![Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru?]() Add to My List | Status: | WatchingCompletedOn-HoldDroppedPlan to Watch | | Eps Seen: | / 12 | | Your Score: | Select(10) Masterpiece(9) Great(8) Very Good(7) Good(6) Fine(5) Average(4) Bad(3) Very Bad(2) Horrible(1) Appalling | | Add Detailed Info | Add to Favorites Alternative Titles Synonyms: How Many Kilograms are the Dumbbells You Lift? Japanese: ダンベル何キロ持てる？ English: How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? German: How Heavy Are The Dumbbelss You Lift? More titles Information Type: TV Episodes: 12 Status: Finished Airing Aired: Jul 3, 2019 to Sep 18, 2019 Premiered: Summer 2019 Broadcast: Wednesdays at 22:30 (JST) Producers: AT-X, Shogakukan, Kadokawa Media House, RAY, NTT Plala, Kadokawa Licensors: Funimation Studios: Doga Kobo Source: Web manga Genres: ComedyComedy, EcchiEcchi Theme: CGDCTCGDCT Duration: 24 min. per ep. Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older Statistics Score: 7.211 (scored by 197802197,802 users) 1 indicates a weighted score. Ranked: #34862 2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #614 Members: 427,707 Favorites: 1,344 Available AtOfficial SiteResources AniDB ANN Wikipedia More links Streaming Platforms Crunchyroll Netflix May be unavailable in your region. | - Details
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Top > Anime > Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? 7.21Ranked #3486Popularity #614Members 427,707Summer 2019TVDoga KoboAdd to My ListWatchingCompletedPlan to WatchSelect(10) Masterpiece(9) Great(8) Very Good(7) Good(6) Fine(5) Average(4) Bad(3) Very Bad(2) Horrible(1) Appalling Episodes: /12PVplayMore videos EditSynopsisDuring a regular after-school grub crawl, gluttonous high schooler Hibiki Sakura is confronted about her ever-expanding waistline by her best friend, Ayaka Uehara. With her attempts at solitary exercise failing miserably, Hibiki decides to join the newly opened Silverman Gym. At her orientation, Hibiki runs into student council president and school idol Akemi Souryuuin. However, it soon turns out that Hibiki is in for a lot more than she bargained for. Not only is Silverman Gym full of world-renowned bodybuilders and athletes, but to make matters worse, Akemi turns out to be a total muscle fetishist! Grossed out by the scene unfolding before her eyes, Hibiki begins to leave, only to be stopped by trainer Naruzou Machio. Completely enthralled with her newfound Prince Charming, Hibiki signs up as a gym member. Now, as a result of her spur-of-the-moment decision, Hibiki must adapt to her new lifestyle. [Written by MAL Rewrite] | Edit  Adaptation (Manga) Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? | Side Story: | - Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru?: Silverman-Gym Oni Tore Kouza (Special)
| | Visit MALxJapan MALxJapan -More than just anime-  Anime Art Academy: Learn how to draw anime & manga from Japanese pros🎨  MyAnimeList x Honeyfeed Writing Contest 2026 - NOVELOUS Worlds Love or Fear?  Watch "ConBiz!" ー a new Japanese business entertainment program | More charactersCharacters & Voice Actors ![Sakura, Hibiki]() | Sakura, Hibiki Main | | Fairouz Ai Japanese | ![Fairouz Ai]() |
| ![Souryuuin, Akemi]() | Souryuuin, Akemi Main | | Amamiya, Sora Japanese | ![Amamiya, Sora]() |
| ![Machio, Naruzou]() | Machio, Naruzou Supporting | | Ishikawa, Kaito Japanese | ![Ishikawa, Kaito]() |
| ![Sekibayashi, Jun]() | Sekibayashi, Jun Supporting | | Inada, Tetsu Japanese | ![Inada, Tetsu]() |
| ![Boyd, Gina]() | Boyd, Gina Supporting | | Touyama, Nao Japanese | ![Touyama, Nao]() |
| ![Tachibana, Satomi]() | Tachibana, Satomi Supporting | | Horie, Yui Japanese | ![Horie, Yui]() |
| ![Uehara, Ayaka]() | Uehara, Ayaka Supporting | | Ishigami, Shizuka Japanese | ![Ishigami, Shizuka]() |
| ![Shortsinator, Barnold]() | Shortsinator, Barnold Supporting | | Genda, Tesshou Japanese | ![Genda, Tesshou]() |
| ![Aina, Rumika]() | Aina, Rumika Supporting | | Tomatsu, Haruka Japanese | ![Tomatsu, Haruka]() |
| ![Gerson, Kristal]() | Gerson, Kristal Supporting | | Uchida, Shuu Japanese | ![Uchida, Shuu]() |
| More staff Staff ![Cook, Justin]() | Cook, Justin Producer | ![Kikushima, Kazufumi]() | Kikushima, Kazufumi Producer | ![Iizuka, Aya]() | Iizuka, Aya Producer | ![Ogata, Mitsuhiro]() | Ogata, Mitsuhiro Producer | Edit Opening Theme Preview | Spotify | Apple Music | | Amazon Music | Youtube Music | | "Onegai Muscle (お願いマッスル)" by Hibiki Sakura (Ai Fairuz), & Naruzou Machio (Kaito Ishikawa) |
Edit Ending Theme | 1: "Macho a Name? (マッチョアネーム？)" by Naruzou Machio (Kaito Ishikawa) (eps 1-11) | | 2: "Snow Globe" by tea (eps 12) |
Reviews Write review 63 Recommended 15 Mixed Feelings 3 Not Recommended All reviews (81)  Sep 18, 2019 HellLyter Recommended Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru is probably the most fun anime I’ve watched this season. Its got a colorful cast of characters who each add their own flair to the show and showcases some really solid comedy. It also provides some actually useful knowledge about the human body and working out. But you know what sets it apart from practically all other anime I’ve watched? It’s motivational To me, this is a pretty monumental feat. You’ll be hard pressed to find a show that actually inspires you to do what’s being shown. When I watch sports anime for example, I don’t immediately think to go and become ... more athletic so I can look like the hot anime dudes playing the sports. Yet strangely enough, watching a ridiculously jacked almost nude dude giving me training lessons while girls drawn to look as seductive as possible are giving the demonstrations made me get up and train with them. And I did this with every single episode. Better yet, I actually started exercising regularly by using the exercises taught in the show. But I'm not here to talk about me, so let's get into what I like about this anime! The story follows high schooler Sakura Hibiki as she goes on a quest to obtain the ultimate slim sexy body by working out. The girl must be a perfectionist, because she’s already got a super hot bod anyway, but that’s besides the point! The anime doesn’t explore much plot wise outside of the characters working out in different ways in different locations under different circumstances, but that’s absolutely fine for this kind of anime! The best part is that it just never gets boring. Each episode throws the characters into diverse environments ranging from mountain ranges to beaches and has them tackle differing obstacles in life…and in the weight room. As the anime progresses, more girls are added in, and the show just got better and better in terms of content with each girl added. Probably because of how quirky each girl ended up being. To give a brief break down on each of them, Hibiki is just adorable af and likes to eat, Akemi has awesome heart pupils and has a muscle fetish, Zina is an eccentric Russian otaku, Satomi is a cosplaying teacher, and Ayaka’s got some ABS! Character development? Pfft, who cares! All that matters is that they have great personalities, are all single and look great while working out. Of course, I can’t leave out everyone’s favorite muscle bro Machio, who is just so full of knowledge about muscles…and he’s just pretty full of muscles period. The dude also drops some fantastic one liners. This anime throws so much random stuff at you from time to time and it’s just brilliant. Just when I was going to take a break from exercising and watch an idol anime, BOOM! The girls audition as muscle idols. When I was beginning to question this anime being an ecchi, BOOM! The girls get their cloths obliterated Shokugeki style after witnessing Machio’s radiant muscles. And just when I was craving an image of a shirtless Comrade Putin posing with a bear in the icy Russian mountains, BOOM! The anime delivers. This show also has frickin' ARNOLD SCHWARZEN- ah, I mean, BARNOLD SHORTSINATOR! And the references he makes are great, such as the famous “hasta la vista, baby” line from Terminator 2. Arnold, er, Barnold’s inclusion in this show is honestly one of the best references that I’ve seen in an anime. There’s also a multitude of fourth-wall breaking, which is always amusing. The comedy in this show is seriously quite good, and it’s been one of the very few anime in recent memory to actually make me laugh out loud while watching. And honestly, that’s usually enough to make me really appreciate a show. But that aside…sai?…Sai…SAIDO CHESTO!!!!!!!!!! *Ahem* As I was saying, aside from the animated characters and sound comedy, Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru boasts some solid animation and sound. Visually, muscles are drawn with high precision. Machio just looks super macho! The girls are of course designed to be attractive, and I really like the coloring choices used by studio Doga Kobo, especially with the characters’ eyes. Sakura is the best example of their success in my opinion. She’s tan, blonde, has striking green eyes with a hint of pink, has twintails, has a fang, and has a super sexy bod that is slightly thicker than the other girls but still looks fantastic. Yeah, A+ character design right there. And while I may sound a little creepy and sad by expressing my attraction to a 2D anime girl, I’m the target audience and I like what I see, so that’s a success by the studio in my eyes! “HIP RAISE! SIDE BEND! BENT OVER! LAT PULL DOWN!” Wow, just listening to the opening made me discover so many different exercises. Even the damn theme song is educational! The song itself is super catchy and fun. Also, thanks to the motivational shouting of Sakura and Machio, the tune actually becomes a pretty good work out song that weirdly gets me pumped up. Of course, where the sound department truly shines is in the voice acting. The “Uuuuus!” and “Ahhhhhs!” that the girls moan out when they’re exercising in particular are quite nice to listen to. And while they all did an excellent job, the seiyuu that I was most impressed with would be Ai Fairouz, who makes her voice acting debut as leading lady Sakura Hibiki. And boy, does she deliver! She just sounds so passionate in her role. It really feels like she’s having a fun time doing this, and her excellent delivery really heightened the enjoyment of the show for me. Pretty darn good for a newbie. Let’s hope she can make a successful career in the industry! I don’t like talking about myself in a review, but it’s true that since watching this anime, I’ve improved both physically and socially. Now Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru obviously isn’t the reason why I started going out with people. And it’s clearly not magically making me more fit. But it provided a spark. It motivated me to make some changes in my life. Sure, they were minuscule changes, but they were for the better nonetheless. And because of that, this show has done more for me personally than practically every anime that I’ve seen, including most of my absolute favorites. Of course that’s just me, and I can’t guarantee that you’ll get anything out of Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru. Regardless, this anime is just super entertaining to watch, and hey, if you end up working out and developing super awesome muscles because of it, then that’s a sweet added bonus! Thanks for reading and NICE BULK! Reviewer’s Rating: 7 What did you think of this review? Nice  0 Love it  0 Funny  0 Confusing  0 Informative  0 Well-written  0 Creative  0More reviews by HellLyter (74) Show allRead moreShow lessOpen Gift Report  Sep 18, 2019 Optigisa Mixed Feelings There are Anime that try to be the jack of all trades, and they very much succeed in doing so. Then there are the Anime that try to do the same, only to fail miserably and fall flat on their faces. This Anime is not exactly the latter, but it comes close to being so, and why is that you ask? Because it tries to do so many things, but it doesn’t quite hit the mark with what it does, and it becomes obvious to the audience that it is trying it’s hardest to stand out, rather than just be a silly ecchi disguised as ... a sports Anime. First of all, it tries to be an infomercial about sports, yet it doesn’t quite succeed in doing so since it’s busy trying to be a comedy as well. The comedy is not that funny or bone tickling anyways, since it is the same redundant gag repeated many times during each episode, and the whole gist of this Anime overall is being an ecchi that isn’t really an echhi, and that it is disguised as a gym infomercial or a slice of life about girls training. The comedy lands solidly due to the good production values and the decent delivery, but other than that there really isn’t any other merit to said comedy, since it gets repeated many times over until it turns trite. The production values are decent, from the decent animation, to the welcoming color palette, to the fine soundtrack, and there aren’t any complaints towards them. They are fine as they are and serve the show well enough. As for the characters, they are the typical, run-of-the-mill slice of life characters. They aren’t really anything to write home about, yet they aren’t really one dimensional per say. Hibiki is not really a poorly developed character, she is nice as she is. However, Akemi is the basic rich girl who lacks anything that would make her stand out. Think of any typical and plain rich character you could find elsewhere and you will get her. Characters aren’t really bad, but they border on tame for most of the time, and they feel like they are epitome of slice of life characters. This Anime is a good Anime for the ecchi fans out there. Panty shots, thigh shots, gigantic tatas and everything else an ecchi lover wants, they can find it here. It is hot and it most certainly delivers regarding that aspect. The characters are good looking enough as they are, and that alone will attract ecchi lovers, and the fanservice most certainly delivers as well. The unfunny faces could turn out to be a problem though, and they ruin from the immersion of enjoying the sexiness that this Anime gives off. Overall, this is a fine Anime. What really hinders it from being good is the fact that it tries so hard to be the jack of all trades, yet it only succeeds in one thing, and that is being sexy. It wasn’t a bad watch at the end of the day, it was a fine watch as it is, though I think that ecchi lovers will enjoy this one far more than I did, even when some unfunny bits are to be expected here and there. Reviewer’s Rating: 6 What did you think of this review? Nice 0 Love it 0 Funny 0 Confusing 0 Informative 0 Well-written 0 Creative 0More reviews by Optigisa (38) Show allRead moreShow lessOpen Gift Report  Sep 20, 2019 Horn_dawg_2019 Not Recommended Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? Hip raise! Side bend! (Fukkin roku LDK kai!) Push up! Bench press! (Daikyoukin ga aruiteru!) That was some very unique anime, quite frankly I'm just not amuse by such thing. ... So: Story Pros: It was informative, but then...................... Cons: Not all of it were of any use, in fact some of the fitness tips being shown doesn't have any basis in some area of activity, like that of working out the back leg muscles to gain speed and stamina when competing in track and field. Also, there were some info that as usual was typically not discussed like when it come to dieting, and when the one who was giving the tip was a typical stereotype of a bodybuilder like Machio, whose body was the kind where real life bodybuilder inject themselves with steroids. Verdict 3/10 Art Pros: A lotta eyecandies, there were some swimsuit services. Cons: Most of the ecchi featured here was all about Machio and his steroid infused body, where his head looks like it was transplanted into a bodybuilders bod, and quite frankly him having to be in his posing briefs for most of the time, were just too annoying. Verdict 3/10 Sound Pros: Good opening and ending theme. Cons: Nothing to mentioned. Verdict 8/10 Character Pros: Nothing in particular. Cons: The characters here only serves one thin and one thing only and that was to play as host and models, in fact their character roles here were simply just forced comedy the weren't funny at all. To put in in simple terms, the characters roles can be compared to that of any morning exercise show that you can watch on TV. As for Machio's role, well, he basically was nothing more than to add insult to injury to all couch potato otakus out there, in fact a fitness event showing beautiful fit ladies would be much more of a effective motivator to get a couch potato in to shape, than to use someone in likes of Machio. Verdict 2/10 Enjoyment Pros: Well, it was enjoying to watch them eyecandies, being in their workout attire, but.......................... Cons: Just watching this, one would be more focus on them girls than anything else, in fact when I watch this , I just skip out the workout tips that were in Machio's segment and just go with the girls' goal of being fit. Now to me I see no need to take in the fitness tips the were featured here cu'z I'm already engage in to it where, I run and participate in various marathon events, and trust me going to a gym is basically some thing that we do seldom, since we runner need to work out our endurance that to build muscle. Verdict 3/10 Overall Verdict 2/10 Realistically this anime was a far-cry as to the business of fitness in Japan, you see, only less than a few people there do go to gyms like Golds Gym, where membership is expensive.....Thought there were a lot of private gyms in Japan, most of them were not up to any standards that one would see in other countries, not to mentioned that even if Japs do have the time to go to get in shape, most would go to public gyms where prices were affordable , but still not up to US or European standards, but decent enough to get in shape. Also, neither this anime nor its manga version have any place in the otaku, it basically just doesn't belong around here, so basically studio Doga Kobo and the original creator, MAAM just made a stupid move of making this kind of shit, cu'z what they're doing was selling a Sweater to a Bedouin cu'z Japanese in general already have a healthy lifestyle and most really don't have any time to do such activity. 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