Yay. The last anime to watch in 2015. I heard a lot of people talking about it so I decided to give myself a watch and after watching it, all I gotta say is...I enjoyed it. It was badass and so funny with some awesome action scenes.
One Punch Man doesn’t try to be funny. It simply is. Its humor is more original than a panty flip or a smack over the head with a convenient fan, and it starts from the moment you see the first alien cross your screen. If you’ve ever seen a fighting anime, then you’ve seen Dragon Ball Z. There are so many funny moments I can remember and I laughed bad about it. Music was okay but my favorite one was its opening. Man I loved it. What makes One-Punch Man so effective is how its premise turns the most common Shounen trope on its head. Instead of struggling to become the best in the world, salaryman-turned-superhero Saitama struggles to find a worthy opponent in battle. The animation quality is solid, and I appreciate how Saitama's eye shape changes depending on how a fight was going. If he's serious, they're drawn in sharp detail and with intensity. If he's bored, they're funny little wedges that make him look spacey. It's a smart way to communicate whether or not the audience should be worried about One-Punch Man (and Japan's) safety.
Despite its awesomeness, it has some flaws. One is that since it's an action-parody anime, the first half was alright but the second half suddenly shifted into serious mood which really baffled me a bit. Villains? Unintersting especially the final boss. Some characters don't interact with Saitama at all, maybe one or twice like that green haired chick. And it seems to me that in each and every episode, it's following the Dragon Ball Z formula.
Overall despite its flaws, this anime has great action, lots of laughs and solid animation quality. I enjoyed it a lot :)