I love the small discussion the two have at the end. Boros realizes, in truth, he was not the one cursed with too much strength, it is Saitama. In his last few seconds he understands Saitama completely, and everything he is going through.
@@Carthaginian_Empiresince he was talking about how boros is evil by attacking other planets, just by comparing him to telemarketers, telemarketers are also evil, thats it lol, idk what other thing u were thinking
@@dookie9973 Manga spoiler: Someone called "God" appeared a few times. He is implied to be stronger than Boros, and so far has the ability to create dragon level monsters or even stronger monsters then kill them on a whim. Tho he is like a cosmic entity and appeared on the moon, it's not certain whether he has a physical body or not. He also resides in other dimensions.
@@victorkao1472 if thats the case then saitama would be an opponent for this god and he hasnt exerted himself from these multicontinent to planet level antagonists
@@jiodesu Yeah with how opm is written the biggest joke would be for "God" to get one punched by Saitama just like any other wolf level threat. But we don't know yet
Boros is the only character who understands Saitama, and even realizes just how sad his situation is. For a satirical anime, the intelligence of the writer is incredible
yes ikr saitama is sad since what he wants to feel is a real fight and a real battle he got bored bcoz of the one punch situation, so for me i declare Boros as a new fav charac
Joel S. Edwards Well if he didn’t Boros would of destroyed all life on earth, ultimately killing Saitama since he is a human and needs air. 2 years later, this comment didn’t age well lmao.
@@DS-dw3pz are you even aware that he can control his strength? he wasnt trying to kill Boros until their last exchange. If Boros was an opponent that he *'needed'* to use his serious punch against then he wouldnt have had to lie about enjoying the fight to Boros while he was dying. He was trying to make boros enjoy the fight lmao.
@@joels.edwards3562 I nvr said thr he used his full power bro... Bt saying tht normal punches can kill boros is a straight up lie bro... We already saw his consecutive punches which didn't kill boros at all... He finally used serious punch which managed to kill him although he still survived fr awhile and died... Bro doesn't mean tht if you use yr final move you will no longer have strength or power to fight anymore where I am already sure you have seen in many other animes where they still can keep fighting after using their most powerful move and in this case, it is proven even more since saitama's power is limitless and he still has so much power to spare although using the serious punch which is his final move since his power is limitless.. Thats wt they meant
It's such a small detail, but the heart beating once Boros is about to launch his final attack harkens back to the VERY beginning of the series, where Saitamas heart beats during his dream with a worthy opponent. Essentially illustrating that Boros finally found his worthy opponent. Beautiful writing imo
The best part about this fight, is that it wasn't an actual fight. Saitama was just empathizing for Boros and his boredom because he can relate to the sense of alienation from being too powerful.
Yeah, Saitama probably did empathize with Boros. He probably also felt a sense of true disappointment; here was a being that had travelled the universe looking for *anyone* strong enough to even be fun to fight, yet Saitama was *still* utterly outclassing him. It must have been as if the whole universe told him _no, you will never find anyone strong enough to let you feel excited ever again_
@@VomicaEmanio That's kind of the beauty of OPM. For the rest of the cast, the conflicts are often life or death, a battle that needs to be won, but with a character like Saitama, a character who's purpose is that they are strong enough to end any fight in one shot, the character's conflict are all roundabout; It's never as simple as winning a fight. It often becomes a battle of ideals. Suiryu's idea of "strength" and hero work, Blizzard's value of heroism, King's identity, and this one is exactly as you said. The ending to season one is that the world is saved, but Saitama loses. He is simply too strong.
@@negan991 Boros literally told Saitama that he-himself was strongest in the Universe. That basically just let Saitama know he will never find anyone stronger.
Just noticed: Since this entire fight is more about Boros then Saitama as he's the one who's actually having any fun, him having all the flashy effects for his attacks which makes him easier to track on screen then Saitama is a very smart visual choice to convey the idea of this fight. After all, Saitama isn't trying, but Boros has come across the entire galaxy just to get an adrenaline hit, and he's getting it.
not a mistake, he traveled from big pond to big pond TRYING to find a fish that was even as close to big as he was. he found his goal, but indeed he found a goddamn megalodon lol
"You're too strong, Saitama" I guess boros was sad when he said that, not because he lost the fight only but because he knows what saitama is going through
@@jirivrana9562 LMAO he destroyed entire planets in search of a worthy opponent and was gonna send earth to hell too. Im pretty sure he is the pure evil, he just had a particular agenda in mind. In short he was a serial killer seeking an adrenaline rush.
OPM is unironically one of the best representations of depression I have ever seen in anime. The balance between funny/gag/serious is beautiful. Saitama is such a great written character that goes so beyond just a "over-powered character"
I love the heart beat at 8:26 it's the exact same way Saitama's did when he dreamed of fighting the subterraneans and finally being given a fight that excites him. The sad music playing as Saitama walks away is very fitting, although he technically won, it was Boros who got what he wanted, the opportunity to let loose and experience the fight of his life, whereas Saitama has to continue on feeling numb and unfulfilled.
Boros got to feel what his enemies did. I feel that casual „I made it“ after the moon jump. He seems genuinly excited that, you know, *he got it right*
actually boros didnt quite get it either, he wanted a battle between equals, one where both would give giving they best and trying to not die, this battle was completly one sided
I love Boros because he had the drive of a protagonist. Never letting himself feel defeated, and giving it his all till the end. His design is fantastic all the way through
@@mrexists5400 vaccine man is piccolo inspired, boros is probably like raditz or goku ssj3. Also his personality is similar to frieza and vegeta in a way. Giving a long speech like every villain, realizing saitama was holding back, like vegeta seeing goku fight kid buu and realizing how strong goku is, vegeta matured.
Yeah the writing of Boros is still better than "God" Garou in terms of drama, dialogue, purpose and dream. The only thing God garou had better was combat power, and "fit" to join the good side, Even if Garou go good, he's still only a strong human which One-punch man was already saturated off.
And of course that gets brought up here. First of all, stop bringing debates where the main topic at hand aren't debates. Secondly, no feats here are anywhere close to above Goku's capabilities. And third of all, between Goku and Saitama, there's no point in debating how that'd go. There are different interpretations on who'd win that are completely valid. Feats wise, Goku is ahead, but Saitama's power grows exponentially faster.
@@blueicydasani4543 Teleportation and Space Adaptation are very different things. Goku has not shown the ability to survive unaided in the vacuum of space for extended periods. He typically requires an environment where he can breathe. 🤷
He also only used his right hand for the consecutive normal punches. Watch closely between 7:56 and 7:59. He never bothers to throw a left. He's just pounding on Boros inefficiently with his right arm like a jackhammer.
The look Boros makes at 8:03 when he is almost vaporised (something he has most likely never experienced) and still has the presence of mind to snap his body back together a moment later and attempt to fight on (literally to the death) is peak anime. The eye for a moment almost reminds me of ‘father’ when he was the ‘the dwarf in the flask’ from full metal alchemist
@@Cosmic_Unreal that's besides the point and more of a creative decision. The point being the anime RUclips community is littered with people obsessed with doing cringe edits or cutting up the video so much you miss pivotal moments during the fight.
@@ZioN.I.N.OTrue, i hate how the edits are legit just screen shake and fancy colors, its literally just brain rot it's made to just entertain your brain and the extremely hype music just makes everything just worse.
"You lie. You had strength to spare. I never stood a chance. It wasn't even a battle. So much for prophecies. You were too strong...Saitama..." Boros was the one to make the last real blow. He knew Saitama wasn't just lying to him, but himself, trying to convince himself that he enjoyed their fight like the one in his dream, but he did not. That is why the mood of the scene is melancholy instead of triumphant like most fight victories. Which is why Saitama walks away with his head down, covered with shadows, with somber music playing. Feeling contempt, knowing he's cursed being too strong to experience a true victory after an honest fight. The Strongest Hero.
good observations. you're on point. but i don't think boros even realized he is the best opponent of saitama that can survive serious killer move punch.
Not just that, but its against an intergalactic warlord who has been scouring the galaxy for who knows how long. That is the point of reference for saitama "this is as close as it will ever be"
Have you noticed that these two were fighting so fast that none of the S Class heroes, including Tatsumaki, didn't even realize they were even fighting?
Well the ship is massive and they all were directly under the ship they may have heard stuff but they probably thought it was tatsumaki they couldn't have seen the fight
This is why Boros would have killed every S class hero (excluding Blast) himself. Saitama was the only one standing in his way in that moment. The unstoppable force vs immovable object. Never gets old!
"You were too strong, Saitama..." It must be incredibly painful for Saitama to hear these words from what is supposedly the strongest being in the universe. And I don't think this was Boros acknowledging Saitama's strength. It was just him pitying Saitama.
"You're still conscious?? You really ARE strong..." Saitama gave Boros true praise and respect right there. He was still able to say a few sentences before dying after Saitama gave him one serious punch. That is the ultimate praise from Saitama and Boros should be proud that the strongest being of all time praised him like that before he died. Boros died a true warrior. That is one of my favorite OPM moments right there. No one has ever taken one of those from Saitama and could say anything after cause they would have died instantly. Fucking amazing scene.
The crazy thing is that if he hadn't used up all of his energy during the fight Boros would have been able regenerate from that attack. Boros using up all of the energy he had for staying alive and regeneration to attack Saitama is what actually killed him. Crazy.
This fight was brilliant writing. Saitama was leagues above Boros, yet kept allowing him to hit him because he wanted him to enjoy the fight, even lying to him in the end by saying it was a beautiful fight (also kinda trying to lie to himself) but Boros calls him out because he deeply understands how he feels and genuinely feels sorry for him.
Still bro Saitama was genuinely surprised and thought he was strong although he wasn't trying....I mean bro sending Saitama to the Moon is a huge deal bro... everyone else can't even move Saitama
@@DS-dw3pz in the latest chapter of the Manga, Tatsumaki tried to sent Saitama instantly to the space but she can't even move him. That shows how Boros is actually strong.
@@jirivrana9562 Fr, JC Staff better put in all they got for season 3. Well tbf they only had a year to make season 2, it’s not entirely their fault ig.
“No annoying edits” thanks for that. I’m glad I’m not the only one who hates when their favorite scenes are mangled by people editing with more cuts than a phillip defranco video.
The thing that's kinda sad is that even though Boros survives multiple punches from Saitama, even staying conscious and alive for a little while after his Serious Punch, Saitama never gets excited for the fight for a single moment.
Not true, just before his serious punch, his heart gives off a loud beat, which is a reference to his dream in the beginning of the series, giving indication that, just like in his dream, he finally met an opponent that could get him a bit excited and needed to be more serious for in order to beat. That's why he's so disheartened when the Underworld King he fights almost immediately after went down in just one punch
I mean, the only reason Boros actually survived a single punch was first his armor and second the regeneration. Even he was one punched by Saitama, which is why he looks so dejected at the end
@@kyrusxi not true bro... Didn't you see how much he interchange blows with saitama... And also the part where his hand came off besides after saitama punched him? It requires consecutive normal punches which has more force compared to a punch only to make boros burst before his regeneration powers came into play... And also after the serious punch he was still able to stay alive and talk fr awhile bro..And you can't just take off the healing powers btw because that is what he is specialized in.. If you are taking that out its like taking off saitama's strength which leaves him only his super speed and super jump lol... This being said.. of course saitama is a lot stronger bt you at least need to give credit to boros because even saitama praised him fr being very strong
@@DS-dw3pz maybe so, but as soon as saitama but any actual effort into a single punch the fight was over. and the only reason he was still alive after is typical anime bs where the villain stays alive randomly for a few minutes
Tbh he most likely did that on purpose. He could probably best Boros in every single aspect if he wanted to. He just didn't do it cause he understood him and wanted him to have a nice and exciting fight. It's like doing Arm Wrestling against a 6 yo where you pretend that you're struggling.
@@kaystephan2610 Tbf, Saitama was legitimately surprised by how strong Boros was. He survived from his normal punches and even consecutive punches. Not saying Boros stood a real chance, but compared to what Saitama is used to dealing with, he definitely surpassed Saitama’s expectations.
@@chillguy7687 Nah be sure that if he was serious from the beginning, Boros wouldn't have a single chance against him. I think Saitama wanted him to fight a little because he wouldn't find such an opponent anymore. And he was probably surprised mainly because he survived the type of blow that was able to tear each other to pieces, if Saitama wanted them, he would be dead on the first blow.
@edwingaleana2085 Genos already knew Saitama boarded the ship. And the others like Tatsumaki were fighting off various foes below and also when the mothership launched a new round of those oversized bullets, Tatsumaki rerouted them and did significant damage to it.
It's crazy how Boros arrived on earth for the same thing Saitama is searching for. A worthy opponent. Boros of all people actually truly understands Saitama. They're not so different, they're both tired of instantly pulverizing everyone they fight. In the end, Boros got what he was looking for.
What’s terrifying about this fight is that Saitama didn’t actually sustain any damage at all. Not only was his strength beyond what Boros could output, Boros couldn’t even hurt him at all. And Saitama knew this from the start, he just didn’t have the heart to break it to him with words
Saitama and Boros are pretty similar. They both want to go all-out, but don't have oponents to do that. Saitama just sympathised with Boros and gave him a good fight.
@@kostuchan4418 right. Saitama let Boros have what he couldn’t. A true all out moment, which makes Saitama not only the most powerful hero but the most considerate hero
How could he? "Hey man, you're so weak your attacks don't even tickle me" anyone with a semblance of humility or pity won't have the strength to say it to someone you relate to and respect.
When the fight starts they both seem excited to see how strong the other is. Then at 2:49 is the moment where I think Saitama realizes that Boros isn't strong enough to hurt him. Man got punched through like 3 giant pillars and the only damage he took is the disappointment of realizing that even now he won't get the fight that he dreams of.
I really like how the whole fight is set up as Boros being a truly Shonem protagonist who never gives up, breaks his limits and gives his all again and again to beat the invincible opponent. Even the main theme at 7:22 is synchronized with the actions of Boros and not Saitama. Absolute cinema
Someone pointed out as well that the framing shows Saitama above Boros and Boros charging up towards him is a classic villain looking down on the hero sort of positioning. In that moment we’re almost supposed to be rooting for Boros to do what no one has been able to do before - actually challenge Saitama (let alone defeat him).
@@skylerdamaSomeone else also pointed out how Boros is a love letter to Dragon Ball. An alien conquering/destroying planets (Frieza), always searching for a strong opponent. His hair style changes as he get stronger. His two greatest techniques are a Kamehameha and a Kaoiken. (Goku). His Final Attack involves using everything he has left to the point of having 0 energy left (M Vegeta' Self-Destruct).
The final conversation between Saitama and Boros was legitimately one of the saddest moments in anime. Saitama knowing he'll never be able to experience a true thrill of battle at least tried to give that feeling to Boros , and yet he wasn't even able to deceive him. The genocidal monster recognized that Saitama was pulling his own punches , therefore robbing our hero of even satisfaction that even though he will never be seriously challenged at least he gave someone else that feeling.
There are two people who can relate to Saitama in a genuine emotional level. He was one of them. Boros most likely also felt bad that he couldn’t give Saitama what he wanted
Bro died he lost Edit: I ain’t think so many weeb, anime bitch boys would get so upset about this comment lol, weeb mf’s that smell like onion commented on my shit😂, goofy ass anime mf’s bru😂, corny ass scene that mf Boros got all emotional and it was a cringy ass scene y’all need to grow tf up and watch some adult shows😂
@@canaandanielson8863 Yeah, but of the two, who got anything out of it? Boros atleast felt something about it. Both of them entered with the same sensation; never really being able to feel alive. Hell, the moment before Boros uses his final attack is a direct call back to a dream saitama has at the beginning of the season; where he dreams of facing a challenge he can't just punch away, where he can feel the rush he did when he first started. Except in this moment, it's not a dream for Boros. He lives this moment, finally being able to enjoy himself again. Boros dies, but he dies fulfilled. Saitama is left alone, with something that must feel like confirmation of his worst nightmare. "You are just too strong, Saitama" is not a compliment, it's Boros pitying Saitama, having known the same existance he had. Saitama leaves the fight unfulfilled in any real way. He saves the world, but at the cost of the knowledge that he is likely never going to find what he wants, and he'll never feel real excitement again.
This fight still slaps 7 years later. The hype in the community when this episode first dropped was so fun. I don't think I've ever watched more live reactions for an anime episode than I did for this episode.
Legit, this is the first and last fight I've watched reactions on, just because I was so blown away. It's one of those I wish I could forget so I could watch it all over again. Same with the whole movie of A Silent Voice.
Imagine having the greatest, world-shaking, life-changing sex of your life and have your partner say "It was ok." and that's where Boros was when his life ended.
@@lordshasmy6758 Garou and boros are high god level monsters, platinum s is almost a god level monster and yes i know theres this "god of monsters" which is above god level
When you realize Boros is an allegory for DragonBall characters. -Clothes that Seal off his power -Changing to a different form to gain more power. With a ton of attention going to his hair rising up. -Going into a long winded speech about how much more powerful they are than their opponent. -Going into a monolouge about what kind of drawbacks the power they have does to their body. -Multiple attacks not working because the Opponent is much stronger. -Final attack that is a massive beam that can destroy the whole planet.
FINALLY SOMEONE REALISED!! I always believed Boros was just a Goku rebrand and was designed by ONE and Murata to tell the people that Saitama could beat goku in a one on one fight.
I think I’m just now realizing that Saitama playing with the moon rock wasn’t just him being him but he was testing how exactly gravity works on the moon so to figure out how much force he needs to put into jumping back to earth. You can see he makes a nod and stern face after playing with the rock as if to say “Ok figured it out, just gotta jump with this much force.”
Good catch! That is exactly right! When you see the amount of power that Sataima has when reading later manga editions, you realize that Sataima is always conscious of how much power he uses.
I've just realised that at 7:56 Saitama punches Boros so many times in such a short span of time that he literally explodes from the thermal energy. The whole "Cook a chicken by slapping it" is literally what he did to Boros there. That's brutal.
Saitama so OP you end up rooting for the villain. Boros: I'm going to blast you and this planet to hell. Me: Come on Boros, you can do it! I believe in you!
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Aa someone else pointed out, the music syncs up with Boros which is quite interesting. It feels like he's the protagonist because he's the one being pushed to his limits in order to survive
6:26 - 6:57 This is basically a god tier eye sight, and a calculation of propulsion beyond human capabilities. Saitama calculated the energy needed to jump back to earth without destroying the moon and at the same time to pin point the location where boros and his spaceship. With a distance of 384,400km from sight it's like trying to shoot a water-bear.
Interesting realization.. that's true.. not much opportunity is space to correct for directional miss input after launch.. he had to have it right the first time or miss by miles
saitama held back because he wanted boros to experience the exact thing he was looking for, the excitement of a fight, because he understood how boros felt since being too powerful took away the feeling of exhilaration during a fight *also the music at the end never fails to hit me hard*
And at the very end, Boros realises and you can hear in his voice that he pities Saitama, because he knows what it feels like to become bored. And he knows Saitama is too powerful to ever feel the exhilaration he craves.
tbf flashbacks to a tragic past is just a cheap trick to try to gain reader/watchers' sympathy. It is just so common and cliche that I just don't find the flashbacks engaging at all. I will definitely not sympathize with Boros more if they show a cringe flashback. It's definitely better this way
@@fourtwo42kochiro op meant jump cuts. if you watch other saitama videos, most of em just keep jumping one scene to another in order to avoid copyright, which is unecessarily greedy.
"No edits/annoying visual changes" Fucking thank you. I absolutely HATE IT when it says "full fight" but they end up editing out 90% of the fight anyway and have way too many unnecessary cuts just absolutely everywhere. And I really like that instead of just ending the video when the fight is done, you wait until their entire interaction with each other is done. Unlike a lot of these "Full Fight" videos cutting out pretty much just after the final hit was done
That ending is weirdly poignant, and now I've realized why. You watch the battle with the suspense of whether or not Saitama will get to finally experience the challenge he craves... only to realize that he was only initially intrigued and then disappointed by Boros' power and was only humoring the galactic pirate for most of the battle. He was letting Boros down gently. The sadness of that final exchange is that Boros was the only person who could come closest to truly appreciating just how strong Saitama is... and yet the distance between them is still unimaginable, making this maniacal pirate the only being to truly fathom the enormity of Saitama's power, the depth of his loneliness, and the extent of his decency. In a way, Boros got to know him better than anybody -- by realizing that he couldn't know him at all.
@@egg9709 imagine if Boros pulled a Vegeta and lived to be Saitama’s ally… Maybe he absolutely wrecks someone who would “push the saitama button”(idk if you get the reference) And then when someone really strong comes out he gets happy saitama is there to save the day
If he comes back he'd be forced to get nerfed due to plot progression so no thanks. At least this way, we can imagine him truly being second onIy to Saitma.
April 26th 2022 and I finally understand how sad this fight is. Boros could have and would have destroyed literally anyone not on par with Saitama. The only person to even come close to Boros at this point is Blast and he is busy doing blast things. (To avoid spoilers) Boros came there too soon, Garou was the one he needed.
I think One answered in an interview that in his imagination Garou and Boros would be right on par with each other. So yeah, Boros would've gotten a much "fairer" fight than what he got here and he would indeed have a chance to come on top.
@BraN - Blast is fighting a being far above Boros all this time he isn't present, it calls itself "God", a being able to manipulate space and time at will, and while its motives remain unknown it is suggested he had a major influence in the creation of monsters and the monster association as a whole.
@BraN - Blast is crazy strong. He can create nuclear explosions with his punches, and create portals to other places and dimensions at will, and is capable of moving way faster than even Flashy Flash. He managed the absolutely absurd feat of withstanding a series of attacks from Cosmic Garou, when Cosmic Garou's mere presence completely incapacitated the entirety of the S-Class. And for reference, Cosmic Garou has withstood multiple Serious Punches from Saitama. Also, Blast is allied with a member of Boros' species.
At 8:27 You can hear the same heartbeat that Saitama had in his dream in the first episode, that means that Boros was truily exited for the first time in who knows how many years, it's a feeling that only him and Saitama can understand, this whole fight was a gift Saitama made to Boros since he could have obviously ended him when they first met, instead he held back all the time allowing Boros to go all out like he probably never did before What a kind guy
6:24 something i think not enough people talk about is saitama's power control is so precise that all he needs to estimate the power needed to jump back to earth is to just see a how fast a rock falls.
8:47 I just realized. It's not Saitama's fist that killed Boros, IT WAS JUST THE AIR PRESSURE FROM THE PUNCH. Imagine how much more destructive it would be if the fist actually connected a hit.
Not only that, but Boros also had his Collapsing Star, Roaring Cannon shielding him. So, on top of the punch, not even connecting, he also had to punch through a world ending laser beam, which makes the punch even more amazing.
@@proskillet6826 i think its also that boros was severely weakened and tired, and the attack drained all his life force, so I think the serious punch wouldnt really have killed him but he spent all the energy he had and just died
@@Gonzalo-qw1znif he uses serious punch at start he wont enjoy the fight because boros want to play with strong opponent as equal to him but here saitama is an uncontrollable powered being so he plays with him
8:06 This is the absolute best moment in this fight for me. For the first time maybe ever Boros is facing an obstacle that he can't overcome. Finding an insurmountable wall is the whole reason he went on his journey across the cosmos. The line "I will defeat you!" Holds so much weight in the way its being said coming from a character who has never lost. I honestly can't figure out the correct words on just how inspirational this is, but at the same time how much pity it leaves behind in me. Its a beautiful moment.
great explanation. I get goosebumps every time I watch that fight scene. Boros my all time fav. hero of all time of the animes I've watched so far. watching the whole fight at least once a month. its the free and greatest serotonin for me.
Boros was looking for a fight where both sides would have to put their lives on the line. Where the victor wasn't certain until the end. A true life or death battle. Saitama is beyond that. As Boros said at the end "it wasn't even a battle". It was him venting his boredom against Saitama. He got half of what he wanted. To go all out and put his life on the line. But not the other half, as it wasn't a life or death battle for Saitama at all. As you said, Saitama is an insurmountable wall. Not a worthy opponent. ^^;;
I adore the heartbeat and closeup of boros as he is releasing all of his power. Like he is finally able to get what he wants. It feels like a very honest heartfelt moment to me. Like he can finally stop and decide to throw his full self onto something.
Man, seriously at one point you can't help but to cheer for Boros while he's giving all he's got to at least put a scratch on Saitama. The first time watching I found myself thinking "Come one Boros you can do it!"
When he pulls himself back together for that final blast I get a similar feeling but then laugh my head off when they show what's left of him after serious punch
One of the rare opponents it took him more effort than usual to defeat. And both before this were living a gag of being unable to lose. One ended that. 😉
After watching Saitama vs Cosmic Garou, it really puts into perspective how Saitama could have ended this fight from the very beginning if he felt like it, but only prolonged the battle because he knew how Boros felt and wanted to at least let him have this before dying
Boros is a main character from a battle shouenen complete with power ups. But they dont work here because saitama exits I believe the writers were making a parody of shounen protags through boros Its why he is so memorable
That's how I viewed the fight, basically agaisnt a Super Saiyan 2 and 3. You could say this fight is a trope on that. Meteroric burst, long hair? Can only sustain for short periods of time? Sounds a lot like SS3.
I liked how bored Saitama seemed the whole time, especially how he seemed sad at the end. Like he realized he's the strongest and no one will come close and how sad that makes him.
@@Khalid_XMC yeah obviously Saitama is way stronger no doubt bt wt I mean is that at least MB has an element of surprise as he is clearly way stronger than the rest although he is still obviously no match for Saitama
You can't deny it...Season 1's animation is Balls to the Wall Perfection and the music...this is the one hero song that is like Superman moment...OPM might be trope and trolls but it is sooo enjoyable...not too much thinking...ljust enjoy the moment...like a Deadpool of anime.
at 7:55, after all these years I just now realized he threw that many punches THAT fast, with ONE arm. He made dozens of after images with his punches with one arm enough to turn someone into just blood and guts, all while not thrusting his shoulders forward at all ... Against a being that has pretty much nuke proof skin from what we can tell based off of how powerful he really is. Damn he strong strong
4:49 When you see the slight pain in Saitama's eyes. It's like Saitama is asking Boros if he's finally ready for this painful life to come to an end. A life that Saitama knows all too well. I think Boros' slight moment of silence is him realizing this, he chose someone he cannot defeat, but he can't back out now.
I think that's just Saitama being disappointed Boros isn't as strong as he had hoped. I think he got his hopes up from Boros by the way he survived a single punch and even by the way he looks surprised about his speed. But behind that serious face Boros' punches, while incredibly cool visually probably felt like a slight breeze to him.
I definitely think it’s him being bored. From the beginning of this fight to the end, Boros was never truly a threat, up until that point Boros was doing a lot of theatrics a lot of talking and boasting. That’s why Saitama said blah blah blah are you done with this? Because up till now, Saitama was bored not taking this seriously whatsoever and getting tired of it. Then Boros activates meteoric burst, finally taking this fight seriously and doesn’t really boast and just explains how it works but the moment he starts boasting about how it’s a Trump card, Saitama comes back from the moon. Then, when Boris goes all out, Saitama honors him by doing the same. However, it is only up until the very end that borrows figures it out. He thought it was a hard fought battle however, he realizes it wasn’t even a fight to begin with. That’s how strong Saitama was.
I think boros understood saitama is just like him so even boris could endure a figth with released form. He understood. One of them is gonna die and him dont use all . His gonna show saitama all his power
7:35 - This is where I get goosebumps from the music. Not because Saitama is heroically beating a worthy foe. This is almost a ballad for Boros. It's a swan song for a creature who tragically feels the need to fight something that cannot be defeated. Raging against the dying of the light.
@@smaakjeks I said in the comment that it was cool even tho you are overthinking it but i thought it would be unnecessary to say that because everyone could understand but... Yeah... Whatever
5:25 to 6:06 is genuinely some of the best animation i have ever seen, the detail the camera work the movement and the impact frames are perfectly done
@@jessesmith6824 Yeah, it'd be like expecting a normal car to lose to a sports car in a drag race, but then got surprised when the normal car is actually much much faster than you expect, but it's still slower than the sports car.
What an amazing parallel these two characters share. Both feel that they are too strong for their own good and want to find the one that they can be defeated by. In the end it was Boros that finally made his dream come true, and Saitama walks away almost jelous of Boros’s defeat. What amazing writing.
Saitama wants to do Heroic things, not find someone to be defeated by. Boros is more shounen conscious, striving for rivals and power. Saitam is seinen, more mature, at the end of the cycle of power not the beginning. They do of course share a close bond, and that is why Boros empathized with Saitama at the end and why Saitama was so sad. Not even the Universe's top can make him sweat.
@@Slayerthe1st No in pretty sure he's right, I assume you've only watched the anime, but saitama shows to have some envy towards over characters due to them having what he coins a 'hero instinct'.
I think at the moment when he activated Meteoric Burst, Saitama was legit amazed, because Boros managed to outmatch the speed cap Saitama always keeps, at the moment with the consecutive punches i think Saitama understood that there's no point in being "slow" considering Boros outmatched his usual speed cap, so he just went a few percents higher and rekt him.
To me, i think he was playing surprised; like when someone you know performs a magic trick you know how to do, but you don't want to take away the accomplishment of it, or the type of surprise you have when have to be surprised for a party in your honor, when you already know about it.
@@hehehe88 Personality I think that he's surprised because he's much faster than what Satiamas used to. Since Boros is so much faster than what he usually fights. Like watching a kid lap every one else in a first grade sports day. You could definitely could definitely beat them if you went all out but you are surprised and impressed at how fast he is for his age.
The last minute scene is beautiful. Saitama wants to not hurt Boros's feelings by saying it was a "tough" fight, but Boros realises that he is lying and had so much of his strength to spare against Boros. Boros understands that Saitama can't enjoy the thrill of battle since he's always on the defensive and never uses 50% of his power. Beautiful.
This fight was beyond its time Unfortunately now days not many anime can have this feeling anymore. Too much cgi, too much time restraint for the animators, no breaks and not enough pay. Most families especially Asian families see animators as a bad job and convince children so. Resulting in lacking employment and talents. What more if they make a mistake people would complain about them. Honestly people and companies should treat animators with more respect because they are making art. It’s hard job and bad pay but they can still make such masterpieces.
FINALLY, an anime fan who understands that animators aren't "untalented", they're just brutally overworked, underpaid and often not even being directed to go all out in favor of lowering budgets/tight deadlines. There are tons of anime that are absolutely fire but even they are horrible with the working conditions. This felt like a fight that was given ample time, amazing direction and was clearly very heavy on letting the animation team pop off. Iirc a majority of the animation department for this was freelancers which helped a ton. This why the fight is so damn stylish too! This shit is a banger.
I love the small discussion the two have at the end. Boros realizes, in truth, he was not the one cursed with too much strength, it is Saitama. In his last few seconds he understands Saitama completely, and everything he is going through.
Maybe Saitama is the Boros of Earth. And someday he'll find someone who can beat the shit out of him.
ya right lol.
Thers always a bigger fish
@@hex2333 There is also always a biggest fish
@@GoudaFetaExpandDong nope that's not going to happen .
@@hex2333 wellllllllll technically not true
I love how Saitama considers telemarketers as peak evil.
I think he meant that they were so bored, yet they didn't even think of doing what Boros did, though I'm not sure
Read into NHK's fee collector and know that there's a Japanese political party called "Protect citizens from NHK" party, you know it's a real deal.
😂
Yea I don't want a guy calling me about being subscribed to golfers monthy.
@@Carthaginian_Empiresince he was talking about how boros is evil by attacking other planets, just by comparing him to telemarketers, telemarketers are also evil, thats it lol, idk what other thing u were thinking
When the final boss is level 100 but you're the game creator
Lol this is epic!!!!!!
Francis Iandale Lampitoc */kill*
when u max stats n go the the first boss that defeated u when u first played
Kirito enters the chat
That deserves more likes
When you let your little brother “feel” like it’s a good fight.
😂😂
😂😂😂
“You were too strong” line hurts so much, since Boros was too strong for all those millions of strong fighters. He know how Saitama feels.
But there are still stronger characters
@@jirivrana9562 in the opm verse?
@@dookie9973 Manga spoiler:
Someone called "God" appeared a few times. He is implied to be stronger than Boros, and so far has the ability to create dragon level monsters or even stronger monsters then kill them on a whim. Tho he is like a cosmic entity and appeared on the moon, it's not certain whether he has a physical body or not. He also resides in other dimensions.
@@victorkao1472 if thats the case then saitama would be an opponent for this god and he hasnt exerted himself from these multicontinent to planet level antagonists
@@jiodesu Yeah with how opm is written the biggest joke would be for "God" to get one punched by Saitama just like any other wolf level threat. But we don't know yet
Boros is the only character who understands Saitama, and even realizes just how sad his situation is. For a satirical anime, the intelligence of the writer is incredible
yes ikr saitama is sad since what he wants to feel is a real fight and a real battle he got bored bcoz of the one punch situation, so for me i declare Boros as a new fav charac
ONE is a top tier writer not gonna lie. Definitely one of the best there is.
Boros has made another appearance 👀
Shame season 2 had no such depth.
@@Audimartini thats not boros. the 'boros' you are talking about is just another lifeform from his species
Now remember kids, Saitama only used his serious punch because they were trading ultimate moves.
*- he did it out of respect*
Joel S. Edwards Well if he didn’t Boros would of destroyed all life on earth, ultimately killing Saitama since he is a human and needs air.
2 years later, this comment didn’t age well lmao.
@@rubluxineabouski5153 yes but he could have also used his normal punch which would enable him to achieve the same purpose, which is killing boros
@@joels.edwards3562 lol bro.. Are you dumb? His normal punches didn't even kill boros bro so how can you expect it to deflect the roaring cannon bro
@@DS-dw3pz are you even aware that he can control his strength? he wasnt trying to kill Boros until their last exchange. If Boros was an opponent that he *'needed'* to use his serious punch against then he wouldnt have had to lie about enjoying the fight to Boros while he was dying. He was trying to make boros enjoy the fight lmao.
@@joels.edwards3562 I nvr said thr he used his full power bro... Bt saying tht normal punches can kill boros is a straight up lie bro... We already saw his consecutive punches which didn't kill boros at all... He finally used serious punch which managed to kill him although he still survived fr awhile and died... Bro doesn't mean tht if you use yr final move you will no longer have strength or power to fight anymore where I am already sure you have seen in many other animes where they still can keep fighting after using their most powerful move and in this case, it is proven even more since saitama's power is limitless and he still has so much power to spare although using the serious punch which is his final move since his power is limitless.. Thats wt they meant
7:42 bro got hit so hard he had to grow a mouth just to cough up blood
Finally someone who knows what we want
Knows it so hard he put it in the title, disgracing the other edits. Bravo middle finger
I am eagerly waiting for the time
It's missing the important stuff in the beginning though, and it should have cut out the bit of the ending credits.
I made an AMV once and most people didnt like it cuz i didnt make shatty changes to it and just added some good fighting scenes
I still wish it stopped after it said THE STRONGEST HERO
It's such a small detail, but the heart beating once Boros is about to launch his final attack harkens back to the VERY beginning of the series, where Saitamas heart beats during his dream with a worthy opponent. Essentially illustrating that Boros finally found his worthy opponent. Beautiful writing imo
😮 nice catch
This is the most amazing detail Ive ever seen anyone find. Gave me chills
time stamp?
@Nouveau0 somewhere around 8:25, although it doesn't help much unless you've seen the first episode as well when Saitama is fighting the subterraneans
What does "harkens" exactly mean?
The best part about this fight, is that it wasn't an actual fight.
Saitama was just empathizing for Boros and his boredom because he can relate to the sense of alienation from being too powerful.
Yeah, Saitama probably did empathize with Boros. He probably also felt a sense of true disappointment; here was a being that had travelled the universe looking for *anyone* strong enough to even be fun to fight, yet Saitama was *still* utterly outclassing him. It must have been as if the whole universe told him _no, you will never find anyone strong enough to let you feel excited ever again_
@@VomicaEmanio That's kind of the beauty of OPM. For the rest of the cast, the conflicts are often life or death, a battle that needs to be won, but with a character like Saitama, a character who's purpose is that they are strong enough to end any fight in one shot, the character's conflict are all roundabout; It's never as simple as winning a fight. It often becomes a battle of ideals. Suiryu's idea of "strength" and hero work, Blizzard's value of heroism, King's identity, and this one is exactly as you said. The ending to season one is that the world is saved, but Saitama loses. He is simply too strong.
@@hehehe88 that's a beautiful and accurate comment
Makes you wonder if Saitama will ever find someone who will toy with him the way he did with Boros
@@negan991 Boros literally told Saitama that he-himself was strongest in the Universe. That basically just let Saitama know he will never find anyone stronger.
Just noticed: Since this entire fight is more about Boros then Saitama as he's the one who's actually having any fun, him having all the flashy effects for his attacks which makes him easier to track on screen then Saitama is a very smart visual choice to convey the idea of this fight. After all, Saitama isn't trying, but Boros has come across the entire galaxy just to get an adrenaline hit, and he's getting it.
Boros was a big fish in a big pond that made the unfortunate mistake of traveling to a small pond with an alligator.
more like a megalodon than an alligator
@@King_Jockey
Nah more like Godzilla vs sperm whale
not a mistake, he traveled from big pond to big pond TRYING to find a fish that was even as close to big as he was. he found his goal, but indeed he found a goddamn megalodon lol
Shit wasn't even a megalodon that is straight up Leviathan
Bros was unfortunately swim in a pond with a god
I just wanted to hear boros say its not even a real fight
omg exactly! no other video does this, they don't get us
Same bro. That's my favorite part
the soundtrack !!!! it's everything
DUDE I cried and held my tornado pillow
Atakan Ucal I think the only thing that actually hurt saitama was at 5:07
"You're too strong, Saitama"
I guess boros was sad when he said that, not because he lost the fight only but because he knows what saitama is going through
Boros's words hurt him more than any of his punches ever could.
Yeah Boros isn't that evil at all
@@jirivrana9562 LMAO he destroyed entire planets in search of a worthy opponent and was gonna send earth to hell too. Im pretty sure he is the pure evil, he just had a particular agenda in mind. In short he was a serial killer seeking an adrenaline rush.
@@SoulOfTech even he is evil that destroyed planets, at least he respected Saitama who defeated him
Boros is probably also feeling bad for not being able to give Saitama a real challenge.
OPM is unironically one of the best representations of depression I have ever seen in anime. The balance between funny/gag/serious is beautiful. Saitama is such a great written character that goes so beyond just a "over-powered character"
I love the heart beat at 8:26 it's the exact same way Saitama's did when he dreamed of fighting the subterraneans and finally being given a fight that excites him. The sad music playing as Saitama walks away is very fitting, although he technically won, it was Boros who got what he wanted, the opportunity to let loose and experience the fight of his life, whereas Saitama has to continue on feeling numb and unfulfilled.
Boros got to feel what his enemies did.
I feel that casual „I made it“ after the moon jump. He seems genuinly excited that, you know, *he got it right*
actually boros didnt quite get it either, he wanted a battle between equals, one where both would give giving they best and trying to not die, this battle was completly one sided
@@youdontknowme5980 the point Luke made was that he _went all out_ as Saitama wanted to
This is what OPM used to be about. Then in came ranks and power level etc :(
@@DarkSoraFFno what?
I love Boros because he had the drive of a protagonist. Never letting himself feel defeated, and giving it his all till the end. His design is fantastic all the way through
This is the first anime where I actually feel bad for the bad guy lmao like boros ending is so sad .
I heard somewhere that his design was inspired to some extent by dbz, or an homage, like people said vaccine man was
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@@mrexists5400 vaccine man is piccolo inspired, boros is probably like raditz or goku ssj3. Also his personality is similar to frieza and vegeta in a way. Giving a long speech like every villain, realizing saitama was holding back, like vegeta seeing goku fight kid buu and realizing how strong goku is, vegeta matured.
Yeah the writing of Boros is still better than "God" Garou in terms of drama, dialogue, purpose and dream. The only thing God garou had better was combat power, and "fit" to join the good side, Even if Garou go good, he's still only a strong human which One-punch man was already saturated off.
Boros still didn't know the people on earth have hair until he died
That's actually true.💀
You made me realize that 💀 but technically he still has no clue humans have hair like him
@@Said-op8of wait! Boros is back in the web-comic, hopefully not as a zombie though.
😔😔
Not as a zombie, but I'm not gonna spoil it@Tithe-man
“Goku solos saitama” gtf outta here
And of course that gets brought up here. First of all, stop bringing debates where the main topic at hand aren't debates. Secondly, no feats here are anywhere close to above Goku's capabilities. And third of all, between Goku and Saitama, there's no point in debating how that'd go. There are different interpretations on who'd win that are completely valid. Feats wise, Goku is ahead, but Saitama's power grows exponentially faster.
And superman can beat Goku
Get Goku survive the vacuum of Space first 🤣
Also, Bleach is a fodder verse.. Empty Void solo their verse.
🤷
@@blueicydasani4543
Teleportation and Space Adaptation are very different things.
Goku has not shown the ability to survive unaided in the vacuum of space for extended periods. He typically requires an environment where he can breathe. 🤷
Holy shit you powerscalers are a different breed of annoying
Dude, it was the shockwave of Saitama's fist that killed boros, not even a direct contact. Unreal.
The fact that the toll the CSRC took on his body, and him releasing all his stamina/energy evens it out
He also only used his right hand for the consecutive normal punches. Watch closely between 7:56 and 7:59. He never bothers to throw a left. He's just pounding on Boros inefficiently with his right arm like a jackhammer.
He only died because he put *all* of his remaining energy into his final move.
@@MUDARAR what do u mean? They only encountered each other twice. Saitama knocking him out with a karate chop then a kick.
@@aaronmedina2089 Garou and Saitama fought again in the webcomic, and Garou was actually strong enough to do better than Boros.
Boros went hard and never underestimated his opponent for a second but ultimately lost and reflected on his defeat like a true warrior
Con honor hasta el final
Yep @@KatoSantana
Top villain, respect
nah id win
PLEASE STOP@@adddddddxs
Saitama’s clothes are more durable than Genos
Big pp?! OwO
@@buranyuu4174
saitama PP big,
Boros and Genos pp smol
Fax
But not his cape
I feel rubber and mosquitos are the things saitama can’t distroy
The look Boros makes at 8:03 when he is almost vaporised (something he has most likely never experienced) and still has the presence of mind to snap his body back together a moment later and attempt to fight on (literally to the death) is peak anime. The eye for a moment almost reminds me of ‘father’ when he was the ‘the dwarf in the flask’ from full metal alchemist
"No annoying edits/visual changes"
The world needs more heroes like you
No need for edits or visual changed, this fight already looks like its from an edit
@@Cosmic_Unreal that's besides the point and more of a creative decision.
The point being the anime RUclips community is littered with people obsessed with doing cringe edits or cutting up the video so much you miss pivotal moments during the fight.
@@ZioN.I.N.OTrue, i hate how the edits are legit just screen shake and fancy colors, its literally just brain rot it's made to just entertain your brain and the extremely hype music just makes everything just worse.
Thanks for that... but what's an example? I can't tell
@@ZioN.I.N.O they do it to avoid the coppyright hammer : 7 Bloody annoyin but its that perpetual battle we gotta blame honnestly.
"You lie. You had strength to spare. I never stood a chance. It wasn't even a battle. So much for prophecies. You were too strong...Saitama..." Boros was the one to make the last real blow. He knew Saitama wasn't just lying to him, but himself, trying to convince himself that he enjoyed their fight like the one in his dream, but he did not. That is why the mood of the scene is melancholy instead of triumphant like most fight victories. Which is why Saitama walks away with his head down, covered with shadows, with somber music playing. Feeling contempt, knowing he's cursed being too strong to experience a true victory after an honest fight. The Strongest Hero.
good observations. you're on point. but i don't think boros even realized he is the best opponent of saitama that can survive serious killer move punch.
His problems would be solved if he fought goku
@@gambianinstituteofsciencea253 ⚠️ You have alerted the horde!
@@vivelespatat2670 I must hide
Not just that, but its against an intergalactic warlord who has been scouring the galaxy for who knows how long. That is the point of reference for saitama "this is as close as it will ever be"
Have you noticed that these two were fighting so fast that none of the S Class heroes, including Tatsumaki, didn't even realize they were even fighting?
they even thought the ship was tilting because of tatsumaki but it wasnt it was tilting from saitama jumping on it
O my god shit I realised it now their speed was so great
@@thebrownengine9222 Tatsumi actually noticed when the ship tipped but that's all
Well the ship is massive and they all were directly under the ship they may have heard stuff but they probably thought it was tatsumaki they couldn't have seen the fight
This is why Boros would have killed every S class hero (excluding Blast) himself. Saitama was the only one standing in his way in that moment. The unstoppable force vs immovable object. Never gets old!
"You were too strong, Saitama..." It must be incredibly painful for Saitama to hear these words from what is supposedly the strongest being in the universe. And I don't think this was Boros acknowledging Saitama's strength. It was just him pitying Saitama.
"You're still conscious?? You really ARE strong..." Saitama gave Boros true praise and respect right there. He was still able to say a few sentences before dying after Saitama gave him one serious punch. That is the ultimate praise from Saitama and Boros should be proud that the strongest being of all time praised him like that before he died. Boros died a true warrior. That is one of my favorite OPM moments right there. No one has ever taken one of those from Saitama and could say anything after cause they would have died instantly. Fucking amazing scene.
It wasnt a serious punch
He just said serious punch because there were exchanging ultimate moves even tho that wasnt his ultimate move
@@nikoh6131 It was a serious punch my bro. The strength of the punch was enough to make a shock wave enough to move clouds all over the world.
Boros finally had the fight he wanted. In his mind he won.
The crazy thing is that if he hadn't used up all of his energy during the fight Boros would have been able regenerate from that attack.
Boros using up all of the energy he had for staying alive and regeneration to attack Saitama is what actually killed him. Crazy.
This fight was brilliant writing.
Saitama was leagues above Boros, yet kept allowing him to hit him because he wanted him to enjoy the fight, even lying to him in the end by saying it was a beautiful fight (also kinda trying to lie to himself) but Boros calls him out because he deeply understands how he feels and genuinely feels sorry for him.
Still bro Saitama was genuinely surprised and thought he was strong although he wasn't trying....I mean bro sending Saitama to the Moon is a huge deal bro... everyone else can't even move Saitama
@@DS-dw3pz Yeah, Boros is easily among the strongest characters in OPM, but that just goes to show how absolutely broken Saitama is.
Boros almost killed him to expel him from the earth, he would not have fallen on the moon, Saitama would have died without oxygen in a few minutes
@@DS-dw3pz in the latest chapter of the Manga, Tatsumaki tried to sent Saitama instantly to the space but she can't even move him. That shows how Boros is actually strong.
@@ssss-e2m8sI think Saitama needs no oxygen.
Spoiler alert!!
Saitama fought Garou at Jupiter without no oxygen tank or anything.
We didn’t deserve this level of production. This is best fight in anime.
And it isn't even a fight technically
OPM deserved it
Actually we deserve more lmao
@@gamer-1660 Facts
@@jirivrana9562 Fr, JC Staff better put in all they got for season 3. Well tbf they only had a year to make season 2, it’s not entirely their fault ig.
“No annoying edits” thanks for that. I’m glad I’m not the only one who hates when their favorite scenes are mangled by people editing with more cuts than a phillip defranco video.
More cuts than a person om r/sillygirlclub
Still one of the best anime fights to date, also mad respect for actually uploading the whole thing without any cuts.
@MarkK it's to avoid copyright cuz youtube is annoying.
How? It wasn't even a fight.
That it's not butchered by interpolating to 60fps makes it WAY better
@@xolotltolox7626 god, I hate those "60 FPS" anime videos
@@swegneto_9601 Those should be a punishable offense
The thing that's kinda sad is that even though Boros survives multiple punches from Saitama, even staying conscious and alive for a little while after his Serious Punch, Saitama never gets excited for the fight for a single moment.
Not true, just before his serious punch, his heart gives off a loud beat, which is a reference to his dream in the beginning of the series, giving indication that, just like in his dream, he finally met an opponent that could get him a bit excited and needed to be more serious for in order to beat. That's why he's so disheartened when the Underworld King he fights almost immediately after went down in just one punch
@@homerman76 That was Boros's heart, that scene was there to show how he parallels Saitama.
I mean, the only reason Boros actually survived a single punch was first his armor and second the regeneration. Even he was one punched by Saitama, which is why he looks so dejected at the end
@@kyrusxi not true bro... Didn't you see how much he interchange blows with saitama... And also the part where his hand came off besides after saitama punched him? It requires consecutive normal punches which has more force compared to a punch only to make boros burst before his regeneration powers came into play... And also after the serious punch he was still able to stay alive and talk fr awhile bro..And you can't just take off the healing powers btw because that is what he is specialized in.. If you are taking that out its like taking off saitama's strength which leaves him only his super speed and super jump lol... This being said.. of course saitama is a lot stronger bt you at least need to give credit to boros because even saitama praised him fr being very strong
@@DS-dw3pz maybe so, but as soon as saitama but any actual effort into a single punch the fight was over. and the only reason he was still alive after is typical anime bs where the villain stays alive randomly for a few minutes
1:50 the fact that Saitamas backwards walking is just slightly slower than Boros’ full sprint shows how fast Saitama is
Tbh he most likely did that on purpose. He could probably best Boros in every single aspect if he wanted to. He just didn't do it cause he understood him and wanted him to have a nice and exciting fight.
It's like doing Arm Wrestling against a 6 yo where you pretend that you're struggling.
@@kaystephan2610 Tbf, Saitama was legitimately surprised by how strong Boros was. He survived from his normal punches and even consecutive punches. Not saying Boros stood a real chance, but compared to what Saitama is used to dealing with, he definitely surpassed Saitama’s expectations.
@@chillguy7687 yeah ESPECIALLY when boros used meteoric burst
Love that scene. This whole fight was next level tbh
@@chillguy7687 Nah be sure that if he was serious from the beginning, Boros wouldn't have a single chance against him. I think Saitama wanted him to fight a little because he wouldn't find such an opponent anymore. And he was probably surprised mainly because he survived the type of blow that was able to tear each other to pieces, if Saitama wanted them, he would be dead on the first blow.
You tell me that all intense fight and big explosion, no one saw it?💀
Apparently they were too fast
That makes you think how many powerful foes Saitama has fought to get to his current power level without anyone even noticing it.
@edwingaleana2085
Genos already knew Saitama boarded the ship. And the others like Tatsumaki were fighting off various foes below and also when the mothership launched a new round of those oversized bullets, Tatsumaki rerouted them and did significant damage to it.
They saw the explosion. Just not Saitama.
It's crazy how Boros arrived on earth for the same thing Saitama is searching for. A worthy opponent. Boros of all people actually truly understands Saitama. They're not so different, they're both tired of instantly pulverizing everyone they fight. In the end, Boros got what he was looking for.
Saitama, however, never will
Wtf worthy oppent 🤣🤣lol 🤣 he didn't use his 1% power also
@@amazingtricks165 as per murata he used 5% in this fight
@@tabahigamersuperlolsource?
@@cenkkinqzzzz3002 murata
What’s terrifying about this fight is that Saitama didn’t actually sustain any damage at all. Not only was his strength beyond what Boros could output, Boros couldn’t even hurt him at all. And Saitama knew this from the start, he just didn’t have the heart to break it to him with words
Saitama and Boros are pretty similar. They both want to go all-out, but don't have oponents to do that. Saitama just sympathised with Boros and gave him a good fight.
@@kostuchan4418 right. Saitama let Boros have what he couldn’t. A true all out moment, which makes Saitama not only the most powerful hero but the most considerate hero
How could he? "Hey man, you're so weak your attacks don't even tickle me" anyone with a semblance of humility or pity won't have the strength to say it to someone you relate to and respect.
Boros was so outmatched, he couldn't even destroy Saitama's hero costume. Only the cape got some tears at the edges.
When the fight starts they both seem excited to see how strong the other is. Then at 2:49 is the moment where I think Saitama realizes that Boros isn't strong enough to hurt him. Man got punched through like 3 giant pillars and the only damage he took is the disappointment of realizing that even now he won't get the fight that he dreams of.
I really like how the whole fight is set up as Boros being a truly Shonem protagonist who never gives up, breaks his limits and gives his all again and again to beat the invincible opponent. Even the main theme at 7:22 is synchronized with the actions of Boros and not Saitama.
Absolute cinema
Me encanta que alguien más de haya dado cuenta de eso.
Someone pointed out as well that the framing shows Saitama above Boros and Boros charging up towards him is a classic villain looking down on the hero sort of positioning. In that moment we’re almost supposed to be rooting for Boros to do what no one has been able to do before - actually challenge Saitama (let alone defeat him).
I guess Boros was secretly the twist protagonist all along. That's makes him even more amazing.
@@skylerdamaSomeone else also pointed out how Boros is a love letter to Dragon Ball.
An alien conquering/destroying planets (Frieza), always searching for a strong opponent.
His hair style changes as he get stronger. His two greatest techniques are a Kamehameha and a Kaoiken. (Goku).
His Final Attack involves using everything he has left to the point of having 0 energy left (M Vegeta' Self-Destruct).
It's in this moment you're really rooting for boros. He's trying so hard and you know he can't win 😢
The final conversation between Saitama and Boros was legitimately one of the saddest moments in anime. Saitama knowing he'll never be able to experience a true thrill of battle at least tried to give that feeling to Boros , and yet he wasn't even able to deceive him.
The genocidal monster recognized that Saitama was pulling his own punches , therefore robbing our hero of even satisfaction that even though he will never be seriously challenged at least he gave someone else that feeling.
There are two people who can relate to Saitama in a genuine emotional level. He was one of them. Boros most likely also felt bad that he couldn’t give Saitama what he wanted
fun fact: boros is the winner of this fight. He felt the emotion of the fight unlike Saitama.
It's why the music at 7:20 was synced to boros. Not to saitama
Bro died he lost
Edit: I ain’t think so many weeb, anime bitch boys would get so upset about this comment lol, weeb mf’s that smell like onion commented on my shit😂, goofy ass anime mf’s bru😂, corny ass scene that mf Boros got all emotional and it was a cringy ass scene y’all need to grow tf up and watch some adult shows😂
@@canaandanielson8863 You don’t understand the point
@@canaandanielson8863 Losing a fight isn't always losing the match-up.
@@canaandanielson8863 Yeah, but of the two, who got anything out of it? Boros atleast felt something about it.
Both of them entered with the same sensation; never really being able to feel alive. Hell, the moment before Boros uses his final attack is a direct call back to a dream saitama has at the beginning of the season; where he dreams of facing a challenge he can't just punch away, where he can feel the rush he did when he first started. Except in this moment, it's not a dream for Boros. He lives this moment, finally being able to enjoy himself again. Boros dies, but he dies fulfilled. Saitama is left alone, with something that must feel like confirmation of his worst nightmare. "You are just too strong, Saitama" is not a compliment, it's Boros pitying Saitama, having known the same existance he had.
Saitama leaves the fight unfulfilled in any real way. He saves the world, but at the cost of the knowledge that he is likely never going to find what he wants, and he'll never feel real excitement again.
This fight still slaps 7 years later.
The hype in the community when this episode first dropped was so fun. I don't think I've ever watched more live reactions for an anime episode than I did for this episode.
yup i was tripping out earlier on it being 6 years since i first saw it. feels fresh still
Ok i just had too look it up because I couldn't believe that I saw this in 2015 and now we are in 2022 im gonna die
It’s been 7 years?! Bro I feel old now
Legit, this is the first and last fight I've watched reactions on, just because I was so blown away.
It's one of those I wish I could forget so I could watch it all over again.
Same with the whole movie of A Silent Voice.
legit insane bro.
Imagine having the greatest, world-shaking, life-changing sex of your life and have your partner say "It was ok." and that's where Boros was when his life ended.
💀
It's more like having the greatest, world-shaking, life-changing sex of your life and your partner says "Is it in yet?"
@@misterdragon9253man that's weird he didn't even to explain his bed wars stories 😂💀
Weird ass ANALogy but tru
"you lie, you had strength to spare"
"No annoying edits", thank you this is what I really needed
5:10
Saitama looks genuinely surprised at the speed of this attack. That's a nice detail.
@Devansh Singh sombria garou is. He destroyed a god tier monster, and two high dragon monsters in less than a second
God Tier? That wasn't God Tier. It was above Dragon, but not God. Garou and Boros are basically on the same level if not slightly different.
@@lordshasmy6758 Is say Boros for sure has the edge but it’s close
@@lordshasmy6758 Garou and boros are high god level monsters, platinum s is almost a god level monster and yes i know theres this "god of monsters" which is above god level
@@AG-xg2lz can Garou destroy the planet yet?
When you realize Boros is an allegory for DragonBall characters.
-Clothes that Seal off his power
-Changing to a different form to gain more power. With a ton of attention going to his hair rising up.
-Going into a long winded speech about how much more powerful they are than their opponent.
-Going into a monolouge about what kind of drawbacks the power they have does to their body.
-Multiple attacks not working because the Opponent is much stronger.
-Final attack that is a massive beam that can destroy the whole planet.
Wow
It's not just dragonball characters. That's literally 90% of battle anime out there, even before Dragonball was made.
And the hair...DON'T FORGET THE GOKU ASS YEE HO HAIRCUT!!
@@Sithmaster0 yeah but Dragon Ball is the one that popularized Battle Shounens
FINALLY SOMEONE REALISED!! I always believed Boros was just a Goku rebrand and was designed by ONE and Murata to tell the people that Saitama could beat goku in a one on one fight.
I think I’m just now realizing that Saitama playing with the moon rock wasn’t just him being him but he was testing how exactly gravity works on the moon so to figure out how much force he needs to put into jumping back to earth. You can see he makes a nod and stern face after playing with the rock as if to say “Ok figured it out, just gotta jump with this much force.”
Good catch!
That is exactly right!
When you see the amount of power that Sataima has when reading later manga editions, you realize that Sataima is always conscious of how much power he uses.
good thing he did that too, cause if he didn’t, he probably would’ve destroyed the moon with the force of his jump.
@@lemon10001 and without the moon, it'll be the end for earth too
Thanks for this comment
Naaaaah, That's not Saitama....he was just seeing if he was really on the moon.
I can just imagine Boros in TSB and his ultimate move having that upward kick straight to the moon, instant oneshot
I've just realised that at 7:56 Saitama punches Boros so many times in such a short span of time that he literally explodes from the thermal energy. The whole "Cook a chicken by slapping it" is literally what he did to Boros there. That's brutal.
I never noticed that. I thought it was just a cool design choice
Whoa! i also just noticed that.
That's actually a good detail
well saitama was actually not letting boros hit him anymore, cause he doesn't want to blow up the moon or be sent into space forever.
The chicken is served with all its sides and a whole spread. Ya got the winner chicken dinner here.
even the ship behind him just disappears
Saitama so OP you end up rooting for the villain.
Boros: I'm going to blast you and this planet to hell.
Me: Come on Boros, you can do it! I believe in you!
Saitama: *yes pls, give me a good fight cmon*
thats wat garou would have also said
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@@solosniper7134 Actually pretty good, keep it up man !!
Yup underdogs are the best hahaha
That simple "I will defeat you!" at the end... So full of determination and purpose. Gives me shivers every time.
Same, honestly its beautiful
Aa someone else pointed out, the music syncs up with Boros which is quite interesting. It feels like he's the protagonist because he's the one being pushed to his limits in order to survive
@@kakashihatake1029 yea I was kinda rooting for him as I rewatched this lol
@@julydays4194 same this is the only anime where I actually felt bad for boros
@@F-I-N-E-R yeh you should
the interruption in the middle, short, clear, efficient, that's great story telling
6:26 - 6:57
This is basically a god tier eye sight, and a calculation of propulsion beyond human capabilities. Saitama calculated the energy needed to jump back to earth without destroying the moon and at the same time to pin point the location where boros and his spaceship. With a distance of 384,400km from sight it's like trying to shoot a water-bear.
damn.
I guess Saitama wasn't stupid he just doesn't care 😂
@@rektmoon538 I mean with a power like that, saitama has a legit reason for not caring lol
Interesting realization.. that's true.. not much opportunity is space to correct for directional miss input after launch.. he had to have it right the first time or miss by miles
Wat
saitama held back because he wanted boros to experience the exact thing he was looking for, the excitement of a fight, because he understood how boros felt since being too powerful took away the feeling of exhilaration during a fight
*also the music at the end never fails to hit me hard*
And at the very end, Boros realises and you can hear in his voice that he pities Saitama, because he knows what it feels like to become bored. And he knows Saitama is too powerful to ever feel the exhilaration he craves.
You can see the exact moment Saitama realizes Boros and him are alike in that way at 2:31
That one heartbeat before he release the canon was proof
Nah saitama says boros gave him a real fight
he even calls him pretty strong
@@bob74h67 hope you realize that Saitama said this before Boros said it wasn't even a real fight and that Saitama wasn't trying
Possibly the first anime that made me feel sad and emotionally connected to the loser of a fight without utilizing flashbacks to a tragic past.
Well said
tbf flashbacks to a tragic past is just a cheap trick to try to gain reader/watchers' sympathy. It is just so common and cliche that I just don't find the flashbacks engaging at all.
I will definitely not sympathize with Boros more if they show a cringe flashback. It's definitely better this way
Although there was kind of a flashback… to the race’s conditions. Not really tragic though.
@@victorkao1472 garou arc: well...
@@higorss welp. Let's just say he got abs
although i am rewatching this im still getting goosbumps
goddamn the sound team and nakamura really did carry this fight
8:26 this fight is a parallel to Saitama’s dream about the subterraneans. The heartbeat indicating he finally remembered what a true fight felt like.
Yesssirr finally another one who noticed the heartbeat! I feel like Saitama will get the same heartbeat in the anime vs Garou!
@@notlightbeam4889 if u have read the manga then u know he won't exactly get THE heartbeat
@@notlightbeam4889 no, Saitama just got stronger instead
Such a cool attention to detail
it’s for boros actually as right before he launched his final attack he was that had that heart beat
"no annoying visual changes" thanks lol
what is that mean?
@@fourtwo42kochiro op meant jump cuts. if you watch other saitama videos, most of em just keep jumping one scene to another in order to avoid copyright, which is unecessarily greedy.
@@wolontong thanku
fourTwo I thought it meant no forced FPS through a program.
no distracting 60 fps
Boros might died in this duel but he won. He achieved what he was searching for while Saitama didn't.
yup and that how it will end, saitama defeted!
Que gran ironía.
El escritor es un genio absoluto 👏
I like how Saitama is so strong he is not affected by the vacuum of space lol
"No edits/annoying visual changes"
Fucking thank you. I absolutely HATE IT when it says "full fight" but they end up editing out 90% of the fight anyway and have way too many unnecessary cuts just absolutely everywhere.
And I really like that instead of just ending the video when the fight is done, you wait until their entire interaction with each other is done. Unlike a lot of these "Full Fight" videos cutting out pretty much just after the final hit was done
The man is a fan himself clearly, out to give other fans what we all want
That ending is weirdly poignant, and now I've realized why. You watch the battle with the suspense of whether or not Saitama will get to finally experience the challenge he craves... only to realize that he was only initially intrigued and then disappointed by Boros' power and was only humoring the galactic pirate for most of the battle. He was letting Boros down gently. The sadness of that final exchange is that Boros was the only person who could come closest to truly appreciating just how strong Saitama is... and yet the distance between them is still unimaginable, making this maniacal pirate the only being to truly fathom the enormity of Saitama's power, the depth of his loneliness, and the extent of his decency. In a way, Boros got to know him better than anybody -- by realizing that he couldn't know him at all.
This is why i don't want boros to be dead, i kinda want him to be saitama's friend or something
I want him to come back
@@egg9709 imagine if Boros pulled a Vegeta and lived to be Saitama’s ally…
Maybe he absolutely wrecks someone who would “push the saitama button”(idk if you get the reference)
And then when someone really strong comes out he gets happy saitama is there to save the day
@@gonggonglive seems like Genos
If he comes back he'd be forced to get nerfed due to plot progression so no thanks. At least this way, we can imagine him truly being second onIy to Saitma.
April 26th 2022 and I finally understand how sad this fight is. Boros could have and would have destroyed literally anyone not on par with Saitama. The only person to even come close to Boros at this point is Blast and he is busy doing blast things. (To avoid spoilers) Boros came there too soon, Garou was the one he needed.
Exactly
I think One answered in an interview that in his imagination Garou and Boros would be right on par with each other. So yeah, Boros would've gotten a much "fairer" fight than what he got here and he would indeed have a chance to come on top.
@BraN - Blast is fighting a being far above Boros all this time he isn't present, it calls itself "God", a being able to manipulate space and time at will, and while its motives remain unknown it is suggested he had a major influence in the creation of monsters and the monster association as a whole.
@BraN - Blast is crazy strong. He can create nuclear explosions with his punches, and create portals to other places and dimensions at will, and is capable of moving way faster than even Flashy Flash. He managed the absolutely absurd feat of withstanding a series of attacks from Cosmic Garou, when Cosmic Garou's mere presence completely incapacitated the entirety of the S-Class. And for reference, Cosmic Garou has withstood multiple Serious Punches from Saitama.
Also, Blast is allied with a member of Boros' species.
I'm glad you understood on my birthday :D
op mans animations were budgeted but literally nothing beats the level of creativity they poured into pulling this off, well done
At 8:27 You can hear the same heartbeat that Saitama had in his dream in the first episode, that means that Boros was truily exited for the first time in who knows how many years, it's a feeling that only him and Saitama can understand, this whole fight was a gift Saitama made to Boros since he could have obviously ended him when they first met, instead he held back all the time allowing Boros to go all out like he probably never did before
What a kind guy
what if the heartbeat was Saitama?
@@diemah217 it obviously wasn't
Or maybe because they used the same heartbeat sound because it was the only one they have
6:24 something i think not enough people talk about is saitama's power control is so precise that all he needs to estimate the power needed to jump back to earth is to just see a how fast a rock falls.
You donuted your own mother
oh i was thinking he just thought that the moon rock was cool LMAO
@@Nate_Da_Greatsame
So thats what that was.. I thought he just wanted to make sure he’s on the moon
Spoiler alert in his fight with God Garou he also displayed this fighting one hand while other hand holding Genos core
“You are too strong” simple words but conveyed deep emotion and hit hard
Yah...And i guess the prophecy Boros was looking for is not Saitama...its Garou maybe
@@imopongen4090 or blast
EMOTIONAL DAMAGE!
@@higorss I think it’s blast
@@lancebriseno3784 its cosmic garou
i love how everyone 's special moves have some crazy names and Saitama's is just like normal jump, normal punch, serious punch lol
8:47 I just realized. It's not Saitama's fist that killed Boros, IT WAS JUST THE AIR PRESSURE FROM THE PUNCH. Imagine how much more destructive it would be if the fist actually connected a hit.
Instantly vaporised
Not only that, but Boros also had his Collapsing Star, Roaring Cannon shielding him. So, on top of the punch, not even connecting, he also had to punch through a world ending laser beam, which makes the punch even more amazing.
@@proskillet6826 i think its also that boros was severely weakened and tired, and the attack drained all his life force, so I think the serious punch wouldnt really have killed him but he spent all the energy he had and just died
Not to mention that this attack would vaporize the earth entire surrounding surface from what i read
@@Gonzalo-qw1znif he uses serious punch at start he wont enjoy the fight because boros want to play with strong opponent as equal to him but here saitama is an uncontrollable powered being so he plays with him
8:06 This is the absolute best moment in this fight for me.
For the first time maybe ever Boros is facing an obstacle that he can't overcome. Finding an insurmountable wall is the whole reason he went on his journey across the cosmos.
The line "I will defeat you!"
Holds so much weight in the way its being said coming from a character who has never lost. I honestly can't figure out the correct words on just how inspirational this is, but at the same time how much pity it leaves behind in me. Its a beautiful moment.
great explanation. I get goosebumps every time I watch that fight scene. Boros my all time fav. hero of all time of the animes I've watched so far. watching the whole fight at least once a month. its the free and greatest serotonin for me.
Boros was looking for a fight where both sides would have to put their lives on the line. Where the victor wasn't certain until the end. A true life or death battle. Saitama is beyond that. As Boros said at the end "it wasn't even a battle". It was him venting his boredom against Saitama. He got half of what he wanted. To go all out and put his life on the line. But not the other half, as it wasn't a life or death battle for Saitama at all. As you said, Saitama is an insurmountable wall. Not a worthy opponent. ^^;;
yes
Their fight was a good place to finish the season
man that line is my favorite from the whole first season. not to mention Boros' voice actor is a legend lmao
I adore the heartbeat and closeup of boros as he is releasing all of his power. Like he is finally able to get what he wants. It feels like a very honest heartfelt moment to me. Like he can finally stop and decide to throw his full self onto something.
Heartfelt heartbeat
It's the same heartbeat closeup that Saitama has in his moleman dream sequence fight from episode 1, which makes it an even nicer touch.
This scene is so wild - it is the only anime I have seen where the villain gets the emotional music cheering them on 8:09
Man, seriously at one point you can't help but to cheer for Boros while he's giving all he's got to at least put a scratch on Saitama. The first time watching I found myself thinking "Come one Boros you can do it!"
When he pulls himself back together for that final blast I get a similar feeling but then laugh my head off when they show what's left of him after serious punch
One of the rare opponents it took him more effort than usual to defeat. And both before this were living a gag of being unable to lose. One ended that. 😉
It is the only anime I have ever seen where the villain gets the emotional music “swell” for him at 8:09
8:07 THIS SCENE GIVES ME GOOSEBUMPS TO THIS DAY
Same bro
I love the song
Came to say this. Goosebumps. Every. Time.
That makes Boros the main character 💀
@@autihungton1954 I know right.
After watching Saitama vs Cosmic Garou, it really puts into perspective how Saitama could have ended this fight from the very beginning if he felt like it, but only prolonged the battle because he knew how Boros felt and wanted to at least let him have this before dying
4:44 I like how Boros doesn’t get mad and attack saitama like any other villain, just powers up and actually shuts up
Boros is a main character from a battle shouenen complete with power ups. But they dont work here because saitama exits
I believe the writers were making a parody of shounen protags through boros
Its why he is so memorable
Boros Meteoric burst form is the coolest thing ive ever seen in my life, hes the sickest looking villan
It's basically a Super Sayajin but way cooler
He’s literally a super saiyan Rainbow Lights Diarrhea Edition lol and I love it
That's how I viewed the fight, basically agaisnt a Super Saiyan 2 and 3.
You could say this fight is a trope on that. Meteroric burst, long hair? Can only sustain for short periods of time? Sounds a lot like SS3.
he could easily be a major villain for dragon ball
@@acardenasjr1340 Boros is based on Goku
I liked how bored Saitama seemed the whole time, especially how he seemed sad at the end. Like he realized he's the strongest and no one will come close and how sad that makes him.
But he does have a worthy opponent...
Mosquitoes.
Bro... When it was MB boros he was clearly surprised bro when he ran towards saitama
@@DS-dw3pz surprised that he kept getting stronger maybe a had hope but it wasnt even close
@@Khalid_XMC yeah obviously Saitama is way stronger no doubt bt wt I mean is that at least MB has an element of surprise as he is clearly way stronger than the rest although he is still obviously no match for Saitama
@@sim4025 right
Saitama broke the "Never interrupt the enemy while they monologue" rule so hard he grew real eyes
Bleach be like: hold up, let him yap
And made Boros lose his mouth
You can't deny it...Season 1's animation is Balls to the Wall Perfection and the music...this is the one hero song that is like Superman moment...OPM might be trope and trolls but it is sooo enjoyable...not too much thinking...ljust enjoy the moment...like a Deadpool of anime.
"Stand proud boros, you're strong"
-Saitama
"I never said that shit"
-Saitama
"my lower half is literally gone'
-Boros
"I think im in the wrong show."
- Yamcha
“Don’t believe everything on the internet”
1939 painter guy
@@SCP--qt4sqBoros is Gojo confirmed!?
at 7:55, after all these years I just now realized he threw that many punches THAT fast, with ONE arm. He made dozens of after images with his punches with one arm enough to turn someone into just blood and guts, all while not thrusting his shoulders forward at all ... Against a being that has pretty much nuke proof skin from what we can tell based off of how powerful he really is. Damn he strong strong
not to mention he punches so fast that the rest of the punches left extra craters below the ship
Also, Boros exploded due to the amount of energy that getting punched that many times that fast creates! He literally COOKED Boros there.
“You were to strong siatama”
@@Merc7734 now I can say that Boros can cooked by saitama in a literal term
In the manga he used both of his arms but here they just wanted to show saitimas power and wanted to ignore boros as someone that is worthy
4:49 When you see the slight pain in Saitama's eyes. It's like Saitama is asking Boros if he's finally ready for this painful life to come to an end. A life that Saitama knows all too well. I think Boros' slight moment of silence is him realizing this, he chose someone he cannot defeat, but he can't back out now.
I think that's just Saitama being disappointed Boros isn't as strong as he had hoped. I think he got his hopes up from Boros by the way he survived a single punch and even by the way he looks surprised about his speed. But behind that serious face Boros' punches, while incredibly cool visually probably felt like a slight breeze to him.
I definitely think it’s him being bored. From the beginning of this fight to the end, Boros was never truly a threat, up until that point Boros was doing a lot of theatrics a lot of talking and boasting. That’s why Saitama said blah blah blah are you done with this? Because up till now, Saitama was bored not taking this seriously whatsoever and getting tired of it. Then Boros activates meteoric burst, finally taking this fight seriously and doesn’t really boast and just explains how it works but the moment he starts boasting about how it’s a Trump card, Saitama comes back from the moon. Then, when Boris goes all out, Saitama honors him by doing the same. However, it is only up until the very end that borrows figures it out. He thought it was a hard fought battle however, he realizes it wasn’t even a fight to begin with. That’s how strong Saitama was.
@@Toadster115 I think you’re right, even Boros himself at the end said it wasn’t even a battle
I think boros understood saitama is just like him so even boris could endure a figth with released form. He understood. One of them is gonna die and him dont use all . His gonna show saitama all his power
Saitama takes 0 damage from this entire fight. He never felt pain.
5:52 BRO THOSE IMPACT FRAMES WENT HAAARRRDDDD!
7:35 - This is where I get goosebumps from the music. Not because Saitama is heroically beating a worthy foe. This is almost a ballad for Boros. It's a swan song for a creature who tragically feels the need to fight something that cannot be defeated. Raging against the dying of the light.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light
you can see that in his ultimate moves name "Collapsing star, Roaring Cannon".
You are overthinking it but whatever
@@pedromaria503 You're not giving enough credit to the creators, but whatever.
@@smaakjeks I said in the comment that it was cool even tho you are overthinking it but i thought it would be unnecessary to say that because everyone could understand but... Yeah...
Whatever
"It wasn't even a Battle" never have a felt more for an anime villain
Even after all these years, I still think this is the one of the best animated fights in anime
Because it is
Why is this best? It wasn't even a fight
Why
@@aharonmercy6433 it looks good
Top 5 i'd say
An absolute masterpiece of an anime season 1 was. Can’t tell how many times I’ve rewatched ir
5:25 to 6:06 is genuinely some of the best animation i have ever seen, the detail the camera work the movement and the impact frames are perfectly done
Would you say this is how DBSuper should have been animated 😂😂😂
if only season 2 had this much love put into it
@@RundownSD hopefully season 3 does at least 🙏
Late reply but if you want to see more of that kind of stuff just know it was mostly done by Animator Yutaka Nakamura
@@TheDaylight5in 25 years😢
7:50 at this point,you realise the song isn’t for saitama, it’s for boros’ final stand
You mean at 8:07
yeah
5:13 getting this expression from Saitama is the highest form of praise you could ever recieve in battle.
That was probably excitement thinking that he would finally feel pain from a punch
I think it was more him not expecting Boros to move thay fast. Sure he saw it but he was obviously surprised at the speed for a split moment
@@jessesmith6824 Yeah, it'd be like expecting a normal car to lose to a sports car in a drag race, but then got surprised when the normal car is actually much much faster than you expect, but it's still slower than the sports car.
2:23
Love how they chose to play the S1 intro for this fight
What an amazing parallel these two characters share. Both feel that they are too strong for their own good and want to find the one that they can be defeated by. In the end it was Boros that finally made his dream come true, and Saitama walks away almost jelous of Boros’s defeat. What amazing writing.
Beautiful
Saitama wants to do Heroic things, not find someone to be defeated by. Boros is more shounen conscious, striving for rivals and power. Saitam is seinen, more mature, at the end of the cycle of power not the beginning.
They do of course share a close bond, and that is why Boros empathized with Saitama at the end and why Saitama was so sad. Not even the Universe's top can make him sweat.
@@karimsonsafehold9233 no he doesn’t, the point of this anime is “a hero for fun” he’s bored being too strong, he basically wants defeat
@@Slayerthe1st No in pretty sure he's right, I assume you've only watched the anime, but saitama shows to have some envy towards over characters due to them having what he coins a 'hero instinct'.
I think at the moment when he activated Meteoric Burst, Saitama was legit amazed, because Boros managed to outmatch the speed cap Saitama always keeps, at the moment with the consecutive punches i think Saitama understood that there's no point in being "slow" considering Boros outmatched his usual speed cap, so he just went a few percents higher and rekt him.
These two were so fast they finished the fight and no one noticed
To me, i think he was playing surprised; like when someone you know performs a magic trick you know how to do, but you don't want to take away the accomplishment of it, or the type of surprise you have when have to be surprised for a party in your honor, when you already know about it.
@@hehehe88 Personality I think that he's surprised because he's much faster than what Satiamas used to. Since Boros is so much faster than what he usually fights. Like watching a kid lap every one else in a first grade sports day. You could definitely could definitely beat them if you went all out but you are surprised and impressed at how fast he is for his age.
Yeah I think the surprised face is like his “aww that’s so fast for someone so weak” face.
The last minute scene is beautiful. Saitama wants to not hurt Boros's feelings by saying it was a "tough" fight, but Boros realises that he is lying and had so much of his strength to spare against Boros. Boros understands that Saitama can't enjoy the thrill of battle since he's always on the defensive and never uses 50% of his power. Beautiful.
This fight was beyond its time
Unfortunately now days not many anime can have this feeling anymore.
Too much cgi, too much time restraint for the animators, no breaks and not enough pay. Most families especially Asian families see animators as a bad job and convince children so. Resulting in lacking employment and talents. What more if they make a mistake people would complain about them.
Honestly people and companies should treat animators with more respect because they are making art. It’s hard job and bad pay but they can still make such masterpieces.
Why is there no saitama vs Boros fan animation
Only early AOT could match season 1 OPM animation
@@airconditionaire why would they make one!?💀
FINALLY, an anime fan who understands that animators aren't "untalented", they're just brutally overworked, underpaid and often not even being directed to go all out in favor of lowering budgets/tight deadlines. There are tons of anime that are absolutely fire but even they are horrible with the working conditions.
This felt like a fight that was given ample time, amazing direction and was clearly very heavy on letting the animation team pop off. Iirc a majority of the animation department for this was freelancers which helped a ton. This why the fight is so damn stylish too! This shit is a banger.
The animations in this are so grand.
Not only that, you can really feel how much adrenaline Boros has, he is so excited through this whole fight.
Madhouse are mad
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Cool detail: Saitama's attack was so strong not only did it destroy Boros but also everything behind him.
Damn mad respect for animator
Anything behind boros instantly deleted
And created a shockwave halfway around the planet!
@@WilliamDearthwd boros final attack also split the sky on the other side.
Jesus Christ I didn’t even notice that and I’ve watched this fight like seven times at least
Unironically one of the most beautiful fights in all of anime.