One Punch Man and Dragon Ball crossover

[Doctor.]

Apologies if this has been posted before; The artist?

http://imgur.com/a/2f7eY

[JulieYBM]

Apologies if this has been posted before; The artist?

http://imgur.com/a/2f7eY

It is by Lee.

[Polyphase Avatron]

But... if Vegeta is a fictional character in Saitama's world, then how... I'm so confused...

[FoolsGil]

But... if Vegeta is a fictional character in Saitama's world, then how... I'm so confused...

In DBZ they have references to Dr. Slump and Arale as a fictional character in the Dragonball Universe, yet Goku has in fact met her in Dragonball.

[BlazingFiddlesticks]

That struck the perfect balance of off-kilter silliness and having an actual fight. Funny!

[Sinestro]

This is the first I've heard of this "One Punch Man". Now I kind of want to find out more about him.

[Polyphase Avatron]

This is the first I've heard of this "One Punch Man". Now I kind of want to find out more about him.

It's a pretty funny series.

[Doctor.]

This is the first I've heard of this "One Punch Man". Now I kind of want to find out more about him.

It's a pretty funny series.

With astonishing artwork to boot.

[jcogginsa]

This is the first I've heard of this "One Punch Man". Now I kind of want to find out more about him.

It's about a man named Saitama, a superhero hobbyist, who has trained intensively for three years to be a hero. As a result, he can defeat any opponent in 1 hit. And he's bored as hell

[Kaboom]

You know how so much of Dragon Ball, like many other action-oriented shonen, is about the main cast starting out relatively weak, and constantly needing to push themselves and train to overcome challenges and threats?

Yeah, One Punch-Man takes that concept and flips it upside-down. When we first meet the main character, the hobbyist superhero Saitama, he's already incredibly super-strong. So strong that he takes down every monster or enemy he fights with one blow. As a result, like jcogginsa so eloquently put it, he's "bored as hell."

So the appeal is one part the drama and humor (but mostly humor) of both Saitama's frustration over his power, as well as the reaction, respect, or disbelief of others it causes. The other part is the absolutely kickass action, as both crudely but charmingly drawn by the original webcomic creator ONE, and jaw-droppingly redrawn in the remake version by Murata Yusuke (of Eyeshield 21). I highly recommend reading both versions. An anime adaptation was also announced recently, but I'm not sure how soon it's premiering.

To keep things related to Dragon Ball... this fan-comic is a clever contrast between Vegeta, the guy who's constantly training but almost always lagging behind his rival(s), and Saitama, the guy who's always leagues stronger than everyone else and hates it.

[JulieYBM]

The One Punch Man animated series is premiering in October. The Series Director is Natsume Shingo (the series director of Space Dandy) and Kubota Chikashi is the character designer.

[FoolsGil]

The One Punch Man animated series is premiering in October. The Series Director is Natsume Shingo (the series director of Space Dandy) and Kubota Chikashi is the character designer.

Wonderful news. Here's hoping that it shows up on western shores not soon after.

[Super Saiyajin Luffy]

The artist published a new chapter of it on his blog
http://blog.livedoor.jp/hibitanren/arch ... 26471.html
http://blog.livedoor.jp/hibitanren/arch ... 52087.html

[Scarz]

The artist published a new chapter of it on his blog
http://blog.livedoor.jp/hibitanren/arch ... 26471.html
http://blog.livedoor.jp/hibitanren/arch ... 52087.html

That's it, I'm going to start reading One Punch Man.

[JulieYBM]

The artist published a new chapter of it on his blog
http://blog.livedoor.jp/hibitanren/arch ... 26471.html
http://blog.livedoor.jp/hibitanren/arch ... 52087.html

That's it, I'm going to start reading One Punch Man.

The remake is available for free, officially. You'll have to buy the digital volumes to read an official English translation, though.

[Polyphase Avatron]

That's some really good art, if I didn't know better I would say Toriyama drew it himself. Any chance of a translation?

[sangofe]

This author should've made the Dragon Ball Super manga!

[Lord Beerus]

This author should've made the Dragon Ball Super manga!

Yeah, he really should have. But obviously he wasn't on Shueisha's radar. It's a pity.

[rereboy]

This author should've made the Dragon Ball Super manga!

Yeah, he really should have. But obviously he wasn't on Shueisha's radar. It's a pity.

He's on everyone's radar. He is considered by many to be one of the best or perhaps the best artist in the business. But that doesn't mean he has any interest in doing a Dragon Ball manga.

[Doctor.]

This author should've made the Dragon Ball Super manga!

Yeah, he really should have. But obviously he wasn't on Shueisha's radar. It's a pity.

He's on everyone's radar. He is considered by many to be one of the best or perhaps the best artist in the business. But that doesn't mean he has any interest in doing a Dragon Ball manga.

He's talking about the fan-artist, I'm sure, not Yusuke Murata.