Sony Pictures recently announced a One-Punch Man live-action movie, so manga and anime fans have been wondering what the protagonist Saitama and the other superheroes will look like on the big screen. A group of fans have taken it upon themselves to answer that question with a spectacular video. They have recreated the initial “training” fight between Saitama and the cyborg student named Genos.
The relationship between Saitama and his apprentice Genos is heartwarming and funny. The cyborg superhero seeks to uncover the secret to One-Punch Man’s power.
In the first season, masterfully produced by animation studio Madhouse, the training segment showed the two heroes collide in a jaw-dropping display of ultimate powers, the full force of Genos’ abilities unable to even strike Saitama. The battle, which results in the protagonist unleashing a blow that destroys a mountain simply with its sheer after-effect. Although the blow does not harm Genos, it shows that the cyborg has a long way to go before he reaches the same level as his new Master.
An Unlikely Hero
The irony of One-Punch Man is that regardless of Saitama’s outsized power, the yellow-clad crime fighter is often seen as a joke among the public who thinks of him as a simple member and sometimes even a menace to society. Instead Genos quickly rises through the ranks of the Hero Association. Even though he’s weaker than Saitama he definitely managed to handle the public relations side much better.
Let’s hope the One-Punch Man movie is just as spectacular this one and will appeal to all fans of this peculiar hero.
