Salaryman Kintaro - Recommendations

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Great Teacher Onizuka

Great Teacher Onizuka

With a history of leading a motorcycle gang and getting bad grades in school, why would 22 year old Onizuka ever want to become a teacher? Is it to educate young minds or spread the joy of education? Sure, if it involves being able to look up high school girls' skirts! Watch as this would-be educator uses his own life lessons and unconstituted methods as a means to control a delinquent class of students -- students who certainly aren't as happy to have him as a teacher as he is happy to be teaching...

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abunai abunai says...

Both these anime tell the story of a rowdy rulebreaker in a milieu governed by decorum and rules. Both protagonists have turned from being leaders of motorcycle gangs (bōsōzoku) to undertaking careers that seem completely different from their pasts. Kintaro to be a sarariman, a salaried employee of a corporation; Onizuka to become a teacher. Yet in both cases, their rowdy pasts and a surprising amount of determination are turned to their advantage.

If there is a difference between Onizuka and Kintaro, it is that Kintaro takes himself a great deal more seriously than Onizuka. Where Onizuka is essentially a vulgar person with a heart of gold, Kintaro is a diamond in the rough, a great and dignified leader in the making.

sorgesol sorgesol says...

Both Onizuka and Kintaro are former gangleaders that chooses to try and become less disruptive members of society. They face some problems when their own personal convictions puts them at odds with the demands of holding down an honest job. Especially when trying to find ways of solving these problems by means other than resorting to fisticuffs.

Pantha Pantha says...

The title characters in both Great Teacher Onizuka and Salaryman Kintaro have unsavory backgrounds and an ability to solve seemingly impossible problems with ease.  Both characters are more admirable than the straitlaced society that disparages them.  GTO is the better of the two as it uses humor instead of over-the-top sanctimony to drive its point across, but the two series are similar enough that if you enjoyed one, you should like the other, as well. 

TheQi2B TheQi2B says...

If you liked one the main character in one of these animes chances a re you will like the other. Both are ex biker gansters now trying more normal careers. Their pasts both keep popping up in their present states. 

Both are good comedies; while the laughs in onizuka tend to arise out of his stupid actions the laughs in Kintaro tend to come from subtler confrontations.Both are great anime, so if you haven't seen either you should get on that today! 

Ty719 Ty719 says...

Both have characters who have gang experience that want to find their place in the world with doing proper jobs, while trying to knock sense into the corrupted individuals within their setting (without losing their jobs in the process).

Gokusen

Gokusen

Is it is possible to lead the yakuza and be a high school teacher at the same time? Kuniko has always dreamed of being a teacher, but as the heir of the Oedo Group it isn't easy to do. Her task is made even more difficult because her school would fire her if they found out about her criminal activities.She has to pretend to be an ordinary teacher while fighting off rival yakuza, winning the respect of delinquent students and keeping her family business away from the school. This becomes even harder when her smartest and most curious student begins to find her very... "interesting".

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darkninja007 darkninja007 says...

Both Gokusen and Salaryman Kintaro show the lives of two individul who both follow their dream career while trying to balance their personal live.

In Gokusen Kumiko Yamaguchi is a young woman who has dreamed her whole life of being a school teacher. However she has a seceret. She is the heiress to the Oedo Yakuza clan. She becomes a teacher to a class of troubled students and tries to keep her secret as she shepherds her students toward graduation.

Whilst in Salaryman Kintaro the main character of the story is Yajima Kintaro, a former leader of a feared biker gang. He then decides to choose a different path as a salaryman and a responsible father for his young son after his late wife passed away.

Silver Fang

Silver Fang

Silver, from the moment he was born, was destined to be a hunting dog. Named for the silver stripe on his body, his fate is sealed when his father is killed by the ferocious bear Akakabuto -- to be the one who kills Akakabuto. From that moment on, he vows to grow up, to become a strong enough dog, to slay the bear who stole his father's life.

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TheStampede01 TheStampede01 says...

Your probably wondering what a show about dogs fighting bears and a show about salarymen struggling against the bureaucracy have in common? Manly tears, and also both share a very extreme sense of comradarie. They have both have pretty bad animation too, although in the case of Gin it was because of the age of the series.

City Hunter

City Hunter

Ryo Saeba and Kaori Makumura are private detectives who make up the City Hunter team -- problem solvers who can be hired by writing 'xyz' in a certain train station. Ryo's uncanny accuracy with a gun is surpassed only by his lecherous tendencies, while Kaori provides the sideline support -- usually in the form of a 50,000 kg mallet to keep Ryo's ecchiness under control!

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grinrause grinrause says...

anime that apeal for older audiences. great characters. great sense of humor while mantaining the humanity always up.

Golgo 13

Golgo 13

Duke Tougou - otherwise known as Golgo 13; he's loved by the ladies, hated by his enemies, is enamored with firepower, and can take out a target from several kilometers away. With an arsenal of weapons at his command, Golgo 13 is hired by a variety of people to take down hijackers and more - but he also must protect himself against those who want to take down the legend himself!

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VongolaUndici1196 VongolaUndici1196 says...

This has the same "manly" vibe going on. Except, in Golgo13 the MC is not very talkative but once he accepts a job, he wil always go through with it no matter what. I watched Golgo 13 before I watched Salaryman Kintaro and after about 2 epiodes into Salaryman Kintaro I was reminded of Golgo13 in terms of the character personality. If you like Salaryman Kintaro for the personailty of the MC, I believe you will appreciate Golgo13 as well.

Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues

Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues

President Hyodo is tired of dealing with debtors, so he orders mid-level manager, Yukio Tonegawa, to form a group of men and devise a series of sadistic games, called the Game of Death, to collect what is owed to him. Initially, Tonegawa and his black-suited men, known as Team Tonegawa, are hesitant to participate but quickly discover that their new line of work is more enjoyable than they originally thought.

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TimOverboard TimOverboard says...

They both heavily feature insightful, humours observations about the common madman we all are.I am damn sure you either like both these anime or neither of them.

My New Boss is Goofy

My New Boss is Goofy

Follows 26-year-old office worker, Momose. He recently changed jobs after his previous boss harassed him. He's worried his new boss will also use power harassment to make his life miserable. Momose is trying to hide his anxious stomach when he first meets his new boss Shirasaki, however he's surprised to find his new boss is such a natural airhead that he eliminates all of Momose's anxiety.

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You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle Special

You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle Special

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You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle

You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle

After enduring special training, the lovely policewomen Miyuki and Natsumi have returned to Bokuto Station, where nary a normal day passes; the work is never dull and our dynamic duo have to overcome a variety of difficulties, from catching speeders to simple love problems! Their newest case involves a young boy who has come to Japan to find his grandfather and become a samurai – not an easy task, when there are hired gunmen after him! Although it’s not always easy being an officer in the Traffic Department, Miyuki, Natsumi, and the rest of the gang work hard to ensure Bokuto Precinct is in safe hands!

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You're Under Arrest! Fast & Furious

You're Under Arrest! Fast & Furious

Life goes on and it's business as usual at Bokuto Station -- almost. A new colleague arrives and Miyuki & Natsumi are put to the task of teaching this hyperactive newcomer the rules of the station and how to handle criminals, among other things. As life teaches us, things tend to always change, not staying the same, and some, it seems, have a harder time coping than others. You're Under Arrest! Season 2 is more focused on character development and interactions between the staff, in this continuation of a lighthearted look at Bokuta Station and those who work within it.

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