Mr. TONEGAWA Middle Management Blues
Mr. TONEGAWA Middle Management Blues: Season 1

Air Date

July 4, 2018

Episodes

24 episodes

Mr. TONEGAWA Middle Management Blues

Season 1

Episodes

Initiative

1. Initiative

July 4, 2018
23 min

In Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor, he tormented the downtrodden and enticed them into playing games where their lives were wagered against incredible cash prizes. But even a cold blooded monster can't spend every moment of the day trampling others. And in the real world, death games require planning, funding, oversight, and execution. This is the story of a lone man who struggles between his employer, the president, and his own employees, the men in black...Tonegawa Yukio: Middle Manager!

Conjecture

2. Conjecture

July 11, 2018
23 min

The second meeting of the death game production team is held, and Tonegawa needs to make up for the bad first impression he gave his workers. But between the confusing names of his team members and their bizarre objective, can the executive make sure the conversation heads in a productive direction?

Surefire

3. Surefire

July 18, 2018
23 min

After a vicious act of betrayal in the last meeting, Tonegawa arranges weekend trip to an all-expenses paid villa to repair the cracks in his relationship with the team... but will it be enough?

Adult

4. Adult

July 25, 2018
23 min

After three unproductive meetings and a company trip, Tonegawa's team still has essentially nothing to show in terms of progress on their death game project. But after a bolt of inspiration, the middle manager himself thinks he might have the answer.

Soul-Searching

5. Soul-Searching

August 1, 2018
23 min

With the proposal for Restricted Rock Paper Scissors finished, Tonegawa just needs to turn it in to President Hyoudou... The tyrannical, temperamental, explosively volatile President Hyoudou.

Self-Destruct

6. Self-Destruct

August 8, 2018
23 min

As the deadline for the design of the Restricted Rock Paper Scissors cards approaches, Ebitani feels insecure because of Saemon's repeated successes. Tonegawa tries to mentor the wayward employee, but will he listen?

Proliferation

7. Proliferation

August 15, 2018
23 min

As work begins to proceed on the first Restricted Rock Paper Scissors game, an unseen danger threatens to freeze the team's work to a standstill.

Shrimp

8. Shrimp

August 22, 2018
23 min

After being fired from Teiai and causing Tonegawa's salary to be cut, Ebitani returns hoping to make amends.

Cutlets

9. Cutlets

August 29, 2018
23 min

The annual round of hiring for Teiai has begun, with Tonegawa and Yamazaki interviewing potential new employees. Afterwards, Tonegawa goes out for lunch, but ends up getting a little more than he bargained for.

Rehearsal

10. Rehearsal

September 5, 2018
23 min

It's finally time for the first rehearsal game of Restricted Rock Paper Scissors. But will difficulties with equipment and participants spell trouble for Tonegawa's big project?

Business Trip

11. Business Trip

September 12, 2018
23 min

Tonegawa hits the road, with business to attend to outside of Tokyo, and hopes to find a chance for relaxation while away from home.

Fake

12. Fake

September 19, 2018
23 min

When President Hyoudou decides that he wants a body double, Tonegawa and the men in black begin a search to find the perfect doppelganger for their boss.

Setting Sail

13. Setting Sail

October 3, 2018
23 min

The day is finally here: Tonegawa and his team are going to host the first game of Restricted Rock Paper Scissors. It's all been leading up to this, but can they pull it off without a hitch?

Excursion

14. Excursion

October 10, 2018
23 min

We've seen that the Teiai Group runs a ruthless business. But what happens when people with debt stacked beyond the ceiling fail to show any signs of paying off their loans? Witness a trip into the secret hell on Earth inhabited by the most hapless of debtors... and how one man manages to make the most of his otherwise dire situation.

Playing Hard

15. Playing Hard

October 17, 2018
23 min

One of Ootsuki's regular excursions results in a clash of epic proportions, against an unexpected opponent...

Natural Enemies

16. Natural Enemies

October 24, 2018
23 min

Tonegawa is Teiai's number two man, but his position isn't exactly uncontested. When his rival, Kurosawa, steps into the picture even the battle hardened middle manager finds himself at a loss.

Unofficial Announcement

17. Unofficial Announcement

October 31, 2018
23 min

The time has come for personnel changes at Teiai. When everything is said and done, who will be left on Team Tonegawa?

Alignment

18. Alignment

November 7, 2018
23 min

Tonegawa's annual check-up leads to some lifestyle changes that are accompanied by unwanted attention, while Ootsuki finds something he never expected to encounter on one of his excursions.

Newcomers

19. Newcomers

November 14, 2018
23 min

With the recent transfers leaving him short-manned, Tonegawa welcomes three new employees to his team, and doesn't take long for two of them to start making waves within the company.

Entertaining

20. Entertaining

November 21, 2018
23 min

The man-eating Bog is a pachinko machine that makes a ludicrous amount of money for one of Teiai's underground casinos. The time has come for Tonegawa to collect the winnings, which means a showdown between him, the diabolical device, and the man who responsible for it: Ichijou!

Defamation

21. Defamation

November 28, 2018
23 min

Overseeing the Teiai corporate Twitter exposes Tonegawa to an account that seems to exist solely to hate on his company, triggering the middle manager's combative instincts. Meanwhile, Ootsuki's underground gambling games hit a snag when a rival foreman begins running his own entertainment scheme.

Conclusions

22. Conclusions

December 5, 2018
23 min

Two stories come to a conclusion, as Ootsuki concocts a scheme to usurp Odagiri's movie business, and Tonegawa tracks down the social media troll that has been flaming Teiai.

Premonition

23. Premonition

December 12, 2018
23 min

Tonegawa attends a class reunion where he hopes to see what's become of the classmates he always held in contempt. Meanwhile, Ootsuki's latest excursion is threatened when he gets unexpectedly sick.

End of the Line

24. End of the Line

December 26, 2018
23 min

Hyoudou's latest craving for diabolical entertainment is so twisted, people are afraid to talk about it... even the narrator! And then, wedding bells begin to ring for one member of Team Tonegawa.