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One-Punch Man, Vol. 1 (1) Paperback – September 1, 2015

by ONE (Author), Yusuke Murata (Illustrator)

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Life gets pretty boring when you can beat the snot out of any villain with just one punch.

Nothing about Saitama passes the eyeball test when it comes to superheroes, from his lifeless expression to his bald head to his unimpressive physique. However, this average-looking guy has a not-so-average problem—he just can’t seem to find an opponent strong enough to take on!

Every time a promising villain appears, Saitama beats the snot out of ’em with one punch! Can he finally find an opponent who can go toe-to-toe with him and give his life some meaning? Or is he doomed to a life of superpowered boredom?

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12 - 17 years
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One-Punch Man
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200 pages
Language

English
Grade level

7 - 9
Dimensions

5 x 0.6 x 7.5 inches
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VIZ Media LLC
Publication date

September 1, 2015
ISBN-10

1421585642
ISBN-13

978-1421585642
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Gr 7 Up—Saitama is a young hero who has reached his boredom threshold. He is so powerful that he can now defeat anyone with one punch, and he doesn't feel challenged anymore. Saitama is too strong for his own good, identifying himself as someone who is "a hero for fun," but he's no longer able to feel the emotional satisfaction earned by doing good deeds. Listless and unchallenged, the protagonist spends a lot of time fighting a wide variety of outlandish opponents who ridicule him for his bad attitude and because he's bald. The book is filled with over-the-top cartoony violence, and Murata's illustrations exude destructive energy. Readers are less likely to see blood and more likely to see something (or someone) blown to smithereens. In many ways, this story feels as though it was created inside the id of a 12-year-old boy who spent too much time playing with superhero and supervillain action figures. There isn't a lot of emotional development here, which is appropriate for a manga titled One-Punch Man. VERDICT The story is fast-paced, humorous, and entertaining in a way that looks and feels like an action movie.—Andrea Lipinski, New York Public Library

About the Author

Manga creator ONE began One-Punch Man as a webcomic, which quickly went viral, garnering over 10 million hits. In addition to One-Punch Man, ONE writes and draws the series Mob Psycho 100 and Makai no Ossan.

A highly decorated and skilled artist best known for his work on Eyeshield 21, Yusuke Murata won the 122nd Hop Step Award (1995) for Partner and placed second in the 51st Akatsuka Award (1998) for Samui Hanashi.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ VIZ Media LLC; Illustrated edition (September 1, 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 200 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1421585642
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1421585642
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 12 - 17 years
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 7 - 9
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.6 x 7.5 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #39,515 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #96 in Shonen Manga (Books)
- #377 in Action & Adventure Manga (Books)
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Bella

ONE PUNCH

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 16, 2023

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

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One Punch!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 1, 2016

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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.

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Great Art, Quality Book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 30, 2022

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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.

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Excellent Digital Edition

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 18, 2014

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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.

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The Web-series that became a phenomenon.

Reviewed in Australia 🇦🇺 on April 2, 2019

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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.

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Yzk

内容は文句なしで面白い！英語版特有でで少し読みづらい部分あり。

Reviewed in Japan 🇯🇵 on October 9, 2017

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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)

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Enrico Lazzaro

ALL G

Reviewed in Australia 🇦🇺 on April 18, 2020

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It's OPM enough said

Amazon カスタマー

予想以上に面白い。

Reviewed in Japan 🇯🇵 on January 24, 2016

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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。

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Cervasio Gerardo

Usato in condizioni accettabili ma non ottime

Reviewed in Italy 🇮🇹 on September 4, 2022

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Il manga è arrivato con qualche segni di usura un po' fastidiosi però normale per un libro usato m la cosa che mi ha dato più fastidio e che al suo interno l'ultima pagina era incollata sui segni di un adesivo rimosso, con conseguente lacerazione della pagina. Sono rimasto un po' deluso per questo. Il manga vale la pena comprarlo però nuovo e non usato.

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