The One-Punch Man anime and manga series stands at the pinnacle of the industry, and it is all thanks to its manga creator, One. He has been working on the series for so long, and even after so many years, he continues to deliver great chapters that entertain and influence fans.
While he is mainly responsible for creating one of the greatest pieces of art in history, he is not the only one who contributed to it. One-Punch Man’s illustrator, Yusuke Murata, has also worked tirelessly to help One-Punch Man reach where it is today. He has been involved with One-Punch Man since the beginning of the manga series.
His job as the illustrator involves creating visual storytelling elements within the manga, but he has gone above and beyond and taken on another role over the years. This role involved creating storyboards for side characters from the series, and he talked about it himself in an interview long ago.
Yusuke Murata’s another role while working on One-Punch Man
In 2015, One-Punch Man released a guidebook called the OPM: Hero Encyclopedia, which had a joint interview of One and Yusuke Murata, and it was translated by Herms. During the interview, both of them were asked about the creative process of One-Punch Man and how the two work together. Murata revealed that while the main storyline remains the same, he sometimes tries to add scenes to the storyboard of side characters using One’s advice.
Murata stated:
For the main storyline, the dialogue stays pretty much the same. But with side-stories, sometimes I’ll try adding in scenes to ONE-sensei’s storyboards, or change the dialogue up a bit. In such cases, I’ll always ask ONE-sensei’s opinion. We’ll go back and forth fine-tuning it…and sometimes it’ll just end up reverting back to how it was in the beginning (laughs).
The One-Punch Man illustrator revealed that he often creates storyboards for the side characters after having a discussion with One. The two go back and forth to discuss how they can make the side characters better, and oftentimes it ends up being the same story from where it started.
Murata also revealed that One has given him free rein in other aspects like page distribution, and while he generally handles it all on his own, he still asks questions to the One-Punch Man creator whenever he finds himself in a tough situation.
Murata adds dialogue and scenes for side characters
While further explaining Murata’s other role in creating One-Punch Man, One pointed out that the One-Punch Man illustrator is always working on new scenes or dialogues for the side characters of the series. One revealed that one of the main side characters of the story, the A-Class hero Spring Mustachio, got his weapons and action sequences because of Murata.
One stated:
Murata-sensei always shows me whenever he thinks up new scenes or dialogue to add. For instance, with the A-Class hero Spring Mustachio, my storyboards just had his name and general appearance. He talked a bit and got beat up by the monster, nothing more. I didn’t plan to highlight what weapons he used or anything like that; that part was really cut short.
But the storyboards Murata-sensei came up with featured him using his weapon against the monster, showing off his fighting chops so that the monster looked even more impressive by comparison.
The One-Punch Man mangaka revealed that his creativity in adding details to the storyboards of side characters like Spring Mustachio is so great that it even helps his opponents look great. This reflects Murata’s skills as a storyboard artist.
Murata and One’s bond while working on One-Punch Man has become so great that the two often help each other in their roles. This way, both of them get to learn new things, and the different aspects of One-Punch Man become even better.
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