Golden Boy - Season 1

Season 1

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.

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Episodes6

DatesOct 27, 1995 - Jun 28, 1996

Episodes

Season 1Episode 125 min

Computer Studies

25-year-old Kintaro Oe 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.

Oct 27, 1995

Season 1Episode 225 min

The Temptation of the Maiden

Working as a campaign staffer for a mayoral candidate, Kintaro is assigned to tutor his boss' attractive teenage daughter, Naoko Katsuda, who wants more from him than help with her math homework.

Nov 22, 1995

Season 1Episode 325 min

Danger! The Virgin's First Love

A car accident has left the owner of an udon restaurant temporarily handicapped, and Kintaro is helping out and learning the trade. The owner's daughter, Noriko has a well-heeled suitor, but a series of events leads Kintaro to doubt his sincerity.

Dec 22, 1995

Season 1Episode 425 min

Swimming in the Sea of Love

Kintaro has challenged the local swimming coach (and former Olympic athlete) to a race, but he first needs to learn how to swim. While training, however, his situation with the coach, Ayuko Hayami is compromised.

Apr 26, 1996

Season 1Episode 525 min

B@lls to the Wall!

Kintaro becomes a servant in a traditional-style mansion of a wealthy family, but is quickly dismissed. He then challenges the daughter Reiko Terayama, who abhors men and has a fetish for her motorcycle, to a race.

May 24, 1996

Season 1Episode 625 min

Animation Is Fun

Chie is a cel-painter at the animation studio where Kintaro works as an errand-boy. Production difficulties ensue, and Kintaro must rely on old friends to pull things through. An animated rendition of Tatsuya Egawa, voiced by the author himself, makes a cameo appearance in this episode.

Jun 28, 1996

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