One-Punch Man is an ongoing Japanese webcomic created by an author using the pseudonym One, which began publication in early 2009.[3] The series quickly went viral, surpassing 7.9 million hits in June 2012.[4] The Japanese shortened name Wanpanman is a play on the long-running children's character Anpanman,[5] wanpan being a contraction of wanpanchi ("one punch").[6]
A digital manga remake of the series, illustrated by Yusuke Murata, began publication on Shueisha's Young Jump Web Comics website in 2012.[3] Viz Media has licensed the remake for English serialization in its Weekly Shonen Jump digital magazine.[7] A television anime adaptation by Madhouse aired in Japan between October and December 2015.[8][9][10]
One-Punch Man's first season aired in Japan between October 5, 2015 and December 21, 2015 on TV Tokyo, airing at later dates on TVO, TVQ, KBS, BS Japan, and AT-X,[17][18] and ran for 12 episodes. The season streamed on Niconico and was simulcast on Hulu, Daisuki, and Viz Media's Neon Alley service.[19] A preview screening was held in the Saitama City Cultural Center on September 6, 2015.[19] The series is licensed by Viz Media in North America,[20] and by Kaze UK in the United Kingdom.[21] An original video animation was released with the tenth manga volume on December 4, 2015.[22]
Additional OVA episodes are included with Blu-ray Disc & DVD
volumes of the season, the first of which was released on December 24,
2015.[23][24][25]
The manga series had 2.2 million copies in print in November 2013,[28] 3.2 million copies in April 2014,[29] and 4.5 million copies in November 2014.[30] The series was one of ten nominated for the seventh annual Manga Taishō Awards in 2014.[31]
The story takes place in the fictional Japanese metropolis of City Z.
The world is full of strange monsters that mysteriously appear and
cause disasters. Saitama,
the protagonist, is the strongest hero, who easily defeats the monsters
or other villains with a single punch. However, due to his overwhelming
strength, Saitama has become bored with his power and is constantly
trying to find stronger opponents who can present a challenge to him.
On his adventures, he meets new friends, enemies, and his own disciple, the cyborg Genos, and then joins the Heroes Association
in order to gain official recognition as a hero. Despite defeating many
strong monsters that even the Heroes Association’s top members are
unable to defeat, Saitama struggles to gain respect. Most people look
down on him due to his plain physical appearance, and some accuse him of
being a counterfeit hero. Only a small number of individuals recognize
his incredible talent and humility towards others
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