Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc Anime Reveals New Trailer, Cast, Theme Song Information

The upcoming Kinnikuman: The perfect origin bow Production IG’s anime has revealed a new trailer, as well as more cast and theme song information. The opening theme is “LOVE & JUSTICE” by Yasuharu Takanashi×FLOW, and you can hear a preview in the new trailer.

Episode 0 will have a special opening theme song titled “Kinnikuman Go Fight!!” performed by Kinnikuman (voice: Mamoru Miyano). The lyrics of both opening themes are written by Yukinojo Mori. Mamoru Miyano will also perform the end credits theme song “Chojin”. Other cast members include:

• Atsushi Tamaru as Specialman
• Wataru Komada as Canadian
• Kodai Inaoka as Tileman
• Kentaro Tone as curry chef
• Masayuki Katou as Benkiman
• Hideo Ishikawa as Knock
• Tetsuya Yanagihara as Kazuo Nakano
• Eriko Kadokura as Kimiko Nakano

Mamoru Miyano voices Kinnikuman, while Akira Kamiya (the original Kinnikuman) voices both Mayumi Kinniku and Prince Kamehame. The rest of the previously announced cast includes:

• Sumire Uesaka as Meat
• Daisuke Ono as Terryman
• Katsuyuki Konishi as Robin Mask
• Yuki Kaji as Warsman
• Tomokazu Seki as Ramen Man
• Jun Kasama as Brocken Jr.
• Kensho Ono as Geronimo
• Hiroki Yasumoto as Buffalo Man
• 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 Neptune Man
• Toshio Furukawa as Chairman
• 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
• Tetsu Inada as Sunshine
• Yuichi Nakamura as Kinnikuman Super Phoenix
• Kendo Kobayashi as Wolfman
• Akira Kawashima as Neptune King/Big the Budo

The team includes Akira Sato as director, Makoto Fukami who is responsible for series composition, Hirotaka Marufuji as character designer and Yasuharu Takanashi who is responsible for music.

Kinnikuman is a Japanese manga series by Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada, also known as Yudetamago. It was originally published by Shuieshas Weekly Shonen Jump from 1979 to 1987, before publication resumed in 2011 in Shuiesha’s news web magazine Shu Play.

There is also a sequel, which 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 aired on TV Tokyo in Japan and were published in North America by 4Kids Entertainment. The original Kinnikuman The anime series was produced by Toei Animation and aired from 1983 to 1986, comprising a total of 137 episodes.

Source: Press release, Official website
© Yudetamago/Shueisha, Kinnikuman Production Committee