4KiDS!TV showing Ultimate Muscle Tomorrow at 11AM EST?

[li_mangaman]

What's the deal with this?

[Andrew T. Hingson]

It's called "summer filler" it and Cramp Twins have some how risen from the grave. Chances are they hope they'll get better ratings than the current 11-12 shows for a while (Sonic X and GI-Joe Sigma Six I believe).

I thought 4kids didn't have UM anymore though so this is interesting...

[NahMan85]

I never really liked this show. Just couldn't watch it, didn't make sense to me, reminds me a little of Bo-bobo. I know I wrote that wrong. UM on 4kids is a joke, somehow I don't see this lasting that long. I see it being replaced pretty soon. I can guarantee even if by some miracle it stays longer than a few weeks that it will not stay for the entire summer, I just don't see it happening.

[Tash]

Just couldn't watch it, didn't make sense to me, reminds me a little of Bo-bobo. Correct. Ultimate Muscle is a sequal to a series called "Kinnikuman" that was EXTREMELY popular in the 80s. The creator of Bobobo was heavily influenced by it, (as well as the creaters of One Piece, Naruto, Dragonball, Genshikan, Shaman King, just to name a few) and refrences it a lot.

http://forums.kinnikuman.com/forums/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=89752 (http://forums.kinnikuman.com/forums/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=85826)
(Image originally scanned by Frobman of the AkIA message board)

(There's also another scene where Bobobo spoofs the Warsman vs. Ramenman fight)