2025 was filled with various anime controversies that opened the conversation to many crucial topics in the industry, such as animation and technological advancement.
With the recent rumor of new episodes of Naruto and the best anime similar to My Hero Academia, 2026 already seems like a very promising year. Especially with the official Naruto park that will open in france.
Though,before saying goodbye to 2025,it is indeed critically important to remember the biggest controversies of the year in order to learn from what happened and hope for an enhancement in animes from now on.
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Criticisms of the third season of One Punch Man
After six years of waiting, the third season of One punch Man premiered in October 2025 with one of the biggest controversies of the year, attracting widespread criticism.
the disappointment revolved around the declining animation quality produced by studio JC Staff.The animation was a highlight of the first season,animated by Madhouse in 2015,but has diminished in quality since then. JC Staff already faced criticism for its work on the second season, and this intensified drastically with the third, with fans pointing out static animations-earning it the nickname “One-Frame Man”-cut or reused fight scenes from old trailers, inconsistent pacing, and an overall drop in production value, leading to historically low ratings on sites like IMDb (with some episodes scoring below 2/10).
The One Punch Man controversy escalated to the point of online harassment directed at some staff members, prompting director Shinpei Nagai to delete his social media accounts. Takashi Hashimoto, a veteran animator, defended the animators, warning about the dangers of online bullying.
Crunchyroll uses artificial intelligence to generate anime subtitles
In July 2025, Crunchyroll faced critically important controversy when fans encountered AI-generated subtitles at the premiere of Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show.
The German subtitles included phrases like “ChatGPT said…”, so they
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