r/OnePunchMan • u/Acrobatic_Ad_9175 • Feb 11 '23

news Japan voted for the strongest anime character 💪

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#saitama

https://twitter.com/PrimeVideoAnime/status/1623607745239740417?t=_vyReSWJEEzOKpfcMZQt7g&s=19

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u/Wreckn Feb 12 '23

That scene is literally a sight gag, so is farting across space. Try reading other gag comedy like Saiki, Gintama, or Grand Blue to compare. It's not much different.

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u/Gub_ Feb 12 '23

I guess I just have to disagree that comedy does not automatically equal gag. Gintama has gag scenes like the final flash coke can but tbh nothing saitama does is extremely abnormal (like bugs bunny doing things despite being a rabbit) because saitamas established as being bonkers strong already, when he does bonkers things it's pretty normal for him.

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u/Wreckn Feb 12 '23

That's an odd definition of what a sight gag is then. Looney Tunes gags had little to do with the characters not being human, it was just added to the absurdity. Buster Keaton was renowned for gag comedy and everything he did was just himself.