One Punch Man

The seemingly unimpressive Saitama has a rather unique hobby: being a hero. In order to pursue his childhood dream, Saitama relentlessly trained for three years, losing all of his hair in the process. Now, Saitama is so powerful, he can defeat any enemy with just one punch. However, having no one capable of matching his strength has led Saitama to an unexpected problem—he is no longer able to enjoy the thrill of battling and has become quite bored.

One day, Saitama catches the attention of 19-year-old cyborg Genos, who witnesses his power and wishes to become Saitama's disciple. Genos proposes that the two join the Hero Association in order to become certified heroes that will be recognized for their positive contributions to society. Saitama, who is shocked that no one knows who he is, quickly agrees. Meeting new allies and taking on new foes, Saitama embarks on a new journey as a member of the Hero Association to experience the excitement of battle he once felt.

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Saitama Main

Furukawa, Makoto Japanese

Genos Main

Ishikawa, Kaito Japanese

Garou Supporting

Tatsumaki Supporting

Yuuki, Aoi Japanese

Mumen Rider Supporting

Nakamura, Yuuichi Japanese

Fubuki Supporting

Hayami, Saori Japanese

Speed-o'-Sound Sonic Supporting

Kaji, Yuuki Japanese

King Supporting

Yasumoto, Hiroki Japanese

Metal Bat Supporting

Hatano, Wataru Japanese

Puri-Puri Prisoner Supporting

Onosaka, Masaya Japanese

Fukushi, Yuuichirou Producer

Hosoya, Nobuyuki Producer

Taguchi, Ayuri Producer

Matsui, Chinatsu Producer

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Aug 20, 2024

CaptainSalty

Recommended

One anime I'd recommend anyone to watch, an adrenaline rush and a great comedy. The animation is outstanding and the music is absolutely stellar. The characters are all fun to watch and the scale of the fights feels appropriate for the story they're trying to tell. The cinematography really shines through in this anime. Almost perfect besides being a bit bored here and there when it drags on for a bit too long. Most characters aren't super interesting or even relevant, but that's not exactly the story it tries to tell. For the characters that do get the spotlight, they shine bright. And I appreciate ... that not for a second does this show try to hide its premise of an over-powered hero being actually too strong. Usually with something like this, you'll expect a generic power fantasy, but this show wants to show the affects it could have on someone in a realistic way despite this very over-the-top world. It's goofy and it fully embraces that while exploring the emptiness that comes with being too strong. Real interesting premise with a strong first season.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Jul 22, 2024

Jiborjas

Mixed Feelings

******* ENGLISH ******

It is very entertaining, comical and satirizes many clichés, which I love. Also, I think the hero-for-job system manages to develop in a way that My Hero Academia couldn't even do in 7 seasons XD

Even so, the story is too superficial, it is nothing more than a "Fine" (6). I think literally Saitama's faces when he is not at all impressed define the plot of this series very well hahaha

In short, you can't ask for much. It is very difficult to make a story whose premise is that the protagonist wins in one fell swoop.

In conclusion:

**I think One Punch Man's strength is playing ... with stereotypes and ridiculing them so that you have a good time while listening to an action soundtrack along with great animation. And that's why I think it's NOT a good anime to get into the genre because it's not going to be entertaining if you don't know what it's parodying at the outset.**

We'll see what happens with the second season, if they manage to deepen the story or if it simply stays in another "ta bien" to pass the time.´

Ok, I do know how to speak in english, preety decently, to be honest. I studied a lot. BUUUUT I'm lazy at the time so I just wrote the review in spanish and translate it with google LOL
If there's anything weird in the writing, it's because of that.

A mod deleted my review because apparently it has to be in english or at least have an english translation. It makes sence... Would be chaotic if there wasn't a "stablished language". Here's the spanish version:


****** SPANISH ******

Es muy entretenida, cómica y satiriza muchísimos clichés, cosa que me encanta. Además, creo que el sistema de héroes por trabajo logra desarrollarse de una forma que My Hero Academia no pudo hacer ni en 7 temporadas XD

Así y todo, la historia es demasiado superficial, no es más que un "Fine" (6). Creo que literalmente las caras de saitama cuando no está para nada impresionado definen muy bien la trama de esta serie jajaja

En fin, tampoco se puede pedir mucho. Es muy difícil hacer una historia cuya premisa sea que el protagonista gana de un golpe.

En conclusión:

**creo que el fuerte de One Punch Man es jugar con los estereotipos y ridiculizarlos para que pases un buen rato mientras escuchás un soundtrack de acción junto a una gran animación. Y por eso mismo creo que NO es un buen anime para introducirse al género porque no va a resultarte entretenido si de entrada no conocés qué es lo que está parodiando.**

Veremos qué onda con la segunda temporada, si logran profundizar la historia o si simplemente se queda en otro "ta bien" para pasar el rato

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Jan 26, 2024

TryingT0L1ve

Not Recommended

Funny

Normally I would do a review analyzing each thing, but I'm going to do an analysis at the same level as the anime, weak.

It's almost impossible to analyze history, especially because it doesn't exist. It's something so simple that it feels like you're watching SpongeBob.

It's an anime extremely made for a children's audience, anyone over the age of 12 and doesn't realize how boring the anime is, they have no critical sense whatsoever, besides the story being totally boring, there's no cool character to look at, no. There's a character that you look at and think "I love it when he appears".

The only two things ... that I cite as good are the design of some characters, which are well done, but unfortunately not all of them, and the art of the anime, which also sometimes shows an extremely beautiful line in some scenes, however, it does not remain.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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