Live-action adaptation of one of the most popular manga ever is moving forward with Rick and Morty co-creator on board

Apr. 15, 2024



The live-action One Punch Man movie is going ahead

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The live-action movie adaptation of One Punch Man is moving ahead – and, now,Rick and Mortyco-creator Dan Harmon is onboard.

One Punch Man is one of the highest selling manga series ever, and it also has a popular anime adaptation, too. In fact, the anime is returning forOne Punch Man season 3after a five year break andhas released one epic trailerteasing what’s to come.

The manga follows Saitama, a superhero powerful enough to end any opponent with – you guessed it – one punch, in a world terrorized by supervillains and monsters. But, that makes winning battles fairly boring, and he ends up mentoring a vengeful cyborg named Genos.

There’s no further information on the One Punch Man movie just yet, since it’s so early in development. While you wait, check out our guide to thebest anime on Netflixand our choices of thebest animeto watch now to fill out your watchlist.

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I’m a Senior Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering all things film and TV for the site’s Total Film and SFX sections. I previously worked on the Disney magazines team at Immediate Media, and also wrote on the CBeebies, MEGA!, and Star Wars Galaxy titles after graduating with a BA in English.

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