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“Tokyo salaryman-soldier Isobe battles heroes for evil corp Ganglion in bittersweet workplace comedy.”
Ganglion
ガングリオン
6.41
8,353 rank · 8,276 viewers · 22 favorites
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Synopsis
Tokyo salaryman-soldier Isobe battles heroes for evil corp Ganglion in bittersweet workplace comedy.
Early 2000s Tokyo. Isobe, a combatant for the evil corporation Ganglion, spends his days on the battlefield. Whether it's the "Tokyo Cedar Pollen Operation" or the "Mount Fuji Demolition Plan," he faces off in nothing but a bodysuit, only to be crushed by the hero Hopeman time and again. As he struggles under unreasonable bosses during the dawn of compliance, his story unfolds—a workplace drama dedicated to all who work, following the bittersweet life of a salaryman soldier. (Source: MAL News)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 5 sampled reviews
6.2
/10
What 5 viewers settled on.
80%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 1.72
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.72 · some divergence
The polarity gap
4.0 pts
Recommenders 7.0 · others 3.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 0.80
Running avg · Oct 2025 → Mar 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Not many shows has dealt with the evil corporation from the salaryman's pov but here we are with Ganglion. This is a SOL of Kenji Isobe and his daily trials on and off the job. Done by Studio Maf...”
- 8 “I think it's definitely worth watching. Episodes are short so there's not much commitment to it, but the premise of the stereotypical tokusatsu heroes and villains being part of bureaucratic...”
- 7 “Okay, I need to yell about this show for a second. Went in totally blind, zero hype, didn’t even know it was 3 minutes per episode. Thought it’d be some cheap superhero parody and ended up snorting...”
Verbosity
Short · 80%
Medium · 20%
Long · 0%
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A Tv Production · Fall 2025
studio maf.
in association with
Yoshimoto Creative Agency · INSPION Edge
- Format 24 × 3′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 12m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2025 – Mar 2026 Fall 2025
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-28996 catalog
Produced by
- Yoshimoto Creative Agency Producer
- INSPION Edge Producer
- AT-X Producer
- /companies/company_xg1QB4b9yaMWC4gpyAYLzevw Producer
- /companies/company_3mo9EjgnGB05iqPxyQ0z6wDP Producer