This is the Finale That's So "One Punch Man"! Saitama's Long-Awaited Overwhelming Victory Battle and That "Last Line" That Gives You Chills

Episode 36, the final episode of the first cour of "One Punch Man" Season 3, has been airing sequentially since late night on December 28th. The overwhelming strength of the strongest hero Saitama (CV: Makoto Furukawa) and his final line have been praised as "an ending that's so One Punch Man."

In Episode 36 "The Ultimate Life Form," the ultimate life form Monster King Orochi (CV: Atsushi Ono) and Saitama finally come face to face. When Orochi speaks with full dignity, saying "Now, fight me like a combat experiment and offer your body. For I am destined to descend as a god, my resurrection prophesied since ancient times...," Saitama interrupts him in an annoyed manner, saying "Enough already, enough already. I'm not interested in you at all," and declares, "Ultimate life-whatever-you-call-it, it's gonna end with one punch anyway."

After that, Orochi falls from Saitama's powerful single blow. When asked "What did you just do...?", Saitama casually answers, "Normal Punch." And the final episode of Season 3's first cour closes with Saitama's line, "See? It ends with one punch."

Because he is far too strong, Saitama only participates in battles at crucial moments, but he demonstrated his overwhelming strength in this long-awaited battle as well. Online reactions flooded in, such as "refreshingly one punch," "the finale with one punch," and "an ending with irony that's so One Punch Man."

Additionally, it was announced that the second cour of Season 3 will air in 2027, and fans' expectations are rising with comments like "The longer the wait, the more excited I get thinking about the top-quality content that awaits" and "I can't wait for the continuation."