One-Punch Man, Vol. 1 Kindle & comiXology

As soon as I got the book that’s the day I realized I’m a fan like HUGE FAN

An amazing new concept in superhero stories. One-Punch Man is a revolution. If you like superhero stories, get it on this now.What is it?One-Punch Man is basically a "meta" story, often reflecting on tropes of the superhero genre and making fun of them in a smart way. In the first fight in the comics, a villain is stomping around town until our hero saves a girl from his clutches. The villain asks who is this man who interferes and One-Punch Man says.... drumroll please... "someone who is a hero for fun". The villain screams in outrage, that's now how a superhero backstory is supposed to work! He then goes into his own backstory, how he was created from the pollution of man and he's Earth's vaccine against the human race (which is probably the author's take on the backstory of Godzilla). The resulting fight is deflated, of course, with one punch. This is the central gag. The superhero genre, from comic books to movies, takes itself a little too seriously and it's time to take the whole genre down a peg.No seriously, what is it?One-Punch takes its premise and runs with it, asking the ultimate question of the superhero genre- what if your superhero is too powerful? Instead of trying to invent monsters or situations that can defeat One-Punch and resulting in increasingly complex layers of nonsense, the meat of the story is more often about how Saitama (that's the real name of One-Punch) is just bored and depressed by his new life. He yearns for a real challenge, he dreams of ultimate fights, but the moment a villain looks promising he defeats that villain with a move like "series of normal punches". It's a human story, about what would happen if you were to get everything you ever wanted, and would getting the things you want actually make you happy. Sure, there are plenty of tropes along the way. There's an evil organization, there's a robot doctor, there's an increasingly powerful group of villains- essentially setting up a lone of dominos that will all go down in "One Punch", and it's glorious to read.If you're completely lost, if you "don't get it", that's okay. Maybe One-Punch isn't for you. But for legions of fans who grew up on Superman comics, and people who were caught up in the ultra-realism and grittiness of Batman and the Dark Knight comics and movie, this is a sorely needed refresher for the genre. Sometimes it's just the right time for a certain concept, and that's definitely the case here.One-Punch is beautifully drawn, with a range of art styles employed to emphasize each situation. One-Punch Man himself is often drawn with a very simple egg-shaped head, to emphasize how disarming his presence can be. Villains and action scenes meanwhile, are often animated in excruciating detail, showing real dedication from the artist. The jokes are thick and excellent, and often accentuated by the art. In one example, Saitama is going about his daily life as a news report talks about the origins of the monsters and the government response, and the text goes blurry as he falls asleep from being bored and not caring about the backstory (again, fans of the genre will probably "get it"). And you should get this, today. Highly recommended to fans of anything to do with superheroes.

Book: This manga is Shonen Jump Imprint, which is smaller than Sig, or SJ Advanced manga in case you have those for reference. One thing I don't like about the Manga, besides the smaller size is the thinner pages. The art looks really good, there aren't any printing errors. and the book had no noticeable marks, scratches, or folds. The Book has English onomatopoeia, which I know some don't like(I think its fine though).Story: For One-Punch Man, this volume is definitely light on story. The art is great, there are some funny moments(although I've never been that much a fan of comedy in anime and manga, not sure why though), and while there isn't a lot of development in this volume, I still think I enjoyed it.Would Recommend.

I’m not the biggest fan when it comes to needing things in pristine condition so I’m keeping my copy, but I think it’s important to report that my copy did come damaged.

One-Punch Man volume was a fantastic read with plenty of comedy and action all throughout. Though Saitama is the One Punch Man getting everything in as little as one punch or even consecutive ones, he still has a great partner by his side Genos who really offers us the traditional nearly perfect hero type character that would be the lead in numerous stories. Though ONE hasnt made him that way and often makes him the one most can relate too, Genos is still fun to have around and great. He is personally my favorite and I am glad he remains a a part of this series. Saitama is a good lead as well and one that gives many memorable panels with his facial expressions when things happen.Quality wise, though this series is originally posted online in an online magazine in which Murata takes full advantage of throwing in color pages, the Black and White version of the moments are still articitically rendered well. He does good using great use of perspectives, blurring the text at times even to focus on some details in the panels. One must also commend how the SFX arent just on the same plane as the text but move in line with the action too. The redrawers had to have done miracles to get it looking this good even as often times the words would move in line with hose the characters flew, or be at the same angle in line with the angle of whatever action is happening in a panel. It is a small touch but one that added a great additional layer of submersion to the action.One-Punch Man is off to an amazing start and Viz has done well to do nothing to inhibit the experience that Murata and One has aimed for. Getting it digitally is a great thing and with numerous page spreads it looks quite beautiful on the kindle hd. Its a must buy.Included bonuses is a bonus chapter of Saitama in his school days age, as well as two bonus illustrations, and one short two or so page snowy hill story with Saitama.

While originally put off by the title, however I was pleasantly surprised when I watched the Anime how amazing One-punch Man really is. So great in fact I wanted to pick the Manga that birthed it. This is an amazing series. Great cast led by Saitama, who trained so horrendously hard that all his hair fell out and everything around him became...well, boring because of his might.This manga has it all, awesome action, laughs and a great cast, fantastic art style and artwork. If you are into action then this Manga is for you.

最強ヒーローの活躍が爽快で面白いです。絵もストーリーも引き込まれるため、英語でも割と簡単に読み進められます。残念ポイントにも記載しましたが、若干読みづらいと感じる部分があるので、マイナス1しています。■オススメ ポイント・1つ1つのセリフが簡潔で短く、コマも大きめなのでテンポよく読み進められる・日本語版がWebで無料公開されているため、読み比べが簡単にできる■残念ポイント・ドゴッ！ みたいな擬音が、英語版だと文字数が増え、フォントサイズも大きくなっており、全体的に邪魔・(英語圏の人なら気にならないかもしれないが) 一部セリフのフォントが読みづらい。　(この読みづらいフォントはほんの僅かしかないので、ほとんど困らないが)

It's OPM enough said

英語の授業の教材として使っています。ストーリーが奇想天外で面白い。

Love this book. I kept hearing about this manga and thought I'd give it a go but I wasn't expecting it to be this much fun. At its heart is a story about a guy trying to fight some sort of challenge and purpose in his life, but all that is cloaked in a satire of superhero and genre tropes. Santana is such a wonderfully blank character, who is so powerful that he's not even fazed by the constant stream of outlandish and powerful monsters he comes across; forgetting to but the garbage out on collection day is more of an issue for him. With a lead character this powerful I thought I might get bored by him, but I'm anxious to get to the second volume.The art is great- I like the way One Punch Man is visually depicted too- he kind of blandly stands out amongst all the chaos.Even if you're not into manga I would recommend this one. Lots of bonkers action and visuals along with sardonic humour.