# Muteking, The Dashing Warrior

Muteking, The Dashing Warrior (とんでも戦士ムテキング, Tondemo Senshi Muteking) is an anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Productions for Fuji TV. It ran from September 7, 1980, to September 27, 1981.

## Plot

Twelve-year-old Rin Yuki loyally supported his father when the world laughed at the scientist for saying that Earth was about to be face an alien invasion. But Rin did not expect to become personally involved—until he met Takoro, the strange young "deputy sheriff" from another world who was on the trail of notorious space criminals. There were only four Kurodako Brothers, but they plotted to use their alien science and natural shapeshifting powers to become the secret masters of Earth. With Takoro's help, Rin became the mighty superhero, Muteking, to foil their schemes.

## Release

The series was televised in Italy under the title of simply Muteking.
An English dub of episode one was also made, apparently in an unsuccessful attempt to sell the series to the United States. In this one-episode dubbed version (which has been posted on YouTube in three parts), Rin Yuki is named "Scooter Loon," and his father is renamed "Linus Loon."

## Reboot plans

In 2019, Tatsunoko announced a reboot of the series titled Muteking the Dancing Hero that aired from October 3 to December 19, 2021.

## Staff

* Original story: Tatsunoko Production
* Executive producer: Kenji Yoshida
* Planning: Ippei Kuri, Shigeru Yanagawa
* Producers: Ippei Kuri, Tomoyuki Miyata
* Production supervisors: Minoru Uchima, Minoru Uno, Tsuneo Tamura
* Scripts: Shigeru Yanagawa, Kazuo Sato, Akiyoshi Sakai, Seiya Yamazaki, Takeshi Shudo, Yu Yamamoto et al.
* Episode direction: Hiroshi Sasagawa, Masayuki Hayashi, Koichi Mashimo, Yutaka Kagawa, Shinya Sadamitsu, Yoshizo Tsuda, Hidehito Ueda, Kenjiro Yoshida, Kazuo Yamazaki, Masakazu Higuchi et al.
* Character designs: Ippei Kuri, Akiko Shimomoto
* Mechanical design: Kunio Okawara
* Key animation supervisor: Sadao Miyamoto
* Key animation director: Shizuo Kawai
* Art director: Kikuko Tada
* Music: Koba Hayashi
* Produced and distributed by: Tatsunoko Production Co., Ltd. / Fuji Telecasting Co., Ltd.

## Cast

* Rin Yuki: Kazuhiko Inoue
* Takoro: Yumiko Uzaki
* Dr. Dankichi Yuki: Isamu Tanonaka
* Koharu Yuki: Kazue Komiya
* Sonny Yuki: Rokuro Naya
* Mitchi: Takako Tsutsui
* Nubon: Takemi Nakamura
* Takokichi: Toru Ohira
* Takomaru: Shigeru Tsuji
* Takosaku: Shin Aomori
* Takomi: Makoto Kōsaka

## Episode list

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | "Dispatch! Muteking" Transliteration: "Tonde Shutsudō! Mutekingu" (Japanese: とんで出動！ ムテキング) | Kōichi Mashimo | Kazuo Satō | September 7, 1980 (1980-09-07) |
| 2 | "The Mysterious Strap Huge Mess" Transliteration: "Fushigi na Tsurikawa Dai Sōdō" (Japanese: 不思議なつり革大騒動) | Hiroshi Suzuki | Akiyoshi Sakai | September 14, 1980 (1980-09-14) |
| 3 | "Eat Again Before and After Meals" Transliteration: "Shokuzen Shokugo ni Mata Tabero" (Japanese: 食前食後にまた食べろ) | Shin'ya Sadamitsu Yutaka Kagawa | Akiyoshi Sakai | September 21, 1980 (1980-09-21) |
| 4 | "Conquer with Disinformation!" Transliteration: "Nise Jōhō de Seifuku da!" (Japanese: ニセ情報で征服だ！) | Tomoyasu Masago Yoshizō Tsuda | Takeshi Shudō | September 28, 1980 (1980-09-28) |
| 5 | "Large Waves and Small Waves Flood!" Transliteration: "Ōnami Konami de Dai Kōzui!" (Japanese: 大波小波で大洪水！) | Bondo Eiju Hidehito Ueda | Yū Yamamoto | October 5, 1980 (1980-10-05) |
| 6 | "Weird Personal Consultation" Transliteration: "Henteko Mi no Ue Sōdan" (Japanese: ヘンテコ身の上相談) | Shōhei Ishida | Akiyoshi Sakai | October 12, 1980 (1980-10-12) |
| 7 | "Bullshit Baseball! 0 to 0" Transliteration: "Detarame Yakyū! Rei Tai Rei" (Japanese: でたらめ野球！ 0対0) | Shin'ya Sadamitsu Kenjirō Yoshida | Haruya Yamazaki | October 19, 1980 (1980-10-19) |
| 8 | "It's a Big Jungle Panic!" Transliteration: "Janguru Dai Panikku da!" (Japanese: ジャングル大パニックだ！) | Tomoyasu Masago Yutaka Kagawa | Akiyoshi Sakai | October 26, 1980 (1980-10-26) |
| 9 | "Play Play Play with Everyone!" Transliteration: "Asobe Asobe Minna de Asobe!" (Japanese: 遊べ遊べみんなで遊べ！) | Shin'ya Sadamitsu Yoshizō Tsuda | Haruya Yamazaki | November 2, 1980 (1980-11-02) |
| 10 | "Is the Octopus the Great Demon King of the Universe?" Transliteration: "Tako wa Uchū no Dai Maō?" (Japanese: タコは宇宙の大魔王？) | Kazuo Yamazaki Kenjirō Yoshida | Takeshi Shudō | November 9, 1980 (1980-11-09) |
| 11 | "Surprise! The Earth is Full of Robots" Transliteration: "Odoroki! Chikyū wa Robotto-darake" (Japanese: 驚き！ 地球はロボットだらけ) | Hidehito Ueda | Akiyoshi Sakai | November 16, 1980 (1980-11-16) |
| 12 | "It Came Out! The Great Phantom of the Kurodako Mansion" Transliteration: "Deta! Kurodako Yashiki no Dai Kaijin" (Japanese: 出た！ クロダコ屋敷の大怪人) | Masayuki Hayashi Yutaka Kagawa | Masayuki Hayashi | November 23, 1980 (1980-11-23) |
| 13 | "Everyone Dig Here! A Treasure Sleeps" Transliteration: "Minna Koko Hore! Takara ga Nemuru" (Japanese: みんなここ掘れ！ 宝が眠る) | Hidehito Ueda | Akiyoshi Sakai | November 30, 1980 (1980-11-30) |
| 14 | "New Hero? Female Muteking" Transliteration: "Shin Hīrō? Josei Mutekingu" (Japanese: 新ヒーロー？ 女性ムテキング) | Kōichi Mashimo Hiroshi Suzuki | Yū Yamamoto | December 7, 1980 (1980-12-07) |
| 15 | "Everyone Hibernate with Flowing Snow" Transliteration: "Yuki ya Konkon Minna de Tōmin" (Japanese: 雪やコンコンみんなで冬眠) | Kazuo Yamazaki Kenjirō Yoshida | Haruya Yamazaki | December 14, 1980 (1980-12-14) |
| 16 | "New Theory! Human Eevaporation If Wet In the Rain" Transliteration: "Shinsetsu! Ame ni Nurereba Ningen Jōhatsu" (Japanese: 新説！ 雨にぬれれば人間蒸発) | Shin'ya Sadamitsu Yoshizō Tsuda | Ryōko Takagi | December 21, 1980 (1980-12-21) |
| 17 | "What Happens to Humans If They Enjoy Themselves In a Car?" Transliteration: "Kuruma de Raku Surya Ningen Dō Naru?" (Japanese: 車で楽すりゃ人間どうなる？) | Katsumi Endō Kenjirō Yoshida | Akiyoshi Sakai | December 28, 1980 (1980-12-28) |
| 18 | "Festival Heave-ho! Everyone Dance" Transliteration: "Omatsuri Wasshoi! Minna Odore" (Japanese: お祭りワッショイ！ みな踊れ) | Tomoyasu Masago Yutaka Kagawa | Akiyoshi Sakai | January 4, 1981 (1981-01-04) |
| 19 | "Kurodako's Perfect Helmet" Transliteration: "Kurodako no Manten Herumetto" (Japanese: クロダコの満点ヘルメット) | Kazuo Yamazaki Hidehito Ueda | Takeshi Shudō | January 11, 1981 (1981-01-11) |
| 20 | "Popular Climax! Kurodako Sound" Transliteration: "Ninki Zetchō! Kurodako Saundo" (Japanese: 人気絶頂！ クロダコサウンド) | Shin'ya Sadamitsu Kunihiko Yuyama | Yū Yamamoto | January 18, 1981 (1981-01-18) |
| 21 | "Lots of Laughs! Kurodako Large Circus" Transliteration: "Bakushō! Kurodako Dai Sākasu" (Japanese: 爆笑！ クロダコ大サーカス) | Katsumi Endō Kenjirō Yoshida | Haruya Yamazaki | January 25, 1981 (1981-01-25) |
| 22 | "Maze! All Adults and Children are Lost" Transliteration: "Meiro! Otona mo Kodomo mo Mina Maigo" (Japanese: 迷路！ 大人も子供もみな迷子) | Katsumi Endō Yutaka Kagawa | Akiyoshi Sakai | February 1, 1981 (1981-02-01) |
| 23 | "Octopus Star Stone That Opens Good Luck" Transliteration: "Kōun o Hiraku Tako Sei no Ishi" (Japanese: 幸運をひらくタコ星の石) | Yoshizō Tsuda | Ryōko Takagi | February 8, 1981 (1981-02-08) |
| 24 | "Takoro's Guts Marathon Man" Transliteration: "Takorō no Konjō Marason Man" (Japanese: タコローの根性マラソンマン) | Asuma Kusa Kenjirō Yoshida | Haruya Yamazaki | February 15, 1981 (1981-02-15) |
| 25 | "Winds and Clouds! Great Duel on Mount Eagle" Transliteration: "Fūun! Īguru Yama no Dai Kettō" (Japanese: 風雲！ イーグル山の大決闘) | Shin'ya Sadamitsu Hidehito Ueda | Haruya Yamazaki | February 22, 1981 (1981-02-22) |
| 26 | "It's a Break, Hot Saucer" Transliteration: "Zekkō da yo Hottoke Sōsā" (Japanese: 絶交だよホットケソーサー) | Kazuo Yamazaki Shōhei Ishida | Takeshi Shudō | March 1, 1981 (1981-03-01) |
| 27 | "Realization! Kurodako's Utopia" Transliteration: "Jitsugen! Kurodako no Yūtopia" (Japanese: 実現！ クロダコのユートピア) | Kazuo Yamazaki | Akiyoshi Sakai | March 8, 1981 (1981-03-08) |
| 28 | "Welcome! Kurodako's Ryugu Castle" Transliteration: "Yōkoso! Kurodako Ryūgū Jō" (Japanese: ようこそ！ クロダコ竜宮城) | Masayuki Hayashi Yutaka Kagawa | Yū Yamamoto | March 15, 1981 (1981-03-15) |
| 29 | "Success! Kurodako's Conquest of the Moon" Transliteration: "Seikō! Kurodako no Getsumen Seifuku" (Japanese: 成功！ クロダコの月面征服) | Hidehito Ueda | Haruya Yamazaki | March 22, 1981 (1981-03-22) |
| 30 | "Goodbye Mitchie" Transliteration: "Sayonara Mitchī" (Japanese: さよならミッチー) | Katsumi Endō Kenjirō Yoshida | Mariko Fujita | March 29, 1981 (1981-03-29) |
| 31 | "Ah Sad Love! Takomi's Pure Love" Transliteration: "Ā Hiren! Takomi no Jun'ai" (Japanese: ああ悲恋！ タコミの純愛) | Shin'ya Sadamitsu Shōhei Ishida | Takeshi Shudō | April 5, 1981 (1981-04-05) |
| 32 | "Unable to Recover?! Kurodako's Complete Defeat" Transliteration: "Saiki Funō?! Kurodako Kanpai" (Japanese: 再起不能?! クロダコ完敗) | Kazuo Yamazaki | Yū Yamamoto | April 12, 1981 (1981-04-12) |
| 33 | "Let's Go to Japan! Great Migration" Transliteration: "Iku zo Nippon! Dai Idō" (Japanese: いくぞ日本！ 大移動) | Yutaka Kagawa | Yū Yamamoto | April 19, 1981 (1981-04-19) |
| 34 | "Silver Family Big Race" Transliteration: "Hakugin Famirī Dai Rēsu" (Japanese: 白銀ファミリー大レース) | Shin'ya Sadamitsu Hidehito Ueda | Yū Yamamoto | April 26, 1981 (1981-04-26) |
| 35 | "Life or Death?! KO Ranch Death Fight" Transliteration: "Sei ka Shi ka?! Kē Ō Bokujō no Shitō" (Japanese: 生か死か?! KO牧場の死闘) | Katsumi Endō Yoshizō Tsuda | Haruya Yamazaki | May 3, 1981 (1981-05-03) |
| 36 | "Thrill! Horror Truck Bastard" Transliteration: "Suriru! Kyōfu no Torakku Yarō" (Japanese: スリル！ 恐怖のトラック野郎) | Kazuo Yamazaki | Haruya Yamazaki | May 10, 1981 (1981-05-10) |
| 37 | "Open Dignifiedly! Takoro Police" Transliteration: "Dōdō Ōpun! Takorō Keisatsu" (Japanese: 堂々オープン！ タコロー警察) | Masakazu Higuchi | Kazuo Satō | May 17, 1981 (1981-05-17) |
| 38 | "No No No! Takoro's Mom" Transliteration: "Ya Ya Ya! Takorō no Okāsan" (Japanese: ややや！ タコローのお母さん) | Masakazu Higuchi Yutaka Kagawa | Yū Yamamoto | May 24, 1981 (1981-05-24) |
| 39 | "Large Profit?! Kurodako Tour Boat" Transliteration: "Ōmōke?! Kurodako no Yūransen" (Japanese: 大もうけ?!　クロダコの遊覧船) | Masakazu Higuchi | Yū Yamamoto | May 31, 1981 (1981-05-31) |
| 40 | "Fighting Portable Shrine Great Melee" Transliteration: "Kenka Omikoshi Dai Konsen" (Japanese: ケンカおみこし大混戦) | Shin'ya Sadamitsu Yoshizō Tsuda | Yū Yamamoto | June 7, 1981 (1981-06-07) |
| 41 | "Fly Fly Balloon! Big Race" Transliteration: "Tobe Tobe Kikyū! Dai Rēsu" (Japanese: 飛べ飛べ気球！ 大レース) | Hidehito Ueda Yutaka Kagawa | Mariko Fujita | June 14, 1981 (1981-06-14) |
| 42 | "Great Hit? Takoro Picture Story Show" Transliteration: "Bakauke? Takorō Kamishibai" (Japanese: バカうけ？ タコロー紙芝居) | Kazuo Yamazaki Masakazu Higuchi | Haruya Yamazaki | June 21, 1981 (1981-06-21) |
| 43 | "Bloom In the Sky! Humanity Fireworks" Transliteration: "Ōzora ni Sake! Ninjō Hanabi" (Japanese: 大空に咲け！ 人情花火) | Yutaka Kagawa | Ryōko Takagi | June 28, 1981 (1981-06-28) |
| 44 | "Great Sale! Kurodako Mansion" Transliteration: "Dai Tokubai! Kurodako Manshon" (Japanese: 大特売！ クロダコマンション) | Masakazu Higuchi | Takeshi Shudō | July 5, 1981 (1981-07-05) |
| 45 | "Tears! Retirement of Downtown Train" Transliteration: "Namida! Shitamachi Densha no Intai" (Japanese: 涙！ 下町電車の引退) | Shōhei Ishida | Yū Yamamoto | July 12, 1981 (1981-07-12) |
| 46 | "Brilliant! Kurodako's Summer Vacation" Transliteration: "Karei! Kurodako no Natsuyasumi" (Japanese: 華麗！ クロダコの夏休み) | Masakazu Higuchi | Mariko Fujita | July 19, 1981 (1981-07-19) |
| 47 | "Angler Takoro" Transliteration: "Tsurishi Takorō" (Japanese: 釣り師タコロー) | Yoshizō Tsuda | Haruya Yamazaki | July 26, 1981 (1981-07-26) |
| 48 | "The Panda Has Disappeared! Invisibility Cloak" Transliteration: "Panda ga Kieta! Tōmei Manto" (Japanese: パンダが消えた！ 透明マント) | Hidehito Ueda Yutaka Kagawa | Masaru Takesue | August 1, 1981 (1981-08-01) |
| 49 | "Don't Turn Off the Lights In the Playhouse" Transliteration: "Shibaigoya no Hi o Kesu na" (Japanese: 芝居小屋の灯を消すな) | Shin'ya Sadamitsu Yoshizō Tsuda | Ryōko Takagi | August 9, 1981 (1981-08-09) |
| 50 | "Impressed! Kurodako Tears of Parents" Transliteration: "Kandō! Kurodako Namida no Oyakōkō" (Japanese: 感動！ クロダコ涙の親孝行) | Shin'ya Sadamitsu | Kazuo Satō | August 16, 1981 (1981-08-16) |
| 51 | "First Love! Takosak's Pure Story" Transliteration: "Hatsukoi! Takosaku Junjō Monogatari" (Japanese: 初恋！ タコサク純情物語) | Yutaka Kagawa | Akiyoshi Sakai | August 23, 1981 (1981-08-23) |
| 52 | "Reconciliation?! Kurodako's SOS" Transliteration: "Wakai?! Kurodako no Esu Ō Esu" (Japanese: 和解?! クロダコのSOS) | Masakazu Higuchi Shōhei Ishida | Yū Yamamoto | August 30, 1981 (1981-08-30) |
| 53 | "How to Win the Muteking Game" Transliteration: "Mutekingēmu Hisshō-hō" (Japanese: ムテキンゲーム必勝法) | Shin'ya Sadamitsu Yoshizō Tsuda | Takeshi Shudō | September 6, 1981 (1981-09-06) |
| 54 | "Rescue Squad Storm Showdown!" Transliteration: "Resukyū-tai Arashi no Taiketsu!" (Japanese: レスキュー隊嵐の対決！) | Katsumi Endō Yutaka Kagawa | Haruya Yamazaki | September 13, 1981 (1981-09-13) |
| 55 | "Great Chase! Telepote Tube" Transliteration: "Dai Tsuiseki! Terepote Chūbu" (Japanese: 大追跡！ テレポテチューブ) | Kazuo Yamazaki Yoshizō Tsuda | Yū Yamamoto | September 20, 1981 (1981-09-20) |
| 56 | "This Is the Last Sight! Great Decisive Battle" Transliteration: "Kore de Miosame! Dai Kessen" (Japanese: これで見おさめ！ 大決戦) | Shin'ya Sadamitsu | Haruya Yamazaki | September 27, 1981 (1981-09-27) |

## Reboot

In 2019, Tatsunoko announced a reboot of the series titled Muteking the Dancing Hero that was going to air in 2020. The companies Tatsunoko and Horipro hosted an audition for who will voice the titular character Muteking; the winner will voice the character and will also have a singing debut with character songs, and will get a contract with Horipro. HoriPro was accepting applications for the audition until July 19, 2019, and after several rounds, the final round took place on September 8.
The reboot is animated by Tatsunoko and Tezuka Productions and directed by Yūzō Satō, with Ryōsuke Takahashi serving as chief director and Hiroshi Sasagawa serving as executive director, Masafumi Satō serving as assistant director and battle dance director, Yūji Kondō supervising series' scripts, and Takamitsu Shimazaki and Takeshi Masuda composing the series' music. The opening theme song, "Labyrinth", is performed by Orange Range, while the ending theme song, "Kibō no Uta" (Song of Hope), is performed by Kalma. It aired from October 3 to December 19, 2021 on TV Osaka and other channels. Funimation streamed the anime.

### Episode list

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date |
| 1 | "Muteking Begins" | Yō Watanabe, Yūzō Satō | Yūji Kondō | Yō Watanabe, Yūzō Satō | October 3, 2021 (2021-10-03) |
| 2 | "Brand-new Gadget" | Fumio Maezono | Yūji Kondō | Akira Oguro | October 10, 2021 (2021-10-10) |
| 3 | "Rock and Rolling" | Yorifusa Yamaguchi, Masafumi Satō | Hiroko Kanasugi | Masayoshi Nishida | October 17, 2021 (2021-10-17) |
| 4 | "Chill Out Sunset" | Hiromichi Matano | Taketo Shinkai | Masayoshi Nishida | October 24, 2021 (2021-10-24) |
| 5 | "Goodbye Park" | Sumito Sasaki | Hiroko Kanasugi | Akira Oguro | October 31, 2021 (2021-10-31) |
| 6 | "Stand Alone" | Fumio Maezono | Hiroko Kanasugi | Masayoshi Nishida | November 7, 2021 (2021-11-07) |
| 7 | "Stage of Dreams" | Hiromichi Matano | Yūji Kondō | Keiichirō Kawaguchi | November 14, 2021 (2021-11-14) |
| 8 | "Muteki Mode" | Yorifusa Yamaguchi, Sumito Sasaki | Hiroko Kanasugi | Akira Oguro | November 21, 2021 (2021-11-21) |
| 9 | "In the Dark" | Kazuki Yokouchi | Hiroko Kanasugi | Kazuki Yokouchi | November 28, 2021 (2021-11-28) |
| 10 | "Sweet Memories" | Yūji Tokuno | Yūji Kondō | Yūji Tokuno | December 5, 2021 (2021-12-05) |
| 11 | "Heartbreak" | Hiromichi Matano | Yūji Kondō | Hiromichi Matano | December 12, 2021 (2021-12-12) |
| 12 | "The Dancing Hero" | Fumio Maezono, Masafumi Satō | Yūji Kondō | Kazuki Yokouchi, Masafumi Satō, Yūzō Satō | December 19, 2021 (2021-12-19) |

#### Muteki (ムテキ)

    Voiced by: Kentarō Mashiro

#### DJ

    Voiced by: Takuya Eguchi

#### Seo (セオ)

    Voiced by: Satoshi Hino

#### Aida-san (アイダさん)

    Voiced by: Rie Takahashi

#### An (アン)

    Voiced by: Madoka Yonezawa

#### Naomi (ナオミ)

    Voiced by: Azusa Tadokoro

#### Sara (サラ)

    Voiced by: Rikako Aikawa

#### Vivi (ヴィヴィ)

    Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu

#### Haru (ハル)

    Voiced by: Keiga

#### Summer (サマー, Samā)

    Voiced by: Hayato Kimura

#### Aki (アキ)

    Voiced by: Minami Tanaka

#### Winter (ウィンター, Wintā)

    Voiced by: Koutaro Nishiyama

#### Suteking (ステキング, Sutekingu)

    Voiced by: KENN

#### Matt (マット, Matto)

    Voiced by: Yutaka Aoyama

#### Tommy (トミー, Tomī)

    Voiced by: Takashi Matsuyama

#### George (ジョージ, Jōji)

    Voiced by: Wataru Hatano

#### Owen (オーウェン, Ōwen)

    Voiced by: Kenichi Suzumura