One Punch Man Specials

I had no idea these existed for months after I had watched the first season, I think I found some out of context clips on youtube and wondered what they were from. These are surprisingly good, and actually offer quite a bit in terms of world building and character development for some of the hero cast beyond Saitama and Genos. I'd say they're a must watch for fans of the show and do a lot to enhance the experience.

You won't get a lot of big set pieces or huge choreographed fight scenes here, but that's not to say there's zero action. For what there is ... the animation is still pretty good considering these are just shorts tacked on as a DVD bonus. They could have totally phoned it in with these but I swear it looks better in some places than a lot of season 2. (We'll get to that in my review of that season, oh boy.)

Each episode focuses on one of the characters or the group of characters introduced in whatever episode it was supposed to air between. I think roughly once every other episode of the main show. They're all cool little mini stories about those characters and do a lot to make you like some side characters you might not have cared about otherwise. Also the original creator wrote these so they're totally canon. 9/10

English version:
The special episodes are nothing too elaborate, they are short, funny, lighthearted and a little bit of drama, showing stories that happened between episodes of the first season. Stories too short (or perhaps insignificant) to include. The truth is that this kind of special is made for fans who want a little more of their favorite anime until another season comes out.
I particularly loved all the episodes, mainly because they were all focused on my favorite characters, from fang to fubuki (who didn't even have screen time in season one), so if you're a big fan of humor and like to know the smallest ... details of the characters of one punch man I recommend watching these specials.

Portuguese version:
Os episódios especiais não são nada muito elaborados, são curtos, engraçados, alegres, algum pouco de drama, mostrando histórias que se passaram entre os episódios da primeira temporada. Histórias curtas (ou talvez insignificantes) demais para serem incluídas. A verdade é que esse tipo de especial é feito para fãs que querem um pouquinho mais do seu anime favorito até sair uma outra temporada.
Eu particularmente adorei todos os episódios, principalmente porque foram todos focados nos meus personagens favoritos, de fang até a fubuki (que nem teve tempo de tela na primeira temporada), por isso, se você é muito fa do humor e gosta de saber detalhes mínimos dos personagens de one punch man eu indico assistir esses especiais.

The specials aren't very significant, really.

Of course, it's just some OVAs so big important, detailed stories shouldn't be expcted in the first place, and the plots really are just some simple, silly stuff.

The comedy is good, after all it IS One Punch Man, but nothing hilarious like in the anime itself.

The show doesn't really treat any situation as serious or important since it's just some short comedies, so the characters don't really feel off since they're rarely put in a situation with any real stakes and even when they are, everything is presented comedically.


Overall; It's a nice watch if you wanna kill some time ... while waiting for more OPM content, nothing feels out of place or character, but you're honestly not missing out on much if you just skip it. If you're gonna watch it anyway, leave some space to breathe between the episodes, after 2 episodes it can get kind of boring.