Series synopsis
Golden Boy is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on MTV on October 27, 1995. It ended on June 28, 1996. It stars Mitsuo Iwata, Gorō Naya, Hiromi Tsuru and Junko Iwao.
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.
Premise
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.
Premise: He's got a lust for life... and anything female!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Mitsuo Iwata as Kintaro Oe (voice)
- Gorō Naya as Narrator (voice)
- Hiromi Tsuru as Madame President (voice)
- Junko Iwao as Employee B (voice)
- Miki Takahashi as Employee C (voice)
- Junko Shimakata as Employee D (voice)
- Takkô Ishimori as Bicycle shop owner (voice)
- Takumi Kurebayashi as Bicycle shop woman (voice)
Supporting cast
- Yuko Minaguchi as Naoko Katsuda (voice)
- Shozo Iizuka as Juzou Katsuda (voice)
- Kujira as Maid (voice)
- Kikuko Inoue as Ayuko Hayami (voice)
- Noriko Uemura as Noriko Katsuda (voice)
- Hajime Koseki as Sakata (voice)
- Yuka Koyama as Yuka Kanzaki (voice)
- Yuri Shiratori as Noriko (voice)
- Miho Yoshida as Office Lady (voice)
- Mika Kanai as Employee E (voice)
- Tomohisa Aso as Salaryman A (voice)
- Jin Yamanoi as Salaryman B (voice)
Guest cast
- Hiromi Tsuru as Madame President (voice)
- Junko Iwao as Employee B (voice)
- Miki Takahashi as Employee C (voice)
- Junko Shimakata as Employee D (voice)
- Takkô Ishimori as Bicycle shop owner (voice)
- Takumi Kurebayashi as Bicycle shop woman (voice)
- Yuko Minaguchi as Naoko Katsuda (voice)
- Shozo Iizuka as Juzou Katsuda (voice)
- Kujira as Maid (voice)
- Kikuko Inoue as Ayuko Hayami (voice)
- Noriko Uemura as Noriko Katsuda (voice)
- Hajime Koseki as Sakata (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 6 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | October 27, 1995 | June 28, 1996 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Computer Studies Kintaro obtains a janitorial job at an all-woman software firm led by the Ferrari-driving, skimpily-clad Madame President. An electrical accident jeopardizes the firm's future, allowing Kintaro to put his newly acquired programming skills to the test. |
October 27, 1995 |
| 2 |
Temptation of the Maiden Working as a campaign staffer for a mayoral candidate, Kintaro is assigned to tutor his boss' attractive teenaged daughter, Naoko Katsuda, who wants more from him than help with her math homework. |
November 22, 1995 |
| 3 |
Danger! The Virgin's First Love A car accident has left the owner of a udon restaurant temporarily handicapped, and Kintaro is helping out and learning the trade. The owner's daughter, Noriko has a well-heeled boyfriend, but a series of events leads Kintaro to doubt his sincerity. |
December 22, 1995 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | MTV |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 27, 1995 |
| Last aired | June 28, 1996 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday |