Sarariiman Kintarô, Salaryman Kintarou, SALARYMAN KINTARO, サラリーマン金太郎
After former motorcycle gang leader Yajima Kintaro saves the life of the Yamato Construction Company's CEO, he is offered a job working for the company. However, when it becomes apparent that a corrupt faction of the company is trying to gain full control, Kintaro's moral and physical strengths become more useful than the CEO ever imagined. As he works his way up the career ladder Kintaro is forced to deal with many problems, from confrontations with Yakuza bosses to preventing the collapse of a tunnel. But can an uneducated and rowdy person really make it as a salaryman?
Last updated
Aug 30, 2026, 01:14 PM
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Courcast score breakdown
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CourScore
59.8
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Source runway - Source material runway assessed as 'ok'
- Studio bandwidth - JCF has no other concurrent active productions
- Source manga/LN sales strength (MangaCodex) - 34,000,000 copies in circulation (Oricon via MangaCodex)
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
SALARYMAN KINTARO renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is SALARYMAN KINTARO getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, SALARYMAN KINTARO has a 60% renewal probability. This score is updated daily and blends fandom momentum, streaming signals, source-material runway, and franchise history. Check back regularly for the latest forecast.
- Will SALARYMAN KINTARO be renewed?
- SALARYMAN KINTARO currently scores 60 out of 100 on Courcast. Signals driving this estimate include online discussion volume, sequel history within the franchise, and platform engagement data - all recalculated daily. Titles scoring above 70 are considered Very Likely to receive a continuation.
- What is SALARYMAN KINTARO's renewal probability?
- SALARYMAN KINTARO's CourScore is 60 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily-updated probability out of 100.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 68 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 35 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 2,989 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.29 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 14 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 5,797 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 21 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 72 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 12 | Aug 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 86 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 167 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 4,214 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 11,606 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 5,636 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.15 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 1,156 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 30 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 748 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 34,000,000 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 53 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 7 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 7.07 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 27,170 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 3,523 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 875,441 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.34 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 1,976 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 74.1 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 3.41 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Aug 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 36,144,520 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 42,100 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |