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“Pre-One Punch Man Saitama defends his free tailor from gang pressure, gaining something priceless.”
One Punch Man: Road to Hero
ワンパンマン OVA「ロード・トゥ・ヒーロー」
7.7
1,390 rank · 343,628 viewers · 371 favorites
Action
Comedy
Parody
Super Power
Seinen
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Synopsis
Pre-One Punch Man Saitama defends his free tailor from gang pressure, gaining something priceless.
Before Saitama became the man he is today, he trained and fought endlessly to become a hero. While every scuffle leaves his tracksuit uniform in tatters, he always has it mended for free thanks to his local tailor. One day, however, the tailor informs him that he must close up shop due to pressure from a local gang. Saitama decides to help him out—and gains something irreplaceable in the process.
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Community consensus
Derived from 18 sampled reviews
6.9
/10
What 18 viewers settled on.
87%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 1.56
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.56 · some divergence
The polarity gap
4.1 pts
Recommenders 7.6 · others 3.5
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 0.11
Running avg · Dec 2015 → Aug 2021
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “A bit of Saitama's, the One Punch Man's, history on the road to heroedom. Just as bizarre and funny as any other episode, it shows the origins of his suit, the beginnings of his crime fighting, and...”
- 7 “A pretty good One Punch Man ova. It simply goes over on how Saitama got his suit and how his life was like before he lost his hair and became the strongest man on the planet. With similar tones and...”
- 7 “While nothing special nor relevant to the overall series plot, "Road to Hero" is a fun one-off story. Featuring the same OP and ED as the first season of the show, the OVA follows Saitama in his...”
Verbosity
Short · 56%
Medium · 39%
Long · 6%
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A Ova Production
Madhouse.- Format 1 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 24m all episodes
- Aired Dec 2015 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-10714 catalog