60 Fun Facts About One Punch Man

Who created One-Punch Man, first releasing it as a webcomic?

The pseudonymous artist drew it on his own blog with no publisher, and it was originally meant as a one-off drawing exercise.

Which artist illustrates the digital manga remake?

He approached the webcomic's creator himself, and used his industry connections to land the Young Jump deal.

Before One-Punch Man, the remake's illustrator was best known for drawing which American-football manga?

He drew it for Weekly Shōnen Jump from 2002 to 2009 with writer Riichiro Inagaki.

In which year did the original One-Punch Man webcomic begin?

By June 2012 it had passed 7.9 million hits, which is what caught the remake illustrator's eye.

On which Shueisha website is the manga remake serialised?

The site is a spin-off of Weekly Young Jump magazine, so the remake counts as a seinen title.

The Japanese title Wanpanman is a play on which long-running children's character?

'Wanpan' is a contraction of wanpanchi, meaning 'one punch'.

How long is the daily run in Saitama's famous training routine?

The rest of the regimen is 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups and 100 squats, every single day.

Along with exercise and healthy food, Saitama credits his strength to going without what?

He says giving up the air conditioner and heater reinforced his mental fortitude - and cost him his hair.

For how many years did Saitama train before becoming unbeatable?

He was 22 and job-hunting when he first fought a monster, and is 25 when the story begins.

What hero name does the Hero Association give Saitama in the anime?

The Japanese name is Hagemanto, rendered as Bald Cape in the manga translation.

Saitama's apartment is in which of the lettered metropolises of the supercontinent?

The assault on the Monster Association later reduces much of that city to ruins.

Which pollution-spawned monster does Saitama defeat in the very first chapter?

It saw humanity as a virus to be eradicated and had already taken out two heroes.

How old is Genos, Saitama's disciple, when the story begins?

He became a cyborg four years before the story after a rampaging machine wiped out his family and hometown.

Genos is hunting which rampaging machine for destroying his hometown and family?

Late in the story Drive Knight tells Genos that Metal Knight is responsible for that cyborg.

Which scientist rebuilt the nearly dead Genos into a machine-man?

He is later assassinated by Machine Gods sent by the Organization, kicking off a robot invasion.

Genos becomes Saitama's disciple after watching him effortlessly beat which monster?

She had nearly killed Genos moments earlier; Saitama flattens her with one slap.

Despite his godlike power, Saitama's poor written exam puts him in which hero tier?

He is eventually promoted to A-Class just as the Hero Association's credibility crumbles.

Which tier is Genos placed in as soon as he registers?

His entry pushed Puri-Puri Prisoner down a rank in the process.

Which multi-millionaire founded the Hero Association?

He set it up after his grandson was saved from the monster Crablante by an unregistered bystander - a still-haired Saitama.

Which cyclops-like alien, leader of the Dark Matter Thieves, comes to Earth looking for a worthy fight?

Like Saitama he suffered an existential crisis from being too strong; his armour exists to limit his power.

Whose dying prophecy is fulfilled by the alien invasion of the city?

The seer's warning is what gathers every S-Class hero in one place for the first time.

The self-styled Hero Hunter Garou was expelled from whose martial arts dojo?

He preferred his master's forbidden old style, Fist of Unleashed Explosive, and beat up his fellow students.

Bang's Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist was inspired by the fighting style of his brother, named what?

Bang, known as Silver Fang, is ranked third among the S-Class heroes.

Which S-Class hero, believed to be the strongest man on the planet, is secretly a powerless otaku?

He got the credit years earlier when a young Saitama killed the monster that scarred his face.

Who is the mysterious Rank 1 S-Class hero who only appears when humanity is threatened?

He turns out to be hunting cosmic 'God cubes' with a team of universal guardians.

Tatsumaki, the top-ranked female hero, goes by what hero name?

She is Rank 2 in the S-Class; her younger sister Fubuki leads the B-Class Blizzard Group.

Mumen, the bicycle-riding C-Class Rank 1 hero, is a parody of which Japanese franchise?

His real name is Satoru; his hero name literally means 'unlicensed rider'.

How does S-Class hero Metal Knight, alias Dr. Bofoi, do his fighting?

He first appears testing a weapon on an incoming meteor and refusing to work with Genos.

How old is the S-Class hero Child Emperor?

He wears a school backpack that sprouts spider-like legs, and hates his embarrassing hero name.

What is the name of Puri-Puri Prisoner's clothes-shredding power-up?

He claims to be serving a 10,000-year sentence and breaks out whenever a man he fancies is in trouble.

Zombieman, the S-Class hero who regenerates from any wound, was a test subject of which organisation?

He gave up his revenge once he learned Saitama had already destroyed the group.

Speed-o'-Sound Sonic, Saitama's self-declared rival, is what kind of fighter?

Their first fight ended with his crotch landing on Saitama's fist, and he has vowed revenge ever since.

What restores the Deep Sea King to his true form and full power?

He easily beat Stinger and Lightning Max and shrugged off Puri-Puri Prisoner before Saitama arrived.

The Monster Association's true leader, an esper and old schoolfriend of Fubuki, is who?

She let the monster Orochi front the organisation while she watched through her Gyoro-Gyoro form.

Which S-Class hero wears a dog costume and guards Q-City?

He waits on a stone pedestal like the Hachiko statue and even Garou finds him hard to handle.

What is the leader of the Neo Heroes, who claims to be Blast's son, called?

The group secretly harbours ambitions of mass cyberisation.

Which studio animated the first season of the anime?

The season's animation drew a 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating; the studio changed for season two.

Which studio took over the anime from season two onwards?

The switch, along with a new director, was blamed for the widely criticised drop in animation quality.

Who directed the first season of the anime?

He was replaced for season two, and the third season brought in yet another director.

In which year did the first season of the anime air in Japan?

It ran for 12 episodes on TV Tokyo, and the second season did not follow until 2019.

Which anison supergroup performs the season one opening 'The Hero!!'?

They returned for the season two and three openings as well.

Who voices Saitama in the original Japanese anime?

He also sings the ending themes of seasons two and three.

Who voices Saitama in the English dub?

He aimed for a balance between 'bored but not lazy' and 'a little detached'.

Season three's opening 'Get No Satisfied!' features which kawaii-metal idol group?

They perform alongside the anison group that has sung every One-Punch Man opening.

On which US programming block did the English dub premiere in 2016?

It ran on Adult Swim from July to October, and season two aired there from October 2019.

Which director was announced in 2022 for the live-action Hollywood film?

Dan Harmon and Heather Anne Campbell were later hired to rewrite the script.

Which One-Punch Man fighting game was released for PS4, Xbox One and PC in 2020?

A separate mobile game, Road to Hero, had arrived on iOS and Android the year before.

In the 2023 Overwatch collaboration, which hero received a Saitama-inspired skin?

Genji got a Genos skin, Soldier: 76 became Mumen Rider and Kiriko dressed as Terrible Tornado.

Roughly how many copies of the manga remake were in circulation by July 2026?

The first two volumes debuted at numbers one and two on the New York Times manga list.

In 2015 the manga was nominated for which major American comics prize?

A Harvey nomination followed in 2016, and it won Spain's Manga Barcelona award in 2017.

What is the creator's other well-known series?

It ran on Ura Sunday, the web version of Weekly Shōnen Sunday, and also got a hit anime.

The creator was born in which prefecture, though he grew up in the one that shares his hero's name?

His parents bought him Crayon Shin-chan manga on visits to his grandparents there, which set him on the path.

Why did the illustrator first contact the creator about redrawing the webcomic?

Hospitalised with infected organs and swollen airways, he decided that if he was going to die he wanted to draw manga with One.

On which Japanese manga website did One self-publish the original webcomic?

A series there counted as 'popular' with 30 comments per update; by chapter 30 One was getting nearly 1,000.

After releasing chapter 109 in January 2017, how long a break did One take from the webcomic?

He had earlier paused the series for a year in 2010 due to family circumstances.

How many episodes did the first season of the anime run for?

It aired on TV Tokyo from October 5 to December 21, 2015.

Who replaced Shingo Natsume as director for the second season?

Critics unanimously flagged the drop in animation quality after the studio switch to J.C.Staff.

Which two writers were reported in 2024 to be rewriting the live-action film's script?

Sony's Columbia Pictures announced the adaptation in 2020 with Avi Arad producing.

Which outlet named season three the worst show of 2025?

Season three streamed on Hulu in the US and Disney+ in Canada; a second cours is due in 2027.

Which Spanish award did the series win in the seinen category in 2017?

The same year it also won the Sugoi Japan Award.