The return of One Punch Man is scheduled for October 12, 2025date on which the broadcast of its third season will begin. After months of rumors, the key information has finally been leaked: the anime will feature a total of 12 episodesnot including the second season recap special that will air on October 5.
The information comes from the insider SugoiLitewho has confirmed that the production will be distributed weekly in Japan and through Crunchyroll for the rest of the world. This means that season 3 will have the same length as the previous installments, a standard format in the industry that avoids surprises regarding the duration.
Season 3 broadcast schedule
The episodes will premiere uninterruptedly every Sunday, from October 12 to the end of December 2025:
- Episode 1: October 12, 2025
- Episode 2: October 19, 2025
- Episode 3: October 26, 2025
- Episode 4: November 2, 2025
- Episode 5: November 9, 2025
- Episode 6: November 16, 2025
- Episode 7: November 23, 2025
- Episode 8: November 30, 2025
- Episode 9: December 7, 2025
- Episode 10: December 14, 2025
- Episode 11: December 21, 2025
- Episode 12: December 28, 2025
The calendar fits with Japanese television programming, since the new winter premiere season will begin in January 2026. This makes it unlikely that there will be pauses or delays in the transmission.
What future awaits One Punch Man?
The possibility of a fourth season depends on production decisions not yet confirmed, but the original material is far from exhausted. He One Punch Man manga It has more than 200 chapters published, while the first two seasons only adapted around 85. With that difference, it is evident that the anime still has a lot of ground to cover.
What do you think about the length of this season 3 of One Punch ManDoes it seem appropriate to you or would you have preferred more episodes?
