Muteking, The Dashing Warrior (original) (raw)

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Japanese anime television series

Muteking, The Dashing Warrior
とんでも戦士ムテキング(Tondemo Senshi Mutekingu)
Genre Science fiction, Comedy
Created by Tatsunoko Production
Anime television series
Directed by Seitaro Hara
Music by Koba Hayashi
Studio Tatsunoko Production
Original network FNS (Fuji TV)
Original run September 7, 1980 – September 27, 1981[1]
Episodes 56[2]
Anime television series
Muteking the Dancing Hero
Directed by Ryōsuke TakahashiHiroshi SasagawaYūzō Satō
Produced by Kousuke FumiTakefumi KanariMarie MatsunagaKento Sudou
Written by Yūji Kondō
Music by Takamitsu ShimazakiTakeshi Masuda
Studio Tatsunoko ProductionTezuka Productions
Licensed by Funimation
Original network TV Osaka
Original run October 3, 2021 – December 19, 2021
Episodes 12

Muteking, The Dashing Warrior (とんでも戦士ムテキング, Tondemo Senshi Muteking) is an anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Productions for Fuji TV. It ran from September 7, 1980, to September 27, 1981.[3]

Twelve-year-old Rin Yuki loyally supported his father when the world laughed at the scientist for saying that Earth was about to be face an alien invasion. But Rin did not expect to become personally involved—until he met Takoro, the strange young "deputy sheriff" from another world who was on the trail of notorious space criminals. There were only four Kurodako Brothers, but they plotted to use their alien science and natural shapeshifting powers to become the secret masters of Earth. With Takoro's help, Rin became the mighty superhero, Muteking, to foil their schemes.[4][5]

The series was televised in Italy under the title of simply Muteking.

An English dub of episode one was also made, apparently in an unsuccessful attempt to sell the series to the United States. In this one-episode dubbed version (which has been posted on YouTube in three parts), Rin Yuki is named "Scooter Loon," and his father is renamed "Linus Loon."

In 2019, Tatsunoko announced a reboot of the series titled Muteking the Dancing Hero that aired from October 3 to December 19, 2021.[6][7]

In 2019, Tatsunoko announced a reboot of the series titled Muteking the Dancing Hero that was going to air in 2020.[6] The companies Tatsunoko and Horipro hosted an audition for who will voice the titular character Muteking; the winner will voice the character and will also have a singing debut with character songs, and will get a contract with Horipro. HoriPro was accepting applications for the audition until July 19, 2019, and after several rounds, the final round took place on September 8.[6]

The reboot is animated by Tatsunoko and Tezuka Productions and directed by Yūzō Satō, with Ryōsuke Takahashi serving as chief director and Hiroshi Sasagawa serving as executive director, Masafumi Satō serving as assistant director and battle dance director, Yūji Kondō supervising series' scripts, and Takamitsu Shimazaki and Takeshi Masuda composing the series' music. The opening theme song, "Labyrinth", is performed by Orange Range, while the ending theme song, "Kibō no Uta" (Song of Hope), is performed by Kalma. It aired from October 3 to December 19, 2021 on TV Osaka and other channels.[7][8] Funimation streamed the anime.[9]

Muteki (ムテキ)

Voiced by: Kentarō Mashiro[7]

DJ

Voiced by: Takuya Eguchi[7]

Seo (セオ)

Voiced by: Satoshi Hino[7]

Aida-san (アイダさん)

Voiced by: Rie Takahashi[7]

An (アン)

Voiced by: Madoka Yonezawa[7]

Naomi (ナオミ)

Voiced by: Azusa Tadokoro[7]

Sara (サラ)

Voiced by: Rikako Aikawa[7]

Vivi (ヴィヴィ)

Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu[7]

Haru (ハル)

Voiced by: Keiga[7]

Summer (サマー, Samā)

Voiced by: Hayato Kimura[7]

Aki (アキ)

Voiced by: Minami Tanaka[7]

Winter (ウィンター, Wintā)

Voiced by: Koutaro Nishiyama[7]

Suteking (ステキング, Sutekingu)

Voiced by: KENN[7]

Matt (マット, Matto)

Voiced by: Yutaka Aoyama[7]

Tommy (トミー, Tomī)

Voiced by: Takashi Matsuyama[7]

George (ジョージ, Jōji)

Voiced by: Wataru Hatano[7]

Owen (オーウェン, Ōwen)

Voiced by: Kenichi Suzumura[7]

  1. ^ a b c d e Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.

  2. ^ とんでも戦士ムテキング. Tatsunoko Productions (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2009-08-15.

  3. ^ "ムテキング サブタイトルリスト". 2008-12-18. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved 2016-01-20.

  4. ^ "Productions". Tatsunoko Productions. Retrieved 2009-08-15.

  5. ^ "ムテキング キャラクター". 2008-12-18. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved 2016-01-20.

  6. ^ "ムテキング ダイジェスト". 2008-12-18. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved 2016-01-20.

  7. ^ a b c "1980 Anime Muteking Gets Muteking the Dancing Hero TV Anime Reboot in 2020". Anime News Network.

  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Muteking the Dancing Hero Anime Reveals Staff, Cast, Visual, Teaser Video, Fall Debut". Anime News Network.

  9. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 18, 2021). "Muteking the Dancing Hero Anime's Trailer Reveals Theme Songs, October 2 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 18, 2021.

  10. ^ Mateo, Alex (September 30, 2021). "Funimation to Stream Muteking the Dancing Hero Anime". Retrieved September 30, 2021.

  11. ^ "Mutekingu Kōshiki Saito" MUTEKING公式サイト [Muteking Official Website]. muteking.jp (in Japanese). 30 September 2021. Archived from the original on October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.

  12. ^ "Mutekingu Kōshiki Saito" MUTEKING公式サイト [Muteking Official Website]. muteking.jp (in Japanese). 11 March 2021. Archived from the original on October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.