Muteking the Dancing Hero

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Muteking the Dancing Hero
Key visual for the series
Created byTatsunoko Production
Based onMuteking, The Dashing Warrior
Written byYūji Kondō
Directed by
Music by
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes12
Production
Producers
  • Kousuke Fumi
  • Takefumi Kanari
  • Marie Matsunaga
  • Kento Sudou
Animators
Production companies
  • Tatsunoko Production
  • Muteking Production Committee[b]
Original release
NetworkTVO, TVA, Tokyo MX, BS NTV, AT-X
ReleaseOctober 3 (2021-10-03) –
December 19, 2021 (2021-12-19)
Related
Muteking, The Dashing Warrior

Muteking the Dancing Hero (stylized in all caps) is an anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Production and Tezuka Productions, serving as a reboot to Tatsunoko's 1980–1981 television series Muteking, The Dashing Warrior and aired from October to December 2021 on TV Osaka and other channels.

Characters

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Muteki (ムテキ)
Voiced by: Kentarō Mashiro [ja], Ibuki Kido (young)[1]
DJ
Voiced by: Takuya Eguchi, Nobutsugi Riina (young)[1]
Seo (セオ)
Voiced by: Satoshi Hino[1]
Aida-san (アイダさん)
Voiced by: Rie Takahashi[1]
An (アン)
Voiced by: Madoka Yonezawa[1]
Naomi (ナオミ)
Voiced by: Azusa Tadokoro[1]
Sara (サラ)
Voiced by: Rikako Aikawa[1]
Vivi (ヴィヴィ)
Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu[1]
Haru (ハル)
Voiced by: Keiga[1]
Summer (サマー, Samā)
Voiced by: Hayato Kimura [ja][1]
Aki (アキ)
Voiced by: Minami Tanaka[1]
Winter (ウィンター, Wintā)
Voiced by: Koutaro Nishiyama[1]
Suteking (ステキング, Sutekingu)
Voiced by: KENN[1]
Matt (マット, Matto)
Voiced by: Yutaka Aoyama[1]
Tommy (トミー, Tomī)
Voiced by: Takashi Matsuyama[1]
George (ジョージ, Jōji)
Voiced by: Wataru Hatano[1]
Owen (オーウェン, Ōwen)
Voiced by: Kenichi Suzumura[1]

Production

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The series was announced on June 1, 2019. Tatsunoko Production and Horipro held the audition for the titular character who will also get a contract with the latter as well as perform original songs for the show. Applications lasted until July 19th with the final round taking place by September 8th.[2]

Co-produced by Tatsunoko and Tezuka Productions, the series was directed by Yūzō Satō, with Ryōsuke Takahashi as chief director with series composition by Yūji Kondō, original character designs by Utomaru, main character designs by Yuichi Takahashi, character designs and chief animation direction by Shinji Seya, Masafumi Satō serving as assistant director and battle dance director, Takamitsu Shimazaki and Takeshi Masuda composing the series' music and Hiroshi Sasagawa serving as executive director.[1]

The opening theme is titled, "Labyrinth", performed by Orange Range, while the ending theme is titled, "Kibō no Uta" (Song of Hope), performed by Kalma [ja]. It aired from October 3 to December 19, 2021, on TV Osaka and other channels.[3] Funimation streamed the anime.[4]

Episodes

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No.Title [5]Directed by [c]Written by [c]Storyboarded by [c]Original release date [6]
1"Muteking Begins"Yō Watanabe, Yūzō SatōYūji KondōYō Watanabe, Yūzō SatōOctober 3, 2021 (2021-10-03)
2"Brand-new Gadget"Fumio MaezonoYūji KondōAkira OguroOctober 10, 2021 (2021-10-10)
3"Rock and Rolling"Yorifusa Yamaguchi, Masafumi SatōHiroko KanasugiMasayoshi NishidaOctober 17, 2021 (2021-10-17)
4"Chill Out Sunset"Hiromichi MatanoTaketo ShinkaiMasayoshi NishidaOctober 24, 2021 (2021-10-24)
5"Goodbye Park"Sumito SasakiHiroko KanasugiAkira OguroOctober 31, 2021 (2021-10-31)
6"Stand Alone"Fumio MaezonoHiroko KanasugiMasayoshi NishidaNovember 7, 2021 (2021-11-07)
7"Stage of Dreams"Hiromichi MatanoYūji KondōKeiichirō KawaguchiNovember 14, 2021 (2021-11-14)
8"Muteki Mode"Yorifusa Yamaguchi, Sumito SasakiHiroko KanasugiAkira OguroNovember 21, 2021 (2021-11-21)
9"In the Dark"Kazuki YokouchiHiroko KanasugiKazuki YokouchiNovember 28, 2021 (2021-11-28)
10"Sweet Memories"Yūji TokunoYūji KondōYūji TokunoDecember 5, 2021 (2021-12-05)
11"Heartbreak"Hiromichi MatanoYūji KondōHiromichi MatanoDecember 12, 2021 (2021-12-12)
12"The Dancing Hero"Fumio Maezono, Masafumi SatōYūji KondōKazuki Yokouchi, Masafumi Satō, Yūzō SatōDecember 19, 2021 (2021-12-19)

Reception

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Caitlin Moore of Anime News Network praised most of the show's key point such as its heavy themes of "gentrification and tech-driven homogenization" of society alongside the show's music while concluding that the show "failed to wrap up the story in a satisfying way and would be a bit judgemental".[7]

Notes

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  1. ^ Credited as Chief Director (総監督, Sō Kantoku)
  2. ^ A production committee label that consists of various companies.
  3. ^ a b c Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Hodgkins, Crystalyn (2021-03-27). "Muteking the Dancing Hero Anime Reveals Staff, Cast, Visual, Teaser Video, Fall Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  2. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (2019-06-01). "1980 Anime Muteking Gets Muteking the Dancing Hero TV Anime Reboot in 2020". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  3. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 18, 2021). "Muteking the Dancing Hero Anime's Trailer Reveals Theme Songs, October 2 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  4. ^ Mateo, Alex (September 30, 2021). "Funimation to Stream Muteking the Dancing Hero Anime". Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "Mutekingu Kōshiki Saito" MUTEKING公式サイト [Muteking Official Website]. muteking.jp (in Japanese). 30 September 2021. Archived from the original on October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  6. ^ "Mutekingu Kōshiki Saito" MUTEKING公式サイト [Muteking Official Website]. muteking.jp (in Japanese). 11 March 2021. Archived from the original on October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  7. ^ Moore, Caitlin (2022-04-23). "Muteking: The Dancing Hero". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
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