It’s a big year for Yudetamago’s long-running series Kinnikuman. Carrying on from last year’s 40th anniversary celebrations for the anime, we’re getting both a permanent museum dedicated to the title and a new anime series debuting next month. 2024 also marks the 45th anniversary of the original manga, and a special exhibition in Tokyo will mark the occasion next month.
Yudetamago himself has drawn the exhibition’s key visual, showing Kinnikuman holding a “4” and “5” aloft while surrounded by memorable scenes from the manga:
The new art has also inspired a limited-edition “45th anniversary pose ver.” figure, which will be available as an exclusive bonus with ticket purchases.
The Kinnikuman 45th Anniversary Original Art Exhibition: Love and Bonds will take place in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro Sunshine City from August 10-25.
Also known in English as Ultimate Muscle, the original Kinnikuman manga by Yudetamago has been serialized since 1979 in Shueisha publications such as Weekly Shonen Jump, Weekly Playboy, and Shu Play News. The story Kinnikuman, a clumsy and foolish superhero who discovers that he is actually the prince of Planet Kinniku, a world of mighty super humans, and who eventually grows to become the strongest wrestler in the world.
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