dachshund | |
| Baku Baku no Mi | Uma Uma no Mi | |
| Mane Mane no Mi | ||
| Hana Hana no Mi | ||
| Supa Supa no Mi | ||
| Ori Ori no Mi | ||
| Toge Toge no Mi | ||
| Bane Bane no Mi |
Clear enough, right? The logia-type, which allows its user to freely change his original physical form, definitely stands out on a whole other level compared to other devil fruits.
Chapter 281, Page 124
O (introducing karuta cards from Yoshiko of Tokyo): Let’s all use it!
- Rather long-legged than short-handed.
- Rather nosy than not have a nose at all.
- If one lies long enough, one starts to believe it oneself.
- One shouldn’t throw apples, that’s the core of it.
- Speech is silver, silence is gold.
- A single drop does not fear the sea.
- It’s too late to start saving once one has hit rock bottom.
- One isn’t drunk until one can’t lie on the floor without supporting oneself.
- The one who saves for the night gets crumbs in the bed!
- Rather be dumb and happy than learn one’s lesson.
- The one who lowers his head raises his butt — and that’s just asking for it!
- Rather impressively stupid than stupidly smart!
Chapter 282, Page 144
Q: Everyone’s so fashionable in One Piece, but are you stylish too, Oda-chan? A: Of course. My hair is in a “free-grow” style. My clothes are radiant rags that match all four seasons. No belts. And comfortable flip flops even when entering high class hotels.
Q (Kagawa): On Volume 27, page 130, Sanji says to pour the water into the canteen if the pot inside fills up from the steam droplets, but how exactly does this survival technique work? A: Set up 3 pots. We’ll be using water from a river. The “water 2” is there to cool the rising steam. The rising steam, once cooled, will change into water droplets and drop back down into the middle pot, giving us clean drinkable water. In Sanji’s case, he used “Sea clouds”.
Chapter 284, Page 184
Q: [Oda draws 7 Straw Hats with his mouth] A: It’s better not to draw with one’s mouth. P.N. Shuuichi-kun, my front teeth all hurt now! See you again next volume, SBS!
Notable canon-leaks
- Devil Fruit three-class taxonomy formalized for the first time — Paramecia / Zoan / Logia, with the doctrinal definition: “Logia = freely change physical form.” (Ch. 280) → Nature of Devil Fruits
- Dance Powder real-world basis = silver iodide cloud-seeding. Re-keys Alabasta arc as anchored in real meteorology. (Ch. 277)
- Pandaman is a deliberate hidden cameo, including the Alabasta Poneglyph — confirms intent, not coincidence.