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Goldenboy - Lesson 6: Animation is Fun! is Kintaro's sixth and final adventure in this six episode OAV series.  Unlike the other five episodes, this episode is completely original created by Tatsuya Egawa to close off this series cleanly ( the other five episodes were based on stories from the Goldenboy manga ).  In this episode, Kintaro grabs a job in an animation studio and helps them out of their biggest crisis, and makes someone realize that their job, does indeed, means something. The episode starts out with Kintaro in the studio trying to get a job.  The boss says that the job requires someone with a car.  Kintaro argues his case, but is yelled at.  A young woman comes in and gives Kintaro some tea and says that because of their poor work conditions, no one wants a job there.  The boss accepts this and hires Kintaro on the spot.  The young woman's name is Chi ( or Chie in the subbed version ) and she shows him around the studio.  Kintaro learns his first lesson here as he seeing that none of the animators are up yet...and it's in the middle of the afternoon.  " Animators mornings begin...late. " So, Kintaro begins his job as production administrator trainee.  Basically, he does odd jobs and carries cels back and forth from place to place.  He describes how there are different types of animators.  Those who do " key " animation cels, and does who do " inbetween " cels.  Basically, key animators start off how an action is suppose to be started off and they also show how it's supposed to end.  Inbetween animators, draw in the actions inbetween the keys set up to them by the key animators.  Soon, a couple of special guests show up to visit the studio.  It's the original author ( Tatsuya Egawa ) and an executive who is sponsoring the project.  They came the see how the show is going.  After Kintaro interrupts the meeting by asking for an autograph from Egawa ( silly sequence ), Egawa and the animation director take off for some drinks.  The sponsor then informs the current production administrator  ( Kintaro's boss ) that there is only one and a half months left. So, Kintaro continues his job running cels back and forth and even getting into trouble with his co-workers ( never clean up an animator's desk...).  He's also flirting with Chi sometimes too.  After Kintaro messes with his co-worker's desk and getting beat down for it, the sponsor appears again.  She complains that the studio is way behind schedule.  They have 3 weeks left and they haven't even started filming the cels yet ( very bad )!  As they are talking, Chi fixes some nice tea for the sponser and takes it out to her.  The sponsor bumps Chi and spills tea on herself.  Of course, Kintaro springs into action and in less than 2.5 secs, he starts wiping the tea of off the sponser's chest!  She decks him hard and says that if the studio doesn't meet the schedule, she will sue them BAD!  As she leaves, all the workers give their status which isn't good.  The phone rings and Kintaro answers it and says to everyone that the director has been hit by a car and is in the hospital.  Every one hears this and gives up on the project and will do what they can. Chi is affected by this and is depressed.  Kintaro brings her some tea and says to cheer up.  They will get the job done.  She says that she feels that what she does, has no meaning.  Kintaro is taken back by this.  " No job is meaningless Chi. " he says.  He goes on to say why animation is so great.  Moving pictures and soundtrack and stuff live-action movies can't do!  " Chi!  Animation is fun!  It's just a matter of studying! "  After this conversation, you can tell Chi think of Kintaro with a much higher regard. Later, Kintaro talks with all the workers.  He think they can still get it done, but they are skeptical.  He wonders if they can use computers for the project, but CG isn't a piece of cake.  But Kintaro DOES know someone who does CG...^_^  He calls up his former boss of T.N Software, the President from episode one!  She is suprised to hear from him and agrees to help them with the CG.  Kintaro asks if they need anything else, one of his co-workers, needs a reference shot.  Kintaro then calls Ayuko ( the swimming chief from episode 4 ) to help out with this.  He asks her to film her swimming for him and she agrees.  Throughout the week, Kintaro and the animators worked their butts off.  Kintaro called in Noriko from episode three to help out with the food.  When the voice actress for the project bailed, Kintaro called in Naoko!  He even called in Reiko from episode five to do the leg work!  After all was said and done, they had everything ready by the deadline and was then showing the film to the author and the sponser.  The film looks good overall but Kintaro observed everyone looking down and out.  He thought he had done wrong!  After the film was over, it received a rousing appluase.  Both the author and the sponsor were happy and congratulated the studio.  Only the finish-up work needed to be done and everything would be over...except Kintaro was missing!  Kintaro thought he had done wrong so he took his luggage and left.  All of the Goldengirls go over them except Chi.  She stays behind to do her job instead of chasing Kintaro. Kintaro is half-asleep and riding up a mountain with the first five Goldengirls chasing after him.  Chi, on the other hand, continues the finish-up work and thinks about how Kintaro taught her so much.  With tears in her eyes, deep down, she knows she'll see Kintaro again.  Kintaro meanwhile, is struggling up a hill.  He looks up and sees a long road ahead of him.  With his trademark phrase he continues his study of this thing we called life. " Study! " * Review * This was a great closing to the Goldenboy series.  Very good and very funny.  While not the best episode in the series, it closes off the series very well.  I love the end where it shows Kintaro looking up into the long, winding road ahead of him.  Very good with a deep meaning.  As usual, like with all the episodes, both the dubbed and the subbed are a very good watch.  Either one is a very very good buy.  Doug Smith did a great job in his role as Kintaro, as did all of the VAs who played each of the Goldengirls.  Great job ADV.  I rate this episode #4 out of the six OAV episodes.  Very good way to close out a wonderfully hilarous series.