'One Punch Man' Season 2 Release Date, Spoilers: Next Season Pushed Back To 2017? New Villain Introduced

"One Punch Man" recently summed up its first season but fans cannot get enough of Saitama. Now, a report regarding the Japanese anime series pumped up their mood as Season 2 will reportedly be delayed until 2017.

The news elevated the fan's excitement but they still to wait for a bit longer, notes Bitbag. According to the website, there are sites claiming that we still need to count two years before it kicks in. Meanwhile, some are predicting that it will be out in the third or fourth quarter this year.

What could be the possible reasons for the delay? Based on a report from Sports Rageous, financial limitations atop the cause. The creative team allegedly worked on a limited budget despite its success.

On the other hand, Youth Health Magazine claimed that it was due to lack of commitments from the creative team themselves, the manga creator included. As what they wrote, the head of the highly acclaimed manga series has other projects like "Mob Psycho 100," resulting in "One Punch Man" being delayed.

However, OPM's creator Murata Yusuke reportedly assured the fans that the action comedy manga will be out very soon. Meanwhile, here are the spoilers for Season 2, as Yibada noted:

According to the site, Season 2 will cover the Hero Hunter Arc. Aside from the anticipated action, they wrote that fans could expect a new villain named Garou and his goal to search for the S and A class heroes. So, a battle between him and Saitama is highly assumed.

Garou is defined by the website as "Garou is a former disciple of S-Class Rank 3 hero Silver Fang and a powerful martial arts expert.