There have been reports that One Punch Man Season 3 will premiere this year, but no official announcement has been made. Fans’ impatience may stem from the fact that the new season promises a lot of interesting events, such as the introduction of Blast, Zombieman, and God. The series, which is based on the massively famous webcomic by ONE, follows protagonist Saitama, who has gotten extraordinarily powerful via training and can now beat anyone with a single punch. The artist, Yusuke Murata, has adapted the webcomic into a traditional manga. The first season was animated by Madhouse and spanned chapters 1–37 of the manga, while the second season was made by J.C. Staff and included chapters 38–87.
There was widespread praise for the pilot episode, but the second season’s lower budget and thus worse animation quality caused a firestorm of criticism. MAPPA, the studio behind popular shows including Vinland Saga, Attack on Titan, and Chainsaw Man, is currently creating the third season of One Punch Man. In the premiere of One Punch Man season 3, viewers could see Saitama and Garou go head to head. In episode 1 of season 3, One Punch Man will adapt either manga chapter 86 or webcomic chapter 55. Season 2 covered an average of four chapters every episode, therefore the story should continue at least through episode 89.
This indicates there will be a lot more discussion about Garou and the monsters in season 2, especially after his fight with Centipede. It’s likely that when Garou comes to, he’ll be in the headquarters of the Monster Association, where Orochi will give him the task of defeating any hero to prove that he is a Mysterious Being. At some point, the hero hunter will encounter Saitama, and their encounter will not go well, ending with the hero hunter being knocked unconscious by an inadvertent punch from Saitama. It’s possible that this setback may make people doubt that Garou is a genuine monster. There may also be bits from his conversations with Tareo and details on the internal barrier that God has erected in each of us.
Where did we leave off last season?
In season 2, viewers of One Punch Man saw the Monster Association and Garou, two enemies of the Hero Association. Garou, in the last episode, continued to fight Genos and Bang despite being hopelessly outmatched. But the Phoenix Man and the Centipede of the Monster Association showed up just in time to intervene before he could destroy it.
Even as Saitama easily dispatched Centipede, Phoenix Man and Garou made a break for the Monster Association headquarters, where Orochi awaited them with a plan. The season finale hints at a possible alliance between the two, building up a climactic showdown for the upcoming season.