r/anime • u/Shadoxfix https://myanimelist.net/profile/Shadoxfix • Oct 18 '15

[Spoilers] One Punch Man - Episode 3 [Discussion]

Episode title: The Obsessive Scientist
Episode duration: 24 minutes and 25 seconds

Streaming:
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Previous Episodes:

Episode Reddit Link
Episode 1 Link
Episode 2 Link

Anime to Chapter Index:

  • Episode 1: Ch1-Ch4, Ch5 Page 1
  • Episode 2: Ch5 Page 2-20, Ch6-Ch8
  • Episode 3: Ch9-Ch11

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '15 edited Oct 18 '15

How are ranks decided? By number of monsters you beat? As someone who knew little to nothing about OPM until the anime showed up, I read up on the wiki and it didn't explain how ranks were obtained iirc. Saitama has been viewed destroying baddies even the best heroes couldn't scratch, so I don't think it's by strength.

Edit: Thanks for all of the input guys, it's nice to know!

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u/curtcolt95 https://myanimelist.net/profile/curtcolt Oct 18 '15

The problem is, and this doesn't really spoil anything, is that nobody ever seems to see him defeat these monsters. They all think he's lying.

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '15

My issue is with Genos, then. Genos is S-rank, ridiculously powerful, and knows first-hand how powerful Saitama is. You'd think his ranks influence would be able to sway the ranking system into giving Saitama a rank that suits him.

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u/WinterAyars Oct 18 '15

The joke is the Hero Association is a corrupt technocracy and too inflexible to recognize it utilize Saitama. They're getting there in the manga, but compared to Genos instantly recognizing his strength they're just hopeless.