Yukio Tonegawa
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Estimated watch time
9h 12m
⚡ 5 days at 5 eps/day
Tags & Tropes
Work98%Primarily Adult Cast97%Male Protagonist92%Primarily Male Cast90%Parody85%Seinen81%Office79%Food67%Card Battle60%Episodic50%
TVFINISHED2018 SUMMER6.9 / 10 AniList score
Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues
中間管理録トネガワ• Chuukan Kanriroku Tonegawa
Synopsis & Story
Teiai Group is one of Japan's largest firms. Yukio Tonegawa, a man with a larger-than-life presence and sharp intellect, works as the right-hand man of Chairman Kazutaka Hyodo. One day, the chairman commands Tonegawa to spearhead "Game of Death," an evil project that employs debtors. He rallies his direct reports and scrambles to form Team Tonegawa, only to encounter a barrage of challenges from the erratic chairman and his disloyal employees, ultimately leading to his demotion. Team Tonegawa is bombarded with an onslaught of wide-ranging problems! "Mr. Tonegawa - Middle Management Blues -" is a spinoff of "Kaiji," the hit manga series that boasts a total circulation of over 20 million printed copies. (Source: Nippon TV) Note: Episode 14-15, parts of 18, and parts of 20-23 of this entry adapts the Kaiji spin-off manga Ichinichi Gaishutsuroku Hanchou.
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Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues: should you watch it?
At a glance
Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues has been met with mixed reactions, with an average AniList score of 69/100 — 44% of 4,556 ratings are 8/10 or higher.
It ranks #77 highest-rated anime of 2018, and #13 highest-rated anime of Summer 2018, and #30 most popular anime of Summer 2018 on AniList.
Of the 9K AniList users who started it, 18.6% dropped it, so it is frequently dropped; 5.4K have finished it.
At about 9 h 12 min in total, plan on one to two weeks at a couple of episodes a day.
Best for viewers who enjoy Comedy, Drama, Psychological — especially work, primarily adult cast, male protagonist, primarily male cast.
Where it fits in the series
Episodes
24 episodes are listed.
Main cast & creators
- Original creator
- Nobuyuki Fukumoto
- Original creator
- Tensei Hagiwara
- Director
- Keiichirou Kawaguchi
- Series composition
- Mitsutaka Hirota
- Character design
- Haruhito Takada
- Music
- Takahiro Yamada
Opening & ending themes
Openings
Endings
- ED1“Oki Tegami” · eps 1-12
- ED2“Kyougen Mawashi” by NoisyCell · eps 14-24
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Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues FAQ
- How many episodes does Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues have?
- Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues has 24 episodes of about 23 minutes each, roughly 9 h 12 min in total.
- How long does it take to watch Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues?
- About 9 h 12 min back to back. At two episodes a day it takes 12 days; at one hour a day, about 10 days.
- Is Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues finished?
- Yes. Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues has finished airing — the final episode aired December 26, 2018.
- Is there a season 2 of Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues?
- No sequel is listed for Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues as of October 2026. You can continue the story in the original manga.
- Is Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues based on a manga?
- Yes. Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues adapts the manga by Nobuyuki Fukumoto.
- Who animated Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues?
- Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues was animated by MADHOUSE and directed by Keiichirou Kawaguchi.
- Who sings the opening of Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues?
- The opening, "Sassou to Hashiru Tonegawa-kun", is performed by an uncredited artist.
- Where can I watch Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues?
- Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues is listed on HIDIVE. Availability varies by region — check the streaming links on this page.