One Punch Man
I don't think this needs to be said but there are spoilers ahead.
I don't remember when I started to read OPM but it was pretty early on. Anyways I have so much that I've speculated on and talked about on my personal twitter that I want it all in one place. I'm going to break down or debunk what I speculated and thought about.
Mar. 2018:1. "scary thought but the manga might not be very long, who knows though..." - no clue but what I do know is that ONE and Murata have a lot of webtoon content to cover.
2. "Monster king Orochi is just like Saitama and he could be the most formidable opponent. Or he's just another one hit kill and there's a better opponent in the future." - so he literally was just the latter. I had thought three years ago that maybe he was actually Blast and that's why he couldn't be contacted. But the outcome is so much better. Honestly for a villain he was pretty cool, the only thing about this manga that's sometimes boring is that you know that none of the characters will die. Nobody loses powers either. EDIT: haha ok so I take that one back. In chapter 143 a hero loses an arm and it seems as if Tanktop Master was crushed. Like- I was wrong lol.
3. Here I said, "what if Blast was manipulated and made into Lord Orochi". And then I had an accompanying image where Psykos confirms that Orochi was once a human being and was "gruesomely perfected". - he is definitely not Blast that's for sure. Blast's introduction was pretty cool. I was shocked for a few hours, it was good.
4. An expansion on the first point, I thought that there wouldn't be another arc because this current one seemed to be the big conflict. When now I know that there is more to cover and expand on for the manga.
5. In 2018, I had said, "what if the final boss is God himself"? This manga is a satire on heroes as it is, but that would be wild and funny as hell. I don't feel like it will happen but idk
April 2018:Apparently at this point I read the Elder Centipede chapter. I don't know if it's true but I said in one of my tweets that Blast fought with it "two years ago".
I speculated that Blast doesn't know about Saitama and is frustrated that no one matches up to him.
- so he wasn't having a tantrum or anything. But it's true that he had no clue Saitama existed.
I guess I was excited by the idea that Blast was greedy and was manipulated. I kept talking about that lol
At this point I wondered exactly how does the Hero Association know that Blast is refusing to come in for work. Is he actually talking to someone, like is there a contact at HQ?? Or was it a plot hole. It was confirmed that Child Emperor and Metal Knight have outside communications. So I guess I thought he'd have some special way to talk to the association.
June 2018:It looks like I really wanted to know who Orochi was. There was a shadow and woman talking to it. Ugh that would've been cool to get that information. Like what if there was a human that was close friends with him before he turned into a monster and was looking for him.
February 2019:When you catch up chapter releases seem like they appear every eternity or so lol
At this time I was thirsting over some of the art shots. When Child Emperor was fighting Phoenix Man, some of the fight scenes were so cool looking. It's like so much was happening but at the same time the art was so crisp 😩
I really liked Zombieman too. It was like a nod to heroine depictions in video games. Like especially in the one chapter where he turn a corner and is shooting bullets. It looks especially good.
July 2019:This is when I reread the webtoon.
One of the more recent chapters has more of Saitama's interactions with other Hero Association heroes. There's one chapter where he gets his "senpais" to watch over his two dogs, which are monsters and it's fucking hilarious.
After this I ___ the both of them so that I could come back to a couple of chapter updates for each. (Manga and Webtoon)
March 2021:I hadn't read it for a long time but I hadn't actually missed much. And at this point I just decided to do a big re-read. When I stopped off, I was at 130 chapters read. At this point 13 more chapters were released online.
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So my reasoning for this re-read was that I didn't even remember key details. Like Tatsumaki and Gyoro both say "bald guy" meaning that she heard about this mysterious person (Saitama) and kept that to herself.
In Chapter 109 King has a mental breakdown and he defeats another monster. I'm not lying when I say that was one of the funniest chapters I read in a long time.
At Chapter 133 I hoped Blast would come to help Tatsumaki and I wondered how ONE would handle their past in the manga. Spoiler, he doesn't show up for her. In fact she never really mentions him yet at all.
Before I say anything next, I speculated that Fubuki is going to be important in the manga. Like it seems as if she can sense other life forms or maybe her powers are evolving. Idk I'll see if she really was important.
Ch. 135: My main reaction was "blast face. bLAST FACE!!"
Lol at the entire S-Class hearing Sweet Mask bawling his eyes out. At this point Zombieman became my favorite character because him interacting with Sweet Mask was hilarious.
I also said, "now wait a minute..Blast is cool 😳"
Ch. 138:
"How the fuck, I-
I've got no words."
Ya'll need to experience reading this chapter. It has the coolest lore I've seen from this manga yet. Like they connected to another dimension
Ch. 139: //*screaming*
LMAO
- First, Blast wears a hero suit with his name on it. What a loser.. jk
- also it looks like there are middle earth people. Like there was a group worshipping a different monster..hmmm.
- Saitama saved the monster they were with too. Like not from an explosion or anything he just told Blast that she's not a threat basically.
- And once again I was wrong about people not really being seriously injured, because Sekingar got his hand cut off. I forgot about that.
- Lastly poor Tareo, he cares so much for Garou. He's probably the last human that would ever worry for him.
Ch. 142:
Okay so it looks as if Sweet Mask just died. Like his face was smashed in and he was ripped in half. I was majorly wrong omfg no one is safe.
- My initial thoughts, where is the Watchdog man? I feel like he's just as OP as Saitama.
- Please tell me some saved child emperor
Pig God actually has some dialogue for once. Woah.
April 2021:Ch. 143:
Yep, Fubuki was pretty important. I don't like Drive Knight anymore, that was so rude. Genos almost died for real this time.
Fubuki is such a queen. I wrote her off as a lame character. But she's actually so fucking cool.
Ch.144:
-I feel like there was a death flag that just sprung up for Tatsumaki. D:
-Tank Top Master is also out now too. OOF
From here on I'm just purely reacting to new OPM chapters~Ch.145:
-Now I kind of like Pig God too
-also holy shit I thought TTM died. Well technically he did, but omfg.
-Bang is too op, pls nerf. Jk he literally saved like three characters at once on his own.
Where is Saitama?!
Ch. 146:
- DARKSHIIINE!!! I hope he doesn't quit hero work like in the webcomic. It seems as if he gained confidence instead.
- I- it's so cool to see the S-class heroes being able to fight back. I almost thought that some of them would definitely die. Like it seemed as if the Cadres would win.
Ch.147:
- Oh? Saitama is on the cover, maybe we will see him. For the last chapter, Superalloy was on the front page and he appeared.
- Oo the Council of Swordmasters showed up. Idk why but I thought that they would betray the heros? I guess not. I really like all of their attacks, and it was cool to learn why the disciple of Nichirin is only an A-rank hero.
- Bomb and Fubuki, an unexpected duo.
- Garou?! And a new form?? omfg
- Aw Atomic Samurai told Bang to right his wrongs as a master. At least he is no longer looking down on Bang, it was rude to assume he couldn't carry out taking care of his disciple.
Ch.148:
So before I read the chapter, I think from what I remember in the web comic, Saitama comes out and supports Garou. He doesn't want to see him be killed and I think Sweet Mask gets revived as a monster too. I could be wrong, and I'm not sure if they would want that in the manga. We'll see :eyes:
- lmfao the way Genos popped back up after being thrown into the ground.
- awwww I think Tatsumaki was blushing. ohmygosh. I thinks she is becoming more of a softy.
- NOOO DARKSHINE. AAA his hands. oh no.
Ch. 149:
- kind've bittersweet to see the swordsman council anihilated in one swoop. But the sun and moon sword lore is rlly cool
- golden sperm. I-
- Will he becomee Saitama's pet in this iteration too? Who knows, so many events within the last ten chapters changed from the webcomic. I'm not complaining tho
November 2022:
live ally reaction to chapter 172: IT'S ROVER OMGGGG
he's so cute I was wondering how closely the webcomic would be followed, they did not dissapoint 😤
a change I'm really happy about actually is bang's relationship with garou. honestly it brought me to tears. He mentions how after all of the damage he caused that garou's parents never showed up. And then Garou is like, you're not my dad lol. this was my favorite moment however because Bang follows up that it doesn't matter, he is his own son, it's your responsibilities that matter more. And then thinking to himself, Bang recounts how Garou was at the secret training grounds that was shown to him by Bang, and it was as if he wanted to be found by him. he's like a child in all honesty. His character got treated so well
After finishing the chapter I thought to myself that was how their relationship should have always been.
ch.174
SAITAMA IS LIKE A MAGNET FOR GODDDD??? HELLOOOO OMG
that makes so much sense now. like why blast would be fighting a 20 year battle against "god" and trying to analyze what's going on. and then the Sitch who knows everything says that "god" is being attracted to their realm for some reason. it all leads to saitama. he always felt like nothing else could compare to his strength, he even goes so far as to say nothing is enjoyable anymore. omg
ONE and Murata you mandmen holy sHIT
I can't wait for the other characters' moments where they are like, you!!!! the ultimate man.
Sweet Mask actually looks into him and is like, the ideal hero, huh...
Zombie man is my top third character so I'm looking forward to seeing him more 😌