Salary Man Kintaro

Salary Man Kintaro
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Kintaro Yajima
サラリーマン金太郎
(Sarariiman Kintarō)
Manga
Written byHiroshi Motomiya
Published byShueisha
English publisher
  • NA: Manga Planet (digital)
ImprintYoung Jump Comics
MagazineWeekly Young Jump
DemographicSeinen
Original run19942016
Volumes45
Series titles
  1. Salary Man Kintaro (1994–2002, 30 volumes)
  2. Salary Man Kintaro: Money Wars-hen (2005–2006, 4 volumes)
  3. Shin Salaryman Kintaro (2009–2011, 7 volumes)
  4. Salary Man Kintaro: 50-sai (2015–2016, 4 volumes)
Television drama
Original networkTBS
Original run January 10, 1999 March 18, 2004
Episodes44 (+ 1 special)
Anime television series
Directed byTomoharu Katsumata
Produced by
  • Tetsuo Gensei
  • Hiroshi Shigekawa
  • Tōru Nakano
  • Satoshi Kubo
  • Kisei Takahashi
Written bySukehiro Tomita
Music byKenichi Kamio
StudioJCF
Licensed by
  • NA: Arts Magic
Original networkBS-i
Original run February 18, 2001 March 18, 2001
Episodes20
Television drama
Original networkTV Asahi
Original run October 10, 2008 March 12, 2010
Episodes20
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.