Kinnikuman
Genres: adventure, comedy, science fiction, tournament
Themes: wrestling
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: Kinnikuman is a superhero…a bad one. The one day a person named Meat tells Kinnikuman that he is the prince of an alien planet. Kinnikuman must save the day numerous times fighting evil chōjin and competing in tournaments to prove himself to his family and to gain respect and money.
Number of episodes: 137
Vintage: 1983-04-03 to 1986-08-19
Kinnikuman: Scramble for the Throne / Kinnikuman: Kinnikusei Ōi Sōdatsu-hen
Genres: adventure, comedy, science fiction, tournament
Themes: wrestling
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: Kinnikuman has proven himself worthy to be crowned the next king of Planet Kinniku. But at the ceremony, five other Kinnikuman’s arrive, all claiming to be the true prince of Planet Kinniku. Now, a Royal Survivor Tournament is being held to decide the true successor to the throne, and with the help and support of his friends and with his recently acquired knowledge of the Ultimate Technique (The Muscle Spark), Kinnikuman fights for what is rightfully his.
Number of episodes: 46
Vintage: 1991-10-06 to 1992-09-27
Ultimate Muscle / Kinnikuman II
Genres: comedy, science fiction, tournament
Themes: wrestling
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: Kid Muscle (or Mantaro for short) is a bumbling, gross, and wimpy sort-of person. Unfortunately, he has been summoned to protect the earth from the evil dMp, a band of cheating wrestlers from outer space. Luckily he’s not undertaking this task alone. Kid Muscle must join the Muscle League, a group of wrestlers from outer space who are training themselves so they can defend the earth, and stop the dMp by acheiving “Ultimate Muscle”, a hidden power that makes Mantaro an almost unbeatable opponent.
Number of episodes: 74
Vintage: 2002-01-09 to 2002-12-25
Kinnikuman Nisei - Ultimate Muscle
Themes: wrestling
Plot Summary: the second generation of heroes of the hercules factory has to be done by reopen the hercules factory to fight a new generation of villains of the so called D.M.P. (the villain greil). between the new heroes is the son of the former kinnikuman.
Number of episodes: 27
Vintage: 2003-10-18 to 2004-02-21
Kinnikuman Nisei - Ultimate Muscle 2
Themes: wrestling
Plot Summary: Mantaro has made it to the semifinal match of the Chojin Cup. He must now fight Ricardo in a soccer field to advance to the last match. Kevin Mask is also in the semifinals, and must defeat Ilioukhine in an aerial field to advance. These three matches will determine who wins the Chojin Cup.
Number of episodes: 13
Vintage: 2004-02-28 to 2004-05-22
Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc
Vintage: 2024-07
Kinnikuman: Kessen! Shichinin no Seigi Chōjin vs. Uchū Nobushi (special) - Vintage: 1984-04-07
Kinnikuman (movie) - Vintage: 1984-07-14
Kinnikuman: Ōabare! Seigi Chōjin (movie) - Vintage: 1984-12-22
Kinnikuman: Seigi Chōjin vs Kodai Chōjin (movie) - Vintage: 1985-03-16
Kinnikuman: Gyakushū! Uchū Kakure Chōjin (movie) - Vintage: 1985-07-13
Kinnikuman: Haresugata! Seigi Chōjin (movie) - Vintage: 1985-12-21
Kinnikuman: New York Close Call! (movie) - Vintage: 1986-03-15
Kinnikuman: Seigi Chōjin vs Senshi Chōjin (movie) - Vintage: 1986-12-20
Kinnikuman Nisei - Second Generations (movie) - Vintage: 2001-07-14
Kinnikuman the 2nd/Kinnikuman Nisei: Muscle Ninjin Sōdatsu! Chōjin Daisensō (movie) - Vintage: 2002-07-20
