#yuta opm

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[no1monstersimp]

Quick Yuta redesign

[strangebindingshell]

SHES SO CUTE

[everth1ne]

Something new. Glow wallpapers

[demifiendrsa]

One Punch Man chapter 189 cover page

[waifubuki]

[halfmeltedicecube]

golly i spent like an hour on this *x* pls interact abt it uwu

(i fucking hate endeavor)

JAEKYUNG/SANGWOO APOLOGISTS DNI AND KYS /lh

edit: HELP I JUST REALISED THIS ISNT HOW CHARACTER BINGO WORKS LMAOOO ahem anyways

[gofancyninjaworld]

OPM Manga Update 233 Review: Evaluation

I had initially postponed writing this until the next chapter, but I've come to realise I have so much meta to write that it's best I do each chapter individually.

Summary because it's been a moment

The first part of the chapter is set in the mountains above City G where the Council of Swordmasters is based. At their building, the three disciples are reviewing what they've been able to unearth about Sweet Mask. It's precious little, with nothing available before his signing up as a hero. Iaian surmises that this fits in with the information that Bushidrill has been able to uncover on Amai's shifting appearance. They consider that the shape-shifting could be a special power, but in light of his behaviour towards Do-S's hostages, was much more likely a sign of progressive monsterization. Iaian expands on it by recounting what he'd seen of Sweet Mask at the surface when he'd seen a monster struggling to keep its humanity. With surprising empathy, Iaian states that it's often those who've lost something who know its true value. They decide to keep a careful eye on Sweet Mask but say nothing to Atomic for now. Okamaitachi hopes that they end up glad to have kept Sweet Mask's hands clean.

Elsewhere, we see Kamikaze (it is not right to call him Atomic Samurai in this context) and Nichirin paying their respects at a shrine dedicated to successive generations of the Swordmasters. They are accompanied by two young people, here to take the places of the slain Swordmasters. We are treated to Yuta's thoughts of hunting down whatever remains of the Monster Association. Nichirin apologises to the pair to say that if he'd been stronger -- but Shido cuts him short. His father lived by the sword, after all, and falling in battle was an honourable death. Besides, as a bodyguard, seeing Nichirin alive would have pleased him.

Speaking of that, given how gravely Nichirin had been injured, it naturally leads to Kamikaze asking after the old man's health. Nichirin sits on the ground and hitches his robes up to show a pair of cybernetic legs. His entire lower half is now mechanical and he's apparently no worse off for it [Aside: I guess the doctors who butchered Air back in Chapter 182 weren't joking about Metal Knight's skill in cyborg medicine].

He stands up, and, declaring that circulating one's chi through body and weapons made them part of a whole -- artificial bodies included -- unsheathes his sword and slices at an apple that he tossed into the air. The apple is apparently unharmed, but the cliff face in the background is cleaved. The apple falls to the ground, and Shido and Yuta marvel at the accuracy of the old man's cutting the cliff but sparing the apple. Nichirin states that he did cut the apple as well. Kamikaze picks up the apple and explains that this is Nichirin's special technique: it's so fast and finally that the Apple rejoined itself, apparently unharmed. He is relieved the old man is his usual self.

It's now Nichirin's turn to ask him a question. Now that his rival Bang has retired, will Kamikaze stay at the Hero Association? Kamikaze looks wistful for a moment as he recalls himself leading the charge to take down Psykos-Orochi. He says that, indeed, he'd initially gone only to challenge himself, but now he had experienced something that he couldn't get anywhere else. Besides, he still had one more person whose strength he needed to fathom -- we are shown that it is King. He'd decide after then.

As he takes his leave, Nichirin thinks that Kamikaze has changed. Being thrown among a variety of strong fighters with vastly different strengths had broadened his mind. Maybe being a hero wasn't so bad after all. He says that last part out loud to Yuta's puzzlement.

We cut to the hero Association and to Saitama and Genos approaching it. Inside, Forte is putting the finishing touches to a dog house Black Sperm is disgusted, but shelter and food, even if it is only dog food, are what he needs right now, at least until he rebuilds his cell count. Saitama and Genos heave into view and Forte greets them. Black Sperm rushes behind the dog house in well-justified fear. His life wouldn't be worth a scrap of cigarette ash if Genos caught sight of him. Fortunately, Genos is a bit distracted, first by the dog's name, then by the news that Forte lives next door to Saitama. He wastes no time in evicting Forte.

I have a feeling the dog is going to be trouble

Finally, we're in the M-City branch of Mouse Sushi, the cheap rotating sushi place with the infamous nasty t-shirts Saitama loves. Atomic Samurai is there with his disciples, having paid a futile visit to King's residence. There's only one problem with this place: someone keeps taking every plate they have their eye on. After the fatty tuna plate is taken, Atomic stands up to confront the person only to find that is King. The chapter ends with Atomic standing over an anxious King and asking if he could talk to him for a few minutes.

Whew, if you think this is meaty, wait until we get to the meta. Grab a drink!

Meta

I really struggled with thinking where to even begin with this one. Well, let's take it like a hot bowl of soup, start on the outside and work our way in.

The Real Kaijin Shows Up

Small things first. It's hilarious that Genos invokes more fear than the actual monsters do at Saitama's residence. Surprising that he's been visiting Saitama for a while but has never run across Saitama's neighbours or pets until now. You'd think that Saitama had brought home a tiger. As if he were extolling how the beast is still barely half-grown and tame, and all everyone else could see is how it's already the size of a large fridge with cruelly-curved claws longer than one's fingers and fangs sturdy enough to bite through one's skull. Forte may know not to mess with Saitama but he's so aware of Genos's capacity to do actual violence to him that the latter doesn't even need to breathe a word of threat to commandeer his house.

the really big dogs don't need to growl

Don't Panic, It's Just A Monster

I love thus story: people are not blind or stupid. It's hard to keep secrets when someone takes an interest. The disciples are on Amai Mask's trail, and while they're fairly certain that they've uncovered a monster hiding as a human being, the circumspection and nuance they're showing is remarkable.

Despite their misgivings, they're prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt and see him more as a person struggling to retain his humanity than as a monster biding its time to strike. In this, Iaian leans towards the former interpretation, while Bushidrill would rather err on the side of caution. Okamaitacchi is in the middle but is of the mind that this is a fluid situation that could go either way.

It's really neat that what was once a one-off gag, with Iaian telling Meltzegard that he could read the latter's murderous intent, has been repeatedly revisited ad deepened in the course of the story to create what is a wise and sympathetic response to a potentially dangerous situation. The disciples aren't blind to the danger of a monstrous hero, but because they can read intentions, they're willing to be heroes to the core and risk reaching out a helping hand to a struggling person.

Iaian's taking a risk in hoping there's a person in Amai who can be saved. But what else is a hero about?

Decisions and Inspirations

So, what will you do, Kamikaze? Had Nichirin died, what he'd have had to do would have been simple. As the new head of the Council of Swordmasters, Atomic would have had to resign as a hero and raise up a new generation. Thankfully, he's been spared that.

It's refreshing to get more insight into Atomic's character and find that he's been looking for both a source of challenge and inspiration in his life. Bang had certainly provided both while he'd been a fellow pro-hero. However, Atomic deciding to lead a charge to the very skies rather than stand on his pride and be an old man shouting impotently at the battle raging overhead had been a revelation. Terrible as the Monster Association showdown had been, it had also been a peak experience unlike any he could have imagined. He's hooked. [Since this is so late, Child Emperor's suggestions of a specialist dragon-slaying team would have found in Atomic an enthusiastic sponsor]. But he still wants a rival, so off he is to challenge King.

a new fire has been lit in this guy who thought he understood everything

Coming to Nichirin, I have three things to say:

A: Words Are Best Eaten Cold, With Salt

Despite having a disciple working as a hero (Spring Mustachio), Nichirin hasn't thought too highly of heroes. Depending on the translation, he'd called them hunters... or pest controllers. It's nice to see that he's had to eat his words.

I hope those words are tasty

B: The Old Lie

'Dolce et decorum est pro patria mori' . I don't blame Shido for clinging onto a view of his father bravely laying down his life. He needs all the comfort he can get.

We know the truth. Zambai was not felled by a superior foe but by a sentient barf bag spitting in his face.

Amahare's desecrated remains were so fragmentary that his coffin needed only a single pallbearer. A cruel duty indeed for Yuta to perform.

Nor can we forget Spring Mustachio fighting desperately to stop Nichirin's transected body from being burned, then Fubuki frantically keeping him alive, his guts kept from spilling out by what had been Genos's precious designer jacket.

a tableau of horror

This had been an actual conflict, not a carefully-managed test of skill vulgarly called a 'fight', and there was nothing sweet, fitting, nor fair about it.

C: Sword and Spirit

AND NOW FOR THE PART I'VE BEEN WAITING FOREVER FOR! Forever being from December 2017. It also ties into more recent chapters. The border between living and non-living has always been a bit porous in One-Punch Man and it's amazing to watch Nichirin make no distinction between his biological body, his sword, and his prostheses to forge a whole that is much greater than the sum of its parts. Once again, it comes down to spirit and willpower.

Had Genos witnessed this, he'd have asked Saitama for a leave of absence to study under Nichirin. This is the missing part that has been nagging at him, the question he'd asked Saitama about whether his parts truly made him stronger, to which Saitama had had no answer. Heck, just being able to observe Nichirin would have been profoundly inspirational for Genos.

ONE, however, is not in the business of giving Genos anything cheaply. No, on current headings, he's going to have to work it out for himself. Indeed, he accidentally and instinctively touched on the answer when he seamlessly rejoined himself after being bitten in two by Elder Centipede. He didn't think about what he was doing then: he was just totally determined not to be dismissed by that miserable worm. [It goes without saying that Kuseno did not get a distress call, nor brave monsters to see what the fuck was going on for himself because of a mere broken leg and some loosened plates of armour.]

Before and after: plates laid on a bias rejoining so perfectly there's no damage to see. And all the internals are fine too. Black magic shit that got the old engineer out of bed to do a field inspection.

Come to that, Saitama does know about the importance of will but does not know it consciously. Yet another gag that has become very much not a gag is that any object Saitama holds that he does not want to break becomes unbreakable. Cheap store-bought chopsticks catch a falling man -- and his clothes, in turn, don't give way. They become an extension of Saitama, like Nichirin's sword does of himself. Speaking of swords, it's notable that when Atomic Samurai managed to draw the sun blade, it was impossible to tell where the man ended and the sword began. Saitama just has no idea that that's what he's doing, so he can't teach it to his increasingly frustrated disciple.

the same principle, played very differently, but each in a life-or-death situation

And like that, another piece of the puzzle of the power scheme of OPM has been shown to us. No one character has the whole picture. We will hopefully get to piece it together by the end, and we hope that the right characters understand it well enough at the right time to make for good outcomes.

Next chapter review will be much shorter!

[sa1tamasbiggestfan]

I drew Yuta from one punch man!! She looks very pretty :DD

I hope I could see her again in upcoming chapters

[sirenvicz]

[weeblmaodotcom]

Me as soon as I see the first panel of Yuta (I can tell from first sight she is definitely a deep and complex character) , Meme by Weeblmao.com

[theomnicode]

Qi, the source of special powers in OPM

"Circulate your Qi into your weapon and it will become perfect part of your body..."

Then Nichirin proceeds to cut the apple and the mountains behind it and the apple has been cut, yet has no signs of cutting. Atomic Samurai says Nichirin is so fast with his sword the apple has not noticed it has been cut, but I beg to differ just a bit here.

My hypothesis is as follows:

What Nichirin did was most likely reinforce the apple with his Qi very much like Saitama reinforced Genos' core on the moon by making the core an extension of himself, so the apple got cut but at the same time, has not noticed it has been cut.

I believe Qi, chi and divine power, the one Saitama and Garou used during their epic fight and what most heroes in the world of OPM use, are one and the same powers, just with different names. In the webcomic, there is a term chi or aura and Saitama has such in spades because he has broken his limits.

Nichirin blowing up the mountainside behind the apple is very much also reminiscent in how both Saitama and Genos punched through the other, without harming the one being punched but obliterating the mountains behind them.

Either their punches curve around the target, like how the other swordsmen Yuta and Shido originally thought, or it is possible to make another being an extension of themselves via this usage of Qi so they do not get harmed.

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In world of OPM, people like Nichirin can survive despite getting melted in half, something which would kill a normal human being in an instant because they have this Qi or divine power they can use.

My hypothesis is that Heroes in world of OPM can consciously or subconsciously use this Qi to their bidding and the more they train and "conquer death", the more they unlock this ability to circulate Qi around their bodies to reinforce, to heal, to regenerate, physical prowess etc. This might be the source of all OPM special abilities found in humans and how they turn into superhumans, once they unlock their own Qi.

Circulating Qi into clothes to reinforce or to make Tank top magic real is also part of the course. Weapons, artificial parts or anything can be circulated with Qi and made an extension of themselves by sheer willpower. This would be why Tank Top master became a round ball when Pig God gave him his energy, his own Qi, to heal him. Tank top master essentially became an extension of Pig God.

It is also why Saitama's hero suit (and the clothes resting on his skin) can withstand massive punishment without instantly breaking and seemingly operates as an extension of himself, much like Garou's bandages and his "feelers." Saitama's cape constantly flows around him, making him seem more heroic even against the wind direction.

One of the reasons Saitama was so surprised his hero suit got blown holes in it against Garou because it is not very often that he comes across a being that is capable of breaking through his Qi circulation reinforcement when he is actively protecting himself.

And when he does not, his hero suit immediately got shred when he lost the willpower to protect his own sense of heroism. He no longer felt very heroic when he questioned his intuition and himself.

(chances are his suit can also regenerate by now, with so many holes on it not even Genos can patch it up)

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Nichirin says and shows us to how artificial body can also be circulated with Qi, which is very important when it comes to Genos. Genos is also a being who seems to be subconsciously using his Qi and once even melded together two cleaved halves against Elder centipede by sheer force of will. Most of the cybernetics in OPM world seem to work very seamlessly for the wielders too.

If Genos putting two of his halves together is not making his cybernetics an extension of himself and and his remaining human brain and regenerating essentially, nothing is. The clash of the two halves even has the trademarks lightning signifying divine power activation, one which I suspect Saitama awoke by accepting Genos as his disciple.

However, Genos does not consciously seem to realize how much potential he has, only subconsciously channeling his Qi and his defeatist mindset makes him still a long way from making his body truly his own body, parts that he no longer needs to replace but instead regenerate like humans heal from wounds.

Though he seems to be able to subconsciously channel his Qi outwards, like the death punch he repeated back at Saitama. He also has quite the visible aura even Saitama pays attention to, which would probably be Genos flaring up his Qi due to his emotional agitation.

Genos has a lot of Qi, he just needs to learn how to harness it and then he can definitely reach further beyond than what endlessly replacing his parts won't be able to do for him. But to do that, he needs to trust himself, his willpower and his ability, otherwise the indomitable human spirit won't do anything for him.

Maybe someday, Genos too is capable of doing this consciously:

But that day will be ways off. Unless he finds himself in vicinity of Nichirin and he explains the concept of Qi to him.

[no1monstersimp]

I edited Yuta!

[the-nysh]

you know strength = loneliness was present in yutas backstory and the ending with yuta abandoning the overwhelming strength for companionship goes against sukunas beliefs some people believe that jjk will end with yuji gaining strength but losing his companions ( for gege once said that either yuji dies or everyone else does and that only one member of the main cast will live though its possible megumi will survive thanks to yuji)

(pt2) do you have any plans to look into jjk again I would like to ask some questions in relation to saitamas character that bring it up some of the coversations or talks they had

I've seen that one interview stated by Gege, yes. Even so, in opm's doomed timeline it proved how those lonely downer 'kill 'em all' type endings are bad endings either way. :'))

I'm much more interested in stories that focus on hope, healing, and recovery as their lasting messages instead. (This is why Trigun, despite all its heavy death & suffering, emotionally hit as hard as it did when it chose hope, kindness and living/surviving for a better future. And even in Berserk, it focuses on the recovery from massive trauma as well - that's the good stuff right there.)

So.....if Gege's most interesting character [redacted] is truly gone for good then welp...I have no need to invest in catching up when I can simply check a synopsis when it's done. :'))

[lilliganart]

I need someone to tell me what to do thanks, you can just list six characters if you want and I’ll do my best 👌

Tendou, Kirishima, En, Shou (MP100), Hairou, Hisoka

Edit for me: Hide, Kenma, Tobikichi, Hyouta, Denki, Ryuji Suguro

2nd Edit: Katai Makoto, Shadow, Reiner, Alex Louis Armstrong, All Might, Shin

3rd: Madoka, Roromiya (Inu x Boku), Remi (Horimiya), Aina, Nana, Perona

4th: Haida, Legoshi, Shirou (BNA), Ookami (Wolf Children), Inuyasha, Wolfrun (Smile Pretty Cure)

5th: Rui (KNY), Mihai, Alice (Food Wars), Clare (Claymore), Rico (AOT), Neferpitou

6th: Ryou (Food Wars), L, Choso, Tenga Onigawara, Aizawa, Itona Horibe

7th: Akira, Hawks, Kyoutani, Killua, Miruko. Senku

8th: six motherfuckers from TPN

9th: six motherfuckers from OPM

10th: six motherfuckers from Beastars

11th: six motherfuckers from DR Stone

12th: six motherfuckers from Studio Ghibli

13th: six motherfuckers from Dorohedoro

14th: six motherfuckers from Demon Slayer

15th: six motherfuckers from MHA

16th: six motherfuckers from MKDM

17th: six motherfuckers from Saiki K

18th: six motherfuckers from YOI

19th: six motherfuckers from Violet Evergarden

20th: six motherfuckers from Food Wars

21st: six motherfuckers from TSDS

22nd: six motherfuckers from Talentless Nana

23rd: six motherfuckers from Kakegerui

24th: six motherfuckers from Danganronpa

25th: Falco, Senjuro, Daida, Ritsu, Kou Minamoto, Sai (Dr Stone)

27th: Envy, Tsukasa, Kars, Geto, Sesshomaru, Illumi

28th: Ray, Kuroo, Yu Ishigami, Hyakkimaru, Junpei, Fafnir

29th: Mob, Bojji, Gon, Hinata, Koutaro Lives Alone, Kabane Kusaka (Kemono Jihen)

30th: Sanji, Zenitsu, Brock, Tamaki, Christophe Giacometti (YOI), Takumi (maid sama)

31st: Teru, Bakugo, Naruto, Shiki (Kemono Jihen), Genos, Shuu Inuzuka

32nd: Aki, Speed-o-Sound Sonic, Nobunaga (HXH), Ling, Tomioka, Jin

33rd: Asa Mitaka, Hitori Gotoh, Kobeni, Midori Asakusa, Nene Yashiro, Anya Forger

34th: Nami, Hinata, Emma, Asuka, Hiroto Maehara, Ponyo

35th: Kaede Kayano, Tornado of Terror, Ibara (MHA), Aiura (Saiki K), Sakura (TBHK), Sakura (Horimiya)

36th: Ai Hayasaka, Hanada Nikki (Dr Stone), Kanamori Sayaka, Winry Rockbell, Yachi, Sophie (Howl’s Moving Castle)

37th: Yuji, Gilthunder, Mitsuba (TBHK), Coby (One Piece), Kaoru Sakurayashiki, Alice Asmodeus

38th: Taiju, Joseph Joestar, Mondo, Rikido Sato, Basho (HXH), Takeo Gouda

39th: Hanako, Shinji, Denji, Yuta Okkutsu, Edward Elric, Guts

40th: Totoko, Tsubomi, Teruhashi, Aoi, Kiyoko, Osaragi

41st: Inutade, Hakubo, Lum, Arataki Itto, Yamato, ‼️

42nd: Shoto, Akira (Kemono Jihen), Uraume, Sypha, Himuro (The Ice Guy), Kaeya (Genshin), Seiya Kori

43rd: Violet Evergarden, Shoko (ASV), Anna Sasaki, Hana (Wolf Children), Princess Kaguya, Ai Ohto

44th: Riko (Made in Abyss), Sakura Hibiki, Mary Saotome, Hinata Kaho, Kon (Kemono Jihen), Conny (TPN), Rifuta Imu (Saiki)

45th: Akaza, Saiki, Gowther, Leroute (HXH), Miyuki Hoshizora, Jessie

46th: Tenya Iida, Kyoya Ootori, Jin Tachibana, Saki Arima (YLIA), Izumi Miyamura, Leorio

47th: six motherfuckers from Carole & Tuesday

48th: Olivier, Noi, Maki, Kanronji, Sakura (Danganronpa), Bisky (HXH)

49th: Ai Ohto, Nene Yashiro, Canary (HXH),

50th: Hirofumi Yoshida, Kabru, Pariston (HXH), Acca and Ura-Acca, Minamoto Teru, Louis (Beastars)

51st: Carole and Tuesday, Nobara, Marcille, Ryuuji Ayukawa, Kita (BTR), Yachi

52nd: Mob, Laius, Midori, Takahashi Yotasuke, Tome Kurata, Ushijima

53rd: Acca and UraAcca ‼️

54th: Neiru (WEP), Hibana (FF), Nagatoro, Paninya (FMAB), Casca (Berserk), Iris (Violet Evergarden)

55th: Kyoka Jirou, Misato, Rize, Aren (Saiki K), Tooru (Horimiya), Ebisu (Dorohedoro)

56th: Kurapika, Armin, Ryusui, Saiki Kusuke, Yuri (YOI), Mello

57th: Gen, Tsuchigomori, Yushiro, Bokuto, Kita Shinsuke, Death the Kid

58th: Urokodaki, Bang (OPM), Netero, Commander guy from AOT, Watari, Kaseki

59th: Panda, Gouhin, Shao May, Tony Tony Chopper, Principal Nezu, Monokuma

60th: Serizawa, Daichi, Gojo (Dress Up Darling), ‼️

61st: Kabru, Hakubo, Phichit (YOI)

62nd: Shima (skip and loafer), Yatora, Denji ‼️

63rd: Sanji, Reigen, Spike, Jigen, Shoko Ieiri, ‼️

64th: Yoshida, Shimazaki, Greeling, Nagumo (Sakamoto Days), Toji Fushiguro, !!

65th: Sesshomaru, Geto Suguru, Douma !!

[demifiendrsa]

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