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One-Punch Man is a Japanese anime television series based on the webcomic of the same name written by One and its subsequent manga remake illustrated by Yusuke Murata.Set in City Z, the story focuses on Saitama, a superhero who has grown bored as he has become so powerful that all of his battles end in a single punch.
Saitama (Japanese: サイタマ) is a fictional character who is the titular protagonist of the Japanese manga and anime series One-Punch Man created by One. Saitama, an unassociated and independently acting superhero who dreams of becoming famous, hails from Z-City and performs heroic deeds as a hobby.
Genos (ジェノス, Jenosu) is a 19-year-old cyborg who becomes Saitama’s disciple after bearing witness to Saitama’s easy victory over Mosquito Girl. Web ch. 6-7, Ch. 6-7 Four years prior to the start of the storyline, his family was killed by a rampaging cyborg known as Mad Cyborg.
It only took 4 years but Saitama is back, with the Monster Raid arc in full focus.
Before Elder Centipede could kill King, Saitama arrives and kills it with a Serious Punch. Saitama and Genos see each other in the wreckage, and Genos asks Saitama what he lacks. Saitama simply replies, "Power," which Genos takes note on, to the despair of King. Genos then looks forward to the future, believing he will be stronger now.
One-Punch Man (Japanese: ワンパンマン, Hepburn: Wanpan Man, stylized OnePunch-Man) is a Japanese superhero manga series created by One.It tells the story of Saitama, an independent superhero who, having trained to the point that he can defeat any opponent with a single punch, grows bored from a lack of challenge.
A monster named Vaccine Man wreaks havoc in a city and is about to kill a young girl when a bald hero named Saitama intervenes and kills him with a single punch. Saitama recalls the events three years earlier that pushed him to become a hero; after saving a boy with a cleft-chin from Crablante, Saitama resolved to become a hero but became too powerful for his own satisfaction.
The first season aired on Tokyo MX, tvk, TV Saitama, TV Aichi, RKB, HBC and MBS between July 8 and December 23, 2012, and on AT-X, Chiba TV and BS11 at later dates. [3] Adult Swim's Toonami programming block aired the anime starting on July 28, 2013. [4] The series was also streamed on Crunchyroll and Hulu. [5]