With the House of Evolution crushed, Saitama now has two
big problems on his plate. First, he has
a new disciple in Genos…and literally nothing of value to teach him. Second, Saitama isn’t a widely recognized hero. At the suggestion of Genos, Saitama goes to
sign up with the Hero Registry. But it
turns out there’s more to being a hero than just having the power of a God in
your body. If Saitama cant find a way to
bump up his ratings, he’ll just end up more forgotten than he already is. And when Genos is accepted into a class
higher than Saitama, how will this affect the growing bond between “Master and
Student”?
Terrorists threatening destruction in order to help the
lower class get free food…yeah that would be boring to Saitama. BUT Terrorist threating destruction in order
to help the lower class get free food…who are also stealing Saitama’s bald
headed look? THAT is something the One
Punch Man will not let stand. It’s good
to see that, contrary to any fears I had before, this show has not lost its
amazing sense of humor after a brilliant opening act. There might’ve been a pacing issue or two
here and there. Overall, if last week
was about introducing us to the chill awesomeness that is Saitama, this week
was about introducing us to the world he lives in.
It’s hard to tell which world takes its superherodom more
seriously: One Punch Man or My Hero Academia.
Sticking with One Punch Man though, I do like the diversity of its
heroes. Many designs seem DIY mixed with
a more traditional style of superhero wardrobe.
Anyone can be a hero it seems, so long as they are signed up with the
Hero Registry. This concept seems like a
less brutal version of the Superhero Registration Act that was part of the
Marvel Universe for a little bit. If you
aren’t signed up, you can still be a hero, you just don’t get a lot of
recognition…or pay for that matter. It’s
kind of funny. For being so detached and
bored with being a hero, Saitama still wants to be known. You’d think he would be anyway, given when
he’s done and the villains he’s taken down.
By the end of this weeks set, he might wish he’d stayed off the radar
but ill get to that in a bit.
While the scenes involving the higher ups at the Hero
Association don’t go on for very long, they were probably my least favorite scenes
so far. Clearly theyre meant to be a
parallel between the more super serious take on being a superhero as opposed to
Saitama being Saitama. Still, they
didn’t seem as funny as they could be.
Now the heroes sent into battle, that was another thing, along with the
villains they fought. I got one of the
best laughs of the series involving quick moving Ninja, Speed-O-Sound
Sonic. He may be bad ass with a sword
but an accidental punch to the balls courtesy of Saitama was comedy gold (cudos
to the technical difficulties insert card right when it happened). Golden
Ball’s sling shot bullets and Spring Mustachio’s extendable also got a fun
scene trying to take down Infinity Kombu, who itself was also highly
entertaining. Yet the one new character
who holds the most promise didn’t do much besides float and pout. I’m talking about Terrible Tornado, a cute
ethereal powered superheroine. A lot of
characters like to boast about their powers but I wonder if she could actually
be the challenge Saitama is looking for.
Speaking of the One Punch Man, Saitama’s shoulder
shrugging reactions to everything around him continue to be the highlight of
this show. From just wanting to go home
and not fight Speed-O-Sound Sonic, to suddenly forgetting an important food
ingredient before being attacked by Infinity Kombu, we all wish we could be as
chill as Saitama when it comes to this thing called life. Not that he’s being lazy all the time. Saitama and Genos got one awesome training
match in on a scale that, I dare say, dwarfs even Dragon Ball Z. Genos might have some sweet combat moves to
him, along with some new upgrades. But
much like Carnage Kabuto in the House of Evolution, even the Cyborg had to feel
a huge shred of fear when Saitama finally got serious and punched a hole
through the canyon they were battling in.
It’s easy to be impressed by Saitama’s strength but im more impressed
with how cool he is afterwards. The
dinner scene at the noodles shop following such a big fight was perfect: kick
ass during the day, have a pot o noddles after, that is what’s best in
life. I did fear that Genos’ insertion
into a high ranking hero class would dent his friendship with Saitama, and it
still could given how the shady Amai Mask seems to be approaching him. However, Genos coming to live with Saitama
put those fears aside for now and I cant wait to see the comedy that comes from
Master and Student living under the same roof.
Gotta say though, I love the cliffhanger ending this
week. Saitama may be good at saving the
day…but the rest of the world is now gunning for him, believing he’s the
ultimate threat to both humans and the monsters of City Z. What’s more, no one knows it’s Saitama
himself, they just know someone is walking around causing havoc and its enough
to scare good guys and bad guys. Could
we be looking at a battle royale between Saitama and all of the Hero Registry’s
best? He may suck at written exams but
we’ve seen enough of Saitama’s power to know that numbers aren’t enough to stop
him. If anything can we at least get
Saitama vs. Terrible Tornado? We’ll see
what comes from this next week, see ya then.
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