One-Punch Man (Japanese: ワンパンマン Hepburn: Wanpanman?) is an ongoing Japanese webcomic created by an author using the pseudonym One, which began publication in 2009. The series quickly went viral, surpassing 7.9 million hits in June 2012.[5] The name is a play on the long-running children's character Anpanman, as punch (パンチ panchi?) is not usually shortened to pan (パン?).

Onepunch-Man follows the life of an average hero who manages to win all of his battles with only one punch! This ends up being the cause of a lot of frustration as he no longer feels the thrill and adrenaline of fighting a tough battle.

Maybe all of his rigorous training to become strong wasn't worth it. After all what's so good about having an overwhelming power?

In the world of One Punch Man, heroes are pinned against monsters in a battle to protect humanity. Start as an unregistered hero and make your way up the ranks, or claim a canon character and lead other heroes. The other path you can take is the dark path, one with monster characters and human monsters.

http://www.mangapanda.com/onepunch-man (Seinen Manga)
http://www.mangapanda.com/onepunch-man-one(Original Webcomic)

Everyone should read One Punch Man.

What do you mean by a roleplay based on it though? I mean, it's not like most super settings where the question is how one overcomes the challenge - we know what's going to happen, it's right there in the title. And characters aren't really defined by their powers, but by their attitudes goals and outlooks. The underlying theme is that power doesn't matter.

I guess what I'm saying is, an OPM RPG should be about a superhero doing their weekly shop.

Everyone should read One Punch Man.

What do you mean by a roleplay based on it though? I mean, it's not like most super settings where the question is how one overcomes the challenge - we know what's going to happen, it's right there in the title. And characters aren't really defined by their powers, but by their attitudes goals and outlooks. The underlying theme is that power doesn't matter.

I guess what I'm saying is, an OPM RPG should be about a superhero doing their weekly shop.

I like OPM, I just wanted the freedom to deviate from canon a little so it's not like we're rehashing the details of the manga. "Based" is more like the same setting and feel, but with somewhat different characters. That sort of thing. I want an OC-inspired take moreso than revisiting canon.

I know this was awhile ago, but my friends and I have opened up a new One Punch Man role play site. You can create your own hero, villain or even an unaffiliated character. We're a new site and hoping to gain some members. I hope you all find it interesting! You're welcome to invite some friends.

one-punch-man-rp.proboards.com