If you liked
One Punch Man
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...then you might like
Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan
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The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. is like a slice-of-life remix of One Punch Man. I think someone who enjoyed OPM would find a lot to love in Saiki K. (and vice-versa). They're different enough to not feel like you're watching the same story, but similar enough not to stray too far outside your comfort zone. 1. They both feature protagonists who have god-tier, extremely OP abilities and are bored with life because nothing is ever challenging or can surprise them anymore. Saiki is a psychic who can read people's minds with ease, making it hard for him to live a normal life while being bombarded by the (often very eccentric) thoughts of everyone around him. Saitama, meanwhile, is an amateur superhero who's so strong he can defeat even the most powerful monster with a single punch — and when you're that strong, do fights even mean anything anymore? Where do you go when you've reached the very top of the power ceiling? 2. Both series have a similar sense of humor. Lots of gag humor and running jokes —especially ones about the MC being waaaaay too strong for the situation. Saitama's actually fighting seriously??? It's because it's coupon day at his local grocery store and he wants to get there before they're sold out. Saiki is mitigating conflict??? He's annoyed because he can read minds and knows exactly what everyone wants, and what HE wants is just some peace and quiet for a change. 3. Both have pretty wide and diverse casts of side characters who get a lot of screen time, while the protagonist frequently plays a more back-seat role. This is really just a result of having an overpowered MC. Hard to write a protagonist-centric story when Saitama can simply punch his way through everything and Saiki can just teleport the problem away whenever he so chooses. Not to say that the protagonists are boring (they're not), but you can expect a lot more of the action, screen time, and character development to come from the side characters.