Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc, an upcoming anime series that is the most recent adaptation of the long-running Kinnikuman shonen action manga, has revealed three new cast members for the show. The series will broadcast in Japan on Sundays at 11:30pm JST as part of the CBC / TBS network’s “Agaru Anime” programming block beginning in July 2024.
The new cast members include:
Ashuraman voiced by Hiroshi Kamiya (Levi Ackerman in Attack on Titan)
Ashuraman charcter visual
Neptuneman voiced by Tomokazu Sugita (Gintoki Sakata in Gintama)
Neptuneman character visual
Additionally, voice actor Shinichiro Ohta will play the Announcer (not pictured).
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: MoCa
