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 |
Licensed by |
|
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.
A live-action film adaptation premiered in 1999. A television drama adaptation aired for four seasons; the first one in 1999, the second in 2000, the third in 2002, and the fourth in 2004. Another drama adaptation aired for two seasons; the first one in 2008 and the second in 2010. A 20-episode anime television series aired in 2001. Two live-action films are set to premiere in 2025.
The manga has had over 35 million copies in circulation.