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Apr 10, 2019 · One Punch Man Season 2. 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.
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The second season aired between April 10 and July 3, 2019, with a recap special covering the first season having aired a week before broadcast on April 3, 2019. The second season was simulcast on Hulu in the United States, on Tubi in Canada, on AnimeLab in Australia and New Zealand, and on Crunchyroll in Europe.
Season 2. Saitama, alongside his cyborg disciple Genos, is ready to begin his official duties as a professional hero. But when a new friendship and interest in martial arts prove distracting, the Hero Association is left to deal with a sinister new wave of monster attacks on their own.
Tue, Apr 9, 2019. Learn the history of One-Punch Man, and get ready for season 2 with a super serious recap. 7.2/10 (574) Rate. S2.E1 ∙ Return of the Hero. Wed, Apr 10, 2019. Saitama and Genos are out shopping when they come across G4, a demonic robot on a mission to eliminate King.
- Saitama can't punch his way out of this mediocre season.
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By Will Harris
Updated: Jul 12, 2019 2:31 am
Posted: Jul 9, 2019 9:00 pm
This review contains spoilers for One-Punch Man Season 2. Be sure to check out our One-Punch Man spoiler-free review of the Season 2 premiere.
Season 1 of One-Punch Man is one of the best-looking anime to ever grace our screens. Its dynamic camerawork, electrifying brawls, heart-stopping action scenes, and gorgeous animation left fans drooling after each episode. Then came the news that Season 2 would switch animation studios from Madhouse to J.C. Staff due to time restraints and the team who made Season 1 having their hands full with other projects. Alarm bells started ringing, and then the trailer dropped, which showed stilted animation, uninspired shot composition, awkward facial animations, and a lot of black screens.
So, after all of this, does Season 2 of One-Punch Man hold up? Well, the answer to this largely depends on what you want from your anime, and what you’re willing to sacrifice.
When it comes to the climax of the season, the final episode of Season 2 doesn’t feel final. Though fans have been clamoring for a second batch of episodes, Season 1 still feels like a complete story, while Season 2's finale could have been the end to any other episode, rather than offering any closure. And, although it doesn’t have to necessarily matter, the final three episodes are almost entirely one long and arduously drawn-out battle, with hardly any Saitama to be seen
Again, this is reminiscent of Dragon Ball Z, especially that one infamous moment when Frieza threatens that Namek will explode in one minute and that minute is then somehow drawn out over several twenty-minute episodes. It’s 2019! This kind of poorly-paced storytelling shouldn’t be happening. Not when Season 1 of One-Punch Man consistently delivered on its jokes, its fights, its music beats, its plot, and its character growth.
Season 2 of One-Punch Man is a half-baked jumble of poor and lazy animation that is far more concerned with staying relevant than being crafted into something worthy of the season that came before it. If you’re only in it for the advancement of the plot, it’s all here. But it’s also all in the manga, and that looks an awful lot better than this sea...
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mediocre
If you want the best that One-Puch Man has to offer, skip Season 2, then re-watch Season 1 and read the manga.
Will Harris
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2 seasons available (48 episodes) One-Punch Man. Saitama only became a hero for fun, but after three years of “special” training, he finds that he can beat even the mightiest opponents with a single punch. Though he faces new enemies every day, it turns out being devastatingly powerful is actually kind of a bore.
Spring 2019. 4.111 out of 5 from 32,135 votes. Rank #583. Screenshots. Saitama is a hero who only became a hero for fun. After three years of “special training,” he’s become so strong that he’s practically invincible. In fact, he’s too strong—even his mightiest opponents are taken out with a single punch.
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