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Jan 6, 2016
What can I say about the Phenomenon that is One Punch Man which hasn't been said before. I am referring to it as a phenomenon because it really is. One of the evidence to that, is that in IMDB it surpasses shows as Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones in of the charts ... It literally took the world by storm with its unique brand of humor and lovable characters.

Story

The story is very simple, our main character's name is Saitama and he is the STRONGEST MAN ALIVE, there can be no other opinion about it. And we see how he struggles to get excited for a battle and go all out since, he ends everything with one punch, and that's why most of the time he is bored. At some point in his life he wished to become a hero, and now that he is one he looks like he lost all his joy. But the thing is that he is drawn so plain, that no one can believe that he is the strongest hero in existence, and he always gets looked down upon, but it does not bother him in the least, even when people see he beats monsters left and right no one believes he really does it because he is strong. There is a Hero association where there are ranks and the funny thing is that even though he can be in the strongest S class he is a C class hero ... The truth is that this anime shows that everyone can be a hero, doesn't depend on what you look like or what you can do. What's important is to never give up.

Art

The art is BREATHTAKING, Madhouse studio at its finest. And when I learned that they are doing this anime with an average budget even though it looks like it has unlimited budget, but the people that are making it are dedicated because they love this story it's a completely different feeling. When you see how the battles are drawn and how fluid the animation is, the color pallets and how there is absolutely no CGI, or even if there is it's so good that you can barely guess it's CGI can really change your perspective on how animation should be handled.

Sound

One of the other things that make this anime one of the best is the soundtrack. MY GOD, this OST is beyond words. The music is so good that it literally transports you into this anime and the battles. Don't even make me start about the Opening song from Jam Project. Probably the best OP song ever. It gets you hyped as hell before the anime starts, and that's really important in a great anime. Also the Seiyuus are one of the best. In every episode there were some of the best seiyuus of our time, be it for a small role or main role they really raised the bar of the overall quality.

Character

I can't really say that there is a lot of character development, but most of the characters get their time to shine, and we see their resolve as to why they decided to be heroes or villains. Our MC Saitama shows what a hero shoud really be. He saves people, but he doesn't care about popularity or how they look at him, as a matter of fact he never takes the credit for what he does, because for him being a hero is a hobby at first, but after that it becomes his job that he loves, but not to a point where he would change himself as to make the people happy. We also see here that even if you save people they will not be as grateful as you think, but he doesn't care about that at all.

Enjoyment and Overall

Every episode of this anime was one of a kind for me. One of the highlights of my week. It was so good, that you just don't sense how the time flies. Every episode for me ended in a flash. Incredible execution of an incredible manga. And YES the hype was worth it, because it withstood the hype and even surpassed it. That's how good this anime is. It was worth it to wait for months to get this greatness. A 10/10 for me.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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