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ONE is the pseudonym of the Japanese webcomic artist Tomohiro, known for his comedic yet gripping writing along with his rough, unorthodox art style. His best-known works are One-Punch Man (plus its redraw done alongside Yusuke Murata) and Mob Psycho 100, both of which have received anime adaptations.
His works include:
- One-Punch Man (webcomic) (2009-ongoing)
- One-Punch Man (manga with Yusuke Murata) (2012-ongoing)
- Angry Warriors (2012)
- Makai no Ossan (Old Men of the Underworld) (2012)
- Mob Psycho 100 (2012-2017)
- REIGEN (2018)
- Cockroach Busters (2015)
- Bullet Angel Fan Club (2017)
- Versus (2022) (2022-ongoing)
- Central Theme:
- Earn Your Happy Ending. The pursuit of finding happiness and satisfaction in life through personal struggle and a sense of earning. If you are too relaxed in your state of being, you'll find yourself quite miserable and uninspired.
- Right Makes Might. Both One Punch Man and Mob Psycho 100 preach the philosophy that those who believe their strength is enough or even determinant of their value are heavily misguided, and those simply seeking to improve themselves beyond their unique talents are the ones who are truly powerful.
- Deconstructive Parody: ONE's work is generally comedic. His most famous work One Punch Man and Mob Psycho 100 take a deeper look at the typical overpowered protagonist character often found in anime and examines how they deal with the more mundane aspects of life, like going to school or doing errands.
- Earn Your Happy Ending: His protagonists Saitama and Mob have to find their ways of gaining satisfaction out of life through personal conflict and growth.
- Humble Hero: Saitama and Mob are both the most powerful characters in their respective series, and yet both have no desire to capitalize on their amazing abilities.
- Signature Style: His work can be recognized for its crude and unorthodox art but very gripping and comedic writing.
- Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism: It may not seem like it at first, but his outlook is generally idealistic.
