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The reason why One Punch Man stands out from other shounen action anime is that the story-telling is fast-paced. It doesn't dwell on lengthy explanations through character dialogue and back story as it just goes straight to the point, which made the anime so much more enjoyable as you are always engaged throughout the show. And to top it off, the comedy in this show especially between the main characters really adds to the enjoyment of the show.

Story: 9/10
The story itself is just like your typical shounen action anime, no surprises there. - Good fighting against evil. However, as mentioned ... earlier, the pace of the story-telling is what makes this show stands out. You are given enough backstory and explanation to understand why things are happening - the reasons and motives behind why the antagonists are attacking etc., but it's not lengthy where some viewers can easily get bored.

Art 9/10
The art is great considering that they were only given an average budget (so I heard). One thing that especially stood out was the character art - both comedic and serious facial expressions of characters were drawn on point and really set the mood of the scene. The actions scenes also had great flow to it as well and you the exaggeration of the art as certain points really makes you feel the 'impact' of the attacks (especially Saitama's one punch).

Sound 10/10
The OP song really gets you excited and hyped, and really suits the ambience of the show - upbeat and fun. The background music as well during battles and comedic scenes, sets the tone perfectly. No complaints there.

Character 10/10
Each and every character has their own very unique and strong personality that are very extreme to one another, which makes the characters very likeable. Especially with the two main protagonists, Saitama and Genos, whose personalities are very different, but their interactions with each other makes for very good comedy.

Enjoyment 9/10
With everything combined - the story, art, sound and character, it makes this show very enjoyable if you are after something light-hearted with action.