Welcome to Irabu's Office
- TV series
- Fall 2009
- 11 episodes
- 23 min
- Toei Animation
- Novel
- R-17+
- Avant Garde
- Drama
- Adult Cast
- Medical
- Psychological
Contents
Ending | ||
| Japanese | 空中ブランコ | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Kuuchuu Buranko | |
| Also known as | Trapeze Flying Trapeze | |
| Genre | Avant Garde, Drama, Adult Cast, Medical, Psychological | |
| Type | TV series | |
| Based on | Novel — Hideo Okuda | |
| Directed by | Kenji Nakamura | |
| Written by | Manabu Ishikawa | |
| Character design | Takashi Hashimoto | |
| Music by | Hideharu Mori | |
| Studio | Toei Animation | |
| Original run | October 15, 2009 – December 24, 2009 | |
| Episodes | 11 | |
| Episode length | 23 min | |
| Broadcast | Thursdays | |
| Total running time | 4 hr 13 min | |
| Status | Finished airing | |
| Season | Fall 2009 | |
| Age rating | R – 17+ | |
| Score | ★ 7.91 (#615) | |
| On users' lists | 30,212 Kitsu, Shikimori | |
| Streaming | Prime Video | |
Welcome to Irabu's Office (Japanese: 空中ブランコ, Hepburn: Kuuchuu Buranko) is a 2009 Japanese anime television series based on the novel by Hideo Okuda. It is animated by Toei Animation and directed by Kenji Nakamura. It aired from October 15, 2009 to December 24, 2009, with 11 episodes.
Characters
Main characters
Supporting characters
Mayumi · Tetsuya Taguchi · Mitsuo Tanabe · Yuuta Tsuda · Hideo Tsuda · Kouhei Yamashita · Hiromi Yasukawa
Production
Key staff
Hideo OkudaOriginal Creator
Kenji NakamuraDirectorManabu IshikawaSeries Composition
Takashi HashimotoCharacter Design
Hideharu MoriMusic
Yukio NagasakiSound DirectorStaff
| Studio | Toei Animation |
|---|---|
| Original Creator | Hideo Okuda |
| Director | Kenji Nakamura |
| Series Composition | Manabu Ishikawa |
| Script | Manabu Ishikawa, Isao Murayama, Tomoko Taguchi |
| Character Design | Takashi Hashimoto |
| Music | Hideharu Mori |
| Sound Director | Yukio Nagasaki |
| Chief Animation Director | Takashi Hashimoto |
| Color Design | Rumiko Nagai |
| Theme Song Performance | Denki Groove |
| Producer | Masato Jouno, Takashi Washio, Kouji Yamamoto |
Music
| Composer | Hideharu Mori |
|---|
Opening themes
- OP 1“Upside Down” — Denki GrooveAnimeThemes
Ending themes
- ED 1“Shangri-La (Y.Sunahara 2009 Remodel)” — Denki GrooveAnimeThemes
Songs, performers and episodes from AnimeThemes.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Flying Trapeze”空中ブランコ | October 15, 2009 | Aired |
| 2 | “Keep on Erecting”勃ちっぱなし | October 22, 2009 | Aired |
| 3 | “Romance Novelist”恋愛小説家 | October 29, 2009 | Aired |
| 4 | “Hot Corner”ホットコーナー | November 5, 2009 | Aired |
| 5 | “My Father-in-Law”義父のアレ | November 12, 2009 | Aired |
| 6 | “Friends”フレンズ | November 19, 2009 | Aired |
| 7 | “Hedgehog”ハリネズミ | November 26, 2009 | Aired |
| 8 | “I couldn't sit”いてもたっても | December 3, 2009 | Aired |
| 9 | “Gifted child actor”天才子役 | December 10, 2009 | Aired |
| 10 | “Owner”オーナー | December 17, 2009 | Aired |
| 11 | “Canary”カナリア | December 24, 2009 | Aired |
Where to watch
Streaming services that list Welcome to Irabu's Office. What you can watch depends on your country. Acino does not host any video; each link leads to the service's own page.
Videos and pictures
Trailers and music
Gallery
Ratings and statistics
Score distribution
On users' lists
- Plan to watch12,125
- Watching816
- Completed5,381
- On hold638
- Dropped992
Ratings and list counts come from Shikimori, whose scores mirror MyAnimeList. Rankings compare the titles listed in Acino.
Audience
How many people follow this anime on the largest anime databases. The numbers are refreshed every few days; one person may use several sites.
| Site | Members | Watching | Completed | Plan to watch | Dropped | Favorites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsu | 10,260 | — | — | — | — | 144 |
| Shikimori | 19,952 | 816 | 5,381 | 12,125 | 992 | — |
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- “Kuuchuu Buranko”. Shikimori. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Kuuchuu Buranko”. MyAnimeList. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Welcome to Irabu's Office”. Kitsu. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Welcome to Irabu's Office”. AnimeThemes. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
The facts on this page come from the databases listed above. The article text is written by Acino with AI assistance, using only those facts.