I think that the manga is getting weaker. Thoughts? (spoilers obviously)

FullyErect said:
Saitama is still very much the main character, and at this point there are no new heroes, just ones that appeared a few times in a previous chapter.
Latest webcomic chapter also teases much more to come


Also what kind of phrase is "I soak my cookies in your tears"

RedaJaNai said:
- The story is starting to take itself too seriously. At least, the parody and comedy have toned down A LOT, which I regret.

RedaJaNai said:
- Not enough Saitama. Similar to my point about having too many characters. I'm finding myself bored more and more when the story focuses on some lower-ranked hero...

RedaJaNai said:
- The writing is getting really repetitive. Ok, the 'Heroes get their ass kicked until Saitama appears' is inherently bound to be repetitive but at least add some new twists to it... I've also found many characters to be rather poorly-written (e.g. : Garou. The reason why he decided to become a hero hunter was barely coherent...)

RedaJaNai said:
Do you guys feel the same, or are you pleased by the way the manga has been heading to?

Kuma said:
it's not that they focusing too much character... it's just the release schedule is soo bootlegged.. it make the battle feel longer than it looked... (at very least, this is not as bad as koi to uso, which forcing weekly schedule that make the pace very horrible) but kinda agree it has showing too long point of view each character... it's getting tiresome...
this series never mean to be parody in the first place, just taking poke in popular trope and that's all... i don't know how people saying this is a parody series... but kinda agreed in comedy, but at least web manga still strongly comical than serious.. it showing sign being serious in upcoming arc thou (hero civil wars arc)... but shafting atmosphere between comical and serious tone is what make it great...



SAITAMA never be main point in the first place... it's more about side hero character conflict and struggle, when saitama totaly disconected with all of them and him self also feel so and see them as outsider with his own though and how he without realized it affected to them...



if you focus on saitama, of course it will become repetitive, since saitama itself bored with his life and that's the whole point of this series... try open your view to side character too... it will have big effect in future arc and become more and more intensive...
as for confusing garou motivation, re read webtoon, it explain garou motivation pretty clear... (i don't remember murata version explain it yet)



i am pretty much okay with onepunch man currently... just hope both one and murata fixing their bad release schedule, especially murata since i can't expect much from one...

Animosh91 said:
The Murata version, yes. The ONE version, no.

What frustrates me about the Murata version is not so much that there are there is too much focus on other characters (as long as they're interesting and fun, that's fine with me), or that its tone is too serious, but that it lacks focus compared to the webcomic. In the webcomic, the Garou Arc and the Monster Association Arc naturally flow into one another, form one coherent story that really delves into certain characters. But in the manga, the flow is completely disrupted by filler and fan service. A tournament could have been fun, sure (although it has been pretty unimpressive so far), but not in the middle of an arc! And seeing Fubuki fight some SM-monster probably appeals to a certain segment of the fan base, but ... it's not for me.

The ONE version, on the other hand, is much more compressed. It usually only focuses on characters that are important for the progression of the story it's telling, not because fans want to see more of that character, and it doesn't lose track because of a filler side story. If anything, I actually think it's been getting better. Sure, it's not as fresh as it once was, and it can sometimes feel repetitive, but I like that other characters are developed (Garou, Fubuki, King, Tatsumaki, etc), and the more serious tone doesn't bother me. There's still more than enough humor, and the stories it's telling (Garou, the Fubuki-Tatsumaki dynamic, the hero association conflict) are much more interesting than the earlier ones.

So I think the webcomic is still doing fine. But when the manga deviates from the ONE version it's kind of a mixed bag. I'm sure it'll get better when the story gets going again, but seeing one third of a fight of a side character in a side story every two weeks just isn't much.

Touka__Kirishima said:
Manga is just coming out very slowly, annoying to wait 5+ chapters only for Saitama to deck someone in 1 frame.