Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy

tv show

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77 total episodes

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3 seasons

First Aired January 09, 2002

Overview

Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy, known in Japan as Kinnikuman II sei, is a manga and anime series made by Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada under the pen name Yudetamago. It is the sequel to the hit manga Kinnikuman that they started in 1979. The toy line of Kinnikuman was released in North America as M.U.S.C.L.E.. The name of Ultimate Muscle was chosen to connect the Americanized storyline of the M.U.S.C.L.E. toyline of the 1980s into the anime. Bandai also produced intermittently distributed toy tie-ins during the initial run of Ultimate Muscle.

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The Beast Within

Season 3 - Episode 12 - 0h 24m

Air Date

June 23, 2004

Overview

With Jeager and Ricardo's match about to begin, Kid Muscle can't seem to find Roxanne anywhere, so he goes into the change rooms to search for her. Suspicious that she likes Jeager, as they were partners in the Chojin Crown qualifying race, he goes into Jeager's change room and soon learns she is not there. Jeager says that he can't wait to face Kid Muscle in the Chojin Crown semifinals and will do so if he defeats Ricardo. The Kid eats some German meat then peeks in Ricardo's change room and sees Ricardo undergoing rigorous training, like crushing a steel barrel like a soda can. Roxanne, however, was on her way to talk to Jeager, but after spotting the Kid, decides not to. The match between Jeager and Ricardo then begins, and Jeager goes all out at the beginning, only finding himself in one of Ricardo's holds, agitating the arm that was recently broken during Jeager's match with Mars. Jeager fights back and delivers a massive assault, breaking Ricardo's helmet. Ricardo is revealed as