Golden Boy

Name: Golden Boy
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Released: 1995-10-27
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Mitsuo Iwata, Gorō Naya

ENDED1 Season6 Episodes★ 8.2

Golden Boy is an animated comedy series that ran from 1995 to 1996, ending after 1 season and 6 episodes.

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First AiredOct 27, 1995

Last AiredJun 28, 1996

GenreAnimation, Comedy

Runtime30 min

Original TitleGOLDEN BOY さすらいのお勉強野郎

LanguageJapanese

CountryJapan

ProductionAPPP Company, Shueisha, KSS

Kintaro Oe is a 25-year-old boy who left Tokyo University and now lives a simple life, traveling by bicycle to learn everything he can about the world.

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Cast

Mitsuo Iwata

Kintaro Oe (voice)

Gorō Naya

Narrator (voice)

Seasons & Episodes1 season · 6 episodes

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Kintaro, despite having met the requirements for a law degree, left Tokyo University without graduating. Golden Boy depicts his living the life of a free spirit, roaming Japan from town to town, job to job. During his travels, Kintaro meets several women whose lives he dramatically changes, despite poor first impressions. He constantly observes and studies the people and events around him, recording his findings in a notebook he carries on his belt.

E1Computer Studies

Oct 27, 199530m★ 7.5

Kintaro obtains a janitorial job at an all-woman software firm led by the Ferrari-driving, skimpily-clad Madame President. An electrical accident jeopardizes the firm's future, allowing Kintaro to put his newly acquired programming skills to the test.

E2Temptation of the Maiden

Nov 22, 199530m★ 7.5

Working as a campaign staffer for a mayoral candidate, Kintaro is assigned to tutor his boss' attractive teenaged daughter, Naoko Katsuda, who wants more from him than help with her math homework.

E3Danger! The Virgin's First Love

Dec 22, 199530m★ 7.2

A car accident has left the owner of a udon restaurant temporarily handicapped, and Kintaro is helping out and learning the trade. The owner's daughter, Noriko has a well-heeled boyfriend, but a series of events leads Kintaro to doubt his sincerity.

E4Swimming In the Sea of Love

Apr 26, 199630m★ 7.1

Kintaro has challenged the local swimming coach (and former Olympic athlete) to a race, but he first needs to learn how to swim. While training, however, his situation with the coach, Ayuko Hayami is compromised.

E5Unstoppable Youth

May 24, 199630m★ 7.0

Kintaro becomes a servant in a traditional-style mansion of a wealthy family, but is quickly dismissed. He then challenges the daughter Reiko Tarayama, who abhors men and has a fetish for her motorcycle, to a race.

E6Animation is Fun!

Jun 28, 199630m★ 7.7

Chie is a cel-painter at the animation studio where Kintaro works as an errand-boy. Production difficulties ensue, and Kintaro must rely on old friends to pull things through.

About Golden Boy

Golden Boy is an animation, comedy series. The show first aired on Oct 27, 1995 and currently has 1 season and 6 episodes. Golden Boy has ended. It has a rating of 8.2/10 based on 544 votes. The cast includes Mitsuo Iwata, Gorō Naya.