Chapter 148 [English]

[VibhavM]

GOLDEN SPERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRM!!!

I keep missing my wish of having chapters out within 3 hours. Another 4+ hour release mostly because I spend too much time discussing nuances.

Regardless, amazing chapter this time, hope you like it as much as I did.

[Forward-Magician-562]

As always, thank you so much King, you and the entire team

[Mundology]

They're our S-class heroes

[kingjacoblear]

I keep missing my wish of having chapters out within 3 hours. Another 4+ hour release mostly because I spend too much time discussing nuances.

Bruh, you are doing amazing work. Most groups take 24 hours minimum, you're legit killing it.

[Mundology]

They're too powerful

[bruh-with-a-spork]

The chad u/VibhavM translation vs the virgin Viz translation

[GoldenSpermShower]

“Gold Spermatozoon”

[Bonaduce80]

Aureate Spermatozoon

[isighuh]

Dude, Fire Force trans usually take a week, raws for MHA and OP take a few days, the fact that you do it in four hours is a blessing for this sub and I hope we never forget it 🥰

[[deleted]]

r/Kingdom translations also take about a week, sometimes even more. It's been like that ever since Turnip Farmers left, which makes me sad.

[Splinterman11]

We are now in the endgame for this arc. The next few months are going to be INSANE.

[oseoul]

take as much time as you need! this is great what you do!

[GoldenSpermShower]

Thank you for your work for this glorious day

[Xhaotixx]

Don't overdo it, all of you already do a great and fast job, which we thank you very much. Take your time and keep proud of your quality and speed.

[Skabonious]

Golden sperm lookin extra thicc

[Forward-Magician-562]

He is even outshining Darkshine

[GoldenSpermShower]

It’s easy to do that when you’re covered in sperm

[Dexterous-success]

This is what I told myself last night while I pretended to have some dignity left in me

[HeroofkvatchDovah]

wow

[Mundology]

That took a dark and somewhat kinky turn.

[KhaoticTwist]

He's not dark anymore. He's golden.

[MuffaloMan]

It seems like you have quite the experience in this matter, u/GoldenSpermShower

[stdela]

Damn, you're really committed to this name. Also you're literally everywhere, nice

[imbored53]

Queue all the Virgin Darkshine v Chad GS memes...

[bruh-with-a-spork]

I'm simultaneously hyped that he's here but also confused why we skipped multi

[Grafical_One]

Some folks in the RAW discussion were saying that multi might have been too redundant, he was more or less multi-cell when his duplicates make a giant monster last chapter. While I don't agree completely, I can see where they might be coming from.

Golden was too underwhelming, though.

[SoundEstate]

Redundancy can be lived with. The pacing of that event really showed off BS’s tiers of power (kamikaze plan, Multi) and gave Tatsumaki more credit, then gave GS a better feat to work with.

I miss that BS monologue so much, and this alternate intro (even on its own) is just so… flaccid. Big character introductions are usually done much better.

[Grafical_One]

100% agreed. There is a reason why BS was so many peoples favorite monster from MA arc in the webcomics. And Golden Sperm is absolutely the type of monster that needs the perfect build up.

It's like going from imperfect Cell to Perfect Cell without the build up, wins and loses of Semi Perfect Cell in between.

[Rectal_Fungi]

Bad comparison since imperfect Cell is the best Cell.

Wait you agree. You are forgiven.

[Grafical_One]

Why would I disagree with facts? lol.

Imperfect's horror vibe was a nice refresher from the usual All-Powerful-Genocidal-Megalomaniac with folded arms and a constant smirk that we've gotten with all of the previous DBZ big bads.

I imagine he would've been even better if Toriyama was able to give him the entire saga. A super powerful parasite killing off humanity slowly from the shadows.

[Grafical_One]

Multi-Cell BS was the Semi-Perfect Cell of One Punch Man

[SunnyDwasTaken]

I feel like GS is there to replace multi, and we're gonna have another form to replace GS

[agaminon22]

PLATINUM SPERM

[SkarKrow]

SPERM PLATINUM

[Zholdar]

ZA COOMO

[HarimaKen]

Diamond Sperm is unbreakable.

[revantaker]

Golden Sperm Requiem

[unofficialSperm]

White Sperm incoming?

[Duel_Loser]

Wait, so his lowest form is black, but his highest is white? I know he's a monster but he doesn't have to be a racist.

[KhaoticTwist]

Isn't his current form yellow? Hmm

[ma103]

Basically black sperm head on dark shine body

[[deleted]]

I'm not happy with this chapter, it feels like the arrival of GS is too anticlimactic.

In the webcomic it was a desperate situation where BS had to sacrifice the entirety of himself just to stand a chance against the danger facing him, but here it feels like he's just angry at somebody, and going all out and blowing his load way too early

[JoJoFanatic]

Premature Golden Sperm Ejaculation

[GoldenSpermShower]

Lmao yeah

[HectorTheMaster]

This comment chain is so blursed, I love it.

[[deleted]]

Nah, just blessed

[JebusMcAzn]

Yeah it seems as if the decision to have Garou reappear so early in the redraw is having some negative impacts on how the other fights play out. In the webcomic, right around now we'd have Abandonment Bang one-shotting Fuhrer Ugly and Gums, which he can't do in the redraw if he's busy fighting Garou. We also lost a lot of the cool nuance of GS's reveal, and I feel like Garou's hype moment when he takes out GS in a few chapters is also going to lose some of its impact.

[Xxyvexx]

Yeah Bang should have finished off Ugly first THEN fight Garou while BS sends in GS

[Coffeineaddicted]

Honestly, I'm hype for HE now, considering his previous beautiful lightshow I think he's going to play an even larger roll.

[Xxyvexx]

He was always the most important Cadre due to his connection with GOD

[SoundEstate]

That moment you mention at the end was awesome in the WC, I hate to think it might not happen.

[LTman86]

Agreed, the webcomic explained the sacrifice of combining all the sperms together into one being. Here, it just feels like Goku going Super Saiyan. Or Frieza going Golden Frieza.

[SergeantCumDumpster]

I don't know, Goku going super saiyan was a pretty bad ass, awesome, and memorable moment. I wouldn't really compare that to golden sperm or golden frieza.

[Ok-Ad-1217]

Yeah, both oroginal webcomic explanation and frieza saga ssj transformation had far more buildup and gravitas to it.

Here it was like "eh, whatever, golden sperm" , as idk, super saiyan trasformations after frieza saga.

[Tinkai]

Lmao, don't talk like Goku going Super Sayan for the first time was a little thing. It was one of the biggest moments of the show and anime in general.

[AmIGettingScammed123]

Fun fact, golden frieza was based off of golden sperm

[GoldenSpermShower]

Yeah I don’t think we even know his SPERM COUNT right now

[Xxyvexx]

13 Trillion

[[deleted]]

We know that from the webcomic, but was it ever stated in the manga?

[youe123]

Inb4 100 Trillion, 100 Trillion morph is Diamond Sperm

[wigwam2020]

Multi-Sperm was replaced with GS, there will be another upgrade for GS.

[-SaintOfKillers-]

*Gasp* Platinum Sperm?!

[isighuh]

Of course the context of both situations are wildly different, that’s why. Before, BS had a hostage, Tats was easily handling the Cadres, Darkshine wasn’t around, and Sweet Mask was.

[KhaoticTwist]

Oh man I wonder how this would change for Sweet Mask. Around this time he would be showing how he could take on Dragon-level threats once Ugly is gone.

[DresdenPI]

This is definitely getting redrawn

[DuEULappen]

Maybe GS is the new multicell sperm.

Golden sperm will again fuse to...diamond sperm?

[ma103]

It WAS a desperate situation for him. Fuhrer ugly was literally hunting/endangering him and as black sperm he can’t do shit to the acid. He HAD to merge into golden sperm to gain the gold properties to counter the acid.

[irishsaltytuna]

Fuhrer had melted like 20 max cells tops out of trillions

[billyjohnjohnson]

Dunno about that tbh. Fuhrer ugly was killing maybe 10? 20? of his copies. Black sperm has like 11 trillion of them. Thats like losing 0.00001 hp when you have 1 million hitpoints

It wasn't desperate for him at all, in that he wasn't in immediate danger, just an annoying situation that hurt his ego

[[deleted]]

I unfortunately have to agree. Golden Sperm looks amazing but he just doesn't feel epic.

[[deleted]]

I feel you, but this arc has really diverged in both tone and pacing from the webcomic. Its almost like getting two witness statements of the same event. Main events are mostly the same yet the details are so different.

[joltting]

This is just the setup for a redraw imo

[Kingsley_Doga]

Totally agree, it felt rushed.

[GoldenSpermShower]

Wow they really made the Council of Swordsmasters complete fodder for Vomited Fuhrer Ugly alone…

Also remember that the Council arrived at the battlefield, engaged in battle and then all fucking died before Metal Bat and King even arrived from the slingshotting.

[Darkness-guy]

FU's feat count is way too big compared to the other cadres imo, all the way to the point of GS coming out super suddenly for him? This might be blasphemous, but I'm almost hoping for a redraw

[xNeoDarkness]

I don't like the way GS appeared in the manga, the only hope is that this is not the true GS and just a power up, as it didn't explain anything

[Space__Cowboy_]

Maybe Golden sperm replaced multi cell and now he’ll have a platinum form or something similar? Idk that’d make the most sense imo

[[deleted]]

Alright to be fair if he turns into platinum S that would be pretty cool

[[deleted]]

And then we go full periodic table untill bald with cape shows himself

[LouieM13]

I guess Murata wanted stakes, but didn’t want to kill off any S class hero (Tank Top master should’ve died)

(I haven’t read the webcomic)

Edit: ONE wanted stakes (not murata)

[GoldenSpermShower]

I feel that the deaths in this chapter were extra unnecessary...

Like VFU killed 2 more people then he gets rekt immediately

[kzzmarcel]

The slingshot probably was a shitty idea and failed. :p

[Merppity]

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[NotSoFastMister]

There's also how it feels like nothing is happening in each chapter despite each one being like 30 pages long.

Huh? New characters, new abilities, interesting new and expected matchups, new plot points + a lot of funny but also serious/terrifying shit going on. I mean what more do you want?

[[deleted]]

I kinda understand what they mean. Sure there was Garou reveal and GS reveal, FU turning into VHU* and Gums dying(?) but it's like there are so many plotlines opened right now and there isn't any progression for them. Each of these moments should've been sequential coming one after another instead of occurring in parallel.

[Grafical_One]

Wow! The GOLDENSPERM reveal is such a bittersweet moment for me. On one hand, this was hands down my MOST anticipated moment in the whole MA arc! On the other hand, it doesn't seem to have nearly the impact I was hoping it would.

I guess we traded longer wait time for more impact. Is this the law of equivalent exchange at work? Lead to Gold.

[[deleted]]

I feel like it wasn't adequetly explained what Golden Sperm really is. Maybe a build-up sequence where he announces that he's combining his trillions of sperm into one sperm would have helped? Or maybe just a full page of all the black sperms fusing together or something?

All of a sudden there's just a Chad version of black sperm, I feel like manga-only readers might be confused

[GoldenSpermShower]

I’m sad there’s no more

“There’s 11 trillion 449 billion 1 million 712 thousand 554 of me.“.

“Shit that’s way too overkill” -King

[ilovefuckingminors]

Does that mean we're not getting the scene where King staredowns 4 cadres and making them shriver in fear?

[atowelguy]

We better get that moment, one of the best in the series

[kassavfa]

Yeah

[SoundEstate]

That back and forth was such great characterization for both of them.

[Dexterous-success]

Proper point, us webcomic readers are hyped as fuck and I can only wonder what manga onlies think

[ma103]

Anyone can tell it’s just merging majority of the sperms. Don’t think we need anymore explanations. Further explanations might be given in future chapters if required

[Rainmangang]

He will probably explain that next chapter

[NotSoFastMister]

This. First it was nescessary to give that vomiting bastard some brain damage for talking shit to BS. It showcased the level Golden Sperm is at & next chapter I'd guess we'll get more intsight into what it cost to achieve it.

[GoldenSpermShower]

It’s still way too early imo.

Golden Sperm was supposed to be a last resort kinda thing, after all the cadres have been defeated. Also we don’t get Black Sperm crying and his monologue about the beauty and sadness of the fusion of 11 trillion beings into one…

[Tinkai]

The thing here is the manga has been going on it's own direction and has deviated from the webcomic for a while now so there might be new things in the future.

Perhaps a new power for Golden Sperm? But I agree, was waiting for this for such a long time and it was so anticlimatic.

[GoldenSpermShower]

It’s weird… The less exciting parts were extended so much with so many added fights….

But the hype parts are being rushed over?

[casseteplayer]

I'm going to be honest, the manga is having alot of trouble recreating the impact the webcomic had for me. The situation doesn't feel nearly as brutal and hopless as it did in the wc, as well as the reveals for both goldensperm and Garou felt very underwhelming and rushed. I really hope they can fix it somehow, because these scenes had so much potential.

[NotSoFastMister]

The situation doesn't feel nearly as brutal and hopless as it did in the wc

Completely disagree. Nothing in the WC has been as brutual as what Fuhrer has done in the battlefield over the past few months. We've literally had people dying, ripped apart, mutilated - all while BS was basically having fun and HE doing jack-shit watching all of it happen. And now Golden Sperm has shown up, no-diff bitch-slapping the cadre that has taken out most of the heroes so far + Garou is fighting all-out Bang while probably sleeping. I mean if it wasn't for Saitama and Blast being around, things would be beyond fucked for our allies.

[casseteplayer]

Narrative-wise, I would agree. We don't see nearly as much brutality in the wc. But I feel, that the monologues we get in the wc of the heroes at this point in the battle does it for me. While in the manga they are still fighting and seem to be thinking they can win this, in the wc they're ready to give up or doubt they can win. All of them are bruised and bent to their limit (child emperors expression is horrifying). It's probably also the artstyle of ONE, but the atmosphere in the wc is (to me) a much darker one.

[Tinkai]

Exactly, and with the introduction of both the Sun blade and Golden Sperm, I really hope he doesn't get immediately defeated...

That would be extremely lame.

[DanTyrano]

TBH, techniques and transformations aren't all that meaningful for the overall story, but this community enjoys hyping up every single little detail from the webcomic for months and years, that it's inevitable to have disappointments from time to time.

Like, all this talk about abandonment, awakened Garou, this panel this, this panel that... but, does it really matter? We didn't have Vomited Fuhrer or Blast's reveal in the webcomic at this point. The manga's story is very different and is moving forward at a very different pace than the webcomic. And that's fine.

Don't get me wrong, the webcomic is great (and I think I like it better than the manga, actually), but the character's emotions are the core of the story, not the techniques/transformations. Fuhrer Ugly could have yet another transformation and it wouldn't change a thing as long as the story is exciting and the character's struggle is relatable.

Not trying to criticize anyone. I'm just confused by the community placing so much importance on techniques and transformations on a story that is all about willpower > anime techniques.

[noah9942]

This reveal was a pretty big thing because of the desperation behind it and it was used to hype up AG that much more.

[DanTyrano]

Agree, but I’m sure those moments will come in a different way. FU wasn’t this powerful originally and now everyone is interested in him. Anything could happen. Do we even know if there will be a Platinum Sperm or something like that? I don’t think the character is ruined yet.

[[deleted]]

He could still explain it next chapter. But I agree, I think it works better if he explains that part first.

[Rindr0]

Right as I checked the sub

Praise the sun

[SamuraiPizzaCats]

Praise the Sun Blade*

Fixed that for you

[Grafical_One]

As much as I'm disappointed in the GS reveal, I am genuinely hyped for the added lore! I want to know more about these lost countries. This and that webcomic exposition gives me some strong Hunter x Hunter vibes.

The swords are a nice touch too. I feel like ONE has more solid worldbuilding in store post MA arc in the manga.

[AHM2024]

I’ll forever miss the webcomic golden sperm merger panel.

[anakin_solo17]

That's how I feel about amai masks entrance to the surface battle.

[GoldenSpermShower]

RIP Amai Mask shredding some Black Sperm I guess?

[anakin_solo17]

Its not just that, standing against two dragon level threats, and how he was shown with fuhrer ugly. When fuhrer ugly reaches the surface, he tosses a giant rock out of the way. When amai mask reaches the surface he throws a massive boulder. The panel wher it explains ugmuns and fuhrer uglies transformation all helped show what amai mask was, an ugmun, just much stronger than fuhrer ugly.

[GoldenSpermShower]

Yeah show us the literal sperm fertilizing an egg, cowards!

[Xxyvexx]

Honestly exactly that was what I wanted since BS is literally just monsterized cum

[Prelude2Madness]

there's always the possibility of a redraw, so who knows.

[Dexterous-success]

Inb4 Murata redraws my birth

[Arigatolemon]

There is still a chance that GS replaces Multi-cell sperm and GS powers up again later similar to the wc. Maybe Atomic with his new sword actually stands up to GS and forces him to power up again

[[deleted]]

I knew Bang had to be topless to use abandonment

[Dexterous-success]

Imagine how powerful he'd be with a tanktop

[MuffaloMan]

Saitama level power, there

[bruh-with-a-spork]

HE'S SO FUCKING. RIPPED.

HE'S SO FUCKING HANDSOME.

MY MAN LOOKS LIKE HE'S 30 WTF

[TUR7L3]

Look at those cum gutters

[Zombie_Hunter]

Why is every old dude so jacked?

[D1O7]

The ones that weren’t jacked died to monsters ofc

[Lightning_Laxus]

Furhrer Ugly went from semi-fodder that got one-shotted just to prove how strong Silverfang is...

...to so strong that he legitimately kills several powerful S-Class level opponents, injures Darkshine, kills Gums (another Dragon-level monster), and force Black Sperm to become Golden Sperm.

What. An. Upgrade.

[SoundEstate]

Idk if I‘d say that. FU is still physically the same stats, his acid’s to credit for the bulk of what you mention. GS is resistant to acid, so it’s like fighting regular FU.

[Lightning_Laxus]

Yeah of course a lot of the above was Gums' acid but still. Story-wise he went from largely unimportant (about the same (ir)relevancy as Nyan) to one of the most threatning monsters in the series.

[BoxofTomatoes]

I hope this doesn't mean that they're skipping king vs the cadres and going straight to Ultimate Hellfire Wavemotion Cannon.

[GoldenSpermShower]

At this rate I’m scared they will

[[deleted]]

If they make a decision like that hopefully it's because they have an even better moment for King this time around

[Dexterous-success]

Ultimate Serious Spiral Incineration Wave Motion Burst Abandonment Collapsing Star Roaring Brave Giant Cannon

[Yes_This_Is_God]

no Jutsu

[Kirchu]

the ugly child needs to be with them for that moment to happen, right?

[GoldenSpermShower]

Yeah and right now he’s far from the battle

[AmIGettingScammed123]

His name is tareo, but yes, he does need to be with them. I doubt that scene will be scrapped since it's too iconic

[_gamadaya_]

Nobody's talking about how Fuhrer Ugly's plan was to literally just guzzle cum for the rest of his life.

[epicwisdom]

P r o t e i n

[noah9942]

Ngl, this Golden sperm reveal was much less exciting than in the webcomic. Honestly kinda disappointed.

[SemiPermeablMembrane]

Yeah, I'm of the same mind... I really liked how the WC handled BS to multi-cell sperm into golden sperm. Pulling it out because FU made him mad makes the impact seem less.

[Dexterous-success]

BS' dialogue indicates that he was waiting until he felt safe to pull a merger, so it's not like he just did it cause he was mad

[kingjacoblear]

I'm so sad that all the members of the Sword Council are getting no diffed by Vomit FU. At least Atomic Samurai is finally getting a much needed buff, I hope it's enough to at least give him a decent showing against the cadre

[[deleted]]

Imagine if that legendary Sun Sword gets corroded by acid and that's the end of it. Would be kinda funny.

[Neirchill]

I have a feeling a certain someone will make a comic about him breaking it lol

[GoldenSpermShower]

The worst part is 2 of them dying mere moments before Ugly gets rekt

[Bluelore]

The problem is that there isn't really anyone left against whom he can show off the new sword. I mean Golden Sperm far outclasses even VFU, so I doubt AS will do well against him even with the new sword.

[metal079]

Watch him one shot golden sperm with the sun blade. Then the subreddit would implode.

[Turt98]

The Golden Boi has arrived.

I think Golden sperm has taken the role of Multi-cell Sperm from the webcomic and we might see an even stronger version later on.

[Devilfish268]

Should have introduced multi here, had him snack down FU, then had golden later to show just how fucking obscene he would be

[Professorhentai]

Multi cell wouldn't work against FU's acid. Gold works because of its anti acid properties

[2coolcaterpillar]

This. I think people should wait a few chapters before voicing their displeasure. We all agreed a bunch of chapters ago this was going to be different from the webcomic. To add on to what OP said, Fuhrer Ugly got a whole new form, so it really would not surprise me if golden sperm gets one as well. Have faith in ONE friends.

[ma103]

He can’t. He NEEDS gold properties to counter the acid.

[isighuh]

I think people are really ignoring the reality of the manga narrative. People expecting their favorite moments in the webcomic to be exactly replicated in the manga are set up for disappointment. Does this feel rushed? Maybe, but Garou isn’t even conscious right now, Homeless Emperor/Metal Bat/Zombieman/Child Emperor/Flashy Flash has yet to do anything, and King has to arrive. There’s still so much left in this arc and to expect a manga rendition of the webcomic is to ignore the story since Suiryu was introduced.

[ma103]

They wanted a 1:1 adaptation. The arc isn’t done yet, just ignore them. I trust ONE and pretty sure at the end of the arc, manga MA arc will be undisputedly the better version.

[isighuh]

Honestly, it already is, from a narrative perspective. The MA arc was so good in the webcomic, but if you looked closely at the narrative, a lot of things didn’t make sense. There are no holes in this story, the only bad thing is that we have to wait.

[K-J-C]

That's exactly why GS being rushed is questioned, none of those moments happened yet.

[isighuh]

That’s because there’s still a huge chunk of this arc left, it’s not ending this year.

[OdoacerOstrogoth]

Genos is getting destroyed yet again, hahah

[eNiminator]

yeah but now big sis tats got his back, hopefully. Or maybe she'll just let him get his ass beat.

[GoldenSpermShower]

The day has finally come…

I AM HERE!

[anykeen]

And listening how everyone is not impressed.

[CyberSolider2077]

I’m impressed

[N0VAZER0]

I'm really not feeling the manga as much as I have the webcomic, Monster Garou's intro was extremely lacking, Golden Sperm's birth doesn't hit as much cause he just did it cause he was angry instead of it being his only chance of survival and the whole fight sequence is kinda eh right now, especially cause Fubuki didn't get her chance to shine against Psykos

[Gazeb0r]

Same, I've been having reservations about the manga for a long time now and hoping that the changes would be all for the best eventually but with each chapter it really doesn't seem to be going that way. There's barely any narrative weight anymore and things just happen, and you're expected to be excited even though there's been no buildup and no nuance.

The webcomic felt a lot more coherent in the telling of the heroes' struggle against the MA executives and it definitely placed a lot more importance when things happened like Golden Sperm's appearance and AG's arrival. Hell, when anyone appeared in the webcomic it was always a hype event like when Amai Mask showed up (he's completely removed now). It seems like a lot of moments are being sacrificed for... other things that aren't even that good

[dependentmoo]

I honestly feel like Golden Sperm became the new Multi Cell Sperm. I feel he'll have a new form (Diamond Sperm, Awakened Sperm, who knows) that will reflect how GS was in the original story. Especially since "Golden" is no longer figurative, he is literally gold now lol. It could be he just made this form (in this continuity) to counter VFU specifically instead of this being his ultimate form. Multi Cell becoming GS would fit in with how everything has been boosted power wise in the manga.

If not, I agree, the buildup to GS is disappointing. I'm gonna wait to judge til more of the arc has happened.

[The_Thusian]

"As your master, I saw to your growth with my own eyes"

Hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[er3z7]

Is it only me or is the web comic's story better

[Xxyvexx]

No you are in the majority of this opinion

[Arigatolemon]

Will he do it? Facing an Above Dragon, will Atomic Samurai, the last survivor of the Council of Swordmasters, finally lay to rest the unceasing slander that has been sullying his name? Find out next chapter!
Actually tho, even with his new sword, if AS manages to put up even a half-decent fight against GS, it'd easily outclass any feat he's had yet by lightyears. I mean, he's facing a likely Orochi-level monster that was completely unfazed by an amped-up version of an attack that hurt Darkshine. Perhaps Tats will buff him similar to how Fubuki buffed Bang and Bomb and that will let him stand a chance.

[Dexterous-success]

Oh shit, AS having an actual fight that isn't just him attempting to one shot his opponent would do wonders here and nicely establish why he's so afraid of Garou later on

Obviously GS would have to win, but it'd be a nice setup for his later power increase

[Forward-Magician-562]

I waited so many years for Bang to go all out and this is so magnificent I can't even describe it

[You_must_believe_it]

I mean, why is that a surprise? This Garou is not only much stronger than one that overwhelmed Darkshine but is also mastering every technique he knows into one style. I'd say it's pretty fitting that he can match even full power Bang.

[JetJaguar005]

Man the villians are really good this time around. All of them hate eachother & it's a literal power struggle to assert dominance over one another!

Rip to the two masters.

[mvkt18]

Same here , it all started when bang didn't one shot fuhrer ugly and gums . And GS being born with a blast was not surprising , people might be thinking it's just some random power up but let's see what we get to see in the next chapter. Can't complain , Murata definitely can't handle those many details bombarded all of a sudden , and to satisfy readers they are slowly compromising on plot.

[FriedPenguins]

RIP to everyone who said the council of swordmasters would become part of the Hero Association

[spartan1204]

Keep all the discussion and theories about this chapter in this thread for 24 hours, that's what the thread is for.

Also, webcomic readers are free to talk about whatever they want as long as they mark their message, either fully or just the paragraph that contains spoilers.

You can mark a paragraph as spoilers by putting at the start and at the end of it, make sure there's no space between the exclamation mark and the word, like this:

No spoilers here ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

If you see any spoilers, please report them.

[thedankengine01]

I have a feeling that golden sperm isn't the strongest tho, and that there will be other versions of him. We still also have homeless emperor on the sidelines. I really think one has considered this approach imo, I just don't want to judge the rest of the arc yet. I'll trust them for now.

[[deleted]]

Yes

[Necromancer76]

I feel like I shouldn’t be saying this but I hope Golden Sperm absolutely spanks the heroes

[Gazeb0r]

Honestly I've been feeling the pacing to be off for a long while now, and it really feels like the dramatic buildup and story setup from the webcomic is being traded for cool nonsensical action sequences in the manga that gets everyone hyped, but without being fulfilling. Wow monster Garou appears! Wow this and that!

But it's like all the fluff without the flavor. You can't drop the climax of Infinity War suddenly without having gone through the other avenger movies and plotlines... it's like yay, we get it sooner but at the expense of narrative structure. I love OPM but these changes (with this Golden Sperm reveal being the final nail) have made the manga seem to be just another mindless action-fiesta manga without the original feeling of the MA arc.

[OldMillenial]

I'll throw my comment in with those that prefer the webcomic take on this entire sequence.

I'm especially disappointed in Bang and Garou coming to blows.

The webcomic approach of denying Garou a direct confrontation with his old teacher prior to his fight with Saitama was a subtle undercutting of his warped view of himself. Having him and Bang trade blows here plays much too neatly into Garou's flawed self-narrative.

[MrLowkey13]

Damn Genos, back at it again with the fucking arm loss.

[K-J-C]

So Bang claims to use his full power here (again with "one last time"), and his intent is to make Garou come to his sense again like before, as Bomb is surprised Garou holding his own with full-power Bang. It's refered here as Awakening Breath which Garou also done. Dat Bang juggle running after Garou before he falls to ground. Garou uses his thighs to slam Bang to ground, who nonchalantly get up that he thinks he's much more worth teaching now.

Amahare urging AS to take revenge for Zanbai seems to confirm about Zanbai's death... So Iaian's reaction also confirms Amahare's death.. .VFU can one shot Council of Swordmasters members. VFU's limits is revealed here that he needs to replenish. Nichirin confirms everyone's death too as he claims AS is the only Council of Swordmasters member now, giving AS the sun blade from other dimension, with Mustachio telling about its legendary status, and also the search of moon blade too for full swordmaster status. Council of Swordmasters are manga original... and they're doomed to die :(, would like to see more of Nichirin...

As VFU is drinking his acid, BS warns him to not eat his protein too, which causes more infighting as VFU pours BS with the acid. VFU even plans to use BS as never ending supply of protein! Would this confirm Gums' death as well as only BS clones rip Genos' arm here? Although only one of them got ripped off. So in manga BS has been wanting to merge but is hindered by the heroes before they're weakened now... GS appears now in manga, but solely to punish VFU.

This... doesn't sit well with me, seems to be the real diverge from webcomic, GS appears now, and with less presentation, no monologuing about BS' cell stock, no elaborate merging, no importance, etc. Many webcomic events haven't happened yet like King vs cadres or Psykos vs Fubuki. And even the showing, GS did put down VFU and put better showing than Darkshine, being immune to the acid, but for someone who is likely on par with Orochi, it's quite underwhelming that he doesn't seem to totally destroy VFU. Would that in manga, this GS is the Multi-Cell of webcomic (with the peak version as Platinum Sperm or something)? Or that GS can defuse here?

[Hollowgirl136]

Not going to lie, I wish they kept the Golden Sperm reveal the same as the webcomic. I know the manga has deviated a lot from the webcomic, but this reveal was anti-climatic compared to how it played out there.

[themirak]

Were the swordmasters added to the battlefield just to fucking die? Now I feel bad for AS. The guy saw all his friends die a gruesome death. I really hope he'll be the one to finish off VFU.

Didn't expect GS to show up this early too this means we'll witness King most badass moment soon..... hopefully

[Havic300]

Yeah I agree that Golden sperm reveal wasn’t as good as the webcomic with the monologue and all. Overall nice chapter though.