Yuichi Nakamura, Toshiyuki Morikawa and Tetsu Inada are joining the Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc anime. It is set to premiere on July 7, with Production I.G animating. You can see the new characters on their visuals below.
Mamoru Miyano is voicing Kinnikuman, with Akira Kamiya (who was the original Kinnikuman) voicing both Mayumi Kinniku and Prince Kamehame. The full voice cast includes:
- Mamoru Miyano as Kinnikuman
- Sumire Uesaka as Meat
- Daisuke Ono as Terryman
- Katsuyuki Konishi as Robin Mask
- Yuki Kaji as Warsman
- Tomokazu Seki as Ramenman
- Jun Kasama as Brocken Jr
- Kensho Ono as Geronimo
- Hiroki Yasumoto as Buffaloman
- Toshiya Miyata as Black Hole
- Tetsuya Kakihara as Stecasee-King
- Hiroyuki Yoshino as Springman
- Kisho Taniyama as Mr. Khamen
- Yasuhiro Mamiya as Atlantis
- Mitsuaki Kanuka as The Mountain
- Hiroshi Kamiya as Ashuraman
- Tomokazu Sugita as Neptuneman
- Akira Kamiya as Mayumi Kinniku/Prince Kamehame
- Toshio Furukawa as Chairperson
- Shinichiro Ota as Announcer
- Akio Otsuka as Strong the Budo
- Chikahiro Kobayashi as Max Radial
- Kenji Nojima as Turbomen
- Nobuyuki Hiyama as Darmeshiman
- Yusuke Tomioka as Crushman
- Yoshiyasu Otaka as Marlinman
- Shoya Ishige as Peek a Boo
- Toshiyuki Morikawa as Akuma Shogun (NEW)
- Tetsu Inada as Sunshine (NEW)
- Yuichi Nakamura as Kinnikuman Super Phoenix (NEW)
Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin anime staff:
- Original Work: Yudetamago
- Director: Akira Sato
- Series Composition: Makoto Fukami
- Character Design: Hirotaka Marufuji
- Music: Yasuharu Takanashi
- Animation Production: Production I.G
Kinnikuman is a Japanese manga series created by Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada, also known as Yudetamago. It was originally published by Shuiesha’s Weekly Shonen Jump from 1979 to 1987 before restarting publication in 2011 in Shuiesha’s Shu Play news web magazine.
There is also a sequel, the Kinnikuman: The 2nd Generation (known as Ultimate Muscle outside Japan) manga that was serialized in Weekly Playboy between 1998 and 2004. It was also adapted into three different television series, all of which were broadcast on TV Tokyo in Japan and released in North America by 4Kids Entertainment.
It is one of the best-selling manga series in Japan, having sold over 77 million copies by 2021. The series has inspired several spin-off manga, anime series, films, games, and merchandise. The original Kinnikuman anime series was produced by Toei Animation and aired from 1983 to 1986 for a total of 137 episodes.
PONY CANYON describes the story:
Prince Kinnikuman, who came to Earth from Kinnikusei, a planet at the end of the universe, was always
ridiculed by humans as a useless Chojin. However, by chance, he was given the right to participate in the
Chojin World Cup, a tournament to determine the world’s best Chojin, and by a miracle, he won the
championship. The following year, he even won it again!
Since then, he has become a central figure among Seigi Chojin who protects the peace of the universe. He has managed to defeat the raging forces of the enemy, including Akuma Chojin who plans to rule the world, and Perfect Chojin who aims to wipe out the weak Chojin on Earth, with the power of friendship with his friends, including Terryman and Robin Mask.
In recognition of his achievements, Kinnikuman wins the “Survival Match for the Kinnikusei Throne,” the final test of his career, and is crowned the 58th Great King of Kinnikusei! He returned to his home planet from Earth, got married, and said goodbye to eight years of fighting. About a year and a half later, the entire universe was supposed to be at peace…
Source: Press release, official website
© Yudetamago/Shueisha, Kinnikuman Production Committee
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