The official Twitter account for the new Kinnikuman anime franchise revealed the staff, studio, title, visual, and 2024 premiere date.
Kinnikuman – New anime will be produced by IG Production
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The title of the anime is “Kinnikuman Kanpeki Chо̄jin Shiso-hen” (Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc, or literally, Kinnikuman Perfect Chо̄jin/Superhuman Origin Arc), named after the 2011 manga arc of the same name.
Technical team
- Anime Director: Akira Sato (Release the Spyce)
- Animation Studio: Production IG
- Series Composition: Makoto Fukami (Psycho-Pass, 2016 Berserk)
- Character Designer: Hirotaka Marufuji (Lupin the 3rd Part 6)
- Music Composer: Yasuharu Takanashi (Naruto Shippūden)
The new anime commemorates the 40th anniversary of the first anime, which premiered in April 1983.
Synopsis
The story follows the life of a comedic superhero named Kinnikuman, also known as "The Muscle Man," who is a weak and clumsy wrestler trying to become the world's greatest wrestler. Kinnikuman is an alien from the planet Kinniku and, despite being a hero, is often seen as a clown by the other wrestlers.
Kinnikuman is a fighting and comedy manga created by Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada , known collectively as Yudetamago . The manga originally published in Japan in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1979 to 1987, and was later adapted into an anime series, films, and games.
The manga is therefore known for its unique combination of comedy and action, and for its distinctive art style which is often parodied in other series. Finally, Kinnikuman also has a dedicated fanbase worldwide, and remains popular today, almost four decades after its first publication.
Source: Official Twitter account
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