Great episode, but then again I dont wank to gifs, im liking how Genos is taking traits from Saitama like ignoring the old dude and stopping him mid rant, Saitama's smile with that new song was really sweet and showing him how much has he advanced as a character since the depressed state he was in.
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Got damn, I really felt for saitama when
tanktop tiger and black hole got people to hate on him while he just stand there taking it all in. I really wanted Saitama to bust their asses even more. And I also love the fact Saitama wanted to everyone to come at him with complaints while he shot them down.
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
So ready for Pri-Pri-Prisoner next week
Episode was AWESOME. My favorite part was when Genos had that moment of reverence for Saitama in the apartment. He's like the only person that realizes that Saitama is a selfless hero, and probably the single most powerful person in the world, yet nobody knows or cares, not even Saitama. That moment of deep contemplation, serious music, and Saitama's derpy profile was perfect.
My thoughts exactly, this ep felt rushed for some reason.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
I didnt expect this series to have a real relatable nigh emotional moment.
Plus the episode just flew fucking by
Plus the episode just flew fucking by
LUFTRAUSER
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Neat OPM fanart:
Also man, I know some people were skeptical about the music I think beforehand since the guy hadn't worked on much, but mannnnn. It's some good shit so far. The reuse of certain themes and expanding upon them bit by bit is really doing it for me good.
I've not read ONE's version, but I assume that version taps into it more considering how much farther along it is than Murata's version. I don't exactly see it as a literal buddha thing. I still think Saitama has some breadth of emotion and it not being completely a farce as well. Emotions to him kind of don't mean anything though when he's a godlike being though. He stated as much in his bathtub in episode 1 as far as I remember. I do agree that he is physically super strong and also emotionally strong to an extent. I think he can also be in a state of depression while still being emotionally strong though. His life is lived for heroism, but he also wishes to seek the thrill of early heroism again. With him reaching a plateau with nothing coming close to him power-wise means he feels empty inside. I do think he'll stand by his beliefs of being a hero no matter what. Even if people ridicule him or don't realize who he is he'll keep pursuing heroism because it's the closest thing to making him feel more alive and like a person again. Genos first tagged along with Saitama because of his overwhelming power, but as times goes he realizes Saitama has even more to offer as a teacher. I think Saitama could be stable without Genos if he had to be, but life is more enjoyable when you have a friend there to share your pain or triumph or simply understand who you are.
I might be rambling and going off base a lot too when trying to put this into words, but eh dunno.
Also this kind of talk might be why Deep Sea King stuff is my favorite arc in Murata's version so far.
I've not read ONE's version, but I assume that version taps into it more considering how much farther along it is than Murata's version. I don't exactly see it as a literal buddha thing. I still think Saitama has some breadth of emotion and it not being completely a farce as well. Emotions to him kind of don't mean anything though when he's a godlike being though. He stated as much in his bathtub in episode 1 as far as I remember. I do agree that he is physically super strong and also emotionally strong to an extent. I think he can also be in a state of depression while still being emotionally strong though. His life is lived for heroism, but he also wishes to seek the thrill of early heroism again. With him reaching a plateau with nothing coming close to him power-wise means he feels empty inside. I do think he'll stand by his beliefs of being a hero no matter what. Even if people ridicule him or don't realize who he is he'll keep pursuing heroism because it's the closest thing to making him feel more alive and like a person again. Genos first tagged along with Saitama because of his overwhelming power, but as times goes he realizes Saitama has even more to offer as a teacher. I think Saitama could be stable without Genos if he had to be, but life is more enjoyable when you have a friend there to share your pain or triumph or simply understand who you are.
I might be rambling and going off base a lot too when trying to put this into words, but eh dunno.
Also this kind of talk might be why Deep Sea King stuff is my favorite arc in Murata's version so far.
They really did Silver Fang justice with the design, his voice actor sounds as expected too, which is good. Unfortunately they skimped on animation with him. In the manga he smashes the fragments of meteor that fly at Genos, instead of having basically a still picture of him jumping away holding Genos. If they had him deflect/destroy fragments of meteor it would have made him look cooler and stronger in my opinion. Too bad the animation budget is apparently so small.
Having said all that I can't wait until next episode. The start of my favorite chapters.
Having said all that I can't wait until next episode. The start of my favorite chapters.
The end scene was closer to how ONE ended.
I rather liked this episode. Genos was so great supporting his boss.
I wonder if
Bang seems to have warmed up to him, though maybe I understood that scene wrong. Speaking of, I'm curious about his power. He's rank 3(?) and seems like a decent guy but didn't try to take out the meteor.
I wonder if
This Sea King fellow will be what Saitama wanted the Underground King to be.
Bang seems to have warmed up to him, though maybe I understood that scene wrong. Speaking of, I'm curious about his power. He's rank 3(?) and seems like a decent guy but didn't try to take out the meteor.
manfestival
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that was 2 chan right?
MetroidPrimeRib
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Yeah it was supposed to be 2ch or whatever
SkullHydra
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This was my favorite part of the episode as well. That personalization of Saitama's character was done very well.
Man, I'm glad I decided to give this show a shot. I blew through all 7 episodes this evening, and was saddened to learn that there weren't more yet.
Aaronology
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Not many S class Heroes can one-man Dragon class threats, and the meteor didn't exactly play well to Bang's particular skillset to begin with.
Now my boy Metal Bat
would have FLCL'd that meteor right back into space
Worst episode for OPM is still better than most other anime out there so it doesn't really mean much. It was still highly entertaining and well animated.
Aha. I thought you had to be godly destructive to join that rank.
Aaronology
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Well, Metal Knight and Genos both fit that bill. And both were completely useless against the meteor.
Basically you have to be able to stop a Dragon level threat just by showing up. Not necessarily all dragon level threats - just a dragon level threat
ldcommando
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Never read the manga. Out of the 7 episodes, found this one to be the weakest.
8 X 11 Printer Paper
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Demon not Dragon, as explained in One's version when talking about the creation of S Class Heroes.
The manga version of this part is amazing.
This episode probably felt rushed because -
These were entire chapters in the manga (aside from the last one)
these are what non manga readers missed out :<
MetroidPrimeRib
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Well apparently the tankobons are what is being adapted. I never read them but they have changes, I don't think the gif chapters are in them.
Remember that Hero Rank has to do with activity as well as strength, so Bang being the Rank 3 Hero doesn't necessarily mean he's the third strongest Hero, just that he's possibly more active than many of the other S Rank Heroes. Although he is very strong, as you'll see later.
You saw a flash of this with Metal Knight and Bang's words about "coldhearted Heroes", but one thing in this series is that the people in the Hero Association aren't necessarily heroic. You saw in this episode that essentially 16/18 of the S Rank Heroes didn't give a shit about a city being destroyed by a meteor. Now, that's partly because many of them wouldn't be able to do anything to a meteor, but it kind of gives you the idea that some of these heroes might have motivations for fighting outside of justice. Although this gets explored more in an arc we won't see this season, which Murata is covering at the moment.
jediyoshi
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Xamtheking
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Do you think we'll ever get a S2 when more material enters the picture?
Yes,It's popular and there have less popular show that got a S2.
Yeah, Murata definitely had to cut it down if he didn't want stuff like the Meteor arc to take up half the book.
I'd love to see it. The only hitch with that is that the current arc seems like it would take way more than 12 episodes. Not sure if 24 would properly suit it or not. People keep tossing around 2+ year counts for Murata to finish the current arc. I'm tempted to read ONE's version soon because of how compelling the current stuff is. So pretty much I think it could happen if OPM maintains popularity, but I'm worried about how well the current material suits the current anime format.
badcrumble
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I love that the tropes it plays with go all the way back to '70s tokusatsu stuff.
Dedication Through Light
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This is a manga thread? So many manga panels to scroll through..
The anime makes me dislike the series more and more screw the writer for continuing to power down genos for reasons no one understands just to make saitama with his dull punching more powerful. Genos should be the star!!!
I did laugh when he rushed to write down that standard line from Saitama.
The anime makes me dislike the series more and more screw the writer for continuing to power down genos for reasons no one understands just to make saitama with his dull punching more powerful. Genos should be the star!!!
I did laugh when he rushed to write down that standard line from Saitama.
Genos hasn't been power down at all really, he is just a shrub.
Decided to post these because people keep going back to these sequences from the manga and feeling disappointed, while the anime is based mostly on how it turned out in the print versions (for budgetary reasons too).
The latest episode had a handful of those, so I felt it was apt to throw in some comparisons. Sorry if it bothered you!
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