One Punch Man Anime Review

One Punch Man
Information:
Other Names: ワンパンマン
Studio: Madhouse
Writer: Tomohiro Suzuki
Director: Shingo Natsume
Music: Makoto Miyazaki
Type: Manga Adaptation, TV Series
Length: 12 Episodes, 24 min per episode approx.
Genres: Action, Comedy, Parody, Sci-Fi, Seinen, Super Power, Supernatural
Rating: R-17+
Air Dates: 5th October 2015 - 21st December 2015
Alternate Recommendations: Gintama & Overlord.

Synopsis:
In this new action-comedy, everything about a young man named Saitama screams "AVERAGE," from his lifeless expression, to his bald head, to his unimpressive physique. However, this average-looking fellow doesn't have your average problem... He's actually a superhero that's looking for tough opponents! The problem is, every time he finds a promising candidate he beats the snot out of them in one punch. Can Saitama finally find an evil villain strong enough to challenge him? Follow Saitama through his hilarious romps as he searches for new bad guys to challenge! (Source: MAL)

Review:
One Punch Man, the most over hyped show of the fall season or even the entire year, does it hold up?

One Punch man is a parody anime that makes a joke out of shounen anime with dawn out fights, this is the main premise of the anime and one of the best thinks about it, as fight scenes at most last 2 minutes when main character Saitama becomes involved.
So where is this amazing idea set, well in a collection of cities that are prone to being attacked by mysterious beings from monster attacks to alien invasions, so to counter this the cities built a hero association to counter evil, then there is Saitama the main character a completely average guy who is hero just for fun and can kill in one punch, and that's it, this simply but creative idea is great and makes the show a blast to watch.

As said before fights aren't long so story arcs don't last particularly long and are quick to finish which is a nice touch as each arc gets main plot across and there is no useless filler in between to hold you down. Though on another hand it isn't just about the fights there is still a central plot that drives the show forward even if it isn't the strongest one, as sometimes I felt that the only think that kept me going through some of the talking was the humour which well wrote and is quite funny at times. Also even though there are other heroes in the series will some really fun and likeable abilities, when they are compared to the main character's power they fall far from the spotlight which is sad as there are truly some fun and interesting characters in this series.
Though by the end of the show you will want more and more, it ends on a cliff-hanger and no second season has been announced which will come across as a disappointment and all we can do is hope even if the ending is quite funny.

Moving on to the character designs in which the only think I can say is amazing, as most if not all have unique appearances making all of them remember-able by the end from the many heroes in the Hero association to the main characters to the various monsters that confront them all are superb and creative and thanks for not have a boring spiky haired protagonist, the baldness of the main character was a refreshing change. Though this is not all the characters have to often as most have great quirks that make them fun to watch especially in character interaction between each other from the serious moments that hold you add the edge of your seats to funny moments that will make you laugh out loud which is at its best when Saitama takes the spotlight, thanks to a great laid back personality and well wrote script.

Moving on from character designs, let's get to the real jewel of the show the art and animation, as from the get go it looks amazing from extremely well done animation sequences and well-drawn art which gets better as the show goes, which I find to be a rarity with current anime even when the art goes simple for comedy scenes it still feels and looks great. But on the other hand there is the soundtrack which I found to be forgetful but mixed in well with the show, which could also be said for the ending song as well. But on the opposite side is the opening song which is great and mixes with the tone of the shoe beautifully.

In conclusion go watch it, it's great, that is all. Your still here, go now, watch it!

Final Verdict:
Story/Setting: 8.3
Characters: 8.3
Animation/Art: 9.7
Soundtrack: 7.9

Final Score: 8.6/10    

   
Ranking System:
10 = Perfect Masterpiece
9.6 - 9.9= Near Perfect
9 - 9.5 = Excellent
8 - 8.9 = Very Good
7- 7.9 = Good
 5-6.9 = Average/Mediocre
 2-4.9 =Bad
 1- 1.9= Unwatchable