Salary Man Kintaro (Japanese: サラリーマン金太郎, Hepburn: Sararīman Kintarō) is a Japanese manga series by Hiroshi Motomiya. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from 1994 to 2002, with many periods of inactivity during its run. Salary Man Kintaro had sold over 30 million copies in print.
Salary Man Kintaro
Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Kintaro Yajima
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.
In 2005, Salary Man Kintaro began appearing as an online comic and eventually returned to Young Jump.
While the manga is not available in print in English, all 30 volumes and part of the sequel had been translated into English and were available through the Comic Friends Facebook app. However, in December 2018 Comic Friends announced that it would no longer be doing business in America.[1] In July 2020, manga subscription service Manga Planet had announced that they had licensed the manga.[2]
The protagonist of the series, a high school dropout and former bōsōzoku who retired to become a fisherman, but after he saved Morinosuke Yamato he was offered a job at Yamato Construction in the sales department.
Misuzu Yajima (矢島美鈴, Yajima Misuzu)
Née Suenaga (末永). A high class woman who once had an affair with the late politician Seishirō Kuroda (黒田征四郎, Kuroda Seishirou). She still has strong political and financial connections and later becomes Kintaro's wife.
Ryuta Yajima (矢島竜太, Yajima Ryuta)
The son of Kintaro and his late wife Akemi.
Mimi Suenaga (末永美々, Suenaga Mimi)
The daughter of Misuzu from her affair with Kuroda.
Akemi Yajima (矢島明美, Yajima Akemi)
Kintaro's first wife, a kind blind woman who dies giving birth to Ryuta.
Morinosuke Yamato (大和守之助, Yamato Morinosuke)
One of the many men that Kintaro saves. Chairman of Yamato Construction. He believes in Kintaro all the way.
Opening Theme: "Jikuu ~Toki no Sora~" (時空～ときのそら～, "A Space of Time") (Yumi Matsuzawa)
Ending Theme: "Heaven ~Boku no Naka no Tengoku~" (Heaven～僕の中の天国～, "We're in Heaven") (Norishige Takahashi)
The anime was available subtitled on DVD through Arts Magic.
References
^"NTT Solmare's ComicFriends Online Manga Service Shuts Down". Anime News Network. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
^Mateo, Alex (July 29, 2020). "Manga Planet Licenses Salary Man Kintaro, Charge!! Men's School, Peacock King More Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations December 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Salary Man Kintaro Japanese サラリーマン金太郎 Hepburn Sarariman Kintarō is a Japanese manga series by Hiroshi Motomiya It was serialized in Shueisha s seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from 1994 to 2002 with many periods of inactivity during its run Salary Man Kintaro had sold over 30 million copies in print Salary Man KintaroCover of the first tankōbon volume featuring Kintaro Yajimaサラリーマン金太郎 Sarariiman Kintarō MangaWritten byHiroshi MotomiyaPublished byShueishaEnglish publisherNA Manga Planet digital ImprintYoung Jump ComicsMagazineWeekly Young JumpDemographicSeinenOriginal run1994 2002Volumes30Live action filmDirected byTakashi MiikeStudioTohoReleasedNovember 13 1999Runtime110 minutesTelevision dramaOriginal networkTBSOriginal run1999 2004Episodes44 1 special Anime television seriesDirected byTomoharu KatsumataProduced byTetsuo GenseiHiroshi ShigekawaTōru NakanoSatoshi KuboKisei TakahashiWritten bySukehiro TomitaMusic byKenichi KamioStudioJCFOriginal networkBS iOriginal runFebruary 18 2001 March 18 2001Episodes20MangaShin Salaryman KintarōWritten byHiroshi MotomiyaPublished byShueishaImprintYoung Jump ComicsMagazineWeekly Young JumpDemographicSeinenOriginal run2009 2011Volumes7The 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 In 2005 Salary Man Kintaro began appearing as an online comic and eventually returned to Young Jump While the manga is not available in print in English all 30 volumes and part of the sequel had been translated into English and were available through the Comic Friends Facebook app However in December 2018 Comic Friends announced that it would no longer be doing business in America 1 In July 2020 manga subscription service Manga Planet had announced that they had licensed the manga 2 Contents 1 Characters 2 Media 2 1 Live action film 2 2 Live action TV series 2 3 Anime television series 3 References 4 External linksCharacters EditKintaro Yajima 矢島金太郎 Yajima Kintarou The protagonist of the series a high school dropout and former bōsōzoku who retired to become a fisherman but after he saved Morinosuke Yamato he was offered a job at Yamato Construction in the sales department Misuzu Yajima 矢島美鈴 Yajima Misuzu Nee Suenaga 末永 A high class woman who once had an affair with the late politician Seishirō Kuroda 黒田征四郎 Kuroda Seishirou She still has strong political and financial connections and later becomes Kintaro s wife Ryuta Yajima 矢島竜太 Yajima Ryuta The son of Kintaro and his late wife Akemi Mimi Suenaga 末永美々 Suenaga Mimi The daughter of Misuzu from her affair with Kuroda Akemi Yajima 矢島明美 Yajima Akemi Kintaro s first wife a kind blind woman who dies giving birth to Ryuta Morinosuke Yamato 大和守之助 Yamato Morinosuke One of the many men that Kintaro saves Chairman of Yamato Construction He believes in Kintaro all the way Genzō Ōshima 大島源造 Genzou Ooshima Yusaku Kurokawa 黒川優作 Kurokawa Yuusaku Ryuzō Igō 伊郷龍蔵 Igou Ryuuzou Media EditLive action film Edit Main article Salaryman Kintaro film Live action TV series Edit SeasonsJanuary 10 March 21 1999 Salary Man Kintaro 11 episodes average rating 19 0 citation needed October 3 1999 Salary Man Kintaro Special April 9 July 2 2000 Salary Man Kintaro 2 12 episodes average rating 16 3 citation needed January 6 March 17 2002 Salary Man Kintaro 3 11 episodes average rating 15 5 citation needed January 15 March 18 2004 Salary Man Kintaro 4 10 episodes average rating 11 2 citation needed CastThe main cast from the film version returned for the television series Theme songsSeason 1 Kibou no Kane ga Naru Asa ni 希望の鐘が鳴る朝に The Bell of Hope Is Ringing in the Morning The Alfee Season 2 Kizuna キズナ Bonds Tetsurō Oda Season 3 Atsuku Nare 熱くなれ A Hot Time Katsunori Takahashi Season 4 Kibou no Hashi 希望の橋 Bridge of Hope The Alfee Anime television series Edit CastKintaro Yajima Taisei Miyamoto Misuzu Suenaga Atsuko Tanaka Mimi Suenaga Ryōka Yuzuki Morinosuke Yamato Kiyoshi Kawakuba Genzo Oshima Takeshi Watabe Yusaku Kurokawa Nachi Nozawa Ryuzo Igo Kōsei Tomita Kayo Nakamura Seiko Tomoe Ichiro Maeda Kōichi Nagano Masakazu Tanaka Tomoyuki Kōno Hiroshi Kaminaga Katsuhisa Hōki Takashi Shiina Kunihiko Yasui Mamoru Mizuki Nobuaki Sekine Kyoko Sakurai Masako KatsukiTheme songsOpening Theme Jikuu Toki no Sora 時空 ときのそら A Space of Time Yumi Matsuzawa Ending Theme Heaven Boku no Naka no Tengoku Heaven 僕の中の天国 We re in Heaven Norishige Takahashi The anime was available subtitled on DVD through Arts Magic References Edit NTT Solmare s ComicFriends Online Manga Service Shuts Down Anime News Network Retrieved 27 December 2018 Mateo Alex July 29 2020 Manga Planet Licenses Salary Man Kintaro Charge Men s School Peacock King More Manga Anime News Network Retrieved July 30 2020 External links EditSalaryman Kintarou manga at Anime News Network s encyclopedia Salaryman Kintarou anime at Anime News Network s encyclopedia Salaryman Kintarou at IMDb Salaryman Kintarou 2 Salaryman Kintarou 3 Salaryman Kintarou 4 Salaryman Kintarou TBS Drama Archive Salaryman Kintarou 2 TBS Drama Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Salary Man Kintaro amp oldid 1127704420, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
