This particular volume focuses on Saitama and Genos joining the Hero Association, another encounter with Speed O' Sound Sonic, and the first introduction of heroines in the story ("Miss Blizzard," and "Terrible Tornado").
Pros:
- As expected, Saitama is still a badass. He also has another great quote during the bonus chapter of Vol. 3: "Who decides limits? And based on what? ... Could the you of tomorrow beat you today? Instead of giving in, move forward."
- Again, there is more great character work and draftsmanship.
- Even if the manga does not have the same level of kinetic energy as an animated show, I love all of the bonus content you get with this format. This includes everything from little interactions to whole chapters that never made it into the anime.
- It's mildly annoying that it took 3 volumes for a heroine of any form or fashion to appear in the manga. The two that appear are also gone pretty quickly (though I happen to know they make more of an appearance later on in the series).
- (nit-pick) The mismatch between sound effects and reading direction continues in this volume, though it seemed slightly less prevalent than it was in volume 2. To be clear, I am listing this as a nit-pick because I don't know that there is a reasonable solution that could address this issue. As I stated in reviews of previous volumes, details being lost in the book's binding is also still an issue.
Three volumes in and I am still on the hype train. I still think fans of the anime should check out the manga, and I love all the extra little insights I am getting from this format (a la world building and minor characters that don't appear in the anime).
Final Score:
8.5/10
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