One-Punch Man season 3

One-Punch Man
Season 3
Key visual for the season
No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original releaseOctober 12, 2025 (2025-10-12) –
present
Season chronology

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 replacing Chikara Sakurai as director, Sakura Murakami replacing both Shigemi Ikeda 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]

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

See also: List of One-Punch Man episodes

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

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 IshidaShinpei NagaiKazumi 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 NagaiShinya HasegawaNovember 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 KaihouTakashi HashimotoShinya 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] In particular, the season has been criticized for using an abundance of panning static shots. For instance, the sixth episode featured a 20-second static image of a building's exterior (a brick wall and pipes) accompanied only by voice-over.

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

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  3. ^ a b 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.
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  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.
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  11. ^ a b c d "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.
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  13. ^ a b "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.
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