a manga series by Tatsuya Egawa about a 25-year-old freeter,
pervert, and "travelling student" named Oe Kintaro. The manga was
originally serialized in Shueisha's Super Jump starting in 1992,
with the first collected volume released the following year. Parts
of the manga were adapted into a six episode OVA series produced by
Shueisha and KSS in 1995, which was subsequently released through
ADV Films in North America.
Kintaro, despite having met the requirements for a degree, left
Tokyo University without graduating. Golden Boy depicts his living
the life of a free spirit, roaming Japan from town to town, job to
job. During his travels, Kintaro meets several women whose lives he
dramatically changes, despite poor first impressions. He constantly
observes and studies the people and events around him, recording
his findings in a notebook he carries on his belt.
The Golden Boy OVA has been positively received by English-language
reviewers, but it is widely known for its mature content: while the
OVA is not strictly a hentai animation, it does feature instances
of partial female nudity, orgasms, and female masturbation. In
contrast, the manga, which has not been released in English,
becomes almost pornographic starting in the second volume.[1]
