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One-Punch Man S1E5 — The Ultimate Master

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One-Punch Man•Season 1•Episode 5

The Ultimate Master

8.8/10 · 7,822 votesNov 2, 201524 min

Ranked #5 of 12 in Season 1•matches the season avg

Though he’s been doing the hero gig for three years, Saitama realizes that the public knows nothing about him. Determined to get a little recognition, he decides to become a pro hero, but first he must pass the Hero Association tests and

Directed byShunichi Yoshizawa

Written byTomohiro Suzuki

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Cast18

Makoto Furukawa

Makoto Furukawa

Saitama (voice)

Kaito Ishikawa

Kaito Ishikawa

Genos (voice)

Hiroki Yasumoto

Hiroki Yasumoto

King (voice)

Kazuhiro Yamaji

Kazuhiro Yamaji

Silverfang (voice)

Yuichi Nakamura

Yuichi Nakamura

License-less Rider (voice)

Minami Takayama

Minami Takayama

Child Emperor (voice)

Kenjiro Tsuda

Kenjiro Tsuda

Atomic Samurai (voice)

Aoi Yuuki

Aoi Yuuki

Terrible Tornado (voice)

Takahiro Sakurai

Takahiro Sakurai

Zombieman (voice)

Yoji Ueda

Yoji Ueda

Drive Knight (voice)

Saori Hayami

Saori Hayami

Hellish Blizzard (voice)

Daisuke Namikawa

Daisuke Namikawa

Pig God (voice)

Crew12

T

Taiki Imamura

Key Animation

Tomohiro Suzuki

Tomohiro Suzuki

Writer

Arifumi Imai

Arifumi Imai

Key Animation

C

Chikashi Kubota

Supervising Animation Director

H

Hidehiko Sawada

Key Animation

S

Shunichi Yoshizawa

Director

R

Ryu Seung-cheol

Animation Director

Y

Yang Sung-won

Key Animation

S

Song Jin-hee

Key Animation

K

Kim Eun-seon

Key Animation

Y

Yoon Jung-hye

Key Animation

H

Hidehiko Sawada

Animation Director

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Episode Summary

"The Ultimate Master" is episode 5 of One-Punch Man season 1. It scored 8.8/10 from 7,822 votes, ranking #5 of 12 episodes this season (season average 8.8). Directed by Shunichi Yoshizawa and written by Tomohiro Suzuki, it aired on November 2, 2015.

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