
a review by CryingLad

a review by CryingLad
One Punch Man, a Shounen parody which manages to be better than a lot of shounens.
[(SPOILER AHEAD) STORY:]()
The story follows Saitama, the most overpowered character.
He's just trying to keep peace meanwhile living his life.
Every encounter with him ends in a single punch, hence the name.
Throughout the show we see basically the same scenario: Saitama goes about his day, monsters pop out, he kills them in a second.
Though despite this the series still manages to be extremely addicting. This can be attributed to the non-fighting scenes. Saitama always meets new and weird people, this gives the show a lot of new air due to the reason that there is now new people that can pull off some good jokes/gags.
Genos, for example, he's your average "I must avenge my family" guy but in contrast between the nonchalant Saitama it makes for a very fun duo. Genos fights with tension and a strong will meanwhile Saitama sits there.
The show also explores the idea of how being the most powerful being is actually really horrible, you can't have fun anymore cause all of the encounters you get are extremely easy and not risky at all. There is no rush, no need to worry. Just sit back and wait. Saitama struggles with that, he's always hopeful that one day he'll find someone who is stronger than him, just to feel something.

[CHARACTERS:]()
The main character is Saitama, the most powerful being on Earth. Saitama struggles with that fact and tries to seek things that he'll have a challenge beating.
Genos is the typical shounen hero, he wants to avenge his village. He takes everything super seriously and his fighting style shows it. He is basically the opposite of Saitama and that makes for the both of them to be an amazing Duo.
We do meet more characeters but with only a few we get more story on.
Bang, an old fighter dude. He has his own dojo which he passes his knowledge unto other people. He is quite serious, just like most teachers. He hints at a future villain named "Garou" who became extremely powerful. He is the one who sets up the second season.
Sonic, not to be confused with Sonic. He is very fast, like he can move at the speed of sound. He loves fighting stronger opponents, he is very child-like when it comes to that. This guy is basically like a mosquito, annoying.
Thats about it from the characters that we get to see and hear about a lot. Yes a lot more characters showed up like for example Terrible Tornado who we also have quite a bit info on but still, this review can't go on forever.

[ART/ANIMATION:]()
One Punch Man's art and animation is all over the place.
You can from highly detailed fight scenes (like the one below) to simplistic stuff (like above).
The detailed fights look incredible, they are smooth looking and make you feel the tension and the overall severity of the situation (until Saitama takes out the Enemy in one punch lol).
The less detailed counter-parts serve as a comic relief, after many fights and serious situations we are taken back into the relaxed state due to these situations. In a way this can also visualise how Saitama feels about everything, everything to him is just a scribble. Not threating at all.

[MUSIC:]()
One Punch Man, this show has one of the most recognisable OP, the "ONE PUNCHHHH" at the start is enough to built so much hype for the episode. It drags you in.
The ED in the show is, well, compared to the OP not that great but quite catchy nevertheless.
[OVERALL OPINION:]()
One Punch Man a serious dive into the world of powerful and just how that power can corrupt ones soul and being.
Saitama is a clear example of how everyone's dream of being "Powerful" can lead to intense depression which one cannot leave due to the fact that NO ONE else is stronger than you keeping you on that tight leash of despair and anxiety.
It's also a funny show.
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