List of One-Punch Man episodes

One-Punch Man is a Japanese anime television series based on the webcomic of the same name written by One and its subsequent manga remake illustrated by Yusuke Murata. Set in City Z, the story focuses on Saitama, a superhero who has grown bored as he has become so powerful that all of his battles end in a single punch. The first season was directed by Shingo Natsume at Madhouse and written by Tomohiro Suzuki.[1] The series also features character design by Chikashi Kubota, who also served as chief animation director, and music by Makoto Miyazaki.[2] The season aired in Japan from October 5 to December 21, 2015, and was simulcast internationally by Daisuki and Hulu. An original animation DVD (OAD) was bundled and released with the special edition 10th manga volume on December 4, 2015.[3] Additional original video animations (OVAs) are included in Blu-ray & DVD volumes of the series, which began releasing from December 24, 2015.[4][5][6]

The anime series is licensed in North America, Latin America and Oceania by Viz Media, and by Viz Media Europe in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.[7] The series was streamed worldwide excluding Asia on Daisuki. Viz Media streamed the series on Neon Alley in North America.[8] Kaze UK and Manga Entertainment distributes the series in the United Kingdom and Ireland,[9] and Madman Entertainment distributes the series in Australia and New Zealand, who also streamed the series on AnimeLab.[10] An English dub of the first season aired in the United States on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block from July 17 to October 9, 2016.[11][a]

A second season was announced in September 2016.[12] The second season is animated by J.C. Staff with Chikara Sakurai replacing Shingo Natsume as series director and Yoshikazu Iwanami replacing Shoji Hata as sound director. Tomohiro Suzuki, Chikashi Kubota and Makoto Miyazaki reprised their roles as series composer, character designer and music composer, respectively.[13]

The second season aired from April 10 to July 3, 2019, with a recap special covering the first season having aired a week before broadcast on April 3, 2019. The season was simulcast on Hulu in the United States, on Tubi in Canada,[14] on AnimeLab in Australia and New Zealand,[15] and on Crunchyroll in Europe.[16] It aired on Toonami from October 12, 2019, to January 12, 2020.[17]

A 10-minute OVA was bundled with the second season's first Blu-ray & DVD volume on October 25, 2019.[18][19] Two more 10-minute OVAs were bundled with the second season's second and third Blu-ray & DVD volume on November 26 and December 25, 2019, respectively.[20][21] Another 10-minute OVA was bundled with the second season's fourth Blu-ray & DVD volume on January 28, 2020.[22] The 5th OVA was bundled with the second season's fifth Blu-ray & DVD volume on February 27, 2020.[23]

A third season was announced in August 2022.[24] The main cast and staff from the second season are reprising their roles.[25]

  1. ^ Nelkin, Sarah (March 20, 2015). "One-Punch Man Anime Features Kaito Ishikawa, Makoto Furukawa, Madhouse". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  2. ^ Loo, Egan (September 6, 2015). "One-Punch Man Anime's 3rd Video Unveils More of Cast, JAM Project Song, Debut Date". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  3. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 24, 2015). "One-Punch Man Manga's 10th Volume Listed With OVA". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  4. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 5, 2015). "1st One-Punch Man BD/DVD to Include 'OVA #01'". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  5. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 14, 2015). "One-Punch Man Anime's 2nd BD/DVD Release Includes OVA". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  6. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 15, 2015). "One-Punch Man Anime DVD/BDs to Include 6 OVAs". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  7. ^ Anime Consortium Japan; Viz Media; Viz Media Europe (July 5, 2015). "Viz Media, Viz Media Europe and Anime Consortium Japan Announce Acquistion [sic] of Multi-Territory Media Rights to One-Punch Man Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  8. ^ Lee Hale, Daryl (July 2, 2015). "Viz Adds Legend of Galactic Heroes Novels, One-Punch Man Anime (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  9. ^ Osmond, Andrew (October 23, 2015). "Manga Entertainment and Animatsu News From London Comic Con". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  10. ^ Hayward, Jon (October 8, 2015). "AnimeLab adds Heavy Object, One-Punch Man and Yuruyuri San Hai! to Fall Simulcast Season". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  11. ^ Ressler, Karen (July 1, 2016). "One-Punch Man to Premiere on Adult Swim's Toonami on July 16". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  12. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 25, 2016). "One-Punch Man TV Anime Gets 2nd Season, Game App". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 26, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  13. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (September 25, 2017). "Chikara Sakura Directs One-Punch Man Anime's 2nd Season at J.C. Staff". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  14. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 18, 2019). "Tubi TV Streams One-Punch Man Anime, 3 Naruto Films in Canada". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  15. ^ @AnimeLab (March 5, 2019). "SAITAMA IS BACK with a striking new visual and a premiere date of April 9, 2019! 👊💥 One-Punch Man Season 2 will also be streaming EXCLUSIVELY on AnimeLab each week in AUS & NZ! 🎊" (Tweet). Retrieved April 13, 2019 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (April 9, 2019). "Crunchyroll Streams One-Punch Man Season 2 Anime in Europe". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  17. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 12, 2019). "Toonami Premieres One-Punch Man Season 2 on October 12". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 13, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  18. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 10, 2019). "One-Punch Man Season 2 Gets Original Video Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 10, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  19. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 24, 2019). "One-Punch Man Season 2 Anime's Home Video Releases Delayed 2 Months in Japan". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  20. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (October 24, 2019). "One-Punch Man 2nd New OVA Episode's 1st 80 Seconds Previewed in Clip". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  21. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 24, 2019). "One-Punch Man 3rd New OVA Episode's 1st 2 Minutes Previewed in Clip". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  22. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 22, 2019). "One-Punch Man 4th New OVA Episode's 1st 2 Minutes Previewed in Clip". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  23. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 24, 2020). "One-Punch Man 4th New OVA Episode's 1st 2 Minutes Previewed in Clip". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  24. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 17, 2022). "One-Punch Man Anime Gets 3rd Season". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  25. ^ Mateo, Alex (February 29, 2024). "One-Punch Man Season 3 Anime's Trailer Reveals Staff, Cast". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.


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