Saitama’s power can’t be contained by one streaming service
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Six years after the release of One-Punch Man season 2, Variety reports that the third season of the hit superhero parody anime will finally be available to stream across several global platforms on Oct. 12.
The new season, which will focus on an all-out fight between the Hero Association and the Monster Association, will be available to watch on Hulu in the U.S. Disney Plus will be absorbing Hulu next year, and the service will be the home for One-Punch Man in Canada. Crunchyroll has the show in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Oceania, and One-Punch Man will also be streaming on Netflix in Oceania and Latin America. Such a takeover of all the major streaming platforms could only be accomplished by Saitama.
Viz Media is responsible for the huge global rollout, having previously handled the anime’s U.S. debut on Adult Swim’s Toonami block in 2016 and the launch of its second season on the Cartoon Network in 2019. One-Punch Man is one of the best-selling manga series of all time, and season 3 faces very big expectations after a long wait and a lackluster season 2, produced by J.C. Staff, which took over from Madhouse.
With J.C. Staff returning for season 3, fans will be scrutinizing this more than ever, hoping the show can deliver on the big action as Saitama confronts the hero hunter Garou, while the S-Class heroes face the powerful Executives of the Monster Association.
