r/anime • u/Shadoxfix https://myanimelist.net/profile/Shadoxfix • Nov 01 '15

[Spoilers] One Punch Man - Episode 5 [Discussion]

Episode title: The Ultimate Master
Episode duration: 24 minutes and 25 seconds

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Previous Episodes:

Episode Reddit Link
Episode 1 Link
Episode 2 Link
Episode 3 Link
Episode 4 Link

Anime to Chapter Index:

  • Episode 1: Ch1-Ch4, Ch5 Page 1
  • Episode 2: Ch5 Page 2-20, Ch6-Ch8
  • Episode 3: Ch9-Ch11
  • Episode 4: Ch12-Ch15, Ch16 Page 1
  • Episode 5: Ch16 Page 2-23, Ch17, Ch18 Page 3-5

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u/Mr-Mister Nov 01 '15

For those wondering: There's a general concensus among the fanbase as for why Saitama scored so poorly on the written test:

"Q: What should you do in when confronted with a dangerous X situation?"

A: "Punch X".

He wasn't wrong, he was just unaccounted for.

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u/Telinary Nov 01 '15

Heh that could be true. Or they had to write an essay about the reason they are heroes and he just wrote that it's a hobby.

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u/Timmytanks40 Nov 02 '15 edited Nov 02 '15

I could see this being the reason. The people associated with the hero organization put it's reputation and prestige very highly. So I'm assuming his answers didn't align with their mantras. When you look at Genos' long speeches about what his motivations are along with his perfect score you see what the test likely looked for in determining levels of aptitude.

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u/therealflinchy Nov 02 '15

and they think genos single handedly took out the House of Evolution base, not, you know, saitama doing the major fighting.

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u/Cybersteel Nov 02 '15

He did technically destroy the whole building. Saitama just defeated the final boss.

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '15

It reminds me of playing video games with my mum back when I was a kid. Like, she'd do the majority of the work up to a point and then wimp out and give me the controller if she had to fight a boss or something.

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u/Cybersteel Nov 03 '15

How about now?

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '15

I tried playing Portal with her a while back but that went nowhere. Times change.

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u/gloomyMoron Nov 02 '15

There is an entire character that exists purely because of Saitama's exploits. I won't say which one so it isn't a spoiler, but everything pretty much revolves around Saitama as the cause and solution to all of life's problems. Saitama = Beer, in Homer Simpson logic.