Kinnikuman

Description

Kinnikuman (Muscleman), a weak and clumsy super hero, constantly getting into wacky situations. As the series progressed, the story began changing from comedy to action as Kinnikuman battles stronger and stronger foes in the wrestling ring. The series continually introduced new Super Human characters, known as Chyo-jins, who would challenge Kinnikuman and his friends for various purposes.

The original run in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1979-1986 ended with Vol 36. The series directly continued in 2011 in Weekly Playboy.

Note: Received the Shogakukan Manga Award for Shounen in 1985.

Type

Manga

Related Series

Kinnikuman II Sei (Sequel)

Kinnikuman Lady (Alternate Version)

Kinnikuman Yomikiri Kessakusen 2011-2014 (Side Story)

The Chojin Guys (Spin-Off)

Tatakae!! Ramenman (Alternate Version)

Associated Names

Muscle Man

Ultimate Muscle

كينيكومان

คินนิคุแมน ยอดมนุษย์สุดต๊อง

キン肉マン

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Akumatsu Translations

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Status in Country of Origin

90 Volumes (Ongoing)

Completely Scanlated?

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1 (1983) / Vol 24, Chap 274 (Scramble for the Throne) / Vol 38, Chap 392 (Perfect Origin S1)

Ends at Vol 23, Chap 273 (1983 EP 119) Some differences / Vol 36, Chap 387 (Scramble for the Throne) / Vol 45, Chap 465 (Perfect Origin S2)

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Average: 6.9 / 10.0 (76 votes)

Bayesian Average: 6.72 / 10.0

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Last Updated

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Action Adventure Comedy Sci-fi Seinen Shounen Sports
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Original Publisher

Shueisha

Serialized In (magazine)

Shuukan Shounen Jump (Shueisha)

Playboy (Shueisha)

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Activity Stats (vs. other series)

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Monthly Pos #1409

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3 Month Pos #3023

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6 Month Pos #3522

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Year Pos #4717

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List Stats

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On 240 wish lists

On 45 completed lists

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Zany, hilarious and a good time

by ayaneninja
5 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

While most consider Dragon Ball to be the mac daddy of shonen manga, many of the tropes and plot points found in it can also found years earlier in Kinnikuman. Both start as a gag manga and eventually find their way into tournament arcs and get more serious as they go on, while maintaining the silliness that brought them their original attention; oh both protagonists from another planet and freaky strong. While they both end up diverging in how combat is conducted, they share many of the same aspects that we see used liberally in shonen manga today.

What starts as an Ultraman parody turns into the zany, silly and downright fun intergalactic wrestling tournament manga we all know today. Suguru is a lovable goofball who seems afraid and slow to act at first glance, always finds the courage to win and help his friends. The dynamic between him and Meat is hilarious, and the friends Suguru meets along the way make the story all the more enjoyable, a must read for old school shonen fans and readers who want to experience a manga that is a piece of the origin that we now consider the tournament battle manga.

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A Wonderful Manga

by AkumatsuT
7 years ago

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Now, I may be biased considering I work a lot with gag manga to begin with, but, kinnikuman has been one of the most exciting and endearing manga I've ever read. I'm not normally even into action manga too much, but the way kinnikuman handles it's characters and story is like no other, and laid the ground work for decades to come.

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Brilliant

by kaloo
16 years ago

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Yet another brilliant classic I failed to read until now. It started off hilarious and developed into an exciting action story, while still being hilarious. Reading it with no idea what I was getting into I am more than happy. It was a good story and I read the 20-odd volumes out so far taking up nearly all my free time for the last few days.

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Kajiba no Kuso Chikara!

by Lefance
16 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Yes, a shame indeed. The beginning is very silly, stupid even, but it becomes one of the greatest, if not THE Greatest action-shounen ever. Give it another try. I used to dislike Kinnikuman a lot but nowadays I am totally hooked. Brilliant masterpiece.

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The legend of Kinnikuman

by Watashiwa7
17 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

What a shame! No one wrote a comment for this wonderful manga! It's a must-read for every manga fan ^___- Really, this is a piece of history of japanese comics. Read it, it's just too fun XD

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