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Making The Cut

September 21, 2002 TV Episode Ultimate Muscle

Series titles: Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy, Kinnikuman II

Studio
Tôei Company Ltd., Tôei Dôga
Distributor
4 Kids Entertainment

Synopsis

Just as the new generation of super heroes thinks their trials in the Hercules Factory are complete, they learn, in order to graduate, they must face the legendary wrestlers they aspire to replace. In the first round Terry Kenyon and Samuu face two formidable opponents: Ramen Man and Buffalo Man. And Kid Muscle finds out the legendary wrestler he's to face in the ring is none other than his father, the most renowned Muscle League Champion of them all!

Characters

Kid Muscle, Terry Kenyon, Samuu, Roxanne

Credits

Directing

Director
Yûji Hakamada, Toshiaki Komura

Producing

Producer
Osamu Honma (Executive Producer)

Writing

Writer
Yudetamago (Yoshinori Nakai, Takashi Shimada)

Music

Music
Cheru Watabe

Art Department

Character Design
Masaki Satô
Art Directior
Masayasu Yamaguchi

Editing

Editor
Masahiro Gotô

Production notes

This is the third in the Kinnikuman series. It originally aired in Japan beginning on January 9, 2002 on Tokyo TV as Kinnikuman Nisei; posted air date reflects first showing in the US on FoxBox.