All Might's quirk is a unique ability that can be inherited, and he has chosen Izuku to be his successor!Įnduring many months of grueling training, Izuku enrolls in UA High, a prestigious high school famous for its excellent hero training program, and this year's freshmen look especially promising. But it seems that his persistence has borne some fruit: Izuku meets the number one hero and his personal idol, All Might. Izuku's unfair fate leaves him admiring heroes and taking notes on them whenever he can. Since he was a child, the ambitious middle schooler has wanted nothing more than to be a hero. This leaves the remainder of the world completely powerless, and Izuku Midoriya is one such individual. The appearance of "quirks," newly discovered super powers, has been steadily increasing over the years, with 80 percent of humanity possessing various abilities from manipulation of elements to shapeshifting. And thus begins the story of One Punch Man, an action-comedy that follows an eccentric individual who longs to fight strong enemies that can hopefully give him the excitement he once felt and just maybe, he'll become popular in the process. Genos proposes that the two join the Hero Association in order to become certified heroes that will be recognized for their positive contributions to society, and Saitama, shocked that no one knows who he is, quickly agrees. This all changes with the arrival of Genos, a 19-year-old cyborg, who wishes to be Saitama's disciple after seeing what he is capable of. In fact, all it takes to defeat evildoers with just one punch has led to an unexpected problem-he is no longer able to enjoy the thrill of battling and has become quite bored. Now, Saitama is incredibly powerful, so much so that no enemy is able to defeat him in battle.
In order to pursue his childhood dream, he trained relentlessly for three years-and lost all of his hair in the process.
The seemingly ordinary and unimpressive Saitama has a rather unique hobby: being a hero. After years of training, the Elric brothers set off on a quest to restore their bodies by locating the Philosopher's Stone-a powerful gem that allows an alchemist to defy the traditional laws of Equivalent Exchange.Īs Edward becomes an infamous alchemist and gains the nickname "Fullmetal," the boys' journey embroils them in a growing conspiracy that threatens the fate of the world. Known as a bio-mechanical engineering prodigy, Winry creates prosthetic limbs for Edward by utilizing "automail," a tough, versatile metal used in robots and combat armor. The brothers are rescued by their neighbor Pinako Rockbell and her granddaughter Winry. Instead, they suffered brutal personal loss: Alphonse's body disintegrated while Edward lost a leg and then sacrificed an arm to keep Alphonse's soul in the physical realm by binding it to a hulking suit of armor. Ignoring the alchemical principle banning human transmutation, the boys attempted to bring their recently deceased mother back to life. After a horrific alchemy experiment goes wrong in the Elric household, brothers Edward and Alphonse are left in a catastrophic new reality.