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Introduction
Kinnikuman II Sei takes place several years after the events of the original Kinnikuman. Mantarou Kinniku is the 59th prince of Planet Kinniku and son of the renowned wrestler, King Suguru. Lazy, immature, and cowardly, Mantarou seems to have little in common with his heroic father.
When a powerful group calling themselves the dMP threatens the Earth, only someone as powerful as Kinnikuman stands a chance against them. Not knowing the current whereabouts of the King, a plan is formed to have his son Mantarou take up the mantle. The idea of fighting super villains does not sit well with Mantarou, who initially runs away from his duty. He flees to Earth where he encounters Meat, his father’s old trainer. Despite Mantarou's shortcomings, Meat sees King Suguru in him, and believes he can set the prince on the right path. Thus begins Mantarou's journey to better himself and save the world.
Audience ratings
MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 6.94/10 · 9728
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Audience reviews
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abystoma2
Well, that was a disappointing watch. You see, while Kinnikuman is a goofy franchise, its serious fights are too an important factor. This is even more important for Kinnikuman II, as the manga is more serious with some surprisingly graphics imagery. One would therefore expect that this difference between original Kinnikuman and Kinnikuman II would be retained in the anime versions, right? Wrong.
If anything, the anime version of Kinnikuman II is even more goofy. I’m talking about story with not only straight out murder but brutal dismemberment and gore being turned into fart joke extravaganza. The damage in fights which as I’ve mentioned is originally quite graphic is now barely a scratch – literally, most of the time there is no visible damage on the characters, it’s now pretty much li…
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Kinnikuman Nii-sei, most known as Ultimate Muscle in the West, is the follow-up sequel to the Yudetamago's classic Kinnikuman. Manly and action packed like its predecessor, however it still lacks the originality and epicness of the first series in my opinion. This series was the only "Kinnikuman" trademark anime that was released outside Japan towards the majority of the West (Latin America and France had the original Kinnikuman TV series running) so many of the viewers were unaware that there was an original Kinnikuman series that aired years before Ultimate Muscle. The original manga was released in 1979 (TV series in 1983) and this sequel was released in 1998 (TV series in 2002). This sequel does not cover the full manga but it still covers the majority of it, so I'll be focusing on the…
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