Summary

While there are no zombies or an impending apocalypse inCrunchyroll ’s newfangled animeMy New Boss is Goofy , this workplace comedy explores an inauspicious real - living acculturation that also chivy the protagonist in thecritically acclaimedZom 100 : Bucket List for the Dead . BothZom 100 ’s Akira andMy New Boss is Goofy ’s Momose were unfortunately use in an overly toxic office environment that traumatized them before liberating themselves .

My New Boss is Goofydoesn’t shock viewers by way of how ridiculously ironical is the redemption Akira finds inZom 100 . There is n’t an apocalyptic scenario that ’s somehow portrayed as a bright paradise to underline just how abysmal a work environment can be . or else , My New Boss is Goofyresonates with viewer because of how it uses perfectly lovely interaction to help Momose heal from his past work experiences . Momose interact with the anime ’s eponymic goofy hirer of the young company he works for , Shirosaki , who becomes a positive force in Momose ’s life .

My New Boss is GoofyShows The Healing Process Of A Traumatized Worker

My New Boss is Goofyis an adaptation of the original manga series by Dan Ichikawa.

Even without the sum setting of Momose ’s former task , each scene with him and Shirosaki would meld even the coldest of heart . Most of this is driven by Shirosaki ’s quirky personality . Truth be told , he is n’t as goofy as the anime advertises him . He ’s quite serious , and some might say even emotionless , but he ’s also unequivocally tolerant and understanding . What make Shirosaki goofy is that he easy misconstrue situations or all misinterprets what people are trying to say to the point where he mystify himself in rather ludicrous , unremarkably goofy plight . All this is complemented by how Momose toady over Shirosaki ’s idiosyncrasies .

The last three instalment of Zom 100 were put on a suspension due to production issues but finally get a release date for Christmas .

However , the fact that Shirosaki ’s kindness and absurdness help Momose cope with his past is what heightens the overall experience for viewer . Usually , each interaction begins with Momose either suffering from very grievous illustration of PTSD or fearing how Shirosaki might work based on his behavior or failure in the government agency . But instead of getting humiliated or completely torn down , Shirosaki always does the nicest affair imaginable for Momose . Shirosaki is , without a incertitude , the peachy boss that anyone could ask for , especially one with such an inauspicious track phonograph recording . The gratitude , relief and surprise on Momose ’s face never gets onetime . well yet , whenever Shirosaki ’s try at pep up Momose up showcase his " goofiness , " the event is just that much greater .

Akira Tendo smiling

UnlikeZom 100 , this series does n’t employ the stereotypical zombi spirit Revelation as a metaphor for the important thing to pursue in life , and to brand the means - too - usual toxicity of Nipponese workings culture . Instead , My New Boss is Goofyfocuses on the healing process of a person who was scarred by his premature body of work life , setting it in a workplace piece - of - animation setting , seen through a lense of affect naive realism that just so happens to be utterly adorable .

My New Boss is Goofyis available on Crunchyroll .

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Jujutsu Kaisen’s Yuji Itadori next to The Apothecary Diaries' Maomao

The Apothecary Diaries imagery and Universal Studios OSaka

Crunchyroll’s My New Boss is Goofy shares one similarity with Zom 100

Momose laughs at Shirosaki in My New Boss Is Goofy

Shirosaki passes Momose’s proposal in My New Boss Is Goofy

Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead