Kinnikuman: Kanpeki Choujin Shiso-hen

Following an epic series of fierce fights between various factions of Choujin—beings blessed with supernatural physical abilities that hail from all corners of the galaxy—the former enemies of Seigi Choujin, the victorious group, negotiate a fragile ceasefire. However, peace is short-lived, and a group of seven Perfect Choujin—led by Strong the Budo and called the Perfect Large Numbers—invade Japan, defeating several Seigi Choujin and burning the peace treaty.

Determined to protect peace at all costs, Terryman, the current leader of the Seigi Choujin, challenges the seven Perfect Large Numbers in a tournament for supremacy. Although the odds are not in his favor, Terryman knows that he can count on the top Seigi Choujin, Suguru Kinnikuman, to see justice prevail.

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Kinniku, Suguru Main

Miyano, Mamoru Japanese

Alexandria Meat Main

Uesaka, Sumire Japanese

Robin Mask Supporting

Konishi, Katsuyuki Japanese

Warsman Supporting

Kaji, Yuuki Japanese

Ramenman, Victory Supporting

Seki, Tomokazu Japanese

Terryman Supporting

Ono, Daisuke Japanese

Buffaloman Supporting

Yasumoto, Hiroki Japanese

Brocken Jr. Supporting

Kasama, Jun Japanese

Akuma Shougun Supporting

Morikawa, Toshiyuki Japanese

Benkiman Supporting

Katou, Masayuki Japanese

Oowada, Tomoyuki Producer

Kinoshita, Tetsuya Producer

Kuroki, Rui Producer

Satou, Akira Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

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Sep 25, 2024

oozePOP

Recommended

Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc is a very weird anime that is also quite rewarding. This is obviously a fighting anime that takes every aspect of that type of anime and turns it up to an 11. This is a silly arc from a silly series, and I suppose I better start watching more of this anime in the future.

Obviously, this entire thing is fighting scenes, but if you're even a minor WWE fan like I am, you will enjoy the ridiculousness of this anime. One moment, a giant baby is having a tantrum, the next, someone is getting skin boiled off. It's a wild ... dichotomy, but it really works. It might not make for the best anime of the year, but it certainly makes for an entertaining watch.

The animation style is pretty standard but isn't ugly to look at. The pacing isn't bad, although it can feel awkward given that we (I) don't know what happens before or after this arc, so it feels like just a slice of a larger story. It obviously is, so I'm not counting it against the anime, I'm just saying this will obviously affect my viewing of this season as its own standalone thing, but hey... at least it makes me curious enough to dig into this series.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Sep 24, 2024

RealYRC

Recommended

This anime is great , the characters , animation , and even the music is top of the line for the Reiwa Era Kinnikuman anime , my only problem is I wish this show was 13 episodes long, also some changes from the manga were very noticeable, its no big deal , there were some animation errors I seen , those may get fix in the Blu Rays for this anime, I also dislike Kinnikuman character resetting into his early coward ways from the original series of Kinnikuman also its all battles I also ... dislike the lack of the OG heroes not fighting in this season .This show still gets a 10 out of 10 from me a life long Kinnikufan

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Apr 13, 2025

DafuqBOOM

Mixed Feelings

One of anime's greatest comebacks since the Heisei era. Kinnikuman is one of those fever dreams you most definitely thought have never existed but turns out to be just a show completely shrouded in the abyss. It is most definitely a great show but it is far from being a flawless masterpiece.

Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin arc not only gives light to its side characters but also making them somewhat unforgettable despite fighting (mostly) once albeit the minor chojins. The show doesn't waste them giving them well crafted ideologies and dialogues that goes deep. Also bringing the twist of a Villain vs Villain perspective never ceases to ... amaze me. Topics like how does it feel to be a dirty fighter, and what does it take nor cost to persuade an obstinate individual. The fights were great especially to wrestling and old japanese fans, they're not the flashy kind but offer a rather impactful mix into the shonen genre. Each and every character have their own unique gimmicks to how they approach a fight exploring more about their personalities and abilities not just from their looks. Speaking of their designs, it's a rather breath of fresh air seeing them as they are mostly reminiscent of older shows unlike the generic stuff put in newer animes. We have a spring wrestler and a wrestler who is a literal mountain. Albeit having a focus to new audiences, this show does its fanservice tremendously well also showing that the old characters have improved drastically and learning from their mistakes. What's also impressive is that this excuse for a Deus Ex Machina doesn't overstay their welcome as they come in risks with the cast losing having a somewhat dash of unpredictability to the fights. However there are times where old revelations gets mentioned having newcomers of the series become confused.

Like I said earlier, the show was still riddled with flaws not just the cheap animation but also its plot. Having an Episode 0 recap does summarize what had happened through the previous series but it doesn't fill you in MUCH of what had happened due to some moments where characters tell an old event from the original 1983 run with having little to no knowledge about what it actually was.

On top of that, the plot of this anime is sort of bare bones as it still focuses on beating one group because they're "bad". The backstories and exposition do become rather predictable but it still somehow turns enjoyable. This also does not help that this is a direct sequel to the old anime, and not Ultimate Muscle which most Western fans knew back in the 2000s.

The old anime hasn't actually aged pretty well aside from its animation and dated Japanese pop culture references with low brow humor, also from the fact that there aren't any official translations of it. Thus you'll have to binge watch the original anime to actually understand things like the arcs, and the titular Perfect Chojin antagonists. Kinnikuman, the protagonist, is almost drowned out compared to his original self as his friends and enemies get more screentime. There isn't much focus to his character and is one of the major problems of this show having the "Outshined MC trope". Though I already did see this through since they thought Episode 0 already filled you in on Kinnikuman's character leaving you clueless about his origins and affiliations. Lastly, their color palettes are based out of the manga so that just explains their boring and repeated use of White and Red uniform colors.

The anime does have flaws but it is at least great to see it returning after, I don't know... 4 DECADES AND A HALF.

8/10
Great comeback for the goat

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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