Video summary
The video delves into the intricate and often overlooked lore surrounding the Dosco Panda brand within the *One Piece* universe, revealing that this seemingly simple logo is actually a cornerstone of a vast economic conspiracy. Originating from the Japanese onomatopoeic sound "Dosu" used to hype up wrestlers, the brand was created by the wrestler character Panda Man and has since become a high-end fashion staple in the East Blue region. The official headquarters are located on Mirrorball Island, a flamboyant holiday destination that serves as the international hub for the company's operations. However, the market is rife with counterfeits; the knockoff "Dosco One Panda" is notably worn by Sanji in non-canon material, while the even more expensive rival brand "Cyber Panda" attempts to usurp the luxury space, highlighting a complex world of counterfeit goods and international fashion dynamics that extends even into the Netflix live-action adaptation.
Beyond the main brand, the transcript explores various other panda-related references and cultural nods scattered throughout the manga and anime. A significant example involves the character Kuma, whose name in Japanese means "bear," leading to a humorous plot point where a mother searches for her son wearing a shirt with that specific bear design rather than the famous Warlord Kuma. The video also touches upon the prevalence of merchandise culture in the series, suggesting that the World Government might sell merchandising related to the Warlords of the Sea to fund their operations, similar to how bounty posters are traded like collectible cards. These sporadic appearances connect disparate elements of the story, from the *One Piece Stampede* movie's pirate festival scene to specific chapter details in Dressrosa, illustrating how small Easter eggs contribute to a deeper understanding of the world's economy and social hierarchy.
The segment concludes with a series of rapid-fire questions directed at Eiichiro Oda, covering topics ranging from the origin of Miss Valentine's lemon dress design to the spelling of Mr. Five's "booger cannon." Oda clarifies that the mysterious phrase "Pura in Tempura" mentioned earlier has no specific meaning and is likely a linguistic curiosity dropped by Portuguese missionaries centuries ago. He also addresses fan confusion regarding early appearances of characters like Sam, explaining that his drunken wandering into Arlong Park was a coincidence rather than a pre-planned event. Throughout these interactions, Oda maintains his characteristic humor, joking about fan theories involving ESP for readers who see new characters in volume releases before they appear in the magazine, and ultimately wrapping up the special segment by inviting viewers to share their thoughts on the panda economy conspiracy in the comments.
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I don't think anyone expected one Panda
logo to have this much lore. You may not
have consciously realized it, but you've
seen this logo hundreds of times in One
Piece. And many have no idea what it
even means. But the connections, mate,
they run deep. And the Panda Economy
Conspiracy is even more of a widespread
organization than the world government
itself. And we are here to uncover all
of it because we are covering each and
every single SPS segment in the One
Piece manga volumes in excruciating
detail, volume by volume, where I
promise that no information will be
omitted, no matter how redundant,
irrelevant, or perverted. Today,
featuring the absolute treasure that is
the deep rabbit hole of SPS volume 14.
However, we cannot properly address the
panda conspiracy before officially
starting the SPS question. I'd like to
start the SPS, but I mustn't do it on my
own. So, I'll go ask Oda Sensei to start
it. Sensei, Sensei, start the corner.
Oh, he's sleeping. Oh well, guess I'll
have to do it then. And now start the
SPS. Oda. ZZ Z. Ah, crap. I slept in.
Oh, time for the SPS. Great. It started
without me again. After which point,
very sleepy Oda is immediately bombarded
with another question. Question. Hey.
Yes, sensei. I got a question for you. I
can't sleep at night cuz I think about
so much. Listen to me, ma'am. What does
the pura in tempura stand for? Oda, shut
up. Who cares what the hell the pura
means? I just woke up. Question. Good
day, Oda sensei. I am Kaza, butler for
Yanosama. According to my friend Kayashi
Si, in volume 10 on Nami's clothes on
page 87 and on Helmeo's hat on page 109,
it says Docoy Panda. Where does this
animal come from? Oda, 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. Dosco Panda's
headquarters are located on Mirabore
Island in East Blue, but beware of the
impostor brand Doscoan Panda, right? So,
this is a properly crazy rabbit hole in
One Piece. Panda Man. He's a well-known
Easter egg character, but the panda
business arc goes so much deeper than
just him. Dosscoy Panda is one of a
handful of high fashion brands in the
One Piece world. And even if you're not
consciously aware of it, I guarantee
that you will have seen this logo a lot.
Whether you have read One Piece or
watched One Piece or read and watched
One Piece doing both. And if it is both
and you've seen it twice as many times.
But why do
even mean? The name is most likely
derived from the Japanese term Dosquoy.
And it isn't really a word. so much as
it is more of an enthusiastic noise
being used to hype up and cheer on
wrestlers, which is why the Dosco Panda
mascot is in a wrestling pose. All of
which spawns from Panda Man, who is a
wrestler himself, and all of his attacks
are wrestling based. But you can find
Dosco Panda stores pretty much
everywhere in the One Piece world. Even
in the Netflix One Piece live action,
you can see a Dosco Panda boutique in
Locktown. And I use the word boutique on
purpose because I am the one who wrote
it, but also because you'd best be
prepared to part with a fair chunk of
cash monies if you walk into one of
these boutiques. A simple no frrills
doco panda brander shirt will set you
back 10,000 berries, which is the
equivalent of 10,000 yen, which will be
about $62,54
or 46 British pound sterling, which I
think is quite a lot of money for a
shirt. And that's why generally in the
One Piece world, you will only see the
Dosco Panda brand worn by the possessors
of many monies. Helme, for example, had
a Dosco Panda beanie with him during the
Diary of Kobe Meppo cover story. Nami
has also been shown wearing Dosco Panda
on the odd occasion as she handles all
of the crew finances. But also, Sanji's
apron is Dosco Panda brand, which suits
him coming from nobility and all. So, of
course, Sanji will be more inclined to
go for the higher ticket fashion items.
However, when it comes to Sanji and
mate, I hate to tell you this, but if
you do a bit of a closeup, you can see
that this is actually the knockoff Dosco
one panda brand, which is very Oh, no. I
should say it's not canon that Sanji's
apron is fake. The only time that the
knockoff brand is shown in an obvious
way is in non-cannon material. However,
there is another off-brand option in the
One Piece world called Cyber Panda. And
the first time we see this brand is in
chapter 235, which is being worn by
shojo of the Suyama Alliance, although
it is much clearer in the anime. And
weirdly enough, despite being a blatant
ripoff, Cyber Panda is apparently more
expensive than Dosco Panda. So Cyber
Panda is trying to usurp the luxury
brand space, and that is far far from
Dosco Panda's only business rival. The
starfish Pap Pug ended up creating the
Crimin fashion brand which gained
popularity incredibly quickly. And Pap
himself has said, "My designer clothing
stores are all over the world. Even the
great Dosco Panda is is I don't know."
We never found out what the end of that
sentence was because nobody ever listens
to Pap. However, judging by anecdotal
evidence, I would say that Crimin is now
Dosquay Panda's main business rival
apart from Cyber Panda. Meanwhile,
Mirabball Island was also mentioned by
Oda. And this isn't just some random SPS
location. We have actually been to this
island before, which was during the
Django's Dance Paradise cover story.
This is where Django fled to after
escaping the wrath of Syrup Village. And
Mirrorball Island is known as East
Blue's most popular destination. It's a
very uh flamboyant holiday spot. Maybe
like the One Piece equivalent of going
clubbing in a island. Apparently, it
houses the headquarters of Dosco Panda's
international business operations. And
strangely enough, we do see Dosco Panda
merch in the Django's Dance Paradise
cover story. However, we do not see it
on Mirale Island. There is actually a
Dosco Panda bowl that appears in the bar
where Django gets caught by Tamunei,
which is on Syrup Village. However, one
of my favorite of panda references is in
One Piece Stampede. When Luffy is
looking at merch from the Pirates
Festival, you can see that his eye has
been taken by one of the off-brand cyber
panda shirts. But there is also what
appears to be a legit Dosco panda shirt
in red sitting above it. However, it
could also be the knockoff Dosco one
panda. We don't know. But many options
are available such as the green Galilea
shirt. And in the top lefthand corner,
there is also a Kuma shirt which is an
obscure reference of an obscure
reference. In chapter 785, one of the
desperate Dress Rosa citizens yells out,
"Please, has anyone seen my son? He's
only five and he's wearing a bear shirt.
Please." which if you understand some
very basic Japanese language, you'll
know exactly where this is going because
the Japanese word for bear is kuma. And
later on in that same chapter, you can
see that Fujitora reunited this mother
with her child who was indeed wearing a
Kuma shirt, which is not the Kuma that
you would have thought of initially,
which is a fun little joke by Oda. And
this child also appears in chapter 801
watching the construction of the statues
of Kuros, Lucy, and Usulan. It also does
bring up the very real possibility that
all of the Warlords of the Sea have
their own merch. Or more likely, the
world government sells Warlord of the
Sea merch to fund their operations,
which is a bit of an established
practice in the One Piece world. Bounty
posters, they get sought after, sold,
and swaps like trading cards, especially
if they're a very popular figure such as
the idols of the Cooa Pirates. So yes,
sporadic appearances of pandas have
somehow led us through the world of
international fashion, counterfeit
luxury goods, Mirabball Island, the
Netflix live action adaptation, and
government sponsored warlord
merchandising. All of that and all Oda
originally wanted to tell us was that
the shirt is kind of expensive.
Question, your attention, please. I
would like to ask Odokun something about
the photo on the inside of volume 13.
Isn't that the exact same picture from
inside of volume 8 of Shaman King? Haha.
Oda. Yes, I've decided not to show my
face in the volume flat pictures because
if I do, it will make my everyday life
much harder. That picture is Mr. Teay's
who draws the comic Shaman King, which
also runs in Weekly Shonen Jump. We made
up a scheme to put the same photo in
both of our books on the occasion that
we both had books out on the same day.
So, the one sitting cross-legged is me
and the smoking one is Mr. Teay. So,
that does explain why Oda showed his
face in the last volume. It is an
extremely unusual thing for him to do.
It's kind of nice that he did a face
reveal with one of his best friends, I
suppose. Question. The dress Valentine
wears is so cute. Is the design on that
one piece an orange? I'm curious. Oda,
that's a lemon.
A lemon slice.
So, you know, I thought it was pretty
obviously a lemon, but then again, it's
quite difficult to tell in black and
white. Kind of like if you're one of
those Spanish speakers who call the
yellow one a lemur and the green one a
lemon. In that case, I can only assume
that you are seeing them in black and
white because the rest of the world we
do not mix up lemon and lime. However,
to touch on Miss Valentine for a bit,
her aesthetic was inspired by Twiggy, a
prominent model of the swinging 60s.
Twiggy served to, and I quote, replace
the voluuptuous mature beauty standards
of the 1950s. And I'm not entirely sure
where Miss Valentine's lemons came from
because as far as I'm aware, Twiggy
never specifically wore a lemon dress,
but it's also the sort of thing that you
would have seen as fashionable in the
60s regardless. Question in volume 13,
Mr. Five's nose fancy cannon is spelled
hanakus. Doesn't that really mean,
sorry, I know it's vulgar, booger
cannon? Oda. It's a booger. I laughed my
ass off when I made it up. So, this was
Oda initially confirming that Mr. Five
does indeed fire boogers as part of his
devil fruit, which is actually something
that the original user of the fruit
Gonzo the smuggler did as well. Although
he had a much cooler name for the
attack, which was sky snake red cannon.
Still two, as far as we're aware,
completely unrelated individuals, came
to the exact same conclusion in regards
to the best way to use this devil fruit.
I swear though, there is an infinity of
other ways to use it, but Oda will only
ever do what he thinks is the funniest.
Question. Hello Odachi summer. I am
called Saiaka. Please answer this. On
page 79 of volume 11, fourth panel,
there's an old drunk guy. Why is he
there? Answer please. Achan. So before
we get to Oda's answer, the guy being
referenced here is on the right. And
this is after Luffy defeats Arlong. And
all of the Kokoashi residents are
excited. But there is an old dude in a
suit who appears to have started
celebrations a little early. as in he
started celebrating well before the
Arlong pirates were defeated. But that's
because he was celebrating something
else. Oda well spotted. I'm so happy.
Well, I'll tell you. His name is Sam.
He's drunk. He's on his way home from
his eldest daughter's wedding swaying
back and forth across the road. However,
he accidentally came to Arlong Park. All
around him, he saw people joyfully
celebrating, so he got excited, too, and
started running around with them. That's
our Sam. So, this is one of the few Sam
appearances in the One Piece manga.
However, Sam does end up drunkenly
following the Straw Hats a fair bit more
in the One Piece anime. In episode 51,
Sam finds himself stumbling into the
position of judge of Sanji's cooking
contest. And in episode 64, you can see
Sam behind Nami cheering on the drinking
contest during Whiskey Peak. After that,
we didn't hear from Sam for a little
bit, leaving speculation that Zoro may
have accidentally cut Sam up, mistaking
him for a Baroque Works bounty hunter.
And it wasn't until chapter 171 that Sam
rocked up again on Alabaster in a very
unfortunate spot. You can see him in the
background behind Mr. 1 here, having
caused much chaos. And it does appear
that after this Sam, he may have gotten
his drinking problem a bit more under
control because he stops going further
into the Grand Line. And the last time
that we've seen Sam to date was in
episode 1,49
where he is listening to Vega Punk's
message behind Nojo, still noticeably
intoxicated. However, not drunk enough
to go on any more adventures in the
Grand Line. Question: What are those raw
ham melons that appeared in volume 11?
So, this refers to a discussion between
Luffy and Sanji at the Arlong Defeat
party. Luffy asked Sanji about a melon
he was eating and what was on it. Oda.
It's an Italian orve 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 is a raw ham melon.
So, in the English manga, Sanji says
that it's prescto, which is called namu
in Japanese, literally meaning raw ham.
It's such a a bit of weird dialogue,
though, for a one piece discussion.
Because Luffy asks where Sanji got it,
and Sanji just replies, I don't know.
The place is one big party. H Now, where
did I get it? But it's the fact that Oda
spent four panels of Luffy and Sanji
just talking about Namu Hamu. That sort
of thing. It is unthinkable in modern
One Piece. If this were to happen today,
theorists from all around the world
would be analyzing this conversation as
if it were some kind of code that gives
away what the One Piece actually is.
However, this did also cause some
controversy on Reddit with the anime
subtitles as there is a thread titled um
so when exactly is the subtitle raw
hammelon going to be corrected? And the
thread reads as follows. I was watching
the subtitles for One Piece episode 44
and noticed this again in the party
scene after our long is defeated Luffy
Sanji about a dish where meat is placed
on top of a melon. Sanji answers that
it's a namahamu melon. This is clearly
referring to a pursuto a meal the
Italian/ Spanish dish that literally
consists of melon topped with pursuto in
Japan. Prescuto was commonly called
namahamu. So, it seems like the subtitle
translator misunderstood the term and
translated it too literally. I think
I've been seeing this mistake for over
10 years now, yet it still hasn't been
corrected. Has anyone else actually
noticed this? And my favorite reply in
this very short thread is there's a very
real chance that among the 8 billion
people on this planet, you are the only
one who cares about this question. Where
do you learn fishermanmen karate? Please
tell me. Oda at Fishman Island. It's
about halfway down the Grand Line. It'll
probably come around at some point. So,
just take it easy and wait. And mate,
did we wait? Fishman Island was set up
as a destination after Baratier.
Baratier, I say. So, you had to take it
easy and wait for about 12 years.
Question. Oda Sensei. What the heck is
this all about? In volume 13 on page 97,
on the faces of the dummies the Chikua
guy is carrying, it says henohi. What is
this? What is it? What is the meaning of
this? All right, let's try and explain
this. To start with, Henohi is a face
drawn by school kids using hiragana
characters that became popular during
the Edeto period and still persist to
this very day. And it takes its name
from the sounds of the characters needed
to build the face. He no ho.
Now, in chapter 113, Mr. Igram appears
in drag with three dummies to fool
Baroque works. These dummies have the
henohen mohi. However, this is not a
standard henohheno mohi because Oda has
added a special character all around
their heads which is chi. So it is a
henoh heno uni which is an extremely
childish stroke because uni is the
Japanese equivalent of saying dudu. So
tlddrram is carrying around a bunch of
henohheno doodoo. Oda that's nonsense.
Heno heni. Haha. I wouldn't write
something like that. This scene right?
Ah you're right. Damn you wigram. I
can't forgive you for committing such a
tyrannical act in this refined manga one
piece. And what's with that makeup? Hey,
there. I scolded him. Okay, please
forgive him. Question. Why does go aim?
I'm so interested. I can't sleep. Oda.
M. It's the first thing you practice
when you take singing lessons. Question.
Sensei. Heyo. I love Usopp. Heyro, look
over here. Usopp rubber band. And in
response to this question, Oda notes
that nothing happened. So, a bit of a
false alarm there. Question. Hello, Oda
sensei. I just noticed something odd in
the Usopp gallery pirates. Let's say I
buy the new volume 13. So, how is it
that some people have already drawn the
new characters? Is it ESP? How do they
know? Goodbye. Oda. Oh, that scared me.
I thought I was going to get hit by a
rubber band. Huh? Oh, the new
characters. Well, you see, those people
read Weekly Shonen Jump. I've been
reading it ever since I was a kid, too.
Even now, it's a magazine. Pretty good
one, too. So, I was a bit confused by
this question at first, but then it
clicked for me. This question came from
someone who only reads the volume
releases, which are these very, very
rare individuals. I think I've met one
of them in my entire life. So, people
pick up the volumes, which compile the
chapters 3 to 4 months after they've
been published in Weekly Shonen Jump.
And so these people are confused as to
how fan art exists of characters who
were only just introduced in those
volumes. And the conclusion of this
reader is that all of the artists have
ESP, which they may also have. Question.
So yesterday I'm sitting watching
television. And this fellow cosplaying
as an Egyptian pharaoh like Tuten Carmon
has a striped mushroom thing on his chin
just like Django. So my question is,
what's the relationship between ancient
Egypt and Django? Oda? I can't deny that
there is actually a relationship. Django
is the captain of the Black Cat Pirates.
All the crew members wear cat ears on
their heads, but he has a striped
mushroom chin. Why is that? Well, look
at all the cats we have in Japan. If you
go back far enough, they all came from
Egypt, so I gave him a sort of Egyptian
style, but that's all. So, I guess it
doesn't really matter very much.
Question. Hello, you squid bastard.
Excuse me, your hickness. Hey Timmy Ua,
I know you're watching. Let's fight Shir
to Mikan. Oh crap. The SPS is over. Oda.
Hey, wait a minute. What does the Porter
in Tempura mean? And what about the
tempura? What the heck does it mean?
It's a rather dramatic note to end this
SPS as the hijacking group strikes again
to close out volume 14. And for the
record, the pura in tempura apparently
means nothing. It's theorized to come
from the Portuguese word tempora and was
dropped off in Japan sometime in the
16th century by Portuguese missionaries,
but also no one knows for sure. What I
do know for sure is that this is the end
of the SPS volume 14. And I'd like you
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