History Manga / MyNewBossIsGoofy

* 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 somewhat justified by his divorce, which undoubtedly left him deeply wounded with attachment issues.

* AttentionWhore: Aoyama is needy and quick to get depressed if he's not given enough attention. This is somewhat justified by his divorce, which undoubtedly left him deeply wounded with attachment issues.

** His neediness aside, Aoyama is kind to his subordinates, being proud of them whenever they do a good job, but still wanting them to work in good health.

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

* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: After being given a name and a collar, Hakutou responds by tousling Shirosaki's hair. While he claims that he doesn't need a name nor is he happy about it, his mood and actions make it clear that he actually means the opposite.

* AnimalEyes: Lampshaded when Shirosaki wonders why all cats hiss at him whenever he gets close to them. Hakutou's thoughts answer that question: Shirosaki's eyes greatly resemble a cat's, so the image of a human with cat-like eyes ends up making him look like a monster to the actual cats.
* AnimalsHateHim: Downplayed in Shirosaki's case, since it's only cats who are hostile to him at first sight, and he doesn't have a similar problem with other kinds of animals. Case in point, while visiting an exhibit of Akita dogs, all the puppies there react to Shirosaki's presence with friendly curiosity.

** 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. 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 Kinjo, with the latter's introduction having him get yelled at by the former over the phone. A later flashback shows his apathetic reaction when Kinjo got a cold, and 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.

* BunnyEarsLawyer: A downplayed example. Shirosaki isn't necessarily eccentric, but as many characters have pointed out, he can be quite goofy. That doesn't stop him from being very good at his job, and he has created many successful advertisements for the company. It also helps that his coworkers find his airheaded tendencies to be endearing rather than annoying.

* CharacterTics: Momose tends to feel his stomach ulcer acting up whenever he thinks about his old job and how it took a toll on him both physically and mentally.

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

* IntellectualAnimal: For a young kitten, Hakutou can understand human dialogue perfectly fine, which makes taking care of him not that much of an issue for Shirosaki.

* ItsASmallWorldAfterAll: On a terrible day where Momose's boss failed to inform him that the office was to be closed due to the weather, Momose came across an advertisement for a planetarium. Both the slogan and the venue gave him the hope that he may find a better job elsewhere, giving him the courage to quit his job at his former company. As it turned out, it was Shirosaki who came up with the ad. Momose also shared the aforementioned experience during his interview but his nerves caused him to forget who his interviewers were, causing him to belatedly realize that Shirosaki was among them. During the interview, Shirosaki was moved to tears by Momose's story, which was why volunteered to take Momose under his wing.

* {{Pun}}: Kumatte-chan's name is one for the Japanese word ''kamattechan'', which generally means "attention-seeker". Fittingly enough, Kumatte-chan's personality depicts him as needy and always wanting to be given both affection and attention.

* AllForNothing: Aoyama worked long hours to be able to buy a big house for him and his wife... only for his wife to announce her intent of divorcing him because she couldn't stand being left alone at him. Rubbing salt in the wound is her telling him that she had fallen for somebody else.

* AnimalEyes: Lampshaded when Shirosaki wonders why all cats hiss at him whenever he gets close to them. Hakutou's thoughts answer that question: Shirosaki's eyes greatly resemble a cat's, so the image of a human with cat-like eyes ends up making him look like a "monster cat" to the actual cats.

* BrickJoke: While going out drinking with the others in Episode 4, Kinjo mentions that he's not picky about the gender or age about his partners 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.

* CharacterCatchphrase: When he feels he's being ignored or not noticed enough, Aoyama will chime in "No one pays any attention to me," or any other similar phrase in a deadpan and dejected tone.

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

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

* RealMenWearPink: Aoyama is fully grown man of 39 years... with his house filled with dolls and other merchandise of the bear mascot Kumatte-chan. It is explained that it's his way of coping with the pain of his divorce.

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.

* MiniatureOldPeople: Shirosaki's grandmother comes up roughly to his knees. The fact that she's seen using a staircase of some sort to hang laundry and that other people around her age seem closer in height to Shirosaki and Momose would indicate that she might have some sort of dwarfism.

* MinitureOldPeople: Shirosaki's grandmother comes up roughly to his knees. The fact that she's seen using a staircase of some sort to hang laundry and that other people around her age seem closer in height to Shirosaki and Momose would indicate that she might have some sort of dwarfism.

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

** Amazon became Momozon, which is in line with the recurring theme of peaches throughout the series.

* 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 the park's lodges for the night.

** Momose is also established as a cat lover, and unlike with Shirosaki, Hakutou warms up to Momose almost immediately and is a bit more openly affectionate with him.

** While Aoyama is the only one who ''divorced'', per se, all four main characters know what it's like to have failed relationships.

* VerbalTic: Fitting for a cat, Hakutou's thoughts always has him end his sentences with "-nya".

** Though Momose's not the one who adopted Hakutou, the fact that Hakutou didn't respond to him in a hostile manner during their first encounter implies that Momose is good with animals. It helps that Momose thinks fondly of Hakutou.

''My New Boss is Goofy'' (新しい上司はど天然, ''Atarashī Jōshi wa do Ten'nen'') is a WorkCom-slash-SliceOfLife manga series written and illustrated by Dan Ichikawa, which began serialization in the online {{shoujo|Demographic}} publication ''Manga Cross'' in 2019. As of 2023, two volumes have been released.

* PetTheDog: Though Haijima was a BadBoss to Kinjo, 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.

''My New Boss is Goofy'' (新しい上司はど天然, ''Atarashī Jōshi wa do Ten'nen'') is a SliceOfLife manga series written and illustrated by Dan Ichikawa, which began serialization in the online {{shoujo|Demographic}} publication ''Manga Cross'' in 2019. As of 2023, two volumes have been released.

* BrickJoke: While going out drinking with the others in Episode 4, Kinjo mentions that he's not picky about the gender or age about his partners as long as they're "cute on the inside", which confirms that he's either bisexual or pansexual. Then when showing Momose some photos in Episode 6, he casually mentions a picture of his ex-girlfriends and one ex-''boyfriend'', with the latter fact confounding Momose.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: A downplayed example. Shirosaki isn't necessarily eccentric, but as many characters have pointed out, he can be quite goofy. That doesn't stop him from being very good at his job, and he has created many successful advertisements for the company. It also helps that his coworkers find his airheaded tendencies to be endearing instead of annoying.

* KickTheDog: Hakutou's previous owner neglected him completely. One da, 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.
* KindheartedCatLover: Shirosaki adores cats, which is why he feels dejected towards the fact that all cats are immediately hostile towards him. Thankfully, it doesn't take long for Hakutou to warm up to him, and he proves to be an exceptional owner.
* PetTheDog: Though Haijima was a BadBoss to Kinjo, 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 the event may have actually helped him turn over a new leaf, providing the latter some closure.

* RealMenWearPink: Aoyama is fully grown man of 39 years... with his house filled with dolls and other merchandise of the adorable bear mascot Kumatte-chan. It is explained that it's his way of coping with the pain of his divorce.

* ASharedSuffering: 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.

** Kurono, Momose's boss, is shown to be one loathsome piece of work, and his mistreatment even left his subordinate with an ulcer and with a great deal of emotional and mental trauma. He hurled insults at Momose, would tear the other's reports and throw it back at him, shoved him to the floor during a fire drill, neglected to tell him about any change in office plans, threatened him when he planned to quit, and kept bombarding him with phone calls long after the other had actually quit. 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.
** 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. A later flashback shows his apathetic reaction when Kinjo got a cold, and 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, which is also strongly implied to have given him an epiphany regarding treating his employees better.

** Neediness aside, Aoyama is kind to his subordinates, being proud of them whenever they do a good job, but still wanting them to work in good health.

* BrickJoke: While going out drinking with the others in Episode 4, Kinjo mentions that he's not picky about the gender or age about his partners as long as they're "cute on the inside", which all but outright indicates that he's bisexual. Then when showing Momose some photos in Episode 6, he casually mentions a picture of his ex-girlfriends and one ex-''boyfriend'', with the latter fact greatly surprising Momose.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: A downplayed example. Shirosaki isn't necessarily eccentric, but as many characters have pointed out, he can be quite goofy. That doesn't stop him from being very good at his job, and he has created many successful advertisements. It also helps that his coworkers find his airheadedness to be endearing instead of annoying.

* ChekhovsGun: While touring around Kumatte Land, the PR representative mentions that the theme park offers lodging services as well. When Aoyama and Kinjo are caught up in the rain on the way home, with all transportations delayed, they're told that they can stay in the lodge for the night.
* CuteKitten: Hakutou is one in spades, and his {{Tsundere}} attitude only adds to his charm.
* EndearinglyDorky: Both Momose and Kinjo show fond amusement at Shirosaki's goofy tendencies and find them to be nothing but adorable.

* IntellectualAnimal: A realistic example; for a young kitten, Hakutou can understand human dialogue perfectly fine, which makes taking care of him not that much of an issue for Shirosaki.
* ItsASmallWorldAfterAll: What motivated Momose into quitting his old job is that on a terrible day where his boss neglected to inform him that the office was to be closed due to the weather, he came across an advertisement for a planetarium. Both the slogan and the venue gave him the hope that he may find a better job elsewhere, leading him to tendering his resignation at his former company. As it turned out, it was Shirosaki who came up with the ad. Momose also shared said experience during his interview but his nerves caused him to forget who his interviewers were, and belatedly realizes that Shirosaki was one of them. During the interview, Shirosaki was moved to tears by Momose's story, which was why volunteered to take Momose under his wing.
* KickTheDog: Hakutou's previous owner neglected him completely. On top of that, 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.
* KindheartedCatLover: Shirosaki adores cats, which is why he feels dejected towards the fact that all cats are immediately hostile towards him. Thankfully, it doesn't take long for Hakutou to warm up to him, and when he adopts the latter, he proves to be an exceptional owner.
* PetTheDog: Though Haijima was a BadBoss to Kinjo, 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, when Kinjo posts a photo of himself having fun with his new workmates, he sees that Haijima immediately liked the photo, which hints that he harbors no hard feelings towards Kinjo for leaving his old job, providing the latter some closure.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Momose quit his old job because he couldn't take any more abuse from his former boss, who treated him like trash. He takes it up a notch some time later when after finally accepting a call from his boss, Kurono responds by threatening to pay Momose a visit in his current residence. Shirosaki, who overheard the entire conversation, offers that Momose move into his apartment -- an offer that Momose doesn't hesitate to accept.
* SecurityCling: While surveying each attraction in the amusement park, once they get to the haunted house, Shirosaki declines the offer to hold onto Momose because it would come across as sexual harassment. But when he gets spooked by one of the ghost props shortly after, he wordlessly hugs Momose and continues to do so even after they've walked out the place.

''My New Boss is Goofy'' (新しい上司はど天然, ''Atarashī Jōshi wa do Ten'nen'') is a SliceOfLife manga series written and illustrated by Dan Ichikawa and began serialization since 2019. As of 2023, two volumes have been released.

The story is as 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.

The story is as 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 often prone to being a dork without realizing it, which leads to some hilarious shenanigans.

* BunnyEarsLawyer: A downplayed example. Shirosaki isn't necessarily eccentric, but as many characters have pointed out, he can be quite goofy. That doesn't stop him from being very good at his job, and he has created many successful advertisements. It also helps that his coworkers find his goofiness to be endearing instead of annoying.

* PetTheDog: Though Haijima was a BadBoss to Kinjo, 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 treating his employees harshly. Later on, when Kinjo posts a photo of himself having fun with his new workmates, he sees that Haijima immediately liked the photo, which hints that he harbors no hard feelings towards Kinjo for leaving his old job, providing the latter some closure.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Quitting a job where the environment is hostile and your superior is harassing 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. Momose's story is proof of this fact.

* AccentSlipUp: Shirosaki grew up in Akita and thus can speak in the Akita dialect, which he unconsciously ends up doing sometimes when he gets really nostalgic about his hometown.

** Haijima wasn't that great of a boss to Kinjo either, with the latter's introduction having him get yelled at over the phone. A later flashback shows that he showed no concern when Kinjo got a cold, and 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.

* BrickJoke: While going out drinking with the others in Episode 4, Kinjo mentions that he's not picky about the gender or age about his partners as long as they're "cute on the inside", which all but outright indicates that he's bisexual. Then when showing Momose some photos, he casually mentions a picture of his ex-girlfriends and one ex-''boyfriend'', which greatly surprises Momose.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: A downplayed example. Shirosaki isn't necessarily eccentric, but as many characters have pointed out, he can be quite goofy. That doesn't stop him from being very good at his job, and he has created many successful ads. It also helps that his coworkers find his quirks endearing instead of annoying.

* PetTheDog: Though Haijima was a BadBoss to Kinjo, when Kinjo eventually quit his job and explained why, 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. Later on, however, when 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 his old job, providing the latter some closure.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Momose quit his old job because he couldn't take any more abuse from his former boss, who treated him like trash. He takes it up a notch when after finally accepting a call from his boss and telling him off, he immediately takes Shirosaki's offer to stay in the latter's apartment -- regardless of how it's awkward to share the same living space with one's own superior -- because Kurono responds by threatening to pay Momose a visit in his current residence.

** Kurono, Momose's boss, is shown to be one loathsome piece of work, and his mistreatment even left his subordinate with an ulcer and with a great deal of emotional and mental trauma. He hurled insults at Momose, would tear the other's reports and throw it back at him, shoved him during a fire drill, neglected to tell him about any change in office plans, threatened him when he planned to quit, and kept bombarding him with phone calls long after the other had actually quit. The moment Momose decides to finally accept a call, he's immediately greeted with a loud stream of hateful words, with Kurono even threatening to break into the other's apartment.
** Haijima wasn't that great of a boss to Kinjo either, with the latter's introduction having him get yelled at over the phone. A later flashback shows that he showed no concern when Kinjo got a cold, and 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; when Kinjo eventually quit his job and explained why, Haijima said nothing about it. At most, he just stopped liking the other's posts on Enstagram and the two never got in touch afterwards. Later on, however, when 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 for Kinjo leaving his job, providing the latter some closure.

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** Kurono, Momose's boss, who's shown to be one loathsome piece of work. He hurled insults at Momose, would tear the other's reports and throw it back at him, shoved him during a fire drill, neglected to tell him about any change in office plans, threatened him when he planned to quit, and kept bombarding him with phone calls long after the other had actually quit. The moment Momose decides to finally accept a call, he's immediately greeted with a loud stream of hateful words, with Kurono even threatening to break into the other's apartment.
** Kinjo is first introduced by getting yelled at over the phone by his boss, and a later flashback shows that he barely showed any concer when Kinjo got a cold.

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** Though it's Kurono, Momose's boss, who's shown to be far worse. He'd hurl insults, tear the other's reports and throw it back at him, shove him during a fire drill, neglect telling him any change in office plans, threatened him when he planned to quit, and kept bombarding him with phone calls long after the other had actually quit. The moment Momose decides to finally accept a call, he's immediately greeted with a loud stream of hateful words, with Kurono even threatening to break into the other's apartment.

* BunnyEarsLawyer: A downplayed example. Shirosaki isn't necessarily eccentric, but as many characters have pointed out, he can be quite goofy. That doesn't stop him from being very good at his job, and he has created many successful ads.

* ChekhovsGun: While touring around Kumatte-land, the PR representative mentions that the theme park offers lodging services as well. When Aoyama and Kinjo are caught up in the rain on the way home, with all transportations delayed, they're told that they can stay in the lodge for the night.

The story is as 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 jobs, 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 often prone to being a dork without realizing it, which leads to some hilarious shenanigans.

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