Muteking the Dancing Hero
Muteking the Dancing Hero 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
;Muteki;DJ
;Seo
;Aida-san
;An
;Naomi
;Sara
;Vivi
;Haru
;Summer
;Aki
;Winter
;Suteking
;Matt
;Tommy
;George
;Owen
Production
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.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.
The opening theme is titled, "Labyrinth", performed by Orange Range, while the ending theme is titled, "Kibō no Uta", performed by. It aired from October 3 to December 19, 2021, on TV Osaka and other channels. Funimation streamed the anime.