Jan 16, 2025HPL_Teen_Volunteer1 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
“One Punch Man. 8” is the 8th part of the manga series created by ONE. This volume starts with the introduction of King, an S-class hero who is hyped up as the strongest man who has a shocking secret that gets revealed after being put in danger and saved by Saitama. Meanwhile, Genos fights a massive robot (whose original purpose was to fight King) that threatens the city as well. In the next parts, it also shows the Hero Association calling all villains and thugs to gather for a meeting in hopes of working together to face an upcoming threat and some bonus manga about Saitama finding a lost cat and sharing a hotpot with Genos and the S-class hero, Bang.
I liked how this volume focused more on King in the beginning, and I think the way Saitama and King like video games is pretty cool to have in common. The twist about King was shocking since I didn’t know he would turn out this way until they revealed it. I think the bonus manga about Saitama being assigned a mission to find a lost cat for a little girl was pretty fun to read and the contrasting priorities between Genos fighting an alien while Saitama finds a lost cat is also an amusing story element to see. I see that Genos has been in a lot of fights so far and I like his character development up to this point after being around Saitama. About King, I think his feelings about his situation are also realistic and wonder if we will see him more in future volumes since his secret was now revealed to Saitama. --REVIEW BY ARZEE, 10TH GRADER
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One-punch Man. 08