One-Punch Man

{{See also|List of One-Punch Man characters{{!}}List of One-Punch Man characters}}

The story is set on a supercontinent version of Earth on which powerful monsters and supervillains wreak havoc. The millionaire Agoni creates the Hero Association, which employs superheroes to fight evil. Saitama, an unassociated hero, hails from City Z and performs heroic deeds as a hobby. For three years, he has trained enough to defeat any enemy with a single punch. His unmatched strength has made him very successful, to the point where he has become bored from the lack of any serious challengers. He becomes a reluctant mentor to Genos, a cyborg seeking revenge against another cyborg who killed his family and destroyed his hometown, after Saitama defeats the monster Mosquito Girl that defeated Genos.

Saitama and Genos join the Hero Association, hoping to attain notability, but Genos instantly obtains an S-Class rank. Due to scoring low on the written exam despite having a perfect score on the physical exam, Saitama only becomes a C-Class hero. After Saitama saves people from an asteroid then the Deep Sea King, people began to complain about the other heroes' relative weakness, and Saitama chose to become the target of people's complaints in order to protect other "heroes". Later, shortly before her death, the seer Shibabawa predicts that the world is in great danger as the alien Boros invades the planet. The heroes kill the invaders and destroy Boros's ship as Saitama defeats Boros in single combat.

Monsters begin appearing faster while the rogue martial artist Garo, a former apprentice of the hero Bang, and self-dubbed "Hero Hunter," begins terrorizing heroes. Due to childhood bullying, he holds a grudge against everything "heroic". The heroes learn that the monster influx comes from the Monster Association, an organization of monsters under City Z intent on destroying the Hero Association. They attack various cities, recruit fighters by offering them "Monster Cells" that mutate humans into monsters, and kidnap a Hero Association executive's son. Garo bonds with Tareo, a child who idolizes heroes, as he hunts down more heroes, his combat prowess slowly rising. The Monster Association attempts to recruit him and kidnaps the child when Garo refuses. He storms the Monster Association HQ trying to rescue the child, but ultimately gets captured.

The Hero Association assaults the headquarters to rescue the executive's son, causing a battle that destroys City Z and kills almost every monster. Saitama meets the highest-ranked hero Blast during the raid when he arrives to collect artifacts, who warns him of a threat known as "God". Many heroes are heavily injured when Garo emerges, mutated into a monster from the fighting. Unable to match the power of Saitama, Garo receives some of "God's" power when he meets it in a vision, causing him to emit radiation that kills all the heroes, including Genos by ripping out his core to get Saitama to fight him seriously. He briefly matches Saitama in a brutal battle that sends them across the Solar System. After Saitama defeats him, Garo becomes distraught over Tareo's death and teaches Saitama to time travel before God kills him. Saitama goes back in time and subdues Garo before he kills the heroes, destroying his monster mutation and cosmic power. Despite the objections of the other heroes, Saitama spares Garo and lets him flee after Tareo stops them. Only Genos, who reconnected with his core from the original timeline brought by Saitama (who seemed to remember nothing of his battle and time travel with the original Garo), remembers the entire events of the original ominous future caused by Garo.

With the Monster Association destroyed, Saitama gets promoted to A-Class for defeating Garo. As the battle destroyed his apartment, he relocates to the Hero Association's HQ in A-City. The Hero Association's poor performance causes public opinion of them to plummet. Several heroes and officials decide to retire or defect to the Neo Heroes, a rival group appearing to be more effective in handling the growing monster threats.

Leading it is the hero Blue, who claims to be the son of Blast. However, Neo Heroes have very bad intentions. They want to turn many of their members and other people outside the organization, including Hero Association members into cyborg slaves, and possibly connected to Genos' past and even Bofoi. On the same day, Genos received a final upgrade from Kuseno and Saitama's power level is being studied at a capsule; Kuseno's unexpected assassination at the hands of robot assassins was just a beginning of the robot invasion.

One began the original webcomic of One-Punch Man in 2009.{{cite web|url=https://www.oppaihoodie.com/two-creators-original-manga-one-punch-man/|title=Two Creators of the Original Manga One-Punch Man|access-date=May 20, 2017|website=Oppai Hoodie Blog|date=January 27, 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805015018/https://www.oppaihoodie.com/two-creators-original-manga-one-punch-man/|archive-date=August 5, 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Chapman|first=Paul|title="One-Punch Man" Anime Greenlit|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/03/07-1/one-punch-man-anime-greenlit|date=March 7, 2015|website=Crunchyroll|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923232611/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/03/07-1/one-punch-man-anime-greenlit|archive-date=September 23, 2015|access-date=September 19, 2015|df=mdy-all}} The Japanese shortened name Wanpanman is a play on the long-running children's character Anpanman, wanpan being a contraction of wanpanchi ("one punch").{{cite web|url=http://www.weblio.jp/content/%E3%83%AF%E3%83%B3%E3%83%91%E3%83%B3|script-title=ja:weblio実用日本語表現辞典|language=ja|trans-title=Weblio Practical Japanese Expression Dictionary|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109220642/http://www.weblio.jp/content/%E3%83%AF%E3%83%B3%E3%83%91%E3%83%B3|archive-date=November 9, 2016|access-date=May 14, 2016|df=mdy-all}} One became interested in creating a comic superhero who was already the strongest in the world.{{cite web|last=Valdez|first=Nick|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/2017/11/28/one-punch-man-how-saitama-was-made/|title='One Punch Man' Creator Reveals How He Created Saitama|date=November 28, 2017|website=ComicBook.com|access-date=October 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026064418/https://comicbook.com/anime/2017/11/28/one-punch-man-how-saitama-was-made/|archive-date=October 26, 2018|url-status=live}} He wanted to focus on different aspects of storytelling than those normally relied on in standard superhero stories, such as everyday problems. One said: "Punching is oftentimes pretty useless against life's problems. But inside One-Punch Man{{'}}s universe, I made Saitama a sort of guy who was capable of adapting his life to the world that surrounded him, only armed with his immense power. The only obstacles he faces are mundane things, like running short of money."

One has taken several breaks from updating the webcomic. In February 2010, he put the series on hiatus, deciding to take a one-year break due to family circumstances.{{cite web|script-title=ja:WEB漫画が拓く未来 Vol.2「『ワンパンマン』作者.ONEインタビュー」『ワンパンマン』誕生秘話|url=http://tokyo-reimei-note.com/2012/01/14/webcomic_2b/|website=Tokyo Reimei Note|date=January 14, 2012|language=ja|access-date=October 25, 2018|df=mdy-all|archive-date=March 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305023613/https://tokyo-reimei-note.com/2012/01/14/webcomic_2b/|url-status=live}} After releasing the 109th chapter in January 2017, One took a two-year break, releasing the following chapter in April 2019.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Original One-Punch Man Web Manga Gets New Chapter After 2-Year Hiatus|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-12/original-one-punch-man-web-manga-gets-new-chapter-after-2-year-hiatus/.145610|date=April 12, 2019|website=Anime News Network|language=en|access-date=March 21, 2023|archive-date=November 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107230944/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-12/original-one-punch-man-web-manga-gets-new-chapter-after-2-year-hiatus/.145610|url-status=live}} When One returned to drawing in 2011, he was contacted by artist Yusuke Murata about a possible partnership in which Murata would redraw the webcomic for One. Murata had been an enormous fan of One-Punch Man and was ill at the time.{{cite web|script-title=ja:『ワンパンマン』誕生秘話！こんなにもおもしろい理由が明らかに|url=http://sugoi-japan.jp/sugoi/03.html|website=Sugoi Japan|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20151117031927/http://sugoi-japan.jp/sugoi/03.html|archive-date=November 17, 2015|access-date=April 29, 2021|language=ja}} Fearing he was going to die, he contacted One. Looking back, he said, "Around that time, I was actually really sick. I broke out in hives, my inner organs were infected, and I couldn't breathe well with my windpipes{{Sic}} swelling. I was in the hospital when I thought, 'Ah, I guess people die just like that.' If I'm going to die, I want to do something I really love to do. I want to draw manga with Mr. One. That's what I thought." Murata, already a successful manga artist, used his connections in the industry to get a publishing deal with Weekly Young Jump comics. The manga became a digital publication on Weekly Young Jump{{'s}} spin-off manga website {{Nihongo|Tonari no Young Jump|となりのヤングジャンプ|Tonari no Yangu Janpu}}, published by Shueisha.{{cite web|last=Brown|first=Urian|url=http://shonenjump.viz.com/blog/posts/one-punch-man-vols-1-2|title=One-Punch Man Vols. 1–2|date=September 9, 2015|website=Weekly Shonen Jump|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=September 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914203942/http://shonenjump.viz.com/blog/posts/one-punch-man-vols-1-2|archive-date=September 14, 2015|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-06-13/young-jump-launches-free-site-with-eyeshield-21-murata|title=Young Jump Launches Free Site with Eyeshield 21's Murata (Updated)|date=June 13, 2012|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924204442/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-06-13/young-jump-launches-free-site-with-eyeshield-21-murata|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=live}}

The webcomic version of One-Punch Man was created by One in 2009. He self-published the series on the Japanese manga website Nitosha.net. {{As of|2024|012}}, the webcomic has 151 chapters.{{Cite web|script-title=ja:ワンパンマン (Official webcomic website)|url=http://galaxyheavyblow.web.fc2.com/|website=galaxyheavyblow.web.fc2.com|language=ja|access-date=February 4, 2024|archive-date=January 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107033638/http://galaxyheavyblow.web.fc2.com/|url-status=live}}

{{Further|List of One-Punch Man chapters{{!}}List of One-Punch Man chapters}}

The manga remake of One-Punch Man is illustrated by Yusuke Murata. It has been published on Shueisha's Tonari no Young Jump website since June 14, 2012. The chapters are periodically collected and published in {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes. The first volume was published on December 12, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-870701-3&mode=1|script-title=ja:ワンパンマン / 1|trans-title=One Punch Man Vol. 1|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=February 22, 2014|language=ja|archive-date=January 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119175529/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-870701-3&mode=1|url-status=live}} A radio drama CD was bundled with the ninth volume released in August 2015.{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-24/yuichi-nakamura-takahiro-sakurai-3-more-join-one-punch-man-anime-cast/.89644|title=Yūichi Nakamura, Takahiro Sakurai, 3 More Join One-Punch Man Anime Cast|date=June 24, 2015|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921052807/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-24/yuichi-nakamura-takahiro-sakurai-3-more-join-one-punch-man-anime-cast/.89644|archive-date=September 21, 2015|url-status=live}} As of April 4, 2025, 33 volumes have been published.{{cite web|script-title=ja:ワンパンマン 33|trans-title=One Punch Man Vol. 33|url=https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-884479-4|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=April 4, 2025|language=ja}}

In North America, the series began publication in Viz Media's Weekly Shonen Jump (Shonen Jump Alpha at the time) on January 21, 2013.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-01-14/viz-shonen-jump-alpha-adds-one-punch-man-manga|title=Viz's Shonen Jump Alpha Adds One-Punch Man Manga|date=January 14, 2013|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226144822/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-01-14/viz-shonen-jump-alpha-adds-one-punch-man-manga|archive-date=December 26, 2014|url-status=live}} The first e-book was released in February 2014.{{cite web|url=http://shonenjump.viz.com/blog/posts/manga-one-punch-man-vol-1-1989|title=MANGA: One-Punch Man Vol. 1|date=February 18, 2014|website=Weekly Shonen Jump|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=September 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001220120/http://shonenjump.viz.com/blog/posts/manga-one-punch-man-vol-1-1989|archive-date=October 1, 2015|url-status=live}} In June 2014, One-Punch Man was one of a number of series that Viz made available on the digital distribution platform ComiXology.{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-06-11/viz-media-adds-500-manga-volumes-on-comixology/.75407|title=Viz Media Adds 500 Manga Volumes on ComiXology|date=June 11, 2014|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916043920/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-06-11/viz-media-adds-500-manga-volumes-on-comixology/.75407|archive-date=September 16, 2015|url-status=live}} The manga has been released in print in North America since September 2015.{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-05/one-punch-man-to-debut-in-print-in-n-america/.88946|title=One-Punch Man to Debut in Print in N. America|date=June 5, 2015|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909072956/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-05/one-punch-man-to-debut-in-print-in-n-america/.88946|archive-date=September 9, 2015|url-status=live}}

{{See also|List of One-Punch Man episodes{{!}}List of One-Punch Man episodes}}

An anime adaptation was announced in the 15th issue of Weekly Young Jump on March 10, 2014.{{cite web|last=Nelkin|first=Sarah|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-07/one-punch-man-manga-gets-tv-anime/.85713|title=One-Punch Man Manga Gets TV Anime|date=March 7, 2014|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140919061114/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-07/one-punch-man-manga-gets-tv-anime/.85713|archive-date=September 19, 2014|url-status=live}} The first season was directed by Shingo Natsume at Madhouse animation studio and written by Tomohiro Suzuki.{{cite web|last=Nelkin|first=Sarah|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-20/one-punch-man-anime-features-kaito-ishikawa-makoto-furukawa-madhouse/.86173|title=One-Punch Man Anime Features Kaito Ishikawa, Makoto Furukawa, Madhouse|date=March 20, 2014|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915141909/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-20/one-punch-man-anime-features-kaito-ishikawa-makoto-furukawa-madhouse/.86173|archive-date=September 15, 2014|url-status=live}} The series features character designs by Chikashi Kubota, who also served as chief animation director.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-09-06/one-punch-man-anime-3rd-video-unveils-more-of-cast-jam-project-song-debut-date/.92594|title=One-Punch Man Anime's 3rd Video Unveils More of Cast, JAM Project Song, Debut Date|date=September 6, 2014|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140923063325/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-09-06/one-punch-man-anime-3rd-video-unveils-more-of-cast-jam-project-song-debut-date/.92594|archive-date=September 23, 2014|url-status=live}} The music was by Makoto Miyazaki, with art design by Shigemi Ikeda and Yukiko Maruyama. Ken Hashimoto served as the color key artist, Akane Fushihara served as the director of photography, Kashiko Kimura served as the series editor, and Shoji Hata did sound design. One-Punch Man{{'}}s first season ran for 12 episodes. It aired in Japan from October 5 to December 21, 2014,{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2014-07-22/one-punch-man-anime-october-premiere-confirmed/.90655|title=One-Punch Man Anime's October Premiere Confirmed|date=July 22, 2014|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905113222/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2014-07-22/one-punch-man-anime-october-premiere-confirmed/.90655|archive-date=September 5, 2014|url-status=live}} on TV Tokyo. It aired later on Television Osaka (TVO), TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting (TVQ), Kyoto Broadcasting System (KBS), BS Japan, and AT-X.{{cite web|url=http://onepunchman-anime.net/onair/|title=On Air|website=One-Punch Man|language=ja|access-date=October 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001074356/http://onepunchman-anime.net/onair/|archive-date=October 1, 2014|url-status=live}} The season streamed on Niconico and was simulcast on Hulu, Daisuki, and Viz Media's Neon Alley service.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-05/one-punch-man-tv-anime-casts-saori-hayami-mamoru-miyano/.91200|title=One-Punch Man TV Anime Casts Saori Hayami, Mamoru Miyano|date=August 5, 2014|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140923070532/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-05/one-punch-man-tv-anime-casts-saori-hayami-mamoru-miyano/.91200|archive-date=September 23, 2014|url-status=live}} A preview screening of the first two episodes was held at the Saitama City Cultural Center on September 6, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://onepunchman-anime.net/news/archives/167|script-title=ja:TVアニメ『ワンパンマン』先行上映会を開催しました！|website=One-Punch Man|language=ja|date=September 7, 2014|access-date=June 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812233415/http://onepunchman-anime.net/news/archives/167|archive-date=August 12, 2016|url-status=live}} The opening theme song is {{Nihongo|"The Hero!! Ikareru Ken ni Honō o Tsukero"|THE HERO!! ～怒れる拳に火をつけろ～||"The Hero!! Set Fire to the Furious Fist"}} by JAM Project, and the closing theme is {{Nihongo|"Hoshi Yori Saki ni Mitsukete Ageru"|星より先に見つけてあげる||"I'll Find It Before the Stars for You"}} by Hiroko Moriguchi. An original animation DVD (OAD) was released with the tenth manga volume on December 4, 2014.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-09-24/one-punch-man-manga-10th-volume-listed-with-ova/.93324|title=One-Punch Man Manga's 10th Volume Listed With OVA|date=September 24, 2014|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140925075535/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-09-24/one-punch-man-manga-10th-volume-listed-with-ova/.93324|archive-date=September 25, 2014|url-status=live}} Additional original video animation (OVA) episodes are included with Blu-ray Disc/DVD volumes of the season, the first of which was released on December 24, 2014.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-05/1st-one-punch-man-bd-dvd-to-include-ova-no.01/.93800|title=1st One-Punch Man BD/DVD to Include 'OVA #01'|date=October 5, 2014|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141005195754/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-05/1st-one-punch-man-bd-dvd-to-include-ova-no.01/.93800|archive-date=October 5, 2014|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-11-14/one-punch-man-anime-2nd-bd-dvd-release-includes-ova/.95380|title=One-Punch Man Anime's 2nd BD/DVD Release Includes OVA|date=November 14, 2014|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115233918/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-11-14/one-punch-man-anime-2nd-bd-dvd-release-includes-ova/.95380|archive-date=November 15, 2014|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2014-11-15/one-punch-man-anime-dvd-bds-to-include-6-ovas/.95403|title=One-Punch Man Anime DVD/BDs to Include 6 OVAs|date=November 15, 2014|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116105606/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2014-11-15/one-punch-man-anime-dvd-bds-to-include-6-ovas/.95403|archive-date=November 16, 2014|url-status=live}}

The series is licensed by Viz Media in North America, Latin America, and Oceania.{{cite web|last=Hale|first=Daryl Lee|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-07-02/viz-adds-legend-of-galactic-heroes-novels-one-punch-man-anime/.89995|title=Viz Adds Legend of Galactic Heroes Novels, One-Punch Man Anime (Updated)|date=July 2, 2014|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921051506/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-07-02/viz-adds-legend-of-galactic-heroes-novels-one-punch-man-anime/.89995|archive-date=September 21, 2014|url-status=live}} Viz Media announced they were working on an English-language dub of One-Punch Man at Anime Boston 2016.{{cite web|last=Samurai|first=Bushido|url=http://www.animecorner.me/2016/03/viz-media-working-on-one-punch-man-dub.html|title=Viz Media Working on One Punch Man English Dub|date=March 28, 2016|website=Anime Corner|access-date=March 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404061735/http://www.animecorner.me/2016/03/viz-media-working-on-one-punch-man-dub.html|archive-date=April 4, 2016|url-status=dead}} On July 1, 2016, it was announced during Toonami's Anime Expo panel that the series would begin airing on July 17, which ended its first season on October 9, 2016.{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|title=One-Punch Man to Premiere on Adult Swim's Toonami on July 16|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-01/one-punch-man-to-premiere-on-adult-swim-toonami-on-july-16/.103849|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 12, 2019|date=July 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626184304/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-01/one-punch-man-to-premiere-on-adult-swim-toonami-on-july-16/.103849|archive-date=June 26, 2019|url-status=live }}{{efn|name="OPMToonami"|Adult Swim lists the series as premiering on July 16, 2016 at 12:00 a.m. ET/PT, which is effectively July 17.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/Toonami/videos/1615457392078435/|title=Toonami is proud to announce the newest anime joining our line-up: One-Punch Man! Premiering July 16 at midnight.|website=Facebook|date=July 1, 2016|access-date=February 26, 2021|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108110023/https://www.facebook.com/Toonami/videos/1615457392078435/|url-status=live}}}} The series has been also licensed by Viz Media Europe in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.{{cite press release|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2014-07-04/viz-media-viz-media-europe-and-anime-consortium-japan-announce-acquistion-of-multi-territory-media-rights-to-one-punch-man-anime-series/.90023|title=Viz Media, Viz Media Europe and Anime Consortium Japan Announce Acquisition of Multi-Territory Media Rights to One-Punch Man Anime Series|date=July 5, 2014|publisher=Viz Media|via=Anime News Network|access-date=February 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217201022/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2014-07-04/viz-media-viz-media-europe-and-anime-consortium-japan-announce-acquistion-of-multi-territory-media-rights-to-one-punch-man-anime-series/.90023|archive-date=February 17, 2019|url-status=live}} Kaze UK and Manga Entertainment handle the distribution of the series in the United Kingdom.{{cite web|last=Osmond|first=Andrew|author-link=Andrew Osmond (journalist)|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-23/manga-entertainment-and-animatsu-from-london-comic-con/.94557|title=Manga Entertainment and Animatsu News From London Comic Con|date=October 23, 2014|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028215903/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-23/manga-entertainment-and-animatsu-from-london-comic-con/.94557|archive-date=October 28, 2014|url-status=live}} Madman Entertainment handles distribution in Australia and New Zealand, and also simulcast the series on AnimeLab.{{cite web|last=Hayward|first=Jon|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-08/animelab-adds-heavy-object-one-punch-man-and-yuruyuri-san-hai-to-fall-simulcast-season/.93885|title=AnimeLab adds Heavy Object, One-Punch Man and Yuruyuri San Hai! to Fall Simulcast Season|date=October 8, 2014|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107052603/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-08/animelab-adds-heavy-object-one-punch-man-and-yuruyuri-san-hai-to-fall-simulcast-season/.93885|archive-date=November 7, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}

A second season was confirmed in September 2016.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-25/one-punch-man-tv-anime-gets-2nd-season-game-app/.106871|title=One-Punch Man TV Anime Gets 2nd Season, Game App|date=September 25, 2016|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160926054436/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-25/one-punch-man-tv-anime-gets-2nd-season-game-app/.106871|archive-date=September 26, 2016|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} On September 25, 2017, it was announced that One-Punch Man would be changing both its production company and director. The second season was animated by J.C.Staff, with Chikara Sakurai replacing Shingo Natsume as director and Yoshikazu Iwanami replacing Shoji Hata as sound director. Tomohiro Suzuki, Chikashi Kubota, and Makoto Miyazaki reprised their roles as series composer, character designer, and music composer, respectively.{{cite web|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-09-25/chikara-sakura-directs-one-punch-man-anime-2nd-season-at-j.c-staff/.121831|title=Chikara Sakura Directs One-Punch Man Anime's 2nd Season at J.C. Staff|date=September 25, 2017|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926041013/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-09-25/chikara-sakura-directs-one-punch-man-anime-2nd-season-at-j.c-staff/.121831|archive-date=September 26, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} The opening theme song is {{Nihongo|"Uncrowned Greatest Hero"|静寂のアポストル|Seijaku no Apostle|{{lit}} "Quiet Apostle"}} by JAM Project, and the closing theme is {{Nihongo|"Chizu ga Nakutemo Modoru kara"|地図が無くても戻るから||{{lit}} "Even Without a Map, I'll Return"}} by Makoto Furukawa.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-01-26/one-punch-man-anime-2nd-season-reveals-more-cast-opening-song-performers/.142607|title=One-Punch Man Anime's 2nd Season Reveals More Cast, Opening Song Performers|date=January 26, 2019|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126221006/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-01-26/one-punch-man-anime-2nd-season-reveals-more-cast-opening-song-performers/.142607|archive-date=January 26, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite tweet|user=VIZMedia|author=VIZ|author-link=Viz Media|number=1107839620845232128|date=March 18, 2019|title=Time to see your favorite #OnePunchMan heroes and villains in action! Season 2 premieres April 9 on @Hulu! The countdown starts now!|access-date=April 20, 2019}} The second season aired from April 9 to July 2, 2019, and a television special aired on April 2, 2019.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=One-Punch Man Anime Season 2 Unveils Teaser, JAM Project's Return, April Premiere|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-08-12/one-punch-man-anime-season-2-unveils-teaser-jam-project-return-april-premiere/.135393|date=August 12, 2018|website=Anime News Network|access-date=August 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812183014/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-08-12/one-punch-man-anime-season-2-unveils-teaser-jam-project-return-april-premiere/.135393|archive-date=August 12, 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-03-04/one-punch-man-season-2-airs-april-2-special-before-april-9-hulu-premiere/.144188|title=One-Punch Man Season 2 Airs April 2 Special Before April 9 Hulu Premiere|date=March 4, 2019|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305052112/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-03-04/one-punch-man-season-2-airs-april-2-special-before-april-9-hulu-premiere/.144188|archive-date=March 5, 2019|url-status=live}} A ten-minute OVA was bundled with the second season's first Blu-ray Disc/DVD volume on October 25, 2019.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-10/one-punch-man-season-2-gets-original-video-anime/.145552|title=One-Punch Man Season 2 Gets Original Video Anime|date=April 10, 2019|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410041426/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-10/one-punch-man-season-2-gets-original-video-anime/.145552|archive-date=April 10, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-06-24/one-punch-man-season-2-anime-home-video-releases-delayed-2-months-in-japan/.148218|title=One-Punch Man Season 2 Anime's Home Video Releases Delayed 2 Months in Japan|date=June 24, 2019|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624124304/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-06-24/one-punch-man-season-2-anime-home-video-releases-delayed-2-months-in-japan/.148218|archive-date=June 24, 2019|url-status=live}} Two more OVAs were bundled with the second season's second and third Blu-ray Disc/DVD volume on November 26 and December 25, 2019, respectively.{{cite web|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-10-24/one-punch-man-2nd-new-ova-episode-1st-80-seconds-previewed-in-clip/.152573|title=One-Punch Man 2nd New OVA Episode's 1st 80 Seconds Previewed in Clip|date=October 24, 2019|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 24, 2019|archive-date=October 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024172339/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-10-24/one-punch-man-2nd-new-ova-episode-1st-80-seconds-previewed-in-clip/.152573|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-11-24/one-punch-man-3rd-new-ova-episode-1st-2-minutes-previewed-in-clip/.153617|title=One-Punch Man 3rd New OVA Episode's 1st 2 Minutes Previewed in Clip|date=November 24, 2019|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 24, 2019|archive-date=December 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207090556/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-11-24/one-punch-man-3rd-new-ova-episode-1st-2-minutes-previewed-in-clip/.153617|url-status=live}} Another OVA was bundled with the second season's fourth Blu-ray Disc/DVD volume on January 28, 2020.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-12-22/one-punch-man-4th-new-ova-episode-1st-2-minutes-previewed-in-clip/.154673|title=One-Punch Man 4th New OVA Episode's 1st 2 Minutes Previewed in Clip|date=December 22, 2019|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 22, 2019|archive-date=December 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223044410/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-12-22/one-punch-man-4th-new-ova-episode-1st-2-minutes-previewed-in-clip/.154673|url-status=live}} The fifth OVA was bundled with the second season's fifth Blu-ray Disc/DVD volume on February 27, 2020.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-01-24/one-punch-man-5th-new-ova-episode-1st-2-minutes-previewed-in-clip/.155759|title=One-Punch Man 4th New OVA Episode's 1st 2 Minutes Previewed in Clip|date=January 24, 2020|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 24, 2020|archive-date=January 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124181629/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-01-24/one-punch-man-5th-new-ova-episode-1st-2-minutes-previewed-in-clip/.155759|url-status=live}}

The second season was simulcast on Hulu in the US, on Tubi in Canada,{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-18/tubi-tv-streams-one-punch-man-anime-3-naruto-films-in-canada/.145877|title=Tubi TV Streams One-Punch Man Anime, 3 Naruto Films in Canada|date=April 18, 2019|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418223639/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-18/tubi-tv-streams-one-punch-man-anime-3-naruto-films-in-canada/.145877|archive-date=April 18, 2019|url-status=live}} on AnimeLab in Australia and New Zealand{{cite tweet|user=AnimeLab|number=1102765963961724929|title=SAITAMA IS BACK with a striking new visual and a premiere date of April 9, 2019! One-Punch Man Season 2 will also be streaming EXCLUSIVELY on AnimeLab each week in AUS & NZ!|date=March 5, 2019|access-date=April 13, 2019}} and on Crunchyroll in Europe.{{cite web|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-09/crunchyroll-streams-one-punch-man-season-2-anime-in-europe/.145528|title=Crunchyroll Streams One-Punch Man Season 2 Anime in Europe|date=April 9, 2019|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410045659/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-09/crunchyroll-streams-one-punch-man-season-2-anime-in-europe/.145528|archive-date=April 10, 2019|url-status=live}} The season aired on Toonami from October 12, 2019, to January 12, 2020.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Toonami Premieres One-Punch Man Season 2 on October 12|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-09-12/toonami-premieres-one-punch-man-season-2-on-october-12/.151012|date=September 12, 2019|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913014507/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-09-12/toonami-premieres-one-punch-man-season-2-on-october-12/.151012|archive-date=September 13, 2019|url-status=live}}

In August 2022, it was announced that the series would receive a third season.{{cite web|script-title=ja:アニメ「ワンパンマン」第3期制作決定、サイタマとガロウが背中合わせに立つビジュアル|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/490050|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=August 18, 2022|language=ja|date=August 18, 2022|archive-date=August 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818032221/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/490050|url-status=live }}{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=One-Punch Man Anime Gets 3rd Season|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-08-17/one-punch-man-anime-gets-3rd-season/.188770|date=August 17, 2022|website=Anime News Network|access-date=August 17, 2022|archive-date=August 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818034133/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-08-17/one-punch-man-anime-gets-3rd-season/.188770|url-status=live}} The main cast and staff from the second season are reprising their roles.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=One-Punch Man Season 3 Anime's Trailer Reveals Staff, Cast|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-02-29/one-punch-man-season-3-anime-trailer-reveals-staff-cast/.208147|date=February 29, 2024|website=Anime News Network|access-date=February 29, 2024|archive-date=February 29, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229172235/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-02-29/one-punch-man-season-3-anime-trailer-reveals-staff-cast/.208147|url-status=live}} It is set to premiere in October 2025.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=One Punch Man Season 3 Airs in 2025 to Mark Anime's 10th Anniversary|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-12-12/one-punch-man-season-3-airs-in-2025-to-mark-anime-10th-anniversary/.218951|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213031004/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-12-12/one-punch-man-season-3-airs-in-2025-to-mark-anime-10th-anniversary/.218951|archive-date=December 13, 2024|date=December 12, 2024|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=One Punch Man Season 3's New Video Reveals October TV Premiere|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-03-06/one-punch-man-season-3-new-video-reveals-october-tv-premiere/.222054|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 7, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250307030601/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-03-06/one-punch-man-season-3-new-video-reveals-october-tv-premiere/.222054|archive-date=March 7, 2025|date=March 6, 2025|url-status=live}}

{{Main|One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows{{!}}One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows}}

On June 25, 2019, One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows was announced for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/yes-a-one-punch-man-game-now-exists/1100-6468022/|title=Yes, A One Punch Man Game Now Exists|website=GameSpot|access-date=June 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190625235020/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/yes-a-one-punch-man-game-now-exists/1100-6468022/|archive-date=June 25, 2019|url-status=live}} It was released in Japan on February 27, 2020, and in North America and Europe on February 28 of the same year.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows Game Launches on February 28|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-11-15/one-punch-man-a-hero-nobody-knows-game-launches-on-february-28/.153322|website=Anime News Network|access-date=August 18, 2022|date=November 15, 2019|archive-date=August 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818051133/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-11-15/one-punch-man-a-hero-nobody-knows-game-launches-on-february-28/.153322|url-status=live}} On August 22, 2019, a mobile game titled One Punch Man: Road to Hero was released for iOS and Android.{{cite press release|title=Oasis Games Launches the Official One-Punch Man Mobile Game, One-Punch Man: Road to Hero|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2019-08-23/oasis-games-launches-the-official-one-punch-man-mobile-game-one-punch-man-road-to-hero/.150354|publisher=Oasis Games|via=Anime News Network|access-date=September 12, 2019|date=August 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823171613/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2019-08-23/oasis-games-launches-the-official-one-punch-man-mobile-game-one-punch-man-road-to-hero/.150354|archive-date=August 23, 2019|url-status=live}}

Blizzard Entertainment announced an Overwatch x One-Punch Man crossover collaboration event on February 6, 2023, which ran from March 7 to April 6 of the same year. The collaboration included multiple skins and a custom loading screen;{{cite web|last=McWhertor|first=Michael|title=One Punch Man is coming to Overwatch 2|url=https://www.polygon.com/23587810/overwatch-2-one-punch-man-event-doomfist-skin-saitama|website=Polygon|access-date=March 5, 2023|date=February 6, 2023|archive-date=March 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302232713/https://www.polygon.com/23587810/overwatch-2-one-punch-man-event-doomfist-skin-saitama|url-status=live}} the skins included a Saitama-inspired one for Doomfist,{{cite web|last=Howard|first=Jessica|title=Blizzard Reveals Overwatch 2's First IP Collaboration With One Punch Man Saitama Skin|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/blizzard-reveals-overwatch-2s-first-ip-collaboration-with-one-punch-man-saitama-skin/1100-6511221/|website=GameSpot|access-date=March 5, 2023|date=February 6, 2023|archive-date=March 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302184813/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/blizzard-reveals-overwatch-2s-first-ip-collaboration-with-one-punch-man-saitama-skin/1100-6511221/|url-status=live}} a Genos-inspired one for Genji,{{cite web|last=Morrissy|first=Kim|title=One-Punch Man Cosmetics Launch in Overwatch 2|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2023-03-08/one-punch-man-cosmetics-launch-in-overwatch-2/.195706|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308155615/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2023-03-08/one-punch-man-cosmetics-launch-in-overwatch-2/.195706|archive-date=March 8, 2023|date=March 8, 2023|url-status=live}} a Mumen Rider-inspired one for Soldier: 76,{{cite web|last=Williams|first=Demi|title=Overwatch 2's Next One-Punch Man Skin Is Mumen Rider|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/overwatch-2s-next-one-punch-man-skin-is-mumen-rider/1100-6511451/|website=GameSpot|access-date=March 5, 2023|date=February 13, 2023|archive-date=March 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303032916/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/overwatch-2s-next-one-punch-man-skin-is-mumen-rider/1100-6511451/|url-status=live}} and a Terrible Tornado-inspired one for Kiriko.{{cite web|last1=Carr|first1=James|title=Overwatch 2's Third One Punch Man Skin Is Tatsumaki, The Terrible Tornado|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/overwatch-2s-third-one-punch-man-skin-is-tatsumaki-the-terrible-tornado/1100-6511997/|website=GameSpot|access-date=March 5, 2023|date=March 2, 2023|archive-date=March 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303040119/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/overwatch-2s-third-one-punch-man-skin-is-tatsumaki-the-terrible-tornado/1100-6511997/|url-status=live}}

On April 21, 2020, Sony's Columbia Pictures announced that a live-action film adaptation was in development. Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner are signed on as writers, while Avi Arad will produce.{{cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|title=Sony Developing Film Based on 'One Punch Man' Manga Series With 'Venom' Writers (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/sony-film-manga-one-punch-man-venom-writers-1234585282/|website=Variety|date=April 21, 2020|access-date=April 21, 2020|archive-date=April 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421203801/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/sony-film-manga-one-punch-man-venom-writers-1234585282/|url-status=live}} On June 13, 2022, Justin Lin was revealed to be the film's director and co-producer, with the film set to enter production later in the year.{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=Sony Pictures Taps Justin Lin To Direct 'One Punch Man,' Adaptation Of Manga Classic; Scott Rosenberg & Jeff Pinkner Scripting|url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/one-punch-man-manga-movie-sony-justin-lin-scott-rosenberg-jeff-pinkner-script-1235044549/|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 13, 2022|access-date=March 21, 2023|archive-date=June 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613205334/https://deadline.com/2022/06/one-punch-man-manga-movie-sony-justin-lin-scott-rosenberg-jeff-pinkner-script-1235044549/|url-status=live}} In April 2024, Dan Harmon and Heather Anne Campbell were reported to be hired to rewrite the script.{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Dan Harmon, Heather Anne Campbell Rewrite Script for Live-Action One-Punch Man Film|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-15/dan-harmon-heather-anne-campbell-rewrite-script-for-live-action-one-punch-man-film/.209868|website=Anime News Network|date=April 15, 2024|access-date=April 15, 2024|archive-date=April 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415202316/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-15/dan-harmon-heather-anne-campbell-rewrite-script-for-live-action-one-punch-man-film/.209868|url-status=live}}

The webcomic was considered an instant success shortly after its inception, receiving thousands of views and comments within weeks.{{cite web|title=The untold truth of One-Punch Man|date=September 29, 2017|url=https://www.looper.com/88494/untold-truth-one-punch-man/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026064446/https://www.looper.com/88494/untold-truth-one-punch-man/|archive-date=October 26, 2018|access-date=October 25, 2018|df=mdy-all}} It received 7.9 million hits by June 2012. According to One, by the time he had written the fifth chapter, he was receiving 30 comments per update. (On Nitosha.net, a series was considered "popular" if it consistently received at least 30 comments.) The number of comments gradually increased, and by the time One had published the 30th chapter, he was receiving nearly 1000 comments per update.

One-Punch Man was one of the Manga Division's Jury Recommended Works at the 17th and 18th installments of Japan Media Arts Festival in 2013 and 2014, respectively.{{cite web|title=ONE PUNCH-MAN {{!}} Jury Selections {{!}} Manga Division {{!}} 2013 [17th]Japan Media Arts Festival Archive|url=http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2013/manga/works/17m_ONE_PUNCHMAN/|access-date=March 21, 2023|website=Japan Media Arts Festival|language=en|archive-date=January 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108225439/http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2013/manga/works/17m_ONE_PUNCHMAN/|url-status=live }}{{cite web|title=ONE PUNCH-MAN {{!}} Jury Selections {{!}} Manga Division {{!}} 2014 [18th] Japan Media Arts Festival Archive|url=http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2014/manga/works/18mj_one_punch-man/|access-date=March 21, 2023|website=Japan Media Arts Festival|language=en|archive-date=January 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106012255/http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2014/manga/works/18mj_one_punch-man/|url-status=live }} The series was nominated for the seventh annual Manga Taishō Award in 2014.{{cite web|last=Loveridge|first=Lynzee|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-01-20/10-titles-nominated-for-7th-manga-taisho-awards|title=10 Titles Nominated for 7th Manga Taisho Awards|date=January 20, 2014|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924224215/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-01-20/10-titles-nominated-for-7th-manga-taisho-awards|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=live}} It was nominated for an Eisner Award in 2015;{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-04-22/all-you-need-is-kill-in-clothes-called-fat-master-keaton-one-punch-man-mizuki-showa-wolf-children-nominated-for-eisner-awards/.87407|title=All You Need Is Kill, In Clothes Called Fat, Master Keaton, One-Punch Man, Mizuki's Showa, Wolf Children Nominated for Eisner Awards|date=April 22, 2015|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924024337/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-04-22/all-you-need-is-kill-in-clothes-called-fat-master-keaton-one-punch-man-mizuki-showa-wolf-children-nominated-for-eisner-awards/.87407|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=McMillan|first=Graeme|title=Marvel, DC and Fantagraphics lead 2015 Eisner Award nominees|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/marvel-dc-fantagraphics-lead-2015-790873|date=April 22, 2015|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=September 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518104555/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/marvel-dc-fantagraphics-lead-2015-790873|archive-date=May 18, 2019|url-status=live}} and a Harvey Award in 2016.{{cite news|last=Cavna|first=Michael|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/07/05/bloom-county-and-bloodshot-reborn-are-among-the-multiple-2016-harvey-award-nominees/|title='Bloom County' and 'Bloodshot Reborn' are among the multiple 2016 Harvey Award nominees|date=July 5, 2016|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=September 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824193830/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/07/05/bloom-county-and-bloodshot-reborn-are-among-the-multiple-2016-harvey-award-nominees/|archive-date=August 24, 2019|url-status=live}} The manga won the Sugoi Japan Award;{{cite web|last=Loveridge|first=Lynzee|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-03-22/your-lie-in-april-one-punch-man-top-sugoi-japan-awards-2016-results/.100122|title=Your Lie in April, One-Punch Man Top Sugoi Japan Awards 2016 Results|date=March 22, 2016|website=Anime News Network|access-date=August 18, 2020|archive-date=April 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414004233/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-03-22/your-lie-in-april-one-punch-man-top-sugoi-japan-awards-2016-results/.100122|url-status=live}} and the Spanish Manga Barcelona award for the {{Transliteration|ja|seinen}} category in 2017.{{cite web|last1=Pardo|first1=Jordi T.|last2=García|first2=Alejandro|title=Ganadores de los Premios del XXIII Salón del Manga de Barcelona - Zona Negativa|url=https://www.zonanegativa.com/ganadores-los-premios-del-xxiii-salon-del-manga-barcelona/|date=November 3, 2017|website=Zona Negativa|access-date=March 21, 2023|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125130649/https://www.zonanegativa.com/ganadores-los-premios-del-xxiii-salon-del-manga-barcelona/|language=es|url-status=live}}

One-Punch Man was the ninth best-selling manga of 2016, with over 3.9 million copies sold.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2016|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-11-30/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2016/.109352|date=November 30, 2016|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 11, 2022|archive-date=February 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205000658/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-11-30/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2016/.109352|url-status=live}} It was the eighth best-selling manga of 2017, with over 3.2 million copies sold.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2017|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-06/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2017/.124894|date=December 6, 2017|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 11, 2022|archive-date=July 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701194925/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-06/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2017/.124894|url-status=live}} The manga had 2.2 million copies in print by November 2013. By July 2017, the manga had 13 million copies in print;{{cite web|last=Tai|first=Anita|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2017-07-25/one-punch-man-manga-has-13-million-copies-in-print/.119273|title=One-Punch Man Manga Has 13 Million Copies in Print|date=July 25, 2018|website=Anime News Network|access-date=August 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730053806/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2017-07-25/one-punch-man-manga-has-13-million-copies-in-print/.119273|archive-date=July 30, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} by July 2019, this had grown to 20 million copies in print.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-01-01/roundup-of-newly-revealed-print-counts-for-manga-light-novel-series-december-2018/.141402|title=Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series - December 2018|date=January 2, 2019|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102050952/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-01-01/roundup-of-newly-revealed-print-counts-for-manga-light-novel-series-december-2018/.141402|archive-date=January 2, 2019|url-status=live}} By April 2020, the series had sold over 30 million copies worldwide.{{cite web|script-title=ja:「ワンパンマン」ハリウッド実写化へ！『ヴェノム』脚本家コンビが参加|url=https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0115546|website=Cinema Today|access-date=December 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422145951/https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0115546|archive-date=April 22, 2020|language=ja|date=April 22, 2020|url-status=live}}

Once released in the United States, both the first and second volumes debuted on the New York Times Manga Best Sellers list, in first and second place respectively, and remained there for two weeks.*{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2015-09-20/manga/list.html|title=Best Sellers – Manga|date=September 20, 2015|website=The New York Times|access-date=September 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150917074454/http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2015-09-20/manga/list.html|archive-date=September 17, 2015|url-status=live}}

• {{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2015-09-27/manga/list.html|title=Best Sellers – Manga|date=September 27, 2015|website=The New York Times|access-date=September 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926092107/http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2015-09-27/manga/list.html|archive-date=September 26, 2015|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2015-10-04/manga/list.html|title=Best Sellers – Manga|date=October 4, 2015|website=The New York Times|access-date=September 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928174558/http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2015-10-04/manga/list.html|archive-date=September 28, 2015|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2015-10-11/manga/list.html|title=Best Sellers – Manga|date=October 11, 2015|website=The New York Times|access-date=October 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011184459/http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2015-10-11/manga/list.html|archive-date=October 11, 2015|url-status=live}} Volume one dropped to second place for the third week, while volume two fell off the list altogether. In July 2019, the first volume of the series had been on the list for 71 weeks.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/manga|title=Manga Books - Best Sellers|work=The New York Times|access-date=July 8, 2019|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619170406/https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/manga|archive-date=June 19, 2019|url-status=live}}

The first season of the anime received critical acclaim, receiving praise for its uniqueness, animation, humor, characters and fight scenes. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, it holds an approval rating of 100% based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 8.4/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "With its state-of-the-art animation, unorthodox hero, and gut-bustlingly funny jabs at the shounen genre, One-Punch Man is simply a knockout."{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/one_punch_man/s01|title=One-Punch Man: Season 1|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango Media|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523151239/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/one_punch_man/s01/|archive-date=May 23, 2019|access-date=April 24, 2020}}

The second season received mixed reviews. Although the humor, characters, and story were still praised, reviewers unanimously criticized the drop in the quality of the animation following the change of studios. The direction, pacing, and fights were also criticized, as was the last episode for feeling like an improper season finale.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/one_punch_man/s02|title=One-Punch Man: Season 2|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango Media|access-date=July 15, 2019|archive-date=August 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811101515/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/one_punch_man/s02|url-status=live}} Screen Rant noted that fan reaction to the season was divided, with their response to the new animation being notably negative.{{cite web|last=Elvy|first=Craig|url=https://screenrant.com/one-punch-man-season-2-ending-explained/|title=One-Punch Man Season 2 Ended At A Very Weird Place|date=July 12, 2019|website=Screen Rant|access-date=September 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713153748/https://screenrant.com/one-punch-man-season-2-ending-explained/|archive-date=July 13, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Elvy|first=Craig|url=https://screenrant.com/one-punch-season-2-looks-worse-season-1-story-better/|title=One Punch Season 2 Looks Worse Than Season 1 (But The Story Is Better)|date=July 5, 2019|website=Screen Rant|access-date=September 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706162746/https://screenrant.com/one-punch-season-2-looks-worse-season-1-story-better/|archive-date=July 6, 2019|url-status=live}} They criticized the drop of quality in animation as well as the change of director, saying "One-Punch Man was previously crisp, detailed and fluid, but many fans claim that the latest season has felt static, bland and uninspiring. This is almost certainly down to a change in director. [The series] has gone from the pinnacle of TV anime visuals to looking like just another weekly series." However, they believed the season "improves in terms of story, character and world-building", although they mostly attributed this to the original manga its based on rather than the anime series' staff. They were very critical of the season finale, noting how the anime could have adapted one or two extra manga chapters to offer a more conclusive finale and build excitement towards a third season.

IGN gave season 2 a five out of ten rating, calling it "mediocre". Although they felt the humor and characters were on par with the first season, they were very critical of the animation and pacing, saying: "[the animation was] taking horrendous shortcuts to get the fights done and dusted in as simple a way as possible. Gone are the intricately detailed character action shots, with dynamic slow motion and constantly-shifting camerawork. Instead, we have flashes, cuts to black, and machine-gun punches all reminiscent of the drawn-out fight scenes of Dragon Ball Z from more than twenty years ago." They concluded saying: "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 season."{{cite web|last=Harris|first=Will|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/09/one-punch-man-season-2-review|title=One-Punch Man Season 2 Review|date=July 12, 2019|website=IGN|access-date=September 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712112531/https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/09/one-punch-man-season-2-review|archive-date=July 12, 2019|url-status=live}}

In 2019, One-Punch Man won the "Most In-Demand Export from Asia" at the second Global TV Demand Awards.{{cite web|title='Game of Thrones' Sweeps Parrot Analytics' 2nd Global TV Demand Awards|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/game-of-thrones-parrot-analytics-global-tv-demand-awards-1203475081/|website=Variety|date=January 21, 2020|access-date=March 18, 2023|last=Hopewell|first=John|archive-date=March 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318163834/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/game-of-thrones-parrot-analytics-global-tv-demand-awards-1203475081/|url-status=live}}

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