Viz Media One-punch Man, Vol. 10

Upon arrival the book had a noticable dent in the cover, I considered getting a return and ordering one again but I was too busy

Okay, I haven't read these books, but I've purchased volumes 1-10 for my 13 year old son. I had no clue who these One-Punch Man was (I still don't), but I scored MAJOR points with my son for getting him these. And on my hunt for these books over the holidays, I found out that there is quite a cult following going on with this. all I know is that my son hunkered down and read these books for HOURS!! And for me, that is priceless.

Garo, Silverfang's superbly skilled and severely warped ex-disciple, is officially on the prowl "hunting heroes". He's gotten Saitama's attention, and One-Punch Man visits Mumen Rider and Tank Top Master in the hospital to gather intel, but is distracted by an upcoming martial-arts tournament with a big cash prize. Metal Bat gets some center-stage time as a series of monsters appear to be targeting Hero Association officials; and in a bonus episode, Miss Blizzard hasn't given up on adding Saitama to her roster of subordinates.Another excellently entertaining volume. The action has not let up, but since Saitama and Genos joined the Hero Association, character interactions and politics have been added to the mix, with always intriguing results. Saitama is unsophisticated enough that one is never quite sure just what he's going to do. Lots of fun. Tough to wait two months between new volumes!

OPM is certainly unique as it throws away most conventional anime tropes and turns them around.Great artwork by Murata. I have never bought a manga in my life and happy to start now.It's amazing how a series that has an overpowered character that stops everyone with one punch can still be made to look genuinely vulnerable and helpless in other aspect of his life all the while attaching very compelling and interesting side characters to the story.Oh and if it's your first time like me with manga, the books open on the opposite side. Follows Japanese convention of writing/reading.

A lot of the stuff in this volume doesn't come from the webcomic. Actually, I'm pretty sure ALL of it is new stuff. Nevertheless, it is really funny and action packed. This volume features a lot of Garo actually hunting heroes. You can think of it as filler I guess, but it's necessary in order to not run out of material.But this volume has 3 significant breaks in canon from the webcomic: allows Garo and Saitama to encounter one another before the big final battle, Saitama learns about the human monster threat and gets motivated to do something about it, Garo develops a rapport with a kid as he hunts heroes. That development with the kid is especially significant and I think it's an excellent addition. The passing encounter with Saitama is almost immediately ret conned and is just played for laughs, but it is there.

One Punch Man is the new hit anime/manga on the block, and acts as a satire of what is known as the shonen genre of manga, best known for it's over the top main characters and abilities with attack names longer than Rick Riordan's book titles.One Punch Man exists to subvert all these, with a main character, Saitama, who is so unbelievably strong he makes fights boring by beating every enemy with a single punch; hence the title. However, while One Punch Man's premise can seem dull on the surface, ONE's brilliant writing and Yusuke's Murata's perfectionist drawing style, they simply make it work. As while Saitama himself can seem dull to watch fight, fighting isn't all he does. He struggles to pay the bills, rise up the ranks in the Hero association by doing good deeds and fighting monsters far below his level, and helps train the cyborg Genos to become as strong as him one day. Side characters keep the fights interesting, as they all have vibrant and original personas and attacks, but Saitama is where most of the dramatic tension comes from.One Punch Man Volume 10 is the 3rd volume to feature the new main villain Garo, the human monster, and is easily one of my favorites in the series already. This volume doesn't feature any action scenes featuring any main characters, but still keeps up the same intense pacing of all the others. ONE manages to humanize even the main antagonist, and delivers powerful messages about what real strength entails without being hamfisted or cheesy. Yusuke Murata's art is as vibrant and lively as ever, even in simple black and white images. The only gripe I have with Volume 10 is it's rather short, and the bonus chapters that develop side characters or the world of One Punch Man found in the end of each volume are a lot less interesting than the rest, but what is here is absolutely stunning.