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Postby kingoleer » Wed Mar 10, 2004 8:41 pm

Hey you guys might think of me as being a big dork for liking this show, but I was wondering if anyone knew if it was anime created specifically for America or if this is an actual Japanese anime, meaning it was released there and then brought over here.
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Postby Psycho Ann » Thu Mar 11, 2004 4:40 am

I like what little I've seen of the manga ^^ It's supposed to be actual anime but I haven't seen the anime to be sure. So far, I don't recall any anime that has been
'made over' by Americans... unless Transformers? It seems anime enough, but I'm not sure >_<
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Postby uc pseudonym » Thu Mar 11, 2004 5:34 am

I'm almost certain that Transformers is a real anime. The only possibility is that some of the spinoffs were not.

To answer your original question: yes, it is a real anime.

As for liking the show... well, to each his own.
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Postby supa dupa ninja » Thu Mar 11, 2004 6:09 am

that anime is the bomb! hey, did anyone here know that anime is a sequel to the original, kinikoman? that was waaaaaaay back in the 80's!
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Postby kaji » Thu Mar 11, 2004 6:12 am

What do you supose was the target audience for this show? Perhaps that small gap between 9-10, when wrestling was fun, but you still slept with your stuffed animals and race car pajamas?^^

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Postby Psycho Ann » Thu Mar 11, 2004 6:18 am

Where are you guys watching it? If it's anything like the manga, I'm probably going to be a fan as well (I'm total sucker for stupid classical shonen stories).
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Postby righteous_slave » Thu Mar 11, 2004 6:34 am

supa dupa ninja wrote:that anime is the bomb! hey, did anyone here know that anime is a sequel to the original, kinikoman? that was waaaaaaay back in the 80's!


Ever since I've seen this Ultimate MUSCLE stuff popping up I started wondering if there had been anything that went with all the little pink plastic guys I had bought stacks of when I was a kid. Is there anywhere to check out the old stuff?

PS, I think the original little pink dudes are better than the multicolored little dudes they are putting out now, but the larger action figures are cool.
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Postby MasterDias » Thu Mar 11, 2004 8:51 am

Psycho Ann wrote:Where are you guys watching it? If it's anything like the manga, I'm probably going to be a fan as well (I'm total sucker for stupid classical shonen stories).


It's currently airing on the Foxbox. Which means that its license is owned in the US by 4kids. Which means that it probably has been edited a lot from the original.
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Postby Psycho Ann » Thu Mar 11, 2004 8:56 am

4Kids? Okay. Not watching it. >_< Hopefully Kinnikuman the manga get licensed (last time I checked it still isn't).
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Postby Kawaii_Angel » Thu Mar 11, 2004 10:08 am

I think that show is funny!I've never read the manga!I should buy it though, I've watched the 4Kids version(If thats what you call it) and I still think its funny.I always love watching silly shows like that!^^
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Postby skynes » Thu Mar 11, 2004 10:29 am

I find it amusing... Especially Kid Muscle constantly wetting himself!
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Postby brantelg » Thu Mar 11, 2004 12:16 pm

Ultimate Muscle ROCKS!
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Postby Danyasaur » Thu Mar 11, 2004 12:55 pm

LOL! I LOVE THAT SHOW! *even though my brother, dad, mom, and fiends think I'm a ding bat for watching it X D!!* LOL! *sings* with my rice I like to have some kow, kow, kow, it tastes so very good I don't know how, how, how, that's my favorite form of chow, chow, chow! HOOOOOOWWOOOOOW, EAT NOW!" X D!!!!
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Postby skynes » Thu Mar 11, 2004 1:14 pm

*slaps Arch for singing the beef n rice song*
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Postby Kenchii » Thu Mar 11, 2004 1:14 pm

I try to get a chance to watch the show on sundays (is it?) but the videogame is awesome! Its the best wrestling game out there btw. But yeah, my teacher even knows about the VERY VERY populiar manga back then 80's in Japan. I don't think it ever came to America back then. US rocks! But some of the US dubs I heard for the recnt series suck, the jokes and all... they all cant stop TALKING!! lol, but I wanna get the sub version on DVD anyway. XD
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Postby skynes » Thu Mar 11, 2004 1:19 pm

An 80s Anime - Dragonball.
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Postby uc pseudonym » Thu Mar 11, 2004 1:20 pm

Now up until this point I've been keeping my mouth shut. And I still have no intention of coming in here and speaking about how I don't like this show. I know how annoying that is. As I said before, to each his own.

But I feel the need to post this.

Kenchii wrote:I try to get a chance to watch the show on sundays (is it?) but the videogame is awesome! Its the best wrestling game out there btw. But yeah, my teacher even knows about the VERY VERY populiar manga back then 80's in Japan. I don't think it ever came to America back then. US rocks! But some of the US dubs I heard for the recnt series suck, the jokes and all... they all cant stop TALKING!! lol, but I wanna get the sub version on DVD anyway. XD


This is coming from a person who called DBZ childish and an elementary anime?
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Postby kingoleer » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:13 pm

Yeah, I just like it because it makes me feel like a little kid when I watch it. It's just a lot of fun and it doesn't have a dark plot line in my opinion and its just a bright fluffy show, at least the FoxBox version.

You know, on a side note, to me it looks like a little kids show, but that's after 4kids edited stuff and whatnot, but I wonder, was Hamtaro edited?
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Postby MasterDias » Thu Mar 11, 2004 7:10 pm

kingoleer wrote:was Hamtaro edited?


I don't think so. I doubt that had anything to edit in the first place.
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Postby Lochaber Axe » Fri Mar 12, 2004 8:34 pm

For all its problems being a 4Kids licensed anime, it is still so entertaining. The real problem of mine isn't the anime but my parents. My father thinks he is funny and makes pitiful attempts at jokes. Well, I had the unfortunate occurrence that he saw an episode with Monsieur Cheeks and every saturday from then on I get to enjoy him clowning around and saying, "MISTER CHEEKIES!!!"

It got tiresome the first time.
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Postby susuki » Sat Mar 13, 2004 11:02 am

I really don't know and I really couldn't care. I watched like 5 min. of that show and I turned it because it was so lame! :dance: Yes it is fruity.
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Postby Kenchii » Sat Mar 13, 2004 12:00 pm

uc pseudonym wrote:Now up until this point I've been keeping my mouth shut. And I still have no intention of coming in here and speaking about how I don't like this show. I know how annoying that is. As I said before, to each his own.

But I feel the need to post this.



This is coming from a person who called DBZ childish and an elementary anime?



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Postby supa dupa ninja » Mon Mar 15, 2004 6:19 am

UC is so cold :(
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Postby uc pseudonym » Mon Mar 15, 2004 10:16 am

Kenchii wrote:Whoa! Even online I am MISUNDERSTOOD. ... :stressed: :shady:


You do realize that you neglected to answer me in any way, correct? This could have something to do with the being misunderstood part.

supa dupa ninja wrote:UC is so cold


I meant it in a jesting manner, actually. When I'm cold I get far more cynical and satirical. That is me in a warm mood.
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Postby skynes » Tue Mar 16, 2004 4:26 am

I think UM can be quite funny. Though I'm kinda fed up of watching the episode of Kid vs Dialabolik.

On sooooooooo many times I know most of the lines by heart!!
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Postby Psycho Ann » Tue Mar 16, 2004 4:46 am

Hmm... if the anime is still stupid, maybe I should attempt to watch an episode sometime.... but I really doubt anything 4Kids touched would come out fine. They probably lowered the stupid-ness to 4yrkids-stupid-ness.

Regardless, I need my does of stupid-ness. It's hard to get HK Stephen Chow movies here. XD
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Postby uc pseudonym » Tue Mar 16, 2004 5:09 am

Psycho Ann wrote:but I really doubt anything 4Kids touched would come out fine. They probably lowered the stupid-ness to 4yrkids-stupid-ness.


I would by large say that you are correct. Then again, people relatively near my age also found Love Hina and Dragonball (no offense) funny. I'm probably not the best person to comment about the humor value for the average person.
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Postby That Dude » Wed Mar 17, 2004 3:50 pm

Ultimate Muscle!! Woot!! The caroon Fox has ever showed besides Escaflowne and Spiderman. It's like Excel Saga except the whole plot focuses on wrestling. I love the mindlessness of it. Funny stuff!
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