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One-Punch Man (ワンパンマン) is a webcomic written and designed by ONE. It follows the story of Saitama, a hero bored by being too powerful.

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The story takes place in the fictional Japanese metropolis of City Z. The world is full of strange monsters that mysteriously appear and cause disasters. Saitama, the protagonist, is an incredibly powerful hero who can easily defeat the monsters or other villains with a single punch. However, due to his overwhelming strength, Saitama has become bored with his powers and is constantly trying to find stronger opponents who can fight him.

Related works :

  • The originial webcomic was created, designed and written by ONE. It began publication in 2009 and is still airing.

  • An adaptation into a manga was made. As the story follows the webcomic, it has been also written by ONE and designed by Yusuke Murata

  • A 12 episode anime season has been published by Madhouse between October 5, 2015 and December 21, 2015. It was directed by Shingo Natsume, written by Tomohiro Suzuki. The musics were made by Makoto Miyazaki. Multiple OVA has also been released.

Sources and external links :

One Punch Man Wikipedia page

One Punch Man Wiki

The Webcomic official site

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Does Saitama still continue his training?

Saitama mentioned that he got this strong through daily training, which consisted of 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups and 100 squats along with running 10 km every single day. Also, he ate three meals a day, but only a banana as breakfast and also didn't…
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What is the source of Saitama's enormous power?

I have seen only the anime and not the manga. I am utterly curious about the ability and power of Saitama. In the starting episodes, he mentions that he trained very hard and also details his training regime. However, I am still curious to know: is…
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Who is this character in One Punch Man?

So I keep seeing a lot of this image: I recognise Saitama on the left, but who is the girl on the right? I don't believe I've seen her in One Punch Man at all, yet here she's potrayed like a main character/rival.
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Why wouldn't everyone be S rank?

In One Punch Man, the Rank 1s of each lettered-rank have the opportunity to move up to the next rank. After that, everyone in that lettered-rank moves up a rank. Why wouldn't everyone keep moving up until they're all S-rank?
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Is Genos really a cyborg?

So Genos has been a "cyborg" since he got that surgery. But is he really a cyborg? To me, a cyborg is a human with robot parts attached to their body, but I have seen no human part in him. His face doesn't count since it has mechanical parts. So is…
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Why is One Punch Man considered a parody anime?

I checked the synopsis here and I was wondering about the genre of parody. I’ve completed the season of One Punch Man and there was no parody of anything in the animé. The only parody animé I’ve experienced before is Gintama and the parody is…
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Can Saitama breathe in space?

I'm just wondering whether Saitama could live in space, just like Superman or Goku, without needing oxygen to breathe?
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Which chapter of the One Punch Man webcomic should I start on after seeing the anime?

I just finished episode 12 of the anime and I'm under the impression that this is the end of season 1. I'd like to continue with the manga now. I don't want to read the remake; I want to read the original webcomic that started in 2009. Which chapter…
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Why does Saitama have such a simplistic design while others characters are so amazingly detailed?

Why is Saitama, the main character of One Punch Man, looking so plain, while everything in his world is so amazingly drawn? I mean even everyday things are so detailed to the point that we can consider it an amazingly painted masterpiece, while his…
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In One Punch Man, is King actually weak?

In One Punch Man, King seems to be running away from fights. He does not seem to show power but only firmness. I want to know if King was just pretending that he is powerful or if he actually is.
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What is Saitama reading?

In the One Punch Man manga, Saitama is often shown reading recently published and popular manga. In the anime, you can often see his bookshelf filled with manga. I suspect that the designs come from real manga series, but I am not well versed with…
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Does Tatsumaki wear panties?

Some NSFW content and possible spoilers ahead. I came across this question and was instantly reminded of another character who, at first glance, seems to be not wearing any underwear, too: Tatsumaki. Some people who think she doesn't wear any…
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According to ONE, who would win in a fight between Tatsumaki and Mob?

While browsing through tvtropes, I found the following thing: The Verse: ONE has implied this and One-Punch Man share a verse (He was asked and answered a question on who would win between Mob and Tatsumaki from said series). Emphasis…
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How does Sweet Mask (A-Class rank 1) plan to stop unworthy heroes from moving to S-Class?

Even though it's said by other heroes he should rank up, he refuses as he feels it is his duty to remain in the number one spot of A-Class to prevent the unworthy from becoming S-Class heroes, except for those whom he sees worthy like Genos, fitting…
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Do Mob and Saitama live in the same universe?

In a former question it was pointed Mob appears in a cover photo of a One Punch Man manga. But also apparently Tatsumaki appears in a Mob Psycho manga (I've seen the anime but I haven't read the manga), in an apparent scene of the manga itself, not…
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