I loved watching this anime, and so did everyone else, apparently, because it recently got a second season. This anime makes it on the list because of the sheer overpowered main character, Saitama. It is made by One and animated by Yusuke Murata.

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Plot

The whole series is based around the character, Saitama, who is apparently the strongest being in the universe who no one knows about. He started out as a regular guy, but then later went under intense physical training to strengthen his body. This was literally regular human training, nothing special. He did one-hundred push-ups, one-hundred sit-ups, one hundred squats, and a ten-kilometer run every single day. Of course, no one believes that, but when he is in action, it is hard not to take him seriously. When he was at the Hero Association’s physical and academic testing, he scored a perfect score on the physical part, crushing all of the records, but only scored a seventy percent overall because of the educational portion. Genos, soon to be Saitama’s disciple, scored a perfect score because he is a cyborg.

The Battles

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Most of the battles in this anime are one-sided when they involve Saitama. There is a reason why he is called “One Punch Man,” after all. What you are seeing above is his match against Genos, which was pretty boring for Saitama, despite Genos trying his hardest to defeat his master. Once Saitama took out a monster that was double the height of a skyscraper with just one punch. No one knows why or how he has this type of power, but he continues to climb the rankings at the Hero Association.

The Rankings of Heroes

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So there is all of this talk about heroes and their rankings. There is a scale from S to C that ranks a hero based on their abilities and strengths. The S-level heroes typically have supernatural power and are called only when the fate of the world is at stake. Since Genos scored a perfect score on his test, he was immediately placed in the S-class, while Saitama was placed in the C-class. Sometimes, when Saitama defeated strong enemies, he wanted to make people believe that he stole the credit from the other stronger heroes that participated in the battle. The reason he did this was that he is only a hero for fun. He did not want to be famous among the public, as some of the other heroes did. He continues to climb the ranking as he defeats enemies, eventually reaching the B class in the second season. He obviously deserves to be in the S-class, considering that he has taken out God-level threats.

Types of Threats

With levels of heroes comes levels of threats. There is a wolf, tiger, demon, dragon, and God level threat, each increasing in severity. When it comes to the God-level threats, Saitama is also called with the S-class heroes. One of the S-class heroes, Silverfang, is an old martial artist that sees Saitama’s strength and insists that he comes along with everyone else.

Conclusion

So I would say that anyone of any age can enjoy this anime as it is not as bloody or gory as the other anime on this list. Go out and watch the new second season at Crunchyroll.com!