Anime Spotlight - ONE PUNCH MAN
by Anthony Foronda,Key Staff
- Director: Shingo Natsume
- (Space Dandy)
- Character Design: Chikashi Kubota
- (ROBOTICS;NOTES)
- Theme Song Opening: JAM Project
- (Mazinkaiser: Shito! Ankoku Daishogun, Mazinkaiser Edition Z: The Impact!)
Introduction
The man who became too strong
Story
Saitama is a hero who only became a hero for fun. After three years of “special” training, though, he's become so strong that he's practically invincible. In fact, he's too strong—even his mightiest opponents are taken out with a single punch, and it turns out that being devastatingly powerful is actually kind of a bore.
With his passion for being a hero lost along with his hair, yet still faced with new enemies every day, how much longer can he keep it going?
Characters
Saitama
VA:Makoto Furukawa A man who gained invincible power after three years of intense training. He acts as a hero for a hobby. |
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Genos
VA:Kaito Ishikawa A young cyborg man. Idolizing Saitama for his strength, he becomes an apprentice. |
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Mumen Rider
VA:Yuichi Nakamura A bicyclist of justice. Patrols every day using his trusty bike “Justice”. |
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King
VA:Hiroki Yasumoto Rumored to be the strongest man in the land, and an S-rank hero that all the other heroes tip their hats at. |
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Speed-o'-Sound Sonic
VA:Yūki Kaji Self-proclaimed “strongest ninja” that takes on any job, from assassination to bodyguard. |
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Handsome Kamen Amai Mask
VA: Mamoru Miyano A handsome hero that is immensely popular. Also has jobs as television personality, actor, and singer as well as a hero.. |
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Terrible Tornado
VA:Aoi Yuki An ESPer that defeats Monsters with supernatural powers. |
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Watchdog Man
VA:Yūji Ueda A hero that wears a dog suit. Concentrates all his actions to be within Q City. |
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Hellish Blizzard
VA:Saori Hayami A hero that uses psychic powers. Leader of a faction of the B-rank heroes named “The Blizzard Bunch”. |
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Silverfang
VA:Kazuhiro Yamaji Master of the Fist of Flowing Water, Crushed Rock. Usually acts like his elderly self, but fights toe-to-toe against powerful enemies with his intensively trained body. |
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Metal Knight
VA:Tessyo Genda A hero that fights by controlling a robot from afar. His real name is Bofoi. |
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Puri-puri Prisoner
VA:Masaya Onosaka A hero that is usually in prison. He assaults men of his type within the prison. |
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Atomic Samurai
VA:Kenjiro Tsuda A hard-boiled yet humane hero that dresses up like a samurai. |
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Child Emperor
VA:Minami Takayama A hero with ingenious intelligence despite being only 10 years old. |
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Zombieman
VA:Takahiro Sakurai A hero with powers of immortality. |
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Drive Knight
VA:Yōji Ueda A one-eyed hero shrouded in mystery. |
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Pig God
VA:Daisuke Namikawa A large-framed hero that is always eating something. |
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Superalloy Blackluster
VA:Satoshi Hino A hero that lets his powerful muscles shine with a black luster. |
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Flashy Flash
VA:Kohsuke Toriumi A long-haired, handsome hero. |
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Tank-top Master
VA:Katsuyuki Konishi A hero with superhuman strength. He has many apprentices that also wear tank-tops. |
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Metal Bat
VA:Wataru Hatano A hero in a male school uniform that fights with a metal bat. |
Cast
- Saitama
- Makoto Furukawa
- Genos
- Kaito Ishikawa
- Speed-o'-Sound Sonic
- Yūki Kaji
- Terrible Tornado
- Aoi Yuki
- Silverfang
- Kazuhiro Yamaji
- Atomic Samurai
- Kenjiro Tsuda
- Child Emperor
- Minami Takayama
- King
- Hiroki Yasumoto
- Metal Knight
- Tessyo Genda
- Zombieman
- Takahiro Sakurai
- Drive Knight
- Yōji Ueda
- Pig God
- Daisuke Namikawa
- Superalloy Blackluster
- Satoshi Hino
- Watchdog Man
- Yūji Ueda
- Flashy Flash
- Kohsuke Toriumi
- Tank-top Master
- Katsuyuki Konishi
- Metal Bat
- Wataru Hatano
- Puri-puri Prisoner
- Masaya Onosaka
- Handsome Kamen Amai Mask
- Mamoru Miyano
- Hellish Blizzard
- Saori Hayami
- Mumen Rider
- Yuichi Nakamura
Staff
- Original story
- "ONE, Yūsuke Murata From ""One Punch Man"" (serialized in ""Tonarino Young Jump"" published by SHUEISHA)"
- Director
- Shingo Natsume
- Series Composition
- Tomohiro Suzuki
- Character Design / General Animation Director
- Chikashi Kubota
- Art Director
- Shigemi Ikeda
- Color Design
- Satoshi Hashimoto
- Composite Director
- Akane Fushihara
- Editing
- Yoshiko Kimura
- Sound Director
- Shōji Hata
- Music
- Makoto Miyazaki
- Animation Production
- MADHOUSE
© ONE, Yūsuke Murata/SHUEISHA, Hero Association HQ
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