@Serenata I find it plenty fun to read. I guess reading the webcomic backfired on people a bit since i understand the pacing is a bit different, mostly just the main guys.
Also neither of us actually know if these guys matter since this is a new version which adds a lot of side character content. This means they may actually matter just not to anything they keep from the original. They could be world-building tools, background support to flesh things out before Saitama kills stuff, etc.
I am perfectly happy reading about them. I mean i know them by name so why would i not care about them? We are just different people i guess. I just enjoy the ride.