~STORY~
In terms of story, it would be accurate to say that One Punch Man doesn't really have one. Of course there is the basic premise - a young cyborg becomes an unlikely hero's apprentice - but beyond that the anime has little plot. Instead, it is more of a 'monster of the week' type story, which can be fun, but after a while I found rather tedious. I feel as though there were lots of interesting narrative avenues that the show could've explored but didnt, such as the backstory of Genos or the beginnings of the Hero Association. After a few episodes, the format of the episodes becomes predictable and for this reason I did not think One Punch Man had a good story.
~ART~
The art, for me, is One Punch Man's redeeming factor. The character designs are very unique and stylised and the animation is consistent and flows well.
~SOUND~
The voice actors also did a great job, particularly in the case of Saitama. The music also fits the moods and events of the episodes.
~CHARACTER~
The characters are....okay. The strength of One Punch Man's characters lies in Saitama, the One Punch Man himself. He is a unique anti-hero and brings a lot of comedy to the series, and I often found him to be quite unpredictable which is always exciting. Genos is also rather likeable in his bravery and dedication to Saitama. However, the rest of the characters faded into the background for me. The show features little character building and a lot of characters seemed to be just stereotypes.
Overall:
Overall I would give One Punch Man a 5/10. Whilst it is fun at first, the endless predictability of the episodes left me feeling bored and the lack of character development or deeper story made me rapidly lose interest. Whilst it has its entertaining and comedic moments, I'm afraid there is only so many times I can watch Saitama defeat a foe with one punch before I am utterly sick of it.
