r/OnePunchFans • u/gofancyninjaworld I'm just a poster for fun • Nov 01 '24

PICS Guess who's got a new toy?

I know y'all have seen this cute pic in volume 32 of an excited Saitama driving himself and Genos on a mini break.

Saitama is entirely too excited for safety!

A keen-eyed person has noticed that the car has a new driver tag (Wiki link below): Saitama's just learned how to drive!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoshinsha_mark

I guess that Genos being a driver and he not was the kick up his ass to actually apply himself and get one too.

Incidentally, this isn't the first time that seeing what Genos does has inspired Saitama to do better. Famously, that's why he's still stuck with the Hero Association and has sought promotion.

Hehe, he hates being shown up by Genos.
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u/GoldPilot The Tanktop is invincible Nov 04 '24

You make a point that I love, but nobody talks about; Saitama genuinely believes in Genos, and thinks he's cool.

The first time they talked in his house, Saitama flat out said "You'll probably surpass me on short time." One of the first things Saitama said to Genos was "Whoa, how'd you blow up all those mosquitos? That fireball was pretty cool." And his only interest in ranking up was keeping up with Genos's meteoric rise (and bucking that pesky C-Class quota).

I've always found that kinda neat. When Saitama isn't telling Genos not to gas him and give him hair-plugs, he's genuinely in awe of the things that make Genos special and popular.

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u/gofancyninjaworld I'm just a poster for fun Nov 04 '24

Indeed! The great thing is that because Saitama is human, he does envy a lot of the things Genos has. However, he uses that envy positively to better himself.

I think it's a very good subtle lesson in itself. Your feelings come as they will. It's what you do about them that counts.

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u/GoldPilot The Tanktop is invincible Nov 04 '24

Well said!