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One-Punch Man Manga Takes 2-Month Break
posted on by Anita Tai
The series previously entered a hiatus in June 2024.
Murata and ONE launched the One-Punch Man manga on Tonari no Young Jump in 2012. The series is a remake of ONE's original web manga of the same name. Shueisha published the manga's 33rd compiled book volume on April 4. Viz Media is releasing the series digitally and in print.
The first season of the manga's anime adaptation aired in Japan from October to December 2015. Viz Media and Daisuki both streamed the series outside of Japan as it aired. The anime premiered with an English dub on Adult Swim's Toonami block in July 2016. Viz Media released the first season on home video in North America.
The second season began with a television special in April 2019, then the first episode premiered one week later. Viz Media acquired the master license to the second anime season, including digital streaming, TV broadcast, electronic sell-through, home media, and merchandising rights for North America, Latin America, and Oceania. The company streamed the show as a Hulu exclusive. Crunchyroll streamed the series in Europe, excluding French- and German-speaking Europe, and in the Middle East and North Africa.
The anime's third season will premiere in October, with some returning cast and staff from the previous seasons.
The entertainment industry news website Deadline reported in June 2022 that Sony Pictures is setting up Justin Lin to direct a live-action film adaptation of the manga. The Hollywood Reporter reported in April 2024 that Rick and Morty co-creator and Community creator Dan Harmon and screenwriter Heather Anne Campbell are rewriting the script.
Source: Yūsuke Murata's X/Twitter account
