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Anime fans, One-Punch Man Season 2 is finally about to premiere! Years since the release of the first season, Saitama, Genos and the rest of the heroes return to take out bad guys, and monsters in the most over-the-top action you’ll see. Delays and production schedule problems plagued the release of the second season. One-Punch Man 's first season aired in Japan between October 5, 2015 and December 21, 2015 on TV Tokyo, airing at later dates on TVO, TVQ, KBS, BS Japan, and AT-X, and ran for 12 episodes. The season streamed on Niconico and was simulcast on Hulu, Daisuki, and Viz Media's Neon Alley service.
One Punch Man Season 2 Finally Aired on April 2019 Watch All Episodes of Season 2 June 6, 2019 admin One Punch Man 1 The first season of One Punch Man was tuned in 2015 and after 4 years finally, they aired the Season 2, We all were excited about it?
A new One-Punch Man Season 2 trailer has arrived, garnering nearly 1.5 million views on IGN in less than 24 hours - but after watching it, some fans feel like they’ve taken a punch to the gut, with the animation being far from a knock-out.
Many fan reactions on social media seem to criticize the trailer’s animation style, with viewers noticing the prevalence of 3DCG, lack of action, odd pacing, and overall less-than-stellar quality. Hundreds of critical comments were posted on IGN's One-Punch Man trailer, including one from user omgseriouslydude which called the animation 'plain' with 'a lot of still frames and flash animation-like movements,' compared to the Season 1 approach.
A number of less-than-flattering Season 2 memes flooded reddit, as well.
So, why is the animation for Season 2 of One-Punch Man so different?
Back in 2017, two years after the anime’s debut, we learned that One-Punch Man would no longer be produced by the storied animation company Madhouse (Death Note, Trigun, Black Lagoon). Reports also indicated that Shingo Natsume (Space Dandy, Welcome to the NHK!, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos), the director of the first season, would be leaving the series. Many fans touted Natsume’s connections within the industry, praising him for bringing all the pieces together to make an unforgettable first season. Natsume is instead working on the anime adaptation of Boogiepop and Others, which is currently airing.
The sad part about the OPM S2 news isn't really that its not being produced at Madhouse. Its that Shingo Natsume isn't going to direct it.
— YonkouProductions (@YonkouProd) September 25, 2017
The reins were handed over to Chikara Sakurai (Naruto, Toradora!, Wolf’s Rain) and J.C. Staff Production (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K, High Score Girl, Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma) for Season 2.
Fans have been eager to see some actual footage from the upcoming season, since there haven’t been any new episodes or OVAs since 2016. There was a minute-long promotional video featuring a small amount of dialogue released in December, but this month some fans began to voice concerns, since the anime’s air date was less than a month away, with little marketing support. Now that the trailer has been released, some are saying that their fears about Season 2 are justified:
While there’s been a lot of negativity surrounding the trailer’s release, others posted theories that J.C. Staff may not be entirely to blame. On reddit, Braquiador suggested that tight schedules and busy workloads could also play a role in the difference in animation style, noting, “the problem isn’t the studio itself, but the schedule and working conditions each project has..every studio has their high and lows, and sadly JC Staff had their low with OPM”
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Braquiador linked to a recently released trailer for another Madhouse project that also seems to have rough animation. And on Twitter, @liborek3 used the same Madhouse trailer as an example, noting that, 'Staff resources and production circumstances often matter way more than a studio name.'
I've seen lots of comments blaming J.C.Staff for the OPM trailer fiasco and wanting Madhouse back. Just for the record, this is what Madhouse is releasing next season. https://t.co/wPiTx6s9hJ Staff resources and production circumstances often matter way more than a studio name.
— リボレクさん (@liborek3) March 19, 2019
If that's the case, it's possible that the animation for One-Punch Man could've caused waves with fans regardless of which studio ultimately handled production on Season 2. And with such a long wait time between seasons, it's no wonder fan expectations are so high for the beloved anime.
We reached out to J.C. Staff for comment on the backlash, they have not yet responded. One-Punch Man started off as a web-comic, created by ONE in 2009. Season 2 is set to premiere on April 9 on Hulu in the US, and April 2 in Japan.
And if you're a fan of One-Punch Man looking for a similar anime to watch, be sure to read why the One-Punch Man creator's other project, Mob Psycho 100, is just as cool, and check out the 10 best Anime series on Netflix.
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