[Office Life Comedy 2021] Like Aggretsuko? Watch This!

2:00 PM March 28, 2021

Anime Recommendations [Article Category]
Comedy Anime, Slice of Life Anime [Genres]
Aggressive Retsuko (Aggretsuko), Tenchi Souzou Design-bu (Heaven's Design Team), Youjo Shachou (Cute Executive Officer) [Anime Title]

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Andromache Kokkinou

Tenchi-Souzou-Design-bu-dvd-225x350 [Office Life Comedy 2021] Like Aggretsuko? Watch This!

Many of us are stuck working or studying from home. Who knew we would end up missing office life! We rewatched Aggretsuko and were reminded of the good and the bad of white-collar work.
The iconic red panda with the pent-up rage of a million shounen villains is trying to keep up with the insane demands of her job and lets her screams out in karaoke booths.

If you are looking for a top-tier office life comedy, we have two more anime from the Winter 2021 season that you might have missed and deserve your attention.

Liked Aggretsuko? Watch Youjo Shachou (Cute Executive Officer)

Episodes: 13
Aired: January 2021

Najimu Mujina is your typical toddler with one exception: she is the president of the Mujina Company. This not-so-easily-overlooked detail leads to several outrageous situations, including overtime turned into a sleepover, Mujina giving advice about work-life balance while swinging at the playground, and dealing with angry customers with exceptional ease, putting adults to shame.

Major Similarities Between Aggretsuko and Youjo Shachou (Cute Executive Officer)

1. (Japanese) Office Culture Parody

In both Aggretsuko and Cute Executive Officer, we see our cast dealing with overtime, job search, office politics, and hierarchy. The humor in Aggretsuko comes from the vast difference between her timid office persona and her unhinged brutal vocals in the karaoke booth. Mujina is just herself, a normal five-year-old, but her staff is determined to give her the benefit of the doubt, treating her as the best boss ever.

Let’s not forget that Cute Executive Officer is aware of its connection to Aggretsuko and makes homage to this popular title with the appearance of Corporatallica, a morning assembly metal band. It’s surprisingly effective..!

2.Cute Animation, Short Duration

Both anime share a simple and cute animation style with bright colors. Two birds with one stone, you connect with the child within and relate to the characters’ plight. Finally, the episodes are bite-sized, so you can watch them quickly and get back to...adulting.

Liked Aggretsuko? Watch Tenchi Souzou Design-bu (Heaven’s Design Team)

Episodes: 12
Aired: January 2021 - Currently Airing

God got fed up with creating all creatures on Earth and outsourced his work. This is where Heaven’s Design Team comes in to show us the logic behind animals’ traits. A cross between wildlife documentary and office comedy, Heaven’s Design Team is an entertaining anime with a fun cast. Heaven’s Design Team will be super relatable to designers, engineers, biologists, and people who love learning facts about animals.

Major Similarities Between Aggretsuko and Tenchi Souzou Design-bu (Heaven’s Design Team)

1. Difficult Clients

It’s been established, the customer is God...literally, and God is the worst client. Ever. Retsuko has to apologize for things she wasn’t responsible for because of the office hierarchy, and the heavenly designers have to take in God’s whimsical requests and do their best, no matter how vague or fickle the directions are.

2. Can Work be Fun?

For Aggretsuko, most workdays are torture. She still finds an outlet through karaoke, the highlight of her day. Aggretsuko and Heaven’s Design Team deal with the same question: can work ever be fun? Heaven’s Design Team balances out the good and the bad with stunts and tricks: Jupiter creates delicious sea creatures even though there are no directives about their taste, Pluto sets out to make the most gruesome animals, and the team likes to poke fun at Shimoda, the angel project manager. Watch Heaven’s Design Team for a more lighthearted take on work culture!

Conclusion

We love office comedies even when they hit too close to home. If you relate to Retsuko, you might be tempted to transfer to Cute Executive Officer’s company (there’s candy there, at least!) or take up on that offer to create challenging designs with Heaven’s Design Team. Which one would you pick? Let us know in the comments below and thanks for reading!

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Author: Andromache Kokkinou

This is Andromache, nice to meet you! I am a writer, editor, and zinester. I have a knack for research and making connections between anime, so I love writing anime recommendations and top 10 lists! Yes, I do look like my avatar and yes, I base my style off Ami Mizuno aka Sailor Mercury. An Evangelion and Utena fanatic, talk to me about depressed teen heroes and handsome princesses. Avatar by @crazyspacecats

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