Kintarou Yajima
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Estimated watch time
8h 20m
⚡ 4 days at 5 eps/day
Tags & Tropes
Seinen79%Work79%Primarily Adult Cast79%Office79%Gangs40%Yakuza40%Motorcycles40%Nudity20%Urban20%Estranged Family20%
TVFINISHED2001 WINTER6.8 / 10 AniList score
SALARYMAN KINTARO
サラリーマン金太郎• Salaryman Kintarou
Synopsis & Story
After former motorcycle gang leader Yajima Kintaro saves the life of the Yamato Construction Company's CEO, he is offered a job working for the company. However, when it becomes apparent that a corrupt faction of the company is trying to gain full control, Kintaro's moral and physical strengths become more useful than the CEO ever imagined. As he works his way up the career ladder Kintaro is forced to deal with many problems, from confrontations with Yakuza bosses to preventing the collapse of a tunnel. But can an uneducated and rowdy person really make it as a salaryman?
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SALARYMAN KINTARO: should you watch it?
At a glance
SALARYMAN KINTARO has been met with mixed reactions, with an average AniList score of 68/100 — 43% of 710 ratings are 8/10 or higher.
It ranks #24 highest-rated anime of 2001, and #43 most popular anime of 2001 on AniList.
Of the 1.3K AniList users who started it, 11.9% dropped it, so it is dropped more often than most; 884 have finished it.
At about 8 h 20 min in total, plan on one to two weeks at a couple of episodes a day.
Best for viewers who enjoy Action, Comedy, Drama — especially seinen, work, primarily adult cast, office.
Episodes
20 episodes are listed.
Main cast & creators
- Original creator
- Hiroshi Motomiya
- Director
- Tomoharu Katsumata
- Series composition
- Sukehiro Tomita
- Character design
- Masami Suda
- Music
- Kenichi Kamio
SALARYMAN KINTARO FAQ
- How many episodes does SALARYMAN KINTARO have?
- SALARYMAN KINTARO has 20 episodes of about 25 minutes each, roughly 8 h 20 min in total.
- How long does it take to watch SALARYMAN KINTARO?
- About 8 h 20 min back to back. At two episodes a day it takes 10 days; at one hour a day, about 9 days.
- Is SALARYMAN KINTARO finished?
- Yes. SALARYMAN KINTARO has finished airing — the final episode aired March 18, 2001.
- Is there a season 2 of SALARYMAN KINTARO?
- No sequel is listed for SALARYMAN KINTARO as of October 2026. You can continue the story in the original manga.
- Is SALARYMAN KINTARO based on a manga?
- Yes. SALARYMAN KINTARO adapts the manga by Hiroshi Motomiya.
- Who animated SALARYMAN KINTARO?
- SALARYMAN KINTARO was animated by JCF and directed by Tomoharu Katsumata.