Bandai Visual set the home video release plans for the new One-Punch Man anime series and we’ve got a pretty standard run here that largely replicates what the first season did. The twelve-episode series is getting a six-volume run that was originally set to begin on August 27th, 2019 – which includes English subtitles – but was delayed. With the releases underway, we have a look at the third volume that’s set for a December 25th, 2019 release! The DVDs are priced at 6,000 yen each while the Blu-rays are at 7,000 yen. They’re all listed as limited editions and the first volume comes with a 10-minute OVA.
The twelve-episode series originally received a six-volume run that began on December 24th, 2015. Each release is being listed as a limited edition release. The DVDs are priced at 6,000 yen each while the Blu-ray’s are priced at 7,000 yen each.
The cast for the TV series includes Makoto Furukawa on board to play Saitama, Kaito Ishikawa will be playing Genos, Yuuki Kaji as Speed of Sound Sonic and Aoi Yuki as Tornado of Terror. Supporting cast includes Yūichi Nakamura as License-less Rider, Kazuhiro Yamaji as Silver Fang, Hiroki Yasumoto as King, Takahiro Sakurai as Zombieman, Katsuyuki Konishi as Tanktop Master, Saori Hayami as Blizzard of Hell, Mamori Miyano as Sweet Mask, Kenjiro Tsuda as Atomic Samurai, Minami Takayama as Child Emperor, Tesshô Genda as Metal Knight, Youji Ueda as Drive Knight, Daisuke Namikawa as Pig God, Satoshi Hino as Superalloy Blackluster, Yuji Ueda as Watchdog Man, Kousuke Toriumi as Flashy Flash, Wataru Hatano as Metal Bat and Masaya Onosaka as Puri-puri Prisoner.
The anime adaptation is being produced by Madhouse for the animation with Shingo Natsume set to direct based on the overall scripts by Tomohiro Suzuki. Chikashi Kubota is on board to handle the character designs for it.
The manga comes from ONE and Yusuke Murata, which began in 2012 in Tonari no Young Jump online after it was originally started back in 2009 by Murata online. The manga has ten volumes released so far in Japan.
Viz Media is releasing the manga in North America in both print and digital form.
Plot concept: In this new action-comedy, everything about a young man named Saitama screams “AVERAGE,” from his lifeless expression to his bald head, to his unimpressive physique. However, this average-looking fellow doesn’t have your average problem… He’s actually a superhero that’s looking for tough opponents! The problem is, every time he finds a promising candidate he beats the snot out of them in one punch. Can Saitama finally find an evil villain strong enough to challenge him? Follow Saitama through his hilarious romps as he searches for new bad guys to challenge!
S2 Volume | Date | Extras |
---|---|---|
1 | 10/25/19 | Booklet, OVA, Cast Audio Commentary |
2 | 11/26/19 | |
3 | 12/25/19 | |
4 | 01/28/20 | |
5 | 02/27/20 | |
6 | 03/27/20 | |
S1 Volume | Date | Extras |
Box Set | 12/21/18 | OVA, Promos, Audio Commentary, Character CD, Booklet |
1 | 12/24/15 | OVA, Promos, Audio Commentary, Character CD, Booklet |
2 | 01/29/16 | OVA, Promo, Specials, Audio Commentary, 3rd & 4th Theater Pieces, Drama CD |
3 | 02/24/16 | OVA, Promo, Specials, Audio Commentary, 5th & 6th Theater Pieces, Drama CD |
4 | 03/25/16 | OVA, Commercials, Specials, Audio Commentary, 7th & 8th Theater Pieces, Drama CD |
5 | 04/22/16 | OVA, Promo, Audio Commentary, 9th & 10th Theater Pieces, Drama CD |
6 | 05/27/16 | OVA, Clean Opening, Clean Closing, 11th & 12th Theater Pieces, Drama CD, Booklet, Audio Commentary |
[Source: One Punch Man]