STRONGEST One-Punch Man Discussion Thread!

[Lightning_XXI]

Imagine if some kind of opposite of a miracle happens and the movie becomes a sucess and causes Marvel to buy Saitama and star him as an avenger who's just like hulk but bald and then it's revealed he's the Ancient One's younger brother who followed the path of the body instead of the path of the soul.

Oh please God no

Leave OPM really FAR, FAR AWAY from Disney

 

[Second22]

https://vsbattles.com/threads/garou-vs-naruto.137365/

 

[ByAsura]

Garouto.

 

[Matthew_Schroeder]

"You know what be good, if Disney had an even bigger monopoly on everything"

Insane talk

 

[Sus]

https://media.**********.net/attachments/439576197068750860/982435472259293244/unknown.png?width=862&height=612
Boros is only 1 inch taller

"Featherine thighs"

 

[CosmicWreck]

There's plenty of evidence. Unlike Saitama, this is something A-Class heroes did.

Rank is also a measure of popularity. Even a B-Class character can canonically have higher stats than A-class characters as shown by that one monster who scanned them (and civilian martial artists stronger than A-Class characters exist).

Scaling to Saitama is bad because there was no direct correlation for us to compare his stats to the host of characters currently scaled to him and it is also contradictory since, once, even Atomic Samurai's apprentices had to ask him how to deal with bullets (though this is likely PIS). Being A-Class or whatever is irrelevant.

And it shouldn't be, hence why I'm trying to replace it with actual feats.

You really can't. Bang is by far the most experienced S-Class, but he's not the fastest and most powerful.

That's true. I also said it was a poor reason, meaning I disagreed with it. You're preaching to the choir here.

They could tag him multiple times from a distance, catch him off guard, intercept his moves, dodge, get direct hits on him, etc. Those 3 aren't that much slower until he got his second wind and used Bang's technique, and even then I'd argue it's not enormous.

I agree then.

No it isn't. The webcomic is its own canon, separate from anything remotely related to the manga or anime, including guides and games. We have threads on this, and we can show them if anyone's confused in threads.

At best, we'll have to see which statements from ONE do and don't apply, and we already have a pretty good idea of that.

And? I genuinely don't see why that's a problem. In fact, it's a good thing because it means we won't have a billion OPM threads per day.

Saving yourself time by noting down what we deem canon once in a note will always be better time management than wasting the time explaining something that has been brought up in a dozen other threads. Also, in all the threads the issues have been brought up no one has addressed them once either due to a lack of interest or a lack of time so no, you or almost anyone else will probably not have the time to do this.

At best, I'm asking you to wait months or years. This is not a problem for anyone else because we already separate the profiles. Either that, or we could just expedite the process by releasing them as they are.

I'm not talking about your note (which is unnecessary, in and of itself). I'm talking about your suggestion to use the webcomic for feats and scaling.

Ok, first of all let's see what I said.

The point is since the WC is the original canon it should have been used for feats and scaling, and not Murata's manga, or at least not without a note differentiating the two

Feats and scaling, yes, but in relation to their canon. Which my note was addressing (and included the anime). Even responding to this conversation topic without taking that into consideration doesn't even make sense to be honest.

And it is not "unnecessary". Multiple people have since brought up depictions of feats from different canons, some literally in this thread, with different elements involved like Boros melting the ship and thus his blast should be x degrees, etc despite that only being depicted in the anime.

And no, no one is asking you to release the profiles before you're ready. It will also only solve a part of the problem since it doesn't address the anime.

 

[Ourosboros]

"You know what be good, if Disney had an even bigger monopoly on everything"

Insane talk

Ah yes, I love having about half of the media in existence being in the hands of a single profit-focused conglomerate.

Change my mind; as far as low art is concerned we're in an even worse state than the gilded age

 

[Matthew_Schroeder]

I forgot how much longer it takes for the chapter to come out when you're actually looking forward to it.

 

[JustANormalPerson01]

I've heard that this week WC will have a new chapter too, is that correct?

 

[Matthew_Schroeder]

I've heard that this week WC will have a new chapter too, is that correct?

Source: Voices in my head

 

[ByAsura]

Rank is also a measure of popularity. Even a B-Class character can canonically have higher stats than A-class characters as shown by that one monster who scanned them (and civilian martial artists stronger than A-Class characters exist).

Firstly, this is the system we currently use for scaling them to Saitama, so it'd still need to change.

Secondly, we can use their own feats and scaling, then, just not Saitama's. It still needs to change.

Lastly, your point about civilian martial artists doesn't really have any relevancy because they're not in the position to even be ranked.

Scaling to Saitama is bad because there was no direct correlation for us to compare his stats to the host of characters currently scaled to him and it is also contradictory since, once, even Atomic Samurai's apprentices had to ask him how to deal with bullets (though this is likely PIS). Being A-Class or whatever is irrelevant.

Cool, but I'm the one suggesting we get rid of Saitama scaling instead of keeping it. So I don't see how this relates to my point.

They demonstrated far higher speed than the bullets in the chapter and currently scale much higher even in their first keys, so it's not even a contradiction or PIS.

Not really. Plenty of A-Class have shown parity with speed in combat, like Stinger and Lightning Genji, Lightning Max and Snek, etc. All we need to do is remove Saitama's feats, find the ones that scale, and find new feats for the ones that don't (a lot of them already have their own feats on the profiles already).

Saving yourself time by noting down what we deem canon once in a note will always be better time management than wasting the time explaining something that has been brought up in a dozen other threads.

What threads? I've found 4 or so over the past few months (including this one), and they're all quickly curbed. Most of the arguments to begin with weren't even using the anime feats, they were arguments that the anime should be canon.

Also, in all the threads the issues have been brought up no one has addressed them once either due to a lack of interest in a lack of time so no, you or almost anyone else will probably not have the time to do this.

Firstly, what threads (aside from this one, supposedly)?

Secondly, I completely re-edited that point.

'I don't see why that's the case for the webcomic, which isn't even used for feats due to the anime and manga simply having better art, feats and statements.'

Feats and scaling, yes, but in relation to their canon. Which my note was addressing (and included the anime). Even responding to this conversation topic without taking that into consideration doesn't even make sense to be honest.

You didn't say that, you said we shouldn't use the manga ratings because the webcomic is the original. This is exclusively what I'm referring to.

'The point is since the WC is the original canon it should have been used for feats and scaling, and not Murata's manga, or at least not without a note differentiating the two. Thank you for attempting to clarify though.'

And no, no one is asking you to release the profiles before you're ready. It will also only solve a part of the problem since it doesn't address the anime.

You missed this edit.

'Also, while keep the anime separate, we do use its depiction of feats for the manga in many cases.'

Anyway, I suppose the note is fine with a few alterations, and I'm done arguing about it. Just make a CRT or something.

 

[Dienomite22]

I see. Yeah Garou's depiction is a sore topic to a lot of people. I just so happen to be one of those that find it endearing though so each their own. It's probably because I barely read the webcomic so I didn't really get a chance to be attached to the original showings of that character.

I honestly love Murata's Garou more because of just how flawed he is compared to almost every other character in the show. He's afraid of death. He wants to become the sole source of evil to become the driving unification force of the entire species. He's so focused on martyring himself he's willing to destroy the relationship he has with his (seemingly) only father figure. He pushes himself forward and yet worries that he can never succeed in changing the corruption he sees in society. Us Murata Garou fans root for him in hopes that he's able to overcome his issues which he does. He even chastised himself for how weak he was in the face of the gratitude of the people he saved.

WC Garou probably is not weak in the same way, but so what? Murata's anti-villain Garou is relatable in a way WC characters (and even other Murata characters honestly) simply aren't.

Thing is, WC Garou is almost exactly how you described manga Garou except he is treated seriously in the webcomic and his motivations and will is displayed properly when he fights The S-class and Saitama.

God and the Blastvengers have only a couple handful of scenes combined my dude, in which none of them are at all explained. Sure, Garou is depicted as becoming his avatar but even before that Garou did unbelievably better in his fight against Saitama than not only literally everyone else currently depicted in the franchise, but WC Garou himself where he even explicitly becomes weaker.

God and Blastvengers are obvious foreshadowing for some overarching plot-line down the road and in no way detracts from how impressive Garou is.

Handful too many. There was no need at all for God and Blast to be in this arc this much already and now that God is involved with Garou it takes away from Garou being the main antagonist of this arc and makes his feel like a side character that was brainwashed temporarily. The manga can give Garou the most impressive feats and dozens of transformations but he still feels like a laughingstock with a weak will and weak motivation. Garou and Saitama’s goofy faces along with Saitama’s gaslighting Garou into being a hero and comparing Garou to king while ONE/Murata suddenly give Garou a bullshit “save people bu accident” superpower, Garou pre-God is nothing but a joke unlike the webcomic.

One has a strange idea of humor himself, considering the way he depicts african descendants. Is there something One did that shows a better understanding of humor?

The webcomic’s comedy. The last manga chapters has been slapstick, lol random, chibi cutesy faces and funny xd shocked expressions.

This I Have to disagree on. Murata's art is gorgeous, shows just how powerful S-Class and monsters can be. At the very least it is objectively better than One has made (I use the latest chapters of each canon for comparison).

Murata’s art is great when he puts work into it. Look at Garou vs Saitama up until now and compare it to Saitama vs Boros. Both are supposed to be climatic battles but Saitama vs Boros is on a whole different level compared to Saitama vs Garou in terms of art that it’s not even comparable. And you don’t even have to compare GvS to BvS, pre-monster association arc is filled with at that blows the last dozen chapter art out of the water. Although Murata’s art is good, ONE’s paneling, choreography, art direction, during Garou vs Boros blows it’s manga counter part out of the water with ease that it is not even debatable.

Sure from what I hear but why does that really matter? Different canons have and do contradict each other for many different franchises even if they follow the same vague plot points though admittedly Murata seems intent on pushing this concept towards the limit.

It doesn’t matter but it deviates in a drastic way to tell a worse story after it’s been sticking to being 1:1 webcomic adaptation for years now. You have to ask what’s the point for the change at all?

 

[DbzDB2]

Listen to me, that film will give us our first tier 3 OPM feat

these live action films usually result in tier 8 feats at best.

 

[Matthew_Schroeder]

I expect God Garou to get clowned on in the next chapter anyway

 

[Magmag]

I expect God Garou to get clowned on in the next chapter anyway

i mean saitama is his opponent, so yeah, pretty much...

 

[D4yN4m0N]

could you tell me if saitama actually affected the phoenix man's spiritual dimension physically? because after the dimension is undone he returns to the place he was.

 

[Magmag]

could you tell me if saitama actually affected the phoenix man's spiritual dimension physically? because after the dimension is undone he returns to the place he was.

I mean he physically punched a whole into the dimension by "knocking" and PM was like "but this is a spiritual place...", so yes.

 

[D4yN4m0N]

I mean he physically punched a whole into the dimension by "knocking" and PM was like "but this is a spiritual place...", so yes.

this makes sense, but I don't understand why he later returned to the place he was when the dimension fell apart and the boy next to him didn't notice anything.

 

[Magmag]

this makes sense, but I don't understand why he later returned to the place he was when the dimension fell apart and the boy next to him didn't notice anything.

I mean that’s not really explained so no way of knowing. Watchdog man might enlighten us later on about it.

 

[D4yN4m0N]

I mean that’s not really explained so no way of knowing. Watchdog man might enlighten us later on about it.

Yes maybe. Any predictions on when the next chapter will be released?

 

[Veronica]

Any IRL girl that looks like Psykos

M...Mo...Mommy

 

[Quantu]

^ Aside from the lewd, that pic really makes me realise how awful Tatsumaki's fit would be in real life lol

 

[D4yN4m0N]

Any IRL girl that looks like Psykos

the girl above is from my country.

 

[Ourosboros]

M...Mo...Mommy

Looks a little too young to be your mother honestly

 

[Magmag]

Yes maybe. Any predictions on when the next chapter will be released?

if you live in the US, then wednesday possibly tuesday if he releases a day earlier.

 

[Matthew_Schroeder]

Chapters come out around 00:00 Thursday in Japan. Meaning that if you live in Brazil like myself, they come out on 12:00 Wednesday. Even earlier in the US.

 

[D4yN4m0N]

Chapters come out around 00:00 Thursday in Japan. Meaning that if you live in Brazil like myself, they come out on 12:00 Wednesday. Even earlier in the US.

I got it, thanks.

 

[ZoroNotZolo]

Weirdly enough, I could see Ryan Reynolds as Saitama.

Also, one of my brothers thought up the idea of Keanu Reeves as King. It kind of works, given both (at least as far as quite a few films go for Keanu), are perceived as epic, giga-chad dudes no one wants to mess with, when in reality they're just generally nice guys. Another one of my brother's suggested Christian Bale as King.

 

[Pepsiman25th]

Weirdly enough, I could see Ryan Reynolds as Saitama.

 

[CharlesZaGreat]

Weirdly enough, I could see Ryan Reynolds as Saitama.

Too old, not asian

If anyone is gonna be King, it'll probably be Chris Hemsworth (Save Keanu for Drive Knight or Zombieman)

 

[Pepsiman25th]

if you think s3 comes out, you think they gonna censor the things fuhrer ugly does?

 

[ZoroNotZolo]

Get the feeling they might try someone like Timothee Chalamet as Genos or something. I want to see Simu Liu as Mumen Rider just because I think it'd be funny, I want Boros to have a more menacing voice, so maybe someone like Christopher Judge voicing him would hit different. Could we get Donny Yen as Bang and Georges St-Pierre as Tanktop Master?

And a post-credits scene with the Asian equivalent of Robert Pattinson (whoever that may be) as Garou.

 

[Dienomite22]

lets just keep hollywood and opm separate

 

[thetechmaster36]

y'know, i just realized how close this thread is to 1 million views

god damn

 

[Magmag]

Georges St-Pierre as Tanktop Master?

GSP is a legend but that high pitched canadian accent isn't gonna fit ttm at all lol

 

[Pepsiman25th]

lets just keep hollywood and opm separate

netflix working with studio deen

 

[Lightning_XXI]

Get the feeling they might try someone like Timothee Chalamet as Genos or something. I want to see Simu Liu as Mumen Rider just because I think it'd be funny, I want Boros to have a more menacing voice, so maybe someone like Christopher Judge voicing him would hit different. Could we get Donny Yen as Bang and Georges St-Pierre as Tanktop Master?

And a post-credits scene with the Asian equivalent of Robert Pattinson (whoever that may be) as Garou.

Afaik not all characters in OPM are Japanese, I remember Murata (?) said that both Fubuki and Tatsumaki are French and Amai Mask is Korean (Obviously not born there, but you know, with the looks from there)

If this atrocity ever happens I think they should follow that, but of course, it's Hollywood, so they are going to **** everything

 

[ZoroNotZolo]

Afaik not all characters in OPM are Japanese, I remember Murata (?) said that both Fubuki and Tatsumaki are French and Amai Mask is Korean (Obviously not born there, but you know, with the looks from there)

If this atrocity ever happens I think they should follow that, but of course, it's Hollywood, so they are going to **** everything

That made me think of one of the guys from BTS as Amai Mask. No clue who they are, but it kinda works in theory.

 

[Epiccheev]

Time for a worst case scenario for a OPM live action.
It takes place in a highschool scenario and Saitama is just your average highschool boy with premature baldness who fell in love with "The Terrible" Stacy Tornado, Cheerleader Queen Bee of Z-city High. She has a blog called "That's so Maki' with a monthly blog post called Hero Association, wich photoshops attractive male students as superheroes and talks about their accomplishments while ranking them by how awesome they are, it's Saitama's dream to make it there as n.1 hero.

Saitama tries his best to impress Stacy Tornado with the help of his friend Genos, a high tech geek with a gadget for everything, and King, a menancing loner with imposing physique who's actually a wimp by heart performing every good action he can, including helping Tornado's gloomy nerd sister with an inferiority complex and her nerd loser friends (who are known as the "B-Class at Best") Fubuki from some bullies while getting his ass beaten, Fubuki develops a crush on him, wich Tornado notices, causing her to develop a certain disdain for Saitama. Eventually appearing in the Hero Association, but as bottom of the Rank "Caped Baldy". Even Genos who's only been helping him so far got a much higher place, due to looking kinda hot when he takes his giant glasses off, same with King, who gets a massively high score due to his comical luck giving him most of Saitama's achievments. Angry and Sad, Saitama decides to secretly start training and working out in a gym, learning martial arts such as shaolin kungfu (because bald people are good at Shaoling Kungfu).

Eventually an egotistical bully from another High school comes in, His name is Boros and he calls himself the "denominator of the universe". He's extremely tall and strong, has a big customized pickup with an alien theme and is the captain of the Football team "Dark matter thieves" who starts toppling the school hierarchy, humiliating all other guys high up in the hero rankings to prove his superiority. Saitama doesn't care at first, in fact he kinda enjoys seeing the school in chaos, until they humiliate Genos, wich pisses him off. Boros is about to try humiliating King (while sweating, since the dude is as big as him and apparently fearless), when Saitama shows up and asks for a fight in the school roof (making him glad he will fight this loser instead of facing King). Saitama humiliates him on the Rooftop and beats him with just one punch but no one is able to see it other than King and Genos, while Tornado vandalizes his car with rocks. King then proceeds to tell the story to Tatsumaki, who makes Saitama(who is now dating Fubuki with her approval) into no.1 hero Onepunch-man. Saitama then utters his iconic catchphrase "It's balding time".

 

[LordTracer]

Afaik not all characters in OPM are Japanese, I remember Murata (?) said that both Fubuki and Tatsumaki are French and Amai Mask is Korean (Obviously not born there, but you know, with the looks from there)

Yeah, Murata said that Tatsumaki and Fubuki are French, Amai Mask is Korean, Genos is German, Choze is Russian and Suiryu is Italian.