The one hit man third season It hasn’t yet revealed when anime fans can expect Saitama’s long-awaited return, but that’s not stopping the hard-hitting franchise from celebrating Halloween. To promote the third season, JC Staff has been releasing a steady stream of character posters showcasing the heroes and villains that will make up the upcoming fight between the Hero Association and the Monster Association. While the latest reveal focuses on one hero, you might not know it if you don’t know the background of this creepy crime fighter whose appearance works perfectly for the spooky season.

Zombieman is a hero that hasn’t had much attention in The one hit man first two seasons of anime but Manga readers may be familiar with the creepy named hero.. The S-rank regenerating hero has a healing factor that allows him to recover from any attack, as the manga has highlighted that Zombieman suffered serious damage during his battle. When it comes to the background of this zombie crime fighter, you might be surprised to learn where this hero was originally created and how his past ties into a major battle that anime fans have already witnessed in Saitama’s run.

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The return of the third season of Zombieman

Zombieman was originally created by Dr. Genus, the head scientist who built some terrifying villains as part of the “House of Evolution.” To refresh your memory, The House of Evolution was a major contender for Saitama with his band of hideous creatures including Mosquito Girl, Armored Gorilla, Beast King, and the most powerful of them all, Carnage Kabuto. While the “Hero For Fun” was able to dismantle them all with a single blow, it seems that the experiments also gave the world one of its greatest heroes in addition to some of its greatest villains.

While regeneration is a worthy superpower, Zombieman’s experience and use of his power is surely what has made him the sixth ranked hero in the Hero Association. As manga readers know, the regenerating hero will have a major role to play in the third season, which will hopefully reveal a release date before the end of 2024.