One Punch Man has fallen in the middle of a huge debate, with the upcoming Season 3 being the crux of the issue. The anime has a loyal fan base that has been waiting years for Season 3 (despite the tragedy that Season 2 was), but JC Staff has been delaying it time and time again.
After falling massively short of the quality delivered in the first Season by Madhouse, JC Staff now faces the challenge of proving themselves to shake away the reputation of being a failure, but the prolonged production timeline has raised serious concerns.
While some fans believe and hope that the extra time means a higher-quality adaptation, far surpassing that of Season 2, others fear that JC Staff is simply struggling to keep up and delaying the inevitable.
A test of JC Staff’s commitment
The studio is not a bad one, per se; it is just that with the second season, this may be JC Staff’s final chance at redemption. Their track record is mixed due to this, and sometimes they deliver exceptional work, like A Certain Scientific Railgun T.
But as seen in One Punch Man Season 2, sometimes they miss the mark (by a lot). The issue isn’t just time but how much effort they are putting into it. They have a Season 4 of the Railgun also on the way.
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So it seems like no matter how long JC Staff spends on this project, there’s no guarantee that it will be good. Or that it will capture and enchant the audience in the same way that Madhouse did with Season 1.
The problem is that the longer the wait, the higher the expectations. This means that when it finally lands, JC Staff needs to meet the minimum standard, or they are in for a whole lot of pain (from all the comments of the fans). The longer the wait, the higher the fans’ expectations.
The ‘Uzumaki’ parallel: A warning sign?
Fans of Junji Ito’s Uzumaki anime adaptation were similarly hopeful, the creativity and skill of the author, they believed, would be translated into a proper anime adaptation.
But they were wrong, horribly so, the masterpiece that was Uzumaki was a swirl of disappointment (even though they went with the black and white palette to retain the effects).
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This could happen to One Punch Man as well. That is the problem with big manga getting adapted; there is a lot to lose for both the series and the studio. Sakamoto Days is another example of how an exceptional manga can go downhill with an anime adaptation.
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One Punch Man Season 3 could easily face a similar fate since delaying repeatedly it is giving out a sense of ‘doing it perfectly’, but if it falls short, they will be vilified.
The long wait could either result in an epic return or a crushing disappointment like that of Uzumaki. If JC Staff cannot manage to impress the fans, both the quality of One Punch Man and JC Staff’s capabilities as a renowned studio will be called into question.
One Punch Man is available to stream on Crunchyroll.
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