| Salaryman's Club | |
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| リーマンズクラブ (Rīmanzu Kurabu) | |
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| Genre | Sports (badminton)[1] |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Aimi Yamauchi |
| Written by |
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| Music by | Fox Capture Plan |
| Studio | Liden Films |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Original network | TV Asahi, BS Asahi |
| Original run | January 30, 2022 – April 17, 2022 |
| Episodes | 12(List of episodes) |
| Manga | |
| Ryman's Club: BadRyman Report | |
| Written by | Kou Sakashita |
| Published by | Bushiroad |
| Magazine | Comic Bushiroad Web |
| Original run | October 2022 – August 2023 |
| Volumes | 1 |
Salaryman's Club (Japanese: リーマンズクラブ, Hepburn: Rīmanzu Kurabu) is a Japanese anime television series animated by Liden Films, directed by Aimi Yamauchi and written by Yamauchi and Teruko Utsumi. Original character designs are provided by Suzuhito Yasuda, while Majiro adapts the designs for animation. The music is composed by fox capture plan.[1] The series aired on TV Asahi's NUMAnimation [ja] block from January 30 to April 17, 2022.[a][b] The opening theme song is "The Warrior" by Novelbright, while the ending theme song is "Nisen Gohyaku Man no Ichi" by Mafumafu.[3][4] Crunchyroll has licensed the series outside of Asia.[5] Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia.[6] A spin-off manga illustrated by Kou Sakashita was serialized on Bushiroad's Comic Bushiroad Web magazine from October 2022 to August 2023.[7]
Mikoto Shiratori, a badminton prodigy with the ability of foresight, is fired from Mitsuhoshi Banking after losing a match for their company sports badminton team and is recruited by Sunlight Beverage to play for their team. Mikoto has vowed not to play on a doubles team following an incident at his interhigh match in high school. However, his co-worker, Tatsuru Miyazumi, encourages him to be his doubles partner, and Mikoto must work through his past trauma to overcome the struggles in their teamwork.
| No. | Title [17][18] | Directed by [c] | Written by [c] | Storyboarded by [c] | Original air date [19] |
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| 1 | "Assignment" Transliteration: "Asain" (Japanese: アサイン) | Aimi Yamauchi | Teruko Utsumi | Aimi Yamauchi | January 30, 2022 (2022-01-30) |
| 2 | "Synergy" Transliteration: "Shinajī" (Japanese: シナジー) | Yasuaki Fujii | Teruko Utsumi | Yasuaki Fujii | February 6, 2022 (2022-02-06)[d] |
| 3 | "Brainstorming" Transliteration: "Buresuto" (Japanese: ブレスト) | Ryōko Nakano | Yū Satō | Ryōko Nakano | February 13, 2022 (2022-02-13)[d] |
| 4 | "Conflict" Transliteration: "Konfurikuto" (Japanese: コンフリクト) | Yū Harima, Akira Mano | Teruko Utsumi | Masayoshi Nishida | February 20, 2022 (2022-02-20)[d] |
| 5 | "Feedback" Transliteration: "Fīdobakku" (Japanese: フィードバック) | Yū Harima | Aimi Yamauchi | Yū Harima | February 27, 2022 (2022-02-27) |
| 6 | "Presentation" Transliteration: "Purezen" (Japanese: プレゼン) | Misato Takada | Yū Satō | Takeshi Mori | March 6, 2022 (2022-03-06)[e] |
| 7 | "Alternative" Transliteration: "Orutanatibu" (Japanese: オルタナティブ) | Isoroku Koga | Minami Nakamura | Isoroku Koga | March 13, 2022 (2022-03-13) |
| 8 | "Breakthrough" Transliteration: "Bureikusurū" (Japanese: ブレイクスルー) | Noriyuki Nomata | Teruko Utsumi | Ryūhei Aoyagi | March 20, 2022 (2022-03-20) |
| 9 | "Priority" Transliteration: "Puraioriti" (Japanese: プライオリティ) | Honami Inamura | Teruko Utsumi | Takashi Iida | March 27, 2022 (2022-03-27) |
| 10 | "Tradeoff" Transliteration: "Torēdoofu" (Japanese: トレードオフ) | Yū Harima | Yū Satō | Shingo Kaneko, Ryūhei Aoyagi, Tatsuya Shiraishi | April 3, 2022 (2022-04-03) |
| 11 | "Competitor" Transliteration: "Konpetitā" (Japanese: コンペティター) | Yasumasa Fujii | Minami Nakamura | Ryōko Nakano, Tatsuya Shiraishi | April 10, 2022 (2022-04-10) |
| 12 | "Skyrocket" Transliteration: "Aotenjō" (Japanese: 青天井) | Yū Harima | Minami Nakamura | Rei Nakahara | April 17, 2022 (2022-04-17) |
