by The main visual for the TV anime “Kinnikuman” Perfect Chojin Ancestor Arc, which will begin airing on July 7, 2024, has been released. The newly released key visual depicts a grand three-way conflict between Kinnikuman, Terryman, other justice-minded Chojins, Buffaloman, the seven evil Chojins, and Strong the Budo and other perfect Chojins.
In addition, the seven actors who will play the Perfect Superhumans, who are critical to the story of the Perfect Superhuman Ancestors arc, have been announced.
Akio Otsuka will play Strong the Martial Artist, a large man who exudes a powerful sense of intimidation even among the Perfect and Infinite Large Number Army and who has a unique skill called “The Tragedy of Zero” that neutralizes the superhuman powers of his opponents. Kobayashi Chikahiro will play Max Radial, who unleashes a brutal attack that cuts the opponent’s skin by pressing them against the giant tires on both shoulders and spinning them at high speed, Nojima Kenji will play Turboman, a perfectionist who always considers external matches to be a mission and makes it his greatest priority to complete the victory smoothly, Hiyama Nobuyuki will play Daruma Man, a member of the Perfect Infinite Army who has the title of “Perfect Fang”, Tomioka Yusuke will play Crash Man, whose most excellent special move is to close all his “Iron Gloves” to wrap around and crush the opponent in front of him, Odaka Yoshiyasu will play Marlin Man, a half-fish superhuman who is skilled in underwater combat and aims at the opponent’s heart with his sharp and long upper jaw like a marlin, piercing it in one go and killing it, and Ishige Shoya will play Peek-a-Boo, who, as expected from his childlike appearance, cannot even speak before the match, but has an incredible learning ability and observes the opponent’s movements during the game and surpasses them at breakneck speed. In addition, comments have been received from the seven perfect superhuman cast members announced this time.
Rest assured, you won’t miss a single episode of this exciting series. It will be broadcast on the CBC/TBS network’s “Agaru Anime” time slot on 28 stations nationwide starting July 7, every Sunday from 11:30 pm. Additionally, it will be available on BS11 every Friday from July 12 and on Animax every Saturday from 9 pm starting July 27. And for those who prefer to binge-watch, the series will be exclusively available on Netflix for unlimited streaming, with new episodes updated every Monday starting July 8.
The first episode to be aired will be Episode 0, which will feature several scenes from the previous series leading up to the Perfect Superhuman Ancestor Arc, including the monster-fighting arc, the Superhuman Olympics arc, the Seven Devil Superhumans arc, the Golden Mask arc, the Dream Superhuman Tag Team arc, and the Battle for the Kinniku Planet Throne arc, which will be newly depicted in the Reiwa era version of Kinnikuman for the first time in about 30 years.
The original “Kinnikuman” was written by Yudetamago (original scenario writer Shimada Takashi and illustrations Nakai Yoshinori) and began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha) in 1979. It is currently being serialized in Weekly Playboy and Weekly Playboy News (both published by Shueisha).
The story follows Kinnikuman, a clumsy and foolish dropout superhuman from Planet Kinniku, who, through hard work, friendship, and victory, eventually grows into the most muscular man in the world of superhuman fighting. We look forward to more information on the TV anime “Kinnikuman” Perfect Superhuman Ancestor Arc.
