History Manga / MyNewBossIsGoofy

* ProfessionalButtKisser: Kinjō genuinely respects Aoyama as his new superior. At the same time, he knows exactly how to pander to the man's neediness when needed, stating that such a thing is a cakewalk for him after what he had to deal with under his previous boss' command.

An AnimatedAdaptation of the manga directed by Noriyuki Abe (who also directed ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'', ''Manga/FlameOfRecca'') started airing on October 7, 2023 and is slated for 12 episodes.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Momose's story proves a bittersweet fact: quitting a job where the environment was hostile and your superior did nothing but harass you is a huge step in the right direction. But even with the assurance that you've moved into a company that's nothing but welcoming and healthy, getting rid of the trauma from your previous job is easier said than done.

* ColorfulThemeNaming: The four main characters have color-themed surnames. These are ''Shiro''saki (white), ''Momo''se (pink), ''Ao''yama (blue) and ''Kin''jō (gold). There is also Momose's former boss ''Kuro''no (black).

* BadBoss: Both Momose and Kinjō's former bosses were nothing but horrible to the two.
** Kurono is shown to be one loathsome piece of work, as his mistreatment left Momose with an ulcer and with a great deal of emotional and mental trauma. He hurled insults at Momose, often tore the other's reports and throw it back at his face, shoved him to the floor during a fire drill, neglected to tell him about any change in office plans, threatened him when he resigned, and kept bombarding him with phone calls long after the other had already quit. And that's just some of his misdeeds that are ''shown'' to the audience. The moment Momose decides to finally accept a call, he's immediately greeted with a loud stream of hateful words, with Kurono even declaring that he'll break into his former subordinate's apartment to dish out some payback.
** Haijima wasn't that great of a boss to Kinjō, with the latter's introduction having him get yelled at by the former over the phone, and a later flashback also shows his apathetic reaction when Kinjō got a cold. Kinjō said that while Haijima meant to be more strict than abusive at first, his attitude gradually got worse over time to the point that he started resorting to physical abuse. Though he's proven to be the lesser of the two evils compared to Kurono, since he doesn't continue hounding Kinjō after the latter had officially quit, and it's also strongly implied that Kinjō's departure had given him an epiphany on treating his employees better.

* CuteKitten: Hakutou is one adorable little kitten, and his {{Tsundere}} attitude only adds to his charm as an adorable ball of fur.

* OpaqueLenses: Aoyama's eyes are never seen through his glasses. One rare exception happens in Episode 9 when Aoyama admits to Momose that he tried his best to be the life of party during a mixer to help the latter get rid of his trauma from being kicked by his boss the last time he was in a mixer.

* PetTheDog: Haijima was a BadBoss to Kinjō, though when Kinjō eventually quit his job and explained his reasons for doing so, Haijima said nothing about it. At worst, he just stopped liking the other's posts on Enstagram and the two never got in touch afterwards, though Kinjō expresses the hope that his departure had caused Haijima to reconsider his harsh treatment of his employees. Later on, shortly after Kinjō posts a photo of himself having fun with his new workmates, he sees that Haijima liked the photo, which hints that he harbors no hard feelings towards Kinjō for leaving and has since turned over a new leaf because of it, providing the latter some closure.

** Momose and Kinjō are able to get along fast because both know what it's like to have suffered under an abusive boss that gives them a hard time day in and day out.

* VerbalTic: Fitting for a cat, Hakutou's thoughts always has him end (or on the rare occasion, begin) his sentences with "-nya".

* ColorfulThemeNaming: The four main characters have color-themed surnames. These are ''Shiro''saki (white), ''Momo''se (pink), ''Ao''yama (blue) and ''Kin''jō (gold).

* AttentionWhore: Aoyama is needy and quick to get depressed if he's not given enough attention, even if he was never originally involved in the conversation and just happens to be nearby. This is implied to be a result of his divorce, which had left him deeply wounded with attachment issues.

** Momose is also established as a cat lover, and unlike with Shirosaki, Hakutou warms up to Momose almost immediately and thus is a bit more openly affectionate with him, even though he still acts like a bit of a {{Tsundere}} most of the time.

* AbandonedPetInABox: Hakutou is introduced in the story when Shirosaki and Momose finding him in a box in a park.

* AmbiguouslyBi: Both Momose and Shirosaki had ex-girlfriends. That being said, they are quick to comment either in their heads or out loud that they find each other cute, to the point of even blushing about it.

* AbandonedPetInABox: Hakutou is introduced in the story, when Shirosaki and Momose finding him in a box in a park.

The story follows Kentaro Momose, who quit his job after suffering excessive stress under his tyrannical boss and moved to the ad company Minette. Though even after changing companies, he fears that his new boss, Yusei Shirosaki, will be just as horrible as his previous one. Much to his relief, Shirosaki is nothing but kind and considerate. At "worst", he's a bit airheaded and thus often prone to being a dork without realizing it, which leads to some hilarious shenanigans.

* AbandonedPetInABox: This trope is how Hakutou is introduced in the story, with Shirosaki and Momose finding him in a park.

* CuteKitten: Hakutou is one in spades, and his {{Tsundere}} attitude only adds to his charm as an adorable ball of fur.

* IntellectualAnimal: Even though he can't communicate with them per se, for a young kitten, Hakutou can still understand human dialogue perfectly fine. This makes taking care of him not that much of an issue for Shirosaki. He's even smart enough to know the names of other breeds of cats and the different kind of potatoes, respectively, as demonstrated in Episode 10.

* KickTheDog:
** The trope describes Momose's old job in a nutshell, where he's the dog being kicked, trampled on, run over, pelted, and more by his former boss.
** Hakutou's previous owner neglected him completely. One day, when she found him scratching his nails on the sofa -- with Hakutou not knowing where it's okay and not okay to scratch -- her immediate response was to yell at him that she hates him before abandoning him at the park shortly after. And it's made obvious that the memory has deeply hurt Hakutou.

* RedSockRuinsTheLaundry: One of Shirosaki's work outfits includes a pink polo, which turns out to have been originally white and turned pink after this trope happens.

* IntellectualAnimal: Even though he can't communicate with them per se, for a young kitten, Hakutou can still understand human dialogue perfectly fine. This makes taking care of him not that much of an issue for Shirosaki.

[[caption-width-right:1000:'''Clockwise (from top right)''': Aigo Kinjo, Kentaro Momose, Hakutou, Yusei Shirosaki, Mitsuo Aoyama]]

Accompanying them is Mitsuo Aoyama, Shirosaki's superior, who is currently struggling with loneliness issues after his divorce; Aigo Kinjo, who like Momose, transferred to Minette after having enough of being mistreated at his last job; and Hakutou, an abandoned kitten that Shirosaki finds and decides to take care of.

* BadBoss: Both Momose and Kinjo's former bosses were nothing but horrible to the two.

** Haijima wasn't that great of a boss to Kinjo, with the latter's introduction having him get yelled at by the former over the phone, and a later flashback also shows his apathetic reaction when Kinjo got a cold. Kinjo said that while Haijima meant to be more strict than abusive at first, his attitude gradually got worse over time to the point that he started resorting to physical abuse. Though he's proven to be the lesser of the two evils compared to Kurono, since he doesn't continue hounding Kinjo after the latter had officially quit, and it's also strongly implied that Kinjo's departure had given him an epiphany on treating his employees better.

* BrickJoke: While going out drinking with the others in Episode 4, Kinjo mentions that he's not picky about his partner's gender or age as long as they're "cute on the inside", which confirms that he's either bisexual or pansexual. Then while showing Momose some photos in Episode 6, he casually mentions a picture of some of his ex-girlfriends and one ex-''boyfriend'', with the latter fact confounding Momose.

* ChekhovsGun: While touring around Kumatte Land, the PR representative mentions that the theme park also offers lodging services. When Aoyama and Kinjo are caught up in the rain on the way home, they're told that they can stay in the park's cottages for the night.

* EndearinglyDorky: Both Momose and Kinjo show fond amusement at Shirosaki's goofiness and find his quirky side to be nothing but adorable.

* {{Otaku}}: Kinjo's hobby is watching anime, and is quick to get excited whenever anime gets brought up in a conversation to the point where he starts gushing about it almost nonstop.
* PetTheDog: Haijima was a BadBoss to Kinjo, though when Kinjo eventually quit his job and explained his reasons for doing so, Haijima said nothing about it. At worst, he just stopped liking the other's posts on Enstagram and the two never got in touch afterwards, though Kinjo expresses the hope that his departure had caused Haijima to reconsider his harsh treatment of his employees. Later on, shortly after Kinjo posts a photo of himself having fun with his new workmates, he sees that Haijima liked the photo, which hints that he harbors no hard feelings towards Kinjo for leaving and has since turned over a new leaf because of it, providing the latter some closure.

** Momose and Kinjo are able to get along fast because both know what it's like to have suffered under an abusive boss that gives them a hard time day in and day out.

* KickTheDog: Hakutou's previous owner neglected him completely. One day, when she found him scratching his nails on the sofa -- with Hakutou not knowing where it's okay and not okay to scratch -- her immediate response was to yell at him that she hates him before abandoning him at the park shortly after. And it's made obvious that the memory has deeply hurt Hakutou.

* TraumaButton: