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  Kinnikuman (TV) - Anime News Network
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 chiyojins and competing in tournaments to prove himself to his family and to gain respect and money.
www.animenewsnetwork.com /encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1513   (646 words)

  
  Kinnikuman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kinnikuman (キン肉マン, literally "Muscleman") was a manga created by a group of two Japanese high school students, Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada under the pen name Yudetamago (which literally means "boiled egg" in Japanese).
Kinnikuman's powers came from eating garlic, which would gradually fill the "garlic meter" on his forehead until he could grow into a giant to fight the monsters.
Kinnikuman's girlfriend and daughter of the Hormone Clan (rivals of the Kinniku Clan).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kinnikuman   (5302 words)

  
 Toriyama's World - Kinnikuman
Kinnikuman is in last place as seven of the heroes have crossed the finish line.
Kinnikuman is actually the first person eliminated in the Battle Royal, however, the remaining 9 fighters end up killing each other and thus Kinnikuman makes it to the final by default.
As Kinnikuman yells at the comissioner, Meat tries to figure out why this is. He looks up the history of the three other chojins in Block B and finds out they are ruthless fighters who often kill their opponents.
www.toriyamaworld.com /Kinnikuman/volume3   (1521 words)

  
 Ultimate Muscle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy, known in Japan as Kinnikuman Nisei (キン肉マンⅡ世), is a manga and anime series made by Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada under the pen name Yudetamago (Japanese for 'Boiled Egg').
The toy line of Kinnikuman was released in North America as M.U.S.C.L.E. The name of "Ultimate Muscle" was chosen to connect the Americanized storyline of the M.U.S.C.L.E. toyline of the '80s into the anime.
Kinnikuman Nisei was first published in the Japanese men's magazine "Weekly Playboy", aimed at the now grown-up fans of the original.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ultimate_Muscle   (5490 words)

  
 Kinnikuman: Kinnikusei Oui Soudatsu-hen (TV) - Anime News Network
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.
www.animenewsnetwork.com /encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1525   (545 words)

  
 Kinnikuman - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
A wrestler of many kinds, he redefined the entire aspect of wrestling as we know it and it is he who invented the use of steel chairs and tables in matches.
After much persuasion through violence, it was agreed that he should be allowed and Kinnikuman signed the contract in blood and then smashed the desk with an extreme headbutt in an act of awesome.
Kinnikuman left with a fart and was seemingly never seen again.
www.uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Kinnikuman   (2880 words)

  
 Ultimate Muscle
Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy, known in Japan as Kinnikuman II Sei (キン肉マンII世), is a manga and anime series made by Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada under the pen name Yudetamago (Japanese for 'Boiled Egg').
The Kinnikuman II Sei was first published in the Japanese version of Playboy, and the anime was first broadcast on a Japanese channel named TV Tokyo.
Kinnikuman II Sei is the sequel to Kinnikuman, the first series made by Yudetamago.
www.tvave.com /CartoonNetwork-U/Ultimate_Muscle.php   (1979 words)

  
 Kinnikuman Major Characters
Kinnikuman is the ultimate hero of the series, and the all-time Chiyoujin Olympic Champion, but he did not start that way.
When Kinnikuman was very young his parents had mistaken him for a pig and had thrown him off their spaceship during a family vacation (Apparently he was an ugly baby!).
Kinnikuman Big Body, one of the contenders for the Kinniku crown, was originally known as Kaitakusha Strongman, from Canada.
members.tripod.com /kalandril/characters.html   (4898 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal
Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy, known in Japan as Kinnikuman II-Sei (キン肉マンⅡ丗 Kinnikuman Nisei), is a manga and anime series made by Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada under the pen name Yudetamago (Japanese for 'Boiled Egg').
The toy line of Kinnikuman was released in North America as M.U.S.C.L.E. The name of "Ultimate Muscle" was chosen to connect the Americanized storyline of the M.U.S.C.L.E. toyline of the 1980s into the anime.
Kinnikuman Nisei was first published in the Japanese men's magazine "Weekly Playboy", aimed at the now grown-up fans of the original.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Ultimate_Muscle   (1176 words)

  
 LittleRubberGuys.com Forums > Kinnikuman or M.U.S.C.L.E.
Oct 7 2002, 04:29 PM I voted for Kinnikuman because there are a ton more figures and a lot of them look much cooler than the american ones, also i like the idea of a more rubbery M.U.S.C.L.E so that they can bend and stuff.
Muscle was all about interpretation, Kinnikuman was about varied and decisive characters that while vast in number all played a major part in a gigantic and well constructed universe.
Kinnikuman has so many different types of toys to collect, mini kinkeshi, micro kinkeshi, non muscle mold kinkeshi, standard kinkeshi, 4 inch kinkeshi, 8 inch kinkeshi, action figures, comics, cards, stickers, and so on.....
www.littlerubberguys.com /forums/lofiversion/index.php?t179.html   (3037 words)

  
 Kinnikuman!   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Kinnikuman likes gyuudon (rice avec beef(gyuuniku) cooked like a sukiyaki) and is able to be fort with garlic(ninniku).
In France, Kinnikuman is one of the big causes of japanimation passing, and is forbidden to diffuse.
In the story of kinnikuman, all the heals changes their positions(their mind) and become heros who help Kinnikuman at the next combat.
www.drage.demon.co.uk /tim/muscle/kinnikuman.html   (1340 words)

  
 AKIA Forums -> MUSCLE Colors/Kinnikuman Parts
In other words, the colors that a particular MUSCLE was or was not produced in is directly linked to which Kinnikuman part it orginally belonged to.
I looked at Kinnikuman Part 8 for this, and compared the figures in part 8 to the Muscle Database's Purple Figures only.
Anyhow, only time will tell, and more research, but perhaps each Kinnikuman Part is divided into 3 to 4 trees (depending on the size of the part), with one of each tree being common, uncommon, and uber-uncommon for each color.
forums.kinnikuman.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=10024   (3274 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal
The main hero was Kinnikuman, who, in the US, was renamed "Muscle Man" and was the leader of the "Thug Busters." He was described as the greatest wrestling champion.
The Kinnikuman toy line in Japan was not limited to small PVC figures as it was in the United States.
In the United States, the sequel to Kinnikuman, Kinnikuman NiSei was translated by 4Kids Entertainment in 2002 and aired from 2002-2004 on Saturday mornings.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=M.U.S.C.L.E.   (544 words)

  
 Toriyama's World - Kinnikuman
Kinnikuman debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump in the late 70s and would go on to become the 4th best selling series in Jump of all time.
Created by a high school duo calling themselves 'Yudetamago' (boiled egg), Kinnukuman would go on to earn millions as it spawned an anime series, movies, toys, and those small rubber figurines that were popular in America during the eighties.
As the series progressed, the story began changing from comedy to action as Kinnukuman battles stronger and stronger foes in the wrestling ring.
www.toriyamaworld.com /kinnikuman   (180 words)

  
 Nathan's M.U.S.C.L.E. Page! - Collecting FAQs
The basic story was that Kinnikuman (Muscleman in the states) was a wrestling champion, and other intergalactic wrestlers battled him for the championship.
Kinnikuman's face was actually a mask which he could not remove.
The Kinnikuman toy line in Japan was not only limited to small PVC figures (like the American M.U.S.C.L.E.s), but also included many other sizes and styles of figures and toys.
www.nathansmusclepage.com /collecting/collectingfaq.asp   (1927 words)

  
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Clad in standard wrestling fare, mask, trunks and boots, Kinnikuman is endowed with more than enough articulation to perform signature moves like the Kinniku Flash, the Kinniku Beam or the Kinniku Special.
Ultimately failing in his clumsy endeavors to become a superhero, Kinnikuman learns that he does in fact come from a shining legacy of superheroes, which in turn causes him to redouble his bumbling efforts.
Kinnikuman more or less becomes to leader of the Justice Federation, imparting an example of moral rectitude to fellow professional wrestlers and countering the evil efforts of the Akuma Chojin.
www.bigbadtoystore.com /bbts/product.aspx?product=TAK10612&mode=retail   (210 words)

  
 Kinnikuman TV Show
Show Summary: This is the first generation Kinnikuman BEFORE the one that came to America and a lot better.
It stars King Kinnikuman in his struggle for humanity.
This is the show where we see Mantaro's father before Mantaro was even born.
www.retrojunk.com /details_tvshows/2743-kinnikuman   (200 words)

  
 Kinnikuman Kubricks :: Action-Figure :: Toy, Collectibles and Action Figure News and Reviews from across the Globe
Medicom of Japan is to release a set of Kubricks based on the popular Kinnikuman (known as Ultimate Muscle in the West)...
In 1979, while Shimada and Nakai were in high school, “Kinnikuman” debuted as a comic strip in the children’s magazine “Weekly Shonen Jump.” It became a huge hit that ran for eight years.
Kinnikuman is popular among Japanese wrestlers and martial artists, with a demographic target to 20 to 30 year-old males in Japan.
www.action-figure.com /Article10407.html   (365 words)

  
 defunct games > reviews > wonderswan > kinnikuman nisei: dream tag match
What I found out about Kinnikuman is that he's another Japan-only superhero and started out as a parody of Ultraman, that other Japanese superhero I only can think of as selling washing powder.
Initially Kinnikuman's powers came from eating garlic (don't ask), and if he ate enough he could grow into a giant to fight monsters.
The appearance in the intro of Kinnikuman makes me sick, because his lips are so huge it looks like he has herpes disease.
www.defunctgames.com /shows.php?id=review-911   (464 words)

  
 National Console Support, Inc. | Kinnikuman Muscle Suit
Etched with a boxy six-pack in the abdomen area and a similarly squarish two-pack in the man-boob (as in moobs) area, the Eikoh manufactured muscle suits transform any 98-lb weakling into a he-man woman hater worthy of wrestling warfare.
The Kinnikuman Muscle Suit is a "Large" size garment that might also serve as a winter jacket since it's padded well enough.
The Kinnikuman Muscle Suit is packed in a sealed garment bag with a fl plastic handle on top.
www.ncsxshop.com /cgi-bin/shop/EKH-KM1.html   (439 words)

  
 Kinnikuman :: BoardReader
The character was not referreed to as a Nazi once in Kinnikuman Nisei.
Kinnikuman crew: (some help on characters: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...man_charact ers) -Kinnikuman (Suguru Kinniku) -Terryman -Ramenman -Robin Mask -Brocken Jr...
I want to cosplay Kinnikuman, and I want to buy 2 kinnikuman masks (for me and a friend) I swear I searched all the internet for a store to purchase this mask and all that I founded is this picture http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/1...shopxw5.th.
www.boardreader.com /s/Kinnikuman.html   (593 words)

  
 Kinnikuman Nisei - Ultimate Muscle 2 (TV) - Anime News Network
Kinnikuman Nisei - Ultimate Muscle 2 (TV) - Anime News Network
Plot Summary: Mantaro has made it to the semifinal match of the Chojin Cup.
Toei Animation - Kinnikuman Nisei - Ultimate Muscle 2 (Japanese)
www.animenewsnetwork.com /encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6486   (510 words)

  
 VIZ Media . news . press room . 2003 press releases
The original MUSCLEMAN (KINNIKUMAN in Japanese) was created by the renowned manga artist duo Yudetamago (composed of Nakai Yoshinori and Takashi Shimada) in 1979 while the pair was still in high school.
ULTIMATE MUSCLE: The Kinnikuman Legacy tells the tale of Kid Muscle, the son of legendary wrestler King Muscle.
Kid forms a team of wrestler heroes to take on the DMP and the results are earthshaking, body slamming, ultimate powered action that sends our planet sailing over the top rope.
www.viz.com /news/newsroom/2003/12_ultimatemuscle.php   (706 words)

  
 Collecting FAQs at Nathan's M.U.S.C.L.E. Page!   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The basic story was that Kinnikuman (Muscle Man, in the states) was a wrestling champion, and other intergalactic wrestlers battled him for the championship.
The Kinnikuman toy line in Japan was not only limited to small PVC figures (like the American MUSCLEs), but also included many other sizes and styles of figures and toys.
He was a character from Ramenman, a Kinnikuman spin-off cartoon that inspired a toyline very similar to the Kinnikuman Kinkeshi.
www.newellsystems.com /muscle/collecting/collecting.asp   (1812 words)

  
 Nathan's M.U.S.C.L.E. Page! - MUSCLE to Kinnikuman Name List
Each MUSCLE is listed by the number it appears by on the poster (with a thumbnail and link to its image in the MuscleUK Archive), followed by its Japanese name, then a letter that shows the order when that specific pose or style came out.
Kinnikuman (D) In this example, this Kinnikuman has the letter 'D'.
The letter means that it was the fourth kinnikuman pose/style that was released in Japan.
www.nathansmusclepage.com /collecting/muscletokinnikuman.asp   (485 words)

  
 Toriyama's World - Kinnikuman
Chapter #10 - Fly, Kinnikuman - 1.2 MB
We decided to skip volume 3 of Kinnikuman so we could get straight to all the good stuff.
However, we won't leave you in the dark about what went on in volume 3 and the first couple chapters of volume 4.
www.toriyamaworld.com /kinnikuman/kinnikuman1.html   (550 words)

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