by “Kinnikuman,” a classic manga from the Showa era that sent boys all over the country into a frenzy, has been made into a TV anime for the first time in 32 years! I’m sure many long-time fans get excited just hearing that and can’t wait for the show to air.
Therefore, in this article, we will discuss the points of interest such as when the new anime “Kinnikuman: Perfect Choujin Ancestor Edition” (Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Hen) will be broadcast, whether it will be distributed online, and what will happen to the voice actors. I will share my thoughts with you, including some speculation.
When will the new anime “Kinnikuman” be released? What is the broadcasting station?
The new Kinnikuman anime will be broadcast every Sunday from 11:30 p.m. starting July 2024. The broadcast station is CBC/TBS network 28 stations nationwide in the “Agal Anime” slot. Agal Anime is a new anime broadcast slot that will be established in April 2024. It has also been decided that it will be broadcast on BS11.
The specific broadcast start date has yet to be announced, but considering it will be broadcast every Sunday, the broadcast may start between July 7th and 14th, 2024.
The new anime “Kinnikuman” production announcement was made on March 17, 2023. The first report was announced in Shueisha’s mook book “Kinnikuman Jump Vol. 4 ~New Anime Decision & 40th Anniversary of the First TV Anime Broadcast”, released today. However, the broadcast date and time have yet to be announced, and there was no mention of what would happen.
Later, on September 29, 2023, the official account on X (formerly Twitter) reported that the Perfect Superhuman Ancestor arc, along with the production staff, will be depicted in a new anime and that it will be broadcast on TV in 2024! I did.
Is there online distribution?
As of March 2024, it has not been announced whether the anime “Kinnikuman Perfect Choujin Ancestor Edition” will be distributed online. However, all the TV animation works produced by Production IG that have been broadcast in recent years, such as “Pirate Princess,” “Aoashi,” and “Heaven’s Great Demon,” are all distributed online, so there is a high possibility that “Perfect Superhuman Ancestor Edition” will also be distributed. Sho.
How many episodes are there in the new anime “Kinnikuman”?
It is unknown at this point, before the broadcast begins, how many episodes the anime “Kinnikuman Perfect Choujin Ancestor Edition” will have. However, since the original manga’s Perfect Superhuman Progenitor arc has a massive volume of 208 episodes, it doesn’t seem easy to fit the story into 12 to 13 episodes per season. I think it will be broadcast in multiple seasons, including in separate seasons.
What about the voice actor? Will voice actors from the old anime series be used?
The voice actors announced as of April 29, 2024, are as follows.
Kinnikuman: Mamoru Miyano
Meat-kun: Sumire Uesaka
Terryman: Daisuke Ono
Robin Mask: Katsuyuki Konishi
Warsman: Yuki Kaji Ramenman
: Tomokazu Seki
Brocken Jr.: Jun Kasama
Geronimo: Kensho Ono
Buffalo man: Hiroki Yasumoto
Black Hole: Miyata Toshiya
Sutekaseking: Tetsuya Kakihara
Springman: Hiroyuki Yoshino
Mr. Carmen: Kisho Taniyama
Atlantis:
Yasuhiro Mamiya The Magic Unten: Mitsuaki Kanuka
Ashuraman:
Hiroshi Kamiya Neptune Man: Tomokazu Sugita
Mayumi Kinniku/Prince Kamehame: Akira Kamiya
Chairman: Toshio Furukawa
Announcer: Shinichiro Ota
Regarding the voice actors to be used in “Perfect Choujin Ancestor Arc,” the two main voice actors were announced on December 29, 2023. According to the report, the voice of the main character, Kinnikuman, will be voiced by Mamoru Miyano, a famous voice actor who has been well-received for his roles as Light Yagami in “DEATH NOTE” and Setsuna F. Seiei in “Mobile Suit Gundam 00.” (Mamoru Miyano). Akira Kamiya will play the two characters of Mayumi Kinniku, Kinnikuman’s father and the previous King of the Planet, Kinniku, and Prince Kamehame, Kinnikuman’s master.
Among them, Akira Kamiya is a legendary voice actor who provided the voice of Kinnikuman in the old anime. Although he is 77 years old, he is still active today.
Furthermore, on March 29, 2024, 15 new cast members were announced, including Sumire Uesaka, who will play Meat-kun, and Daisuke Ono, who will play Terryman.
All of them have a lineup of famous voice actors, but I want to pay particular attention to Toshio Furukawa, who plays the role of the committee chairman. He is a veteran voice actor in the same grade as Akira Kamiya. He took over the role of Kinniku Suguru, also known as the first Kinnikuman, from Kamiya in the TV anime “Kinnikuman II.” Hence, he is a legend that cannot be ignored when discussing “Kinnikuman.”” There is only one person. His appointment will surely make fans happy.
Above, we have summarized the basic information of the new anime “Kinnikuman Perfect Choujin Ancestor Edition,” such as broadcast information and basic work knowledge. We will update you with new information as soon as it becomes available, such as the specific broadcast timing and whether or not it will be distributed online, so please look forward to it!
