Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc, the upcoming and most recent animated adaptation of the long-running Kinnikuman shonen action manga, has revealed a trio of new cast additions. The series will broadcast in Japan on the Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting and Tokyo Broadcasting System networks beginning on July 7, 2024, with additional broadcasts to follow later on BS11 and Animax. The series will also stream on Netflix in Japan.
The new cast members include:
Akuma Shogun voiced by Toshiyuki Morikawa (Hikage Shinomori in My Hero Academia)
Akuma Shogun character visual
Sunshine voiced by Tetsu Inada (Wolff in The Unwanted Undead Adventurer)
Sunshine character visual
Kinnikuman Super Phoenix voiced by Yuichi Nakamura (Trigger in Mr. Villain’s Day Off)
Kinnikuman Super Phoenix 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
