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"initial chapters"
They literally adapted 7 volumes, that's like quarter of the manga...
Following the chapters used by Madhouse for season 1, Murata and ONE already began framing arcs with different "main characters" and held Saitama out of it until the right moment.
They did, and I hate that decision, I can easily see it works much better if they continued putting Saitama on the spotlight I mean tbh at first it didn't bother me somewhere about Garou's arc, I thought he was going to be the main antagonist and they were building things up, and also Saitama got a lot of screen time at that arc, but now? He is a supporting character at most.
it's less of an issue that Saitama hasn't been seen much of this arc and more of a problem that Murata is redrawing this side
imo both are related problems, if he was redrawing Saitama fights or something people won't complain, but who cares about flashy flash and Sonic drama lmao.
You can remember when he redrew some Garou vs Saitama chapters, I think everyone was still hyped.
It's just much more fun when saitama is around, everyone should agree with that.
he'll arrive later in this arc when dealing with Empty Void.
That's probably a spoiler but I don't really care anymore.
They literally adapted 7 volumes, that's like quarter of the manga
If you didn't like the wording of "initial chapters" that's fine, the point remains the same. The first QUARTER of the manga was fleshing out Saitama as a character, someone whose motivations we didn't truly understand until that first season of material was concluded.
Following that, the formula of the story was not to just have Saitama go around solving other people's problems immediately. It was to have them get fleshed out as characters first, show growth on their own merit, and have Saitama only show up when he is truly needed as a hero.
You can see this everywhere, from Suiryu facing Gouketsu and his gang and making his stand before Saitama arrives to everyone facing Garou and Saitama only showing up when Garou had already become too powerful for anyone else.
They did, and I hate that decision, I can easily see it works much better if they continued putting Saitama on the spotlight
You're entitled to your opinion, once again, that's fine. But you not liking this method of writing doesn't make it bad. It just makes it different from your expectation. Once again, OPM is not a power fantasy, but a parody of a shounen trope, putting Saitama at the center of the series at all times would simply lose steam with showcasing Saitama ending every random monster he runs into. It's funny for the first few times, but that style would have lost hype long before the length of the manga we have now.
But let's get to the main issue
imo both are related problems, if he was redrawing Saitama fights or something people won't complain, but who cares about flashy flash and Sonic drama lmao.
You just restated my point. Why does you feel like Saitama wasn't involved at all in the story for a while? BECAUSE of the redraws. It's actually only been ~4 chapters since we've seen Saitama when the group assembled at the Hero Association HQ with the discussion of Empty void.
Saitama was really only "gone" for 4 chapters (~2 months of material at Murata's previous pace).
The problem is Murata is very clearly either burned out or creatively blocked along with ONE in how or what to choose to progress to the next central arc. As such, Murata made the very poor decision of redrawing a useless arc and taking way too long to do so instead of going on hiatus to plan for the real future of OPM with the formation of the Neo Heroes.
Saitama is still very much a main character, but in the bubble we have following all of Murata's updates, Saitama's faded altogether from the development hell of this side arc which realistically would've featured more of Saitama way back if Murata didn't reverse 6 chapters and space out redraws month by month.
That's probably a spoiler but I don't really care anymore.
I've recently been taking a break from the OPM manga, only checking in once a month or once every 6 weeks to wait out the current stalling of the manga.
I'd say it's probably best for you too since you're also out of care of current developments of the story.
If you didn't like the wording of "initial chapters" that's fine, the point remains the same.
Oh yeah I definitely didn't, that was very misleading. You were talking like only first 5 chapters were about saitama alone lol.
Now that tou agree that the first QUARTER of the manga was about Saitama, you can't say "it was always about other characters" So yeah the point doesn't "remain the same", you were wrong.
But you not liking this method of writing doesn't make it bad
But it's bad, again the manga title is One Punch Man, that's what the manga promised us, imagine if the manga "Naruto" had naruto appears just only once in a while? That's stupid.
And no, it could work even if Saitama had more screen time, many other manga/anime do it, and many of them worked out just fine or great, you should know that.
parody of a shounen
Most of the VOLUMES after what Madhouse adapted aren't even parody of anything, there isn't even a comedy or anything, most of it became meh.
BECAUSE of the redraws
No, you didn't get my point, not seeing Saitama and his lack of appearance are the same problem, yeah we saw him 5 chapters ago in one panel in a full chapters, that's really laughable.
Saitama is still very much a main character
Is he? I'm not sure when was the last time we got a Saitama centred chapter.
No, you didn't get my point, not seeing Saitama and his lack of appearance are the same problem, yeah we saw him 5 chapters ago in one panel in a full chapters, that's really laughable.
Did you actually follow this manga properly at all?? You brought up Naruto as a comparative example with the names of the series and I could give you 100 examples of gaps of 10 or 15 chapters that had Naruto in for maybe 3 panels total.
Let's look at the ACTUAL story and stop using Murata's last 10 padding chapters as an example. Prior to the Ninja arc that STILL hasn't established conditions where the characters have gone through their own growth and require Saitama to step in:
* We had the Neo Heroes introduction, which had assorted chapters that focused on all S-ranked heroes in respone to the Neo Heroes, Saitama was regularly seen.
* Before we had the Psychic Sisters Arc, where Saitama was ALSO regularly seen, immediately workign with Fubuki to stop Tatsumaki's rampage.
* Before this was literally peak Saitama involvement for the entire finale of the Garou arc.
100 examples of gaps of 10 or 15
Please do.
Nobody cares about what you think is "the actual story" That's just your preference, not what is this manga supposed to be about.
All these arcs you mentioned still lacks Saitama, he had to make something that's common sense lmao.
You really are replying "but Saitama did something in that arc!!!1!" That's beyond question, he is the main character my boy.
100 examples of gaps of 10 or 15
I already gave you 3 in my other comment, I'm not wasting my life combing chapters for every character side arc in Naruto to serve a fool like you that clearly didn't read either Naruto or OPM.
All these arcs you mentioned still lacks Saitama, he had to make something that's common sense lmao.
Are you actually braindead? "Lacks Saitama" despite the fact that all of those arcs start and end with him. OPM is not the power fantasy you want it to be so badly. In order for Saitama to have actual growth, he is used conservatively to work off of other character archetypes like Genos, Sonic, Tatsumaki, King, Bang etc. If you can't accept that much, stop hate reading, and find yourself a better story to read.
You really are replying "but Saitama did something in that arc!!!1!" That's beyond question, he is the main character my boy.
Yes he is... bro did you actually READ any of my comments this thread? That is his point as a main character. He drives the story. You say the manga lacks Saitama yet he's still the main character that you clearly understand.
Nobody cares about what you think is "the actual story" That's just your preference, not what is this manga supposed to be about.
Here's some wisdom for you. When you tell other people that their point is just preference and yet claim the idiotic notion that what you say is somehow any better, maybe look inward and see the irony.
You want OPM to be Dragon Ball and introduce new fighters to get clobbered by Saitama. At least say that instead of dancing on the lines without saying anything. OPM as a manga now is so popular because of its story.
It's the same reason the manga is stalling now, with no strong story to drive it forward. You want more Saitama? Whine some more about it, I'm sure that'll change things. You keep screaming my words are just opinions. Yes they are, and so are yours.
I already gave you 3 in my other comment
97 to go! (This if these 3 were even true examples)
despite the fact that all of those arcs start and end with him
Oh yeah that's clearly enough, my bad :)
the manga lacks Saitama yet he's still the main character that you clearly understand.
He is the main character but he isn't playing his role enough as a main character? Who's the braindead? :)
that what you say is somehow any better
The difference is that my preference is the core argument here, so it's essential? Unlike your preference?
OPM as a manga now is so popular because of its story.
It's popular because the anime who made it look like Dragon ball, and it's losing popularity now because the lack of Dragon Ball similarity :D