Age 26. Sports editor at Weekly JIDAI.
Yumi, one of the four women we actually see working within JIDAI, is almost the complete opposite of Hiroko, particularly in their approach to working in a "man's world." Yumi chose to embrace her femininity rather than trying to compete with the men. She is engaged to an unnamed man, although there are hints that her fiancé was previously involved with co-worker Maiko Kaji.
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Hiroko Matsukata is the main lead of Hataraki Man. She smokes too much, works too much, and never has sex. However, when its time to get a story done, she switches into "Working Man" mode where her testosterone in her blood increases, she works three tim...
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Age 31. Editor at Weekly JIDAI.Maiko is an elegant woman who is revered (and very nearly worshipped) by the men at JIDAI. She is typically very silent and somewhat aloof, but she does get her job done (even if she ignores more of the rules of etiquette of...
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Age 29.[1] Editor at Weekly JIDAI.Akihisa is a mild-mannered reporter in charge of the "food and porn" section of JIDAI. He and Hiroko started working at the magazine around the same time. There is a connection between, though whether this is from similar...
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Age 23. Editor at Weekly JIDAI.Mayu's main goal in life is to write a work of fiction with her favourite author. She's a bit of a flake within the world of JIDAI and is often reprimanded for that fact. She is one of Hiroko's closest, office friends....
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Age 39. Desk editor at Weekly JIDAI; Hiroko's boss.Narita is the more active boss in the editing department, much to the dismay of the chief editor, Tatsuhiko (though he doesn't act offended but on occasion.) Narita is a man who knows when to be the boss ...
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Age 26. Sports editor at Weekly JIDAI.Yumi, one of the four women we actually see working within JIDAI, is almost the complete opposite of Hiroko, if only in their approach to working within a "man's world." Yumi chose to embrace her "womanly" side instea...
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Age 32. Editor at Weekly JIDAI.Sugawara is more a paparazzi than a traditional reporter. He hunts down high scandal stories and then stakes them out to get the perfect picture. Unexpectedly, he has an inner calm that is expressed through his pleasure of s...
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Age 22. Rookie editor at Weekly JIDAI.Kunio is a man who feels that one's life shouldn't be wasted completely on working. He gets his job done but, unlike Hiroko, he doesn't feel that one should devote their whole life to just work. While there are severa...
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Age 45. Chief editor at Weekly JIDAI.As the senior editor within the department, Tatsuhiko doesn't seem to do a whole lot. He's a rather laid back man and is often accused of being sexist towards the female characters (though whether that is true, especia...
