Overall, the plot is built upon nicely, as are the show’s core themes - although they're explored with far less nuance this season. For a show with "punch" in its name, not a single blow leaves any lasting impact. Instead, we have flashes, cuts to black, and machine-gun punches all reminiscent of the drawn-out fight scenes of Dragon Ball Z from more than twenty years ago. Gone are the intricately detailed character action shots, with dynamic slow motion and constantly-shifting camerawork. The animation is slow and lazy, taking horrendous shortcuts to get the fights done and dusted in as simple a way as possible. But if you are hoping for Season 2 to deliver those same visceral fight scenes that we were lucky enough to see in One Punch Man's freshman outing, then the new episodes will probably leave you underwhelmed. If you’re invested in the story and want to know how it can possibly build on the ultimate sucker punch that is the ending of Season 1, then you won’t be disappointed by Season 2. If you love One-Punch Man for its characters, relationships, gimmicks, costumes, personalities, and agendas, then there’s nothing to dislike here. And the philosophy is still there, but that is all handled by the writer of the manga, so the story, themes, and big ideas are going to be carried forward effortlessly, regardless of how the show looks. The jokes are still there, delivered expertly by the voice cast, especially our protagonist Saitama - however, many of the jokes in Season 1 relied on physical comedy and slapstick, but with poorer animation, some of that is lost in Season 2.
In Season 2, just as in Season 1, we get the latter two. One-Punch Man is defined by three things: intense and exhilarating fight scenes between fun and campy heroes and villains a philosophy based around searching for a purpose in life and feeling unfulfilled and jokes based on both the fights and the philosophy. So, after all of this, does Season 2 of One-Punch Man hold up? Well, the answer to this largely depends on what you want from your anime, and what you’re willing to sacrifice.
Alarm bells started ringing, and then the trailer dropped, which showed stilted animation, uninspired shot composition, awkward facial animations, and a lot of black screens. Staff due to time restraints and the team who made Season 1 having their hands full with other projects. Then came the news that Season 2 would switch animation studios from Madhouse to J.C. Its dynamic camerawork, electrifying brawls, heart-stopping action scenes, and gorgeous animation left fans drooling after each episode. Season 1 of One-Punch Man is one of the best-looking anime to ever grace our screens.
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