One Punch Man 2nd Season

In the wake of defeating Boros and his mighty army, Saitama has returned to his unremarkable everyday life in Z-City. However, unbeknownst to him, the number of monsters appearing is still continuously on the rise, putting a strain on the Hero Association's resources. Their top executives decide on the bold move of recruiting hoodlums in order to help in their battle. But during the first meeting with these potential newcomers, a mysterious man calling himself Garou makes his appearance. Claiming to be a monster, he starts mercilessly attacking the crowd.

The mysterious Garou continues his rampage against the Hero Association, crushing every hero he encounters. He turns out to be the legendary martial artist Silverfang's best former disciple and seems driven by unknown motives. Regardless, this beast of a man seems unstoppable. Intrigued by this puzzling new foe and with an insatiable thirst for money, Saitama decides to seize the opportunity and joins the interesting martial arts competition.

As the tournament commences and Garou continues his rampage, a new great menace reveals itself, threatening the entire human world. Could this finally be the earth-shattering catastrophe predicted by the great seer Madame Shibabawa?

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Saitama Main

Furukawa, Makoto Japanese

Genos Main

Ishikawa, Kaito Japanese

Garou Supporting

Midorikawa, Hikaru Japanese

Tatsumaki Supporting

Yuuki, Aoi Japanese

Mumen Rider Supporting

Nakamura, Yuuichi Japanese

Fubuki Supporting

Hayami, Saori Japanese

Speed-o'-Sound Sonic Supporting

Kaji, Yuuki Japanese

King Supporting

Yasumoto, Hiroki Japanese

Metal Bat Supporting

Hatano, Wataru Japanese

Puri-Puri Prisoner Supporting

Onosaka, Masaya Japanese

Hosoya, Nobuyuki Producer

Satou, Souta Producer

Matsui, Chinatsu Producer

Fujishiro, Atsushi Producer

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Jan 8, 2025

anime_geek_test

Recommended

I just finished watching the first two seasons of One Punch Man, and I can say it’s definitely worth checking out! 🤩 The anime does a fantastic job of developing not just the main hero, but also the supporting characters. Each of them gets enough screen time and depth, which makes the overall story feel even richer and more engaging.

The comedic moments are absolutely brilliant — I found myself laughing out loud more than once! 🤣 Beyond the jokes and epic battles, there are also intriguing subplots involving the side characters, and following their growth and motivations was really interesting. 🤔

However, there’s not much suspense ... regarding the main hero, Saitama, because of his overwhelming strength. We always know he’ll come out on top, so there’s no real tension in his fights. 😅 Still, the show manages to hold your attention in other ways, ensuring you stay invested.

Overall, One Punch Man is a solid anime, but not the best I’ve ever seen. I’d give it an 8 out of 10. I’m eagerly waiting for the next season to see if anyone can finally give Saitama a proper challenge! 🤜💥🤛

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Oct 4, 2024

nakulafern

Mixed Feelings

It's way too much of a downgrade from a season before, especially the graphics and the storyboard. It's too much "cartoonish" than it is supposed to be. Unnecessary shading makes it like a cheap animation, the inconsistency of the characterization is too visible making it hard to watch. I get it, it's very hard to make a perfect animation, but there is way too many mistakes that make it hard to enjoy it and remove the meaning and feelings that should be felt from the animation. The story from the manga it's supposed to get delivered, but because the storyboard way too sucks, they lose ... the meaning or don't feel like they should. It's such a shame that this Manga getting messed up by this season. I hope the new season just using the formula like the season 1 not like this season.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Dec 22, 2022

RebelPanda

Not Recommended

One Punch Man, a series loved by many for bombastic animation and hilarious physical comedy has been viciously murdered by J.C. Staff.

Unless you have been living under a rock for the last year, it’s known throughout the anime community that Madhouse handed the second season of OPM to J.C. Staff—a studio known for cutting corners in their animation. Our expectations were low, but JESUS CHRIST THIS IS GARBAGE.

The art is awful. It’s flat, the color pallete is dull, and the shading is messy dog shit. Character designs were changed from their clean cool style to jagged and hideous imitations of their former selves. Metal textures ... look especially awful; it doesn’t have a shiny effect anymore, it just looks pudgy and gray.

All of the animation is practically a stop motion slide show. When there is motion it is just excessive speed lines and other cheap light effects making it hard to tell what’s even happening. Action scenes are edited poorly, shots jump from one still image to the next rather than animating the character’s movement.

This season has a slower pace with more focus on one major villain rather than a monster-of-the-week story; it’s easy to see this as an improvement, but everything is executed much worse than the original. Extensive dialogue with very little animation is used to fill screen time in place of the abundance of action scenes in season one.

Even though the characters look bad, they’re still very likable. Garou is a great villian, and there are entertaining heroes like King and of course Saitama. However, the comedic timing is poor. Jokes don’t land with any impact. Unfunny humor is entirely due to the lame visuals, mediocre sound effects, and awkward directing.

Sequels rarely live up to their predecessors, but this is a hollow, mangled corpse of the original. J.C. Staff has been overworked and understaffed for years, and they should not have been given the responsibility of a show as big as One Punch Man.
Don’t watch this. Go read the manga instead.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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