Genuine question, but why Bandai Namco is making part 2 of OPM Season 3?
Clearly season 3 did massive damage on the entire franchise and caused huge disappointment of fans. Animation, pacing, even cohesiveness with source material are all are messed up.
Both the studio and the production committee get a lot of criticism under their social medias so it's unlikely that they are not aware of bad reception of show.
So why they greenlit another part instead of canceling it? Does that mean season 3 was profitable for them, because of hate watching? Or they are just obligated by agreement to do this no matter the quality?
By the way is there even a chance that in 12 months of this year they will be able to do better product for 2027? I feel like production of anime needs much more time for this, but could be wrong.
Both the studio and the production committee get a lot of criticism under their social medias so it's unlikely that they are not aware of bad reception of show.
So why they greenlit another part instead of canceling it? Does that mean season 3 was profitable for them, because of hate watching? Or they are just obligated by agreement to do this no matter the quality?
By the way is there even a chance that in 12 months of this year they will be able to do better product for 2027? I feel like production of anime needs much more time for this, but could be wrong.
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And the harm is not enough for them to care.
We know the production of OPM was extremely rushed, with some scenes being finished merely weeks before airing, so maybe they realized they were way too behind the schedule and decided to split the season
You mean Reign of the Seven Spellblade? Is that confirmed to be getting another season?
Although considering how the Danmachi LN series has been put on hold for Seven Spellblade, I would be shocked if it doesn’t come.
Only way I can see a major improvement is a group of foreign animators coming together to help in multiple episodes, not only with the layouts, but storyboards, cleanup and so on
But the animators that would do that, are not going to help a series like One Punch Man
JC staff isn't a good studio. They have terrible production schedules and are always overbooked. I wouldn't be surprised if Season 3 part 2 isn't even being worked on right now.
It's not like they're not aware. It's more like they don't care about viewers and care more about short-term profits.
You say that like they were supposed to be working on the anime years before they were hired to
Also, you mentioned 12 months but its only been announced as 2027. That could easily mean not until Fall 2027. I highly doubt it will air in Winter 2027.
Honestly, if they actually have enough time I’m optimistic that the next season will be an improvement over this one.
You clearly don't know about the anime industry here.
That's damage for me. Most fans will be disappointed because of the 3rd season for a very very long.
Using this same logic, anime quality is irrelevant as it won’t do substantial damage.
There are losses. It can be in the form of monetary or even just relevance. Just as Seven Deadly Sins and Tokyo Ghoul fell, so can OPM. Fans good graces will only last so long.
It's completely possible that Namco kpis for OPM actually went up with this season
even then, Japanese social media is more mixed on it, some praise for the voice work and comedy at the very least. I love how the Japanese anime fanbase still try to find the best in everything
This might not be a terrible thing though. Definitely don’t get your hopes up, but even just a year’s time to work on it is more time than they (seemingly) got for the first half (assuming they work on it full time).