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Muteking the Dancing Hero Anime Reveals Staff, Cast, Visual, Teaser Video, Fall Debut
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Tatsunoko and agency Tondemo Senshi Muteking hero gag anime.
Tatsunoko Pro is credited with the original work, and Snow White with the Red Hair) are composing the music.
Other staff include:
- 3DCG Director: Yoshihiro Otobe
- Music Producer: Takamitsu Shimazaki
- Participating Artists: Rinne Yoshida.
- Music Production: Victor Entertainment, Smile Company
- Sound Director: Takumi Itō
The anime will star:
- Kentarō Mashiro as Muteki
- Takuya Eguchi as DJ
- Satoshi Hino as Seo
- Rie Takahashi as Aida-san
- Madoka Yonezawa as An
- Azusa Tadokoro as Naomi
- Rikako Aikawa as Sera
- Kazuyuki Okitsu as Vivi
- Keiga as Haru
- Hayato Kimura as Summer
- Minami Tanaka as Aki
- Kōtarō Nishiyama as Winter
- KENN as Suteking
- Yutaka Aoyama as Matt
- Takashi Matsuyama as Tommy
- Wataru Hatano as George
- Kenichi Suzumura as Owen
The companies hosted an audition for who will voice the titular character Muteking (the name is a pun on the word "muteki," which means "invincible").
The original anime aired for 56 episodes in 1980-1981, and has not received a release in English. The anime took place in a city modeled after San Francisco at the time, and featured a protagonist who could transform into "Muteking" to fight evil aliens. The anime became known for its novel design and music.
The project's official website describes the reboot anime as a "sci-fi hero romantic comedy."
Sources: Muteking the Dancing Hero anime's website, MoCa News
