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Garo's a good boy on the wrong path  Murata's a good boy on the right path of drawing Fuboobies
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Good chapter. Show me what you got Garo.
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Aug 28, 2017 19:42
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did he one punch every monster once each, or did he one punch every monster with one punch?
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Aug 29, 2017 09:10
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As long as it's no more than one punch per individual monster it is acceptable.
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Aug 29, 2017 09:14
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He failed to onepunch boros he is a disgrace
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Aug 29, 2017 09:58
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Fartbox posted:He failed to onepunch boros they were consecutive one punches
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Aug 29, 2017 11:55
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Fartbox posted:He failed to onepunch boros He's not Onepunchman because he must finish the fight in a single punch. He's Onepunchman because he can finish the fight in a single punch. He doesn't have to, but he can, which is what makes fights so boring. Even with Boros he held back. So far it seems Saitama is basically invulnerable, so why not wait and see if the opponent is a challenge before obliterating their atoms? Give them a fair try, maybe have a thrilling fight? E: He even got a free trip to the moon out of humoring Boros. That's pretty cool.
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Aug 29, 2017 12:11
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The point of One Punch Man is the catharsis of the anti-climax and that's what it'll always be; an answer to the question "wouldn't that be boring?" to the premise of "a main character who can defeat any opponent in one punch." I didn't think it needed spelling out, but in even watching the show, it has formed a social contract with you. One Punch Man's title itself delivers this promise. Here is your main character. He's never in danger of dying and his punches are so strong that every opponent he fights he will or can take out, with a single punch. Let me entertain you with how this can still be interesting enough to warrant your attention. This is a main character you don't have to worry about if he'll make it, this is a main character where don't have to ponder if the challenge he faces is too great. This is a man you can pin your hopes and dreams upon, never needing to worry once he's there. This is an interesting contrast to My Hero Academia where this is played straight with All Might, but there is an interesting overlap. Saitama and All Might are the same kind of character, but the audience and public are flipped around. Where All Might is known to the reader to have a weakness, the public sees him as an indestructible monster. Saitama in the other hand we know is indestructible, or if you missed that I guess you didn't really understand the joke, but the public sees a weak man, who has cheated his way up. Point is, Saitama operates differently and it isn't a story about "the match for the one punch character". One Punch Man is the story about how all your favorite characters in media are One Punch Men.
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Aug 29, 2017 13:20
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I never thought about the parallel with All Might, but it's also interesting that they both understand their role as heroes. All Might showing his stronger self to inspire heroes to continue being heroes, and Saitama show his weak self to keep the public's opinion of heroes positive. Also, please remember, One Punch Man is only the name of the manga. Saitama's hero name is Caped Baldy, which he is still upholding very well.
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Aug 29, 2017 14:30
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So I've finally watched this for the first time, the anime anyway, and have a dumb theory about Saitama's strength. Has he maybe been eating monsters the whole time and experiencing side effects from it? We saw when he beats the seaweed lady he remembers he forgot to pick up seaweed from the grocery store and just cooks her without a second thought. I could totally see him doing that with Crablante as well. Maybe that doesn't explain his power, but maybe that's why he went bald.
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Aug 29, 2017 16:28
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SpacePig posted:Also, please remember, One Punch Man is only the name of the manga. Saitama's hero name is Caped Baldy, which he is still upholding very well. He does have a cape!
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Aug 29, 2017 16:39
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Schwarzwald posted:He does have a cape! And, no hair!
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Aug 29, 2017 16:40
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Al Borland Corp. posted:So I've finally watched this for the first time, the anime anyway, and have a dumb theory about Saitama's strength. Why do you need weird theories like this when he told us his secret way earlier. It's not his fault other people can't follow his rigorous training regimen.
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Aug 29, 2017 16:42
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100 push ups, 100 sit ups, 100 squats, and 10km? That's not even that intense!
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Aug 29, 2017 16:45
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There was actually a behelit somewhere in there, but he fried and ate it
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Aug 29, 2017 16:48
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The "Saitama's power comes from something more than a regular workout routine" theory is so well trodden now, even just in this thread, that it's almost refreshing to see it again. Here's a question for the idea of Saitama's powers being more than he claims: Would it still be funny? If not, it's probably wrong.
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Aug 29, 2017 16:54
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I think it would be kind of funny if he's been eating tons of monsters and thinking nothing of it. Like I said, if it answered the mystery of why he went bald but didn't necessarily have anything to do with his power that would be even funnier.
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Aug 29, 2017 16:58
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Al Borland Corp. posted:100 push ups, 100 sit ups, 100 squats, and 10km? That's not even that intense! You have to do it EVERY DAY. It takes dedication!
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Aug 29, 2017 17:14
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rage-saq posted:You have to do it EVERY DAY. It takes dedication! Surely it would be ok to just skip one day?
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Aug 29, 2017 17:22
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Al Borland Corp. posted:Surely it would be ok to just skip one day? NOT EVEN ONE DAY.
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Aug 29, 2017 17:29
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Skipping days is why Genos keeps losing. Don't be like Genos.
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Aug 29, 2017 17:33
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Has genos ever actually won a fight on screen?
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Aug 29, 2017 17:41
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It's not really his thing
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Aug 29, 2017 18:17
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Al Borland Corp. posted:Has genos ever actually won a fight on screen? He blew the poo poo out of the one building, does a fight with a building count?
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Aug 29, 2017 18:30
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Didn't he beat one of those animal people? Or am I misremembering? Also, he might've won against Sonic if Saitama had just let him explode the whole city block.
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Aug 29, 2017 18:35
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Actually I guess he did have the Cyborg gorilla pinned in a corner and at his mercy by the time Saitama decided to punch that Lion guy. So he won at least one fight, but no one saw.
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Aug 29, 2017 18:36
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Al Borland Corp. posted:So I've finally watched this for the first time, the anime anyway, and have a dumb theory about Saitama's strength. That seems to be the go to theory atm.
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Aug 29, 2017 18:37
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SpacePig posted:Didn't he beat one of those animal people? Or am I misremembering? I just watched that episode this morning. He beat Armored Gorilla but the gorilla didn't give up until Saitama held up Beast King's eyeball. But I guess it wasn't shown.
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Aug 29, 2017 18:37
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Kild posted:That seems to be the go to theory atm. no it isnt
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Aug 29, 2017 19:31
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Terror Sweat posted:no it isnt yes it is
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Aug 29, 2017 19:33
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This is the go to theory for Saitama's strength: He can kill anything in one punch because it's funny Here's my sources for this: I have a small degree of reading comprehension.
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Aug 29, 2017 19:36
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Why did Genos just stand there staring at Boros ship doing absolutely nothing and being completely useless? I hope his rank didn't go up.
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Aug 29, 2017 19:37
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Josuke Higashikata posted:This is the go to theory for Saitama's strength: this is the go to theory atm
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Aug 29, 2017 19:37
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Josuke Higashikata posted:This is the go to theory for Saitama's strength: But wouldn't it be funnier if it had an in-universe explanation? Wouldn't it be fun if we took all of the wonder out of things by explaining them?
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Aug 29, 2017 19:38
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Josuke Higashikata posted:This is the go to theory for Saitama's strength: This. This may not be all of the details, but this is the reason. Any additional details that come out will be with the purpose of supporting this reason.
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Aug 29, 2017 19:40
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The monster meat doesn't even do anything if it's cooked, as seen with sonic
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Aug 29, 2017 19:42
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El Burbo posted:The monster meat doesn't even do anything if it's cooked, as seen with sonic We haven't seen the result of him eating it I thought. (I'm guessing that 99% that you are right because that's the joke, just not that it was confirmed)
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Aug 29, 2017 19:43
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I guess what I'm really trying to get around to it... Could Krillin beat Boros?
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Aug 29, 2017 19:44
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Al Borland Corp. posted:Has genos ever actually won a fight on screen? Cyborg Gorilla technically, G4, one of those demon kitties, a bunch of MA mooks, Faceripper, and Awakened Cockroach in the manga.
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Al Borland Corp. posted:Why did Genos just stand there staring at Boros ship doing absolutely nothing and being completely useless? I hope his rank didn't go up. IIRC he wanted to, but Tatsumaki got angry at the implication that she needed help.
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