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“1980s San Francisco-inspired hero Muteking returns in 2020 sci-fi musical love comedy fighting aliens.”
Muteking the Dancing Hero
MUTEKING THE Dancing HERO
5.9
11,201 rank · 7,144 viewers · 22 favorites
Action
Comedy
Sci-Fi
Music
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Synopsis
1980s San Francisco-inspired hero Muteking returns in 2020 sci-fi musical love comedy fighting aliens.
Set in a city modeled after San Francisco in the 1980s, the protagonist has transformed into the hero Muteking and is fighting against evil aliens for some reason. Such a cheerful hero will return in 2020! Sci-fi hero love comedy Muteking the Dancing Hero, singing and dancing with pop music. (Source: Official Website)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 8 sampled reviews
5.3
/10
What 8 viewers settled on.
40%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 3
σ 1.85
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.85 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.5 pts
Recommenders 7.5 · others 3.0
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Score over time
↓ 2.75
Running avg · Dec 2021 → Jan 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “MUTEKING THE Dancing HERO is, in my eyes, a masterpiece of lightweight anime. Really the only bit of the show I don't feel is top-tier is the story, which tends to be on the cheesy and shallow side...”
- 7 “Banking on the modern revival of 1980s pop culture, we have a remake of a 1980 Tokusatsu inspired children's anime... by Ryosuke Takahashi of Armored Trooper VOTOMS fame? Well, I just had to check...”
- 3 “This is an terrible anime with the only good quality that I can consider is the concept and the ending of this show. And another thing is that the protagonists songs are cringe as hell and repeat...”
Verbosity
Short · 38%
Medium · 38%
Long · 25%
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A Tv Production · Fall 2021
Tatsunoko Production.
in association with
Victor Entertainment · Smile Company
- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2021 – Dec 2021 Fall 2021
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-15411 catalog
Produced by
- Victor Entertainment Producer
- Smile Company Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor