VIZ Media Licenses One-Punch Man Season 3

VIZ Media has announced the license acquisition of One-Punch Man Season 3, which includes several rights in multiple countries and territories. The third season is scheduled to premiere in Japan in October 2025. 

The license acquisition for the company includes theatrical, television, digital, home entertainment, ancillary, and merchandise rights across North America, Latin America, and Oceania. More details regarding streaming availability in VIZ Media territories will be announced later in the coming weeks.

VIZ describes the premise of the third season as: 

Saitama is a hero who only became a hero for fun.

After three years of ‟special training,” he’s become so strong that he’s practically invincible. In fact, he’s too strong—even his mightiest opponents are taken out with a single punch. Alongside Genos, his faithful disciple, Saitama performs his official hero duties as a member of the Hero Association.

One day, monsters claiming to be from the Monster Association suddenly appeared, taking a child of Hero Association executive hostage. The S-class heroes gather and plan a raid on the Monster Association hideout to rescue the hostage. Meanwhile, Garou, a ‟human monster” who was taken by the Monster Association during a battle with the heroes, awakens in the Monster Association hideout.

The production team for the third season includes some returning staff from season two. They include Tomohiro Suzuki as screenwriter, Chikashi Kubota, Shinjiro Kuroda (Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy Season 2 Episode 4 and 5 prop design assistant), Ryosuke Shirakawa (Tsurune, Spy x Family Season 1, A Silent Voice key animator) as character designers, and Makoto Miyazaki as music composer. J.C.STAFF is handling the animation production after working on the second season. 

Meanwhile, the anime’s main voice cast stars:

• • Makoto Furukawa as Saitama
• • Kaito Ishikawa as Genos
• • Daisuke Namikawa as Dr. Genus
• • Hikaru Midorikawa as Garo

The first season was directed by Shingo Natsume and produced by Madhouse, airing in 2015. A second season was released in 2019 and was directed by Chikara Sakurai at J.C.STAFF. Crunchyroll streamed both series worldwide, outside of Japan. 

The anime is based on the superhero action manga series written by ONE and illustrated by Yusuke Murata. It has been serialized on Shueisha’s Tonari no Young Jump since June 14, 2012 and has released 33 tankobon volumes as of April 2025. The manga originally began as a self-published work that was released on the Japanese manga website Nitosha in 2009.

VIZ releases the One-Punch Man manga series in English, describing the main synopsis as: 

Every time a promising villain appears, Saitama beats the snot out of ’em with one punch! Can he finally find an opponent who can go toe-to-toe with him and give his life some meaning? Or is he doomed to a life of superpowered boredom?

Source: press release