Kinnikuman: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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 chiyojins and competing in tournaments to prove himself to his family and to gain respect and money.

Series details

• Title: Kinnikuman
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Anime, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1983-04-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 2006-03-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NTV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 24 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 19891
• TVDB ID: 264811

Cast and credited roles

• Akira Kamiya — Suguru "Kinnikuman, The Chanelman" Kinniku
• Matsushima Minori — Alexandria Meat

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1983-04-03; final listed air date 1986-10-01; episode order: 137.
• Season 2: premiered 1991-10-06; final listed air date 1992-09-27; episode order: 46.
• Season 3: premiered 2002-01-09; final listed air date 2002-12-25; episode order: 51.
• Season 4: premiered 2004-04-07; final listed air date 2004-06-30; episode order: 13.
• Season 5: premiered 2006-01-04; final listed air date 2006-03-29; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Kinnikuman on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.