African Office Worker
Also recorded as Africa no Salaryman
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• Name — African Office Worker • Ja Kanji — アフリカのサラリーマン • Ja Romaji — Africa no Sararīman • Genre — Comedy Slice of life
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• Type — manga • Author — Gamu • Publisher — Media Factory • Imprint — MFC Gene Pixiv Series • Magazine — pixiv Comic • First — December 2014 • Volumes — 4
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• Type — ona • Studio — Production I.G • First — June 5, 2017 • Last — June 30, 2017 • Runtime — 3 minutes • Episodes — 10
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• Type — tv series • Director — Tetsuya Tatamitani • Writer — Yūichirō Momose • Music — Tako Yamaguchi • Studio — Hotzipang • Network — Tokyo MX, BS11, KBS, SUN, TVA • First — October 6, 2019 • Last — December 22, 2019 • Episodes — 12
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• Portal — yes African Office Worker, 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.
Plot
Plot
The story follows three anthropomorphic animals, a lion, a toucan, and a lizard. They work together as ordinary office employees in a modern Japan corporate environment. Their workdays are filled with absurd situations, workplace conflicts, and social gatherings, often exaggerated by their animal traits and personalities. The Lion is kind and serious about his job, the Lizard is cynical and often exasperated by his coworkers, and the Toucan, whose selfish behavior and constant antics frequently cause trouble in the office.
Characters
Characters
• Lion • Kento Fujinuma (ONA), Akio Ōtsuka (TV anime), Cris George (English): • Lizard • Kengo Tsujii (ONA), Kenjiro Tsuda (TV anime), Ian Sinclair (English): • Toucan • Setsuo Ito (ONA), Hiro Shimono (TV anime), Larry Brantley (English): • Company President Turtle • Akira Ishida (TV anime), Ben Phillips (English): • Shishimura • Eri Kitamura (TV anime), Amber Lee Connors (English): • Gorimi • Yui Ogura (TV anime), Monica Rial (English): • Lethal Hamster • Hina Kino (TV anime), Jad Saxton (English): • Caracal • Hiroshi Kamiya (TV anime), J. Michael Tatum (English): • Honey Badger • Tatsuhisa Suzuki (TV anime), Jeremy Inman (English): • Honeyguide • Kengo Kawanishi (TV anime), Anthony Bowling (English): • Crane • Sōma Saitō (TV anime), Stephen Fu (English):
Manga
Manga
The comedy manga follows a lion, toucan, and lizard as they live the lives of office workers in a capitalist society in Japan, while also dealing with their unique situations as animals living beyond the savanna and the food chain.
Anime
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. An anime television series adaptation aired from October 6 to December 22, 2019, on Tokyo MX, BS11, KBS, SUN, TVA. The series is animated by Hotzipang and directed by Tetsuya Tatamitani, with Yūichirō Momose handling series composition, and Tako Yamaguchi composing the music. Hiro Shimono performed the series' opening theme song "Soul Flag", while Akio Ōtsuka performed the series' ending theme song "White-Collar Elegy.". Funimation has licensed the series for a simuldub.
Reception
The anime series' first episode garnered mixed reviews from Anime News Network's staff during the Fall 2019 season previews. Theron Martin felt that Hotzipang's animation style won't catch on outside the series but commended it for giving visual aid to the "pretty funny" humor, saying the show will be remembered as the "weaker cousin" to Beastars. James Beckett was critical of the CG animation being of lesser quality compared to Pop Team Epic and felt repelled by Toucan's groan-inducing antics, but gave praise to the "inconsistent but mostly entertaining" comedy and the animation techniques used throughout the episode, saying it won't be his go-to comedy of the season but will occasionally check it out based on the animators' creativity. Rebecca Silverman criticized the thin premise for failing to grab her attention beyond its concept, the "clunky" animation and Toucan's obnoxious personality, concluding that: "It's easy to see how this is trying its best, but for me, that just wasn't enough to make me want to see more." Nick Creamer felt the center piece gags were "tired or off-puttingly mean-spirited" and the CG models came across as "consistently clumsy in motion", but praised the episode for conducting "smaller comic beats" in the background and dialogue, and emitting "great little visual embellishments" throughout its runtime, concluding that: "On the whole, too many of Africa Salarymans jokes fell flat for me personally to recommend it, but it's certainly an interesting work, possessing both a solid understanding of comic structure, and a welcome eye for visual experimentation." Fellow ANN editor Amy McNulty chose Africa Salaryman as her pick for the Worst Anime of Fall 2019, criticizing the tryhard attempts at different animation styles, unlikable one-note characters and the various jokes causing "comedic whiplash" throughout the series, concluding with: "I did chuckle on occasion while watching this show, but not often enough."
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Context
The circumstances in which African Office Worker stands. Workers raking earth into a ditch watched by men in white hats and suits. Four young Maasai men, carrying spears, standing beside a train. Recorded as manga series. Works and catalogued output.
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- “African Office Worker”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Sherman, Jennifer. African Office Worker TV Anime Reveals Additional Cast, Ending Song. Anime News Network. August 16, 2019.
- 2.Sherman, Jennifer. African Office Worker TV Anime Casts Hiroshi Kamiya, Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Kengo Kawanishi. Anime News Network. August 23, 2019.
- 3.Pineda, Rafael Antonio. Businessmen in Africa Anime Reveals Voice Cast. Anime News Network. May 15, 2017.
- 4.Hodgkins, Crystalyn. African Office Worker TV Anime Premieres on October 6. Anime News Network. September 6, 2019.
- 5.Hodgkins, Crystalyn. African Office Worker TV Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, Promo Video, Theme Song Info, October Premiere. Anime News Network. July 26, 2019.
- 6.Hodgkins, Crystalyn. Funimation Adds 7 More Anime to Fall 2019 Simulcast Lineup. Anime News Network. September 29, 2019.
- 7.Martin, Theron. Africa Salaryman – The Fall 2019 Anime Preview Guide. Anime News Network. October 6, 2019.
- 8.The Best (and Worst) Anime of Fall 2019. Anime News Network. January 3, 2020.
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