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
Oct 28, 2026, 06:22 AM
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Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
27.4
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 14 hours ago
Top reasons
- Source runway - Estimated material for 3.90 further cours
- Source manga/LN sales strength (MangaCodex) - 34,000,000 copies in circulation (Oricon via MangaCodex)
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 71.3
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 27/100 renewal signal score. 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 27 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. Scores from 70 indicate strong renewal signals; scores from 85 are labelled very likely.
- What is SALARYMAN KINTARO's renewal probability?
- SALARYMAN KINTARO's CourScore is 27 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 signal score 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 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 31 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 3,035 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.3 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 19 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 1,379 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 21 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 72 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 7 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 87 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 167 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 4,248 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 11,677 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 5,659 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.13 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 1,171 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 30 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 755 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 34,000,000 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 53 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 7 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 7.11 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 16 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 16 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 27,181 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 3,525 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 876,886 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.34 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 2,006 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 74.1 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 7.09 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Oct 16, 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 |