Atarashii Joushi wa Do Tennen

I highly recommend this anime for those looking for something on the heartwarming/lighthearted side of anime. The genre of is Iyashikei, which is supposed to give a relaxing and "healing" feeling for the audience. This anime definitely achieves that. The plot is simple, office workers becoming friends. It does not move mountains in terms of story and plot, but its soo adorable and silly that you can't help but smile and laugh while watching. As I get older, I feel like I'm in need for more calming anime with adult characters. This achieves that.

There is some serious topics such as PTSD and recovering ... from trauma. Which I think the anime does a pretty good job at displaying what trauma can look like for someone. But it shows how the characters begin to heal from the trauma.

The last thing I'll say is that while the anime is not a BL, it does have some "bromance" themes. Highly recommended to those who enjoy BL.

I came across this series by accident so went in completely blind.

From the images I thought this was BL. Well, it's not... there is not yet a word to categorize how gay it is though.

The premise is that Momose, previously employed in a black company, was traumatized by his previous horrible boss and poor work environment.

Transferring to a new place he starts the healing process with his new "goofy" boss.

Lots of airheaded and cutesy moments, the show is less episodic in nature and more a series of vignettes strung together to complete the required run time. It's the kind of show ... made for 5 minutes anime shorts to be honest.

Regarding the "goofy" boss... Ok, so I'm not a fan of the airhead character so I just found him a bit too forced. The show would have done better to endear him to the viewer first instead of deciding that he will automatically be loved from the first frame.

The show is fine, the focus is on "cutesy healing". The characters are just a vehicle for the cute interactions.
It's just not for me, I want a little more from a show than that.

Everything about this show comes across as low effort. From the outset, I got the distinct impression I was watching a drama CD that was then animated completely independently after the fact. The animation is minimal. The storyboarding is cut-and-paste. The performance is perfunctory. The frigging lens flare-esque filter that's thrown on top of every scene is super ugly. Why did they do that. I would honestly be more offended if someone did put effort into writing this, because god, the first episode of this has our main dude explain his backstory like every time a new scene starts. If you're not just throwing every ... manga panel into your storyboard one-to-one with no changes to be lazy, how little must you respect your audience?

Adaptation quality aside, the substance is weak. The show has your typical one-joke premise comedy problem, but it frequently tries to be touching and profound, and it only succeeds in coming off as patronizing. Every setup basically boils down to our protagonist telling some sob story to his boss who then comforts him while everyone watching cries and claps. That sounds like I'm making a joke, but no, they literally do clap. Multiple times! For complete strangers! They even have background extras comment multiple times verbatim how they are "healed" by this viewing experience, and it's so hollow. You don't know these people! You don't know this situation! What are you connecting with?! The fact our main characters work in advertising is the superficial cherry on top, like they're taking credit for the hard work other people do. Inspiring the public at your planetarium or aquarium? Eh, whatever. Telling people about the planetarium or aquarium? Now that's the ticket.

Our cast of characters is full of caricatures: the downtrodden protagonist, the kind and understanding new boss, and the vile, evil, nefarious, heartless ex-boss. That's all they are. There's zero depth to any of them. People are just good or bad. It's black and white morality—literally, look at their names—and never tries to be anything more. It's shallow to the point of being cynical. The side cast is equally disappointing, featuring a cat so fake I doubt the mangaka has ever seen a cat in real life and an insecure man whose gimmick is inserting himself into conversations to be insecure and who loves an insecure mascot. If I had to pick one single thing I detest most about my viewing experience, it'd be him. Seriously, what is the appeal.

I know people watch this primarily to daydream and draw hearts around the boyfriends, and more power to them, but come on. There's better shows for that. You're better than that.