Kinnikuman 1983
★ 7.8/10 · 36 votes AnimationComedyAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy 2 seasons · 183 eps Ended
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What is Kinnikuman?
The television series "Kinnikuman" is an animated program that features a main character, a clumsy, foolish, and comical superhero. This character discovers a truth about their past and enters wrestling competitions to prove themselves worthy.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1983
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 183
- Runtime
- 25 minutes
- First aired
- Apr 3, 1983
- Last aired
- Sep 27, 1992
- Original language
- JA
- Origin
- JP
- Networks
- Nippon TV
- Genres
- Animation, Comedy, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Updated
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The television series "Kinnikuman" is an animated program that features a main character, a clumsy, foolish, and comical superhero. This character discovers a truth about their past and enters wrestling competitions to prove themselves worthy. The series involves battles against evil Chojin. The genre of the show includes Animation, Comedy, Action & Adventure, and Sci-Fi & Fantasy.
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Should you watch it?
“A bumbling hero fights evil wrestlers to claim his rightful throne.”
Reasons to watch
- Humorous take on superhero tropes
- Exciting wrestling‑style action
- Colorful sci‑fi fantasy setting
Keep in mind
- Heavily slapstick, which may not appeal to all viewers
Watch it if you enjoy goofy heroes battling in over‑the‑top wrestling action.
Light‑hearted and cartoonish, suitable for general audiences seeking comedic adventure.
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Season 1 · 137 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide →- E1 Messenger From Planet Kinniku/The Man From America Apr 3, 1983
- E2 The Target is Nessie!/Save Planet Kinniku! Apr 10, 1983
- E3 Space Monster Invasion/Kinnikuman's Great Hustle Apr 17, 1983
- E4 Groovy Natsuko/Annoying Part-Time Jobs Apr 24, 1983
- E5 Kinkotsuman and The Battle of Flesh and Blood/Kinnikuman's Broken Heart May 1, 1983
- E6 Kinnikuman is Sexy!?/The Competition's Japanese Representative May 8, 1983
- E7 Hero Olympics/Kinkotsuman's Trap May 15, 1983
- E8 Space Marathon/Deciding Match Battle Royal May 22, 1983
- E9 Natsuko Becomes Giant/The Hidden Secret May 29, 1983
- E10 Gong on the Tournament Finals/Watch Out Terryman Jun 5, 1983
- E11 The Great Reversal/Ice Top Death Match Jun 12, 1983
- E12 The Deadly Camel Clutch/ It's Showing! The Spirit of The West Jun 19, 1983
- E13 Terryman's Demonic Transformation/The Killer Boston Crab Jun 26, 1983
- E14 Zangyaku Appears!/Kinnikuman Advances to the Finals Jul 3, 1983
- E15 Secret Snowy Mountain Training/Ramenman's Great Outburst Jul 10, 1983
- E16 Let's Go! Fighting Style/It's Here! The Human Rocket Jul 17, 1983
- E17 Terrifying! Robin's Killer Techniques/Course of Death Jul 24, 1983
- E18 The Electrifying Hellish Message/Can Kinnikuman Turn it Around? Jul 31, 1983
- E19 Kinnikuman Flies The World/Hawaii! The Enigmatic Kamehame Aug 7, 1983
- E20 The 7 Second Fall!/No Rope Death Match Jul 14, 1983
- E21 Kinnikuman's One-Shot Fight/Finishing Move - Fuu Rin Ka Zan Jul 21, 1983
- E22 The Choujin League Collapses!/Watch Out Suguru Jul 28, 1983
- E23 The Terrible Magician Appears/The 4 Murderous Techniques Aug 4, 1983
- E24 Tendon vs. Kinnikuman/The Secret of Skull Bozu Aug 11, 1983
- E25 Robin Mask Returns/Duel! Amazon Grand Canyon Aug 18, 1983
- E26 Skies of Hell Death Match/Robin Mask's End Aug 25, 1983
- E27 The Choujin Olympics Again/The Super Strong Rikishiman Appears Sep 1, 1983
- E28 The Trapping Choujin Sieve/The Challenging Gasoline Pool Sep 8, 1983
- E29 Kinniku-ban - Young and In Love/Shove The Bullet Train Sep 15, 1983
- E30 Final Preliminary - The Choujin Ravine Match/The Deadly Roller Game Sep 22, 1983
- E31 Deadly Struggle Before The Goal/The Choujin Pachinko Balls Sep 29, 1983
- E32 Warsman - The Iron Claw/It's Appeared! The Murderous Defense Oct 6, 1983
- E33 Blocken Jr.'s Challenge/It's Here! Kinnikuman's Finishing Move Oct 13, 1983
- E34 Concrete Death Match/Blocken Jr.'s Fierce Attack Oct 20, 1983
- E35 Secret Technique - The Great Wall of China/The American and Soviet Choujin Clash! Oct 27, 1983
- E36 Benkiman's Trap/Ramenman the Genuine Choujin Nov 3, 1983
- E37 Sumo Choujin Rikishiman/Gamble at The Edge! Nov 10, 1983
- E38 Casket Death Match/Fighting Computer Choujin Nov 17, 1983
- E39 The Deadly Bear Claws/Scrambled Soft Recovery Nov 24, 1983
- E40 Mask Removal Death Match!/Ramenman and the Promise Dec 1, 1983
- E41 The Tearing Paro Special/It's Here! The Kinniku Buster Dec 8, 1983
- E42 Decisive Battle Under The Sun!/What is Barracuda's True Identity!? Dec 15, 1983
- E43 Beware The Computer Choujin!/The Battered Mask Dec 22, 1983
- E44 Critical Point - Kinniku Guard/The Greatest Pinch! Dec 29, 1983
- E45 Robin Mask's Revenge/Burning Inner Strength! Jan 5, 1984
- E46 90 Minute Struggle! The One-Shot Match/Give Up, Kinnikuman!? Jan 12, 1984
- E47 Come like a Miracle, Flaming Spirit!!/Historic First! V2 Jan 19, 1984
- E48 Arrival!! The Seven Devil Choujins/Meat Has Been Seperated Jan 26, 1984
- E49 The Devil Choujin Series Begins/The Hellish SteCase King Feb 2, 1984
- E50 Devil's Symphany/Secret Technique! Three Minute Murder Feb 9, 1984
- E51 Devil Choujin Black Hole/Terrible Fourth Dimensional Wrestling Feb 16, 1984
- E52 Shadow Hitman! The Split-Image Technique/Life or Death!? The Hole of Darkness Feb 23, 1984
- E53 Hooray!! The Yellow Hole/I am Indestructible!! Mar 2, 1984
- E54 Idol Choujins vs. Devil Choujins/The Devil Choujins Full-On Attack!! Mar 9, 1984
- E55 The Terrible Devil Tomboy/Great Underwater Tactics Mar 16, 1984
- E56 Beware The Mummy Package!!/Finishing Move!! The Hellish Fang Mar 23, 1984
- E57 The Mysterious Truth of the Choujin!?/The Valuable Trump Blade - The Bear Claw Mar 30, 1984
- E58 The Resurrection of the Human Spirit/Double Bear Claw Apr 6, 1984
- E59 Terryman Falls into the Canyon/The Mysterious Red Spots! Apr 13, 1984
- E60 The Binding Devil Choujin Blood/The Intense St. Helens Eruption Apr 20, 1984
- E61 Meat Helps Kinnikuman/Mysterious Choujin Mongolman Apr 27, 1984
- E62 Shower of Hell/10 Million Power at Full Throttle! May 4, 1984
- E63 The Secret of the Long Horn/The Fiery Reversals May 11, 1984
- E64 The Tattered Ring/It's Here! The New Kinniku Buster May 18, 1984
- E65 The 1 Second Time Limit!!/The Ring of Frienship May 25, 1984
- E66 The Legend of the Gold Mask/Challenge of the Devil Knights Jun 1, 1984
- E67 Outrageous! The Hellish Crocodile/Changing Choujin Sneagator Jun 8, 1984
- E68 The Fiendish Frill-Necked Lizard!!/Sneagator's True Form Jun 15, 1984
- E69 Come Like a Miracle Silver Mask/The Mortal Entrance Jun 22, 1984
- E70 Planetman's Space Hell/Is the Justice Choujin Done For?! Jun 29, 1984
- E71 Geronimo's War Cry/Chased to the Bottom of Hell Jul 6, 1984
- E72 The Deadly Five-Story Ring/Junkman's Counterattack! Jul 13, 1984
- E73 It's Here! The Robin Strategy/The Ninja's Binding Spider Web Jul 20, 1984
- E74 Hooray! The Red Rain of Berlin/Hellish Technique Ashura Buster Jul 27, 1984
- E75 Both Arms Stolen/Watch Out Warsman! Aug 3, 1984
- E76 Terryman's Deadly Resolution/Geronimo's Fierce Attack! Aug 10, 1984
- E77 The Murderous Hell's Pyramid/The Immortal Choujin Spirit Aug 17, 1984
- E78 Mystery of The Gold Mask/Akuma Shogun Appears Aug 24, 1984
- E79 The Explosive Hell's Guillotine!/Buffaloman's Revival! Aug 31, 1984
- E80 Come Like a Storm Hellish Spider Web/The Devastating Kinniku Buster! Sep 7, 1984
- E81 The Crushing Ashura Buster/Buffaloman's Rebellion! Sep 14, 1984
- E82 Harsh Training! The New Finishing Move!!/Direct Hit! The Skull Crush Sep 21, 1984
- E83 Akuma Shogun the Hollow Choujin/The Explosive Neo Kinniku Buster Sep 28, 1984
- E84 Explosive Diamond Power/The Fiery Megaton Punch Oct 5, 1984
- E85 Survivor Death Match/The Chairman's Friendship Oct 12, 1984
- E86 Kinnikuman vs. Akuma Shogun/Victory of Justice and Friendship Oct 19, 1984
- E87 The Dream Tag Tournament/Challenge of the Three Gates! Oct 26, 1984
- E88 Kinnikuman Great Appears/Great Riot! The Hellish Combo Nov 2, 1984
- E89 The Dreadful Fourth Dimensional Trap!/Watch Out Kinnikuman Great! Nov 9, 1984
- E90 The Miraculous Muscle Docking/The Terrible Perfect Choujins! Nov 16, 1984
- E91 The Hellish Blood-Spilling Screw/The Bosses Appear Nov 23, 1984
- E92 Big the Budo's True Form/Rough Technique! The Robin Special Nov 30, 1984
- E93 The Non-Removable Mask/Robin Mask's Counterattack! Dec 7, 1984
- E94 Birth of a New Terryman/Take That! The Hell's Tornado Dec 14, 1984
- E95 The Cursed Roller Strategy/The Hell's Sand Ball Dec 21, 1984
- E96 Terryman's Resurrection/The Blood Spilling Devil's Combo Dec 28, 1984
- E97 The Explosive Hellish Clothesline/Kinnikuman Great's True Identity Jan 4, 1985
- E98 The Semi-Finals Begin!/Lumber Jack Death Match Jan 11, 1985
- E99 Terryman's Anguish/Kinnikuman Great's Come-Back Jan 18, 1985
- E100 Sunshine Magnum/Essential Point! The Sleeping Technique Jan 25, 1985
- E101 The Prince of Hell/Beware of Ashura's Fireball Bullets Feb 1, 1985
- E102 The Crushing Cursed Roller/Akuma Shogun's Resurrection!? Feb 8, 1985
- E103 The Burning Devil Spirit/Ashuraman Weeps! Feb 15, 1985
- E104 The Friendship Combination/The End of Sunshine Feb 22, 1985
- E105 The Harsh Barbed-Wire Match/Watch Out Mongolman! Mar 1, 1985
- E106 Return of the Long Horn/The Mountain Ring Collapses! Mar 8, 1985
- E107 The Pyramid Ring Arrives!/Jump for the Skies of Hokkaido! Mar 15, 1985
- E108 Mystery of the Pyramid Ring/The Vicious Thunder Sabre! Mar 22, 1985
- E109 Buffaloman's Friendship/The Magnetic Cross Bomber Mar 29, 1985
- E110 Ramenman's Deadly Defeat!/Kinikuman's Theft Apr 5, 1985
- E111 Long Horn of Friendship/The Finals! Sword Death Match Apr 12, 1985
- E112 No-Limit Best-of-Three Match/The Fiery Mind Tricks Apr 19, 1985
- E113 Mask Hunt - The Last 30 Seconds/The Explosive Magnetic Crush! Apr 26, 1985
- E114 The First Defeat!/Ashuraman's Friendship May 3, 1985
- E115 Revival of The Machineguns!/Mask The End May 10, 1985
- E116 It's Here! Kinnikuman's Uncovered Face/Neptune King Makes his Appearance May 17, 1985
- E117 Terryman is Skewered!/Come Like a Miracle, Power of Friendship May 24, 1985
- E118 The Fiery Uneven Sides/The Mysterious Apron Window May 31, 1985
- E119 Trapped in the Ancient Graveyard/The Shining Trophy! Jun 7, 1985
- E120 The Prince Kinniku Capsizes/The Psycho Choujin Army Appears Jun 14, 1985
- E121 The Strategist Yama Khan Appears/Transforming Choujin Kareiyasu Jun 21, 1985
- E122 Kinnikuman Melts Away/Great Melee! Where is Mari? Jun 28, 1985
- E123 They're Here! The Psycho Jaws/The Fighting Yama Khan Jul 5, 1985
- E124 The Strongest! Psycho Warp/The Justice Choujin is Immortal! Jul 12, 1985
- E125 Kinnikuman the Doubleman/Protect the Sword of Justice! Jul 19, 1985
- E126 Pallbearer Dirty Baron/The Sparking Hellish Ring Jul 26, 1985
- E127 The Volcano's Great Explosion!?/The Foggy Wild Bakuto Aug 2, 1985
- E128 Bakuto's Heinous Trump!!/Dirty Baron's Fresh Appearance Aug 10, 1985
- E129 The Dreaded 3D Trump/Terryman is Tattered! Aug 17, 1985
- E130 The Shocking New Long Horn!/Buffaloman's Devilish Burn Aug 24, 1985
- E131 Ramenman's Determination/Finishing Move - The Great Chinese Water Wheel Aug 31, 1985
- E132 Ramenman is Skewered!/Szechwan - The Great Rising Dragon! Sep 7, 1985
- E133 Disadvantaged! The Irregular Tag Match/Great Monster Sky Devil Sep 14, 1985
- E134 Robin Mask's Desperate Situation!/The Murderous Superhuman Grind of Blue Docky Sep 21, 1985
- E135 Blocken Jr.'s Anger!/Threatening! The Seven Tools of The God of Death Sep 28, 1985
- E136 It's Here! The Biggest Battle of The Century/Burning Inner Strength Oct 5, 1985
- E137 The Long Horn's Disturbing Strike!/Whose Hand Wields The Sword of Justice!? Oct 12, 1985
Season 2 · 46 episodes
- E1 Disaster at the Planet Kinniku Royal Coronation!! Oct 6, 1991
- E2 Battle Over the Castle! The Plot of the Evil Gods!! Oct 13, 1991
- E3 Bang the Gong! The 5 on 2 Decisive Battle Oct 20, 1991
- E4 The Dreadful Choujin Hawkman! Oct 27, 1991
- E5 Danger! Burning Inner Strength Nov 3, 1991
- E6 The Miracle! Escape from the Choujin Cemetary Nov 10, 1991
- E7 Meat's Great Battle! Grabbing The Victory Nov 17, 1991
- E8 Is it in Time? The Power of Friendship at Full Throttle Nov 24, 1991
- E9 The Dream Union! The Muscle Firendship League Dec 1, 1991
- E10 The Mysterious Light!? Burning Texas Spirit Dec 8, 1991
- E11 Certain Death! The Muscle Revenger Dec 15, 1991
- E12 Robin's Shield! Outburst From The Past Dec 22, 1991
- E13 The Snow White Mat is Dyed Scarlet Jan 12, 1992
- E14 Unexpected Rivals!? The Choujin Blood Brothers Arrive Jan 19, 1992
- E15 Save The Friend! Warsman is Revived Jan 26, 1992
- E16 Aa! The Stormy Scattering of Blood in the Ring Feb 2, 1992
- E17 Life or Death!? Twice the Power of Friendship Feb 16, 1992
- E18 Friend or Foe!? Bikeman the Doubleman Mar 1, 1992
- E19 Alive Again! Ramenman Lives!! Mar 8, 1992
- E20 The Huge Promise!? The 3rd Month of 1992... Mar 15, 1992
- E21 The Promise Hits Home! Deadly Battle on the Road Mar 22, 1992
- E22 The Devilish Angel!? Zebra's Dual Personalities Mar 29, 1992
- E23 The Great Explosion!! The Fiery Power of Friendship Apr 5, 1992
- E24 Until The Bone Melts! The Capillaria Ray Apr 12, 1992
- E25 Farewell! Blocken Burns Out Apr 19, 1992
- E26 It's Here? This is Pure Friendship Power!! Apr 26, 1992
- E27 An Important Individual's Life! That Friendship!! May 3, 1992
- E28 The Burning Promise! Soldier Disappears!! May 10, 1992
- E29 Younger Brother! This is The Muscle Spark!! May 17, 1992
- E30 Deadly Training! Hurry to the Great Decisive Battle in Osaka!! May 24, 1992
- E31 Choujin Spirit! Never Give Up!! May 31, 1992
- E32 Wisdom and Courage! Magic Camp Death Match Jun 7, 1992
- E33 Is it Here!? The Complete Muscle Spark Jun 14, 1992
- E34 The Legendary Blood! The Plot Comes Like Death Jun 21, 1992
- E35 4,000 Chinese Years! Pyramid Power Jun 28, 1992
- E36 Choujin Hunter! The Omegaman Appears Jul 5, 1992
- E37 Searching! Proof of the False Prince!! Jul 12, 1992
- E38 Is he a Friend!? Meeting The Samurai Jul 19, 1992
- E39 Farewell! Noble Robin Jul 26, 1992
- E40 He's Here! The Hellish Transforming Choujin Aug 9, 1992
- E41 The Showdown with Master Kamehame Aug 16, 1992
- E42 Bibinba's Confession of Love!? Aug 23, 1992
- E43 Message of Love and Death! Sep 6, 1992
- E44 Final Battle! Justice or Evil Sep 13, 1992
- E45 Never Give Up!! Sep 20, 1992
- E46 Kinnikuman is Forever!! Sep 27, 1992
Frequently asked questions
What is the premise of Kinnikumber?
Kinnikuman follows a clumsy, comical superhero who learns he is the missing prince of a planet famed for superheroes.
Who is the main character?
The series centers on Suguru Kinniku, also known as Kinnikuman.
What kind of conflicts does he face?
He enters wrestling competitions and battles evil Chojin to prove his worthiness for the throne.
What genres does the show combine?
It blends animation, comedy, action‑adventure, sci‑fi and fantasy elements.
Is the series appropriate for younger viewers?
Its tone is light‑hearted and comedic, making it suitable for a general audience.