The Strongest One Piece Character You’ve Never Seen (SBS 13)

Summary by Krater

An in-depth review of One Piece Volume 13's SBS column, covering Oda's thoughts on Enoshima dragons, Usopp's goggles, Hatchan's octopus origin, Sanji's facial hair, and the 21 supreme-grade swords.

From the video

Answers: What are the hidden details and author notes revealed in One Piece Volume 13 SBS?

• One Piece SBS Volume 13 analysis
• Enoshima dragon legend in One Piece
• Usopp's goggles origin and scrap pages
• Sanji's beard and jacket hems fashion
• Supreme grade blades and sword grading system

What it concludes

• Oda foreshadowed the dragon concept on Punk Hazard 12 years before Luffy ate dragon number 13 in chapter 656.
• Usopp's signature sniper goggles were originally intended to debut in a scrapped page of chapter 98 in volume 11 before appearing in episode 50.
• Oda explains that the reason battle manga characters' clothes don't get ruined on the bottom half is because defining the bottom half as the top half avoids awkward exposure.
• Tashigi's inconsistency with wearing glasses is due to her being slightly short-sighted, wearing them for distance and removing them for close-up viewing.
• The sword grading system features 12 supreme grade blades, with only 5 revealed so far in the series including Wado-Ichimonji, Murakumogiri, Ace, Yakusa Kasen, and Shodai Kitetsu.