One Punch Man

One Man. One Hundred Push Ups. One Hundred Sit Ups. One Hundred Squats. Ten Kilometer Run. One Incredible Costume. One Punch.

My goodness was I wrong. My friend told me about this show saying how amazing it was. I looked at the general animation, and the picture above and thought "Yeah Right." It wasn't until months later that by random happenstance that I was watching videos on YouTube and came across one of the fight scenes of One Punch Man. It was the training fight between Saitama(AKA One Punch Man) and his "apprentice" Genos. After that I had to watch the show. Right afterwards I apologized to my friend. The next show he recommends will be the first thing I watch afterwards. Also available in English Dub.

I saw a post of #ExplainAnAnimePlotBadly that really did sum this show up pretty darn well.
Identity Crisis. 100. 100. 100. 10. Identity Crisis.
You see, Saitama wanted purpose. So he decided to become a Superhero. But his training made him so strong that nothing could withstand a single punch. What are you to do with your life when you have no challenge?

The cyborg Genos sees his strength and decides he has no choice but to become his apprentice and learn as much from him as possible. And while Saitama attempts to explain his power, it is blown off and ignored.

The show uses a few different styles of animation throughout its 12 episodes. All it seems to work perfectly for what they are trying to show. Plus it adds to the hilarity of the show. The fight scenes are epic, and the humor is incredible. I am not much of a laugher, but One Punch Man had me shaking my chair with laughter.

This is a show that I looked at the cover and tossed it away. I am so glad I eventually picked it back up. I have to give One Punch Man the well earned score of 11 out of 11. This is a great watch.

Malcolm In The Middle

151 episode over 7 seasons from 2000 to 2006. This comedy of a crazy misfit family was great for both youth and middle-aged people alike. 22 minutes an episode we found enjoyment through the antics and derangement these children managed to ensue and the mind games with the mother. Oh and Bryan Cranston.

The show mostly follows the 3rd child Malcolm. A genius he wishes only to be like everyone else. His cool older brother forced into Military School. His idiot and violent brother. And the youngest Dewey...he's hard to describe. Then of course there are his parents. The loud and angry mother, and the adorable fun loving dad.

Malcolm is constantly struggling with his intelligence and his wish to have fun. But I think the biggest part is that his high intelligence gets him into just as much trouble as his brothers because they often do their antics together. These antics include: beating up others, making a balloon launcher able to strike blocks away(but using much more foul things that water balloons), sneaking out to parties, and more. Malcolm tells us his struggles and mistakes by breaking the 4th Wall and talking directly to the audience.

Everyone grows over the series as they learn new lessons. But the family remains social pariahs being despised and feared by almost everyone else. The neighbors shun them, other students fear dealing with them in case the violent brother beats them up. Of course a few people drop into their gravitational pull over time, but just about all of them have their own rejectable qualities.

Characters come and go over the 7 seasons. Even the oldest brother who was a constant character experiencing his own adventures away from the family grows less and less seen. Till the last season where he is only in 5 episodes or so.

I enjoyed the show. It was redundant at times as they did pretty much the same thing over and over again. But they managed to add some new aspect that kept me going through the series. I must give the show a 7 out of 11 however.

Community

This 2009-2015 show has a fairly large cult following. It didn't actually do great ratings-wise so got canceled in the last season which was then picked up by Yahoo for its final season. This beloved by its cult show had a total of 110 episodes, each being about 22 minutes long. Except that is season 6 when the episodes were around 28-30 minutes long.

This oddly diverse group of misfits come together as a study group that help each other through a variety of issues and odd encounters. The show takes place at Greendale Community College, a school that is terrible for education but great for messing around. The school offers classes such as Ice Cream Tasting, Grifting, Baby Talk, Theoretical Phys Ed, and Can I Fry That?(the answer is yes) Of course it has some "real" classes such as Spanish, Biology, and Billiards. 

But those are just the classes, mostly we have our Jeff- the talker, Brita- the against everything, Pierce- the old racist, Shirley- the black housewife, Troy- the black sports star, Annie- the jewish over achiever, and Abed- the arab aspberger super computer. Oh and there's Chang- the chinese wants to be in the group.

This school allows these people do pretty much whatever they want. Pillow Forts, dry land Sailing, Talent Shows, Mafia style Chicken vendors, and of course the infamous Paintball Wars. There are multiple Paintball episodes throughout the series.

There are rumors here and there about a movie, but nothing substantial that I could find.

The show is a great comedy, but does go downhill after season 4. 3 of the main characters end up disappearing and they attempt to add a few new ones here and there. It remains funny, but kinda loses a bit of its heart. I enjoyed the entirety of it greatly, but only finished the last season out of loyalty. In all I give the show a 9 out of 11.