Kinnikuman, also known as Kinniku Suguru, is a wrestler who is the main character in the Weekly Shōnen Jump manga Kinnikuman that works as a cashier at the Penguin Village Movie Theater.
History[]
The Birth of Arale[]
Main article: Volume 1: The Birth of Arale
In Here Comes Arale!, he is seen in the theater's ticket window while Aoi Kimidori and Senbei Norimaki are getting ready to see Nekotoraman vs. Nekotora-7.
Other Media[]
Video Games[]
Arale Norimaki and Kinnikuman in Famicom Jump
Kinnikuman from his own series appears in the video games Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden and Jump Ultimate Stars as a playable character alongside Dr. Slump and Dragon Ball characters.
Trivia[]
- Kinnikuman’s design was inspired by Ultraseven, who also inspired Nekotora-7. In fact, Kinnikuman as a project started as an Ultraman parody with Kinnikuman being the illegitimate child of Father of Ultra, with the ability to grow giant after eating garlic.