Muteking the Dancing Hero
| Muteking the Dancing Hero | |
| Created by | Tatsunoko Production |
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| Anime television series | |
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| Produced by |
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| Written by | Yūji Kondō |
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| Licensed by | Funimation |
| Original network | TVO, TVA, Tokyo MX, BS NTV, AT-X |
| Original run | October 3, 2021 – December 19, 2021 |
| Episodes | 12 |
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Muteking the Dancing Hero (stylized in all caps) is anime television series by Tatsunoko Production and Tezuka Productions, serving as a reboot to Tatsunoko's 1980–1981 television series Muteking, The Dashing Warrior and aired from October to December 2021 on TV Osaka and other channels.
Characters
- Muteki (ムテキ)
- Voiced by: Kentarō Mashiro, Ibuki Kido (young)[1]
- DJ
- Voiced by: Takuya Eguchi, Nobutsugi Riina (young)[1]
- Seo (セオ)
- Voiced by: Satoshi Hino[1]
- Aida-san (アイダさん)
- Voiced by: Rie Takahashi[1]
- An (アン)
- Voiced by: Madoka Yonezawa[1]
- Naomi (ナオミ)
- Voiced by: Azusa Tadokoro[1]
- Sara (サラ)
- Voiced by: Rikako Aikawa[1]
- Vivi (ヴィヴィ)
- Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu[1]
- Haru (ハル)
- Voiced by: Keiga[1]
- Summer (サマー Samā)
- Voiced by: Hayato Kimura[1]
- Aki (アキ)
- Voiced by: Minami Tanaka[1]
- Winter (ウィンター Wintā)
- Voiced by: Koutaro Nishiyama[1]
- Suteking (ステキング Sutekingu)
- Voiced by: KENN[1]
- Matt (マット Matto)
- Voiced by: Yutaka Aoyama[1]
- Tommy (トミー Tomī)
- Voiced by: Takashi Matsuyama[1]
- George (ジョージ Jōji)
- Voiced by: Wataru Hatano[1]
- Owen (オーウェン Ōwen)
- Voiced by: Kenichi Suzumura[1]
Production
The series was announced on June 1, 2019. Tatsunoko Production and Horipro held an audition for the titular character, who would also get a contract with the latter as well as perform original songs for the show. Applications lasted until July 19, with the final round taking place by September 8.[2]
Co-produced by Tatsunoko and Tezuka Productions, the series was directed by Yūzō Satō, with Ryōsuke Takahashi as chief director, with series composition by Yūji Kondō, original character designs by Utomaru, main character designs by Yuichi Takahashi, character designs and chief animation direction by Shinji Seya, Masafumi Satō serving as assistant director and battle dance director, Takamitsu Shimazaki and Takeshi Masuda composing the series' music, and Hiroshi Sasagawa serving as executive director.[1]
The opening theme is titled "Labyrinth", performed by Orange Range, while the ending theme is titled "Kibō no Uta" (Song of Hope), performed by Kalma. It aired from October 3 to December 19, 2021 on TV Osaka and other channels.[3] Funimation streamed the anime.[4]
Episodes
| No. | Title [5] | Directed by [lower-alpha 2] | Written by [lower-alpha 2] | Storyboarded by [lower-alpha 2] | Original air date [6] |
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| 1 | "Muteking Begins" | Yō Watanabe, Yūzō Satō | Yūji Kondō | Yō Watanabe, Yūzō Satō | October 3, 2021 |
| 2 | "Brand-new Gadget" | Fumio Maezono | Yūji Kondō | Akira Oguro | October 10, 2021 |
| 3 | "Rock and Rolling" | Yorifusa Yamaguchi, Masafumi Satō | Hiroko Kanasugi | Masayoshi Nishida | October 17, 2021 |
| 4 | "Chill Out Sunset" | Hiromichi Matano | Taketo Shinkai | Masayoshi Nishida | October 24, 2021 |
| 5 | "Goodbye Park" | Sumito Sasaki | Hiroko Kanasugi | Akira Oguro | October 31, 2021 |
| 6 | "Stand Alone" | Fumio Maezono | Hiroko Kanasugi | Masayoshi Nishida | November 7, 2021 |
| 7 | "Stage of Dreams" | Hiromichi Matano | Yūji Kondō | Keiichirō Kawaguchi | November 14, 2021 |
| 8 | "Muteki Mode" | Yorifusa Yamaguchi, Sumito Sasaki | Hiroko Kanasugi | Akira Oguro | November 21, 2021 |
| 9 | "In the Dark" | Kazuki Yokouchi | Hiroko Kanasugi | Kazuki Yokouchi | November 28, 2021 |
| 10 | "Sweet Memories" | Yūji Tokuno | Yūji Kondō | Yūji Tokuno | December 5, 2021 |
| 11 | "Heartbreak" | Hiromichi Matano | Yūji Kondō | Hiromichi Matano | December 12, 2021 |
| 12 | "The Dancing Hero" | Fumio Maezono, Masafumi Satō | Yūji Kondō | Kazuki Yokouchi, Masafumi Satō, Yūzō Satō | December 19, 2021 |
Reception
Caitlin Moore of Anime News Network praised most of the show's key points such as its heavy themes of "gentrification and tech-driven homogenization" of society alongside the show's music while concluding that the show "failed to wrap up the story in a satisfying way and would be a bit judgmental".[7]
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 Hodgkins, Crystalyn (2021-03-27). "Muteking the Dancing Hero Anime Reveals Staff, Cast, Visual, Teaser Video, Fall Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
- ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (2019-06-01). "1980 Anime Muteking Gets Muteking the Dancing Hero TV Anime Reboot in 2020". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Mateo, Alex (September 30, 2021). "Funimation to Stream Muteking the Dancing Hero Anime". Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ↑ "Mutekingu Kōshiki Saito" MUTEKING公式サイト [Muteking Official Website]. muteking.jp (in 日本語). 30 September 2021. Archived from the original on October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Mutekingu Kōshiki Saito" MUTEKING公式サイト [Muteking Official Website]. muteking.jp (in 日本語). 11 March 2021. Archived from the original on October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Moore, Caitlin (2022-04-23). "Muteking: The Dancing Hero". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
External links
- Official website Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist.
- Muteking the Dancing Hero (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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