The reboot anime of Tatsunoko Production’s 1980s comedy series “Muteking The Dancing Hero” reveals a teaser visual, PV, 17 cast members and main staff at AnimeJapan 2021 on March 28. The series will debut in Fall 2021.
“Muteking The Dancing Hero” was first announced in 2019 as a reboot of “Muteking, The Dashing Warrior” (とんでも戦士ムテキング). The new series inherits the spirits of its previous work and focuses on a superhero who fights with the power of song and dance into the modern era.
The series will feature multiple Japanese musicians including Takeshi Ueda (AA=), ORANGE RANGE, KALMA, SANABAGUN., Naz, Reol, Akiko Yano, and Rinne Yoshida.
▍Teaser PV
▍Synopsis
Set in the free and cheerful coastal town of Neo San Francisco, the kind-hearted boy Muteki moves to Neo San Francisco and meets DJ, who claims to be a DJ, and finds himself thrust into the role of the dancing hero Muteking. To save the town from monsters who suddenly appear, Muteki and DJ fight with song and dance, but little do they know that behind these strange events, a true danger to humanity is approaching…
▍Staff and Production
Original Work: Tatsunoko Production
Original Character Design: Utomaru (THINKR)
Executive Director: Hiroshi Sasagawa
Chief Director: Ryosuke Takahashi
Director: Yuzo Sato
Assistant Director/Battle Scene Director: Masafumi Sato
CGI Director: Yoshihiro Otobe
Series Writer: Yuji Kondo
Music: Takamitsu Shimazaki, Takashi Masuda
Music Producer: Takamitsu Shimazaki
Music Production: Victor Entertainment, Smile Company
Sound Director: Takumi Ito
Animation: Tatsunoko Production, Tezuka Production
▍ Cast
■ Muteki – CV: Kentaro Mashiro
■ DJ – CV: Takuya Eguchi
■ Ceo – CV: Satoshi Hino
■ Aida – CV: Rie Takahashi
■ An. – CV: Madoka Yonezawa
■ Naomi – CV: Azusa Tadokoro
■ Sarah – CV: Rikako Aikawa
■ Vivi – CV: Kazuyuki Okitsu
■ Haru – CV: Keiga
■ Summer – CV: Hayato Kimura
■ Aki – CV: Minami Tanaka
■ Winter – CV: Kotaro Nishiyama
■ Suteking – CV: KENN
■ Matt – CV: Yutaka Aoyama
■ Tommy – CV: Takashi Matsuyama
■ George – CV: Wataru Hatano
■ Owen – CV: Kenichi Suzumura