Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues
中間管理録トネガワ
Teiai Group is one of Japan's largest firms. Yukio Tonegawa, a man with a larger-than-life presence and sharp intellect, works as the right-hand man of Chairman Kazutaka Hyodo. One day, the chairman commands Tonegawa to spearhead "Game of Death," an evil project that employs debtors. He rallies his direct reports and scrambles to form Team Tonegawa, only to encounter a barrage of challenges from the erratic chairman and his disloyal employees, ultimately leading to his demotion. Team Tonegawa is bombarded with an onslaught of wide-ranging problems! "Mr. Tonegawa - Middle Management Blues -" is a spinoff of "Kaiji," the hit manga series that boasts a total circulation of over 20 million printed copies. (Source: Nippon TV) Note: Episode 14-15, parts of 18, and parts of 20-23 of this entry adapts the Kaiji spin-off manga Ichinichi Gaishutsuroku Hanchou.
Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues is a tv with 24 episodes, from Summer 2018, produced by MADHOUSE, rated 6.9/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
Teiai Group is one of Japan's largest firms. Yukio Tonegawa, a man with a larger-than-life presence and sharp intellect, works as the right-hand man of Chairman Kazutaka Hyodo. One day, the chairman commands Tonegawa to spearhead "Game of Death," an evil project that employs debtors. He rallies his direct reports and scrambles to form Team Tonegawa, only to encounter a barrage of challenges from the erratic chairman and his disloyal employees, ultimately leading to his demotion. Team Tonegawa is bombarded with an onslaught of wide-ranging problems! "Mr. Tonegawa - Middle Management Blues -" is a spinoff of "Kaiji," the hit manga series that boasts a total circulation of over 20 million printed copies. (Source: Nippon TV) Note: Episode 14-15, parts of 18, and parts of 20-23 of this entry adapts the Kaiji spin-off manga Ichinichi Gaishutsuroku Hanchou.
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- Work — Centers around the activities of a certain occupation.
- Primarily Adult Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of characters above a high school age.
- Primarily Male Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of male characters.
- Male Protagonist — Main character is male.
- Parody — Features deliberate exaggeration of popular tropes or a particular genre to comedic effect.
- Seinen — Target demographic is adult males.
- Office — Features people who work in a business office.
- Food — Centers around cooking or food appraisal.
- Card Battle — Centers around individuals competing in card games.
- Episodic — Features story arcs that are loosely tied or lack an overarching plot.
- Bowling — Centers around the sport of Bowling.
- Slavery — Prominently features slaves, slavery, or slave trade.