Voice actors Hiroshi Kamiya and Tomokazu Sugita will voice the upcoming Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc television anime series. The anime will premiere in Japan in July 2024.

Kamiya will voice the leader of the Six Demon Knights Ashuraman, while Tomokazu Sugita will voice the villain Neptuneman.

They join a full voice cast including:

• Mamoru Miyano as Kinnikuman • Akira Kamiya as Mayumi Kinniku/Prince Kamehame • Sumire Uesaka as Meat • Daisuke Ono as Terryman • Katsuyuki Konishi as Robin Mask • Yuki Kaji as Warsman • Tomokazu Seki as Ramenman • Jun Kasama as Brocken Jr. • Kensho Ono as Geronimo • Hiroki Yasumoto as Buffaloman • Toshiya Miyata as Black Hole • Tetsuya Kakihara as Stecasee-King • Hiroyuki Yoshino as Springman • Kisho Taniyama as Mr. Khamen • Yasuhiro Mamiya as Atlantis • Mitsuaki Kanuka as as the Mountain • Toshio Furukawa as the Chairman

Akira Sato (AOASHI) will direct the new anime series, with Makoto Fukami (Tengoku-Daimakyo) as series writer, Hirotaka Marufuji (Lupine the 3rd Part 6) as character designer and Yasuharu Takanashi (co-writer). composed Naruto Shippuden) is a composer. Production IG is responsible for producing the animation.

Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc celebrates the 40th anniversary of the original Kinnikuman anime broadcast by Toei Animation, which aired in Japan from April 3, 1983 to October 1, 1986 for 137 episodes. The series also inspired a 1984 special and the 46-episode Kinnikusei Oui Soudatsu-hen series in 1991. The anime was licensed by 4Kids Entertainment in 2002 and aired on the Fox Box programming block. titled Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy. The first season aired with 51 episodes in 2002. The second season aired with 26 episodes between 2003 and 2004. Discotek Media licensed both seasons and released the full 77-episode series on Blu -ray in 2023.

The original Kinnikuman manga series was created by the creative duo Yudetamago and serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump on May 26, 1979 until May 4, 1987. The manga returned with a sequel was revived and is currently serialized in Shupure NEWS as of 2011. A total of 84 tankobon volumes have been released under the Jump Comics label as of March 2024.

Kinnikuman follows a bumbling protagonist whose true identity is Suguru Kinniku. He learns that he is the missing prince of the extraordinary royal family on the planet Kinniku. This planet is a remote place known for creating the greatest superheroes in the universe. To prove his worthiness for the throne, Kinnikuman participates in several wrestling tournaments and fights many evil supermen.

Source: Pony Canyon Anime's official TwitterPress Release