Kinnikuman Retrospective: American Tour Arc: Part 1

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So Kinnikuman Completed a year of serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump, It had a tournament, a goofy beginning arc, and sense of adventure in areas, I bet Yudetamago was asking themselves a simple question...


Now What?

I feel like that Kinnikuman wasn't supposed to go on past the Kaiju arc, then the chojin olympics, but it became a sensation all over japan, inspiring Akira Toriyama to put aspects of it in series like Dr. Slump and Dragon Ball. Kinnikuman could've gone just about anywhere under the weight of it's own wrestling nature, for that it went to the then rising in popularity american wrestling scene. It won't be as unique as the zany characters of the Chojin Olympics, but it gives it a sense of realism that we won't see in future arcs. This is the Kinnikuman American Tour Arc...



Read the linked post before this post if you haven't already...

Before we begin, let me address something, Yes Ring ni Kakero a Boxing Manga by the same guy who made Saint Seiya/Knights of the Zodiac), which is also a candidate for father of the modern shonen, came first, and did have a lot of aspects a lot of modern shonens have (based on the Raws for the Manga), but It's hard to tell who was more innovative than the other, but Kinnikuman did inspire Dragon Ball and lasted longer, so I'm sticking to that until we have figures to show who did better than who.




The arc begins with the plane that took Kinnikuman to the next step of his journey flying over a planet we'll never hear from again and doesn't deserve a name. Kinnikuman's piloting the plane and causing trouble when he should be heading to Planet Kinniku. On the Kinniku planet, the plane heads home, everyone's cheering him on, and... wait a sec, he's freaking leaving. Suguru only is allowed to spend 5 seconds at his home planet, can you imagine reading this in Shonen Jump, and hoping Kinnikuman would be cheered on in his home coming, and be getting Yudetamago's official F.U. to the reader. Kinnikuman checks the back of his belt, and sees a list of past winners of the Chojin Olympics. Kinnikuman is going to head to Hawaii for the beginning of his american journey. Kinnikuman wants to go there because of the babes, but the others want him to be in a tournament. When Kinnikuman makes it to hawaii, he's automatically rejected by the ladies there... Kinnikman is joined by his manager, Nakano. Kinnikuman now has to get ready for his next match. When he gets to the stadium, he's trampled by a bunch of girls. They're cheering for a guy riding a sun. His name is Jesse Malvia, but he also brought some one with him...

HIS NAME WAS KAMEHAMEHA!!!!!

(Minus the Ha at the end...)

Advertisements for the big fight have been going around, making Suguru nervous... He gets taken in by Duke Kamata to discuss why he isn't fighting the current champion. Apparently he's to weak to verse the current champ, because I guess that Chojin Olympics win wasn't good enough. The WSA Thinks that Kinnikuman is Terryman's assistant, which I don't get since terryman didn't win the chojin olympics? None of that matters since the true Hawaii champ appears...

BATMA... Wait...

He makes a vow to challenge Kinnikuman for his Title, but when Kinnikuman Gets his game face on, Kamada tells him not to get too cocky. The match has started and 7 seconds later, Kamehame Pins Suguru taking Kamehame's 1000th victory. The world is in shock, Suguru's upset, and the story is over... Nah just kidding, It can't end in that much of a downer, can it? Kinnikuman gets back into badass mode and 5 seconds later he goes into a self doubt stage. He tries to get Malvia's attention twice, and fails both times. Kamehame helps him out to defeat Jesse. Kamehame trains Kinnikuman with his 48 Killer Moves. When Kinnikuman's done training, he uses his space punch on one of Jesse Malvia's students... Kinnikuman challenges Malvia to the match to end all matches... Jesse appears on his sun, while Kinnikuman appears with Kamehame, Meat, and in Samurai Armor. The winner of the match will move onto the world defense circuit. Jesse suggests a no ropes deathmatch. Kinnikuman can't use his new moves to end Malvia... Kinnikuman gets out of his entrance attire and shows off his muscles. Unfortunately his shorts fall off and everyone laughs. He gets his shorts back, for some reason, and is remind of the Fu Rin Ka Zan, which we'll come back to. The match starts and Kinnikuman's not ready. He falls out of the ring because there's no ropes. He starts to get his game face back on with a german suplex, which isn't enough since Jesse reverses the move, causing a pin. He then tries a bear hug, which doesn't work, since Jesse escapes and uses an altered front suplex, throwing Suguru into a palm tree, He only has 20 seconds to return to the ring, so Kamehame gives him some advice...

BOOM, YOU'RE DONE!!!!!

THAT SOUND EFFECT SAID SO!!!!

Kinnikuman returns to the ring with furious punches, and an attempted Oklahoma Stampede, only to be rejected by Jesse's Bridge move. all of Suguru's moves are being rejected and he decides to use a Mexican Clutch Hold. It works as well as you expect. Kinnikuman acts defeated, only to trap Malvia into his trap, he then uses the Fu Rin Ka Zan. i'll show you what it means in pictures...

Fast like the Wind. (Fu)

Silent like the Forest. (Rin)

Powerful like Fire. (Ka)

And Idle like a Mountain! (Zan)

Kinnikuman Pins Jesse and wins his second title. This is the first fight where kinnikuman puts up a good fight & doesn't win by pure luck, and I like every second of it. Too bad Kinnikuamn returns his prizes for whatever reason, and has to swim to America for his next stop of his journey. Somewhere in the pacific ocean, Jaws and another shark attacks a girl, Turns out it's Kinnikuman and Meat-Kun. Dorlo Flears and his assistant wonder where Kinnikuman is, That is until Popeye (I'm not even joking) finds them and mistakes them as fish. They get scolded for it and head to the World Superman Association Building in Los Angeles. When Kinnikuman is greeted by the supermen stars, Kinnikuman runs into the building and destroys the building. Yeah not making any 9/11 parallels, jokes, observations, or anything that'll be deemed tasteless and offensive. Turns out that wasn't the real building, and the real one uses the same technology as the TARDIS from Doctor Who. The stars were also dolls, but what's real is the fighter jets from the World Superman Council and World Superman Federation. Turns out that the 3 wrestling organizations are in war with each other, once upon a time the WSA ruled, now they only own a small fraction of the USA (the West Coast in fact). If their prize fighter Chavo Kuerrori, loses, they're gone... Chavo loses, so they lose... They move their Headquarters to St. Louis.  WSF champion Skull Bozu enters and attacks the WSA. Kinnikuman, Meat, and Dorlo head away from the destroyed HQ in their TARDI-Capsule and head to Superman World. They get to Superman World, and Dorlo expositions about the world of supermen and why Superman World was created... Kinnikuman trys to find himself in the Superman museum Computer archive. only to be insulted. The gang explores the rest of the place, an d Kinnikuman wants to put his name on the Walkway of fame, only to learn that that he has to work for it, more than he already has.

Sheik Seijin and Edith Harrison!!!!

(along with their pupils Skull Bozu and Beauty Rhodes (based off the late Dusty Rhodes))

They joined forces to defeat the WSA!!!! They want to make one universal title for all supermen, kind of funny how WWE now is probably going to monopolize the wrestling business, and Yudetamago's making fun of that decades before that happened. Kinnikuman get s ready for the war and heads for New York first. At New York, everyone's cheering on rhodes as he enters the ring, while a mysterious figure watches intently... Rhodes defeats Hulk Dogan with an elbow drop, and his title is defended. The mysterious figure reveals him self to be The Chanelman, who looks suspiciously like Kinnikuman with blackface and redneck attire. He beats up Rhodes and runs. We'll find out what happens after that NEXT TIME...


To Be Continued in part 2...





Here's what I did for my birthday:

Both Yoshiettes: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FELIZ COUMPLENOS A T...

A. Yoshi: YOU SANG THIS FOR THE PAST 3 BIRTHDAYS, SING SOMETHING NEW!!!!!

Yoshiette 1: They didn't program any more birthday songs in our system. Create a new song and program it in...

AY: I've got a better idea...

YE1: Let me guess the Middle East because YOLO...

Later at the Japanese Restaurant...

Yoshiette 2: I can't believe we're paying $80 for this!!!!

AY: Just wait!!!!!

Girl 1: I'm Rei Red!

Girl 2: I'm Ami Blue!

Girl 3: I'm Makato Green!

Girl 4: I'm Aino Yellow!

All 4 Girls: TOGETHER WE ARE THE SAILOR RANGERS!!!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday, Feliz Coumpleonos A Ti, Otanjobiomedetogozaimasu...

Duck Nukem: This is the same GOD DAMN song that you criticized the Yoshiettes for Singing!!!!

AY: Wait...

Sailor Rangers: Happy birthday to our greatest yoshi-poo, who saved the world from monsters and demons,
Now Yoshi's another year older and can do more in life, so go go Happy Birthday.,
Happy birthday, hero, go fight with your friends the Yoshiettes and your shape shifting friend, This day might not happen again so enjoy this day, day, day, day...
Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday, Feliz Coumpleonos A Ti, Otanjobiomedetogozaimasu, Happy Birthday to you man...
Another year will go by and you can live life to it's fullest, and get more boobies,
Ok maybe not, but you can get ladies in your pockets,
Like that yo-kai game for the 3DS, You can catch 'em all,
Especially that chicken, since he's finger lickin' good, and you can launch him to space on starships and rockets, rockets, rockets, rockets....
Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday, Feliz Coumpleonos A Ti, Otanjobiomedetogozaimasu, Happy Birthday to you man...
Otanjobiomedetogozaisu to you once more, more, more, more...


YE1: That actually wasn't that bad, oh, and you're paying the bill Yoshi-poo...

 AY: FRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...


Several Days Later...


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