African Office Worker
African Office Worker (アフリカのサラリーマン, Africa no Sararīman), otherwise known as Africa Salaryman, is a Japanese comedy manga series by Gamu, serialized online via pixiv Comic website since December 2014. It has been collected in four tankōbon volumes by Media Factory. An original net animation adaptation streamed on Production I.G's Tate Anime (now Anime Beans) app between June 5 and June 30, 2017, and an anime television series adaptation by Hotzipang aired from October 6 to December 22, 2019.
African Office Worker | |
![]() Cover of African Office Worker volume 1 by Media Factory | |
アフリカのサラリーマン (Africa no Sararīman) | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Manga | |
Written by | Gamu |
Published by | Media Factory |
Imprint | MFC Gene Pixiv Series |
Magazine | pixiv Comic |
Demographic | Shōjo |
Original run | December 2014 – present |
Volumes | 4 |
Original net animation | |
Studio | Production I.G |
Released | June 5, 2017 – June 30, 2017 |
Runtime | 3 minutes |
Episodes | 10 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Tetsuya Tatamitani |
Written by | Yūichirō Momose |
Music by | Tako Yamaguchi |
Studio | Hotzipang |
Licensed by | |
Original network | Tokyo MX, BS11, KBS, SUN, TVA |
Original run | October 6, 2019 – December 22, 2019 |
Episodes | 12 |
Characters
- Lion-senpai (ライオン, Raion)
- Voiced by: Kento Fujinuma (ONA),[1] Akio Ōtsuka (TV anime)[2] Cris George (voice actor)
- Tokage-kun (Lizard) (トカゲ)
- Voiced by: Kengo Tsujii (ONA),[1] Kenjiro Tsuda (TV anime)[2] Ian Sinclair (English)
- Ōhashi (Toucan) (オオハシ)
- Voiced by: Setsuo Ito (ONA),[1] Hiro Shimono (TV anime)[2] Larry Brantley (English)
- Company President Turtle (カメ社長, Kame Shachō)
- Voiced by: Akira Ishida (TV anime)[2]
- Shishimura (シシ村)
- Voiced by: Eri Kitamura (TV anime)[3]
- Caracal (カラカル, Karakaru)
- Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya (TV anime)[4]
- Honey Badger (ラーテル, Rāteru)
- Voiced by: Tatsuhisa Suzuki (TV anime)[4]
- Honeyguide (ミツオシエ, Mitsuoshie)
- Voiced by: Kengo Kawanishi (TV anime)[4]
- Vine (ツル, Tsuru)
- Voiced by: Sōma Saitō (TV anime)[4]
Media
Manga
Anime
An anime original net animation adaptation streamed on Production I.G's Tate Anime (now Anime Beans) app between June 5 and June 30, 2017.[1]
A new anime television series adaptation aired from October 6 to December 22, 2019 on Tokyo MX, BS11, KBS, SUN, TVA.[5] The series is animated by Hotzipang and directed by Tetsuya Tatamitani, with Yūichirō Momose handling series composition, and Tako Yamaguchi composing the music.[2] Hiro Shimono performed the series' opening theme song "Soul Flag", while Akio Ōtsuka performed the series' ending theme song "White-Collar Elegy."[3]. Funimation has licensed the series for a simuldub.[6]
References
- "Businessmen in Africa Anime Reveals Voice Cast". Anime News Network. May 15, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- "African Office Worker TV Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, Promo Video, Theme Song Info, October Premiere". Anime News Network. July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- "African Office Worker TV Anime Reveals Additional Cast, Ending Song". Anime News Network. August 16, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- "African Office Worker TV Anime Casts Hiroshi Kamiya, Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Kengo Kawanishi". Anime News Network. August 23, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- "African Office Worker TV Anime Premieres on October 6". Anime News Network. September 6, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- "Funimation Adds 7 More Anime to Fall 2019 Simulcast Lineup". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- African Office Worker (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia