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Checkmate Returns

March 29, 2003 TV Episode Ultimate Muscle

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

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

Synopsis

The Kid is getting clobbered by the half-man, half-machine, Forkollossus! With Forkollossus playing with The Kids conscience, The Kid doesn't understand if he's right about ruining evil wrestlers life even if it is saving the world! And when the badest of the DMP returns, Checkmate, it can only spell trouble for the Kid or maybe not!

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

Editing

Editor
Masahiro Gotô

Crew

Art Directior
Masayasu Yamaguchi
Character Design
Masaki Satô

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.