Manga Reviews (2010-2019): One-Punch Man vol. 8 (Story by ONE and Art by Yusuke Murata) (2014)

With this eight volume, the truth about the #1 superhero on Earth, King, is revealed! If you love action-driven superhero manga series with a a lot of humor, “One-Punch Man” is recommended!

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MANGA TITLE: One-Punch Man Vol. 8

STORY BY: ONE

ART BY: Murata Yusuke (村田雄介)

FIRST PUBLISHED IN JAPAN: Shueisha, Inc.

PUBLISHED IN USA BY: VIZ Media, LLC

RATED: T for Older Teen

Available on September 6, 2016

Class-S hero King is known as the strongest man on earth. Even monsters fear him. But when a mysterious organization sends an assassin after him, the shocking truth about King is revealed!

The top Class S ranked superhero on Earth is the man known as King.

But King holds a secret about himself that the world is not truly aware of…except Saitama.

King’s secret is revealed in vol. 8 of “One-Punch Man” by One and Murata Yusuke!

What is “One-Punch Man” all about?

When it comes to success stories of web comics becoming viral, ONE’s “One-Punch Man” is one of the well-known titles that have taken the world by storm.

Created back in 2009 and having surpassed over 7.9 million hits in 2012, “One-Punch Man” would receive a digital manga remake featuring illustrations by Murata Yusuke (best known for his illustrations for the manga series, “Eyeshield 21”) and would be published on the Shueisha’s “Young Jump Web Comics” website.

In September 2015, Viz Media released the graphic novel for “One-Punch Man” in the United States and in October 2015, the anime adaptation for “One-Punch Man” began airing on Japanese television.

“One Punch Man” is set in City Z and monsters have been appearing in the city causing massive destruction.

But standing in their way is a skinny, bald man named Saitama who also happens to be extremely powerful and can defeat monsters with one punch. But because he often wins all the time, Saitama has grown bored and is often trying to find more powerful opponents.

In volume 8, a villain named Tongue Scratcher and a mecha named G4 have arrived on the scene and King, the top Class S superhero happens to be nearby.

But who is King? What is his special fighting power? And what makes him the greatest superhero alive?

Find out the truth about King in vol. 8 of “One-Punch Man”!

With the eighth volume of “One-Punch Man”, the story focuses on the ultimate superhero…King.

But all is not what is seems to be with King, regarded as the #1 S-Class Superhero. And Saitama finds out the truth about him.

Meanwhile, Saitama has a C-Class Mission and that is to…find a missing cat?

For the most part, I’m really enjoying this series because the protagonist is quite unusual. You think of a strong and charismastic super hero as your main protagonist, but the protagonist of “One-Punch Man” is a skinny baldheaded man named Saitama who doesn’t look menacing at all.

A person who became strong by working out constantly, he then lost all his hair an became super powerful.

And where most heroes are proud of their work, Saitama is somewhat wanting the attention and respect that comes with being a hero, but yet hasn’t received it. So, Saitama is an interesting contrast to the stereotypical hero who is typically a person that is athletically fit, has a remarkable IQ or tremendous skillset, but for Saitama….he looks like a normal guy.

And while Earth has their heroes ranked, Saitama, despite his awesome strength is rated quite low. Will Saitama be able to prove that he is more than a hero?

Having seen ONE’s original “One-Punch Man”, the artwork from the original versus Yusuke Murata’s artwork is night and day. I always enjoyed Murata’s work on “Eyeshield 21” but his work of bringing ONE’s “One-Punch” man to life is fantastic. It was Murata who approached ONE to redo the artwork and if anything, it had helped ONE’s creation become well-known internationally.

So far, I’m enjoying the series, especially its really crazy and outlandish characters. But I like how the series manages to balance humor and fighting violence quite well. And Saitama is so different from your usual protagonist character in a super hero comic, so I am enjoying what I’m reading so far.

With this eight volume, the truth about the #1 superhero on Earth, King, is revealed!

If you love action-driven superhero manga series with a a lot of humor, “One-Punch Man” is recommended!

Click here to Purchase this Manga on Amazon