Vulcano's assistant
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That new guitar riff they introduced along with licenless rider. This show continues to sound great.
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One Punch Man TV |OT| Just an average guy who serves as an average hero.
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badcrumble
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To be honest I think the speed animation looked great this episode. *shrug*
Aaronology
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Outside of that one scene of Saitama and Sonic in the forest, I think we all agree the animation was on point. And the disappointment is only stemming from expectations borne from Murata's version of that encounter. There was a lot of hype for that moment and Madhouse didn't quite deliver. But I think they made up for it with Sonic's fight w/Hammerhead.
The new music in this ep was really great, and Saitama's reactions to the over-the-top individuals he keeps encountering remains hilarious as heck. I'm super pleased with Sonic's voice acting, as well. Next ep should be a blast!
ColossalLazy
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Because it's gonna get brought up, here's that particular scene that was covered in today's episode in the manga.
As an aside, now that this episode has aired: recently I went and picked up physical copies of the first two volumes of the manga in English, and this scene got cut from volume two. They only included the final two page spread from the sequence. It was a total let down.
MetroidPrimeRib
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That was great. Actually really love the humor in this series so this episode did a lot for me to make up for the lack of a big fight. There was still a lot of stylistically cool moments with Sonic and Hammerhead, though. The cut with the boulders was pretty amazing.
These two cuts were the ones that impressed me -
Boulders
Stylistic
These two cuts were the ones that impressed me -
Boulders
Stylistic
Its so weird seeing a ninja running like an actual human being.
That's sad... already a third gone.
Licenseless Rider's intro was gold. His bit was actually really well animated too; check out that jog after he puts his bike stand up. So fluid.
Rest of the episode was great too; as with others I was a tad disappointed that they didn't 1:1 the manga for that scene, but its hard to complain when the rest of the show looks like it does.
Rest of the episode was great too; as with others I was a tad disappointed that they didn't 1:1 the manga for that scene, but its hard to complain when the rest of the show looks like it does.
MetroidPrimeRib
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They couldn't really 1:1 that scene. They would have to put in in-between frames. Look at the manga .gif and then imagine that actually animated, it would look kind of stuttery.
Vulcano's assistant
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Any chance this guy in the right is who I think it is?
Mr. Smiley
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do ho ho slow your roll madhouse
Nice catch. lol
Any chance this guy in the right is who I think it is?
Haha wow, holy shit. I can hear the engine.
ColossalLazy
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Any chance this guy in the right is who I think it is?
Yeah he also appears in the manga chapter.
ShaoranWright
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Any chance this guy in the right is who I think it is?
I though the same thing, but let's keep this discussion for another occasion
Also, I want to say the animation of this chapter was fantastic as always, that little scene scene that didn't translate perfectly from Murata's version is almost just nitpiking because the overall quality of the show is amazing.
Admiral Woofington
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Yeah while the Manga scene looks better in that particular aspect we gotta remember it still looked pretty good.
Pretty pretty good.
Pretty pretty good.
Mr. Smiley
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I don't think anyone here is gonna lose sleep over the scene, guys. lol
We all know it's still animated great (along with everything else) and, arguably, has a better payoff/punchline/
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s'all good baby
We all know it's still animated great (along with everything else) and, arguably, has a better payoff/punchline/
dickpunch
s'all good baby
The riff when licenseless appeared. mah.gawd.
yesyesyes.
Any chance this guy in the right is who I think it is?
yesyesyes.
I'm pretty sensitive to animation so it felt like there were a lot of cut corners this episode and QUALITY moments with dragging a still frame across the screen instead of actually animating it and various tricks to do certain scenes without too much money. To be perfectly honest, this is the kind of episode I'd have cut budget on if I were managing things as well. There were bursts of good animation from the episode, though.
NightShift
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I was secretly hoping they would just rip that and put it in the anime, what they did instead was pretty disappointing. But at least the Licenseless Rider and the dick punch was hype.Because it's gonna get brought up, here's that particular scene that was covered in today's episode in the manga.
MetroidPrimeRib
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Yeah
Hyperactivity
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Because it's gonna get brought up, here's that particular scene that was covered in today's episode in the manga.
Haven't read the manga, but yeah I was wondering when that was going to happen. Oh well
But by GOD someone get me that soundtrack immediately, Mumen/License-less Rider's them is AMAZING
TheRealTalker
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yeah it was unfortunate that they didn't have the jumping off the trees scene as identical as the manga but the rest of Sonic's animation was A tier
real sense of speed
real sense of speed
Hyperactivity
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Dear god I keep listening to Mumen Rider's theme
It's too good
It's too good
Aaronology
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Yeah, Licenseless Rider's theme is definitely one of the highlights of the ep. I can't wait to see more of him!
CrazyDiamond
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4 episodes in and I'm pretty sure OPM has the best action scenes of any animated superhero fiction ever, certainly better than anything produced in the west to my knowledge.
Any chance this guy in the right is who I think it is?
Heh
He actually shows up at the beginning of the first episode
Any chance this guy in the right is who I think it is?
Who is that supposed to be?
The anime is doing a lot of foreshadowing for the manga.
you see him in the opening post
Aaronology
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Going back to rewatch ep4, I think it's the least action oriented episode we've had yet, but probably the one I've laughed the most.
"Saitama! The next time we meet it'll be your demise!"
"Okay..."
Sonic and Genos are so similar in that regard. Both saw Saitama in action and then immediately restructured their lives around him, with Saitama having little say in the matter. I hope the anime goes far enough into the story that we'll get a chance to see at least one Sonic/Genos interaction.
"Saitama! The next time we meet it'll be your demise!"
"Okay..."
Sonic and Genos are so similar in that regard. Both saw Saitama in action and then immediately restructured their lives around him, with Saitama having little say in the matter. I hope the anime goes far enough into the story that we'll get a chance to see at least one Sonic/Genos interaction.
Admiral Woofington
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If I recall correctly where it happens and where the Anime is likely to end
we won't. Sadly.
Aaronology
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Yeah, but this is one instance I'm hoping the anime takes liberties. 12 eps just isn't enough!
Hyperactivity
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How likely is it that this show gets a season 2?
I'm willing to wait, I just want to know that it's a possibility. It seems pretty popular so far, from what I've seen
I'm willing to wait, I just want to know that it's a possibility. It seems pretty popular so far, from what I've seen
Admiral Woofington
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Based on popularity alone it'd likely get one if it didn't suffer from the same issue attack on Titan faced.
The Manga wasn't far enough by the time season 1 ended.
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spazchicken
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I wasn't blown away. My buddy tells me that the buildup and quick execution of the enemies is what makes it funny/cool but it just felt like a waste of time to me. How long can that gag last without some real action happening eventually?
I've only seen one episode and I see potential so I'll keep watching but man, as an action show, I felt like I just got served all sides and no main dish.
I've only seen one episode and I see potential so I'll keep watching but man, as an action show, I felt like I just got served all sides and no main dish.
It's a comedy.
spazchicken
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I get that. I just hope they can find more interesting ways to make this one punch thing work on a comedy and action level.
MetroidPrimeRib
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You could say the lifeblood of a gag series is finding new ways to tell old jokes and I think One Punch Man succeeds at that as it goes along
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