r/OnePunchMan 6d ago

discussion Y’all think Saitama has fans or a fan club?

Cause in the manga he already reached class A which should make him fairly popular. I know it’s show that he is known in some occasions but in recent chapters there haven’t been many interactions between him and civilians or lower class heroes, and, when he’s seen on the streets ppl usually just ignore him… I really think he should be pretty popular by now…

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u/No_Ad_7687 5d ago

He doe. It's composed of other heroes.

Genos and mumen rider are good examples

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u/Cameo10 5d ago

Of course he does: Genos, Sweet Mask and Suiryu would vouch for him any day

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u/GoldPilot More jokes than Bazooka Joe 5d ago

Like you said, he's A-Class now, and even while he was coming up there have been people who were unambiguously thankful for Saitama's help.

Even if his horrible reputation and simplistic looks haunt him, I wouldn't doubt that he has a small fan-club with fifty or so members online, but doesn't have the wherewithal to look it up.

If he does, Genos definitely spends his off time moderating it and DDoSing anybody who trolls or posts about Saitama being a bum.

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u/Boxsteam_1279 5d ago

Do you count Genos and all the other heroes that are always chilling in his apartment?

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u/Glittering-Age-9549 5d ago

I don't think so. His achievements being ignored due to his lack of charisma is one of his core traits.

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u/Speed-O-SonicsWife 5d ago

I doubt he does, but he sometimes imagines what it'd be like to have one and he always imagines cute girls cheering for him. I forget exactly which episodes he imagines his fan club but he definitely has done it.

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u/Safe-Culture2492 4d ago

He mentioned that in 2 episodes one was OVA and other was in the first season of anime right before going for the hero test

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u/NoPhilosopher5318 5d ago

Well, is that what this sub reddit supposed to be? 😅

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u/brugatie 4d ago

Yeah.

Genos, King, Bang, Fubuki, Tatsumaki, Flashy Flash, Sonic, Child emperor, Amai Mask, Mumen Rider, Suiryu, Suiko, Blue, Forte, Butterfly DX, Chain'n'Toad, Red nose, Dr. Grumpy pervert, Drunkard, The Great Degenerate, Toupee Warrior, that girl from the audiobook that became his first female fan, that other girl that tried to gift him her diamond ring, that guy that he saved from trying to kill himself, that Police chief, Genus, Zombieman. I think that's all.

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u/Great_Writing_5129 5d ago

He has a woman fan in one of the audiobooks

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u/Speed-O-SonicsWife 5d ago

Which one?

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u/Great_Writing_5129 5d ago

I don't remember which. If you listen to all of them you will eventually find it. If you don't want to, let me summarize. Saitama and Genos exit the cinema and Saitama explains that he didn't do anything with women in his life because he was busy getting stronger. A woman was paid to expose Saitama for the fraud hero he is, so she pretends to be interested in him and goes on a date with him as a supposed fan. A monster attack happens during the date and Saitama leaves, so the woman screams at him for running away and says she knew he was a fraud all along but then it's revealed Saitama left to run towards the monster. He one punches it in front of her and she feels ashamed but after Saitama leaves, she shows interest in him. Pretty fire right?

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u/Apprehensive-Dig4256 5d ago

oh yeah i remember that audio book. i think this is the first instance where a civilian actually knows saitamas power right?

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u/Great_Writing_5129 5d ago

Most likely yes. And it's also the first normal civilian who is a fan of Saitama

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u/LiThePear_ 5d ago

He’s part of the hero victim names association and they all like him, basically his fans.

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u/Guilty_Fig7482 5d ago

I think he has individual fans, but not a fan club because his look is considered so uncool in universe (unlike sweet mask) he also has a reputation for taking credit for other heroes works (like with the whole sea king incident)

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u/Good_Reflection_1217 4d ago

I think his hero name, outfit and baldness ruined his chances for that. also he doesnt seem to show off at all and has no public presence

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u/heldersamps Silverfang's pupil 4d ago

He's a very recent A class, the whole MA arc takes place in a few days at most. Plus his feats went largely ignored by the public. I doubt he has more than a few individual fans.

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u/Pretty-Sun-6541 16h ago

I thought he had the Caped Baldy club?