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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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Why Saitama was so poorly promoted after he defeated this insanely powerful enemy?

So, in the battle between the Hero Association and the Monster Association, Saitama defeated Garou. Why was he only promoted to Class A?
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Who does the image labeled "god level threat" in OPM webcomic chapter #77 belong to?

In the One Punch Man webcomic chapter #77 , there is an image of someone labeled "god level threat". This image looks like Garou It's never stated who he is. is it him? (considering the Hero Association labels him Dragon Level Threat) Who does…
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Is Garou actually evil?

So, Garou apparently doesn't kill his opponents. Later in the manga, he saves a kid from monsters. And in the webcomic, Saitama says what Garou actually wanted to be is a hero. Is Garou actually supposed to be evil?
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How did Saitama defeat a monster before becoming a hero?

Reading the One Punch Man wikia I've read that when a younger Saitama, before being a hero, was able to defeat a monster. How was this possible? Did Saitama have some power before becoming a hero?
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Who is the strongest hero physically after Saitama?

In One Punch Man, taking out Saitama and Tatsumaki (who is very powerful due to her esper powers and not her physical strength), who is the strongest hero physically? Bang and Bomb might be very powerful, but they rely on martial art techniques and…
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Did King get any stronger?

At the end of season 2 episode 1 , Saitama asks King if he's going to keep lying about being strong and King says he doesnt know. Then Saitama tells him he could quit or get stronger. Did King get any stronger as the story continues? (in the manga)
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Does Saitama have any friends outside the heroes ones?

Outside of his heroes friends (Genos, Bang, King, Fubuki, etc.) , AFAIR Saitama is never seen in the anime with other friends. Does Saitama have any friends outside the heroes ones? Why doesnt nobody from his former heroe life appear in the series?
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Is Saitama the fastest character in One Punch Man?

In Season 2 episode 2 Saitama showed to Speed of Sound Sonic he was much faster than him. Speed of Sound Sonic is supposed to be a fast character, faster than Genos with its last upgrade. In the show is clearly shown that Saitama is the strongest…
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How many times was Genos upgraded?

I recall once Genos's "creator" told him after some upgrade he "might be stronger than his friend now" (of course this is wrong). Also Genos was broken several times and he had to be repaired , in those situations it's hard to know if he was…
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OVA #6: Name of song at 0:18?

So I heard this song many times but I have no clue what its name is. It's in OVA 5 (when Sonic was training) and OVA 6 (S class hero murder, at 0:18). It's the trumpet soundtrack. I really want to find the music sheet for that, because I play…
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Does Saitama know whats going on around him?

Does Saitama know whats going on around him. Like people ignoring him or how people or heroes treat him badly or make fun of him and things like that or is he just an airhead after getting his powers?
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Amount of force in Saitama's normal punch

We've all seen Saitama destroy (almost all of) his opponents in literally a single punch. I would like to know what is the force in newtons of that punch (not the serious one's that he used with Lord Boros). I saw in a reddit page where they…
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Was Suiryu or Garou who defeated Saitama in Virtual Reality?

In OVA #4 season 2, Saitama is defeating playing Virtual Reality and Genos says the one who defeated might be able to defeat Saitama in real life. Then we see those moving to the finals of the competition are Suiryu and Garou. Was Suiryu or Garou…
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How many transformations does Drive Knight have?

In the last chapter of the manga, Drive Knight transformed into a sort of motorcycle. In a past chapter of the manga and episode of the anime IIRC, he transformed into a centaur. Does he have more transformations? How many transformations does…
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Does Evil Natural Water distinguishes between enemies and allies?

In the manga, (spoilers) Evil Natural Water attacks the monster who released him from the tank he was in Does Evil Natural Water distinguishes between enemies and allies?
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