The Laughing Salesman brings such a uniquely dark style of comedy that is fully based around watching people suffer that it’s a shame that more people wouldn’t give it a chance.
Its also fun to think about how one half a creative team created Doraemon and the other half created this.
Alternative Titles:
- Smiling Salesman
- Warau Salesman
Year Anime Premiered: 1989; 2017
Animation Studio: Shin Ei Animation
Number of Seasons: 3 +14 OVA (1989) + 1 (2017)
Source Material Country of Origin: Japan
Source Material Available: Manga
Is It Officially Licensed Past Where The Anime Ends?: No
Is It Fan Translated Past Where The Anime Ends?: No
Entry Last Updated: November 6th, 2025
Where To Start The The Laughing Salesman Manga After The Anime?
The Laughing Salesman (1989)
The original Laughing Salesman anime adapted all of the original Laughing Salesman manga.
However, the chapters were not adapted linearly and the anime has quite a bit of filler episodes that are anime-only stories.
New Laughing Salesman (2017)
Whereas the original Laughing Salesman anime in 1989 had a ton of filler, New Laughing Salesman is only adapting chapters from the manga. However, it adapts chapters non-linearly from throughout the manga and skips a number in between. The best place to read the Laughing Salesman manga after New Laughing Salesman would be from the beginning.
Is The The Laughing Salesman Manga Over?
The Laughing Salesman manga is complete. It ended in 1995 with Volume 6, Chapter 85.
Will There Be A New Laughing Salesman Season 2?
There has been no official announcement of a New Laughing Salesman Season 2 anime.
