One-Punch Man season 3

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One-Punch Man
Season 3
One-Punch Man Season 3 key visual.jpg
Key visual for the season
No. of episodes12
Release
Original network TV Tokyo
Original releaseOctober 12, 2025 (2025-10-12) –
present
Season chronology
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The third season of the One-Punch Man anime television series is based on the webcomic of the same name written by One and its subsequent manga remake illustrated by Yusuke Murata. A third season was announced in August 2022. [1] Most of the main cast and staff from the second season are reprising their roles. [2] The season is produced by J.C.Staff, with Shinpei Nagai  [ ja ] replacing Chikara Sakurai as director, Sakura Murakami replacing both Shigemi Ikeda  [ ja ] and Yukiko Maruyama as art director, and Yuki Hirose replacing Yoshio Ōkouchi as director of photography. [3] The season's first cours aired from October 12 to December 29, 2025, with a recap special covering the second season airing a week before broadcast on October 5. [4] [3] A second cours was announced immediately following the conclusion of the first and is set to premiere in 2027. [5] The season is streaming on Hulu in the United States and Disney+ in Canada, [6] [7] and on Crunchyroll in Europe and Middle East. [8]

Contents

The opening theme song is "Get No Satisfied!", performed by JAM Project featuring Babymetal, while the ending theme song is "Soko ni Aru Akari" (そこに有る灯り; lit. 'The Light, That's There'), performed by Makoto Furukawa. [9] [10]

Episodes

Note: All episodes that have aired thus far from this season have been written by Tomohiro Suzuki  [ ja ].

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title  [11] [12] Directed by  [11] Storyboarded by  [11] Chief animation directed by  [11] Original release date  [13]
Part 1
251"Strategy Meeting"
Transliteration: "Sakusen no Kaigi" (Japanese: 作戦の会議)		Miyuki Ishida Shinpei Nagai  [ ja ]Kazumi OnoOctober 12, 2025 (2025-10-12)
262"Monster Traits"
Transliteration: "Kaijin no Jōken" (Japanese: 怪人の条件)		Ei TanakaShinpei NagaiKazumi OnoOctober 19, 2025 (2025-10-19)
273"Organism Limits"
Transliteration: "Seibutsu no Genkai" (Japanese: 生物の限界)		Masahito Otani
& Shūji Miyazaki		Shinpei NagaiKazumi OnoOctober 26, 2025 (2025-10-26)
284"Counterattack Signal"
Transliteration: "Hangeki no Noroshi" (Japanese: 反撃の狼煙)		Nana FujiwaraShinpei Nagai Shinya Hasegawa November 2, 2025 (2025-11-02)
295"Monster King"
Transliteration: "Kaijin no Ō" (Japanese: 怪人の王)		Makoto SokuzaShinpei NagaiShinya HasegawaNovember 9, 2025 (2025-11-09)
306"Motley Heroes"
Transliteration: "Fuzoroi no Hīrō-tachi" (Japanese: 不揃いのヒーローたち)		Taiki NishimuraShinpei NagaiKazumi OnoNovember 16, 2025 (2025-11-16)
317"Counterstrike"
Transliteration: "Go no Sen" (Japanese: 後の先)		Shūji MiyazakiOmar Vallejos
& Shinpei Nagai		Shinya HasegawaNovember 23, 2025 (2025-11-23)
328"Ninja Tale"
Transliteration: "Shinobi no Maki" (Japanese: 忍の巻)		Tetsuro Tanaka, Shinpei Nagai
& Miyuki Ishida		Shinpei NagaiShinya Hasegawa
& Kazumi Ono		November 30, 2025 (2025-11-30)
339"Brave Child"
Transliteration: "Warabe no Yū" (Japanese: 童の勇)		Kouzou Kaihou Takashi Hashimoto  [ ja ]Shinya HasegawaDecember 8, 2025 (2025-12-08) [a]
3410"Immortal Bloodbath"
Transliteration: "Fujimi no Dorojiai" (Japanese: 不死身の泥仕合)		Nana Fujiwara &
Masahito Otani		Shinpei NagaiShinya HasegawaDecember 14, 2025 (2025-12-14)
3511"Top Dragons"
Transliteration: "Ryū no Kanbu" (Japanese: 竜の幹部)		Miyuki IshidaShinpei NagaiShinya HasegawaDecember 22, 2025 (2025-12-22) [b]
3612"Ultimate Lifeform"
Transliteration: "Kyūkyoku no Seimeitai" (Japanese: 究極の生命体)		Nana Fujiwara &
Yoshiyuki Nogami		Shinpei NagaiShinya Hasegawa
& Kazumi Ono		December 29, 2025 (2025-12-29) [c]

Recap special

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title  [17] Original release date  [13]
24.50"Get It All in One Punch!"
Transliteration: "Ichigeki de Wakaru!" (一撃でわかる！)		October 5, 2025 (2025-10-05)
A third season commemorative special that serves as a recap of the second season

Reception

The third season premiere received largely negative reviews from critics, describing it as a dialogue-heavy recap of the story thus far. [18] Subsequent episodes have faced significant backlash from audiences due to what has been described as low-quality animation, with some even mockingly referring to the season as "One-Frame Man". [19] The intense criticism caused the season's director, Shinpei Nagai, to deactivate his social media accounts over online harassment. [20] On IMDb, the sixth episode of the season, "Motley Heroes", received the worst user score for any anime in the site's history, [21] [22] [23] sitting at a 1.5 rating scored by over 23,000 users as of January 2026. [24]

Notes

  1. ↑ Due to TV Tokyo's extended coverage of the 2025 ITTF Mixed Team World Cup, episode 33 aired 30 minutes after the regular air time at 12:15 a.m. JST. [14]
  2. ↑ Due to special network programming, episode 35 aired 40 minutes after the regular air time at 12:25 a.m. JST. [15]
  3. ↑ Due to special network programming, episode 36 aired 1 hour and 15 minutes after the regular air time at 1:00 a.m. JST. [16]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 2 Mateo, Alex (September 2, 2025). "One-Punch Man Season 3's Ad Announces October 5 Premiere, Staff (Updated)". Anime News Network . Archived from the original on September 3, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  4. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 6, 2025). "One-Punch Man Season 3's New Video Reveals October TV Premiere". Anime News Network . Archived from the original on March 7, 2025. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  5. ↑ Tai, Anita (December 28, 2025). "One-Punch Man Season 3's Part 2 Airs in 2027". Anime News Network . Archived from the original on December 28, 2025. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  6. ↑ Mateo, Alex (September 17, 2025). "Hulu to Stream One-Punch Man Season 3, Digimon Beatbreak Anime (Updated)". Anime News Network . Archived from the original on September 19, 2025. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  7. ↑ Mateo, Alex (October 7, 2025). "One-Punch Man Season 3 Anime Streams on Hulu in U.S., Disney+ in Canada on October 12". Anime News Network . Archived from the original on October 10, 2025. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  8. ↑ Mateo, Alex (September 17, 2025). "Crunchyroll Announces Release Schedule for Fall 2025 Season". Anime News Network . Archived from the original on September 17, 2025. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  9. ↑ Cayanan, Joanna (August 3, 2025). "Voice Actor Makoto Furukawa to Perform One-Punch Man Season 3 Anime's Ending Song". Anime News Network . Archived from the original on August 3, 2025. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  10. ↑ Loo, Egan (August 23, 2025). "Babymetal Contributes to JAM Project's One-Punch Man Season 3's Opening Song". Anime News Network . Archived from the original on August 24, 2025. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Episōdo | Terebi Anime "Wanpanman" Kōshiki Saito" EPISODE | TVアニメ「ワンパンマン」公式サイト [Episode | TV Anime "One-Punch Man" Official Site]. onepunchman-anime.net (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 3, 2025. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Watch One-Punch Man Streaming Online | Hulu". Hulu . Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  13. 1 2 "On'ea | Terebi Anime "Wanpanman" Kōshiki Saito" ON AIR | TVアニメ「ワンパンマン」公式サイト [On Air | TV Anime "One-Punch Man" Official Site]. onepunchman-anime.net (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 3, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  14. ↑ 12月7日（日）テレ東系列での『ワンパンマン』第3期#33の放送時間変更のお知らせ [Sunday, December 7th - Notice of change in broadcast time for "One-Punch Man" Season 3 #33 on TV Tokyo and affiliates]. onepunchman-anime.net (in Japanese). December 7, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  15. ↑ 12月21日（日）テレ東系列での『ワンパンマン』第3期#35の放送時間変更のお知らせ [Sunday, December 21st - Notice of change in broadcast time for "One-Punch Man" Season 3 #35 on TV Tokyo and affiliates]. onepunchman-anime.net (in Japanese). December 15, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  16. ↑ 12月28日（日）テレ東系列での『ワンパンマン』第3期#36の放送時間変更のお知らせ [Sunday, December 28th - Notice of change in broadcast time for "One-Punch Man" Season 3 #36 on TV Tokyo and affiliates]. onepunchman-anime.net (in Japanese). December 22, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Broadcast Commemorative Episode: a Serious Look Back at the Anime One-Punch Man Season 2". YouTube . Bandai Namco Filmworks. October 5, 2025. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
  18. ↑ "One-Punch Man Season 3 Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved November 23, 2025.
  19. ↑ Ibrahim-Oladosu, Nabil (October 25, 2025). "One-Punch Man Season 3 Backlash". Soapcentral . Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  20. ↑ Cacciatore, Francesco (October 22, 2025). "One-Punch Man Season 3 Controversy Reaches the Boiling Point". Polygon . Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  21. ↑ Russell, Bradley (November 19, 2025). "One-Punch Man Season 3 Plummets to New Depths with One of the Lowest-Rated Anime Episodes of All Time". GamesRadar+ . Retrieved November 23, 2025.
  22. ↑ "One-Punch Man Season 3 Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved November 23, 2025.
  23. ↑ Sayyed, Reeda (November 19, 2025). "One-Punch Man Season 3 Episode 6 Sinks to Lowest Anime Episode Rating Ever". IGN India . Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  24. ↑ One Punch Man (TV Series 2015-) - Episode List - IMDb . Retrieved November 24, 2025– via IMDb.
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