The Alien Conquerors Arc closes the first season of One-Punch Man, pitting the Hero Association against the Dark Matter Thieves after their warship levels A-City. While S-Class fighters struggle with the shape-shifting Melzargard, Saitama…
The Cruel Dragon Arc is a short, comedic detour in which Saitama stumbles into an ancient feud over a sealed monster. Rather than guard the seals like the sworn Saints, he simply frees the beast himself so he can kill it outright, treating…
The Garou Introduction Arc opens the Human Monster Saga and formally unveils its central antagonist. At a strange Hero Association gathering of criminals, the martial artist Garou reveals himself, thrashes the assembled villains and their…
The Giant Meteor Arc sends a planet-threatening rock hurtling toward Z-City after Bang is handed an impossible assignment. Genos and Metal Knight exhaust their firepower against it before Saitama shatters the meteor with a single leap,…
The Hero Hunt Arc follows Garou as he prowls the streets picking off heroes one by one, cutting through the Tank Topper Army and lone fighters alike. His rampage collides with an oblivious Saitama, who flattens the Hero Hunter while merely…
The House of Evolution Arc introduces Genos and the mad geneticist Dr. Genus, whose laboratory of engineered creatures targets Saitama. After Genos becomes his disciple, the pair dismantle the facility, culminating in Saitama's one-punch…
The King Arc exposes the truth behind the Hero Association's most feared S-Class fighter. When the robot G4 targets King for assassination, the supposed strongest man on Earth flees in terror, and Saitama quietly uncovers that King's…
The longest and most sweeping conflict in One-Punch Man, this arc pits the Hero Association against an underground army of monsters in an all-out war. Beneath Z-City the S-Class heroes wage brutal parallel battles as Garou's transformation…
The Monster Raid Arc sees the Monster Association strike across multiple cities at once, targeting Hero Association sponsors while the martial arts Super Fight tournament unfolds. Metal Bat's stand against Elder Centipede and Garou anchors…
The National Superhero Registry Arc brings Saitama and Genos into the Hero Association's official ranks through an entrance exam that sorts them into wildly different classes. It sets up the bureaucracy Saitama must navigate and rekindles…
The Neo Heroes Introduction Arc unveils a rival organization poised to eclipse the Hero Association after Garou's rampage left it weakened. As star fighters defect and old guards like Bang step away, King unwittingly stumbles onto a…
The Neo Heroes Uprising Arc charts the Neo Heroes' surge to rival the Hero Association, as their sleek battle suits and rebuilt leaders draw public favor. Beneath the rivalry lurk sinister cyborg experiments and a robot assault that…
The Ninjas Arc is the nineteenth chapter of One-Punch Man and the fourth entry in the Neo Heroes Saga. It follows Flashy Flash pursuing Saitama as a pupil, the reawakening of the Ninja Village's hidden leader, and Blast confronting the…
The Paradise Group Arc is the third chapter of One-Punch Man and the closing arc of the Introduction Saga. A bald-headed terrorist cell targets a millionaire's estate, drawing in Saitama, the mercenary ninja Speed-o'-Sound Sonic, and the…
The Psychic Sisters Arc is the sixteenth chapter of One-Punch Man and the opening arc of the Neo Heroes Saga. In the wake of the monster war, Saitama moves into a defended apartment block, clashes with Tatsumaki, and the roots of her…
The Robot Invasion Arc is the twenty-second chapter of One-Punch Man and the seventh arc of the Neo Heroes Saga. A mechanical army overruns a city, drawing in a freshly upgraded Genos, Saitama, and both hero factions to hold the line.
The Rumored Monster Arc is the fifth chapter of One-Punch Man and the second arc of the Hero Association Saga. Notable as the first original manga arc, it sends two heroes into a deserted district after strange rumors and quietly seeds the…
The Saitama Introduction Arc is the opening chapter of One-Punch Man and the first arc of the Introduction Saga. It presents the impossibly strong bald hero, the boredom that comes with his power, and the string of foes he ends in a single…
The Sea Monster Arc is the seventh chapter of One-Punch Man and the fourth arc of the Hero Association Saga. When the Seafolk and their monstrous king storm the surface, a chain of heroes falls before them, and an unarmed Mumen Rider's…
The Super Fight Arc is the fourteenth chapter of One-Punch Man and the fifth arc of the Human Monster Saga. A martial arts tournament collides with a coordinated monster raid as Gouketsu forces the fighters to turn, and Saitama quietly…
The Supreme Hero Arc is the twentieth chapter of One-Punch Man and the fifth arc of the Neo Heroes Saga. Suiryu joins the rising Neo Heroes, Blast's son is unveiled, and Sweet Mask's monstrous nature is laid bare before a horrified public.
The Blizzard Group Arc is the eleventh chapter of One-Punch Man and the second arc of the Human Monster Saga. Fubuki tries to recruit Saitama by force, Sonic returns for a rematch that pulls in Genos, and the newly named heroes brace as…
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