New details and possible spoilers for "One Punch Man" season 2 will feature a possible release date of the anime and the identiy of Blast revealed.
Several rumors are making rounds regarding as to when will "One Punch Man" season 2 premier this year. it has been confirmed that the hit anime series will launch within the year, however, its is speculated that season 2 will air sometime in the mid-2017, MobiPicker reported.
The possible arc for "One Punch Man" season 2 could be the "Hero Hunt" arc as Saitama and his friends will face Garou, a former student of S-Class Rank 3 Bang/Silver Fang. As a child, Garou rooted for villains instead of heroes and took out almost every student in the dojo to demonstrate his power. Silver Fang had no choice, but to exile Garou from his dojo as the latter learned different martial arts styles to increase his power. Garou will have an instant dislike towards Saitama when they meet during the "Hero Hunt" arc.
Another potential enemy of Saitama could two his teammates in the Hero Association. namely Amai Mask and Dr. Bofoi/Metal Knight. Metal Knight is a S-Class Rank 7 hero, a scientist and inventor, who uses robots to fight monsters, aliens and obtaining new technology to build weapons after each battle. The reason for Metal Knight to hate Saitam is due to several spoilers from the manga hinting that Saitama destroyed his robots and ruined his reputation by making his technology not safe for the people because it was easily beaten by Saitama.
As for Amai Mask, it is speculated that he could be the one person who knows the secret of Saitama's true power and has took an interest in him, wanting to gain the power for his own.
In other news, it seems that the possible identity of S-Class Rank 1 hero Blast has been revealed.
Blast is one of the most powerful hero in the S-Class and entire Hero Association but is not seen during there meetings even if the world is in grave danger.
However, new clues have surface during the "One Punch Man" web comic’s Chapter 106 on what Blast may look like in the anime. Although the picture is vague, the chapter revealed that Blast saved Tatsumaki in the flashback. Tatsumaki stated to Saitama that Blast inspired her to be a hero and like Saitama, Blast does his hero work as a "hobby".
Several theories throughout internet, which are now nullified hinted that Blast does not exist or that Blast is actually Saitama when he had his hair. However, the another theory suggest that Blast could be related to Saitama, a possible family member like an older brother or his father.
Fubuki teased that Blast could be a powerful psychic entity and rules an army of robots. Lastly, Blast could be a normal human whos limiter has been removed similar to Saitama, Animeride reported.
"One Punch Man" season 2 will launch sometime in 2017.