One Punch Man

Finally looked at the latest chapter.

...was it just me, or was Fubuki more adorable in this chapter than usual? I mean, she's an adult woman, so you don't expect that from her, but still.

Why did Child Emperor not want Genos on the team again? I know why he was against Bang, but I can't recall his issues with Genos.

Possibility of him being a traitor.

I just love how despite the efforts Emperor, Tornado, & the higher-up went through to keep Bang, Genos, & Blizzard out of the op, the moment King finds them he goes "Fuck it I need these guys help."

Oh man if those assholes find out they are gonna be pissed.

They are gonna find out.

Bang is going to try and fail to kill Garou one last time (because he can't actually go through with it), Fubuki is gonna slap the smug right off Psykos...and I can't actually remember what Genos does. Maybe his severed limb hits someone in the face?

I... think he got beaten up by Overgrown Rover or something?

the next chapter will be 147 pages.

Holy Shit, Murata.

Based Murata is a true god.

Is anyone else disappointed that Murata spoiled Psykos in the chapter where Garou fights Orochi? Like, it's not outright stated that the woman who talked to and recruited Orochi is the same entity as Gyoro-Gyoro, but it's sure as hell implied.

Haven't read the webcomic so, at least for me, nothing was spoiled. At most it would be is foreshadowing.

Edited by Cross on Jul 7th 2018 at 12:27:33 PM

What is there to be disappointed about? Monsters mostly being mutated humans is already established.

Huh. Guess it didn't spoil it as much as I thought.

I was looking over that chapter and I was a bit surprised they showed her so early. But I don't think it's enough to truly ruin it.

hasn't he drawn her already anyway?

The raw for the next chapter is out. 151 pages of amazing Murata goodness.

Is it just me or has Darkshine been getting bigger and bigger lately?

His head looks almost comically tiny now.

Edited by Elfive on Aug 10th 2018 at 12:50:58 PM

If memory serves, one of Darkshine's explicit powers is flexing so hard it increases his muscle mass.

@Chapter

Well, that... certainly happened. That definitely was a thing. 150 straight pages of action. 150 straight pages of new Heroes being introduced and them killing mooks. The whole chapter was one, long, drawn-out confrontation with a seemingly endless horde of monsters, and also Rhino Wrestler. It looked goddamn phenomenal, the art and choreography were beautiful, but... not much really happened?

Well, all of it will only take, like, a minute in the anime so....

That's a bit hyperbolic. This is easily half an episode, a full episode if they drag it out.

• So is MZK part of the Tanktoppers or...?
• I'm having a difficult time following any of the panels with Captain Mizuki... the concept of a literal superhuman gymnast is cool though
• I know this is stating the obvious but my god Tatsumaki and Sweet Mask are cunts.
• Twin Tail might be my favorite Murata OC
• I like more of Murata's designs/ideas for superheroes than I do most of Marvel's recent ones
• Really Murata◊... I think he likes drawing this character a little too much
• So this is how Darkshine fights... I kind of figured but he doesn't even really have "attacks" he just sort of... crashes into you and you explode
• Poison, hmm? Well, they can't all be winners in the design department
• Black Sperm and Homeless Emperor are... probably not going to be fighting for at least 3 more chapters and this angers me

Edited by Soble on Aug 11th 2018 at 6:50:32 AM

Yeah the action scenes are as beautiful as always, but this was entirely filler.

Like, I like all of these new characters, it's always good to see more of the lower ranks, but I'm not sure how much they'll be able to contribute to the plot heading forward. Rhino Wrestler showed the huge gap between them and the S Ranks, and Iaian was the only A Rank able to even fight back. In the webcomic, all three of Atomic Samurai's disciples manage to barely eke out a victory over Devil Long Hair as a team, who's only Demon level. The A Ranks and below frankly can't do much more than kill mooks, I'm not even sure why they're getting so much focus here. I do love their designs and abilities, but it feels like this build-up isn't going to lead to much.

Overall, Mizuki is the highlight of this chapter, easily. She's just so strong and cool and hot, she's great.

Darkshine actually does have named techniques, though they mostly amount to "run into you and you explode". Darkshine is what happens when you take Luke Cage and you make him as strong as Superman.

One thing I've really been enjoying is Murata's take on Garou's monster transformation. In the webcomic, he just kind of slowly morphed into a monster, while in the manga, it's portrayed differently. In the manga, Garou gets the shit kicked out of him so hard that it starts warping his body, like the blood pouring out of his wounds is hardening into a shell and matting his hair into spikes.

Halfway through the chapter I was already kinda bored. I don't really care about any of these D listers.

Edited by Arha on Aug 11th 2018 at 11:33:18 AM

I'm afraid that this is the only time Mizuki will shine...because the monsters are Mook(s), this chapter is the few times that A to C-Classes aren't fodders. And sadly Mizuki is plain B-Class, not having higher class potential like Amai Mask or Fubuki; she got problem too with Rhino Wrestler.

Pushover Media Critic What "Murata's take?" All story part is done by ONE, he's expanding the manga, like Suiryu arc. Orochi is also ONE's idea to weaken Tatsumaki rather than Psykos.

Edited by asdfr on Aug 11th 2018 at 12:14:46 PM