11-17-2016, 07:21 PM | #51 |
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It's actually underway right now!
I don't know how a second season could roll actually. There are still a lot of "monster of the week" stories that have yet to be animated. And avoiding more of the main story would invite criticism.
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11-18-2016, 09:45 AM | #56 |
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To be fair, the MotW after what forms "season one" tends to develop characters as the monsters appear.
By that measure I can say the Heroes Association is really the "scratch" of the "scratch the surface". The other heroes make for a better story than Saitama - different powers, lots of unique interactions and interplay with one another, and weakness. Because they're weaker, they're going to struggle against some of the threats Saitama atomizes. One of the latter monster fights in the anime is truly remarkable. I know BBB remarked he watched it twice, how impressed he was with it. I think you will like this fight because a certain favourite VA of yours makes an appearance Talon.
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Is it Yuuki Aoi? Because if it's her, I'm surprised. On the one hand, I adored her voice as Korone from Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou and years later as the very-different-sounding Maya Fey from the Ace Attorney anime. On the other hand, I came to despise the sound of her voice as Iris from Pokémon Best Wishes, the same exact voice she used in Kiruminzuu as Riko. So like ... I wouldn't say I love Yuuki Aoi so much as I have loved certain performances of hers.That's okay. I didn't expect you to remember I adored Korone since I always spoke more about Itou Shizuka and how much my Ichiban Ushiro waifu is Etou Fujiko. And I wouldn't expect you to remember the Musubi love either since ... well hell, I don't even recall if I was on UPN for when Sekirei aired.
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As you could probably tell from the earlier post, I watched Episode 06. It was enjoyable. Somewhere between a 6 and a 7 out of 10. Would be more inclined to group it with Episode 05 than with Episodes 01 thru 04. Spoiler: show Finally went and got the OP single. I love the "HERO!" part of the song. (0m41s to 1m08s.) I wish it were the entire song. It's so good. And the animation being synced up to it is sublime. The way he delivers those punches to the syllables of "HE-RO!" It's so good. MadHouse is so fucking good these days, god bless their director(s). Death Parade, Hunter x Hunter, One Punch Man, Kaiji ...
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07 was good if silly for the power level involved. Not too much to say about it, really. It was an enjoyable episode but not one which spurs me to write. It would probably have been the series finale for most other stories featuring a hero with superhuman strength. Here, it's just Episode 07 of 12 of Season 1.
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Must say I'm glad you're liking the music. A lot of scenes are seriously enhanced by how well the music was put together, a little like Hunter x Hunter only in a more simple, "smash the bad guy" way.
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But the OP ... I just love that "HE-RO!" part. Not just that word, though definitely that word. But the entire section. I wish the entire song were that good. It's not, but it's still good. Good enough to tug me in and have me re-listen to the best part.
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11-23-2016, 10:56 AM | #63 |
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I like the entire opening.
The lyrics are especially good because it's obviously intended from Saitama's perspective, and it's a good short summary of his character. I don't even remember the ending theme. I always skipped it cause it was whatever.
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Through Episode 08. Episode was about as exciting as "I know this is just building up to a showdown with Saitama, one which he can't and won't lose" can be. I enjoy seeing Sonic, Genos, and the bicycle guy all continue to get character development whilst Saitama progresses towards his latest mantelpiece. Spoiler: show
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Watched Episode 09. It was fine.
Spoiler: show One thing I don't understand about the story is the constant contradiction between Saitama's desire to rise up through the ranks and the OP lyrics' bit about how he doesn't care about fame or recognition. The very reason he joined the Hero Association was because he was fed up with not being recognized by the people he saves! So how can the OP lyrics make such a bald-faced lie of a claim like that? And yet ... events in Episode 09 suggest that he does indeed not care about an adoring public ... and yet a multitude of other events in Episode 09 indicate that he does care ... It's very weird, and it's starting to hurt my head to try and rationalize a way in which everything can be accounted for without contradiction. @_@
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I personally think he wants to rise through the ranks so as not to be second fiddle to Genos in rank. He knows he's stronger - that much is blatantly obvious - but it's clear when the ranks are originally revealed that it irritates him somewhat that Genos is ahead of him.
Of course, this takes a backseat to the fact that ultimately, for Saitama, being a hero is still a hobby. He wants to eclipse Genos in rank, but if it means other heroes end up degraded or the people's faith wavers because of it, he isn't going to gun after it entirely. |
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Worth noting, that scenario I quote from ONE is exactly the situation faced by Licenseless Rider in Episode 09. That was why Saitama was touched when he realized Licenseless Rider sent the lone thank you message. He got heartfelt thanks from someone doing something he felt was heroic. ... Another thing I should note is the Hero's Association, and frankly most of the OPM world, is obsessed with labels and appearances. Quote:
Now that I think about it, that probably happened before Saitama and Genos' duel. Genos was able to tie Mosquito Girl (an average Demon-level threat) early in the series, and summarily beat Armoured Gorilla (another average Demon). His fight against the Deepsea King is misleading, and it goes to show what becomes a recurring theme in this story: people rely too much on labels. The Hero's Association is not omnipotent, and they tend to underestimate the threat posed by monsters. The Deepsea King was classified as a Demon-level threat. By strength, Demon-level threats should be beatable by teams of average A-class heroes, and be solo'd by S-class or upper A-class. Dragon-level threats should be faced by teams of average S-class or solo'd by the very top of the S-class, the strongest heroes on Earth. Obviously, the Deepsea King was not a Demon. He completely outclassed Lightning Max and Stinger, and then obliterated Pri Pri Prisoner, the weakest S-class. But the real tell was Genos was less than a match for the transformed Deepsea King but could tie him in his dehydrated form. According to ONE, Genos is actually one of the upper tier S-class in terms of power. Which means the Deepsea King was definitely a Dragon-level threat. This helps show you how much stronger Genos has gotten over the course of the series since Asura Rhino (or Carnage Kabuto) was also a Dragon-level threat, and he dominated Genos earlier in the series. Genos jobs so much against non-cybernetic enemies it's probably intended as a joke, but he's a good guy and is legitimately strong. Just really unlucky he has to face super powerful monsters all the time.
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Nothing more about the S-class fight versus Melzalgald?
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The anime comes across as too serious compared with either manga adaption, even though it's using some of the same jokes as the originals. Not all the same jokes, but 80% of them are there, with poor comedic timing. Anyway, the answer is: Saitama hits a lot of things that don't die in one hit, like ordinary mosquitoes or Sonic's sack o' potatoes. His power varies depending on the needs of the joke. If he goes all out with an attack it's certain destruction. Also...Saitama didn't actually need to use a serious punch versus Boros. He did so only out of respect for Boros, who distinguished himself from previous enemies by recognizing Saitama was strong, not making fun of his appearance and throwing everything he had into the fight. Quote:
You find out through the extra materials, and in one case later in the series, that most of the Mysterious Beings Saitama killed early in the series were either Demon or Dragon-level threats. The story implies this at times, like with Carnage Kabuto, but doesn't outright say it. Given this, there's a tendency to see the guys Saitama plow through as weak. Gloryverse was much stronger than Melzalgald and would have had much more success against the S-class team than Melzalgald did. It wouldn't be a surprise if Geluganship is the same. Also worth noting: the psychic tornado Geluganship used against Saitama is the ultimate attack of Tatsumaki, from which she derives her name. So I would guess they're about equivalent.
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Somebody made a One Punch Man doujin where Genos is female. To find it, look for:
(ONE→HUNDRED 5) [TK-Brand (凪まゆこ)] うちの弟子♀(19)が帰ってくれない。 (ワンパンマン)There's no sex, nor is there any nudity that would get you into trouble. The closest it comes is one page with partial nudity where Genos's clothes get shredded, and even then what's showing are parts of her body that, were she a real human, still wouldn't be censored in either America or Japan. On the contrary, it's actually a pretty adorable, lovey-dovey "What if ...?" doujin that asks the question, "What if Genos had been a girl instead of a guy?" and then proceeds to answer it. It replicates several of the scenes shown in the earlier episodes leading up to Genos's moving in with Saitama, and then diverges into mostly novel territory. Both are fun to see. Not sure if it's available in English yet, but given how cute it is I imagine it soon will be if it's not already.
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Bill Burr talks about One Punch Man I knew about some of the social commentary in OPM, but he got a few I didn't notice. |
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04-29-2017, 09:25 PM | #73 |
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It's surprisingly spot-on when you know ONE's history. Lately, things have been even more heavy handed with would-be salarymen criticizing corporate Japan through anime. The expats aside (Maruyama, Zen) you have shows like Classicaloid where the main message is adult life demands ruin childhood creativity.
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04-23-2019, 11:38 AM | #74 |
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Loki's right in that OPM 2 isn't as well animated as S1, but for a normal anime I don't think I'd notice since it's pretty on-model.
That said, I don't remember Garou killing people. Wasn't the whole point of his character to be a fake?
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He does brutally beat up the people in the conference where the heroes ask villains/criminals for help. It doesn't explicitly state them as dead in the manga. This is like 60 chapters ago so it's a bit hard to remember. I don't remember if he's never killed anyone or just never killed an innocent person (i.e. the kid).
While I fully believe the new season definitely has worse animation and art, I'm also include poorer cinematography into that statement. So many of the scenes are done flatly, like Star Wars Prequels George Lucas was the director. It really feels like this season's director is lazy and just doing a 1:1 translation of the manga and manga doesn't work as animation. These need to be changed up to make scenes more exciting and such. |
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