Season 1 poster

Season 1

(1995)

Overview

Kintaro, despite having met the requirements for a law degree, left Tokyo University without graduating. Golden Boy depicts his living the life of a free spirit, roaming Japan from town to town, job to job. During his travels, Kintaro meets several women whose lives he dramatically changes, despite poor first impressions. He constantly observes and studies the people and events around him, recording his findings in a notebook he carries on his belt.

Cast

Mitsuo Iwata as Kintaro Oe (voice)
Mitsuo Iwata

as Kintaro Oe (voice)

Gorō Naya as Narrator (voice)
Gorō Naya

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes

Computer Studies poster

Computer Studies 7.0

October 27, 1995

Kintaro obtains a janitorial job at an all-woman software firm led by the Ferrari-driving, skimpily-clad Madame Preside…

Temptation of the Maiden poster

Temptation of the Maiden 8.0

November 22, 1995

Working as a campaign staffer for a mayoral candidate, Kintaro is assigned to tutor his boss' attractive teenaged daugh…

Danger! The Virgin's First Love poster

Danger! The Virgin's First Love 7.0

December 22, 1995

A car accident has left the owner of a udon restaurant temporarily handicapped, and Kintaro is helping out and learning…

Swimming In the Sea of Love poster

Swimming In the Sea of Love 5.5

April 26, 1996

Kintaro has challenged the local swimming coach (and former Olympic athlete) to a race, but he first needs to learn how…

Unstoppable Youth poster

Unstoppable Youth 6.0

May 24, 1996

Kintaro becomes a servant in a traditional-style mansion of a wealthy family, but is quickly dismissed. He then challen…

Animation is Fun! poster

Animation is Fun! 6.5

June 28, 1996

Chie is a cel-painter at the animation studio where Kintaro works as an errand-boy. Production difficulties ensue, and …