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grandmoments · 2 years

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Genos: How strong are you, Master?

Saitama: Yes.

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theomnicode · 1 year

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Old but good; analyzing Saitama vs Genos

Wonder if the Saitama and Genos spar is the first time someone actually takes Saitama seriously, as a person with serious ability and as a person who can be legitimately threathening and a respectable fighter.

With Genos going all out and not underestimating or belittling Saitama's ability and instead calling him out on not fighting seriously enough because he was just avoding hits and not striking back, really won Genos quite a few points in Saitama's book. That Genos noticed it in the first place that Saitama was holding back and noticed it very fast to boot, spoke of keen intellectualism and analytical skills.

When he was stupendously shocked instead of idk, fainting after a Death punch, Genos showed he had actual guts to face death head on too and wasn't just all talk and no show and that's why Saitama chose to invite him out on dinner later. Genos was trying to impress Saitama, so Saitama tested him and chose to reveal his full ability in return and was happy with what he found since Genos didn't run away screaming.

He slaps genos forehead with a knowing smile and eye-brow raise to get him out of his shock; it's not every day a guy has to face death head on and lives to tell the tale.

It is something Saitama has faced himself multiple times when he was training to become stronger, so he would know the feeling quite well.

Having the composure to still be standing in the face of Saitama's Serious punch means Genos can practically face anything the world throws at him without flinching and still rise to the challenge and that's all the confirmation Saitama needs if he's to actually take Genos as disciple. Someone hanging around him would come face to face with world ending threats of far higher caliber than is the norm, of that he has no doubt. Just for the sake of their own protection, they'd have to rise to Saitama's level if they want to hang around with him because Saitama is a monster magnet.

And maybe after a Death punch, anything else is practically too tame to even induce a shock, so Genos would be better prepared to face destructive force like that and not freeze and be able to dodge.

The invitation for spontaneous late dinner seems to be just as much of an silent apology as it is an invitation that Saitama wanted to get to know Genos better. The guy impressed him enough to be quite interesting. Genos being legitimately interested in HIM and not deterred despite showing just how dangerous he could be, made him interesting.

(Saitama was going to pay for both since he invited Genos, he planned out the restaurant based on his low funds and based on that it had good Udon and the evening time gave it a more "romantic" overtone, so yea, it was "technically" a date too.)

I also highly doubt that Saitama looking back at Genos was just because of he was unsure if Genos liked udon, but more about second-guessing himself if he had actually went too far after all, because Genos still wasn't reacting and wondering if he had actually scared him too much or something. Saitama doesn't Death punch people for fun, so there could've always been an adverse reaction.

Saitama was also seemingly second-guessing himself in spontaneously asking Genos out for dinner in the first place. What if he was making some kind of social plunder here because Genos was just staring at him with a weird expression?

Fortunately, it wasn't a plunder for Saitama.

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Unfortunately, Saitama probably also feels like he's just a wallflower compared to Genos and all the people vying for Genos' attention afterwards; Amai-mask the Handsome Kamen and all the fangirls, one who blatantly just asked Genos to shake her hand is a source of envy because he wasn't confident enough to do anything remotely the same. Genos is a show-stopper and Saitama definitely noticed this and so he doesn't want his new disciple to even work with him to steal the glory. Saitama's low self-worth does not do him any favours.

Instead of getting rookie-crushers trying to crush his hopes of succeeding, Genos even gets treated differently. People didn't seek out to test his ability as S-ranker, but seemingly sought him out for entirely different reasons, not interested in fighting skills...and the only connecting dot Saitama seems to figure out that Genos just looks far more handsome and he's popular because of his looks, so Genos already forges better connections immediately. Fangirls don't want to fight, far from it, they just want to know him.

The lower the rank, the less popular and uglier the hero is. The higher the rank, the more popular, better connected and good looking the hero seems to be.

Not unlike in multiple irl job circles where people who have the looks get more foot inside the door and the higher status you are, one often just looks the role.

It just perpetuates the poor self-image he has of himself when other C-rank heroes claim they are popular too (Tank toppers), so Saitama is just an exception to the rule of being unpopular C-ranker, so it must be something about himself that is wrong. That he's the only common denominator in being unpopular and it HAS to relate to how lame and plain he looks. Because he doesn't look like a buff Tank topper either, that must be one of the reasons he's not popular.

(Saitama's self-image is really quite awful innit? I'd need to do some serious research to see if it has gotten even a smidge better)

Genos is S-rank, he's C-rank. Genos looks pretty, he does not. Genos is amazing, he is lame. Genos is popular, he is unknown and disliked. Genos has nice hair, he does not and worse, he used to have hair but lost it and all that remains is a shiny bald head. There is a lot for Saitama to be envious about when he just tries to be himself, but nobody likes him when he tries to be just himself. Too plain to ever be noticed. Upward comparing himself to Genos doesn't do his self-esteem any favours and he plainly shoots down any kind of flattery.

It is no wonder if Saitama feels like he just can't compare to Genos and has taken this long to actually show any kind of affection and confidence to express his true feelings; his poor self-esteem just made him feel like he never had a chance anyway from the start and Genos is definitely out of his league, being everything he hoped he could be. And probably not actually really interested in him in that way despite titivating himself to Saitama, that was just an ulterior motive just like his empty flattery before meteor incident, plain to see through.

After is a different story, because Saitama did something heroic, so there was an actual reason behind it and Saitama can appreciate Genos being more honest and cheering him up and listening to him rant.

It does send up quite the mixed signals however, so it takes a long time to figure out his intentions just to be on the safe side.

Can't say for sure if Saitama has stopped comparing himself to Genos completely, but his looks and lack of popularity are no doubt still a sore spot, even if he has since learned to greatly appreciate Genos and how he complements him instead of highlighting the differences.

#opm #one punch man #saitama #genos #saigenos #genosai #saitama vs genos #analysis #opm meta #self-image #upward comparison #spar #self-esteem #Old but good

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opmedits · 2 years

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“Do I really have...a hero’s intuition?”

One Punch Man 166

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netaaaaaa · 2 years

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OPM MANGA SPOILERS (CHAPTER 166)

I hate it here

#one punch man #opm #opm manga #manga spoilers #genos #saitama #garou opm #saitama vs garou

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eisenartworks · 1 year

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The staunchest difference I could think of between webcomic Saitama and manga Saitama when it comes to their relationships is that if you ask webcomic Saitama if he has friends he can't answer but if you ask manga Saitama he'll say yes.

#And he'll only lost two: Genos and King #Bang... Can stay. Not really a friend but a good. Enough. Sort of acquaintance #Fubuki is still an annoyance but maybe he'll warm up a lil bit if Genos told him she saved him #Whereas wc Saitama... He DOES care for Genos #But he really sucks being a good friend somewhat sometimes. He's really callous and out of touch w his emotions #Also one of the more disheartening things in the wc for me is that it goes unspoken but #King and Genos do not seem to view Saitama as reliable somewhat or trust him to have their backs no matter what #Kinda difficult to explain but #Compare it manga King's assurance that Saitama will come and save the day vs wc King shitting bricks and trying to escape bc he thinks #No one will save him...#Genos is seld explanatory...#Idk webcomic feels really lonely as ever #Opm #One punch man #Saitama #Opm meta #*list. Ugh a typo in the first tag my bad

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1punch · 18 days

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tfw your grief is so crippling it destroys planets and stars without even caring

#tfw the most precious person in the world is gone & the world doesn't matter anymore so much that you go on a rampage just breaking it apart #i think this is pretty obvious but i gotta say this chapter is literally my roman empire and #there is no point trying to spoiler tag abt it cuz I'll be talking abt it all the time fr #and i wanna try a verse where saitama doesn't forget what happened...#how antagonistic he acted ( AND LOOKED ) in there was absolutely maddening #saitama's “THE HERO” loss & how it results in immense destruction vs garou's “THE VILLAIN” loss and how it fixes it ??????????#the moral ambiguity the /fear/ the INSANITY saitama borderlines becuz of how stronger he got becuz of ANGER. becuz of grief!!!!!!!!!#THE LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY ON SAITAMA'S PART ??? he almost destroyed all of earth ( AND ITS PPL ). he doesn't care he just wants genos back #so what if he is a possible threat to all of the universe ???? let him have nice things gdi #sorry abt rambling in the tags I DO NOT have coherent thoughts abt this I can only Scream.#fucking depressed egg man wants to feel something huh. this is what happens when he does ig #⋆ ★ 【サイタマ】 : ̗̀➛ study.

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the-nysh · 1 year

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Do you think Genos would give up his quest of revenge if Saitama asked him to? I read some fanfics where Genos does exatly that, he realizes that his daily life with Saitama is already enough for him and he doesn't need to seek the Mad Cyborg to feel completed.

Even if it's a nice scenario, I personally think that Genos couldn't do it so easily. That was his initial motivation as a character, the reason why he followed Saitama, the core of his story.

Hmm, so I often wonder if this is what ONE will ultimately go for (as in, Genos doesn't need to complete his self-destructive quest of revenge to have a fulfilling life to live for with Saitama), but for now, seeking the Mad Cyborg has been Genos' whole raison d'être, and why he became a cyborg in the first place, so words alone (not even from Saitama) won't be enough to convince him to stop, because knowing his extreme perseverance and persistence, Genos won't relent unless he has some cold hard proof or evidence that the Mad Cyborg is already dead for example. So even if Genos gains new goals, he'd still be in search of that closure for that unhealed, open wound of his past, even if he's never able to fight him himself anymore. (And being with Saitama has helped Genos heal, but there will still always be that....lingering hole bc he's never allowed himself to properly grieve, if Genos never finds those answers to his town's destruction and the Mad Cyborg's unresolved mysteries he seeks.)

But in the case Saitama tries to talk him out of it.....exactly, it won't be that easy or simple - I'd actually be curious to see if their differing opinions would form a (temporary) rift or separation, since Saitama has no idea what Genos has gone through, so even him accidentally/unintentionally making light of his pain and the life-altering choices Genos has made (cause Genos already has to wonder whether forsaking his human body was a mistake..) would be an ouch;;; And Genos weighing to himself what is most important to him (should he stay? should he pursue on his own? fortunately in the wc he chooses to wait and consort with Saitama & Kuseno before tailing a lead) would be interesting choices on his end. And of course, Saitama learning to see and take Genos' side seriously too. All of which is more interesting drama for me to see addressed in fics too.

#opm #genos #saitama #anonymous #replies #so a fic genos who simply agrees without any argument or reservations has no spice to me! :'D #i like a genos who asserts what's important to him...even if that means weighing what's important vs saitama (yay drama)

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btnclmrttn · 2 years

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SAITAMA GONNA FUCK THIS FOOL UP FR

#opm #one punch man #opm manga #167 #chapter 167 #opm spoilers #major spoilers #saitama #garou #saitama vs garou #not my art #official manga art #genos #anime

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smol-stone · 2 years

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SPOILER AHEAD!

I don't like and I'm truly disappointed with the direction OPM is taking...

I don't like what they did with Garou...

I don't like that they truly made Garou a really evil and selfish being (with or without the influence of God, because He only gave Garou the power to intensify his already wrecked goals). He's no longer the soft-on-the-inside guy who just wanted to be a hero but choose the easy path. Now he really is the "absolute evil"...

I don't like the radiation poisoning the characters and Earth suffered... (No one can survive this type of damage and the only conclusion I think for them is death... And a very painful and horrible one...)

I don't like Saitama feeling empty when he finally found a rival fit for him because that rival became a selfish evil scumbag... (All he wanted, the adrenaline of an exciting fight, and now he can't enjoy it...)

I don't like all the filler we had to read only to get to this very sad conclusion...

And adding the fact that Murata and ONE are soon finishing the story/giving it a new direction makes me feel that this is no longer OPM...

In what moment this funny and refreshing parody of the cliche hero story became a dark and depressing hero story?

It's horrible when a story you like and follow disappoints you.

And I'm sad this happened to me once again (first time with Naruto, second with Attack on Titan...)

This is just my opinion, so please don't get mad 🙏🏻

I BETTER JUST READ THE WEBCOMIC...

Edit: Well, I read the news regarding to Murata and I already now he meant this arc, but this doesn't change anything. I'm still sad and disappointed 😞

#one punch man spoilers #one punch man manga #one punch man #saitama #one punch man garou #saitama vs garou #awakened garou #genos one punch man

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benka79 · 2 years

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I'm kind of confused here... Is it homoeroticism or homophobia?

I'm talking about OPM and Saitama interactions with male characters...

I mean... Does he have to clarify he is not gay the same episode he meets Genos?

Was it necessary the "no homo" scene in which Suiryu praises a girl after meeting the first man that beats him up in a fight? Just to show us his tears and fear when he thought Saitama was about to die?

Like... IDK... I need to read some more...

And all the banana/phallic allegories...

I mean, Murata sensei... What are we doing here?

#OPM #one punch man #saitama #genos #suiryu #queer subtext?#homophobia vs homoeroticism #manga #anime

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stellato-17 · 2 years

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Yesterday /// Today

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grandmoments · 2 years

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Genos the war machine!

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retrologynews · 2 years

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One Punch Man Chapter 166 Discussion: SAITAMA IS PISSED!!!

One Punch Man Chapter 166 was insane! Read our in-depth analysis with each question answered like that black rain, Genos future and more. #OPM166 #OnePunchMan166 #OnePunchMan #Saitama #Blast #Garou

Where do we even start? One Punch Man Chapter 166 was crazy good! It has been long since I have been this excited reading a chapter. We are indeed witnessing peak One Punch Man manga in these recent chapters. In this post, One Punch Man Chapter 166 Discussion, we will discuss the important points in the chapter, answer the fan’s questions and predict what will happen next. To have a recap on the…

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jayther · 2 years

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carma-tjol · 15 days

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obsessed with that "boil a frog and it wont notice until its too late" thing opm does with its audience introducing serious ass concepts in a funny way and then not expanding on how dead serious they are until way later.

like with genos's backstory getting played off for laughs because he monologues vs now seeing how his obsession with revenge makes him equate his self worth with power/he struggles to understand himself as a human instead of a commodity

or sonic's backstory about the ninja village getting comedically introduced with him bragging about his skills and then immediately getting punched in the balls vs now it going into the trauma and betrayal related to his past and that his upbringing didn't teach him any normal useful skills thus setting him up for failure

the story acts like it doesnt really matter or that it wont get brought up again initially, but as everything progresses and slowly gets worse and worse at some point the reader is like "oh fuck"

((it can probably be credited to the way the audience sees everything from saitama's eyes at first (since he tends to be a bit dense and apathetic) until it focuses on other characters and their individual arcs more but yeah))

good stuff good stuff

#opm #one punch man #meta #kind of #idk #opm meta #im not gonna bother proofreading this its 1am sorry

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superdarkgod · 2 months

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Saitama VS Genos

#saitama #opm genos #Fubuki #tatsumaki #opm #one punch man #anime #manga #polls #anime poll #Whoishotteranimepolls

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