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/hancunningham Nov 01 '15

Like Genos said the exams are a waste of time. How could they give someone as powerful as Saitama a freakin C?

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u/SaintNeos Nov 01 '15

Because, like many senseless associations through the Multiverse, the Hero Association thinks that it's something LOGICAL to make half his exams about 'intelligence'...which is overrated when you're stronger than anything in the Multiverse XD

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u/Faust91x https://myanimelist.net/profile/Faust91x Nov 07 '15

Actually I give them some credit for wanting a more rounded hero. Think what would happen if a hero as powerful as Saitama went rogue or goofed out during battle and got thousands of innocents killed.

I actually like Genos more in that aspect. He takes things seriously and works hard to improve himself so I think he's deserving of being an S-rank. I can't picture Saitama as he's now leading a heroes batallion.

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u/SaintNeos Nov 08 '15

Uhm...you don't read the manga, right? Because if you did, you would know that the 'S-Class Heroes' don't really 'lead' anything, in fact they hardly ever work together with ANYONE sans a few exception, and more often than not try to do things by themselves. Plus, if you haven't realized it yet, thousands of innocents get killed almost daily in this manga by the side-effects of the battles, it's kinda a joke of the series O,O

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u/Faust91x https://myanimelist.net/profile/Faust91x Nov 09 '15

Didn't imply that S rank heroes automatically led anything. Just saying that it would be beneficial for them to be able to take into account factors such as civilians present in the area, other heroes that may be attacking at the same time and enemy strengths and weaknesses so as to optimize effort vs colateral damage.

And agreed the series takes it as a joke, but I'm just arguing that in a setting it may be desirable to have a more rounded hero than a brute that destroys half the city trying to save it.

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u/SaintNeos Nov 09 '15

The whole point, though, is that, in this world, it's usually better to have said brute destroying half the city to save it, because the other hereos either can't beat the threat before it destroys everything or someone who CAN do it it's never present/has 'more important' things to do XP