“Kinnikuman” radio program starts in June on Nippon Broadcasting System, personality is Sumire Uesaka and first guest is Mamoru Miyano

The radio program “Kinnikuman Chojin Radio” based on the new TV anime “Kinnikuman” series “Kinnikuman” Perfect Choujin Ancestor Edition (broadcast on CBC/TBS series from July) will be aired every Monday on Nippon Broadcasting System from June 3rd. It has been decided that it will be broadcast from 18:50. The host will be Sumire Uesaka, who plays Meat-kun, and the first guest will be Mamoru Miyano, who plays Kinnikuman, and will passionately talk about Kinnikuman for 30 minutes.

Uesaka said, “It's an unexpected turn of events for me to be the radio personality for “Kinnikuman''! As a fan of the work, and as a new cast member, I'm very honored! I love this place!'' I'm looking forward to sharing my passion with you! Thank you very much! ” commented.

“Kinnikuman'' is a fighting manga based on professional wrestling, in which the main character, Suguru Kinniku, also known as “Kinnikuman,'' a superhuman being who transcends humanity, fights in the ring with his fellow justice superhumans against powerful enemies that stand in their way one after another. The story depicts Kinnikuman, a clumsy and stupid dropout superman from Planet Kinniku, who eventually grows into the strongest man in the superhuman fighting world through hard work, friendship, and victory.

This is the debut work of a collaborative work by author Yudetamago (original story by Takashi Shimada, illustration by Yoshinori Nakai), and was published in Weekly Shonen Jump from May 1979 to May 1987. After that, in 1998, he serialized “Kinnikuman II'' in “Weekly Playboy'', featuring Kinnikuman's son Mantaro Kinniku as the main character, and resumed serialization of “Kinnikuman'' in 2011 for the first time in 24 years. The cumulative circulation of the comic series has exceeded 77 million copies.

The TV anime was broadcast from April 1983 to October 1986 and from October 1991 to September 1992, and was popular with an average audience rating of 20%, and seven movies were also produced. The character eraser “Kinkesh'' became a big hit, with 200 million units sold.

This new anime is the first in 18 years since the third season of the TV anime “Kinnikuman II” aired in 2006, and Production IG is in charge of animation production. The Perfect Choujin Ancestor Arc is a continuation of the Kinniku Star Throne Throne Conflict Arc that was previously broadcast as an anime, and is one of the most popular episodes in the original work.It stars Mamoru Miyano as Kinnikuman and Akira Kamiya as Mayumi Kinniku/Prince Kamehame. serve.