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Viz Streams Subtitled Behind-the-Scenes Video for One-Punch Man Anime
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Viz Media began streaming an English-subtitled "behind-the-scenes" video on Friday for the One-Punch Man television anime series. The six-minute video features an interview with the show's director Shingo Natsume. The interview is interspersed with clips from the series itself, as well as storyboard animation and other materials used for the series.
One-Punch Man will premiere in Japan on TV Tokyo and Niconico Live on Sunday, October 4 at 25:05 (effectively, Monday, October 5 at 1:05 a.m.). The series will then air on TV Osaka, TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting Co., Ltd. Kyoto Broadcasting (KBS), and BS Japan.
Viz Media and Daisuki are both streaming the series as it airs.
The original manga's story revolves around the titular super hero (played by Makoto Furukawa) who has trained so hard that his hair has fallen out, and who can overcome any enemy with one punch. However, because he is so strong, he has become bored and frustrated with winning all his battles so easily.
Shingo Natsume (Space Dandy, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos) is directing the anime at Madhouse (Summer Wars, Hunter x Hunter), and Tomohiro Suzuki (Tiger & Bunny scripts, Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary) is in charge of the series scripts. Makoto Miyazaki (Dragon Crisis!, Triage X) is composing the music. Chikashi Kubota (From the New World, Robotics;Notes) is serving as both character designer and chief animation director. Shigemi Ikeda and Yukiko Maruyama are the art directors, and Ken Hashimoto is the color key artist. Akane Fushihara is the director of photography, while Kashiko Kimura is editing. Shōji Hata is directing the sound.
