Immediately after, an alien named Boros invades the planet. The Hero Association calls all the top heroes to a meeting, informing them that the seer Shibabawa had a vision that the world is in danger before dying. Saitama and Genos join the Hero Association, but due to scoring low on the written entry exam, Saitama is placed at a low-entry rank, and his feats remain unnoticed and unappreciated by the public. Saitama eventually becomes a reluctant mentor to Genos, a cyborg seeking revenge against another cyborg who killed his family and destroyed his hometown. He has trained himself to the point of being able to defeat any enemy with a single punch, but his unmatched strength has left him with an overwhelming sense of boredom.
Saitama, an unassociated hero, hails from City Z and performs heroic deeds as a hobby.
In response, the millionaire Agoni creates the Hero Association, which employs superheroes to fight evil. On a supercontinent Earth, powerful monsters and villains have been wreaking havoc in the cities. See also: List of One-Punch Man characters As of April 2020, the manga remake had sold over 30 million copies. The second season premiered in October 2019.Īs of June 2012, the original webcomic surpassed 7.9 million hits. The anime series is licensed in North America by Viz Media, and premiered in the United States on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block in July 2016. 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 language release and was serialized in its Weekly Shonen Jump digital magazine.Īn anime adaptation of the manga, produced by Madhouse, was broadcast in Japan from October to December 2015. As of January 2021, 23 volumes have been released. The manga is illustrated by Yusuke Murata, and its chapters are periodically compiled and published into individual tankōbon volumes. ONE wrote the original webcomic version in early 2009.Ī digital manga remake began publication on Shueisha's Tonari no Young Jump website in June 2012. It tells the story of Saitama, a superhero who can defeat any opponent with a single punch but seeks to find a worthy opponent after growing bored by a lack of challenge due to his overwhelming strength. One-Punch Man ( Japanese: ワンパンマン, Hepburn: Wanpanman) is a Japanese superhero franchise created by the artist ONE.
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