One Punch Man Inches Towards 40 Million Copies
One Punch Man nears the 40 million mark after 17 years
On July 3, 2026, with the release of Volume 37, One Punch Man has reached 38 million copies sold worldwide.
Previously on October 2025, the manga sold over 35 million copies, showing that in spite of the anime’s controversially poor animation quality, the manga is doing well with about 3 to 5 million sales yearly.
This also means the series could reach 40 million by the end of the year, a fitting milestone after 17 years of serialization.
One Punch Man Season 3 Part 2 will be released in 2027
About One Punch Man
Originally a webcomic created by ONE (Mob Psycho 100) in 2009, One Punch Man would later be adapted into a manga illustrated by Yusuke Murata (Eyeshield 21) in 2012.
While the webcomic is self-published in the Japanese website, Nitosha.net, the manga has been published on Shueisha’s Tonari no Young Jump website since June 14, 2012.
Premiering on October 15, 2015, One Punch Man Season 1 by Madhouse (Death Note, Hunter x Hunter 2011 and Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End) was a massive hit among anime fans and lased for 12 episodes.
Released on April 10, 2019, the One Punch Man anime would return with Season 2 and 3, this time adapted by J.C. Staff (Edens:Zero, Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest), which has caused much controversy due to the disparity in animation quality across its two seasons.
Season 3 Part 1 of One Punch Man stopped at Chapter 117 of the manga, midway into the 92-chapter long Monster Association Arc that began in Chapter 53.
One Punch Man tells the story of Saitama, a man who has the ability to destroy anything with just one punch, which has left the hero for fun dissatisfied with life.
Source: Twitter
“One-Punch Man” by ONE & Yusuke Murata has 38 million copies in circulation for vols 1-37 incl. Digital!
-Anime Season 3 Cour 2 is scheduled for 2027
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