Though lets cut right to the chase. If you are are looking for an anime with a solid story line, lovable characters, solid artwork or just a series that would be 10/10 on your own personal scale; THIS ONE IS NOT FOR YOU. Though I do agree that the hype was there, and it was amazing for a hype anime to begin with, it did lack a few qualities that, in my book, made it just a "good" anime.
First, lets look at story. If you have already watched this series, you may say otherwise, but this story is clearly incomplete and even for a first season, could have had a bit more substance. For those who have not watched this series, I will not spoil it for any of you, but just prepare to be unimpressed when it comes to an actual story. There is clearly a lot left out (considering OPM2 might be a thing somewhere down the road), which is okay if this anime didn't leave huge chunks of possible story out of the entirety of the first season. It is downright aggravating to leave so many good characters with such empty roles.
While I am on the topic of the actual characters, ignoring the thought that the characters have empty roles throughout the anime, each one also give a somewhat lackluster as they are introduced. As the anime is based around Saitama (who happens to be the most lackluster out of everyone), it appalls me to justify the reason why they did not at least provide some kind of insight to the others as well. The only back-story worth mentioning comes from Saitama himself, and even then there is much more to be desired from it. However, I will give this anime credit where it is due: This one actually NEEDED the characters this way to keep up its hype. You as a viewer will quickly understand what I mean as you watch this series.
Lastly, I will talk about the artwork, and by god does it do this right. Imagine the dorky-ness from the artists of Trigun or Gurren Lagann, mixed with the seriousness of animes such as Bleach or Naruto, while adding in the intense and sketchy line-work (for certain fight scenes particularly) from Dragon Ball or Akame Ga Kill..... Okay, maybe I'm being a little over-dramatic here, but you get the point. The artwork, if nothing else, for me, was amazing. It matched the setting where it needed to, and it exploded where it mattered most. I do have to give it a 9/10 for this category sadly. Even though the art hit home, it was still rather "so-so". I have seen anime that pull off this effect better honestly (Gintama, Katanagatari, Fate Zero, and FMA to name a few).
Though great for the hype, it was merely that: a hype. If it takes off further past this point, I see this series having great potential to grow and expand past what it has already given (which in all honesty is quite a damn lot). For now, I'll just give it time to become more...and hopefully when it does, Saitama will find an opponent that will actually put up with more than just one punch.
