Joseph Luster
September 23, 2021 
Considering how busy he is and how detailed his art is, you wouldn’t think One-Punch Man artist Yusuke Murata would have a ton of free time for other projects. Whether he actually does or not, he managed to squeeze in some animation of his own during the delayed publication of the next chapter of the One-Punch Man manga.
Regarding the astounding animation—which has One-Punch Man‘s Saitama exerting great effort to catch a discount at the local supermarket in time—Murata casually said, “I had some time on my hands, so I tried making a short anime.”
お待たせしております。となジャン版ワンパンマン、諸般の事情で最新話更新が滞っております。今しばらくお待ち下さい。空いた手で短編アニメなど作ってみました。ぜひご覧ください。 pic.twitter.com/ATUzfjsWzh
— 村田雄介 (@NEBU_KURO) September 23, 2021
Japanese commenters were quick to point out the quality, saying stuff like “You made something this incredible because you ‘had some time on your hands?!?’” and “This is so polished and dynamic!” One bowed to Murata with the comment, “You’re a god,” while another said, “This is way beyond the level of something someone just puts together in their spare time.”
Murata is credited as director of the short—with ONE credited as the series creator for One-Punch Man—and Murata also listed 10 staff members. It’s unclear whether or not they’re manga assistants or if they worked on the Go! Saitama short, but either way this brief piece is more impressive than all of season two.
The ever-humble One-Punch Man artist also said he wants to make videos for other works besides this one, and would “like to study more and add voices and sound effects.” Go for it, we say!
Via SoraNews24
