Now that the halfway point of the fall 2015 anime series is here, fans have likely settled into their series and decided which ones are worth coming back to week to week.
Based on the latest Talk Amongst Yourselves Kinja poll, anime fans are absolutely smitten with the plight of one bored and extremely powerful superhero named Saitama.
According to initial poll results, anime fans on Kinja have rated "One Punch Man" as the best series this fall. Garnering over 6,000 votes so far in the poll, the series tops the second season of "Noragami" and the highly anticipated new "Mobile Suit Gundam" series "Iron-Blooded Orphans."
The top 10 of the current Kinja poll results are as follows.
1. "One Punch Man"
2. "Noragami" season two "Aragato"
3. "Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans"
4. "Seraph of the End" Season 2
5. "Owarimonogatari"
6. "The Asterisk War"
7. "Haikyuu!" Season 2
8. "K Return of Kings"
9. "Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation"
10. "Chivalry of a Failed Knight."
Viz Media is currently streaming the "One Punch Man" anime outside of Japan. For those who are not familiar with the original manga series, Viz Media describes the story as follows:
"In this new action-comedy, everything about a young man named Saitama screams 'AVERAGE', from his lifeless expression, to his bald head, to his unimpressive physique. However, this average-looking fellow doesn't have your average problem... He's actually a superhero that's looking for tough opponents!"
It goes on:
"The problem is, every time he finds a promising candidate he beats the snot out of them in one punch. Can Saitama finally find an evil villain strong enough to challenge him? Follow Saitama through his hilarious romps as he searches for new bad guys to challenge!"