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“Workaholic magazine editor Hiroko excels at work but struggles with romance due to her boyfriend's even greater work obsession.”
Hataraki Man
働きマン
7.0
4,703 rank · 28,289 viewers · 62 favorites
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Adult Cast
Workplace
Seinen
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Synopsis
Workaholic magazine editor Hiroko excels at work but struggles with romance due to her boyfriend's even greater work obsession.
Hiroko Matsukata is a woman who works for a magazine company. She puts all she has into her work, and is known as a strong, straight-forward working girl, who can at will turn herself into Hataraki man (working man) mode. Despite Hiroko's success at work, her life lacks romance. Even though a hard worker, she'd leave early anytime to go on a date. Too bad her boyfriend is an even bigger workaholic than Hiroko. (Source: ANN)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 10 sampled reviews
6.7
/10
What 10 viewers settled on.
75%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 9
σ 2.45
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.45 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.8 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 2.5
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 1.30
Running avg · Aug 2007 → Aug 2020
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “A realistic look at a young professional woman's workaholic behavior. If you don't get it, you're probably under 25. But if you’re looking for a character-driven story about the “real world,” this...”
- 7 “There is nothing special about this one. sorry for saying it frankly but there sure is nothing special about it; no magic, murders nor mysteries to solve, not even a love triangle. the story...”
- 9 “An anime for anyone who has worked in the daily grind. It seems whatever country you work in the office characters are the same.This an anime for women but anyone who has worked in an office will...”
Verbosity
Short · 40%
Medium · 30%
Long · 30%
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- Format 11 × 22′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 02m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2006 – Dec 2006 Fall 2006
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-1449 catalog
Produced by
- Dentsu Producer
- SKY Perfect Well Think Producer
- Kodansha Producer
- Fuji TV Producer
- Asmik Ace Producer
- Sony Music Entertainment Producer
- Fujipacific Music Producer
- Tavac Producer
Licensed by
- Maiden Japan Licensor