One Punch Man

***One-Punch Man*** (Japanese: ワンパンマン, Hepburn: *Wanpanman*) is a Japanese superhero franchise created by the artist ONE. It tells the story of Saitama, a superhero who can defeat any opponent with a single punch but seeks to find a worthy foe after growing bored by a lack of challenge due to his overwhelming strength. ONE wrote the original webcomic version in early 2009.

A digital manga remake began publication on Shueisha's *Tonari no Young Jump* website in June 2012. The manga is illustrated by Yusuke Murata, and its chapters are periodically compiled and published into individual *tankōbon* volumes. As of September 2020, 22 volumes have been released.

An anime adaptation produced by Madhouse was broadcast in Japan from October to December 2015. A second season produced by J.C.Staff was broadcast from April to July 2019.

In North America, Viz Media has licensed the remake manga for English serialization in its *Weekly Shonen Jump* digital magazine, and the anime adaptation, which premiered on Adult Swim's Toonami block in June 2016.

As of June 2012, the original webcomic surpassed 7.9 million hits. As of July 2019, the manga remake had over 20 million copies in circulation.

## Synopsis

### Season 1:

The seemingly ordinary and unimpressive Saitama has a rather unique hobby: being a hero. In order to pursue his childhood dream, he trained relentlessly for three years—and lost all of his hair in the process. Now, Saitama is incredibly powerful, so much so that no enemy is able to defeat him in battle. In fact, all it takes to defeat evildoers with just one punch has led to an unexpected problem—he is no longer able to enjoy the thrill of battling and has become quite bored.

This all changes with the arrival of Genos, a 19-year-old cyborg, who wishes to be Saitama's disciple after seeing what he is capable of. Genos proposes that the two join the Hero Association in order to become certified heroes that will be recognized for their positive contributions to society, and Saitama, shocked that no one knows who he is, quickly agrees. And thus begins the story of *One Punch Man*, an action-comedy that follows an eccentric individual who longs to fight strong enemies that can hopefully give him the excitement he once felt and just maybe, he'll become popular in the process.

### Season 2:

In the wake of defeating Boros and his mighty army, Saitama has returned to his unremarkable everyday life in Z-City. However, unbeknownst to him, the number of monsters appearing is still continuously on the rise, putting a strain on the Hero Association’s resources. Their top executives decide on the bold move of recruiting hoodlums in order to help in their battle. But during the first meeting with these potential newcomers, a mysterious man calling himself Garou makes his appearance. Claiming to be a monster, he starts mercilessly attacking the crowd.

The mysterious Garou continues his rampage against the Hero Association, crushing every hero he encounters. He turns out to be the legendary martial artist Silverfang’s best former disciple and seems driven by unknown motives. Regardless, this beast of a man seems unstoppable. Intrigued by this puzzling new foe and with an insatiable thirst for money, Saitama decides to seize the opportunity and joins the interesting martial arts competition.

As the tournament commences and Garou continues his rampage, a new great menace reveals itself, threatening the entire human world. Could this finally be the earth shattering catastrophe predicted by the great seer Madame Shibabawa?

## Mal Info

Score:8.61 (season 1); 7.41 (season 2)

Ranked:#63 (season 1); #1849 (season 2)

Popularity:#5 (season 1); #76 (season 2)

Studios:Madhouse

Source:Web manga

Duration:24 min. per ep.

Rating:R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Producers:TV Tokyo, Bandai Visual, Lantis, Asatsu DK, Banpresto, Good Smile Company, Shueisha, JR East Marketing & Communications