I love that he's the monster they're all worried about and nobody knows it. Not even him.
I hadn't even noticed that his neighborhood was abandoned except for him.
...what the fuck? He's been a Hero for ONE EPISODE!Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
I love that he's the monster they're all worried about and nobody knows it. Not even him.
I hadn't even noticed that his neighborhood was abandoned except for him.
...what the fuck? He's been a Hero for ONE EPISODE!
It's fitting that Saitama is gaining more fame as an unknown monster than as a hero. He could have instantly shifted to perhaps class A if he had just stuck around after beating the kelp monster, but he never realises such things. Instead he did the obvious shounen MC thing and just harvested material for his next dinners. He wouldn't even have put Sonic to any use if Sonic hadn't rammed the situation down his throat. Saitama is poorly suited to being a formal hero. I hope Tatsumaki becomes his friend. She seems like a funny person.
Got it from Ace of Diamond, pitcher started singing an Anpanman song.
I don't recall any of these events from the manga. I wonder if they're from the web comic or anime original, or I've simply forgotten.
Last edited by Munsu; Sun, 11-08-2015 at 05:34 PM.
Another good episode. I really liked how he keeps trying to get rid of Genos. I was feeling bad for poor speedo-sound sonic but then he went in a senseless rampage only to get Saitamas attention. Thats a dick move. Also those A rank guys seemed pretty weak (even compared to Genos).
If this hero association thing is the basis of the manga I dont think his promotions in ranks should be rushed. Unless its a very short anime or just a short arc I would like to get this paced well. Maybe getting to B in 3-4 episodes.
Also someone should ban this doubleposters... sigh. Shame on you.
p.s: that doogy guy looked pretty plain (and strong) maybe S rank is the real thing and Saitama can find a match there.
The path of excess leads to the tower of wisdom
No, I'm pretty sure Saitama will never find a match anywhere, apart from time itself. Unless he punches Grim Reaper in the face by accident when the time comes and is doomed to live forever without getting satisfied.
These damn double posters are RUINING everything! Get off MY lawn!
Don't worry, I'm sure a mod/admin will soon arrive and merge the culprit posts. Heck, even give them an infraction for the trouble O.o
Last I read the anime was going to be about 12-13 episodes long. Hope we get more. The info my be out dated since I read that just prior to the anime beginning to air.
Just watched it. Anime-original, here we gooooo!
I like that they brought in the two ladies this early. This episode was not as funny as the others though. The best parts are Saitama's complaint about the seaweed and hair effects and the blatant parodying of Hunter X Hunter (and other derivatives) with the city visit, the ranks, and the strange powers. Even the forest monster scene was screaming Chimera ants.
Peace.
I thought the rapier guy was pretty cool. Turned his sword into the Sword of Lethargy from Dragon Quest for a minute there.
One and then some. And that doesn't detract from the feeling that I'm tired of it already.
Don't forget that he's been discounted as a hero for 4 episodes prior. At least before he happened to meet bigshots in a fun manner. Now we learn that he doesn't even get called for Class A+ stuff. Genos doesn't notify him either.
All the big shots seem interesting and I want to meet them soon. I don't want another episode of Class-C where he makes a dick of himself in the city and meets shit like Tank-Top Tiger.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Yeah, that's what makes it funny.
Genos only cares about being strong, but gets all the recognition. Saitama only cares about getting recognition, but has all the strength. And neither one of them knows how to help the other one get what they want.
Episode 8 --------------------
Officially the best show the season by far. Animation and soundtrack is on point.
Sad to see even the S-Rank 3 isn't too impressive. I hope the #1 S Rank puts up at least some kind of fight.
Saitama listened to the agitation speech surprisingly long.
He really needs his own harmless fan club. Maybe that would go a little way to make it worth all the frustration he's been going through.
I know it's supposed to be a parody of the common "stupid masses" scene in many shounen/hero shows, but this still pissed me off. I really think people who fall into mob mentality like that deserve to be skinned alive then dipped into salted vinegar, then healed completely in order to go through it again until I grow tired of anime (good luck).
Peace.
The guy couldn't do anything about a meteor (even though he's a practitioner of Fist of Flowing Water Crushing Rock). I bet his anti-personnel abilities are top notch though.
As for the mass mentality, I totally expected them to turn on the Tank Tops, in line with all the other "break the mould" antics we've been shown. Instead we got some more Saitama resilience which is even cooler. He was beginning to feel a little superficial in how much he wanted a fan club. It's good to be reminded that in the end, he doesn't actually care.
I'm loving the contrast between him and the rest. Metal Knight insists on being called by his hero name. Saitama just owns up to 'a hero' when asked.
That aside, Genos is a necessity in this show. Saitama is great for his graphic one-punches and comic relief, but that yellow suit and bald head can only go so far. This is anime and we need eye-candy. Geno's looks, upgrades and "fire arms" provide all the eye-candy to keep us satisfied. Only then can we enjoy Saitama's low-tech finishes.
Last edited by Buffalobiian; Mon, 11-16-2015 at 12:52 AM. Reason: fixed word.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Don't take it as a mob scene, take it as a scene where the "heroes" of the show are all selfish pieces of shit, and nearly as worthless.
Sure, there are good natured useless ones like the bicycle guy, and genuinely good ones like the old man, but for the most part, I think it is a safe to view the "heroes" as worthless attention whores who in many ways are villains in their own right.
There are 17 S-class heroes. Three showed up. One couldn't do anything to meteor, one had no desire to help outside his own ends (and had he waited, there would have been no damage at all), and Genos was the only one who went all out to actually try and in doing so, die a hero's death.
Even then, don't forget that Genos' desire is no less selfish than Metal Knight. He wants to get strong so he can get his revenge. Saitama, bicycle guy, and maybe the old man are the only ones we've seen who actually care about helping people.
The mob scene wasn't to show how distraught people can be manipulated (Saitama did it too in shutting them down), it was to show what huge pieces of shit the Tank Top brothers are. Did we see them cleaning up rubble? No. Were they helping anyone? No.
Like the #StandWithMizzou people?
God I hope that's the last we see of the tank top brothers. Given the clever alliteration of the name "Tank Top Tiger", I figured his brother would have at least an equally catching name. But maybe the completely uncreative "Tank Top Black Hole" parodies how writers seem to just stop giving a shit at random parts of a series.
I think it's the same name in the original.
@Ryll - Whatever it was meant to show, it pissed me off.
Peace.
It would have been a failure of a scene if it hadn't. If it pisses off the audience, you'd need to multiply it by 100 to know how much it should have pissed off Saitama. But Saitama is Saitama, so he's not so easily shaken.
But the onlookers got off unscathed. They need to be ball-busted too. Being part of the ignorant masses isn't an excuse.
Peace.
I think he shamed them all pretty good, what could be worse for someone from Japan?
They're bitching about their little problems while he made sure they all didn't die outright. He took all their resentment and brushed it off by stating he was just doing what had to be done because he wanted to, not for fame.
Pure Bushidō, baby.
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