Recaps

Josen met Gwen Stacy, a Spider-Man from Earth-65 who was investigating Kingpin’s possible role in Spider-Man’s death, and recruited her as an ally. He later introduced Gwen to Peter, and the three Spider-powered heroes began getting acquainted.

• Josen spotted Gwen Stacy near Fisk Tower and followed her into an alley.
• Gwen attacked Josen, but he blocked her kicks and revealed that he and another Peter Parker had recently arrived in her world.
• Gwen explained that she was investigating the cause of this world’s Spider-Man’s death, and she joined Josen’s group.
• Josen gained the Spider Agility Fantasy Card when he and Gwen bumped fists.
• Josen introduced Gwen to Peter in Central Park, where they discovered that both were Spider-Men.

Josen, Gwen, and Peter planned to reach Kingpin’s collider and reverse its programming, while Miles and Peter Parker broke into Alchemax to steal a computer tower. Their search brought them to Aunt May’s house, where she revealed a hidden underground Spider-Man base.

• Josen, Gwen, and Peter discussed the collider beneath Fisk Tower and learned they needed a key to access its main computer.
• Josen suspected that other Spider-Men were involved, while Miles and Peter Parker fled Alchemax with a computer tower as Doctor Octopus pursued them.
• Josen, Gwen, and Peter visited Peter’s old home at 20 Ingram Street, where Aunt May recognized the MCU Peter as someone from a parallel universe.
• Aunt May led them into a concealed elevator beneath her backyard shed, revealing the Spider-Man hideout built by this world’s Peter Parker.

Josen and the Spider-Men prepared to attack Fisk Tower, waiting for Miles Morales to join them. Miles arrived with an injured middle-aged Peter, and Josen used his unique power to carry Peter to safety as Miles discovered Josen could also produce his electric power.

• Spider-Man Noir, Peni Parker, and Spider-Ham introduced themselves at the Spider Base, and the newcomers agreed to wait until night before attacking Fisk Tower.
• Josen spent the afternoon with the Spider-Men and gained Fantasy Cards for Spider Stamina, Spider Healing, and Combat Expert.
• Aunt May brought Miles Morales and a badly injured middle-aged Peter down to the base.
• Miles asked the Spider-Men for help, and Josen used an invisible force to lift the injured Peter onto a sofa.
• Miles revealed his electric power and was surprised that Josen could use it too.

Josen treated Peter from Earth-616 while Peni and Miles prepared a key and suits for their fight against Kingpin. Josen fused all seven Spider Powers cards into an SSR ability, and the Spider-Men set out to stop Kingpin from activating the Particle Collider again.

• Josen helped Aunt May treat Peter from Earth-616's wounds, and Peni Parker reproduced a Particle Collider control key with Miles Morales's damaged flash drive.
• Miles Morales chose a black suit with a red web pattern, Peter from Earth-616 took a classic red-and-blue suit, and Josen received the final Spider Powers card.
• Josen fused the seven Spider Powers cards into an SSR ability, which greatly enhanced his body and made common-grade Attribute Cards ineffective unless fused.
• Peter from Earth-616 told Josen that Miles's uncle had been Prowler and had turned against Kingpin to help them escape.
• Miles gathered the Spider-Men and led them toward Kingpin's Particle Collider, while Peter Porker urged the group to fight.

Josen and Gwen raced ahead to stop Kingpin’s Particle Collider, which Kingpin started before Doctor Octopus arrived. Josen carried Gwen straight through Fisk Tower’s upper floors and into the underground chamber, leaving them poised to confront Kingpin’s forces.

• Josen revealed his red-and-gold Spider Armor, stunning the other Spider-Men.
• Kingpin ordered the Particle Collider started immediately, and Doctor Octopus arrived to take control of the experiment.
• Josen told the Spider-Men that the collider was starting and offered to take one person ahead; he chose Gwen and flew off at supersonic speed.
• Gwen questioned Josen’s plan to charge into Fisk Tower, but he assured her they could handle Kingpin’s enforcers.
• Josen used an AT force-field drill to smash through five floors of Fisk Tower and burst into the underground level.

Josen and Gwen fought Kingpin’s villains inside the underground collider while Spider-Men from other dimensions arrived to reinforce them. The battle turned in the Spider-Men’s favor, though Kingpin’s collider and weapons remained active.

• Gwen drew the Green Goblin away while Josen stopped Scorpion, Tombstone, and Doctor Octopus from pursuing her.
• Josen stunned all three with lightning, then knocked Scorpion out of the fight with a barrage of punches.
• Josen’s force field halted Tombstone’s bullets and blocked Doctor Octopus’s tentacles, so Doctor Octopus ordered the researchers to activate the collider and attack.
• The researchers fired high-energy weapons at Josen, forcing him to dodge as Gwen struggled to evade the Green Goblin’s fireballs.
• Miles Morales and seven other Spider-Men appeared, and Josen called on them to join the fight.
• The Spider-Men attacked, giving the villains multiple opponents and turning the tide of battle.

Josen helped the Spider-Men defeat Kingpin’s forces, secretly looted the weapons warehouse, and watched the visitors from other universes return home. Left behind with Miles Morales, he wondered how he could get back to his own world without revealing his Stand Ability.

• Peter fought Kingpin until Miles Morales asked to handle him, and the Spider-Men gained control of the battle as Gwen Stacy took the collider’s control USB drive.
• Josen slipped away to the weapons warehouse, blasted through its wall with Green Goblin’s flames, and telekinetically took all the weapons, gaining the Private Armory card.
• Josen returned to find the villains webbed up and the collider under the Spider-Men’s control, then joined them as they prepared to go home.
• Miles Morales opened the Space-Time Portal, and the Spider-Men from other universes leaped through it one by one.
• Gwen Stacy said farewell and entered the portal, while Josen stayed behind with Miles Morales and wondered how to return to his own world.

Josen returned from Miles Morales's world through a spacetime portal and found that only three minutes had passed in the One-Punch world. After checking on the Flowing Water Dojo, he returned to his police office with food for his staff and hinted that his latest work would bring the Special Affairs Section a reward.

• Josen opened a portal with the Black Box Shard, said goodbye to Miles Morales, and returned to his own world.
• Josen called Commissioner Serizawa to report that he had seized advanced equipment and arranged for its transfer in Z City.
• Josen visited the Flowing Water Dojo, learned that the master had gone to do hero work, and teased Charanko about becoming the master's final disciple.
• Josen returned to the Special Affairs Section, treated his staff to lunch, and told Kyoko that headquarters would soon reward their work.
• Kyoko scolded a policewoman for swooning over Josen, then privately admitted that the young woman had a point.

Josen flew off to confront the 170,000-Year Cicada Larva as civilians and defeated heroes crowded into Z City's Seventh Shelter. Inside, an unremarkable black-haired young man looked for a way out so he could find a monster to fight.

• Lanny learned that headquarters had finalized the names and rankings of two promising heroes, then sent staff to find Josen.
• A Demon-level monster attacked Z City, and Josen left the Hero Association staffers to fly toward it.
• Student, Red Scarf Fighter, and Dark Flame Dragon Blade Wielder failed to defeat the 170,000-Year Cicada Larva and retreated with civilians into the Seventh Shelter.
• People in the shelter criticized the heroes, while Red Scarf Fighter said they might have to wait for the monster to die of old age.
• A black-haired young man asked an office worker whether the shelter doors could open, then pushed through the crowd toward them.

A black-haired young man tried to leave the shelter, but the crowd restrained him and staff explained that its sealed defenses had no bathrooms. Josen arrived and crushed the 170,000-Year Cicada with a collapsing gravitational force field, leaving the shelter safe for the moment.

• A black-haired young man tried to go outside, but shelter occupants piled onto him and stopped him.
• Association staff told the crowd that the shelter's defenses sealed its doors and that it had no bathrooms.
• Josen flew across Z City and found the 170,000-Year Cicada destroying buildings near the shelter.
• Josen trapped the insect monster in a Force Field Barrier and blocked its advance.
• Josen transformed the barrier into a Gravitational Force Field and crushed the 170,000-Year Cicada.

Josen defeated the 170,000-Year Cicada Larva, and the Hero Association announced him as the hero who had saved Z City. After spotting Saitama leaving a shelter, Josen invited him to a barbecue and secretly captured a newly formed Limiter Fragment.

• Josen killed the 170,000-Year Cicada Larva, collected its Fantasy Card, and dismantled it for limited stat boosts.
• The shelter’s residents learned that Super Police Josen had defeated the Demon-level threat and watched promotional footage of his battles.
• Saitama hurried out of the shelter to find a restroom while Josen heard the broadcast and recognized him from above.
• Josen approached Saitama after he left the restroom, then invited him to a barbecue and secretly caught a Limiter Fragment with Psychic Power.
• Saitama accepted the invitation, and Josen told him to wash his hands.

Josen and Saitama held a long barbecue battle before Josen left to meet a specialist sent by A City Headquarters. Specialist Katherine asked him to hand over the Energy Weapons from his report, surprising Kyoko.

• Josen and Saitama grilled and ate meat while talking about Josen’s Hero Name and hero allowance.
• Josen received a call from Kyoko and left the barbecue to meet the Headquarters specialist, leaving Saitama to clean up.
• Josen met Specialist Katherine, who said the Director had sent her to take charge of the team.
• Katherine asked Josen where the batch of Energy Weapons was, and Kyoko blurted out her surprise.

Josen delivered his hidden arsenal to Commissioner Katherine, then returned home with breakfast for Saitama. Meanwhile, Blizzard arrived in Z City and went to the police station seeking Josen, setting Kyoko’s suspicions on edge.

• Josen revealed his stored weapons in the police station parking lot, and Katherine’s subordinates loaded them into her transport vehicle.
• Josen returned home after working through the night and brought breakfast for Saitama.
• Blizzard arrived in Z City, took a taxi to the police station, and asked to see Josen.
• Kyoko answered reception’s call about Blizzard and worried that another woman had come looking for Josen.

Josen received his official appointment as chief of the Z City Special Affairs Section, then dodged Fubuki by leaving work early and fighting a Soap Monster elsewhere. Fubuki learned he had left at noon and set out to confront him, while Josen ended the night enjoying his new fame as a hero.

• Kyoko told a caller that Josen was unavailable, and Fubuki decided to wait for him at the police station.
• Josen received official papers promoting him to assistant inspector and appointing him chief of the Z City Special Affairs Section.
• Josen cleared the section’s backlog, slipped out while Kyoko was away, and left work early.
• Fubuki learned from the officer on duty that Josen had left at noon, lost control of her psychic power, and then went to find him.
• Josen defeated the Soap Monster with a summoned Road Roller and struggled to escape the crowd of grateful fans.
• Josen tried to enhance the Soap Monster card, but his Stand reported that its base stats were too low.

Fubuki attacked Josen, then recruited him into the Fubuki Group after he agreed to treat her to dinner. Over their meal, she explained that working alone could cost him public attention, leaving her recruitment pitch unfinished.

• Josen dodged a pebble attack and deflected Fubuki's barrage of psychic stones.
• Fubuki emerged and offered Josen the position of deputy leader in the Fubuki Group, but he initially refused.
• Josen realized Fubuki had come because Kyoko had concealed her earlier visit, and he agreed to buy her dinner as an apology.
• Josen and Fubuki ate at an izakaya, where he teased her for being unable to handle spicy food and she nearly started a fight.
• Fubuki explained that the Fubuki Group could help Josen avoid losing public attention to newer heroes if he continued working alone.

Josen refused Fubuki’s invitation to join her hero group and continued avoiding public attention while collecting monster souls. After Fubuki repeatedly defeated monsters in Z City, she grew frustrated that Josen appeared at every scene without helping.

• Josen rejected Fubuki’s recruitment pitch and left her behind.
• Josen encountered Saitama on a night run and learned he had found temporary work.
• Josen flew to a train station where the Durian Monster was rampaging, but Fubuki killed it with Hell Gale before he could act.
• Josen collected the Durian Monster’s soul and flew away while Fubuki claimed victory and tried again to recruit him.
• Over the next half month, Fubuki repeatedly defeated monsters in Z City while Josen collected their souls and avoided her, leaving her feeling as though she was working for him.

Josen’s days became more leisurely after he gained a resident enforcer, and he reunited with Bang and Saitama for another hot pot fight. After using several accumulated card draws, he decided to give the Black Widow character card to Kyoko to improve her ability to survive the dangers ahead.

• Josen called Saitama after Bang returned to his dojo, and the three resumed their fierce hot pot rematch.
• Bang marveled at Saitama’s rapid growth and glared at Josen for failing to improve his martial arts.
• Josen used his card draws to obtain Veteran driver, Steel Muscle and Iron Bone, Instant Transmission, and the Black Widow character card.
• Josen requested a modified GTR police car for the Special Affairs Section, and Kyoko accused him of abusing his authority for personal gain.
• Josen decided to give the Black Widow card to Kyoko so she and the other desk officers could better protect themselves during future disasters.

Josen and Bang fished together before Fubuki visited to say goodbye and left Z City to assess a new recruit for the Fubuki Group. That evening, Josen met Kyoko at a café and began asking whether she knew about his psychic powers, leaving his purpose for the meeting unrevealed.

• Bang teased Josen about Fubuki's absence, and Josen said she had likely gone home because Z City was peaceful.
• Fubuki found Josen and Bang fishing, announced she was leaving to assess a recruit and build the Fubuki Group, then flew away.
• Josen caught a large fish and argued with Bang about whether he had cheated by using psychic powers.
• That evening, Kyoko met Josen at an upscale café, where he asked whether she craved power.
• Josen told Kyoko that he had psychic powers, and she said she had only seen censored footage of him in action.

Josen bestowed the Black Widow power on Kyoko, granting her exceptional abilities and extensive knowledge. After testing her new skills at the police station’s Training Ground, Kyoko amazed the staff with a record-breaking performance as Josen watched.

• Josen offered Kyoko a chance to become stronger and warned that he could grant or revoke her power.
• Josen used the Black Widow Fantasy Card on Kyoko, then left her to undergo the transformation at the restaurant.
• Kyoko woke the next morning with expert knowledge and extraordinary physical abilities, confirming that Josen’s gift was real.
• Kyoko went to the Training Ground and completed its tactical course in 58.3 seconds, beating the station record.
• Josen appeared at the Training Ground, handed Kyoko coffee, and praised the results of her training.

Josen watched Kyoko test her new psychic abilities, then left the police station and ran into Saitama selling hot dogs. After hearing about Mumen Rider’s recent heroics, Josen considered using character cards to help heroes grow stronger.

• Kyoko used her new abilities to charm a young police officer into retrieving her training results, and Josen warned her not to use them against him.
• The officer returned with the data and asked Kyoko out, leaving her to face the unwanted attention while Josen slipped away.
• Josen watched news reports about Mumen Rider and other heroes and considered strengthening heroes with limited potential.
• Josen found Saitama selling hot dogs, learned he had taken another part-time job after his previous employer closed, and bought two hot dogs.

Josen fused forty Limiter Fragments into an R-rank Limiter Breakthrough ACT3 card and used it to evolve Fantasy Card. The next morning, he discovered that his Stand had gained a fourth ability, Divine Draw.

• Josen fused forty Limiter Fragments into the R-rank Limiter Breakthrough ACT3 card.
• Josen gave the card to Fantasy Card, which began its second evolution and asked him to choose an attribute to break through.
• Josen selected an attribute for Fantasy Card, then went to bed while the Stand's evolution continued.
• The next morning, Josen checked Fantasy Card's updated panel and found it had gained the Divine Draw ability.
• Josen realized Divine Draw could target a card pool or type, but he had no Fate Draws available to use it.

Josen discovered that his evolved Fantasy Card had become a humanoid Stand resembling him, and he began adjusting to having the silent muscleman by his side. He named the Stand F Junior, who then cooked and cleaned while Josen enjoyed a break from chores.

• Josen examined his Stand's improved stats and was startled when Fantasy Card appeared as a floating, half-naked humanoid resembling him.
• Josen realized the figure was his evolved Stand, and Fantasy Card confirmed it with a spoken “YES!”
• Josen considered how the humanoid form might improve Fantasy Card's abilities and thought about asking Saitama about Consecutive Normal Punches.
• Josen asked Fantasy Card to make breakfast, and the Stand prepared ham, bread, eggs, and coffee just as Josen would have.
• Josen asked the Stand to choose a name, but after it chose “F,” Josen nicknamed it F Junior.
• F Junior cleared the table and washed the dishes before disappearing beside Josen.

Josen skipped work and visited the Hero Association to obtain a communicator that would alert him to disasters and criminals. As he set out for D City, Lanny decided to recommend him for the Association’s planned new S-Class position.

• Josen called Kyoko to say he would not come to the station, and she angrily accused him of playing hooky.
• Josen asked Lanny for a device that would deliver monster-disaster reports, and she arranged to give him a custom Hero Association walkie-talkie.
• Josen appeared in Lanny’s office in person, then spent half an hour updating his ability data before leaving with the communicator.
• Josen tuned in to the Association’s reports and chose to start by heading to nearby D City.
• Lanny watched Josen leave on the surveillance feed and began drafting a proposal to add him to the S-Class sequence.

Josen traveled to D City and defeated Pervert Wolf with help from F, earning a Fate Draw attempt before moving on. In A City, Fubuki’s fight with Evil Pitcher Plant was abruptly interrupted when the monster burst apart.

• Josen arrived in D City after hearing about a monster, while Saitama woke at the Flowing Water Dojo and wondered who was bad-mouthing him.
• Josen found Pervert Wolf rampaging through a lingerie store and listened as the monster bragged about stealing women’s lingerie.
• Pervert Wolf lunged at Josen, but F restrained the monster’s jaws and then killed him with a punch.
• Josen dismantled the monster’s R card for ten Speed points, gained a Fate Draw attempt, and left D City.
• In A City, Fubuki attacked Evil Pitcher Plant with Hell Gale, but the monster suddenly burst apart.

Josen raced between cities to defeat monsters and criminals, earning enough draws to activate his fourth ability. Back in Z City, he tried to use the new ability to draw a Devil Fruit Ability Card, but F-kid corrected his misunderstanding, and Josen challenged him with a question about Zanpakuto.

• Fubuki wondered whether a purple blur had destroyed the monster she had just defeated.
• Josen met Watchdog Man in Q City after destroying a monster, and Watchdog Man acknowledged him before bounding away.
• Josen defeated threats across several cities, gaining ten card draws while spending nearly twenty percent of his psychic power on Instant Transmission.
• The Hero Association's intelligence and publicity staff struggled to identify the heroes who had secretly defeated monsters in multiple cities.
• Josen returned to Z City, turned his walkie-talkie into a card with F-kid, and attempted to draw a Devil Fruit Ability Card.
• F-kid explained that Devil Fruits were Item Cards, prompting Josen to ask what type of card a Zanpakuto was.