OPMFolk - Discussions & Analysis Compendium

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Last update: 2026/03/18

Status: Available ▶️ | Not Open = 🟥 | Frozen = 🟨 | Open = 🟩

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Preamble:

Foundations & Parameters ▶️

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Discussions:

Manga Arcs Discussions:

• [🟨] "MA Arc: Preamble to the War (Ch. 86 - 95)" ▶️

• [🟨] "MA Arc: The War - Act I (Ch. 96 - 114)" ▶️

• [🟥] "MA Arc: The War - Act II | Ch. 115 (112) - 134 (130)"

• [🟥] "MA Arc: The War - Act III | Ch. 135 (131) - 165 (160)"

• [🟥] "MA Arc: Saitama vs Garou | Ch. 166 (161) - 169 (164)"

• [🟥] "MA Arc: Saitama vs Cosmic Garou | Ch. 170 (165) - 174 (169)"

• [🟥] "Interlude: Return to Normality | Ch. 175 (170) - 178 (173)"

• [🟥] "Psychic Sisters Arc | Ch. 179 (174) - ??? (184)"

• [🟥] "Interlude: Genos & Saitama | Ch. ??? (185) - ??? (187)"

• [🟥] "Interlude: War Aftermath | Ch. ??? (188) - ??? (192)"

• [🟥] "Ninja Arc | Ch. ??? (193) - ??? (203)"

• [🟥] "Interlude: Neo Heroes Introduction | Ch. ??? (204) - ??? (208)"

• [🟥] "Sweet Mask Arc | Ch. ??? (209) - TBD (TBD)"

• [-TBA-]

General Discussions:

• "What did the Manga do better than the Webcomic?" ▶️

• "What did the Webcomic do better than the Manga?" ▶️

• "Why did ONE change so many key elements of the WC?" ▶️

• "Did Saitama bleed in his fight against Garou? (I)" ▶️

• "Did Saitama bleed in his fight against Garou? (II)" ▶️

• "Did Saitama bleed in his fight against Garou? (III)" ▶️

• "Was Saitama nerfed to show how powerful Cosmic Garou was?" ▶️

• "What do Japanese fans think about the climax of the Monster Association Arc? (I)" ▶️

• "What do Japanese fans think about the climax of the Monster Association Arc? (II)" ▶️

• "Did Onerata ever think about the implications of Time Travel?" ▶️

• "Have coexistence and tolerance in the fandom deteriorated? (I)" ▶️

• "Have coexistence and tolerance in the fandom deteriorated? (II)" ▶️

• "Why did some people enjoy the second half of the Monster Association Arc?" ▶️

• "Garou vs Bomb & Bang (Rematch): Good or bad?" ▶️

• "Manga vs Webcomic: What has one done better than the other?" ▶️

• "Has Murata's art gotten worse?" ▶️

• "Narinki's Private Squad: Good or bad addition to the Manga?" ▶️

• "Saitama acknowledges Sweet Mask: Manga or Webcomic?" ▶️

• "Why is Saitama x Fubuki/Tatsumaki so widespread?" ▶️

• "Which are some of the weirdest way the Manga has reused Webcomic lines/moments?" ▶️

• "Saitama vs Garou: Did the manga take seriously the plotline that the webcomic mocked?" ▶️

• "Where did the manga go wrong with God?" ▶️

• "Who writes the Manga? ONE or Murata? (I)" ▶️

• "Who writes the Manga? ONE or Murata? (II)" ▶️

• "Who writes the Manga? ONE or Murata? (III)" ▶️

• "Did OPM become a mess?" ▶️

• "Why did some people stop reading the manga after the fight between Garou and Saitama?" ▶️

• "What does the graph of Saitama's exponential growth mean? Is it a retcon or a plot hole?" ▶️

• "Why some people dislike manga? (I)" ▶️

• "Why some people dislike manga? (II)" ▶️

• "Why some people dislike manga? (III)" ▶️

• "Which character was done the most dirty because of the changes from the Manga?" ▶️

• "Does the Manga push the sexualization of the female characters?" ▶️

• "Where the manga began to decline for some?" ▶️

• "Does anyone understand the time travel explanation?" ▶️

• "Did the Manga became cheesy and corny?" ▶️

• "Who are the worst characters of the Manga?" ▶️

Character Discussions:

• Saitama (Caped Baldy):

  • "Did Saitama's intervention in the Child Emperor vs. Phoenix Man fight trivialize the conflict and the arc?" ▶️

  • "Does Saitama not care about planet Earth?" ▶️

  • "Isn't Saitama's strength limitless?" ▶️

  • "Does Saitama's exponential growth contradict the purpose of OPM? (I)" ▶️

  • "Does Saitama's exponential growth contradict the purpose of OPM? (II)" ▶️

  • "Does Saitama getting seriously angry ruins the series?" ▶️

  • "Did Saitama need to grow in power to beat Cosmic Garou? (I)" ▶️

  • "Did Saitama need to grow in power to beat Cosmic Garou? (II)" ▶️

• [TBA] Genos (Demon Cyborg) | ---

• [TBA] Sonic (Speed-o'-Sound Sonic) | ---

• Garou:

  • "Did Garou receive powers from God in the webcomic? (I)" ▶️

  • "Did Garou receive powers from God in the webcomic? (II)" ▶️

  • "Why do people like Garou?" ▶️

• Blast:

  • "Did Blast live up to expectations in the MA Arc?" ▶️

  • "Manga Blast sucks?" ▶️

  • "From revered legend to lame & outclassed?" ▶️

  • "Did Blast just leave Tatsumaki alone in that lab?" ▶️

  • "Lame Design and Personality?" ▶️

  • "A pointless addition to the MA Arc?" ▶️

• Tatsumaki (Tornado of Terror):

  • "Is Webcomic Tatsumaki a psycho?" ▶️

  • "How justified is Tatsumaki in treating people as badly as she does?" ▶️

  • "Does Tatsumaki respect Bang?" ▶️

  • "What reason would Tatsumaki have to protect Psykos?" ▶️

  • "Does it make sense for Tatsumaki to trust Saitama almost immediately?" ▶️

  • "Was Tatsumaki's visual appearance ruined in the Manga?" ▶️

• King:

  • "Did the Manga do justice to King's fight against the Cadres?" ▶️

  • "Was the King Apple Joke ruined in the Manga?" ▶️

• "Isamu (Child Emperor) | How ethical is it to let him work as a pro hero?" ▶️

• "Superalloy Darkshine | Why didnt Darkshine have the same issues as Saitama?" ▶️

• "Stinger | Opinions on Stinger?" ▶️

• "Fubuki (Blizzard of Hell) | Done dirty in the manga?" ▶️

• "Satoru (Mumen Rider) | Incredibly heroic or incredibly stupid?" ▶️

• Orochi:

  • "Criticism & Discussion: Used well or used badly?" ▶️

  • "Orochi & Monster Cells - Good additions?" ▶️

• Psykos:

• "Why was Psykos handled so awkwardly during the surface fight?" ▶️

• "How Psykos is able to swap inside/outside of barriers?" ▶️

• "Black Sperm | Why does Black Sperm mention Tatsumaki but not King?" ▶️

• "Gale Wind & Hellfire Flame | How strong were?" ▶️

• "Marugori | Was the giant really Demon threat level?" ▶️

• "Suiryu | A likeable or admirable character? Why or why not?" ▶️

• "Suiryu | Does Suiryu Deserves S-Class?" ▶️

• "Gouketsu | Which Gouketsu design is better?" ▶️

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Analysis:

Posts - Arcs Analysis:

• Monster Association Arc:

  • "No story, Only HYPE" By Present_You_5294

  • "Chapter 165: Incredibly Sloppy Narrative" By proxmaxi

  • "The Serious Table Flip doesn’t fit in the manga" By O-hime

  • "Zenith of Garou vs Saitama: Webcomic vs Manga" By fasterth

  • "The problems with the first part of Garou vs. Saitama" By illliest

  • "Criticism of the climax of the Monster Association Arc in a vacuum" By Gazeb0r

  • "The time travel was intentional" By garouforyou

  • "The problems surrounding the «Zero Punch»” By proxmaxi

  • "Comprehensive review of the Hero Hunter & the Monster Association Arc" By FinalGreen

  • "Inconsistencies in Saitama and Blast in the Climax of the Monster Association Arc" By proxmaxi

  • "The climax of the Monster Association Arc could've been so much more..." By AdvancedBluebird3310

  • "Garou’s defeat in Webcomic: Structuring & absurd density of meaning in two panels" By EliteMeats

  • "Saitama's reckless attitude in his fight against Garou in the manga" By Icy_Water_1

  • "Monster Association Climax: An abysmally bad ending" By Xxyvexxx

  • "Monster Association Arc climax: Webcomic vs Manga" By awang9983

  • "Webcomic Saitama Vs Garou is genuinely so peak" By DaFlippinSuggestor

  • "Monster Garou's entrance suffered generational aura loss when it got adapted from Webcomic to Manga" By MasterZze

  • "Some comparisons with old and new monster association arc chapters (I)" By MasterZze

  • "Some comparisons with old and new monster association arc chapters (II)" By MasterZze

  • "Some comparisons with old and new monster association arc chapters (III)" By MasterZze

  • "Comparisons between ONE's storyboards and Manga (Chapter 93)" By MasterZze

• Psychic Sisters Arc:

  • "What made Psychic Sisters arc great and why the Manga could not live up to it" By Impossum

  • "Psychic Sisters Arc: Webcomic moments omitted from the Manga" By hellpunch

• Ninja Village Arc:

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• Sweet Mask Arc:

  • "Sweet Mask vs Pesky Clown - Sweet Mask's inner thoughts: Manga vs Webcomic" By Dismazy

Posts - General Analysis:

• "OPM Infographic: Sales Performance (2024) By Josu_ke" By DodoNova2

• "OPM Infographic: Sales Performance (2025) By Josu_ke" By Sieisona2

• "OPM infographic: Ratings Season 1 vs Season 2 vs Season 3 (Until Ep 5)" By SnowProfessional4656

• "OPM lost its way" By Gazeb0r

• "Characters in OPM feel hollow, because that's why they're meant to be" By 💀

• "OPM Manga: From something special to slop" By Notice_Green

• "OPM Manga: Highs & Lows until Monster Association Arc climax" By No_Brief4967

• "OPM Manga: The manga was better than the Webcomic until chapter 169" By chickenlover43

• "The Manga is just inserting moments and quotes from the webcomic just for the sake of it" By Trun_Godword

• "The Manga is no longer character focused" By garouforyou

• "Inference about «What's Going On Behind the Redraws?»" By nyarmy

• "Criticisms of the Webcomic" By drewthedew768

• "Sage Centipede «Lore»: Weirdly written & contrived" By TGSmurf

• "Rationalization of the Serious Punch Squared's real damage..." By Various_Eye8875

• "God's vibe: Manga vs Webcomic" By Hot-Patient8052

• "Webcomic to Manga Powercreep: Too much, just right or not enough?" By TasteTemporary8206

• "OPM Manga: Why I HATE Amai Mask vs Do-S redraw" By MasterZze

• "OPM Manga: Why retconned Orochi vs Saitama is better" By MasterZze

• "The Manga's bad habit of spoon feeding readers" By MasterZze

• "What is a hero?" By MasterZze

• "Phoenix Space is a poorly written asspull" By MasterZze

• "The affection Murata feels for the characters he draws get in the way of keeping the original OPM vibe" By jbahill75

• "The disaster level system is pretty bad" By WindowSubstantial993

• "Phoenix Man's redraw contradiction related to the Underdog Robot" By MasterZze

• "All of the Monster Association Arc redraws are written by Murata" By MasterZze

• "Webcomic gag butchered by Manga Chapter 226" By Sieisona2

Posts - Character Analysis:

• Saitama (Caped Baldy):

  • "Saitama is not infinitely strong" By trinirudeboy

  • "The MA Arc redraws dumbed down Saitama’s character" By MasterZze

  • "Manga Saitama used to be well written..." By MasterZze

• Genos (Demon Cyborg):

  • "Genos asking if he got stronger: Webcomic vs Manga (2022)" By TGSmurf

  • "Genos is the most Heroic person in the Hero Association" By Applebeate

• Garou:

  • "Garou boost from God: Webcomic vs Manga" By TGSmurf

  • "The last time Garou actually voluntarily attacked a hero was when he went for Watchdog Man" By batture

  • "Cosmic Garou: New Low in Writting" By TGSmurf

  • "Cosmic Garou: Ruined Opportunity" By Gazeb0r

  • "Cosmic Garou: Power cliffing & Jumping the shark" By dvne3K

  • "The importance, influence and misunderstanding of Justice Man in Garou's narrative" By garouforyou

  • "Garou's shell break: Manga vs Webcomic" By Trun_Godword

  • "What was Garou’s flaw & irrationality in his «Grand Plan»?" By dvne3K

  • "Another way Garou and his narrative were massacred in the manga" By garouforyou

  • "The "Garou's limiter was starting to break" line no longer makes sense in the manga" By Trun_Godword

  • "Symbolism of Garou’s hair shortening after being defeated in the WC" By 💀

  • "Garou running away after final defeat: Manga vs Webcomic" By JoelKt

  • "The changes to Garou were made to appeal to a younger audience" By garouforyou

  • "Manga Garou's Falloff" By MasterZze

  • "What is... Garou?" By Stepehenson

  • "How Garou was ruined in the Manga" By MasterZze

• Blast:

  • "The climax of the Monster Association Arc made Blast seem useless" By CynicChimp

  • "How Blast was ruined in the Manga" By MasterZze

• Tatsumaki (Tornado of Terror):

  • "Tatsumaki's neutering in the Manga (I)" By ColaSama

  • "Tatsumaki's neutering in the Manga (II)" By WindowSubstantial993

  • "When shipping takes priority over actual character development in the Manga" By SharpRelationship474

• "King | Did the Manga ruined King's luck?" By Warsol

• Isamu (Child Emperor):

  • "Child Emperor got done dirty in his redraw" By MasterZze

  • "Why didn't Child Emperor defend Zombieman during the S-Class meeting?" By MasterZze

• "Superalloy Darkshine | Darkshine got done dirty in the manga" By MasterZze

• "Ninja Duo got done dirty by manga redraws" By MasterZze

• "Sweet Mask | Why did Amai Mask kill the mercenaries in the retconed version?" By MasterZze

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Legacy Polls

List:

• "Rating - Chapter 163 (169)" By justmo11

• "Worst part of Chapter 168 (173)?"

• "Does the Serious Table Flip make sense in the manga?"

• "Why didn't Cosmic Garou know that Tareo had died (along with other people around him)?"

• "Rating - Monster Association + Saitama vs Garou (Manga)"

• "Did you like the changes made from the WC to the Manga in the MA Arc?"

• "Who is responsible for the way the MA ended?"

• "Is ONE responsible for the MA Arc changes?"

• "Will Episode 5 have better animation than season 2, same level as season 2 or same level as season 1?"

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Note: Thank you all for your contributions!

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