One Punch Man
It began as a webcomic
ONE started One Punch Man as a webcomic in 2009. Yusuke Murata later illustrated the manga remake.
Hero Association files
B-Class → ???
Saitama
Defeats anything with one punch. Bored about it.
S-Class
Genos
Cyborg disciple. Takes notes on everything.
S-Class #2
Tatsumaki
Terrible Tornado. Psychic and very short-tempered.
S-Class #7
King
The strongest man alive… supposedly.
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The famous workout
Saitama describes his training as 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and a 10 km run every day. It is fictional, not a training recommendation.
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A hero for fun
Saitama calls himself a hero for fun. His overwhelming strength turns superhero battles into comedy.
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Genos is a cyborg
Genos becomes Saitama’s disciple while searching for the cyborg that destroyed his hometown.
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Four hero classes
The Hero Association ranks registered heroes in C, B, A, and S classes.
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Disaster levels
Threat levels are Wolf, Tiger, Demon, Dragon, and God, in increasing order of danger.
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The King Engine
The intimidating King Engine is the sound of King’s pounding heartbeat.
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Sisters with psychic powers
Tatsumaki and Fubuki are sisters. Both have psychic abilities, but very different personalities.
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Anime and manga
Anime is animation; manga is comics. Many anime adapt manga, but some are original stories or adapt novels and games.
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Demographics, not genres
Shōnen and shōjo traditionally describe manga’s target readership, not a guarantee of a story’s genre.
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What is an OVA?
OVA means original video animation: animation originally released for home video rather than a TV broadcast or theatrical debut.
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Sub or dub?
Subtitled anime keeps the original voice track; a dubbed version records voices in another language.
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Opening and ending songs
Fans often shorten opening and ending sequences to OP and ED. A show can change them between seasons or story arcs.
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Mob Psycho’s connection
Mob Psycho 100 and One Punch Man were both created by ONE.
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Studio Ghibli
Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki founded Studio Ghibli in 1985.
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Spirited Away
Spirited Away won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 2003 ceremony.
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One Piece’s beginnings
Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece manga began serialization in 1997; its TV anime began in 1999.
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Naruto’s dream
Naruto Uzumaki wants to become Hokage, the leader of his village, and earn the recognition of its people.
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Demon Slayer’s siblings
Tanjiro Kamado’s journey centers on protecting his sister Nezuko and finding a way to turn her back into a human.
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Dragon Ball’s creator
Akira Toriyama created Dragon Ball. Its manga first appeared in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 1984.