The joke density is relentless, and it swings for every angle at once, absurdist, observational, physical, tonal. Three animals in a corporate hellscape that somehow feel more real than actual coworkers, because the show doesn't waste time explaining why a lion works in accounting. The animation looks cheap on purpose, which makes the surreal moments hit harder when they come. Office comedies usually soften the edges; this one keeps them sharp.
A lion, a toucan, and a lizard clock in at the same corporate office, just like any other salaryman would. Except nothing about their situation is normal. Adapted from Gamu's comedy web manga, this slapstick workplace comedy pairs good-natured Lion and world-weary Lizard with Toucan, a perverted troublemaker whose selfishness and total lack of filter somehow haven't cost him his job yet. Most of the absurd scrapes the trio lands in are Toucan's doing, leaving the other two scrambling to stay out of trouble and keep their positions. Along the way, all three juggle the ordinary grind of office work with the odd circumstances of being animals living far from the savanna and outside the food chain. The result is a lighthearted slice-of-life comedy about coping with the working world.
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