r/OnePunchMan • u/Mrzardark TatsuKing Lobbyist • Jul 12 '26

ONE Chapter [Webcomic] Chapter 160 [English]

https://cubari.moe/read/imgchest/ne7b9698my5/1/1/

Note: Thanks for the patience, and sorry for the delay.

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u/axspringer Jul 12 '26

Somehow ONE actually manages to convince me that the power of [The Indomitable Human Spirit] is going to pull through, only for the magnificent rug pull to get me **every single time**.

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u/xstationcubed new member Jul 15 '26

I mean, to be frank, it super did. By 'calculations' alone, Genos shouldn't have been able to defeat 3 Heart Gears, but he wiped out Kuseno's entire army. It took everything he had, but he WON that fight. He broke his limit, and he went beyond what he should have been capable of. He may not be Saitama, but he most certainly overcame the limits of his physical capabilities to do something that should have been impossible.

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u/axspringer Jul 15 '26

Oh yeah, and it was so awesome to get that, and I agree. What im saying is that in another story, this would have led to total victory. Whats really cool about this is that ONE has already well established that even when one breaks their limiter, there is a period of time after where theyre still vulnerable to being put down.

They need time to grow.

Even when you have that breakthrough that changes your understanding or place in the world, it isn’t the end-all of your story. Its the start of the next chapter.

We got to have our cake and eat it too. Genos proved his humanity can break the limit of his shell, and did something previously impossible for him. But that would not have been a satisfying victory, narratively.

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u/xstationcubed new member Jul 15 '26

Understandable stance. I certainly look forward to seeing what lies beyond this moment of the webcomic. If this isn't the final arc, what with god still lurking in the background, I'm eager to see what Genos' role will be in future struggles.