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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Tackle That Twosome!

Season 3 - Episode 8 - 0h 24m

Air Date

May 26, 2004

Overview

As the old man gains control of Barrier-Free Man again, the crowd is beginning to favor Kid Muscle instead after it is revealed that the old man really doesn't care about the senior citizens, but rather about having fame among young women. Terry Kenyon does some websurfing (using Doc as a plugin) and looks up the old man half of Barrier-Free Man, revealing him as an old-time wrestler named Chijo Man. Chijo Man was a champion, but was kicked out of wrestling because he used dirty tricks to win his matches. Then, all of his beaten opponents rallied together and sealed him into a tree, where he dwelt for two hundred years until Nils (the blue half of Barrier-Free Man) allowed him to enter his body. As Chijo Man locks Kid Muscle into the Lion's Mouth hold, Nils cries and the dampness allows Kid Muscle to slip out. The Kid then calls upon the power of Ultimate Muscle, and delivers ferocious moves, causing Barrier-Free Man to revert back to Nils. Chijo Man tries to escape, but Nils holds him