Show Info

Status: Ended
First Aired: January 9, 2002
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 77
Networks: TV Tokyo
Genres: Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy(2002)

TMDB Rating: 7.6 (80 votes)

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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Season 1

26 episodes • 2002

#	Episode	Air Date
1	A Legend Reborn	Jan 9, 2002
2	Generation--Next!	Jan 16, 2002
3	Making the Cut	Jan 23, 2002
4	Like Father, Like Son	Jan 30, 2002
5	Dial Up Danger	Feb 6, 2002
6	Mask of Terror	Feb 13, 2002
7	Call Waiting	Feb 20, 2002
8	Trouble Afoot	Feb 27, 2002
9	Fury of the Scorned Shoe	Mar 6, 2002
10	Unmellow Yellow	Mar 13, 2002
11	The Hand That Bites You	Mar 20, 2002
12	Cold War	Mar 27, 2002
13	Checkmate!	Apr 3, 2002
14	Feeling No Pain	Apr 10, 2002
15	The Student Rebellion	Apr 17, 2002
16	The Final Move	Apr 24, 2002
17	Roxanne Rocks!	May 1, 2002
18	Cutting the Slack	May 8, 2002
19	The Muscle League vs. the Muscle League	May 15, 2002
20	Water Damage	May 22, 2002
21	A Bad Sign	May 29, 2002
22	Road Rage	Jun 5, 2002
23	From Bad to Worse	Jun 12, 2002
24	Ultimate Courage	Jun 19, 2002
25	Ink or Swim	Dec 14, 2002
26	The Kid vs. the Squid	Jul 3, 2002

Season 2

25 episodes • 2002

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Fight for the Finals	Jul 10, 2002
2	A Generation Xed	Jul 17, 2002
3	Eskara vs. Kid Muscle	Jul 24, 2002
4	Kinniku-busted	Jul 31, 2002
5	A Desperate Situation	Aug 7, 2002
6	The Champion of Planet Earth	Aug 14, 2002
7	The Ultimate Challenge	Aug 21, 2002
8	Checkmate Returns	Aug 28, 2002
9	Hanzo vs. Ninja Ned	Sep 4, 2002
10	The Ninja Alliance	Sep 11, 2002
11	Tatami or Not, Here I Come	Sep 18, 2002
12	Bone Cold Day in Paradise	Sep 25, 2002
13	For Meat's Sake	Oct 2, 2002
14	The Ultimate Victor	Oct 9, 2002
15	The Chojin Crown	Oct 16, 2002
16	The Prince and the Pauper	Oct 23, 2002
17	Rock, Paper, Chojin	Oct 30, 2002
18	Three Feet Heat	Nov 6, 2002
19	The Poison Six-Pack	Nov 13, 2002
20	Tag! You're It!	Nov 20, 2002
21	Cheek to Cheek	Nov 27, 2002
22	On Poison Pond	Dec 4, 2002
23	The Final Grudge Match	Dec 11, 2002
24	Kid Muscle Max'd Out	Dec 18, 2002
25	Sleep Fighter	Dec 25, 2002

Season 3

26 episodes • 2004

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Chojin Crown Resumes	Apr 7, 2004
2	Finally The Finals!	Apr 14, 2004
3	Kid Goes Hollywood	Apr 21, 2004
4	The Final Flush	Apr 28, 2004
5	The Inner Light	May 5, 2004
6	Double Trouble	May 12, 2004
7	Biting the Hand That Needs Him	May 19, 2004
8	Tackle That Twosome!	May 26, 2004
9	The Stealth Chojin	Jun 2, 2004
10	Send In The Clones	Jun 9, 2004
11	He Who Laughs Last	Jun 16, 2004
12	The Beast Within	Jun 23, 2004
13	The Face Of Evil	Jun 30, 2004
14	A Cold Reception	Jan 4, 2006
15	Electrolix	Jan 11, 2006
16	The Comeback Kid	Jan 18, 2006
17	The Power of Friendship	Jan 25, 2006
18	Fear of Flying	Feb 1, 2006
19	Maelstrom Power	Feb 8, 2006
20	Hola El Nino	Feb 15, 2006
21	Like Father, Like Son	Feb 22, 2006
22	The Final Match (1)	Mar 1, 2006
23	Lifting the Mask (2)	Mar 8, 2006
24	Honor Thy Family (3)	Mar 15, 2006
25	Don't Give Up (4)	Mar 22, 2006
26	And The Winner Isâ€¦ (5)	Mar 29, 2006

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