Salary Man Kintaro | |
サラリーマン金太郎 (Sarariiman Kintarō) | |
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Manga | |
Written by | Hiroshi Motomiya |
Published by | Shueisha |
English publisher |
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Imprint | Young Jump Comics |
Magazine | Weekly Young Jump |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | 1994 – 2016 |
Volumes | 45 |
Series titles | |
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Television drama | |
Original network | TBS |
Original run | January 10, 1999 – March 18, 2004 |
Episodes | 44 (+ 1 special) |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Tomoharu Katsumata |
Produced by |
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Written by | Sukehiro Tomita |
Music by | Kenichi Kamio |
Studio | JCF |
Original network | BS-i |
Original run | February 18, 2001 – March 18, 2001 |
Episodes | 20 |
Television drama | |
Original network | TV Asahi |
Original run | October 10, 2008 – March 12, 2010 |
Episodes | 20 |
Other | |
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Salary Man Kintaro ( Japanese: サラリーマン金太郎, Hepburn: Sararīman Kintarō) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroshi Motomiya. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from 1994 to 2002, with its chapters collected in 30 tankōbon volumes. It was followed by three series; Salary Man Kintaro: Money Wars-hen (2005–2006), Shin Salaryman Kintaro (2009–2011), and Salary Man Kintaro: 50-sai (2015–2016),
The manga follows Kintaro Yajima, a former Bōsōzoku leader who, as a promise to his late wife, has become a salaryman. In 2005, Kintaro went from working as a salaryman to working for a foreign bank.
The manga has had over 35 million copies in circulation.
Written and illustrated by Hiroshi Motomiya, Salary Man Kintaro was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from 1994 to 2002. [1] Shueisha collected its chapters in 30 tankōbon volumes, released from December 8, 1994, [2] to March 19, 2002. [3]
In April 2005, the series started appearing as an online comic, [4] and a sequel, titled Salary Man Kintaro: Money Wars-hen (サラリーマン金太郎 マネーウォーズ編), was serialized in Weekly Young Jump from November 11, 2005, to August 10, 2006. [a] Shueisha collected its chapters in four tankōbon volumes, released from April 19 to December 19, 2006. [8]
A third series, titled Shin Salaryman Kintaro (新サラリーマン金太郎), started in Weekly Young Jump on January 15, 2009; [9] an additional series, titled Shin Salary Man Kintaro In no Particular Order (新サラリーマン金太郎 順不同), started on April 1, 2010. [10] Shueisha collected its chapters in seven tankōbon volumes, released from August 19, 2009, [11] to March 18, 2011. [12]
A fourth series, titled Salary Man Kintaro: 50-sai (サラリーマン金太郎 五十歳), was serialized in Weekly Young Jump from April 16, 2015, [13] to February 10, 2016. [14] Shueisha collected its chapters in four tankōbon volumes, released from July 17, 2015, [15] to April 19, 2016. [16]
The manga was digitally available in English on the NTT Solmare's ComicFriends Facebook app in 2012; [17] the service closed in that same year. [18] Manga Planet added the series to its digital service on August 3, 2020. [19]
A live-action film adaptation premiered on November 13, 1999. [20]
A television drama adaptation, starring Katsunori Takahashi as Kintaro Yajima, was broadcast on TBS. The first season was broadcast for 11 episodes from January 10 to March 21, 1999. [21] [22] A second 12-episode season was broadcast from April 9 to July 2, 2000. [23] [24] A third 11-episode season was broadcast from January 6 to March 17, 2002. [25] A fourth 10-episode season was broadcast from January 15 to March 18, 2004. [26] [27]
Another drama series, starring Masaru Nagai as Kintaro Yajima, [28] was broadcast on TV Asahi. The first season was broadcast for 10 episodes from October 10 to December 12, 2008. [29] A second 10-episode season was broadcasr from January 8 to March 12, 2010. [30] [31]
A 20-episode anime television series adaptation, animated by JCF, was broadcast on BS-i from February 18 to March 18, 2001. The opening theme, "Jikū: Toki no Sora" (時空~ときのそら~, "A Space of Time"), was performed by Yumi Matsuzawa, while the ending theme, "Heaven: Boku no Naka no Tengoku" (Heaven~僕の中の天国~, "We're in Heaven") was performed by Norishige Takahashi. [32]
In North America, the series was licensed by Arts Magic. [33] The series was licensed on five DVDs from May 31, 2005, [34] to March 28, 2006. [35]
The manga has had over 35 million copies in circulation. [36]
Salary Man Kintaro | |
サラリーマン金太郎 (Sarariiman Kintarō) | |
---|---|
Manga | |
Written by | Hiroshi Motomiya |
Published by | Shueisha |
English publisher |
|
Imprint | Young Jump Comics |
Magazine | Weekly Young Jump |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | 1994 – 2016 |
Volumes | 45 |
Series titles | |
| |
Television drama | |
Original network | TBS |
Original run | January 10, 1999 – March 18, 2004 |
Episodes | 44 (+ 1 special) |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Tomoharu Katsumata |
Produced by |
|
Written by | Sukehiro Tomita |
Music by | Kenichi Kamio |
Studio | JCF |
Original network | BS-i |
Original run | February 18, 2001 – March 18, 2001 |
Episodes | 20 |
Television drama | |
Original network | TV Asahi |
Original run | October 10, 2008 – March 12, 2010 |
Episodes | 20 |
Other | |
|
Salary Man Kintaro ( Japanese: サラリーマン金太郎, Hepburn: Sararīman Kintarō) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroshi Motomiya. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from 1994 to 2002, with its chapters collected in 30 tankōbon volumes. It was followed by three series; Salary Man Kintaro: Money Wars-hen (2005–2006), Shin Salaryman Kintaro (2009–2011), and Salary Man Kintaro: 50-sai (2015–2016),
The manga follows Kintaro Yajima, a former Bōsōzoku leader who, as a promise to his late wife, has become a salaryman. In 2005, Kintaro went from working as a salaryman to working for a foreign bank.
The manga has had over 35 million copies in circulation.
Written and illustrated by Hiroshi Motomiya, Salary Man Kintaro was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from 1994 to 2002. [1] Shueisha collected its chapters in 30 tankōbon volumes, released from December 8, 1994, [2] to March 19, 2002. [3]
In April 2005, the series started appearing as an online comic, [4] and a sequel, titled Salary Man Kintaro: Money Wars-hen (サラリーマン金太郎 マネーウォーズ編), was serialized in Weekly Young Jump from November 11, 2005, to August 10, 2006. [a] Shueisha collected its chapters in four tankōbon volumes, released from April 19 to December 19, 2006. [8]
A third series, titled Shin Salaryman Kintaro (新サラリーマン金太郎), started in Weekly Young Jump on January 15, 2009; [9] an additional series, titled Shin Salary Man Kintaro In no Particular Order (新サラリーマン金太郎 順不同), started on April 1, 2010. [10] Shueisha collected its chapters in seven tankōbon volumes, released from August 19, 2009, [11] to March 18, 2011. [12]
A fourth series, titled Salary Man Kintaro: 50-sai (サラリーマン金太郎 五十歳), was serialized in Weekly Young Jump from April 16, 2015, [13] to February 10, 2016. [14] Shueisha collected its chapters in four tankōbon volumes, released from July 17, 2015, [15] to April 19, 2016. [16]
The manga was digitally available in English on the NTT Solmare's ComicFriends Facebook app in 2012; [17] the service closed in that same year. [18] Manga Planet added the series to its digital service on August 3, 2020. [19]
A live-action film adaptation premiered on November 13, 1999. [20]
A television drama adaptation, starring Katsunori Takahashi as Kintaro Yajima, was broadcast on TBS. The first season was broadcast for 11 episodes from January 10 to March 21, 1999. [21] [22] A second 12-episode season was broadcast from April 9 to July 2, 2000. [23] [24] A third 11-episode season was broadcast from January 6 to March 17, 2002. [25] A fourth 10-episode season was broadcast from January 15 to March 18, 2004. [26] [27]
Another drama series, starring Masaru Nagai as Kintaro Yajima, [28] was broadcast on TV Asahi. The first season was broadcast for 10 episodes from October 10 to December 12, 2008. [29] A second 10-episode season was broadcasr from January 8 to March 12, 2010. [30] [31]
A 20-episode anime television series adaptation, animated by JCF, was broadcast on BS-i from February 18 to March 18, 2001. The opening theme, "Jikū: Toki no Sora" (時空~ときのそら~, "A Space of Time"), was performed by Yumi Matsuzawa, while the ending theme, "Heaven: Boku no Naka no Tengoku" (Heaven~僕の中の天国~, "We're in Heaven") was performed by Norishige Takahashi. [32]
In North America, the series was licensed by Arts Magic. [33] The series was licensed on five DVDs from May 31, 2005, [34] to March 28, 2006. [35]
The manga has had over 35 million copies in circulation. [36]