GOLDEN BOY English Sub & Dub

About GOLDEN BOY

If you are hunting for a new adventure series, GOLDEN BOY (GOLDEN BOY さすらいのお勉強野郎) deserves a look (1995). The setup goes like this. The premise: Kintarou Oe doesn't look like it, but he is a genius who completed all his university courses and then quit before graduating. He grows into a wandering student, going from place to place on his bicycle, seeking to learn what he can about life, the world, and women.

As things develop, 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.

With adventure at the core, exploration, new locations and a steady sense of momentum drive the story. Kintarou Ooe (Mitsuo Iwata) and Reiko Terayama (Sakiko Tamagawa) are two of the characters you will meet early. Think of it as a pick for anyone who enjoys travel-the-world storytelling. At 6 episodes in total, it is easy to plan a viewing schedule.

Production & Appeal

APPP is the studio behind GOLDEN BOY, and its direction shapes everything from character design to motion. Because it leans on adventure, exploration, new locations and a steady sense of momentum drive the story. At 7.8/10 it earns a solid reception, a safe pick for fans of the genre. Voice casting, including Mitsuo Iwata as Kintarou Ooe, adds to the appeal for fans who follow seiyuu. Released in 1995, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.