March 2012
Question 177
Reader: I was watching the One Piece anime the other day, (the adaption of Volume 7, chapter 57: "If You Have a Dream," where Zeff loses his leg). It said that Zeff lost his leg in a shipwreck. Was that changed for the sake of little kids who watch the show?
Oda: Exactly. An episode titled "Eat Your Own Leg" might be too much for small children. Television audiences can number in millions, and special precautions have to be taken. Kudos to the animators who create such wonderful works while being careful about things like that. If you want to show them your appreciation, send them a letter. It will cheer them up.
Question 173
Reader: Oda sensei!! I've been wondering about something for a long time. What are Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, and Sanji's birthdays? Please tell me!!
Oda: I get this question a lot, so I guess I should answer it.
Luffy -- May 5
Zoro -- November 11
Nami -- July 3
Usopp -- April 1
Sanji -- March 2
Happy Birthday!! Was that too easygoing of me? All those who think I was too easygoing, raise your hands. Wow...a million people. Ah, well, what's done is done. I don't hear any complaints. Go tell their parents.
“You can pour drinks on me,
You can throw food at me,
You can even spit on me,...”
– “Red-Haired” Shanks, from One Piece Volume 1 (via oda-sbs-tumblr)
Question 176
Reader: Hello, Mr. Oda, how are you? Listen, I was assigned to write about my aspirations, so I asked my teacher if my topic could be that my second wish is to become a pirate, and my teacher said, "Get serious!" I am serious! --Saori
Oda: Of course you're serious. Who'd joke about a thing like that? You ask that teacher of yours, "What's wrong with being a plunderer!?" Okay?
February 2012
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Question 171
Reader: Oda sensei, hello, how do you do? In school right now, there's a rumor going around...that you're a dog. A poodle actually!! Is that true?
Oda: Bow wow. Bow wow. Bow wow wow wow. (Translation: How could I be a dog?) Bow wow. (Okay, next.)
“He’s the Quake Man who ate the Tremor-Tremor Fruit…Edward “Whitebeard” Newgate!...”
– Sengoku from One Piece Volume 57 (via oda-sbs-tumblr)
Question 163
Reader: Why does Igaram always say, "Ahem. Mi mi mi"? I'm losing sleep over this.
Oda: Mi mi mi, eh? You know, it's that thing they do in music class. Don't they do voice exercises at the beginning? Mi(->) mi(/) mi(^) mi(\) mi(->) That thing. He seems to be doing voice exercises. His throat must be igar-itchy!! Ahem!! Ahem!! Mi mi mi mi mi!
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“Rayleigh, wanna turn the world upside down with me?”
– Gol D. Roger (via kaizukohime)
