Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc, the upcoming and most recent animated adaptation of the long-running Kinnikuman shonen action manga, has revealed a new cast addition. The series will broadcast in Japan on the Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting / Tokyo Broadcasting System networks beginning on July 7, 2024, and it will also stream on Netflix.
In Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc, actor / comedian Akira Kawashima (of comedy duo Kirin) plays the roles of Big the Budo / Neptune King, a legendary fighter who hides his true identity in an outfit resembling kendo armor.
Big the Budo / Neptune King character visual
Also known in the 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. Akira Sato directs Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc at animation studio Production I.G. Makoto Fukami provides the series composition, Hirotaka Marufuji provides the character designs, and Yasuharu Takanashi provides the music.
Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc key visual
The story of Kinnikuman follows 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.
Source: Comic Natalie
