Rating (Out of 5): ~3.5
Publisher: Shonen Jump (VIZ Media)
Release Date: August 2019
Volumes: 21+
Spoilers?: No.
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Goodreads Synopsis:
Life gets pretty boring when you can beat the snot out of any villain with just one punch.
Nothing about Saitama passes the eyeball test when it comes to superheroes, from his lifeless expression to his bald head to his unimpressive physique. However, this average-looking guy has a not-so-average problem—he just can’t seem to find an opponent strong enough to take on!
Despite his best efforts, Garo is no match for the overwhelming skill of Bang and his brother. In fact, the hero hunter is near death when the Monster Association attempts to steal him away, unleashing Centichoro in the process. Bang and company take the threat-level Dragon monster head-on before Genos boldly enters the fray!
Nothing about Saitama passes the eyeball test when it comes to superheroes, from his lifeless expression to his bald head to his unimpressive physique. However, this average-looking guy has a not-so-average problem—he just can’t seem to find an opponent strong enough to take on!
Despite his best efforts, Garo is no match for the overwhelming skill of Bang and his brother. In fact, the hero hunter is near death when the Monster Association attempts to steal him away, unleashing Centichoro in the process. Bang and company take the threat-level Dragon monster head-on before Genos boldly enters the fray!
Review:
This league of monsters is starting to get serious. Garo is fighting
three heroes off, and is only interrupted when an even bigger monster
comes out to play. This interrupts their fight, and makes Saitama
come out of hiding long enough to win without anyone knowing. These
fights where Saitama comes and wins with a single hit, after chapters
of fighting, could be seen as anticlimactic. But I just find it funny
how it all dwindles so quickly and goes from such serious panels to a
more comedic art-style.
After all of that, there's some recovery needed. And Saitama doesn't
really want to get involved unless he absolutely has to. Which now
he's being forced to do, as the monster hide-out is getting closer to
being discovered and a lot of deaths are going to be on the line.
This is a fun series. I do actually enjoy reading it, mainly because of
how Saitama reacts and the parody of his whole character in contrast
with the uber-serious heroes.
A review copy was provided by the publisher, VIZ Media, for an honest review. Thank you so, so much!
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