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Golden Boy (OAV)

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©1995-1996 Tatsuya Egawa / Shueisha • Softgarage.


[ adapted from Golden Boy (manga) ]

Alternative title:
GOLDEN BOY さすらいのお勉強野郎 (Japanese)
Золотой парень (Russian)
ゴールデンボーイ (Japanese)
Genres: comedy
Themes: ecchi, fanservice
Objectionable content: Intense
Plot Summary: Kintarou Oe doesn't look like it, but he is a genius who completed all his university courses and then quit before graduating. He becomes a wandering student, going from place to place on his bicycle, seeking to learn what he can about life, the world, and women. He is willing and able to do any job he has to prove himself. His travels take him to a variety of locations and a variety of women, each who learns to love the hardworking guy, but not before he can run off.
User Ratings: 2113 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 326 votes (sub:173, dub:128, edit.dub:1, ?:1, others:23
7 Spanish subtitled
3 Portuguese subtitled
3 German dubbed
2 Spanish dubbed
2 Italian dubbed
1 Polish subtitled
1 French edited dub
1 Italian edited dub
1 Russian dubbed
1 Turkish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Excellent: 511 votes (sub:297, dub:185, ?:3, others:26
6 Spanish subtitled
4 Portuguese subtitled
3 German dubbed
3 Spanish dubbed
2 Russian subtitled
2 Italian dubbed
1 Russian dubbed
1 French dubbed
1 Polish subtitled
1 Portuguese dubbed
1 Dutch subtitled
1 Swedish subtitled
)
 Very good: 592 votes (sub:341, dub:201, raw:4, ?:3, others:43
10 Portuguese subtitled
10 Spanish subtitled
9 German dubbed
5 Spanish dubbed
4 Italian dubbed
1 German subtitled
1 German edited dub
1 Swedish subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
)
 Good: 383 votes (sub:236, dub:112, ?:3, raw:2, edit.dub:1, others:29
5 German dubbed
4 Spanish subtitled
3 Spanish dubbed
2 Portuguese subtitled
2 Italian dubbed
2 Russian subtitled
2 Polish subtitled
2 Spanish edited dub
1 French dubbed
1 German subtitled
1 German edited dub
1 Russian dubbed
1 Italian subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Portuguese dubbed
)
 Decent: 159 votes (sub:91, dub:55, ?:1, raw:1, edit.dub:1, others:10
4 German dubbed
2 Russian subtitled
2 French subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Italian dubbed
)
 So-so: 65 votes (sub:33, dub:22, ?:2, others:8
6 German dubbed
1 German subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Not really good: 28 votes (sub:18, dub:10)
 Weak: 28 votes (sub:18, dub:9, ?:1)
 Bad: 6 votes (sub:6)
 Awful: 10 votes (dub:5, sub:3, ?:1, others:1
1 German dubbed
)
 Worst ever: 5 votes (sub:2, raw:1, dub:1, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
Seen in part or in whole by 3803 users, rank: #184 (of 5347)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.938 (Very good), std. dev.: 1.6258, rank: #574 (of 5339)
Weighted mean: 7.850 (Very good), rank: #569 (of 5339) (seen all: 8.01 / seen some: 6.60 / won't finish: 3.73)
Bayesian estimate: 7.848 (Very good), rank: #381 (of 4027)
Running time: 25 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 6
Episode titles: We have 6
Vintage:
1995
1995-10-27 to 1996-06-28
2001-03-28 to 2001-06-09 (Germany, MTV)
2002-05-31 (France)
Release dates: We have 2
Opening Theme:
"My Golden Boy" by Computerjockeys (eps 1-6)
Ending Theme:
"Study A Go! Go!" by Golden Girls
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 6
News: Show:
ADV Industry Panel (Oct 4, 2003)
Coming ADV releases (Mar 6, 2002)
Doug Smith Interview (Jan 3, 2002)
Fanime Guest List (Mar 9, 2001)
ADV Cancels titles (Jan 5, 2001)
Anime Newsbriefs: (Aug 30, 2000)
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DVD (Region 1)
    Golden Boy - Treasure Hunt (DVD 1) 2002-04-23 (from $2.50)
    Golden Boy - Bound for Glory (DVD 2) 2002-06-18
    Golden Boy - Essential Anime Collection (DVD 1-2) 2004-05-25
    Golden Boy - The Complete Series Remastered (DVD 1-2) 2007-11-06 (from $11.99)
    Golden Boy - The Complete Series (DVD 1-2) 2012-11-06 (from $14.99)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Screenplay: Tatsuya Egawa
Episode Director:
Akihiko Nishiyama (ep 4)
Hiroyuki Kitakubo (eps 1, 6)
Hiroyuki Morita (ep 3)
Kenji Takemura (ep 5)
Yasuhito Kikuchi (ep 2)
Original creator: Tatsuya Egawa
Character Design: Toshihiro Kawamoto
Art Director: Tatsuya Kushida
Chief Animation Director: Toshihiro Kawamoto
Animation Director:
Akira Oguro (ep 5)
Hiroshi Osaka (ep 4)
Michiyo Suzuki (ep 3)
Takeshi Honda (ep 2)
Toshihiro Kawamoto (eps 1, 6)
Yasuhito Kikuchi (ep 2)
Sound Director: Hiroyuki Kitakubo
Director of Photography: Hideo Okazaki
Animation Check: Koichi Iwanaga
Assistant producer: Hideaki Fujii
Chief animator: Toshihiro Kawamoto
Color Coordination: Yuko Kanemaru
Editing: Eiko Nishide
Effects Animation Director: Hisashi Ezura (ep 4)
Music producer: Sohichiro Harada
Production Assistant:
Hiroaki Urano
Kenji Miyashita
Sound Effects: Yasu Konno
Sound Effects Producer: Kouichi Iizuka
Special Effects: Yutaka Hoshiba
Theme Song Arrangement: Mitsuhiro Tada
Theme Song Composition: Kanji Saito
Theme Song Lyrics: Hiroyuki Kitakubo
Video Editing: Koutaro Muranaka
Mitsuo Iwata as Kintarou Oe

Hiromi Tsuru as Female president
Junko Iwao as Employee B
Junko Shimakata as Employee D
Juurouta Kosugi as Hiroshi Kogure
Kenichi Ogata as Animator D (ep 6)
Kikuko Inoue as
Ayuko
Employee A
Megumi Tano as Child
Michiko Neya as Instructor C
Mika Kanai as
Chie
Employee E
Miki Takahashi as employee C
Ryuuzou Ishino as
Animator
Animator B (ep 6)
Sakiko Tamagawa as Reiko Terayama
Takuma Suzuki as Animator C (ep 6)
Tatsuya Egawa as Engawa, Tatsuya (ep 6)
Wataru Takagi as Office worker
Yoko Asada as Ayuko (Young)
Yoshiko Sakakibara as Kogure's girl
Yuka Koyama as Yuka Kanzaki
Yuko Minaguchi as Naoko Katsuda (ep 2)
Yuko Mizutani as Instructor A
Yuri Shiratori as Noriko
Japanese companies
Animation Production: Studio A.P.P.P.
Backgrounds: Studio Bihoh
Film Processing: Tokyo Laboratory
Finish Animation: AIC
Music Production: Razz Office
Original Titles: Maki Productions
Photography: IMG
Recording Studio: Abaco Creative Studio
English cast
English staff
ADR Director: Matt Greenfield
Art Director:
John Siers (Re-release)
Ruby Halipoto
Translation:
Dan Kanemitsu (eps 4-6)
Ichiro Arakaki
ADR Script: Matt Greenfield
Executive producer:
John Ledford
John Sirabella (Re-release)
Sharon Papa
Producer: Matt Greenfield

Additional Translation: Shoko Oono
DVD Author: Dave Beinlich (Re-release)
DVD Coordination: Janice Williams
DVD Graphics: Chris Hawley
DVD Producer: David Williams
International Coordination: Toru Iwakami
Packaging Design: Jason Remmert
Post-Production Manager: Shelly Thomas
Production Assistant: Andrew Kent
Production Supervision:
Richard York (Re-release)
Sean Molyneaux (Re-release)
Recording engineer:
Charles Campbell
Dan Rockwell
Sound Design: Paul Killam
Subtitle Timing: Neal Barnes
Doug Smith as Kintaro Oe

Allison Keith as
Employee A
Naoko Katsuda
Amanda Winn Lee as
Girl A
Producer
Carolyn Boone as Mother
Charles Campbell as
Animation Checker
Animator C
Father
Narrator
Track Announcer
Curtis Billings as
Animator B
Instructor A
Erin Rosaire as
Colorist
Instructor C
Jan Angus as Noriko Katsuda
Jason Lee as
Narration
Yakuza A
John Swasey as Director
Kim McGraw as Instructor B
Kim Sevier as Noriko
Laura Chapman as Reiko Terayama
Lew Temple as Animator E
Lorraine Reyes as Girl B
Marcie Corder as
Maid
Wife
Marcy Rae as Bicycle Shop Woman
Mary Lou Reyes as Employee E
Matt Greenfield as
Animator D
Porche Driver
Sakata
Thug A
Thug B
Yakuza B
Phil Ross as Owner
Renee Foresman as Employee D
Robert Peeples as Bicycle Shop Man
Stuart Krohn as Animator A
Sue Ulu as Ayuko Hayamizu
Tiffany Grant as
Kogure's Girlfriend
Madame President
Traci Shannon as Employee B
Tristan MacAvery as
Boss
Butler
Hiroshi Kogure
Juzo Katsuda
Wendy Hughes as Employee C

English companies
Distributor: Discotek Media
DVD Authoring & Encoding: M.O.F.C.
Licensed by:
ADV Films
Discotek Media (2012)
Media Blasters (2007 license renewal)
French staff
French cast
Executive producer: Carlo Levy

Production Coordination: Pierre Giner
Olivier Korol as Kintaro Oe

Christine Paris as Mme la présidente (ep 1)
Colette Noel as Reiko Takayama (ep 5)
Dominique Vallee as Ayuko Hayami (ep 4)
Laurence Bréheret as Noriko (ep 3)
Marjolaine Poulain as Naoko Katsuda (ep 2)

Christine Paris as
employée (ep 5)
monitrice (ep 4)
Noriko Katsuda (ep 2)
Colette Noel as
adjointe (ep 1)
animatrice (ep 6)
intendante (ep 2)
Dominique Lelong as productrice (ep 6)
Dominique Vallee as Baby Doll (ep 3)
Jacques Albaret as Tetsuya Egawa (ep 6)
Laurence Bréheret as monitrice (ep 4)
Marjolaine Poulain as employée (ep 1)
Michel Tureau as
animateur (ep 6)
Mr Katsuda (ep 2)
narrateur (ep 1)
père d'Ayuko (ep 4)
père de Noriko (ep 3)
Philippe Roullier as
employé (ep 4)
Hiroshi Kogure (ep 3)
Yann Pichon as
moine (ep 5)
patron (ep 6)
Yakusa (eps 1-2)
French companies
Broadcaster:
Gong (from September 2009)
Paris Première (from 2002)
Released by: Dybex
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
(none)
Nacho de Porrata as Kintarou Oe (Spain dub)

Ana María Camps as Noriko (Spain dub)
Carmen Ambrós as Naoko Katsuda (Spain dub)
Mayte Supervia as Madame Presidenta (Spain dub)

Assumpta Navascues as Empleada C (Spain dub)
Tasio Alonso as Hiroshi Kogure (Spain dub)
Spanish companies
Broadcaster: 8 Madrid TV (Spain; 2010-11-01)
Distributor: Selecta Visión (Spain)
DVD Distribution: Selecta Visión (Spain)
TV Distribution: Selecta Visión
Italian staff
Italian cast
Davide Lepore as Kintaro Oe

Alessandra Karpoff as Ayuko (eps 4, 6)
Antonio Paiola as Juzo Katsuda (ep 2)
Cinzia De Carolis as Presidente (eps 1, 6)
Cinzia Massironi as Naoko Katsuda (eps 2, 6)
Claudio Moneta as Kogure Hiroshi (ep 3)
Dania Cericola as Reiko (eps 5-6)
Elisabetta Cesone as Governante (eps 2, 5)
Elisabetta Spinelli as
Chie (ep 6)
Programmatrice (ep 1)
Emanuela Pacotto as Programmatrice (ep 1)
Enrico Maggi as Capo animatore (ep 6)
Fabrizio Mazzotta as Wakamoto (ep 6)
Federica De Bortoli as Noriko (eps 3, 6)
Flavio Arras as Animatore (ep 6)
Gianmarco Ceconi as Animatore (ep 6)
Ivo De Palma as Regista (ep 6)
Loredana Nicosia as Istruttrice (ep 4)
Lorella De Luca as Produttrice (ep 6)
Manuela Scaglione as Istruttrice (ep 4)
Marco Balzarotti as Sakada (ep 3)
Massimiliano Lotti as Istruttore (ep 4)
Paolo Buglioni as Narratore
Patrizia Mottola as Yuka (ep 6)
Patrizio Prata as Egawa (ep 6)
Roberta Gallina Laurenti as Programmatrice (ep 1)
Simone D'Andrea as Animatore (ep 6)
Italian companies
Broadcaster:
Cultoon (from March 2009)
MTV Italia (2000)
Distributor: Dynamic Italia
German staff
German cast
Executive Producer (german Version): Carlo Levy
Main Theme: Computerjockeys (My Golden Boy)
Timmo Niesner as Kintaro Oe

Christin Marquitan as Ausbilderin 1 (ep 4)
Diana Borgwardt as Reiko Terayama
Eberhard Prüter as Geldeintreiber B (ep 1)
Erich Räuker as Erzähler
Karl Schulz as Geldeintreiber A (ep 1)
Michael Pan as Wakamoto (ep 6)
Michael Telloke as Sakata
Peggy Sander as Ayuko Hayami
Peter Groeger as Fahradverkäufer (ep 1)
Robin Kahnmeyer as Tatsuya Egawa (ep 6)
Silvia Missbach as Angestellte A (ep 1)
German companies
Broadcaster:
MTV (Germany) (2001-03-28)
MTV2 Pop
Distributor:
Dynamic (germany)
Nipponart
DVD Distribution: Dybex
Dutch staff
Dutch cast
Producteur Executif: Carlo Levy
(none)
Dutch companies
Distributor: Dybex
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