| "The Strongest Man" | |
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| Series One Punch Man Season 1, Episode 1 | |
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| Air date | October 4th, 2015 (JP) July 16th, 2016 (US) |
| Writers | Tomohiro Suzuki |
| Director | Shingo Natsume |
| Producers | Satoshi Adachi; Kenji Hamada; Yûichi Oshida; Ken Sasaki; Eric P. Sherman; Satoki Toyoda; Yuuki Yoshida; Dave Casipit; Nobuyuki Hosoya; Keita Kodama; Chinatsu Matsui; Mami Okada; Ayuri Taguchi |
| Starring | Makoto Furukawa; Max Mittelman |
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"The Strongest Man" (Saikyō no Otoko) is the first episode of the Japanese anime series One Punch Man, which is based upon the Manga web series created by ONE. It was directed by Shingo Natsume with a script written by Tomohiro Suzuki. It first aired on TV Tokyo in Japan on October 4th, 2015. It first aired in the United States on Toonami on July 16th, 2016. In this episode, Saitama comes into his newfound power after battling a mutant monster known as Crablante. In short order, he discovers that he can defeat any adversary with but a single punch, which aids him greatly when he goes up against Vaccine Man, The Brain & The Brawn, and the Subterraneans.
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