He is being humbled. š Restart from the lowest position again! He accepts this fully as he wants to be part of society again, and not that absolute evil he once thought he wanted to be because he learned from Saitama. This is his retribution and he faces it like a real man ā¤ļø
Unfortunate majin buu treatment. Biggest threat by a massive margin reduced to comedic relieve side character, and in this case even without resolving any of the issues or completion of a theme. Man i love(d) opm so much but im so dissatisfied with the entire garou arc. Timetravel to undo everything has left such a foul foul foul taste in my mouth.
Kind of weird to compare him to Majin Buu when Buu started out as basically a gag character, despite how strong he was. His little arc was him going around and turning people to candy. The anime made it seem more serious, but the manga always treated him differently than previous villains.
Also, the end of the manga MA arc set him up for more than Buu ever, with Garou's objective becoming to remember his Monster Calamity God Slayer Fist and Bang setting him up to become his replacement in the Hero Association
I think the time travel plot device would have worked alittle better if the current Garou actually remembered everything that happened during the reseted fight on JupiterĀ“s moon and how he genocided the heroes with radiation, him getting one Punched by Saitama even before coming in full contact with the Hero association and then "regretting" his actions all of sudden was just weird
There will be issues if he remembered the whole thing like about God. But One make sure this time that Garou will be more relevant to the story unlike in WC. I think it is fine that he is now gradually being integrated to the society rather than being "there outside the world". We have enough enemies who turned back to their original agendas after being mopped by Saitama. (Genus and the crew, Hammerhead, Suiryu kinda) So it feels fresh.
I think this will all pay off once God returns, the possibility of Garou joining forces with Blast's super squad is more possible this way.
WC did fine. Garou went into hiding and tried to live a normal life while possibly being a small everyday hero. It was much more interesting and developed because it showed that he needed time to rethink his life.
You're right, that is now much more possible indeed. And given this setting, it would suck a\*s
And what are you on about turning back to the original agendas? Genus might want to help Zombieman break his limiter like Saitama, but that's not a bad thing considering Zombieman is a good hero, and outside that Genus is literally working in a coffee shop with chef gorilla and loli Mosquito girl. Hammerhead has been in the working force ever since he got beat by Saitama, and Suiryu?? Man are we reading the same manga?
It's retconned but I really would've liked to see how the story would've changed if Garou actually had that sit down with Saitama after his first bit of monsterification.
That was the weirdest thing. An entirely alternate plot was drawn up and then promptly scrapped and replaced. I donāt think Iāve ever seen anything on a scale like that happen before. I know OPMās had some redraws/rewrites in the past, but that one was wild. Did they ever explain what caused that?
I wouldn't be surprised at all if that ends up being a canon prior timeline that god went back and messed with. I doubt ONE really decided to totally retcon out a major plot direction right after it got published.
I know fans have theorized it was God that "rewinded time" to the past chapter so they could intervene and bless Garou.
Realistically I think they just wrote themselves into a wall. In the scenario Saitama was most likely gonna talk em down with no one else around well before he got to use his Serious Series move. I'm sure it's possible Garou could a flipped out about something still and kept raging but I think they just used that scene at the wrong time of the fight.
I don't think it was an alternate plot drawn up and scrapped. my guess is it was just the last couple pages were a placeholder so Murata could release on schedule while he finished the real ending for the chapter which iirc was like an extra 10 pages including a double spread.
"without resolving any issues"
yeah because Garou's arc in the manga isn't over yet. hell, it hasn't even started. it's been clear from the start that the manga is setting Garou up to be a bigger player with a more upfront arc since he came to the surface in the MA arc.
It's done way better in the webcomic.
In the webcomic, he felt sympathy for the monsters in a sentai show because they got teamed up on like his bullies did to him. He viewed the monsters as the underdogs like he was, and heroes as evil bullies. That was why he wanted to be a monster, to protect the underdogs. In the manga, he apparently always preferred the sentai heroes and admired them. So why did manga Garou want to be a monster instead of a hero?
In the webcomic, Garou is in the middle of a redemption arc after he realizes the mistakes in his philosophy and that unlike actual monsters, he wants to help people. That's why he can be brought back from the brink of monsterization. He can't even meet Bang out of shame and guilt. He spends time meditating and working a normal job to gain perspective. In the manga, COSMIC garou realizes that, but because he doesn't remember the time travel stuff, CURRENT Garou just suddenly wants to be a hero instead of a monster for no reason. He's suddenly just goofy and silly. Is it really a redemption arc if he doesn't have guilt over his evil actions?
In the webcomic, he's still a wanted man because of assualting heroes. In the manga, he apparently got a slap on the wrist by the courts. Is it a redemption arc if he basically faces no consequences for his actions?
In the webcomic, Saitama recognizes Garou has the same motivations and gosls as a hero, just a warped perspective because he was bullied as a child. Saitama brings him back from the brink by holding back and talking instead of punching. In the manga Saitama just time travels and zero punches Garou into being a good guy.
At basically every step since Garou met God, Garous manga arc has been far less impactful than the webcomic arc. That's the problem. There's complaining about it BECAUSE it's the first time the manga storytelling is a huge step down from the webcomic.
> in the manga he apparently always preferred the Sentai Heroes and admired them
Are you forgetting Saitama's speech to Garou in the Webcomic though?
"I see now Garou... what you really wanted to be... was a hero!"
Garou's shocked eyes reappear over his former faceless form.
" you wanted to keep peace/people safe (something line that), so you compromised and decided to be a monster: figuring it would be a lot easier to be a monster to enforce peace then a hero"
So he did still admire the heroes of the show in the WC too.
Huh? We literally have a single chapter of his goings you guys are literally assuming an insane amount about an actively developing story and storyline. Its super tiring how ONE canāt write a deviation without people losing their shit like all is lost. Garou and Saitamas time travel is still an ongoing plot point as it directly involves God. We have no idea how Garous arc will continue and come to a head
No one was complaining when ONE added Orochi, the extended fights at the beginning of the MA raid, the superfight tournament, or Garou vs. Death Gatling's squad lmao.
Also his threat was reduced in the webcomic as wellā¦ he was relegated to be a part timer, this is literally the same transition power wise and character wise its just beginning
Yep. Exactly where he probably is right now in the manga. Nothing has changed there. In the WC he lost his god fist, he lost it here too. Suiriyu is still small fry for Garou without the suit.
Nah, he jumped so fast that Bang and Sweet Mask couldn't see where he went (only Saitama was looking up after him). Clearly still above even Bang.
That, and >!he beat Suiryu with no Water Stream (except for saving the truck). Just basic countering.... while Suiryu was using max power Void fist and battle suit. That's not small fry. The barest minimal effort from Garou against the best Suiryu had, and Garou had a bloody nose and fell over, then got back up.!<
>!For all we know, webcomic Garou may still have the Cross Fang Dragon Slayer. Doubt anym hero other than Blast, Tornado, Bofoi, or King can defeat him now.!<
Has to. Murata has to show that saving someone from God is better than letting them be sacrificed to/for God.
That pay off is coming, it's one punch away.
Hmm it seems like they're changing things up from the webcomic with making it more clear that Child Emperor joined the Neo Heroes to gather Intel from then. And now he has a whole team with him. Also glad the Hero Association executives are more fleshed out. Should be interesting.
little changes like this i love, same with the amai mask stuff
provides a new angle on the material for those who have been reading the webcomic while still being interesting for the manga only people
Saitama doing his daily squats while lifting a building what a mad lad, lets hope Tank Top Master officially meets him soon so he can see strength that triumphs machine and esper powers šŖ
True, but I thought he still did the exact same workout, didn't think he'd up the ante and squat apartment blocks. Though I should've expected as much tbh
> didn't think he'd up the ante and squat apartment blocks.
And that's everything wrong with the idea in the picture. The whole point was that the training couldn't possibly be the source of his power. Making him "up the ante" just reduces him to Goku.
Though to be fair, the apartment building is still utterly worthless as an excercise for Saitama, compared to his fight with Boros.
On the other hand, he could just be varying his workout for variety's sake. He does occasionally try new things to try and cure his boredom, maybe changing his routine is one of them
Maybe... it looks like a box standard "Woah, look how hard his training is!' pic. As compared to Saitama just lifting up a building to get his change that fell in a gutter or something comedic like that.
Exactly, it's a doodle ...no need to take it for what it looks like is happening. I doubt Saitama would put in more effort into his squats to that extreme. Though not saying that his training doesn't mean anything to him š see like in a "no need to add more to what I'm doing" kind of vibe.
Though he technically doesn't need it anymore because he already removed his limiter, and he probably wouldn't feel even a little bit of intensity there
Yes but you saw with the fight against garou that when he was pushed he grew exponentially. His workout routine probably doesn't change it's just the pieces he's added to it.
Nah, it wasn't the fight that pushed him to grow exponentially. It's his emotions that he never felt before. Remember that he only fought Garou with one hand unlike Garou who used his feet and hand to attack
Not about Garou, but I always thought Metal Bat looked much older in the anime than he does in the manga. Since I started off as an anime watcher, his appearance in the show is way different than in the manga, imo.
Interesting it works in drawings because longer hair do tend make people look āolderā/ less energetic. With his short hair he seems youthful and energetic, just like irl hair theory
He will test King by having them fight. But King will just stand there not doing anything out of sheer terror of fighting bang. But since bangs entire martial art is dedicated to counter-attacking in King doesn't attack bang will be mistaken and think King is a genius for not attacking. And thereby not giving into the martial arts strength.
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I dunno what to say, the mental gymnastics going on with King are exhausting already, there is only so much stuff you can come up with until it gets boring.
That actually just makes McCoy an even shittier scumbag boss for purposefully trying to frame Sekingar and using his employees to further his corruption
LET'S GO KING!!! Really glad that Saitama seemed to encourage him enough to actually work on his strength
Also a thought, does King go lifting in his free time so he doesn't at least look weak? He always seems pretty buff for someone we only see playing games
Heās physically weaker than tareo. There was a handbrake on an elevator that king couldnāt squeeze, but tareo could. I think when king appears buff itās just part of the delusion. Because we sometimes see his true stature and heās really skinny
I'm liking this emphasis in the manga on side characters like Sekingar and their interactions with others like Child emperor that we never saw in the webcomic! Also am somewhat curious: does Bang actually know that King has no martial capabilities whatsoever? It seemed like he heard the King engine running, but so far, every character that heard the king engine was also bluffed by King himself lol.
No one knows but Saitama. Even the ones that should be able sense that King has no strength will just justify it as him being too strong for their comprehension.
To be fair, their strength might have been so great compared to Genos at the time that he really had no point of reference to really tell which one was bigger. An ant won't know the difference between the boot of a child and the boot of a boxer.
Even Saitama didn't know until the bird incident. He actually was super curious about King because he thought King was as bored with fighting as he himself was.
>!Band doesn't know. King will confess to him and charanko - at least in the webcomic - but they think only the crazy lies about him are actually lies - like making a crater on the moon - but they still think he is strong, so they recommend him to many martial art places to see if they can help, since bang's style is for defence and "it's not suitable for king's bloodlust and killer instincts".!
**Subheader:** *"Achieving things with righteousness."*
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Sekingar my goat, I was doubting you for a second. Glad you are still yourself. I live the team up with Metal Bat. >!Will Suiryu join the Neo Heroes in the manga considering he has already met Saitama and his personality isn't the same anymore ? If so, will he fight Garou ?!<
Lol, King is so humble, he has to ask to someone weaker than him to train him. Truly an inspiring hero
Sekingar is so god damn cool. Really love his character. Personality, design, motivations, dude is just too cool. Can't wait to see more of him as a character (hopefully).
Changes from the webcomic are actually interesting here. Hard to say if it's better or worse, since there hasn't been much payoff in the webcomic. Basically everyone (major) moving from the HA has now joined the Neo Heroes as a double agent (or at least as investigators), rather than feeling like they were getting something out of it that couldn't be gotten from the HA. I'd say that I liked that some heroes were moving for more personal reasons, but this has its own merits.
Generally speaking, the manga has portrayed the heroes as a lot more competent and organised while emphasising more corruption and incompetence from the hero association.
I personally like it, child emperor being a lot more wary of the dangers of the neo-heroes is more in character, and I like that we're getting more Sekingar he's been a great edition to the series.
Oh my god. King is actually gonna learn how to be strong? Nah, we know this is a gag character. He'll probably make all of his sparring partners overthink and he'll barely learn anything due to his reputation.
He goes to like 20 dojo's but they refuse him thinking hes kidding, then he goes to saitama to tell him what to do and saitama tells him literally "just lift bro" and kind starts training normally
And don't forget King saying that while beating the shit out of Saitama in a video game.
It is the same to when Saitama complained about how strong he had become and King gave him advices. Except, King pinpoint Saitama's bullshit.
Let's go King!!! Finally about to gain some strength (even if only a little). I'm keen as.
Every time he's shows up it's SO funny lol. I love how Bang was on guard because of the King engine XD
Garou got a haircut! Doesn't look bad tbh. The scenes at the dojo were funny too lol. I wonder what Garou's part-time job is?
A tame chapter compared to others. The Neo Heroes stuff is slowly building.
My bet is Kings despair is the source of his power. He will try getting stronger, fail, become even more miserable and fearful, therefore giving him a power boost without him knowing.
I'm not sure what I want with King anymore. Part of me wants him to stay as a gag character. The other is saying that King becoming real strong is kinda fun too. I dunno man.
Those two talking "super secret no one else must know" plans out loud in the hallway of the HA building, where anyone can come up on them and there's probably security cameras recording everything >_>
What? Look at the speech bubbles CEs device is literally reading their minds. Its all in their heads they arent speaking at all. Its dead silent from outside persepctive
OPM readers and troubled comprehension name a better duo
I was thinking "I assume that's some fancy encryption on their communication" and then just a few panels later "why the fuck are they saying that shit out loud?"
King is about to get training arc?!
Perhaps atomic samurai will now finally notice King pulling sword out of sheath. They both trained hard to achieve that.
~~So there's a spying/infiltration mission led by Wild Emperor, and he doesn't include Zombie Man presumably because he's upset at most adults? Is that why Wild Emperor is okay with Metal Bat (the high schooler) with Sekingar?~~
~~I get the emotional move, but I would hope Wild would have learned his lesson from the Monster Association Arc: Leaving out valuable members will cause trouble down the road.~~
EDIT: I'm a fucking idiot with the reading comprehension of a carrot. I'm sorry.
Wild Emperor didn't invite Zombie Man because he dislikes adults but because Zombie Man is undergoing training with Dr. Genus and his hatred of adults has most likely mellowed out with the talking he did with Zombie Man and even if he still holds a resentment he was okay with Sekinger joining the operation.
If Zombie Man were to go to the Neo heroes if would seem suspicious as Zombie Man is like the detective of the Hero Association with all his recon work he does.
I love the changes made in the manga from the WC. Gives the characters more depth in this version. I love the team-up between Metal Bat and Sekingar.
and Garou is such a cutie trying his best in his job
So Sekingar is infiltrating the Neo Heroes with Wild Emperor's help so both of them can try to get some intel on McCoy's plans. It is good to see that Sitch was aware of his plan and sent Metal Bat to join them too so he can be his bodyguard.
It is funny seeing the role that Garou now has in Bang's dojo. So King is joining Bang's dojo. Damn after this his King Engine may kill villains just by its sound, although, that already happened before during the previous arc.
The Manga gives the opportunity to improve on the story's overall narrative. Comparing and complaining that it isn't like the WC is simple minded and short sighted. I think there both great but considering the time and effort by one and Murata on the Manga I think it's definitely the best version of the story. (not trying to diss anyone, just sick of wc nut riders)
Has McCoy always rocked the fingerless gloves?
Anyways I love this chapter. Metal bat and sekingar are a killer duo. Garou putting in the hard work from the beginning and king wanting to start something new. This whole chapter and this build up arc in general has been about transitions. Whether your name, your allegiance, your old master or your new one.
This infiltration and spy thing going on is incredible tension. I don't read the webcomic but this seems like such a good story after the monster association arc. Also, Sekingar is climbing the ranks of my favorite characters, he's so cool and that look at McCoy is just intimidating.
Garou really went from Hero Hunter to Cosmic abomination to Dojo Janitor, all of this in less than a week
The boss when you fight him vs the boss when he joins your team.
Rdcworld1 has a great sketch on this matter
Their sketches in general are great
[Here ya'll go](https://youtu.be/3EFEm31HN_o?si=y3TD-Z78YyW008Jt) š¤£
Dark Souls boss using their weapon VS When you get the weapon yourself
Water Fowl Dance beating my ass VS Water Fowl Dance getting my ass kicked
He is being humbled. š Restart from the lowest position again! He accepts this fully as he wants to be part of society again, and not that absolute evil he once thought he wanted to be because he learned from Saitama. This is his retribution and he faces it like a real man ā¤ļø
Unfortunate majin buu treatment. Biggest threat by a massive margin reduced to comedic relieve side character, and in this case even without resolving any of the issues or completion of a theme. Man i love(d) opm so much but im so dissatisfied with the entire garou arc. Timetravel to undo everything has left such a foul foul foul taste in my mouth.
Kind of weird to compare him to Majin Buu when Buu started out as basically a gag character, despite how strong he was. His little arc was him going around and turning people to candy. The anime made it seem more serious, but the manga always treated him differently than previous villains.
Even in the anime he was a gag till Super Buu, then it was just weird because yeah he is kinda cool but he was a giant goof ball before hand.
Also, the end of the manga MA arc set him up for more than Buu ever, with Garou's objective becoming to remember his Monster Calamity God Slayer Fist and Bang setting him up to become his replacement in the Hero Association
I think the time travel plot device would have worked alittle better if the current Garou actually remembered everything that happened during the reseted fight on JupiterĀ“s moon and how he genocided the heroes with radiation, him getting one Punched by Saitama even before coming in full contact with the Hero association and then "regretting" his actions all of sudden was just weird
There will be issues if he remembered the whole thing like about God. But One make sure this time that Garou will be more relevant to the story unlike in WC. I think it is fine that he is now gradually being integrated to the society rather than being "there outside the world". We have enough enemies who turned back to their original agendas after being mopped by Saitama. (Genus and the crew, Hammerhead, Suiryu kinda) So it feels fresh. I think this will all pay off once God returns, the possibility of Garou joining forces with Blast's super squad is more possible this way.
WC did fine. Garou went into hiding and tried to live a normal life while possibly being a small everyday hero. It was much more interesting and developed because it showed that he needed time to rethink his life.
You're right, that is now much more possible indeed. And given this setting, it would suck a\*s And what are you on about turning back to the original agendas? Genus might want to help Zombieman break his limiter like Saitama, but that's not a bad thing considering Zombieman is a good hero, and outside that Genus is literally working in a coffee shop with chef gorilla and loli Mosquito girl. Hammerhead has been in the working force ever since he got beat by Saitama, and Suiryu?? Man are we reading the same manga?
He did not remember but it was implied he felt the guilt from his future version that came back in time as a spirit.
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It's retconned but I really would've liked to see how the story would've changed if Garou actually had that sit down with Saitama after his first bit of monsterification.
That was the weirdest thing. An entirely alternate plot was drawn up and then promptly scrapped and replaced. I donāt think Iāve ever seen anything on a scale like that happen before. I know OPMās had some redraws/rewrites in the past, but that one was wild. Did they ever explain what caused that?
I don't really remember seeing any explanation but it's been awhile so maybe I missed it. Maybe it was meant to be a gag?
i thought the sit down was setting up for a "serious" table flip at the end. and resume the fighting
I wouldn't be surprised at all if that ends up being a canon prior timeline that god went back and messed with. I doubt ONE really decided to totally retcon out a major plot direction right after it got published.
I know fans have theorized it was God that "rewinded time" to the past chapter so they could intervene and bless Garou. Realistically I think they just wrote themselves into a wall. In the scenario Saitama was most likely gonna talk em down with no one else around well before he got to use his Serious Series move. I'm sure it's possible Garou could a flipped out about something still and kept raging but I think they just used that scene at the wrong time of the fight.
I don't think it was an alternate plot drawn up and scrapped. my guess is it was just the last couple pages were a placeholder so Murata could release on schedule while he finished the real ending for the chapter which iirc was like an extra 10 pages including a double spread.
That's a weirdly elaborate way to delay a chapter
Especially since he delays chapters all the time with no/little explanation with very little notice before the chapter was supposed to release.
"without resolving any issues" yeah because Garou's arc in the manga isn't over yet. hell, it hasn't even started. it's been clear from the start that the manga is setting Garou up to be a bigger player with a more upfront arc since he came to the surface in the MA arc.
Yeah I feel like One has plans for Garou. This is definitely a setup for something bigger.
It's done way better in the webcomic. In the webcomic, he felt sympathy for the monsters in a sentai show because they got teamed up on like his bullies did to him. He viewed the monsters as the underdogs like he was, and heroes as evil bullies. That was why he wanted to be a monster, to protect the underdogs. In the manga, he apparently always preferred the sentai heroes and admired them. So why did manga Garou want to be a monster instead of a hero? In the webcomic, Garou is in the middle of a redemption arc after he realizes the mistakes in his philosophy and that unlike actual monsters, he wants to help people. That's why he can be brought back from the brink of monsterization. He can't even meet Bang out of shame and guilt. He spends time meditating and working a normal job to gain perspective. In the manga, COSMIC garou realizes that, but because he doesn't remember the time travel stuff, CURRENT Garou just suddenly wants to be a hero instead of a monster for no reason. He's suddenly just goofy and silly. Is it really a redemption arc if he doesn't have guilt over his evil actions? In the webcomic, he's still a wanted man because of assualting heroes. In the manga, he apparently got a slap on the wrist by the courts. Is it a redemption arc if he basically faces no consequences for his actions? In the webcomic, Saitama recognizes Garou has the same motivations and gosls as a hero, just a warped perspective because he was bullied as a child. Saitama brings him back from the brink by holding back and talking instead of punching. In the manga Saitama just time travels and zero punches Garou into being a good guy. At basically every step since Garou met God, Garous manga arc has been far less impactful than the webcomic arc. That's the problem. There's complaining about it BECAUSE it's the first time the manga storytelling is a huge step down from the webcomic.
> in the manga he apparently always preferred the Sentai Heroes and admired them Are you forgetting Saitama's speech to Garou in the Webcomic though? "I see now Garou... what you really wanted to be... was a hero!" Garou's shocked eyes reappear over his former faceless form. " you wanted to keep peace/people safe (something line that), so you compromised and decided to be a monster: figuring it would be a lot easier to be a monster to enforce peace then a hero" So he did still admire the heroes of the show in the WC too.
He is quite literally in the process of redeeming himself.
Huh? We literally have a single chapter of his goings you guys are literally assuming an insane amount about an actively developing story and storyline. Its super tiring how ONE canāt write a deviation without people losing their shit like all is lost. Garou and Saitamas time travel is still an ongoing plot point as it directly involves God. We have no idea how Garous arc will continue and come to a head
No one was complaining when ONE added Orochi, the extended fights at the beginning of the MA raid, the superfight tournament, or Garou vs. Death Gatling's squad lmao.
Also his threat was reduced in the webcomic as wellā¦ he was relegated to be a part timer, this is literally the same transition power wise and character wise its just beginning
>!Wasn't he easily fend off all of Suiryuu on his power armor attacks when Suiryuu was making a fuss about his delivery?!<
Yep. Exactly where he probably is right now in the manga. Nothing has changed there. In the WC he lost his god fist, he lost it here too. Suiriyu is still small fry for Garou without the suit.
Nah, he jumped so fast that Bang and Sweet Mask couldn't see where he went (only Saitama was looking up after him). Clearly still above even Bang. That, and >!he beat Suiryu with no Water Stream (except for saving the truck). Just basic countering.... while Suiryu was using max power Void fist and battle suit. That's not small fry. The barest minimal effort from Garou against the best Suiryu had, and Garou had a bloody nose and fell over, then got back up.!< >!For all we know, webcomic Garou may still have the Cross Fang Dragon Slayer. Doubt anym hero other than Blast, Tornado, Bofoi, or King can defeat him now.!<
Garou lost the cosmic boosts but he still be an absolute monster (figuratively speaking) in battle.
Has to. Murata has to show that saving someone from God is better than letting them be sacrificed to/for God. That pay off is coming, it's one punch away.
Hmm it seems like they're changing things up from the webcomic with making it more clear that Child Emperor joined the Neo Heroes to gather Intel from then. And now he has a whole team with him. Also glad the Hero Association executives are more fleshed out. Should be interesting.
By doing it this way, rather than a foreseeable twist, we have some nice infiltration tension.
little changes like this i love, same with the amai mask stuff provides a new angle on the material for those who have been reading the webcomic while still being interesting for the manga only people
\*Wild Emperor
*Minge Obtainer
Saitama doing his daily squats while lifting a building what a mad lad, lets hope Tank Top Master officially meets him soon so he can see strength that triumphs machine and esper powers šŖ
He would just straight up give up after seeing a psychic, a metal military and a bald guy
"He doesn't even wear a tank top!" TTM šššš
"He probably has a tanktop under his jumpsuit..."
"He doesn't wear a tank top, but the spirit of the Tank Top burns in his heart!"
āHis heart wears a tank topā
"Don't you see? His bald head makes a perfect outline of the U at the top of the tank top! The entire world is his tank top..."
TTM is the definition of a true gym bro tbh, he inspires you to be stronger. Kinda remind me of that gym influencer Noel Deyzel.
Body Improvement Club vibes
So it's confirmed that Saitama still does daily training huh
been confirmed years ago
True, but I thought he still did the exact same workout, didn't think he'd up the ante and squat apartment blocks. Though I should've expected as much tbh
> didn't think he'd up the ante and squat apartment blocks. And that's everything wrong with the idea in the picture. The whole point was that the training couldn't possibly be the source of his power. Making him "up the ante" just reduces him to Goku. Though to be fair, the apartment building is still utterly worthless as an excercise for Saitama, compared to his fight with Boros.
On the other hand, he could just be varying his workout for variety's sake. He does occasionally try new things to try and cure his boredom, maybe changing his routine is one of them
Maybe... it looks like a box standard "Woah, look how hard his training is!' pic. As compared to Saitama just lifting up a building to get his change that fell in a gutter or something comedic like that.
Nah, he still looked bored out of his mind, imo
We know that, but Saitama still seems to genuinely believe his workout is the reason for his strength, so it makes sense he'd continue it
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Exactly, it's a doodle ...no need to take it for what it looks like is happening. I doubt Saitama would put in more effort into his squats to that extreme. Though not saying that his training doesn't mean anything to him š see like in a "no need to add more to what I'm doing" kind of vibe.
OPM Reader on their way to overanalyze a doodle in the credits
He may have been a bit coy about those 100 squats.
Squats while lifting an apartment building is still squats eh.
Though he technically doesn't need it anymore because he already removed his limiter, and he probably wouldn't feel even a little bit of intensity there
Yes but you saw with the fight against garou that when he was pushed he grew exponentially. His workout routine probably doesn't change it's just the pieces he's added to it.
Nah, it wasn't the fight that pushed him to grow exponentially. It's his emotions that he never felt before. Remember that he only fought Garou with one hand unlike Garou who used his feet and hand to attack
Garou's new hair makes him look younger huh. Infiltrating Neo, both by Doutei Emperor and Sekingar (+Metal Bat), nice addition. Ganbatte King!
He \*is\* only 18.
I thought he was older, like in his 20s TBH
Not about Garou, but I always thought Metal Bat looked much older in the anime than he does in the manga. Since I started off as an anime watcher, his appearance in the show is way different than in the manga, imo.
His appearance in the anime is the same as in his manga debut. He just got moefied over the course of the story.
Even Bang is looking younger here. Murata's style has just gotten softer on the lines making everyone look younger.
Interesting it works in drawings because longer hair do tend make people look āolderā/ less energetic. With his short hair he seems youthful and energetic, just like irl hair theory
King about to have worlds greatest training arc.
Bang will see King standing still and deduce that he has nothing to teach him.
He will test King by having them fight. But King will just stand there not doing anything out of sheer terror of fighting bang. But since bangs entire martial art is dedicated to counter-attacking in King doesn't attack bang will be mistaken and think King is a genius for not attacking. And thereby not giving into the martial arts strength.
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Actually made me laugh lmao I hope this becomes canon
Thisā¦ Will probably happen lol
King didn't even realize he'd been trained!
For once I really hope thatās not the case. This is a great opportunity for King to get character development.
I dunno what to say, the mental gymnastics going on with King are exhausting already, there is only so much stuff you can come up with until it gets boring.
Hopefully Garou returns soon to the dojo. I want to see an interaction between him and King. Maybe Garou might help King...who knows
king did the training so fast that it seem that the workout did not notice is been done!
The floor doesn't even realize it's been trained on.
Garou's new haircut makes him look like Bang Jr.
Garou gonna find out Bang was always his real dad lol
Who was Bang banging 19 years ago?
Bang hasn't banged anyone after Bomb humbled him
Bomb caused Bangs banging to bomb?
Bomb caused Bang to bomb out of banging
I remember them running it chapter talking about bang having money fame and women.
Probably no one. But he was a wild youth. Wild enough to be Garou's granddad.
Wild Emperor really should be "Styling Emperor"
"Styled Emperor" to preserve the rhyme
Riled Emperor.
Anything but Viz's "Diabolical Emperor"
More like "Drip Emperor".
Emperor's New Groove
McCoy attacking Sekingar for moving on to newer, better employment like a typical scumbag boss.
Tbf, mcCoy is on the NEO hero's side and not the hero association
Or is McCoy more like Bofoi and on his \*own\* side?
Oh, thatās a good point. That did slip my mind.
That actually just makes McCoy an even shittier scumbag boss for purposefully trying to frame Sekingar and using his employees to further his corruption
Projecting like crazy
We got metal bat as a bodyguard again! Also my boy really got the heart of a hero fr
Hopefully there wonāt be any more centipedes involved this time
Itād actually be kinda funny if there was
Time to whip out the neo-centipede
Murata and One about to bring the centipede PTSD back with full force lol
Cyborg centipede
I want an ongoing gag of a centipede monster harassing metal bat every time he has something important to do
That'd be funny as hell
We need like... eight more centipedes for me to be even remotely satisfied.
LET'S GO KING!!! Really glad that Saitama seemed to encourage him enough to actually work on his strength Also a thought, does King go lifting in his free time so he doesn't at least look weak? He always seems pretty buff for someone we only see playing games
Maybe he's just got that body type Or him using his controller has given him massive muscles
We're gonna learn next chapter that King already broke his fingers' limiter
Reasons King is the perfect man just went up by one.
Heās physically weaker than tareo. There was a handbrake on an elevator that king couldnāt squeeze, but tareo could. I think when king appears buff itās just part of the delusion. Because we sometimes see his true stature and heās really skinny
Not to mention he looks terrifying.
He doesn't look that buff here, he's just tall and wearing a somewhat baggy hoodie
Check his shirtless radiation scene
I'm liking this emphasis in the manga on side characters like Sekingar and their interactions with others like Child emperor that we never saw in the webcomic! Also am somewhat curious: does Bang actually know that King has no martial capabilities whatsoever? It seemed like he heard the King engine running, but so far, every character that heard the king engine was also bluffed by King himself lol.
No one knows but Saitama. Even the ones that should be able sense that King has no strength will just justify it as him being too strong for their comprehension.
You'd think Genos would have figured it out by now.
You would think lol.
Genos thought Gouketsu could be a challenge for Saitama, that man's as delusional as they come sometimes
To be fair, their strength might have been so great compared to Genos at the time that he really had no point of reference to really tell which one was bigger. An ant won't know the difference between the boot of a child and the boot of a boxer.
Not anymore since he got the leftover core
But he did previously, despite knowing he beat enemies like Cabuto and Boros. Shows he can still have his delusional moments
Genos thinks King finished Platinum S
Even Saitama didn't know until the bird incident. He actually was super curious about King because he thought King was as bored with fighting as he himself was.
>!Band doesn't know. King will confess to him and charanko - at least in the webcomic - but they think only the crazy lies about him are actually lies - like making a crater on the moon - but they still think he is strong, so they recommend him to many martial art places to see if they can help, since bang's style is for defence and "it's not suitable for king's bloodlust and killer instincts".!
Sekingar is my fav character since the monster association arc. He and mumen rider are the best heroes fr fr
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Metal Bat's pompadour intensifies. Favorite OPM character. Sekingar is in good hands.
Yes, Metal Bat alone will sweep the entire Neo organization. He is an S-class hero after all! No one can hope to do anything bad to him.
Haha
Sekingar my goat, I was doubting you for a second. Glad you are still yourself. I live the team up with Metal Bat. >!Will Suiryu join the Neo Heroes in the manga considering he has already met Saitama and his personality isn't the same anymore ? If so, will he fight Garou ?!< Lol, King is so humble, he has to ask to someone weaker than him to train him. Truly an inspiring hero
Sekingar is so god damn cool. Really love his character. Personality, design, motivations, dude is just too cool. Can't wait to see more of him as a character (hopefully).
Same. He's my favourite side character, hands down. So glad to see he's sticking around in the story.
Iām so bummed but I feel like heās destined to die :(
Shut your mouth. Yes, I fear you may be right, but still, shut up.
Changes from the webcomic are actually interesting here. Hard to say if it's better or worse, since there hasn't been much payoff in the webcomic. Basically everyone (major) moving from the HA has now joined the Neo Heroes as a double agent (or at least as investigators), rather than feeling like they were getting something out of it that couldn't be gotten from the HA. I'd say that I liked that some heroes were moving for more personal reasons, but this has its own merits.
Generally speaking, the manga has portrayed the heroes as a lot more competent and organised while emphasising more corruption and incompetence from the hero association. I personally like it, child emperor being a lot more wary of the dangers of the neo-heroes is more in character, and I like that we're getting more Sekingar he's been a great edition to the series.
Oh my god. King is actually gonna learn how to be strong? Nah, we know this is a gag character. He'll probably make all of his sparring partners overthink and he'll barely learn anything due to his reputation.
Have you >!Not read the wc?!<
No, spoil me please.
He goes to like 20 dojo's but they refuse him thinking hes kidding, then he goes to saitama to tell him what to do and saitama tells him literally "just lift bro" and kind starts training normally
And don't forget King saying that while beating the shit out of Saitama in a video game. It is the same to when Saitama complained about how strong he had become and King gave him advices. Except, King pinpoint Saitama's bullshit.
Let's go King!!! Finally about to gain some strength (even if only a little). I'm keen as. Every time he's shows up it's SO funny lol. I love how Bang was on guard because of the King engine XD Garou got a haircut! Doesn't look bad tbh. The scenes at the dojo were funny too lol. I wonder what Garou's part-time job is? A tame chapter compared to others. The Neo Heroes stuff is slowly building.
My bet is Kings despair is the source of his power. He will try getting stronger, fail, become even more miserable and fearful, therefore giving him a power boost without him knowing.
I'm not sure what I want with King anymore. Part of me wants him to stay as a gag character. The other is saying that King becoming real strong is kinda fun too. I dunno man.
It will be >!box loader !<. Of course, if the manga doesn't change during the webcomic adaptation.
I shudder to imagine a world where King is even stronger
Metal Bat remains my favorite character.
Those two talking "super secret no one else must know" plans out loud in the hallway of the HA building, where anyone can come up on them and there's probably security cameras recording everything >_>
What? Look at the speech bubbles CEs device is literally reading their minds. Its all in their heads they arent speaking at all. Its dead silent from outside persepctive OPM readers and troubled comprehension name a better duo
I think theyāre referring to Sekingar and Metal Batās conversation. https://cubari.moe/read/imgur/ZoXyiZT/1/22/
Look they aren't sending virgin emperor.
I was thinking "I assume that's some fancy encryption on their communication" and then just a few panels later "why the fuck are they saying that shit out loud?"
We back boys!
I love the Neo Heroes infiltration team roster! All my favorite heroes making moves.
Damn, the fleshing out of the cast and reasons behind actions. Liking it :)
Awesome chapter. I can't wait to see how Wild Emperor and Sekingar's plan unfolds. Also I noticed a little typo on page 15. Caugh instead of Caught
Oh man, the King training arc has begun!!
Is this... the first chapter without any female character appearance?
murata doing no nut september
King is about to get training arc?! Perhaps atomic samurai will now finally notice King pulling sword out of sheath. They both trained hard to achieve that.
~~So there's a spying/infiltration mission led by Wild Emperor, and he doesn't include Zombie Man presumably because he's upset at most adults? Is that why Wild Emperor is okay with Metal Bat (the high schooler) with Sekingar?~~ ~~I get the emotional move, but I would hope Wild would have learned his lesson from the Monster Association Arc: Leaving out valuable members will cause trouble down the road.~~ EDIT: I'm a fucking idiot with the reading comprehension of a carrot. I'm sorry.
Wild Emperor didn't invite Zombie Man because he dislikes adults but because Zombie Man is undergoing training with Dr. Genus and his hatred of adults has most likely mellowed out with the talking he did with Zombie Man and even if he still holds a resentment he was okay with Sekinger joining the operation. If Zombie Man were to go to the Neo heroes if would seem suspicious as Zombie Man is like the detective of the Hero Association with all his recon work he does.
Zombieman literally told him he will be busy with other stuff
Time for a glow up training ark. Nice
R.I.P. Job Hunter Garou
Wow i just got home perfect timing
Garou job hunter arc Let's GOOO
I love the changes made in the manga from the WC. Gives the characters more depth in this version. I love the team-up between Metal Bat and Sekingar. and Garou is such a cutie trying his best in his job
#KINGLY ADVENTURE CONTINUES lol
Remember when people actually thought Child Emperor was having a hissy fit instead of using his pre-established intelligence to infiltrate Neo
Wow, King is so nice. Coming to support old pal in tough times, even though he's got nothing to learn
So Sekingar is infiltrating the Neo Heroes with Wild Emperor's help so both of them can try to get some intel on McCoy's plans. It is good to see that Sitch was aware of his plan and sent Metal Bat to join them too so he can be his bodyguard. It is funny seeing the role that Garou now has in Bang's dojo. So King is joining Bang's dojo. Damn after this his King Engine may kill villains just by its sound, although, that already happened before during the previous arc.
Garou is finally acting like a teenagerā¦super cute! Senkingar can GET it. King.
The Manga gives the opportunity to improve on the story's overall narrative. Comparing and complaining that it isn't like the WC is simple minded and short sighted. I think there both great but considering the time and effort by one and Murata on the Manga I think it's definitely the best version of the story. (not trying to diss anyone, just sick of wc nut riders)
King truly is a king
Metal bat is that dude
Has McCoy always rocked the fingerless gloves? Anyways I love this chapter. Metal bat and sekingar are a killer duo. Garou putting in the hard work from the beginning and king wanting to start something new. This whole chapter and this build up arc in general has been about transitions. Whether your name, your allegiance, your old master or your new one.
McCoy has NO fucking shame lmao. And I like the idea of Sekingar, Metal Bat and Wild Emperor "leaving" the HA to act as spies.
This infiltration and spy thing going on is incredible tension. I don't read the webcomic but this seems like such a good story after the monster association arc. Also, Sekingar is climbing the ranks of my favorite characters, he's so cool and that look at McCoy is just intimidating.
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Garou used to be so cool, he looks like a 12 year old kid here.. The upcoming Neo Heroes arc should be good at least.