mangas, while Yoshihiro Togashi was influenced by Kinnikuman on shifting the focus of his Yu Yu Hakusho from occult detective fiction to the martial arts genre based on a similar shift Kinnikuman did from comedy to action. Moreover, Kinnikuman has inspired real life wrestling events. At the Fight Entertainment Group's Dynamite!! 2008 martial arts event at the Saitama Super Arena, Bob Sapp fought Kid Muscle (played by Akihiko Tanaka) in an MMA match. Toei Animation announced a Kinnikumania 2009 wrestling event, scheduled at the JCB Hall in Tokyo Dome City on May 29, 2009, for the manga's 30th anniversary. Kinnikuman's enduring popularity is also shown by it being used to co-promote Green Lantern in 2011 for the Japanese release of the film, and other characters of it appearing other merchandise, such as a series-themed onigiri and a pollen mask advertisement. Notes Japanese References External links Official Kinnikuman website Official Bandai Channel Kinnikuman Generations anime website Official Kinnikuman Muscle video game website Official Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix 2 video game website 1979 manga 1980s toys 1983 anime television series debuts 1991 anime television series debuts 1998 manga 2001 manga 2002 anime television series debuts 2005 manga 2004 anime television series debuts 2006 anime television series debuts 2011 webcomic debuts Action anime and manga Censorship in France Censored works Comedy anime and manga Discotek Media Fantasy wrestling Japanese webcomics Professional wrestling comics Seinen manga Shōnen manga Shueisha manga Shueisha franchises Toei Animation television Toei Animation films Toy characters Viz Media manga Nippon TV original programming TV Tokyo original programming Winners of the Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga Wrestling in anime and manga