There are various types of censorship within the series.
In particular, there were many changes between the manga and anime of Kinnikuman Nisei, and then further changes again between the original Japanese adaptation and the 4Kids dubbing of the works. In the very latter, this was due to different cultural norms and various local laws which govern television broadcast.
- See Also: Manga to Anime Changes
Anime[]
Kinnikuman[]
- In the anime of Kinnikuman (anime), Kintaman was called Kuntaman so not to sound like kintama (testicles). In the TV Special he was called Tankiman.
- This change was to avoid offence due to potentially offensive language
- Certain names were changed, including: Abdullah→ Abdoodoollah, Beauty Rhodes→ Beauty Rorodes, Wolfman→ Rikishiman and others. This was done to avoid legal dispute with the real-life wrestlers who used these names (Abdullah the Butcher, Dusty Rhodes, Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, and others).
- This change was to prevent potential legal issues
- The more violent scenes have been toned down. For instance, the infamous scene in the first Olympics where Ramenman rips Brockenman in half with the Camel Clutch has been changed to him chopping Brocken's back in half and then turning him into ramen noodles, which he then eats.
- This change was to tone down the violence for rating reasons
Kinnikuman Nisei[]
- In the manga, Kinniku Mantaro was blackmailed by Sunshine into being the referee for the match between Terry the Kid and Rex King because he went to a topless galbi bowl shop. In the anime, Sunshine blackmailed him because Mantaro simply ate at a fish restaurant and couldn't pay the bill.
- This change was made due to Mantaro being underage, thus avoiding the problematic area of illegal sexual activity of a minor in a place of alcohol
- In the 4Kids dub, the faeces of Mantaro was changed to a sentient "stink bug", due to faecal matter being considered an inappropriate subject matter for children and broadcast
Manga[]
Kinnikuman[]
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