Title: One-Punch Man
Volume: 08 (of 11+)
Creator: ONE and Yusuke Murata
Format: Right-to-Left
Original Publisher: Shueisha
US Publisher: Viz
Release Date: 9/6/16
Pages: 200
ISBN: 1421586568
MSRP: $9.99
Genre: Shonen Jump
Rated: T (Teens)
Description: 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!
Class-S hero King is known as the strongest man on earth. Even monsters fear him. But when a mysterious organization sends an assassin after him, the shocking truth about King is revealed!
Contains Punch 38-40:
- Punch 38: King
- Punch 39: That Man
- Punch 40: Outlaws
- Bonus Manga 01: Lost Cat
- Bonus Manga 02: Monster
Review:
Cover: This cover features King and Saitama playing video games. Saitama looks to be beaten at the game he is playing and is tossing the controller down onto the floor, extremely pissed off. The series title is across the top in green lettering, with the volume number and mangaka listed on the lower left corner.
The spine from top to bottom contains the Shonen Jump brand logo, the series title, the volume number, the mangakas, an image of King, and the VIZ company logo.
The back cover contains a bonus manga in color that has King browsing a local game store. The bottom 1/3rd of the cover has the volume's summary on a green background.
This is yet another great representation of the original tankouban release. It is also pretty hilarious to see this cover depicting an action sequence and it wasn't until really thoroughly examining the cover that I realized they were actually playing an old school SNES. I also really liked they included a kind of bonus manga, in color, on the back cover. Really creative here and probably one of the coolest things I have ever seen done with a manga.
Artwork: Artwork that consistently amazes me. This series is a Shonen title, so expect tons of explosive action from cover to cover. As we move on from the Boros saga, there still isn't a small breath of hesitation as we get right into the next Demon level threat in town, and tons of beautiful splash pages. I really wish some of these were done in color, they would look even more amazing.
Translation: Character names, attacks, culturual references, and locations are all left intact. Sound effects have been changed; typical VIZ stuff.
Extras: There are two extensive bonus chapters in this volume. Both of them take place after the events that happen within this volume. The Bonus Chapter, Lobster, does contain a bit with one of the new villains we will be seeing over the course of the next few volumes, Garo. Both are worth definitely reading and should not be skipped.
Content (Warning: May Contain Spoilers): This volume was pretty much an entertaining side-story after the events of the last story arc with Boros. We get the aftermath of that fight, but we quickly move to even more monsters still attacking the city.
Genos and Saitama decide its up to them to fight these monsters, but in another part of town there is a hero known as King, who witnessed a fight with Saitama against a monster that Saitama killed and he took all the credit. When King gets thrusted into this City infested with monsters, everyone looks to him for help because he is supposed to be so strong, yet really is the weakest person in the whole Hero Association and would rather stay in his apartment and play video games. Saitama however catches him in his lie and reveals it to King. With more and more monster attacks, King doesn't know if he can keep the lie up much longer, even with a new assassination organization who has sent enemies to take out King personally. Saitama once again saves the day, and King as well, but King still doesn't reveal to the world that he is a fraud.
Meanwhile with more and more threats attacking the city, the Hero Association looks to villains to start helping the heroes save their planet or they won't be able to keep fending the Earth. Enter, Garo; he takes out pretty much everyone at this assembly of villains and heroes. And he vows to kill every last Hero.
The volume was an entertaining read, but not as thrilling as the previous few volumes of the series. This is also the first volume that will be Season 2 of the anime, so we have now entered into some original content if readers cared to watch the anime now, or if fans of the anime wanted to pick up the series since we are now past the anime's first season. King was an interesting character, and hopefully they go back to him as the series progresses, especially with this new Garo story arc that we will be treated to within the next volume (yes, this arc is still going on in the current manga as well). Now that we are out of the shorter story arcs and entering a much larger story with this volume, let's hope the mangaka can continue to deliver!
Genos and Saitama decide its up to them to fight these monsters, but in another part of town there is a hero known as King, who witnessed a fight with Saitama against a monster that Saitama killed and he took all the credit. When King gets thrusted into this City infested with monsters, everyone looks to him for help because he is supposed to be so strong, yet really is the weakest person in the whole Hero Association and would rather stay in his apartment and play video games. Saitama however catches him in his lie and reveals it to King. With more and more monster attacks, King doesn't know if he can keep the lie up much longer, even with a new assassination organization who has sent enemies to take out King personally. Saitama once again saves the day, and King as well, but King still doesn't reveal to the world that he is a fraud.
Meanwhile with more and more threats attacking the city, the Hero Association looks to villains to start helping the heroes save their planet or they won't be able to keep fending the Earth. Enter, Garo; he takes out pretty much everyone at this assembly of villains and heroes. And he vows to kill every last Hero.
The volume was an entertaining read, but not as thrilling as the previous few volumes of the series. This is also the first volume that will be Season 2 of the anime, so we have now entered into some original content if readers cared to watch the anime now, or if fans of the anime wanted to pick up the series since we are now past the anime's first season. King was an interesting character, and hopefully they go back to him as the series progresses, especially with this new Garo story arc that we will be treated to within the next volume (yes, this arc is still going on in the current manga as well). Now that we are out of the shorter story arcs and entering a much larger story with this volume, let's hope the mangaka can continue to deliver!
Objectionable Content:
- Language: No
- Violence: Yes
- Nudity: No
- Sexual Situations: No
Score:
- Cover: 10/10
- Artwork: 10/10
- Translation: 8/10
- Extras: 10/10
- Story: 8/10
Overall Rating: 9/10
Where Purchased: Barnes and Nobles
Original Review Date: 10/26/16
No comments:
Post a Comment