A new season of anime is coming to Japan and one of the most highly-anticipated manga adaptations is none other than One-Punch Man.
Unfortunately, many anime fans outside of Japan won’t be able to watch or even understand the anime but Viz Media is simulcasting the premiere of the first episode of the One-Punch Man anime at the same time as it airs on Japanese television.
UPDATE: Episode 1 of One-Punch Man is now live!
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— VIZ Media (@VIZMedia) October 4, 2015The One-Punch Man premiere is on Oct. 4 and will be simulcast each Sunday. Every episode will be available to US audiences on-demand on Neon Alley, Viz.com and Hulu .
One-Punch Man is based on the bestselling manga series published by VIZ Media, created by writer ONE and artist Yusuke Murata.
In One-Punch Man, Saitama is a hero who only became a hero for fun. After three years of “special” training, though, 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, and it turns out that being devastatingly powerful is actually kind of a bore. With his passion for being a hero lost along with his hair, yet still faced with new enemies every day, how much longer can he keep it going?
Just take a look at the official trailer for One-Punch Man and try not to be psyched.
The anime series was animated by the renowned Japanese studio, Madhouse, and helmed by famed anime director, Shingo Natsume, (Space Dandy , Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos ), and features character designs by Chikashi Kubota (From the New World, Robotics:notes).
“ONE-PUNCH MAN is one of the most highly anticipated anime shows of 2015 and we are very excited to add the hard hitting new action adventure to our roster and launch the series to domestic as well as international fans on the same day as broadcast premiere in Japan,” says Brian Ige, VIZ Media Vice President Animation. “The bestselling manga series has established a fervent and fast growing fan base for ONE-PUNCH MAN and we look forward to awareness spreading to legions of new fans with the launch of the anime series. Catch the butt-kicking first episode this weekend!”
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