Golden Boy

author: Tatsuya Egawa
review type: anime
status: completed
genre: ecchi, comedy
episodes: 6
original run: 1995

Golden Boy follows the adventures of Oe Kintaro, a 25-year old who wanders around Japan doing odd jobs and getting himself into some rather unusual circumstances. It's not that he's a troublemaker, but he's very perceptive of other people's misery and misgivings, and therefore, will always arise to the challenge to help them solve their problems. Especially if they are beautiful!

At first glance, Kintaro is just like any other men; normal looking, a bit geeky, a bit weird and very much perverted. Women won’t even give him a second glance, but by the time each adventure ends, the women are at awe of him. His abilities to solve problems and help these women are so inconspicuous; it makes them even more doubtful that he is able to do it. Until the final realization hits them so hard it leaves them breathless!

As each episode ends, viewers will be reintroduced to Oe Kintaro, a law student who has completed all his modules but chose to abandon his graduation to wander around Japan to meet and converse with people.
Created by Tatsuya Egawa, the manga started in 1992. This was followed by a 6-episode anime in 1995. Although it has a mild ecchi/hentai flavor, the greatest attribute to this series is the super-deformed (SD) scenes that’s very over the top and therefore, hilarious!

Note: Tatsuya Egawa appears in a cameo role as himself in episode 6 of the anime.

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