One Punch Man is an award-winning Manga and anime series based on a viral webcomic. The series follows Saitama, the world's strongest superhero that can blow away conspiring villains in a single punch (hence the name One Punch Man) — this concept turns into a hilariously written running gag. One Punch Man: The Strongest is officially authorized and supervised by Shueisha (the Manga publisher) while still securing the original anime VAs to complete this game's voice track. As a result, you can enjoy your fan favorites with a fine pair of wireless earbuds on your Android device, ensuring the releases spot as one of Android's best games.

Saitama won't be able to bail you out of every situation, so it's up to you to learn the ins and outs of being a hero while stopping the dangerous baddies in their tracks. Our beginner's guide will teach you the very basics, ranging from the battle system and the essential upgrades to character recruitment for team building.

Turn-based battle system in One Punch Man: The Strongest

You can hold up to six characters in your lineup at once. Unlock more slots by leveling up your account (team) level. Place up to three characters in the front row and three in the back row; the placement only matters to reduce incoming damage for the back row characters. Generally, the front-liners will take all the hits until no one is left standing in the front.

Every character comes with a set of skills: a passive, a basic attack, and an ultimate. Using an ultimate requires energy; energy is a shared point system. So if you're spamming ultimates, some of your characters will miss out on using their ultimate. Energy is gained each turn through your passives, so you'll plan your strategy around how many energy points you'll delegate out every turn.

How auto-play works

You won't unlock auto-play for battles until you've completed the tutorial. Auto-battling provides some control whenever you need it; you can intervene in the targeting and select which unit to prioritize basic attacking or ultimate usage. To turn on the auto-battler, tap on Manual at the top.

Putting together an unstoppable team of heroes or villains

Forming the ultimate team takes patience and luck. To acquire most of the characters, you must dip into this game's gacha system. We've outlined how you can get some freebies, how recruitment works, and the team synergy you'll need to consider once you've gathered enough pieces.

How to get more characters

You can recruit some characters for free just by logging in for seven days, playing through events, and completing chapters in the story. Not all character power levels are equal, so prepare to ditch your N and R rarities as you gather SR and SSR characters.

To recruit characters via gacha, you need Heroic Vouchers and Superb Vouchers. You can acquire Heroic Vouchers by spending Gems or earn them by playing. To start summoning on the banner, you'll pull in singles or 10-pulls; both banners offer different rates and slightly different character pools, but don't be afraid to spend your vouchers as soon as you obtain some!

How to re-roll in One Punch Man: The Strongest

• Sign into a guest account.
• Complete the tutorial, and claim all rewards (if applicable) by tapping the mail icon.
• Check your bag and tap on any packs or chests.
• Perform your first 10-pull.

If you like the results, keep playing on that account. You can link accounts later after you've logged back into the app. Otherwise, uninstall the app from your Android device and reinstall it to re-perform the above steps. See the tip and tricks to becoming the ultimate hero/villain section for a short list of the most helpful SSRs on new accounts.

Team resonances

While forming your lineup (tap Character > Lineup), you can unlock Core Skills. Core Skills is the overall team buff you'll bring into every battle; the default is Justice Power I. Your Core Skills unlock if they meet the requirements. Requirements are met by having certain character types placed in your lineup.

Every character has a type, and you can view the type by the icon next to a character's portrait. Mixing up types is the way to go, as this will ensure you have an activated basic Core Skill and an advanced one set.

Important upgrade systems for account progression

You simply cannot ignore upgrading your characters. Otherwise, you'll get pummeled by bosses and stand no chance of winning in the Arena (your characters are locked to auto-battle while fighting in the Arena). So here's a quick rundown of which upgrade systems are available early game.

Your level cap

Every character has a level cap; to increase it, you have to evolve that character. Evolution increases base stats and requires materials/to reach the cap. To level up your characters, you can acquire experience in battle or use EXP items.

Limit breaking

Limit breaking units increase their star level; you acquire limit break badges participating in boss challenges and uncovering character shards. Limit breaks increase your base stats and unlock passive skills after reaching two stars.

Training your skills

Sharpening your skills is par for the course. Training increases your skill stats by randomly distributing Skill Points. You can buy Skill Points, and you gain some by leveling. Once you reach a limit for your skills, you can increase the skill limit to up the level limit.

Social features in One Punch Man: The Strongest

It's no secret that we want to gab out about our fan favorites while playing this game. Even though One Punch Man: The Strongest isn't an MMO, we have ways to connect with other players using social features in-game.

The friend list

You can access your friend list next to the mail and community option. You have lists labeled "friend" and "stranger" that hold up to 50 players each. You can add anyone on either list, but using the stranger list can help you sort out players you've just met. The block list holds 100 players, and anyone added to the list you can't start a conversation or see their messages.

Adding players to your friend list gives you the option to gift and receive Stamina. Stamina is essential for your daily in-game progress with quests and battles; your Stamina refills with items or over time but can potentially gate you out of content once you're low.

What are clubs and how to unlock clubs

You must meet the level requirement to unlock clubs; clubs are only unlocked once you've reached level 20. Clubs are like guilds or groups of players; you can join a club by accessing the Select Club menu and tapping Quick Join.

Remember that clubs have set requirements to join, depending on your level and BP. So it may require some grinding before you can find a suitable club to join. Clubs also have levels, and activity points (acquired by completing club quests) needed to unlock club-related features and activities.

Tips and tricks to becoming the ultimate hero/villain

• Speed stat is vital; it determines how fast you act in battle.
• Buff up before firing an ultimate; always maximize your hit.
• Use a mixture of column and row attackers to optimize your attack range (aim for full coverage).
• Inflict status elements for passive damage; Genos can burn his opponents!
• Claim every chest on the map; every material is necessary for upgrading.
• Call on Saitama's One Punch, essentially your get-out-of-jail-free card for tough/repetitious battles.
• Raise your account (team) level, do this by completing Quests.
• Be selective on character investment, or play to re-roll; the best (more helpful) SSRs for new accounts are Child Emperor, Carnage Kabuto, Terrible Tornado, and Atomic Samurai.
• Save and collect as many Gems as you can; never spend to refill on Gold since Gold is a lot easier to acquire (a more common resource).
• Do not neglect to gear up your SR units; SSRs provide carry potential, but SR units are excellent supports for your SSRs.

One Punch Man: The Strongest is a faithful adaptation

It's a nice touch to bring back the original VAs from a popular series while also pulling in the award-winning Manga publisher to help out. Nevertheless, One Punch Man: The Strongest is one of the best anime games on Android in 2022, which should be music to fans' ears. So if you're interested in checking out One Punch Man: The Strongest, we've included a Play Store widget below that leads directly to the game.