To celebrate the original anime’s 40th anniversary, fans will again see Suguru Kinniku in the new anime adaptation of Kinnikuman based on the 2011 revival manga of the same name. The series has dropped its official teaser for the Perfect Origin Arc, featuring Kinniku as he goes on another battle. Aside from that, it also reveals its first cast details and a key visual. You can check the preview below:
The teaser begins with Kinniku commending Terryman outside the ring after being defeated. “Great job,” he says. The protagonist is then seen enjoying a meal at a diner when the Perfect Large Numbers, a group of Perfect Chojin, is mentioned, revealing it will be the next team Kinniku will face.
Prince Kamehame then appears, telling Kinniku to train under him so that he will be reborn as a true champion while the two are on a beach. From there, Kinniku reveals his third killer move out of his 48 moves, called Furinkazan, as he’s about to begin the fight.
Who are the cast and staff of the new Kinnikuman anime?
So far, the anime has only announced two cast members for the new Kinnikuman anime:
Mamoru Miyano as Suguru Kinniku (Kinnikuman)
Akira Kamiya as Prince Kamehame and Kinniku Mayumi
As for the main staff, Akira Sato is directing the series with Makoto Fukami on series composition. Hirotaka Marufuji joins the two as the character designer and Yasuharu Takanashi as the music composer.
Mamoru Miyano as Suguru Kinniku (Kinnikuman)
Akira Kamiya as Prince Kamehame
Akira Kamiya as Kinniku Mayumi
What is the new Kinnikuman anime about?
The new Kinnikuman anime follows the manga’s Perfect Origin Arc, where the Justice, Devil, and Perfect Chojin come together to sign a peace agreement to avoid future wars between their factions. However, a group called the Perfect Large Numbers arrives to ruin this treaty and challenge their divisions by launching a new tournament.
At the end of this competition, a second group named Perfect Origin arrives to declare another match, led by Nemesis and Chojin Enma. As Kinniku is about to face Nemesis, who will win between them remains to be seen.
You can read the synopsis below:
A new three-way battle between the three attributes of superhuman armies that have colored stories of yesteryear: the just superhuman, the devil superhuman, and the perfect superhuman, each with their own cause! In the process, the roots of the "superhuman" species are revealed, the human relationships within each organization have deepened, the battles and battles of the updated techniques of the superhumans, and the drama of unchanging friendship...
The anime is based on the manga by Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada, aka Yudetamago. It was originally published in Shueisha’s shonen manga magazine, Weekly Shonen Jump, in 1979 and ended in 1987. Toei Animation first adapted it into anime in 1983 and ran until 1986. After the manga restarted its publication in 2011, it started a huge franchise composed of spinoff manga and anime, video games, anime movies, and merchandise.
With its success, selling over 77 million copies as of 2021, it became one of the best-selling manga in Japan. It also has its own line of action figures, released as M.U.S.C.L.E. in North America. To celebrate the anime’s 40th anniversary, Production I.G. produced its new anime adaptation.
Kinnikuman is scheduled to be released in 2024. Over 30 years after the first anime ended, it’s a welcome sight to see Yudetamago’s story playing on TV again.
