One-Punch Man (Webcomic) - Ch. 156

[supaten]

I kinda liked Drive Knight, this twist makes him look kinda lame TBH

Oh well, at least we got some cinema out of this.

 

[Remedil]

CHADtama putting CRINGEknight in his place

 

[cgr]

NOOOOO!!!! Dr. Kuseno, how could you? we believed you since you fixed Saitama's game (chapter 140)

 

[lswgamer]

Percussive Maintenance - it just works.

 

[Mah_Buddy_Keith]

 

[Chaos_Breaker]

As expected of KING
Truly MVP

 

[Mineta_The_Grapist]

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CINEMA
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[Korath]

why can't Murata manga be this good?

Imo the reason is the overall plot. You can make a story better, but at some point you have to deviate from the original. But it is always coming back to it, deviates again, but gets back to the original. Imo this just doesnt work.

 

[codetaku]

I've been following the webcomic for a long time--since around the middle of the monster association arc--and I think this was actually my favorite overall chapter of all time??

Helps that it was a pretty long one, but having Genos muddy his own programming by looking at the face of the true symbol of justice (Saitama), combined with the gag with King's biological data, combined with Saitama having such a cool dialogue where he actually understands that Drive Knight is programmed to GENUINELY BELIEVE he represents "justice" (way smarter than Saitama usually is, though it was of course followed up by the "smack an appliance to make it work right" gag), combined with Drive Knight trying to use Saitama's own biological data but his machine parts not being tough enough to deal real damage with it... and Saitama destroying him with no malice and telling him to rest....

I loved this chapter so much. I've felt similar feelings from the webcomic before, and it's qualitatively similar to the feeling I get when reading the most peak chapters of One Piece. And sadly, it's the type of feeling that Murata just refuses to incorporate into the manga, focusing only being some kind of action flipbook.

Imo the reason is the overall plot. You can make a story better, but at some point you have to deviate from the original. But it is always coming back to it, deviates again, but gets back to the original. Imo this just doesnt work.

Murata has never made the story better. He makes the art prettier (which is fine) but also makes the action scenes more action-y which then takes away from the core of Saitama's character (that nothing is hard for him anymore, and that he is a hero not for the fights but simply out of genuinely attempting to implement justice). He also adds filler but none of the filler has ever been more interesting than the webcomic.

I checked in on the manga in the middle of the Garou fight after not reading it for years and it was just embarrassing how anti-OPM it is.

 

[Junpaku]

"Thank you, Saitama"
"Sure."

 

[kaminomikan]

did you try to turn it off on again?

 

[EirikrInnMyrkr]

Glad I managed to read this before it is taken down!

Absolute Peak Cinema!

I don't think this version will be taken down. This is the web version that is posted for free, IIRC.

Edit: checking the archive, and it seems this WAS purged a while ago. Dang.

 

[EirikrInnMyrkr]

That long exposition and suddenly "King data". lol.
He should have copied King's gaming data instead. Saitama probably would have lost.

I'm just imagining Drive Knight crouching down and attacking with only leg sweeps throughout the entire fight.

 

[NotSomeone]

Last panel was absolute cinema.
Love the webcomic, can't wait for the next chapter (in 300 years)

 

[Primetimecrime]

I knew something smelled when Kuseno "died".

And unfortunately for Genos... he's likely the cyborg that killed his family, but his memories were modified.

That is, if ONE-sensei isn't cooking a red herring, maybe. If it's some third-party out-of-nowhere then it's going to be a lot less satisfying.

But one clue that it might actually be Kuseno is he's the only one who has directly tested Saitama so a third-party is looking unlikely.

EDIT: One possibly I just thought up is Genos was cyberized by Kuseno because he had health issues, but something went wrong with the process and he went out of control, killing his family/the village. Kuseno covered it up for Genos' sake, but the guilt of indirectly massacring everyone built-up overtime. So, maybe Kuseno is trying to look like a bad guy so Genos can take "revenge" and free Genos and himself.

I think that Genos was never human to begin with. He's Kuseno's iteration on the same AI that runs Drive Knight. Genos never had a family, and was never human. He's always been artificial. At least, that's been my little theory for a few years.

 

[Jamadhur]

Genocide punch? Did we just get foreshadowing of Saitama ultimate moves? I mean Drive Knight learn everything from his enemy

 

[radstylix]

I think that Genos was never human to begin with. He's Kuseno's iteration on the same AI that runs Drive Knight. Genos never had a family, and was never human. He's always been artificial. At least, that's been my little theory for a few years.

You're right. A "Pinocchio" scenario could be possible. Could be Kuseno testing if adding a human element to the AI would make for a better soldier. Genos also becoming more human as he spends more time with Saitama and learning to be a true hero, instead on focusing on revenge whether his backstory is true or not can also support that theory.

I can't recall where, but I recall that Genos still has his human brain though... but we also can't confirm that until he opens his head. If he has a robobrain all along then it becomes a (HUGE SPOILER FOR ANOTHER SERIES) Battle Angel Alita situation instead.

 

[Yoshaaaa]

ts is so peak 😭 better than whatever tf has been going on in the official manga

 

[NeakiNaegi]

K I N O
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[JunWasHere]

The sheer stupidity... of even an AI, without any prior testing, trying to adapt the powers of King... and then just crumpling over and making excuses for King... Didn't know I needed that today. Thank you, One. I know you won't see this comment, but my heart goes out to you today.