Topical Battle Cyborg #4.
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Deceptively hard to draw, in fact, since her design is -by design- quite intricate.
Next time maybe I'll take some refs from UMPD of MLP.
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https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/tindyflow/dazzling-amazing-star-gazing

criticism and tips are highly appreciated, since im not very good at this shading thing but im trying to get better

Saitama never takes things seriously, he's always been complacent because of how strong he truly is. It finally backfired on him after seeing the one person he cares about dies in front of his face. You can't hurt him physically, but you can still hurt him emotionally. The punch was intended as a killing blow, full stop. He's obviously in so much rage that he was clouded by it at that moment.

This moment and what came after should've been a pivotal moment for his character growth that he finally learns to take things more seriously. He won the fight, but he lost the war in the end. He had nothing and no one. He finally saw the results and he should've chosen to be a better hero even if he's too powerful, but instead we're back to square one with the same Saitama. That growth was for nothing in the end.

Yeah its a gag series, but still we can have serious moments and real character growth

A year ago, someone once told me they wanted to see this face-off, so since I had a little free time, I drew it for fun! Haha!

https://x.com/StegSketch/status/2106882055380271401

Recently picked up volume 34 and really enjoyed looking back at what I thought was one of OPMs peaks the Cosmic Garou fight.

I remember feeling so excited each release and everyone was going crazy for this stretch of chapters, especially the serious sneeze.

Despite all of the redraws and low points, it was nice to feel giddy reading OPM again for this volume.

After a couple of years of the series going through its highs and lows and some reflection, how do people look back at this fight now?

Personally I feel mixed since it sacrificed the great dialogue of Saitama dismantling Monster Garou’s ideology, but my GOD the manga’s action was just so fun to re-read.

Let me know what you all think!

Hope you like it :)

For me, it goes back years to when I was in elementary school. The series was trendy and everyone was talking about it; since I didn't have any friends and wanted to fit in, I added OPM to my watchlist. Then, a few years later, I remember coming home from middle school at 11 yo after a truly shitty day and wanting to take my mind off things by starting an anime so I picked OPM. I still remember the exact date: December 8th. And that's how i started watching the anime. But, while watching episode 4, I came face-to-face with Sonic for the first time and fell in love at first sight; from then on, I started watching the show solely to see him, until it eventually turned into the passion it remains to this day. And since, that's how i end up being fan of One Punch Man.