One Punch-Man, vol. 24: el sacrificio

ワンパンマン [One Punch Man] #24

by ONE (writer), Yusuke Murata (illustrator), Nathalia Ferreyra (translator)

Aparece un monstruo de agua frente al capitán del escuadrón de mercenarios, Bushidrill y compañía. En medio de una batalla complicada debido a que su oponente no muere por mucho que lo corten, el capitán recibe varios disparos… Por otra parte, Saitama se encuentra con el perro gigante Pochi, y Tatsumaki se enfrenta a Unojo, uno de los oficiales mayores de la Asociación de Monstruos. ¡¡Empieza un feroz combate entre psíquicos!!

Genres: Manga, Comics, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Superheroes, Humor

200 pages, Paperback

First published December 3, 2021

About the author

Manga creator ONE first created One-Punch Man as a web comic, where it quickly went viral, garnering over 10,000,000 hits! Along with One-Punch Man, ONE also writes and draws another series called Mob Psycho 100.

Reviews

[Baba]

Some key figures in the hero community are mounting a rescue and destruction mission in the Monster Associations very large underground lair, but the key comedy twist is that One Punch Man, Saitama is also in the lair, but he's down their to complain about the noise! Watching the anime has so re-invigorated my ability to interpret and understand the nuances and comedy of this series. It even manages to keep Saitama's invulnerability interesting throughout. Then there's also the long-running King gag :D One of the best volumes so far Four Stars, 8 out of 12.

2026 read

[Lashaan Balasingam]

This whole underground villain headquarters saga has been going on for far too long as more battles are introduced and completed at lightning-quick speed. There isn't much that's as exciting as it used to be, remaining entertaining nonetheless.

[Luthfi Ferizqi]

The story becomes more interesting, but I think, there are too many fillers.

[Doc]

The disciplining heard around the city.

Just as a warning for those unaware of the One-Punch man series can sometimes be slightly mature such as bloody combat, tight outfits, and in at least one scene here a monster named Super S being tied up and whipped with her own weapon so the series might not be for the more sensitive readers. For those complaining there has not been enough Saitama rejoice for as the heroes attempt to rescue the hostages while eliminating foes from the Monster Association Saitama is getting closer to the truth about those below him making to much noise and bothering him. As you might notice if you have access to the back cover of the volume the main man even has some time to freshen up in a bit of lava after his long trek through the underground monster lair.

The battle lines are drawn as Atomic Samurai's boys and the squad formally enslaved by Super S find themselves not just fighting small fries but the Evil Mineral Water joins the fight and it is not healthy. Tornado in the mean time discovers Gyoro-Gyoro and in battling him a secret they have been hiding. The new (unofficial) Blizzard Gang are discovered by Super S as she seeks out Amai Mask, who spotlights the cover this time around, as the playboy hero himself is elsewhere discovering his worse nightmare in the monster President Ugly. Of course like I said before we see more Saitama as he deals with the monstrous monster dog Pochi, the cat-like Nyan, and confronts the deadly Orochi as we learn about an ancient prophecy. Ready for some action because here it comes. :)

[Ronald]

This volume is good, we even get a bunch Saitama goodness. Did he defeat the biggest baddest monster without a punch? By taking a bath? I guess the baddie survived, but love the temple painting.
Oh and King , king got his first real kill or at least scared a monster so bad it died so that is kind of cool. Tornado kicked but as well, that was also cool. This was a good read.

Now I'm sad because the next volume in English is not due for a couple of months!!! What will I do until then? I need more One Punch Man!

[✡Weed Dragon✡]

I need more Saitama

[R.]

- تو دگ کدوم خری هستی؟
بامزه

[Jesus Flores]

Divertido volumen

Un par de peleas importantes, mas King, mas la dominatrix y el agua natural
Considerando esas dos peleas, ahora que seguira??

Eso si, el dibujo es genial

3.5 stars

SPOILERS


Pense que la pelea de Orochi y Saitama la iban a extender un poquito mas, pero pues no, regresamos al Saitama del inicio,me gusto.

Aah, y por que pausaron la pelea de Tatsumaki, cuando ya estaba a punto de revelar la forma de Gyoro-gyoro.

Pero basicamente ya mataron al monstro mas peligroso y al presidente de los monstros.

Que pensandolo, aun queda el problema del agua natural

[Natalie H]

November 2024
Kindle edition

Starts with the unleashing of a new monster. I liked the contents page. Finally, Saitama meets Orochi. The misunderstanding with King was painfully funny. King beating a monster just standing there was cool. Blizzard and S getting a rematch, as well as Amai mask meeting his match. Felt sorry for him, but it was nice to see his cool mask fall apart.

[Blake the Book Eater]

Saitama’s back to being hilarious, the arc is almost? over and the tease of an even bigger threat is really exciting.

[JK]

2

There were some good moments in this installment but nothing special. I do like King's character a lot though. His moments definitely make me laugh a bit.

[mrglasswillbreak]

The fights in this volume may not have been as long or as impressive as the Boros fight, but I still enjoyed them. I had a huge LOL moment when the full mural was shown at the end—revealing that Orochi, who believed the ancient mural depicted him as a god receiving sacrifices from humans, was actually just another sacrifice being offered by humans to the true god.

It's funny moments like these that make One Punch Man such an easy read for me. Not to mention the comedy which remains surprisingly good and consistent, the interesting story full of compelling and likable characters, and the art and fight sequences which are just fucking Phenomenal. At this rate, I'll have to pick up the web comic once I'm done with the manga

[Adam M]

In my review of Vol 23 I lamented the fact that we hadn't seen much of Saitama for a while and this rescue mission/monster lair invasion felt like it was taking too long. I am happy to report that this volume features plenty of Saitama and in fine form. Monster King Orochi steps forward in this volume and we see moves like GAIA CANON! Fear not, our hero has a trick or two up his sleeve, like a Killer Move from the Serious Series.

While the heroes are still trying to make their way back to the surface, this was a big step forward in this story arc and hopefully we are nearing the conclusion. Bang and Bomb are still searching for Garo, but it also feels like that confrontation is the next big set piece. This wasn't a return-to-form for the series, but it did have a lot of life and some familiar themes.

[Lea]

ENFIN nous arrivons à la fin de l'arc narratif qui fut beaucoup trop long et redondant ! En adéquation avec le ton humoristique de la série, toute la tension construite sur cet arc est retombée comme un soufflet mais quel soulagement d'en avoir fini... Ce fut un bon tome qui a relancé mon intérêt pour la série et je suis curieuse de voir ce que ça va donner par la suite mais n'est pas Dragon Ball qui veut.

[jerseydevil]

Saitama returns for more than a cameo finally, but it’s in the weakest section of the monster association vs hero association story arc. The humor falls flat in this volume and much of the action is murky at times. It’s difficult to tell if monsters have been defeated to death, or just until they can recuperate in some future volume.

[AB]

4.5
Some awesome stuff happened in this volume. I wish they'd release the volumes faster. There is so much time between the physical volumes. Maybe, I should read the digital releases? But then I'd have to buy the volumes when they release as I already own all the books released so far. This is annoying.

[MajesticalLion]

A lot of heroes fighting Cadres one on one. Reminds me a bit of the Espada arc in Bleach. Not much to comment on other than the fights are cool.

[Lara Noz]

Hasta que por fin sale Saitama de nuevo

[Ken Yuen]

Man, the art for these battles were really good this time. No Garo sadly. Good mix of Saitama and other hero battles. The detail on Tornado is a bit outrageous though.

[Celia Burn]

This volume’s witty script and silly as hell humor were fantastic.

[Anthony]

Glad it’s over. I’m just going to take a break from these. The fun was nice while it lasted.

[Jennifer]

Saitama and Orochi…😆

[Kaya Hayes]

Pretty funny all around

[C.M. Chafin]

I enjoyed this more than 23, and am excited to see where the prophecy takes us (if they keep up with it). Blizzard v. Super S was also entertaining. The fight continues, but I’m less annoyed.

[Cris]

No está malo, pero ya me chateó 😭 hasta aquí llego

[Inês Serra]

As goofy as ever xD

[Jedi JC Daquis]

While it has moments of awesomeness, thanks to Saitama, Tornado, and King, volume 24 felt uninspired overall. The supposed megafight that makes reading OPM very satisfying ended rather unceremoniously that the amount of time invested in reading the whole Monster HQ arc felt almost unrewarding.

The skirmishes that happened post-climax also went on longer than they are supposed to be. The writing was a bit messy, and doesn't have that focus that made me thoroughly enjoy reading the beginning chapters of this arc.

It was at least an entertaining read, a happy distraction that made me relax in between the pressures of life I have been experiencing at the moment.

[Joséanne Osmond]

Like, the manga is good I can’t say anything on it, but I just don’t like how in every manga, there’s always a gigantic fight that lasts like 100 chapters. I like when fights are a few chapters, and there’s breaks and all in between them. This is one is so long now I can’t even remember not reading that fight

[Alisa]

Finally! This was really good. Saitama's battle was freaking epic. And the humor was on point, as always.

[Lucas O]

7.7