Questions tagged [one-punch-man]

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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Did Saitama have some level of superhuman strength before training?

In his encounter with Crablante before he started training, Saitama is hit by him and thrown away like 30 meters or more, and then hit again 2 more times with those gigantic claws Crablante has. If Saitama was a regular human, how could he support…
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Why Saitama doesn't want to unleash his full power?

So far my impression of Saitama is him holding back his power. Even when the "Strongest" Alien in the universe attacked him, he easily finished him with NORMAL punches. He hasn't unleash his full power and I'd like to know why.
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Fight differences between One Punch Man anime/manga/webcomic?

I realize that all three are at different spots story arc-wise, but I was wondering if there were any other discrepancies in terms of fights between the three at the point where the anime is currently at? Ex. I thought I remember reading that the…
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Is Lightspeed Flash faster than light?

I'm wondering if Lightspeed Flash has the power to travel at the speed of light, or is faster than it, or is it just some kind of hero name?
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Which manga is Puri Prisoner's dialogue inspired from?

Puri Puri, in One-punch man, always has a star in his technique names to go along with over-the-top expression. I find this style eerily similar to something I can't recall. My best guess is Jojo's BA, but I haven't read that manga, so idk for sure.…
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Can someone explain why Garou made Saitama do this in chapter 168 of the manga?

Ok, so in chapter 168 of One Punch Man manga Garou asks Saitama to copy a technique he envisioned and he can't master, so Saitama can travel back in time. Why did he do this? Was for Saitama to save Tareo? Didnt Garou have the powers of God by…
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Do Saitama and Garou have superhuman hold breathing capabilities, or no need for air at all?

In One Punch Man manga chapter #167 Saitama and Garou have a fight in Io, the Jupiter satellite, where there is no air Do Saitama and Garou have superhuman hold breathing capabilities, or no need for air at all?
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Does Blast have the same fighting abilities in the One Punch Man manga and in the webcomic?

In chapter 166 of the One-Punch Man manga, Blast engages in a fight with Garou, and he shows his powers such as firing dimensional portals Does he show any of this in the webcomic?
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What happens when Murata re-writes a One Punch Man manga chapter?

Ok, so I've read what I believe it was chapter 165 of One Punch Man manga and apparently Murata re-wrote it. This isnt the first time it happened. I can't find the one which was re-written anymore, and apparently never happened events like …
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Did Garou surpass Boros' power by chapter 165?

As far as I remember, Boros's most powerful attack was an energy beam that when deflected caused an Earth wide wave over the entire ocean. However, Garou's attack in chapter 165, it caused the entire Earth to bend That has to be more powerful…
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How much larger is Sage Centipede than Elder Centipede?

In Chapter 158 of the manga One Punch Man, it's mentioned that the number of limbs Sage Centipede has is 6666 in total. I was wondering whether the number of Elder Centipede's limbs was ever mentioned, to compare their sizes. How much larger is Sage…
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Which characters are confirmed to be faster than Flashy Flash?

In one of the last chapters of the manga, Flashy Flash mentioned 4 characters who are faster than him Saitama - Blast - Garou - Platinum Sperm Are these characters the only ones to be confirmed to be faster than him? Which characters are…
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Which chapters of One Punch Man have panels with times showing the characters speed?

In one of the last chapters of One Punch Man, manga panels with time stamps appears, which give you an idea how fast certain characters are. I think I've seen panels like this already in One Punch Man, though not sure if it was in other chapters of…
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Can Fubuki use her powers to power up somebody else?

Recently in the manga, Fubuki used Bomb's energy to heal TankTop Master. Now, if she can transfer someone's energy or vitality, or whatever, to another person to heal him (which, among other things, presumably would not involve restoring tissues,…
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Why does "Tornado of Terror" have so much power reserved in her storage?

Why does Tatsumaki have so much power reserve than any other psychics around her combined? In the manga series she is seen to be concentrating more and more as people of the Hero Association leave the building and finally blasts off with her power…
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