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Overall this anime is stunning, while it may be easy to overlook it does have some decent story lines in it. the main is the protags struggle with power, not gaining it, but having too much. Even as a parody you can get a lot of empathy for the MC if you really look at how destructive his strength is to his own life.

This culminates in the final antagonist, a being with the same problems, and the anime made the end of the conflict as perfect as can be. the heartbeat, the music, the dialogue. all of it was perfect to express the only bit ... of serious plot line attached to the protag.

Admittedly the saitama has very little story outside of this. instead, aside from his, what we get are the individual stories and actions of the people around him. in particular Mumen Rider, and the S-class heroes show quite a few interesting characters and motivations, making up for the static MC. So even with the downsides of the OP protag, you can still get the standard heart tugs and inspirational scenes. The story in OPM is both standard and not, you get to enjoy seeing the growth and motivations of everyone around saitama, and see the results of a man who had all those taken away by the very thing he wishes for.

Honestly 9 might be high for the story as is, but the first season was quite short so there is obviously a lot left to develop in the story. As such i'm leaving it up at 9 out of hope that the next season will bring out more.


As for Art... i really can't even say anything. Madhouse did a stunning job. the gurren lagan style warping that shows up now and then took some getting used to, but overall i think it was a great choice for this series, and they didn't over use the effect. Basically just take away that this is a beautiful anime, beyond what i expected... even from madhouse.

Sound. also perfect. from emotional to hype the music fits the anime perfectly. the SFX are perfect for everything... honestly doubt it could be better.

Character. While many may consider the character weak, i found them quite well done. Saitama is a little dead inside and a goof ball so his char may get disregarded, but it's still there. some of it gets blown off as a joke, but a few scenes really show it quite intensely. the true emotions of a man who lives for fighting... and will never get to fight again. instead he ends up seeing everyone else get the feeling he dreams of. watches them struggle and fight tooth and nail to overcome stronger foes... yet is never bitter about it. he just muddles through life not getting hung up on his own baggage. if you look for it under the comedy, it can really tug at your heart strings.

Enjoyment. Can we get an 11? the music pumps you up, the animation is eye porn, they comedy is funny, the fights are epic, and the story was more hard hitting then expected once i took a closer look. would, and do, rec this to everyone i know.

Overall this anime is definitely in my top 10.... a list that has remained almost entirely stagnate for 5+ years... i say almost because i'm still debating whether another newish anime is in top 10 or top 20. Even without it's second season it's firmly planted in the top 10... will probably rise to my all time favorite if season 2 is handled well.

Well figured there should be a second review on the story now that its done. Overall the story(whats there of it) is exactly what it should be and does it's job well considering the 24 chapters that the manga has, and i would easily place it at a 9 for the genre(dont expect a primarily comedy/romance to match up with adventure/dramas).

As for art i'll agree with the previous reviewer that it wasn't really anything special, i still kind of liked it so i'll rate it around a 8(6 for normal and an extra 2 points added to the average due to the 10s on ... yandere moments and the reactions to them), but for normal scenes it's not anything that will wow you. Though koharus image suits her really well.

Will also agree that all the way through the characters are the main selling point of this series. they have about as much depth as you can get in 24 chapters, and koharus interactions with all of them are profoundly interesting... and at some points slightly scary :|... seriously this manga does sweetness like no other... its almost impossible not to swoon over the cute little almost innocent romance they have going most o the time, but lurking behind it at all times is some over the top holy crap wtfbbq moments... most of which are overall a positive, others less so >_>. As for the other chars the childhood friends(both the present 2 and the one that pops in later)are really the only other significant influences on the story... there are other people but even after multiple reads i dont really remember any of them :/, and as mentioned before one even goes so far to provoke a yandere. every galge game player in the world was instinctively hoping they had saved after seeing that crap :|. As for the supporters both are pretty interesting in their own rights but never quite in the spotlight... personally im pretty sure they have their own thing going on but it just never had time to make the manga, hoping on a omake or something to show how they turned out. Anyway long story short, while there isnt quite a large cast, the ones present give off a near perfect feeling forthe main storyline, and definitely make the reading experience much better.

to sum it up, if you want the standard diabetes causing cute romance this is probably not for you... you'll think it is at first, but its not... koharu is just too extreme a character for that. If, however, you want an adorable romance with some major sudden twists thrown in then you found the gold mine. Personally i love yanderes so this review may be a bit biased, but overall i place this at a 9/10... or more precisely probably a 9.5.. ive read the story 3 times so far and will probably do so again. if you think you can handle koharu, then by all means give this a try.