One-Punch Man
One-Punch Man is one of the most popular manga worldwide, is a superhero and comedy title. It has been serialized in the free online manga magazine Tonari no Young Jump since 2012. The content of the manga series revolves around a superhero named Saitama, who has the ability to defeat any opponent with just a punch. This makes him feel that he has no rival in life, so he always wants to meet an enemy worthy of his great strength to challenge himself.
One-Punch Man reached 2.2 million copies in print in November 2013. The manga series was one of 10 nominees for the seventh annual Taishō Manga Awards in 2014.[60] The manga won the Sugoi Japan Award in 2017. As of July 2017, the manga had 13 million copies in print by July 2019, this number had grown to 20 million copies. In April 2020, One-Punch Man sold over 30 million copies.
After being released in the United States, both volume 1 and volume 2 appeared on the New York Times Manga Bestseller list, ranking at number one and two, respectively, and remained there for two weeks. . Episode 1 dropped to number two in its third week, while episode two dropped off the list entirely. As of January 29, 2017, volume 1 of the manga series has been on the list for up to 71 weeks. The series was nominated for an Eisner Award in 2015 and a Harvey Award in 2016.