One Punch Man 2nd Season

In the wake of defeating Boros and his mighty army, Saitama has returned to his unremarkable everyday life in Z-City. However, unbeknownst to him, the number of monsters appearing is still continuously on the rise, putting a strain on the Hero Association's resources. Their top executives decide on the bold move of recruiting hoodlums in order to help in their battle. But during the first meeting with these potential newcomers, a mysterious man calling himself Garou makes his appearance. Claiming to be a monster, he starts mercilessly attacking the crowd.

The mysterious Garou continues his rampage against the Hero Association, crushing every hero he encounters. He turns out to be the legendary martial artist Silverfang's best former disciple and seems driven by unknown motives. Regardless, this beast of a man seems unstoppable. Intrigued by this puzzling new foe and with an insatiable thirst for money, Saitama decides to seize the opportunity and joins the interesting martial arts competition.

As the tournament commences and Garou continues his rampage, a new great menace reveals itself, threatening the entire human world. Could this finally be the earth-shattering catastrophe predicted by the great seer Madame Shibabawa?

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Saitama Main

Furukawa, Makoto Japanese

Genos Main

Ishikawa, Kaito Japanese

Garou Supporting

Midorikawa, Hikaru Japanese

Tatsumaki Supporting

Yuuki, Aoi Japanese

Mumen Rider Supporting

Nakamura, Yuuichi Japanese

Fubuki Supporting

Hayami, Saori Japanese

Speed-o'-Sound Sonic Supporting

Kaji, Yuuki Japanese

King Supporting

Yasumoto, Hiroki Japanese

Metal Bat Supporting

Hatano, Wataru Japanese

Puripuri Prisoner Supporting

Onosaka, Masaya Japanese

Hosoya, Nobuyuki Producer

Fujishiro, Atsushi Producer

Satou, Souta Producer

Sakurai, Chikara Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

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May 26, 2024

grimbles

Recommended

seeing a lot of people suggest the manga over the anime, but i don't think OPM season 2 is bad - it's rather fun to watch and makes for an interesting follow up to the original. we get to see the continuation of saitama and genos' adventures, but with a bit more gravitas this time around, showing (similar to Boku no Hero Academia) the reality of a world where superheroes have become commonplace, and how that gets embedded into the capitalistic nature of society. even though OPM 2 tackles some serious themes, it still manages to stay lighthearted and keep the same pace as the ... original, introducing new characters and (potentially) stronger villains for saitama to test his mettle against (and for genos to become modern art in his attempt to defeat aforementioned villains), and despite being the most powerful hero in the world, somehow end up overshadowed by others to his dismay (a moment of silence for saitama's non-existent fan club). fight sequences are better, and the guitar-based music gets riff-ier, making for one stylish and hilarious anime.

verdict? if you liked OPM, you'll like season 2. given it's a direct continuation of the first season, i do suggest watching season 1 first, but both remain hilarious and action-packed, and make for a genuinely fun time.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Feb 6, 2024

Jwolf4218

Mixed Feelings

Did not like it as much as the first season But I still think Season 2 is very good and enjoyable

It's just the animation that looks bad. Like It felt like they hardly tried at all. JC STAFF Is known for making bad stuff to begin with.

With the animation aside The story is very good. The Characters are still great and the Action is so good

I like Garou, I like all of the characters they introduce the Monster association all of it is very good

However I would read the manga of Season 2 The manga is one of the best Mangas ever written

Overall it's fine. ... But not as good as The first season

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Dec 22, 2022

RebelPanda

Not Recommended

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One Punch Man, a series loved by many for bombastic animation and hilarious physical comedy has been viciously murdered by J.C. Staff.

Unless you have been living under a rock for the last year, it’s known throughout the anime community that Madhouse handed the second season of OPM to J.C. Staff—a studio known for cutting corners in their animation. Our expectations were low, but JESUS CHRIST THIS IS GARBAGE.

The art is awful. It’s flat, the color pallete is dull, and the shading is messy dog shit. Character designs were changed from their clean cool style to jagged and hideous imitations of their former selves. Metal textures ... look especially awful; it doesn’t have a shiny effect anymore, it just looks pudgy and gray.

All of the animation is practically a stop motion slide show. When there is motion it is just excessive speed lines and other cheap light effects making it hard to tell what’s even happening. Action scenes are edited poorly, shots jump from one still image to the next rather than animating the character’s movement.

This season has a slower pace with more focus on one major villain rather than a monster-of-the-week story; it’s easy to see this as an improvement, but everything is executed much worse than the original. Extensive dialogue with very little animation is used to fill screen time in place of the abundance of action scenes in season one.

Even though the characters look bad, they’re still very likable. Garou is a great villian, and there are entertaining heroes like King and of course Saitama. However, the comedic timing is poor. Jokes don’t land with any impact. Unfunny humor is entirely due to the lame visuals, mediocre sound effects, and awkward directing.

Sequels rarely live up to their predecessors, but this is a hollow, mangled corpse of the original. J.C. Staff has been overworked and understaffed for years, and they should not have been given the responsibility of a show as big as One Punch Man.
Don’t watch this. Go read the manga instead.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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