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Backpack

Manga ChapterCh. 100

Deep inside the Monster Association base, Child Emperor frees the hostage Waganma and tears through Phoenix Man and Sludge Jellyfish with an arsenal of gadgets, only to run headlong into the machine god G5 as the chapter closes.

Pages: Online release: 32; Volume release: 32
Title: Backpack
Volume: 21
Webcomic: Chapter 60 (pp. 4-7)
Release Date: October 5, 2018
Anime Episode: Episode 32
Cover Character: Child Emperor
Viz Media Title: Backpack
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Summary

Child Emperor advances through a corridor while keeping tabs on the other heroes, noticing that Flashy Flash's transmitter appears to have gone dark. A pig-shaped monster tries to jump him and is instantly wiped out by one of his robots, Mini Octotank No. 8. Further along he finds a wrecked Metal Knight unit that someone has skillfully begun taking apart, raising the worrying possibility that the enemy has robotics specialists able to turn hero technology against them. Extracting data from the machine, he uncovers a detailed map to the hostage's location and fumes that Metal Knight kept that information hidden.

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Key Events

As he calms down with a sweet, Octotank is destroyed by Phoenix Man, who arrives asking whether the boy has come to play. After a bout of self-important monologuing, the monster lunges and smashes into an invisible barrier, a lightweight folding shield Child Emperor had wrapped around his candy. He then dispatches Phoenix Man with a spread of tools pulled from his backpack. Reaching Waganma, he floods the monsters' cell with gas while protecting the boy under a frog-styled mask. Sludge Jellyfish slips in and tries to crush him, but an umbrella-generated shield blocks it before he douses the creature in fuel and burns it alive. Pressing on, he scouts ahead with a toy tank that is promptly wrecked as the machine god G5 steps into view. His high-voltage cage and jamming signal barely slow the machine, which keeps advancing on the pair.

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Notes

Released October 5, 2018, this is the one hundredth chapter of the manga, adapted in anime Episode 32, with Child Emperor as the cover character. The Japanese title refers to the randoseru, a firm-sided leather backpack traditionally carried by Japanese elementary schoolchildren through all six grades, its name derived from the German word for soldier.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are those Japanese backpacks called?

The randoseru is the firm-sided leather backpack traditionally carried by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, and its name, derived from the German word for soldier, gives One Punch Man Chapter 100 its title, "Backpack."

Who is the central hero of One Punch Man Chapter 100, "Backpack"?

Chapter 100 centers on Child Emperor, the cover character, as he advances through the Monster Association base freeing the hostage Waganma and fighting off enemy monsters with gadgets from his backpack.

How does Child Emperor defeat Phoenix Man in "Backpack"?

Child Emperor shields himself and his candy behind an invisible folding barrier when Phoenix Man lunges at him, then dispatches the monster with a spread of tools pulled from his backpack.

How does Child Emperor deal with Sludge Jellyfish in this chapter?

When Sludge Jellyfish tries to crush him, Child Emperor blocks the attack with an umbrella-generated shield before dousing the creature in fuel and burning it alive.

What powerful enemy confronts Child Emperor at the end of Chapter 100?

The chapter closes with the machine god G5 stepping into view, a threat so strong that Child Emperor's high-voltage cage and jamming signal barely slow its advance.

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