The SBS is the corner where Eiichiro Oda answers readers' questions. It is printed in the collected volumes, so a new one comes with every new volume in Japan. Each square is one year, with the number of volumes that came out. Checked 9 October 2026.
Volume 115 is out
In Japan since 3 July 2026, chapters 1167 to 1179.
Friday 4 December 2026
In Japan. Its chapters have not been announced. Checked 9 October 2026.
In volume 116
The SBS is printed in the volumes, so the next one comes with the next volume.
One square per year. Point at a square, or tap it, to see which volumes came out. The same facts are in the table below.
Last checked on .
Checked 9 October 2026. Volume 116 comes out on Friday 4 December 2026 in Japan. Its chapters have not been announced.
With volume 116, on Friday 4 December 2026 in Japan. The SBS is printed in the collected volumes, so a new one comes with every new volume.
The corner in the One Piece volumes where Eiichiro Oda answers questions sent in by readers. The letters stand for "Shitsumon o Boshū Suru", Japanese for "I'm taking questions". It began in volume 4, after Oda asked for questions in volume 2.
Volumes 1 to 3, from before it began, and volumes 11 and 46, where the corner shows the plans of the Going Merry and of the Thousand Sunny in place of questions.
115 in Japan as of 9 October 2026, from volume 1 (24 December 1997) to volume 115 (3 July 2026, chapters 1167 to 1179).
Chapters 1180 to 1194 as of chapter 1194: 15 chapters. Volume 115 ends with chapter 1179.
Volume 115 came out 3 months after volume 114. The longest wait was 5 months, before volume 97 (16 September 2020). The latest, Volume 115, came out on 3 July 2026, 3 months before this page was last checked.
Newest first. The bar shows how long the wait was since the volume before. Dates are the Japanese release dates.
| No. | Volume | Released in Japan | Chapters | Wait since the one before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116 | Volume 116 announced | Friday 4 December 2026 | ||
| 115 | Volume 115 | 3 July 2026 | Chapters 1167 to 1179 | 3 months |
| 114 | Volume 114 | 4 March 2026 | Chapters 1156 to 1166 | 4 months |
| 113 | Volume 113 | 4 November 2025 | Chapters 1145 to 1155 | 4 months |
| 112 | Volume 112 | 4 July 2025 | Chapters 1134 to 1144 | 4 months |
| 111 | Volume 111 | 4 March 2025 | Chapters 1122 to 1133 | 4 months |
| 110 | Volume 110 | 1 November 2024 | Chapters 1111 to 1121 | 3 months |
| 109 | Volume 109 | 4 July 2024 | Chapters 1101 to 1110 | 4 months |
| 108 | Volume 108 | 4 March 2024 | Chapters 1089 to 1100 | 4 months |
| 107 | Volume 107 | 2 November 2023 | Chapters 1077 to 1088 | 3 months |
| 106 | Volume 106 | 4 July 2023 | Chapters 1066 to 1076 | 4 months |
| 105 | Volume 105 | 3 March 2023 | Chapters 1056 to 1065 | 3 months |
| 104 | Volume 104 | 4 November 2022 | Chapters 1047 to 1055 | 3 months |
| 103 | Volume 103 | 4 August 2022 | Chapters 1036 to 1046 | 4 months |
| 102 | Volume 102 | 4 April 2022 | Chapters 1026 to 1035 | 4 months |
| 101 | Volume 101 | 3 December 2021 | Chapters 1016 to 1025 | 3 months |
| 100 | Volume 100 | 3 September 2021 | Chapters 1005 to 1015 | 2 months |
| 99 | Volume 99 | 4 June 2021 | Chapters 995 to 1004 | 4 months |
| 98 | Volume 98 | 4 February 2021 | Chapters 985 to 994 | 4 months |
| 97 | Volume 97 | 16 September 2020 | Chapters 975 to 984 | 5 months |
| 96 | Volume 96 | 3 April 2020 | Chapters 965 to 974 | 3 months |
| 95 | Volume 95 | 28 December 2019 | Chapters 954 to 964 | 2 months |
| 94 | Volume 94 | 4 October 2019 | Chapters 943 to 953 | 3 months |
| 93 | Volume 93 | 4 July 2019 | Chapters 932 to 942 | 4 months |
| 92 | Volume 92 | 4 March 2019 | Chapters 922 to 931 | 3 months |
| 91 | Volume 91 | 4 December 2018 | Chapters 911 to 921 | 3 months |
| 90 | Volume 90 | 4 September 2018 | Chapters 901 to 910 | 3 months |
| 89 | Volume 89 | 4 June 2018 | Chapters 890 to 900 | 3 months |
| 88 | Volume 88 | 2 March 2018 | Chapters 880 to 889 | 4 months |
| 87 | Volume 87 | 2 November 2017 | Chapters 870 to 879 | 2 months |
| 86 | Volume 86 | 4 August 2017 | Chapters 859 to 869 | 3 months |
| 85 | Volume 85 | 2 May 2017 | Chapters 849 to 858 | 2 months |
| 84 | Volume 84 | 3 February 2017 | Chapters 839 to 848 | 2 months |
| 83 | Volume 83 | 4 November 2016 | Chapters 828 to 838 | 4 months |
| 82 | Volume 82 | 4 July 2016 | Chapters 817 to 827 | 3 months |
| 81 | Volume 81 | 4 April 2016 | Chapters 807 to 816 | 3 months |
| 80 | Volume 80 | 28 December 2015 | Chapters 796 to 806 | 2 months |
| 79 | Volume 79 | 3 October 2015 | Chapters 786 to 795 | 3 months |
| 78 | Volume 78 | 3 July 2015 | Chapters 776 to 785 | 3 months |
| 77 | Volume 77 | 3 April 2015 | Chapters 764 to 775 | 3 months |
| 76 | Volume 76 | 27 December 2014 | Chapters 753 to 763 | 3 months |
| 75 | Volume 75 | 4 September 2014 | Chapters 743 to 752 | 3 months |
| 74 | Volume 74 | 4 June 2014 | Chapters 732 to 742 | 3 months |
| 73 | Volume 73 | 4 March 2014 | Chapters 722 to 731 | 4 months |
| 72 | Volume 72 | 1 November 2013 | Chapters 712 to 721 | 2 months |
| 71 | Volume 71 | 2 August 2013 | Chapters 701 to 711 | 1 month |
| 70 | Volume 70 | 4 June 2013 | Chapters 691 to 700 | 3 months |
| 69 | Volume 69 | 4 March 2013 | Chapters 679 to 690 | 4 months |
| 68 | Volume 68 | 2 November 2012 | Chapters 668 to 678 | 2 months |
| 67 | Volume 67 | 3 August 2012 | Chapters 657 to 667 | 3 months |
| 66 | Volume 66 | 2 May 2012 | Chapters 647 to 656 | 2 months |
| 65 | Volume 65 | 3 February 2012 | Chapters 637 to 646 | 2 months |
| 64 | Volume 64 | 4 November 2011 | Chapters 627 to 636 | 3 months |
| 63 | Volume 63 | 4 August 2011 | Chapters 615 to 626 | 3 months |
| 62 | Volume 62 | 2 May 2011 | Chapters 604 to 614 | 2 months |
| 61 | Volume 61 | 4 February 2011 | Chapters 595 to 603 | 3 months |
| 60 | Volume 60 | 4 November 2010 | Chapters 585 to 594 | 3 months |
| 59 | Volume 59 | 4 August 2010 | Chapters 574 to 584 | 2 months |
| 58 | Volume 58 | 4 June 2010 | Chapters 563 to 573 | 3 months |
| 57 | Volume 57 | 4 March 2010 | Chapters 552 to 562 | 3 months |
| 56 | Volume 56 | 4 December 2009 | Chapters 542 to 551 | 3 months |
| 55 | Volume 55 | 4 September 2009 | Chapters 533 to 541 | 3 months |
| 54 | Volume 54 | 4 June 2009 | Chapters 523 to 532 | 3 months |
| 53 | Volume 53 | 4 March 2009 | Chapters 513 to 522 | 3 months |
| 52 | Volume 52 | 4 December 2008 | Chapters 503 to 512 | 3 months |
| 51 | Volume 51 | 4 September 2008 | Chapters 492 to 502 | 3 months |
| 50 | Volume 50 | 4 June 2008 | Chapters 482 to 491 | 3 months |
| 49 | Volume 49 | 4 March 2008 | Chapters 471 to 481 | 3 months |
| 48 | Volume 48 | 4 December 2007 | Chapters 460 to 470 | 3 months |
| 47 | Volume 47 | 4 September 2007 | Chapters 450 to 459 | 2 months |
| 46 | Volume 46No questions in this volume: the corner shows the plans of the Thousand Sunny. | 4 July 2007 | Chapters 441 to 449 | 4 months |
| 45 | Volume 45 | 2 March 2007 | Chapters 431 to 440 | 2 months |
| 44 | Volume 44 | 4 December 2006 | Chapters 420 to 430 | 3 months |
| 43 | Volume 43 | 4 September 2006 | Chapters 410 to 419 | 2 months |
| 42 | Volume 42 | 4 July 2006 | Chapters 400 to 409 | 3 months |
| 41 | Volume 41 | 4 April 2006 | Chapters 389 to 399 | 3 months |
| 40 | Volume 40 | 26 December 2005 | Chapters 378 to 388 | 1 month |
| 39 | Volume 39 | 4 November 2005 | Chapters 368 to 377 | 4 months |
| 38 | Volume 38 | 4 July 2005 | Chapters 358 to 367 | 2 months |
| 37 | Volume 37 | 28 April 2005 | Chapters 347 to 357 | 2 months |
| 36 | Volume 36 | 4 February 2005 | Chapters 337 to 346 | 3 months |
| 35 | Volume 35 | 4 November 2004 | Chapters 328 to 336 | 3 months |
| 34 | Volume 34 | 4 August 2004 | Chapters 317 to 327 | 2 months |
| 33 | Volume 33 | 4 June 2004 | Chapters 306 to 316 | 3 months |
| 32 | Volume 32 | 4 March 2004 | Chapters 296 to 305 | 2 months |
| 31 | Volume 31 | 19 December 2003 | Chapters 286 to 295 | 2 months |
| 30 | Volume 30 | 3 October 2003 | Chapters 276 to 285 | 2 months |
| 29 | Volume 29 | 4 July 2003 | Chapters 265 to 275 | 2 months |
| 28 | Volume 28 | 1 May 2003 | Chapters 256 to 264 | 2 months |
| 27 | Volume 27 | 4 February 2003 | Chapters 247 to 255 | 2 months |
| 26 | Volume 26 | 4 December 2002 | Chapters 237 to 246 | 3 months |
| 25 | Volume 25 | 4 September 2002 | Chapters 227 to 236 | 2 months |
| 24 | Volume 24 | 4 July 2002 | Chapters 217 to 226 | 3 months |
| 23 | Volume 23 | 4 April 2002 | Chapters 206 to 216 | 2 months |
| 22 | Volume 22 | 4 February 2002 | Chapters 196 to 205 | 2 months |
| 21 | Volume 21 | 4 December 2001 | Chapters 187 to 195 | 3 months |
| 20 | Volume 20 | 4 September 2001 | Chapters 177 to 186 | 2 months |
| 19 | Volume 19 | 4 July 2001 | Chapters 167 to 176 | 3 months |
| 18 | Volume 18 | 4 April 2001 | Chapters 156 to 166 | 2 months |
| 17 | Volume 17 | 2 February 2001 | Chapters 146 to 155 | 1 month |
| 16 | Volume 16 | 4 December 2000 | Chapters 137 to 145 | 3 months |
| 15 | Volume 15 | 4 September 2000 | Chapters 127 to 136 | 2 months |
| 14 | Volume 14 | 4 July 2000 | Chapters 118 to 126 | 2 months |
| 13 | Volume 13 | 28 April 2000 | Chapters 109 to 117 | 2 months |
| 12 | Volume 12 | 2 February 2000 | Chapters 100 to 108 | 2 months |
| 11 | Volume 11No questions in this volume: the corner shows the plans of the Going Merry. | 2 December 1999 | Chapters 91 to 99 | 1 month |
| 10 | Volume 10 | 4 October 1999 | Chapters 82 to 90 | 3 months |
| 9 | Volume 9 | 2 July 1999 | Chapters 72 to 81 | 2 months |
| 8 | Volume 8 | 30 April 1999 | Chapters 63 to 71 | 1 month |
| 7 | Volume 7 | 4 March 1999 | Chapters 54 to 62 | 3 months |
| 6 | Volume 6 | 3 December 1998 | Chapters 45 to 53 | 2 months |
| 5 | Volume 5 | 2 October 1998 | Chapters 36 to 44 | 1 month |
| 4 | Volume 4The first SBS. | 4 August 1998 | Chapters 27 to 35 | 2 months |
| 3 | Volume 3No SBS yet. | 4 June 1998 | Chapters 18 to 26 | 2 months |
| 2 | Volume 2No SBS yet. Oda asks readers to send in questions. | 3 April 1998 | Chapters 9 to 17 | 3 months |
| 1 | Volume 1No SBS yet. | 24 December 1997 | Chapters 1 to 8 |
Every release date and chapter range was confirmed by at least two independent sources. An announced date is given as it was announced.
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