We are currently living through "The Great Resignation," quiet quitting, and a global reckoning with work-life balance. Kariage Kun was doing "quiet quitting" before it was a trend.

From 1985 to 1989, alongside Goku training for the Androids, readers of Shonen Jump were treated to a grumpy 40-year-old temp worker complaining about his pension. It was a bizarre juxtaposition, but it worked. The series provided a mature, humor-based palate cleanser between action chapters.

Kariage is asked to make 500 copies of a meaningless report five minutes before a meeting. The copier jams. He tries to fix it, gets toner on his face, and accidentally prints 500 blank pages. His boss walks in and asks, "Are you stupid, or just blind?" Why it’s great: It captures the absurd panic of mundane office technology.

: As of 2022, the manga is still ongoing with 67 volumes , making it one of the longest-running comedy series in the world. Reading Online