One-Punch Man

[DarthEnderX]

All I wonder is if we really will never get a logical explanation for his powers. The way Genos wondered about it in this episode has me hopeful we will.

See, I keep doing that too. Going "Okay, this is a shounen series, so there will be some awesome reveal about his powers."

But then I go "Wait, everything in this series ends up being a joke, so that's going to be a joke too."

Favorite part this ep was Saitama getting excited over the prospect of a fan club.

My favorite was the high jump into the ceiling.

Also: I can pay rent... toothbrush?

Oh yeah, found that out last week.

PSA: There are funny scenes after the credits of every episode. I don't usually watch shows after the credits cause I don't watch previews. But these scenes aren't previews and are often really fully.

[MFauli]

But then I go "Wait, everything in this series ends up being a joke, so that's going to be a joke too."

See, that´s the problem: Everything is NOT a joke ... except for Saitama. All the characters, all the villains, everything around him behaves and acts like a serious, typical shounen anime. And, to be exact, even Saitama fits well into this serious context. A problem only arise when you refuse to explain his powers. That´s where it all crumbles and you have to apply the "pure comedy anime" label to make it all work.

People here can keep insulting me all they want, it doesn´t change the above fact. It is only ONE aspect in this anime that forces it to be called "comedy". If we had a logical explanation for Saitama´s powers, there´d be no reason not to take it all serious. And I´d personally prefer that, because a serious shounen-series doesn´t exclude comedy or portions of parody.

[DarthEnderX]

See, that´s the problem: Everything is NOT a joke ... except for Saitama.

Right, the main character, which pretty much every interaction in the show involves. Making everything in the show a joke.

Sorry, I'm with everyone else. This is a comedy series. It's looks like a badass action series, but it's not, that's just the setup for the joke.

[MFauli]

It's looks like a badass action series, but it's not, that's just the setup for the joke.

And that´s what I personally find disappointing/frustrating. There´s a great shounen series inside, but it´s all led ad absurdum by one character. You guys don´t need to be all "that is the point!!1", I understand that. I just don´t like that too much. Okay?