Hataraki Man: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Matsukata Hiroko is a 28 year old editor with unnaturally strong work ethic. She's often at odds with Tanaka Kunio, a novice editor. Her work already stresses her out and he's unapologetic about his own mistakes! Everyone refers to Hiroko as a masculine woman for how seriously she takes her work. She smokes too much, works too much, and never has sex. However, when it's time to get a story done, she switches into "Working Man" mode where her testosterone in her blood increases, she works three times her normal speed, and all thoughts of life's necessities disappear.

Series details

• Title: Hataraki Man
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Anime, Romance
• Premiere date: 2006-10-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 2006-12-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 21 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 19458
• IMDb ID: tt0928092
• TVDB ID: 79990

Cast and credited roles

• Rie Tanaka — Hiroko Matsukata

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2006-10-12; final listed air date 2006-12-21; episode order: 11.

Source and licence

Adapted from Hataraki Man on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.