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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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Binge-friendly
- Drop-in friendly
Skip it if
- You're watching with family
Where to watch
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At a glance
Time to watch it all
3 h
6 episodes, about 30 min each
An episode a night: done in 6 nights.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries
First aired
1995
October 27, 1995
Ended 1996
Genres
AnimationComedyLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Japan
Rated
- TV-MAUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityStrong
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 44 · most episodes first
Mitsuo IwataKintaro Oe (voice) · 6 episodes
Gorō NayaNarrator (voice) · 6 episodes
Kikuko InoueAyuko Hayami (voice), Employee A (voice) · 3 episodes
Hiromi TsuruMadame President (voice) · 2 episodes
Hajime KosekiYakuza B (voice), Sakata (voice) · 2 episodes
Yuka KoyamaYuka Kanzaki (voice) · 2 episodes
Yuri ShiratoriNoriko (voice) · 2 episodes
Mika KanaiChie (voice), Employee E (voice) · 2 episodes
Yosuke AkimotoManager (voice), Yakuza B (voice) · 2 episodes
Tatsuya EgawaTatsuya Engawa (original author) (voice), Yakuza A (voice) · 2 episodes
Kenichi OgataAnimator D (voice), Yakuza A (voice) · 2 episodes
Sakiko TamagawaReiko Terayama (voice) · 2 episodes
Junko IwaoEmployee B (voice) · 1 episode
Miki TakahashiEmployee C (voice) · 1 episode
Junko ShimakataEmployee D (voice) · 1 episode
Takkô IshimoriBicycle shop owner (voice) · 1 episode- TKTakumi KurebayashiBicycle shop woman (voice) · 1 episode
Yuko MinaguchiNaoko Katsuda (voice) · 1 episode
Shozo IizukaJuzou Katsuda (voice) · 1 episode
KujiraMaid (voice) · 1 episode
Noriko UemuraNoriko Katsuda (voice) · 1 episode
Miho YoshidaOffice Lady (voice) · 1 episode
Tomohisa AsoSalaryman A (voice) · 1 episode
Jin YamanoiSalaryman B (voice) · 1 episode
Directing · 2
- Hiroyuki Kitakubo Director, Sound Director, Storyboard Artist
- Akihiko Nishiyama Director
Writing · 1
- Tatsuya Egawa Screenplay, Writer, Comic Book
Production · 1
- Kazufumi Nomura Producer
Camera · 1
- Hideo Okazaki Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Jôyô Katayanagi Original Music Composer
Other crew · 71
- Kenji Takemura Assistant Director, Director, Storyboard Artist
- Yasuhito Kikuchi Key Animation, Director, Storyboard Artist, Animation Director
- Hiroyuki Morita Key Animation, Director, Storyboard Artist
- Toshihiro Kawamoto Animation Director, Character Designer, Supervising Animation Director, Key Animation
- Kouichi Arai Opening/Ending Animation
- Masahiro Sekino Key Animation
Tropes
Golden Boy episodes
1 season · 6 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Konpyuta de Obenkyo (Computer Studies), 8.1
- S1 E2 Otome no Yuwaku (Temptation of the Maiden), 7.9
- S1 E3 Kiken! Otome no Hatsukoi (Danger! The Virgin's First Love), 7.6
- S1 E4 Yasei no Umi o Oyogu (Swimming in the Sea of Love), 7.9
- S1 E5 Yasei no Nobureki no Seishun (B@!!$ to the Wall), 8.1
- S1 E6 Animeshon wa Omoshiroi! (Animation is Fun!), 8.5
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