History Manga / GoldenBoy

* Bishounen: For a while, near and at the end of episode 3. Kintaro is portrayed not like his usual goofy self. But genuinely handsome and charming.

* ActualPacifist - Kintaro has Kenpo training, but he only reveals it once, after getting beaten up several times.

* ArtEvolution: Golden Boy II is this in all aspects, considering it began serialization more than ''a decade'' after the original Golden Boy's ending, Tatsuya really evolved his artstyle.

* LovableSexManiac

* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: Kintaro always has a different job in a new story, though he is a JackOfAllTrades so it helps explain a bit.

'''Director''': "'''I'LL GRAB 'EM AND SQUEEZE SO HARD, THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO SIT DOWN FOR A YEAR!'''"\\\

->''Kintaro Oe, age 25. He withdrew from Tokyo University law school, but only after he had already completed the requirements for graduation. Ever since, he has traveled the highways and bi-ways of Japan, trying out new jobs and positions and learning about life to the fullest. In tip-top physical condition and sparkling mental health, his hobby is studying the world around him. And perhaps someday, he may be destined to save Japan, or even the world! (...or then again, maybe not.)''

->''Kintaro Oe, age 25. He withdrew from Tokyo University law school, but only after he had already completed the requirements for graduation. Ever since, he has traveled the highways and bi-ways of Japan, trying out new jobs and positions and learning about life to the fullest. In tip-top physical condition and sparkling mental health, his hobby is studying the world around him. And perhaps someday, he may be destined to save Japan, or even the world! (...or then again, maybe not.)

** The best example of this comes in the second episode when he becomes enamored with Naoko, a BitchInSheepsClothing teenage daughter of a local politician who has a habit of acting sweet and intimate around men but just enjoys playing with them. However, when she steals Kentaro's notebook, the following night she discovers from his notes that Kentaro ''saw right through her'' from the start. He considered her teasing amateurish and felt she's really a very sad and bitter young girl who might be lashing out due to DaddyIssues.

** The best example of this comes in the second episode when he becomes enamored with Naoko, a BitchInSheepsClothing teenage daughter of a local politician who has a habit of acting sweet and intimate around men but just enjoys playing with them. However, when she steals Kentaro's notebook, the following night she discovers from his notes that Kentaro ''saw right through her'' from the start and wonders if she's just acting that way to get attention from her dad.

* TheMessiah: Even if he is a pervert, you won't find a more sensitive and kind-hearted anime guy outside ''RurouniKenshin'' or ''FistOfTheNorthStar.''

* ADateWithRosiePalms - The woman with the motorcycle fetish mentioned below.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesomeAnime: Kintaro uses his bicycle to race a woman using a racing motorcycle. And he ''wins''.
** Effortlessly kicking Kogure's ass definitely counts too.

* JackOfAllTrades: Again Kintaro.

* GratuitousEnglish: The boss of the software company. "Don't worry, our company have never fail delibery date!"

* TheSoCalledCoward: Kintaro is beaten up several times without fighting back - except for once, where he wins handily.

* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: Kintaro always has a different job in a new story, though he is a JackOfAllTrades so it helps a bit.

Golden Boy is a manga series by Tatsuya Egawa, later turned into a short anime series.

In 2010 Tatsuya came back with ''Golden Boy II - Sasurai no Obenkyou Yarou Geinoukai Ooabare-hen'', as the name implies it is a sequel for the original series, it remains fairly unknown, in contrast to the original boom.

* TheElectricSlide: Kintaro invokes this trope to win a race against a motorcycle. I don't know how it works either, so don't ask.

* LargeHam: Kintaro and HOW! "Life is STUDDDYYYY!"

** The best example of this comes in the second episode when he becomes enamored with Naoko, a BitchInSheepsClothing teenage daughter of a local politician who has a habit of acting sweet and intimate around men but just enjoys playing with them. However, when she steals Kentaro's notebook, the following night she discovers from his notes that Kentaro ''saw right through her'' from the start and wonders if she's just acting that way to get attention from her dad.

** Hilariously averted in the last episode when Kintaro is interrupted by his male boss rather than the original woman; I won't spoil it but the use of a butcher knife is involved.

* TheCasanova}: Kintaro

* {{Casanova}}: Kintaro

* ColourFailure: In Episode three. After taking part in the "[[CompleteMonster Kogure]] [[CallingYourAttacks Special]] [[MindScrew Corkscrew]] [[BrainBleach Kiss]]," he's left grayscale for ''hours.''

** Effortlessly kicking Kogure's ass definetely counts too.