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(Another anime I haven't finished. That's right, this is getting 4/10 based off the beloved first season, not the iffy second season!)

180. One Punch Man
https://myanimelist.net/anime/30276/One_Punch_Man
Fall 2015 (12 episodes), Spring 2019 (0/12 episodes, unfinished)
My Score: 4/10, MAL Score: 8.51/10 S1, 7.47/10 S2
Best Character: Tatsumaki

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kErJOepkDQk

Premise: Saitama followed his dream of becoming a hero, but he trained so hard that he can beat any enemy in one punch now. Unable to experience the thrill of battle, Saitama is growing bored.

The Good: One Punch Man has a fun premise. It takes anime power levels to the most insane extreme that they can go. The animation was always impressive (Ive only seen the first season, and from what Ive heard this isnt true in the second). Just because Saitama can win in one punch doesnt mean the battles arent fun to watch! The enemies are all creative, and any battle that doesnt involve Saitama still has stakes. My favorite character was sassy lost child Tornado.

The Bad: By the end of the first season, One Punch Man started feeling repetitive. I classify this as action and comedy, and both those aspects began running into trouble. Once the novelty of the concept wore off, I got bored with the battles because they were just flashy distractions until Saitama threw a punch. A lot of the jokes got stale too, like none of the heroes realizing how strong Saitama was when it shouldve been incredibly obvious.

Overall: One Punch Man was fun to watch for one season. By the end of it, though, I was tired of the premise. The whole point of the anime is that Saitama can win in one punch, so I cant say it did anything wrong or that it should change anything to win be back. It just turned out that this wasnt enough to carry a whole anime, at least for me.