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I just started reading this and I'm loving it. The protagonist isn't very smart, skilled, charismatic, or hard-working. He just wants to stay at home and clip coupons for sweet deals at the grocery store. By all accounts he's a total fuckup. Oh, except that he appears to be completely invincible and can demolish ultra-powered metahumans and titanic behemoths, instantly, with no effort whatsoever. And no one likes him for it. And the art is fantastic. All the characters and environments are hyper-detailed, yet Saitama's face looks like it was drawn by a six year old, further highlighting the total difference between him and everyone else. I might have to go read ONE's old terribly-drawn comics just so I can get my fix. This series is great. Just wish it was more easily available.
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Soulcleaver posted:I might have to go read ONE's old terribly-drawn comics just so I can get my fix. This series is great. Just wish it was more easily available. Do it, it's totally worth it. And ONE's art isn't as awful as people make it seem. It is fairly poor quality, but the actual composition is quite good; good enough that you can pretty easily tell what's going on despite the otherwise poor quality.
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Nov 20, 2013 00:36
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Genocyber posted:Do it, it's totally worth it. And ONE's art isn't as awful as people make it seem. It is fairly poor quality, but the actual composition is quite good; good enough that you can pretty easily tell what's going on despite the otherwise poor quality.
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Nov 20, 2013 00:54
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Soulcleaver posted:I just started reading this and I'm loving it. The protagonist isn't very smart, skilled, charismatic, or hard-working. He just wants to stay at home and clip coupons for sweet deals at the grocery store. By all accounts he's a total fuckup. Oh, except that he appears to be completely invincible and can demolish ultra-powered metahumans and titanic behemoths, instantly, with no effort whatsoever. And no one likes him for it. Liceneless Rider and Genos like him for it. 
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Nov 20, 2013 02:31
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JosephWongKS posted:Liceneless Rider and Genos like him for it. I like how Genos was on the path to being a perfectly generic, terrible S hero before he met Saitama, a destructive, heartless jerk on a self-obsessed quest for revenge. But it wasn't that he was a bad person... he just cared about the things everyone agreed he should care about. Now he's got a role-model... a penniless hobo shut-in antisocial malcontent, and so he's dedicating himself to being the best drat hero he can be. Licenseless Rider is beyond reproach, of course.
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Nov 20, 2013 02:57
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Kaja Rainbow posted:From what I've heard, Japanese media companies tend to make inconvenient demands of licensors. Stuff like having to license and print terrible, not very saleable titles along with the actually decent ones the licensors wanted. That kind of thing was responsible for the previous glut of mediocre manga in bookstores. Similarly they've been pretty conservative about digital distribution (not that this isn't a common trend with media companies, Japanese or not). So, yeah, if it's only available in the US, it's probably because of some international rights holdup or similar issues. So it's basically like American cable networks. Got it.
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Nov 20, 2013 03:56
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Soulcleaver posted:I just started reading this and I'm loving it. The protagonist isn't very smart, skilled, charismatic, or hard-working. Umm, I'd like to see YOU do 100 push-ups every day.
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Nov 20, 2013 07:24
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Do you think the hundred sit ups, hundred push ups, and 100 squats are all in one set or do you think it's multiple sets? Cause I can do 100 sit ups no problem one set, but I can't do 100 push ups or squats in less than four sets yet. I'm not going bald but I did find a couple grey hairs in my goatee, do you think I'm getting close?
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Nov 20, 2013 08:05
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PringleCreamEgg posted:Do you think the hundred sit ups, hundred push ups, and 100 squats are all in one set or do you think it's multiple sets? Cause I can do 100 sit ups no problem one set, but I can't do 100 push ups or squats in less than four sets yet. I'm not going bald but I did find a couple grey hairs in my goatee, do you think I'm getting close? Don't forget to also run 10 km a day, eat three meals a day (ideally with breakfast comprising just a banana), and avoid using any air-conditioning or central heating.
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Nov 20, 2013 08:16
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Wait so is the only way to get OPM legally through Viz Media's deal? Is that the same thing as http://shonenjump.viz.com/ or something a bit different since some people were talking about only being able to read it on smart phones?
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Nov 20, 2013 09:08
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It's that, yes. It just differs depending on your location what you can get. If you're from US or Canada, you have a few different choices, if you're from New Zealand, UK, South Africa or Australia it's iOS or Android or go home, and if you're from anywhere else, you are screwed.
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Nov 20, 2013 10:41
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PringleCreamEgg posted:Do you think the hundred sit ups, hundred push ups, and 100 squats are all in one set or do you think it's multiple sets? Cause I can do 100 sit ups no problem one set, but I can't do 100 push ups or squats in less than four sets yet. I'm not going bald but I did find a couple grey hairs in my goatee, do you think I'm getting close? You also can't forget that you need to do it every day, with no breaks. I think the fact that Saitama actually followed his exercise routine without slacking off once is supposed to be the joke.
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Nov 20, 2013 19:35
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Fish Fry Andy posted:You also can't forget that you need to do it every day, with no breaks. I think the fact that Saitama actually followed his exercise routine without slacking off once is supposed to be the joke. What? No, the joke is that it's a ridiculously small amount of exercise considering Saitama is strong enough to probably punch a hole in the ground large enough to be seen from space.
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Nov 20, 2013 20:27
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AnonSpore posted:What? No, the joke is that it's a ridiculously small amount of exercise considering Saitama is strong enough to probably punch a hole in the ground large enough to be seen from space. Yes, and part of the reason he became ridiculously strong through his ridiculously small amount of exercise, at least according to himself, is that he never took any breaks or skimped out.
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Nov 21, 2013 00:55
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AnonSpore posted:What? No, the joke is that it's a ridiculously small amount of exercise considering Saitama is strong enough to probably punch a hole in the ground large enough to be seen from space. Hey I'd like to see you go through that exercise regiment. Them is solid fundamentals there.
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Nov 21, 2013 01:42
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Actually, you can get back issues of Shonen Jump if you pay but only three months back and only in North America through the web app. :facepalm:Gyges posted:Another Special Bonus Chapter came out in today's Jump. Saitama get's his toughest job yet, tracking down the cute little Torako. Marvel as a being appears who is actually able to harm the mighty Saitama. 
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So Boon himself dropped this because Viz caught up but Ultimate King and some other 4Chan users have just finished translating the latest chapter. They've put it up on Boons site too so it's pretty much business as usual. And now it's up on Batoto. evilspacehopper fucked around with this message at 01:01 on Nov 22, 2013 |
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Nov 22, 2013 00:29
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That's some lovely news. I wish they'd put that wasted effort towards something worthwhile.
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I for one, am glad for that. There's no way for me to see OPM with Viz since my country isn't supported
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Nov 22, 2013 04:13
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evilspacehopper posted:And now it's up on Batoto. What kind of school is Child Emperor attending that even he needs to attend cram school?
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JosephWongKS posted:What kind of school is Child Emperor attending that even he needs to attend cram school? He is taking ALL of the classes, EVERY SINGLE ONE.
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JosephWongKS posted:What kind of school is Child Emperor attending that even he needs to attend cram school? Oh he's not attending. He's teaching.
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Countblanc posted:Umm, I'd like to see YOU do 100 push-ups every day. Its easier than you think. Today is day 101, for those keeping track. PringleCreamEgg posted:Do you think the hundred sit ups, hundred push ups, and 100 squats are all in one set or do you think it's multiple sets? Cause I can do 100 sit ups no problem one set, but I can't do 100 push ups or squats in less than four sets yet. I'm not going bald but I did find a couple grey hairs in my goatee, do you think I'm getting close? I'm still doing 3 sets. Matoi Ryuko fucked around with this message at 09:31 on Nov 22, 2013 |
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Nov 22, 2013 09:28
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international owl day posted:Its easier than you think. How much hair have you lost so far?
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JosephWongKS posted:How much hair have you lost so far? N-none!!!
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evilspacehopper posted:So Boon himself dropped this because Viz caught up but Ultimate King and some other 4Chan users have just finished translating the latest chapter. They've put it up on Boons site too so it's pretty much business as usual. Good, cause I'm never buying into a web only app for manga and frankly I was going to write off ever reading this again if it wasn't available online in some fashion. Now I can see glorious artwork I would have
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Nov 22, 2013 10:53
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JosephWongKS posted:How much hair have you lost so far? Saitama didn't start losing hair until halfway through his second year.
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international owl day posted:I'm still doing 3 sets. Do you run your 10k in three sets as well?
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JosephWongKS posted:What kind of school is Child Emperor attending that even he needs to attend cram school? Japanese.
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Renaissance Robot posted:Do you run your 10k in three sets as well? No, but I tried to do the pushups in a single set, my arms gave out around 45, so I took like a 10 second break, did 10-15 more and took another 10 second break and repeated until I got to 100, and now my shoulder hurts really bad when I do pushups, so I'm going back to 3 sets until I am stronger. Matoi Ryuko fucked around with this message at 20:12 on Nov 22, 2013 |
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international owl day posted:No, but I tried to do the pushups in a single set, my arms gave out around 45, so I took like a 10 second break, did 10-15 more and took another 10 second break and repeated until I got to 100, and now my shoulder hurts really bad when I do pushups, so I'm going back to 3 sets until I am stronger. Have you tried getting punched by a guy who smacks around a light cord?
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Side-chapter is out - http://mangafox.me/manga/onepunch_man/c030.1/1.html In which Saitama has lunch on a roof-top and saves a dude with his chopsticks.
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Nov 23, 2013 02:38
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I like it, it can't all be about monsters blowing up the city of the week.
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Reminds me of that Grant Morrison Superman story, although in a different way. Still, pretty 
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international owl day posted:No, but I tried to do the pushups in a single set, my arms gave out around 45, so I took like a 10 second break, did 10-15 more and took another 10 second break and repeated until I got to 100, and now my shoulder hurts really bad when I do pushups, so I'm going back to 3 sets until I am stronger.
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Nahxela posted:I bet you use the A/C in summer and the heater in winter. I live in Illinois it loving sucks here year-round.
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JosephWongKS posted:Side-chapter is out - http://mangafox.me/manga/onepunch_man/c030.1/1.html That was amazing. when he drops his salmon, runs down the building catches it and jumps back up the building. holy poo poo!!!
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dazoner posted:That was amazing. when he drops his salmon, runs down the building catches it and jumps back up the building. holy poo poo!!! Should be an anime already.
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I'd rather watch an anime of the original ONE comic than whatever disappointing mess would come out of animating Murata's version.
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I finally broke down and stated reading ONE's version and oh god why can't we clone Murata so he can do the rest right now the very next arc is incredible. 
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