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Boku, Otaryman.

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Main Title	Boku, Otaryman. (a7318)
Official Title	ja ぼく, オタリーマン.
Type	OVA, 2 episodes
Year	29.01.2010
Season	Winter 2009/10
Tags	[similar]
Resources	Official website Wiki (jp) Allcinema Anison ANN MAL
Rating	3.70 (448)
Average	5.85 (451)
Review Rating	N/A (0)
Added by	hidden on 2010-01-24 13:10
Edited by	hidden on 2016-08-29 14:45

Main Title	Boku, Otaryman. (a7318)
Official Title	ja ぼく, オタリーマン.

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Original Work:	Yoshitani
Direction:	Ashina Minoru

Boku, Otary-man. (otaku + salaryman) is a autobiographical manga of the author Yoshitani, who is also working as a system engineer. It's about a slice of life of an office worker, who is a little bit otaku.

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Flash-based, short episodes, same production team. Mild, self-deprecatory, off-beat humour.

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by noralissa on 2011-06-01 08:39

Simple story without any unnecessary stuff. Telling us short, but funny story about one life of one man.

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episode appearance appears in ep: 1-2

Yoshitani

male, young adultSomeone is generally considered a young adult if they are between 20 to 40 years old.

voiced by: Miyano Mamoru

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episode appearance appears in ep: 1

Douryou Onna

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voiced by: Yano Asuka

episode appearance appears in ep: 1

Fuguu-toka

female, side ponytailA side ponytail is a ponytail which is worn tied up and secured to project from the left or right side of the head, rather than from the rear side of the head.

voiced by: Kugimiya Rie

episode appearance appears in ep: 1

Kachou

male, short hairShort hair is hair from (but not including) bald, up to (but not including) shoulder-length hair. This hair length is what one would typically, though not always, see on most males. Short hair includes hair that goes no more than a centimetre or two beyond the chin; anything longer is shoulder-length.

voiced by: Morita Noriaki

episode appearance appears in ep: 1

Kokubu-san

male, humanModern humans are the only extant of the subtribe Hominina. Together with chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans, they are part of the family Hominidae. Terrestrial animals, humans are characterized by their erect posture and bipedal locomotion; high manual dexterity and heavy tool use compared to other animals; open-ended and complex language use compared to other animal communications; larger, more complex brains than other animals; and highly advanced and organized societies.

voiced by: Yanagita Jun`ichi

episode appearance appears in ep: 1

Kouhai Onna

female, young adultSomeone is generally considered a young adult if they are between 20 to 40 years old.

voiced by: Uchida Maaya

episode appearance appears in ep: 1

Megane

male, young adultSomeone is generally considered a young adult if they are between 20 to 40 years old.

voiced by: Morita Noriaki

episode appearance appears in ep: 1-2

Minamoto-san

female, humanModern humans are the only extant of the subtribe Hominina. Together with chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans, they are part of the family Hominidae. Terrestrial animals, humans are characterized by their erect posture and bipedal locomotion; high manual dexterity and heavy tool use compared to other animals; open-ended and complex language use compared to other animal communications; larger, more complex brains than other animals; and highly advanced and organized societies.

voiced by: Kugimiya Rie

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voiced by: Oda Hisafumi

Nameless 2

voiced by: Fujita Daisuke

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voiced by: Micky Miki

Nameless 4

voiced by: Yamamoto Sayuri

episode appearance appears in ep: 1-2

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voiced by: Kugimiya Rie

episode appearance appears in ep: 1

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voiced by: Miyano Mamoru

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Credit	Name	in Episodes	Comment
Original Work (原作)	Yoshitani
Direction (監督)	Ashina Minoru
Animation Technical Direction (アニメーション監督)	Takehara Minoru

Script/Screenplay (脚本)	Ashina Minoru
Animation Direction (作画監督)	Takehara Minoru

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Relation	Song	in Episodes	Rating	Credit	Staff	Comment
opening	No Reason	1-2	N/A (0)	Vocals/Performed by (歌手)	Katakiri Rekka
				Featuring (meets)	出銭リゾット
				Lyrics (作詞)	Micky Miki
				Music Composition (作曲)	Micky Miki
				Music Arrangement (編曲)	イタバシミノル

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EP	Title	Duration	Air Date	Action
1	Me and the Rookie / Me and the Boss / Me and Games / Me and People Skills / Me and Household Chores	20m	29.01.2010
2	Me and Fashion / Me and Fashion 2 / Me and Relationships with Women / Me and Perv / Me and the Day Off	20m	29.01.2010

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