Summer Anime "Kinnikuman" Perfect Choujin Hajime Hen, PV with highlights of episode 0 is released! Kinnikuman and Terryman look back at the past in a gachi sparring match!

The original "Kinnikuman" was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha) in 1979 by author Yudetamago (original scenario by Takashi Shimada, illustrations by Yoshinori Nakai). The series continues to be serialized in "Weekly Playboy" and "Shukupre NEWS" (both published by Shueisha). The series has sold more than 77 million copies.
The story is about Kinnikuman, a clumsy and stupid dropout from the planet Kinniku, who through hard work, friendship, and victory eventually grows into the strongest man in the superhuman fighting world. The anime has been broadcast since 1983, and the Kinnikeshi has become a huge hit, with 200 million units sold.

The new series is a continuation of the Kinnikuman Kinnikusei Kingship Contest Arc, and is directed by Yoh Satou, with series composition by Makoto Fukami, character design by Hiroki Marufuji, and music by Koji Takanashi, The role of Kinnikuman will be played by Mamoru Miyano, and the roles of Mayumi Kinniku and Prince Kamehame will be played by Akira Kamiya.

⇒ The long-awaited new series of the "Kinnikuman" anime "Perfect Chohin Hajime Hen" will be broadcast in 2024! Production I.G of "Ghost in the Shell" will produce the animation!

⇒Click here for the list of summer anime in 2024.

This time, the PV of episode 0 of the TV anime "Kinnikuman" Perfect Choujin Hajime Hen has been released. In this PV, a part of the hot battles in the past series leading up to the Perfect Choujin Hajime Arc is shown in advance, and the content is sure to raise expectations for the episode 0, which will finally be broadcast on July 7.

In episode 0, many scenes from the past series leading up to the Perfect Choujin Hajime Arc, including the Monster Extermination Arc, Choujin Olympics Arc, Seven Demon Choujin Arc, Golden Mask Arc, Dream Choujin Tag Team Arc, and Kinnikusei Throne Contest Arc, will be newly filmed as the 2025 Kinnikuman version after a 30-year absence. Kinnikuman is about to get married to Bibimba, and for some reason he heads back to Earth. The content of the film is such that he looks back on his past and recalls the days of fierce battles as he engages in gachi sparring with his ally Terryman.

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Episode 0 Synopsis

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After defeating his life's greatest nemesis, Super Phoenix, Kinnikuman inherits the throne of Kinniku Sei and returns to his home planet, but... However, he is about to get married to Bibimba, and for some reason, he returns to Earth. His destination is the familiar Kinniku House in Denenchofu, Tokyo. There, his former friends have gathered. Kinnikuman and his ally Terryman engage in a grueling sparring match called a "wedding celebration," and reminisce about their old encounters and the fierce battles of the past.

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Work Information
TV animation " Kinnikuman: Perfect Choujin Hajime Hen " ( Kinnikuman: Perfect Choujin Hajime Hen )
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CBC/TBS 28 stations nationwide network "Agal Anime" slot: Broadcast from 11:30 p.m. on Sundays, July 7, 2024.
BS11: Broadcast from July 12, 2024!
Animax: Broadcasting every Saturday from 9:00 p.m. starting July 27! Repeat broadcasts every Sunday from 9:00 p.m. starting July 28!

＜Staff

Original story: YUDETAMAGO (serialized in Shueisha's "Weekly Playboy" and "Shukupre NEWS")
Director:Yo Satou
Assistant Director : Jun Soga
Series Composition: Makoto Fukami
Animation Character Design: Hirotaka Marufuji
Animation Supervisor: Mamoru Yokota
Action Supervisor : Masami Ohari
Prop Design: Etsunobu Iwanaga
Art Designer：Kura Ii
Art Director：Satoru Hirayanagi
Color Designer：Sayo Mogi
Director of Photography: Keiichi Saito
Editing: Yoshinori Murakami
Sound Director: Yuichi Imaizumi
Music: Koji Takanashi
Animation Producer: Rui Kuroki
Animation Production: Production I.G

＜Cast

Kinnikuman: Mamoru Miyano
Meat-kun: Uesaka Sumire
Terryman: Daisuke Ono
Robin Mask: Katsuyuki Konishi
Wordsman: Hiroki Kaji
Ramenman: Tomokazu Seki
Brocken Jr.: Jun Kasama
Geronimo: Kensho Ono
Buffalo Man: Hiroki Yasumoto
Black Hole: Toshiya Miyata
Stekase King: Tetsuya Kakihara
Spring Man: Hiroyuki Yoshino
Mr. Kamen: Noriaki Taniyama
Atlantis: Yasuhiro Mamiya
The Magic Cloud Heaven: Mitsuaki Kanuka

Strong the Budo: Akio Otsuka
Max Radial: Chikahiro Kobayashi
Turbo Men: Kenji Nojima
Dharmeshiman: Shuyuki Hiyama
Crashman: Yusuke Tomioka
Merlin Man: Keiyasu Otaka
Peek-a-Boo: Shoya Ishige

Ashraman: Hiroshi Kamiya
Neptune Man: Tomokazu Sugita
Wolfman: Kendo Kobayashi
Kinniku Mayumi/Prince Kamehame: Akira Kamiya
Committee Chairman: Toshio Furukawa
Announcer: Shinichiro Ota

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What is "Kinnikuman"?
Kinnikuman" was serialized in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump" magazine from 1979 to 1987 with 387 episodes. Kinnikuman II" was serialized in "Weekly Playboy" from 1998. Kinnikuman" and "Kinnikuman II" have sold more than 77 million copies in total (12th place in history).
The TV animation series began airing in April 1983, with an average rating of 20%. 7 movies have also been produced.
In 2011, "Kinnikuman" resumed serialization for the first time in 24 years, and was ranked 7th in "This Manga is Amazing" in 2012. 2013 marked the 100th volume of the series, which will be published simultaneously in "Weekly Playboy" in addition to the "Shukupre NEWS" web series from 2020.

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