Anime like Salaryman Kintarou

GTO

Also known as GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Discotek , Aniplex
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Slice of Life

Onizuka is a reformed biker gang leader who has his sights set on an honorable new ambition: to become the world's greatest teacher... for the purpose of meeting sexy high school girls. Okay, so he's mostly reformed.

However, strict administrators and a class of ruthless delinquents stand between Onizuka and his goal and they will use any means, however illegal or low, to drive the new teacher away. Perfect, because Onizuka's methods won't be found in any teaching manual; he cares about the difference between legal and illegal activities about as much as he cares for the age difference between himself and a high school girl.

So get ready for math that doesn't add up, language you'd be slapped for using, and biology that would make a grown man blush... unless of course, you're the Great Teacher Onizuka.

Note: Episode 1 has an airtime of 48 minutes.

Tags: Teacher , School , Work , Delinquents , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Educational , Kuudere , Satire , Age Gap , Bullying , Suicide , Gangs , Crime , Fugitive , Acting , Episodic , Revenge , Heterosexual , Parody , Nudity , Police , Conspiracy , Guns , Agriculture , Slapstick , Martial Arts , Crossdressing , Astronomy , Motorcycles , Tragedy

Naikaku Kenryoku Hanzai Kyousei Torishimarikan Zaizen Joutarou

Studio: Trans Arts
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

After Japan's economic bubble burst the country slowly recovered, but dirty politicians still make deals with dirty businessmen so that they can both profit from the hard work of others. Keiichi Suzuki, head of Oshika Construction, and Seijiro Matsuzaka, one of the members of parliament, have a deal going on that allows Oshika Construction to use fewer materials in their projects while still letting their buildings get approved for business use. Unfortunately for them, the Government Crime Investigation Agency, the Japanese government-approved but independently-run equivalent to the FBI, is already on the move. Jotaro Zaizen, a long-thought-dead police officer, is the agent on the Ōshika case and gathers a group of people who have reasons to fight Suzuki and Matsuzaka. To help combat the GCIA, though, Suzuki hires the Haoukokuryu-kai, a yakuza group.

Tags: Politics , Crime , Police

Sakigake!! Otokojuku

Studio: Toei Animation , Lantis , Fuji TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy

Otokojuku - a private school for juvenile delinquents that were previously expelled from normal schools. At this school, Japanese chivalry is taught through feudal and military fundamentals. Similar to an action film, the classes are overwhelmed by violence. Only those who survive it become true men.



Tags: Shounen , Primarily Male Cast , Delinquents , Martial Arts , School , Boarding School , Yakuza , Gangs , Cultivation , Boxing , Language Barrier , Swordplay , Tanks , Foreign

Emblem TAKE 2

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

Shinjuku, 1979. A member of the Kaeda Yakuza gang, Akutsu Shouji, has lost in a brawl with a university cheering squad, and begs for forgiveness through bitter tears. Since then, nothing has gone well in Shouji's life, until 10 years later in 1989, his friend was ordered to kill him, and as he ran away he killed himself, ending his miserable life.

But when Shouji opened his eyes, he was in Shinjuku in 1979, at the fight with the university students that caused things to go wrong. Now with ten more years of memories and experience, Shouji repels the university students with spirit and wisdom. Now he swears to wear a gold emblem around town, and begins his life anew.



Tags: Urban , Yakuza , Crime , Delinquents , Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Time Manipulation , Gore , Heterosexual , Guns , Gambling

Otokogi

Status: Finished
Genres:

Based on the seinen manga by Motomiya Hiroshi.

Tags: Seinen , Yakuza , Delinquents , Crime

Kakushigoto

Also known as Kakushigoto.

Studio: Ajiado , Funimation , A-Sketch , Studio Mausu , Dentsu , AT-X , TOKYO MX , Kodansha , GREE
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Single father Kakushi Gotou has a secret. He’s a top-selling artist of popular erotic manga, but his impressionable young daughter, Hime, can never find out! Now he’s having to bend over backwards just to keep her inquisitive little mind from discovering what he does for a living. A father-daughter tale of love and laughter.



Tags: Family Life , Work , Drawing , Coming of Age , Parenthood , Time Skip , Meta , Tragedy , Primarily Adult Cast , Slapstick , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Amnesia , Shounen , Achronological Order

Ningen Kousaten

Also known as Human Crossing.

Studio: A.C.G.T. , OB Planning , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , TV Tokyo
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Though seemingly unconnected, the characters in HUMAN CROSSING all have something in common. They are dealing with the sometimes joyous, but often horrific realities of everyday life. Set in modern day Japan, this compilation of short stories explores the lives of people from all walks of life. The animation used here is subtle, with realistic renderings that fully express the range of emotions experienced by the film`s characters. HUMAN CROSSING taps into the dramatic potential of reality, focusing on the isolated, sometimes lonely nature of urban life. Ultimately, however, the film suggests that perhaps there is an inter-connectedness between people that binds even the most disparate strangers together.

Tags: Episodic , Family Life , Coming of Age , Boxing , Philosophy , Bullying

Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daishou

Studio: TV Tokyo , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

TV anime adaptation of Motomiya Hiroshi's manga "Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daishou" about young gang leader and all the trouble and fights his gang gets into, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump.



Tags: Gangs , Shounen , Primarily Male Cast , Delinquents , Coming of Age

Ore no Sora: Keiji-hen

Studio: Pony Canyon , Shueisha , APPP
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

asuda Ippei (Shonozaki Ken) is the son of Yasuda Seijiro (Osugi Ren), the head of Yasuda Group, Japan's biggest business conglomerate. Although he is the son of a distinguished family, he has absolutely no disagreeable areas and is liked by everyone.

His academic achievements are exceptional. He completed his entire high school programme in 2 years and qualified for Tokyo University's Faculty of Law without studying for the exams. In order to establish his own concept of justice, Yasuda leaves his position as the heir to the Yasuda Group to attend the police academy. He becomes a detective at Kyobashi Police Precinct and bravely faces great evil.

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Goumon Baito-kun no Nichijou

Also known as The Daily Life of a Part-time Torturer.

Studio: KADOKAWA , diomedéa , Hakusensha , Sammy , Bandai Namco Music Live , Movic , U-NEXT , BS Asahi
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

In a society where torture is legal—and big business—Spirytus dominates the industry with skill, style, and surprisingly cheerful teamwork. Part-timers Cero, Shiu, Mikke, and Hugh tackle “client sessions,” office shenanigans, and even the occasional in-house assassin…all with a smile! Life at Spirytus proves that even in a world of pain, work can still be surprisingly fun!



Tags: Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Torture , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Slapstick , Iyashikei , LGBTQ+ Themes , Office , Boys' Love