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One-Punch Man S2E1 — Return of the Hero

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One-Punch Man•Season 2•Episode 1

Return of the Hero

7.9/10 · 5,033 votesApr 10, 201924 min

Ranked #7 of 12 in Season 2•−0.3 vs season avg

Saitama is out shopping with Genos in tow when the pair come across G4, a demonic robot on a mission to eliminate King. Elsewhere, Sitch attempts to recruit various cutthroats, villains and assassins of the underworld to help the Hero Association.

Directed byShuuji Miyazaki

Written byTomohiro Suzuki

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Cast9

Makoto Furukawa

Makoto Furukawa

Saitama (voice)

Kaito Ishikawa

Kaito Ishikawa

Genos (voice)

Hiroki Yasumoto

Hiroki Yasumoto

King (voice)

Kazuhiro Yamaji

Kazuhiro Yamaji

Silverfang (voice)

Yuichi Nakamura

Yuichi Nakamura

License-less Rider (voice)

Kenjiro Tsuda

Kenjiro Tsuda

Atomic Samurai (voice)

Aoi Yuuki

Aoi Yuuki

Terrible Tornado (voice)

Saori Hayami

Saori Hayami

Hellish Blizzard (voice)

Hikaru Midorikawa

Hikaru Midorikawa

Garou (voice)

Crew12

A

Akio Kitahara

Key Animation

S

Shinya Kameyama

Key Animation

Tomohiro Suzuki

Tomohiro Suzuki

Writer

S

Shuuji Miyazaki

Director

Nobuyuki Hosoya

Nobuyuki Hosoya

Producer

K

Kazuhiko Abe

Key Animation

C

Chikara Sakurai

Storyboard Artist

R

Ryousuke Tanigawa

Supervising Animation Director

Y

Yoshinari Ono

Animation Director

M

Mitsuteru Kubo

Key Animation

Y

Yuki Suzuki

Key Animation

Y

Yusuke Adachi

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Return of the Hero" is episode 1 of One-Punch Man season 2. It scored 7.9/10 from 5,033 votes, ranking #7 of 12 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Shuuji Miyazaki and written by Tomohiro Suzuki, it aired on April 10, 2019.

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