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People who have been following the One Punch Man manga have to wait until July 2025 to see a new chapter, as it goes on a hiatus. Yusuke Murata, one of the mangaka artists behind the title, announced that the next One Punch Man update on the Tonari no Young Jump website is delayed until July 17, 2025, due to several unspecified circumstances.

This was not the first time One Punch Man had a hiatus, though. In March 2024, ONE and Yusuke Murata announced a long-term hiatus as they wanted to rework the manga from Chapter 240. The reworked chapters finally appeared starting from January 23, 2025.

The One Punch Man manga has been available to read for free in Japanese on Tonari no Young Jump. Prior to this hiatus announcement, ONE and Yusuke Murata regularly published new chapters on a biweekly basis. The latest chapter to date, Chapter 248, appeared on May 8, 2025.

Yusuke Murata's new announcement tweet in Japanese is also available to view right below:

One Punch Man is also available in the tankobon (standalone book) format. The latest Japanese volume available as of May 2025 is Volume 33—covering Chapters 168-171—which Shueisha published on April 4, 2025. VIZ has also been gradually providing official English releases of the manga, with the English Volume 31 slated for release on July 15, 2025.

The next chapter in the One Punch Man manga, Chapter 249, will be available in Japanese on Tonari no Young Jump on Thursday, July 17, 2025. The anime adaptation of the title will have its third season launch in October 2025 to coincide with the tenth anniversary of the first season.

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The anime adaptation of One Punch Man will have its 10th anniversary in October 2025, and Shueisha is preparing numerous projects to celebrate it. The company has opened a new webpage where it is gradually revealing ten punches of projects to mark the anniversary milestone.

As of December 2024, Shueisha has revealed six of the ten projects. The main highlight of the announcements is the confirmation of the anime's third season, which will air in 2025. The company has also published the non-credit opening and ending videos, as well as the first episodes of the first two seasons temporarily, on YouTube.

The six out of ten projects for One Punch Man anime's 10th anniversary that Shueisha has revealed as of December 2024 are as follows:

1. Announcement of the anime's third season coming in 2025
2. Publication of a special 10th-anniversary key visual featuring the title's main characters and villains
3. Publication of the anime's 10th-anniversary trailer
4. Publication of non-credit opening and ending movies from the first two anime seasons
5. Temporary publication of the respective first episodes from the first two seasons
6. One Punch Man music concert at Nerima Culture Center in Tokyo on September 14, 2025

The third anime season of One Punch Man will appear in 2025 to mark the anniversary of the adaptation in October 2025. ONE originally self-published the manga in 2009 before Shueisha picked it up in 2012. The manga series is still ongoing after a hiatus ended in August 2024.

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One Punch Man has returned from hiatus with Chapter 247. You can read it via Tonari no Young Jump’s website.

The chapter is quite short and focuses on Suiryu. After an encounter with Webigaza, Suiryu decides to apply for the Neo Heroes organization instead. However, he obliterates a very expensive suit that the Neo Heroes give him. Thus, Suiryu has to work for the Neo Heroes until he can pay off this debt. Once the chapter ends, we can see an ad for the third season of the anime.

While some replies are very positive about Murata’s Webigaza and getting to see Suiryu, a lot of the direct replies to Murata are extremely negative. Some people thought the One Punch Man Chapter 247 was an unnecessary filler, and that it wasn’t worth waiting two months for something so short. As a reminder though, Murata was taking a break. It's highly unlikely he was working during the two-month hiatus, so he might have drawn a shorter chapter than usual in order to get back into the flow of things.

One Punch Man follows the story of Saitama, who is probably the most powerful man on Earth and is capable of defeating everything with a single punch. Because of this, he’s very bored with life. He and his apprentice, Genos the cyborg, decide to the Hero Association in pursuit of notability and something new.

The One Punch Man anime is available via Crunchyroll, and Viz Media has licensed the English version of the manga.

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When One Punch Man: World was first announced, I was a bit apprehensive as I've always had a slight bias against mobile games with heavy action at the center of their gameplay. While I know projects such as Genshin Impact have long proven that intense combat can be incredible on mobile platforms, I've mainly found myself opting out for console versions of these titles. I was surprised when I discovered that One Punch Man: World is one of the best fighting games with adventure elements I've played in some time.

Full disclosure: I am a casual fighting game player at best. So, this review will be from the perspective of someone who is familiar with the genre, but isn't a master at it by any means. That said, I had a blast with my time playing One Punch Man: World. At its core, the game is anchored by a campaign that is currently divided into seven "arcs." Each one centers around a specific hero's story and is broken into "episodes" with heavy cutscenes.

However, what surprised me was the depth of the game's world outside of these episodes. While most of the Main Story is anchored at the Hero Association headquarters hub, players travel to various locations outside, such as "City A." It's here that you can really get lost for hours. Towards the beginning of the game, you get to experience the city from the perspective of Smile Man and Lightning Max as they patrol the town. Throughout City A, there are NPCs with side quests that have a wide range of objectives, from fetch quests to puzzles to even full-out boss battles.

In One Punch Man: World, most of the missions are broken into Biography and Side quests. With Biography, the missions are centered on a specific hero. Playing these gives you a deeper insight into the protagonists as you get to experience a self-contained story connected to the hero. In contrast, Side quests are picked up from random NPCs throughout the overworld. While these aren't as in-depth plot-wise, they are worth taking on as the stories tied to them are often interesting, and they give you rewards such as Team XP and in-game currency.

One of the more clever quest types in the game is NPCs talking about their past experiences with villains. As you listen to their story, the game has you jump into the flashback and take on the villain in an epic boss battle. The idea is that the heroes are learning new intel on villains by listening to the citizens' experiences of the city. I really liked this combat integration, as it gives players a good pace of action between side content.

As I explored the city, I couldn't help but be reminded of the cozy vibes of the Yakuza series, particularly how it handles its side quests with bizarre and humorous situations. For example, one of the early quests in One Punch Man: World has Smile Man trying to figure out the mystery of why the city thinks he dined and dashed a local udon restaurant. After interviewing various citizens, you eventually discover there is an imposter on the loose. Even small quests like his ooze with personality and do a good job of fleshing out the world. These were fun enough that I always went out of my way to clear any Biography or Side quests I saw on my overworld map.

What impressed me the most about One Punch Man: World is the mobile title's gameplay. While I'm not usually fond of touchscreen controls, I think Crunchyroll Games did a fantastic job implementing its action-heavy combat with its digital joysticks. Holding the screen horizontally, you can use your left thumb to move your character forward while using your right thumb to control the camera. While this isn't revolutionary by any means, the game is really responsive and fluid. I also appreciate the developer including a sprint button, which locks your character into a running animation with a single tap.

Another design choice I really liked is how One Punch Man: World keeps track of quests. As you complete Main Story missions and side stories, your Team Level ranks up, which gives you access to more content. To make all of this accessible, a Team Rank page lists all the content you've unlocked so far. So, in one single place, you can select your current or previous ranks and jump to side quests and challenges you haven't completed yet. This makes navigating the overworld to side content incredibly easy, which is perfect for mobile gaming on the go.

Where the game really shines, though, is its action combat. Out of everything that surprised me the most about One Punch Man: World, it was its boss battles. When I say they are epic, I mean it in the best way possible. I'm talking break-neck speed action with non-stop movement. While this could have easily become clunky with the touch-screen controls, it actually works really smoothly due to how combat is implemented in the game's UI. During a battle, your hero has 3 to 4 Arm Skills and a normal attack on the screen's right side, represented by digital buttons. Because of this, you can quickly use your right thumb to tap each ability button as their cooldown resets to easily chain combos.

One of the game's best decisions is them giving you a dedicated dodge button under your Arm Skills. Again, this might sound simple on paper. But this allows you to quickly zip away from an enemy's attacks if timed correctly. With all of this combined, you can constantly keep your character running in and out of battle while outmaneuvering incoming attacks. And again, I initially thought this would become overwhelming and clunky. But even as a casual fighting game fan, combat really flows together smoothly despite all the hectic action around you.

With combat out of the way, it's time to address the elephant in the room. I know with most mobile titles, one of the things most players want to know about is the "gacha" element. Yes, One Punch Man: World has a gacha system. However, it's surprisingly fair. For starters, I do not believe this game has a pay-to-win system like other titles in the genre. Let me explain. As someone who acquired a handful of the game's best characters (SSR heroes), I still got absolutely demolished in certain boss fights despite using my most powerful units. That is because each villain has its weaknesses, and certain characters and their movesets are better suited against them.

To give you an example. In the first half of the game, there was a boss fight that I could not beat with my SSR Hero. But I was able to finally take him down using free-to-play characters because they were better suited for this specific encounter. Most boss fights also can't be won by simply spamming powerful attacks, which is another reason relying on the gacha system will only get you so far. A big component of this game is skill and understanding the flow of combat. And while I'm not one of the most skilled players out there, this is actually one of my favorite things about One Punch Man: World - it's challenging but fair.

While each Boss Fight could have been the same formula across all enemies, every villain has its own set of attack patterns. And you have to figure out how to maneuver around those attacks, or you won't last long. In one of the game's early fights, you have a few seconds to sprint and roll into a tiny section to avoid the enemy's massive AOE slam attack. As the fight continues, the villain will adapt and start using stronger moves. So, if you think you are about to win, you might get caught off guard and destroyed by a powerful ability you need to figure out how to dodge.

A big part of succeeding in combat also centers around your management of Arm Skills and keeping on top of their cooldowns. For instance, you may have a healing ability, but you might want to hold off on using it until a later phase in the battle. Or, if you are skilled enough, you can figure out the right time to use it to negate an attack against you altogether. Point being, One Punch Man: World requires you to use different heroes for different situations. A big part of the game's combat is skill-based, as you must figure out how to implement your offense and defense. Because of this, you can't simply purchase your way to success without putting in the work.

And I think this is a really great design choice. Of course, SSR Heroes are extremely powerful and can make the game a lot easier if you use them in the right situations. I just think the game is designed fairly, where players aren't punished if they don't have them. And, of course, sometimes it just comes down to grinding out your team until they are at a high enough level. Speaking of SSR Heroes and the gacha system, One Punch Man: World is also pretty fair regarding in-game currency. The game is absolutely filled to the brim with opportunities for players to earn pulls.

Similar to games like Genshin Impact or Honkai: Star Rail, One Punch Man: World has a 7-Day bonus where players can earn Silver, Credit, and even a chance to unlock an SR-level character for free. There is also the "Serious Training" menu, where you can get rewards for completing in-game objectives such as "upgrade your character 4 times" or complete "City A Side quest." There is even an achievement page that generously gives you World Silver, which is used for the game's gacha system called "Character Draw."

But it doesn't stop there. In One Punch Man: World's Main Story Episodes, each mission has its own challenges. This means that as you play a major arc in the story, you have little mini-objectives, such as "Use your Ultimate 6 times in battle," which further gives you rewards. If you missed any of these objectives, no problem. The game lets you replay these story battles as many times as you want until you collect all of these bonuses. So, no matter which way you look at it, One Punch Man: World gives you a lot of opportunities to earn in-game currency and characters without breaking your wallet.

For those who want to spend their hard-earned cash, the gacha system is pretty straightforward. In One Punch Man: World, you spend "World Silver" currency on banners called "Character Draw." For every 10 draws, you are guaranteed an SR or higher quality item. For every 60 draws, you are guaranteed an SSR or higher quality item. So there is at least some kind of cushion if you don't get the character or item you initially wanted. For those who want to earn their character draws by just playing the game, it also means a can save up their Silver over time and have a high chance of getting the character they are looking for.

My main takeaway from playing One Punch Man: World is that this is an incredible action fighting mobile game with a lot of side content for players to dive into. However, what impressed me were the epic action battles that worked well even with touch-screen controls. But even beyond that, One Punch Man: World has a decently fleshed-out world with side quests and characters to get lost in. With its addicting gameplay and deep progression system, this is definitely a game that fans of the One Punch Man anime and manga will not want to miss out on.

One Punch Man: World is now available on the PC and iOS and Android devices.

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Crunchyroll Games, F3 Studio, and Perfect World announced a new One Punch Man game. The two are bringing One Punch Man: World to PCs and mobile devices in 2023. There's no exact release date yet. However, people can for the PC version via an official site.

One Punch Man: World appears to be a typical sort of action-RPG where you gather characters from the series, go through missions in  Z-City, fight familiar enemies, play minigames, and take part in raids alone or with others. At the moment the site confirmed Saitama, Atomic Samurai, Genos, Golden Ball, Lightning Max, Mumen Rider, Puri-Puri Prisoner, and Speed-O-Sound Sonic as playable characters. Each profile page shows video clips of their in-game attacks.

Here’s the first trailer for the new One Punch Man game. It consists of quite a bit of gameplay footage, as you can see characters like Saitama, Genos, and Lightning Max explore Z-City and fight enemies alone or in a group.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1PBIrzmn0k&ab_channel=CrunchyrollCollection

The last major One Punch Man game we saw was One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows. That was the fighting game from Spike Chunsoft and Bandai Namco. That launched back in February 2020, though its servers closed in February 2022. Elements of the series also appeared in Overwatch in 2023, as crossover character costumes showed up.

One Punch Man: World will come to PCs and mobile devices in 2023. Viz Media handles localization of the manga, while the anime is streaming on Crunchyroll.

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Voice actor Kaito Ishikawa will take a month’s leave from late May 2023 for surgery. He has vocal polyps, which are growths that can affect the quality of one’s voice. While this will not affect any of his current or video game roles, there may be a need for replacement voice actors for his ongoing anime characters. [Thanks, Comic Natalie!]

According to his agency, he’s had polyps for a while now but they’ve gotten worse since the previous year. So Ishikawa decided to get surgery on the recommendation of his doctors. At the moment, the agency has stated that he will be on break for about a month. But that will depend on how well his recovery goes. Ishikawa apologizes for the worry and trouble he has caused everyone, but states that he will still work as usual until late May 2023.

Kaito Ishikawa has an illustrious career and has appeared in many anime and video game series. Some of his prominent anime roles include Kageyama in Haikyuu!!, Tenya Iida in My Hero Academia, and Genos in One Punch Man. For video games, he has portrayed Dimitri in the Fire Emblem series, Arrow in Soul Hackers 2, and Thorns in Arknights.

Kaito Ishikawa will undergo surgery for his vocal polyps in late May 2023 and will go on hiatus for a month at minimum after that.

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There’s nothing that says thriving competitive game quite like a branded skin collaboration, and the Overwatch 2 x One Punch Man crossover is the first such collaboration in Overwatch's history.  Until April 6, 2023, fans of One Punch Man can experience the wonder that is Saitama Doomfist, Genos Genji, Terrible Tornado Kiriko, and Mumen Rider Soldier 76 through the magic of skins. In addition to the character skins, several other crossover cosmetics including weapon charms, emotes and voice lines are also available, with some being pay-to-unlock while others can be acquired by playing the game. Read on to learn how to unlock each skin and collectible!

Shop Exclusives - Saitama Doomfist, Genos Genji, Terrible Tornado Kiriko

The three headliner skins in this collaboration are shop exclusives, meaning that players have to pay for them using Overwatch 2's currency. Each skin can be purchased as part of a skin and items set, or as part of the all-in bundle. If you're interested in getting all the skins then the all-in-bundle is technically the most valuable, but if you only care about one or two of them then you're better off getting them separately.

Here is the full pricing breakdown:

• Saitama item combo: 2,500 Coins
• Genos item combo: 1,900 Coins
• Terrible Tornado combo: 2,100 Coins
• One Punch Man all-in bundle: 4,400 Coins

The all-in bundle comes with 10 total cosmetics, broken up into three skins, one emote, one victory pose, one voice line, one highlight intro, and three name cards. It's worth noting that the item pack combos aren't created equally, with the Saitama Doomfist combo featuring five cosmetics, the Terrible Tornado Kiriko combo featuring three, and the Genos Genji combo featuring two. It's also worth noting that 2,200 coins currently costs $19.99 to purchase, which makes the cost of the all in-bundle around $40.

Event Challenge Rewards - Mumen Rider Soldier 76, Other Cosmetics

But what about the free-to-play Overwatch 2 s? Thankfully, those players are not completely left out of the Overwatch 2 x One Punch Man fun. Gamers can earn the Mumen Rider Soldier 76 without spending any currency, as long as they play 24 games. While 24 games may seem like a lot, each win counts for two games so players can technically unlock the skin within the span of 12 matches. In addition, there are five other cosmetics that can be earned by playing in four, six, twelve, sixteen and twenty games, respectively.

• 4 games played – Saitama’s Fist Weapon Charm
• 8 games played – Mumen Rider Name Card
• 12 games played – Cyclist of Justice Victory Pose for Soldier: 76
• 16 games played – Justice Crash Highlight Intro for Soldier: 76
• 20 games played – Boros Weapon Charm
• 24 games played – Legendary Mumen Rider-Soldier: 76 skin

The Overwatch 2 x One Punch Man crossover event runs until April 6, 2023 and there has been no indication as to whether or not these skins will be made available past that. That being said, if other live service games like Fortnite are any indication then we will probably see these skins pop-up again at some point in the coming months and years.

Overwatch 2 is readily available on the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Windows PC.

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Overwatch 2 players will be able to get a free Mumen Rider skin for Soldier: 76 as part of the game’s collaboration with One Punch Man. The crossover event will run from March 7, 2023 to April 6, 2023. While previous outfits Blizzard revealed for the collaboration cost coins, the Mumen Rider skin will be one people can earn.

In order to earn the Mumen Rider skin for Soldier: 76 in Overwatch 2, you have to complete 24 matches. These matches can be in the Unranked, Competitive, or Arcade modes. The Mumen Rider skin does not come with a pose like Terrible Tornado’s, nor is there a dedicated blog post behind its design. Blizzard Entertainment first shared that the Mumen Rider skin would appear in Overwatch 2 in mid-February 2023. However, it did not show off Soldier: 76 in action wearing it.

In One Punch Man, Mumen Rider is a C-Class hero. Combat-wise, he is leagues behind the other characters who are part of the Overwatch 2 collaboration (Saitama, Terrible Tornado, and Genos). Despite of that, however, he is a very brave, honorable, and ionate hero. Mumen Rider is also one of the few characters who recognize and acknowledge Saitama’s strength.

The One Punch Man collaboration event in Overwatch 2 is live and will end on April 6, 2023. The Mumen Rider skin for Soldier: 76 is free after completing 24 matches. Overwatch 2 is readily available on the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Windows PC.

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The latest skin reveal from the crossover event between hit manga One-Punch man and Overwatch dresses Kiriko as Terrible Tornado.  Blizzard previewed the skin via a post on the official Overwatch 2 social media s, as well as a blog post on the Xbox Wire site. The crossover event launches on March 7, 2023.

The new skin will land as part of the Overwatch 2 and One-Punch Man crossover. It'll be unlockable as part of a bundle that costs 2,100 coins in the in-game store. Purchasing it unlocks the legendary-rarity skin, a pose for Kiriko called "Terribly Impressive", and a Terrible Tornado namecard. The bundle will be available for purchase until April 6, 2023.

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Blizzard also shared some concept art and screenshots of Kiriko wearing the skin. Speaking about the design process for Kiriko's skin, Overwatch 2 Art Director Dion Rogers noted that Kiriko's silhouette was a fit to Terrible Tornado's, making her compatible with the character. He also noted that skins like the One-Punch Man crossovers are treated as a form of cosplay, meaning that the characters don't necessarily sacrifice their visual identity to inhabit the look of the character. Some differences would also naturally emerge, considering that Kiriko is much taller than Terrible Tornado is.

Terrible Tornado (a.k.a. Tatsumaki), is one of One-Punch Man's professional heroes. A monstrously powerful telekinetic, Tornado is 2nd-rank S-Class hero, making her the second-strongest officially recognized hero in the One-Punch Man world. She's also the elder sister of Hellish Blizzard, the 1st-rank B-Class hero. Though she's 28 years old, her petite build often leads others to mistake her for a child.

Overwatch 2 is readily available on the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Windows PC. The One-Punch Man crossover event runs from March 7, 2023 to April 6, 2023.

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Blizzard ed a trailer for Season 3 of Overwatch 2, revealing an collaboration between it and One Punch Man. It will run from March 7, 2023 to April 6, 2023. So far, it has only shown Doomfist in Saitama’s outfit. Season 3 will start from February 7, 2023.

The trailer also shows off other skins that will be able through the shop and the Battle . As well, it teases some limited events that Overwatch 2 will run other than the One Punch Man collaboration. Hanzo will get a skin in the Ultimate Valentine event (February 14-28, 2023) and Roadhog will have a skin in the PachiMarchi event (March 21, 2023 to April 4, 2023).

You can check out the Overwatch 2 Season 3 trailer here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNX1wV9UfL4

The Battle will come with skins from Kiriko, Reaper, Junkrat, and Moira. As for the ones in the shop, you will be able to get outfits for Zenyatta, Genji, D.Va, Ashe, and Mei. Items in the shop will require real-life currency.

As for why Blizzard chose to give Doomfist the Saitama skin, it is likely due to Doomfist’s “One punch is all I need line.” He says this in the trailer as well. One Punch Man is the first collaboration in Overwatch 2 to feature a character from another intellectual property. More information on the skins and cosmetics you can obtain will appear on March 7, 2023.

Overwatch 2 is readily available on the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Windows PC. The One Punch Man collaboration event in Overwatch 2 will run from March 7, 2023 to April 6, 2023.

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One Punch Man season 3 is now in production. Official s for the One Punch Man anime confirmed that the series will get a third season, with more information to come at a later date. Alongside the announcement, it also released a new teaser visual featuring series protagonist Saitama and antagonist Garo. There is no confirmed release window as of yet. [Thanks, Natalie!]

The One Punch Man website revealed that the new visual was illustrated by Chikashi Kubota. Kubota served as the character designer for both seasons 1 and 2 of the anime. The season will pick up where the previous one left off, as Garo starts to become a greater threat to the Hero Association.

One Punch Man originally started as a webcomic in 2009, before Shueisha picked up the series in 2012. It follows Saitama, a comically powerful hero who struggles with the fact that he can defeat most enemies with one punch. The manga series is currently in its 26th volume. Madhouse later produced an anime adaptation of the series in 2015, before handing the series off to J.C. Staff for a second season in 2019.

You can get a better look at the One Punch Man season 3 teaser visual below:

Yusuke Murata, the illustrator of the One Punch Man manga series, also announced that he will be taking a one-month hiatus. Furthermore, Murata revealed that he would be working on a new series and that he would be taking a hiatus in order to prepare. Murata will continue updating fans on new episodes.

One Punch Man season 3 is in production. The previous seasons are available to watch on Netflix, Crunchyroll, and Funimation.

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A live-action movie of the popular anime and manga series One-Punch Man is in development in Hollywood, and Justin Lin of the Fast and Furious movies will be the director. Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner, who previously wrote for Venom, will collaborate once more in order to script the One-Punch Man movie. [Thanks, Deadline!]

News of a live-action One-Punch Man film first came out in 2020. However, at the time, we only knew the producers and the writers. Arad Productions (Venom, Iron Man) will produce the film. Lin had announced in April 2022 that he would step down as director for Fast X but would remain as a producer. This would be his next project after that. Though there is no confirmation that there will be more than one One-Punch Man film, Deadline repeatedly used the word ‘franchise’ for One-Punch Man. This implies that there may be more after this movie.

One-Punch Man started out as a webcomic by ONE, who also penned Mob Psycho 100. While Mob Psycho 100 remained a comic that ONE both drew and wrote for, Yusuke Murata became the illustrator for another version of the One-Punch Mancomic. It follows the story of Saitama, who is so powerful he wins all of his battles with a single punch. Because of this, he feels bored of his strength, though his life changes after he becomes the unwilling mentor to Genos, an android teenager.

The Hollywood live-action movie of One-Punch Man is in development.

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Plex has opened pre-orders for a Wonder Figure of Saitama from One Punch Man on the Bandai website in Japan. It will ship the figure in January 2022. [Thanks, Hobby Watch!]

With an overall height of 55cm (21.65 inches), this One Punch Man figure will reproduce Saitama's serious look when he's fighting in battles. The figure is being made of Polystone resin, PVC, ABS, and copper plating. The package will also come with a special pedestal and medal.

In Japan, this figure is available to order at 93,500 yen (~$850). The page also noted that the item may be put on sale outside Japan as well.

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One Punch Man is a Japanese superhero manga series created by ONE in 2009. The title gained more recognition after Yusuke Murata remade the manga and published it in Jump in 2012. It also received an anime adaptation with two seasons that aired in 2015 and 2019.

Saitama, the protagonist of One Punch Man, is depicted as a famous superhero who can defeat his opponents with just a single punch. However, he also becomes easily bored due to the lack of a worthy adversary.

Bandai Namco has also released One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows, a video game based on the franchise, for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. However, it will shut down the game's multiplayer servers on February 28, 2022. After that date, only the online 1v1 matches and offline game modes will remain available.

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A new One Punch Man game is just on the horizon. One Punch Man: Road to Hero 2.0’s debut is upon us and will happen on June 30, 2020. This is a free-to-play RPG for both Android and Apple iOS devices that’s on the way to the App Store and Google Play.

The key points for this One Punch Man game is that it takes you through even more of the series’ story. It heads into the Dark Matter Thieves Arc in its solo Story Mode, as noted on the product page. For those who want to face off against other people, you can take your trained characters into PvP Tournament. There are also Battle Will, Extreme Trial, and Road of the Strong options to build up your party and see how strong the heroes really are.

Here’s a brief launch trailer that shows the One Punch Man: Road to Hero 2.0 gacha elements, turn-based battles, and other features. You can also see a few of the heroes and villains who’ll show up in the game.

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One Punch Man: Road to Hero 2.0 will come to Android and Apple iOS devices on June 30, 2020. The original One Punch Man: Road to Hero is already available on both platforms. (Also, a live-action movie is in development.)

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More One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows DLC is about to debut. This time, it is bringing a pro hero who is also a pretty great martial artist to the roster. One Punch Man Lightning Max add-on is about to strike on June 16, 2020. This comes after a brief tease back in April 2020, where he was confirmed as the second DLC character.

To help usher in Lightning Max and welcome him to the roster, a new trailer has been released. It’s quite brief, but offers a look at some of his special attacks. For example, it starts with some basic fighting. Then, it moves on to focus on some of his specials. The two that really get some major attention are the Lightning Flying Backwards Roundhouse Kick and the Lightning Big Wheel Ax Kick.

Here’s the One Punch Man Lightning Max trailer.

As a reminder, the first One Punch Man DLC character made his debut back in April 2020. It was Suiryu, the five-time Super Fight champ.

One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows is immediately available on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. While the game is a rather good introduction to the series and helps people set up their own hero, folks going in should know it has some gameplay similar to Spike Chunsoft’s other Bandai Namco fighting game, Jump Force.

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