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Angry Boss With Happy Family Irasutoyas refers to Irasutoya drawing of a boss scolding his employee at the office, depicting the boss having a happy family, while the employee who got scolded lives alone when going home. The drawing inspired numerous artists to make memes and redraws on Twitter / X in early January 2026, which replaced the two men in the original image.

Origin

On January 1st, 2026, Twitter / X^[1] user @collier_brjo uploaded Irasutoya drawing of a boss scolding his employee, while both of them are going home, the boss lives with a happy family, but the scolded employee lives alone. With a caption roughly translated to "A Modern Society Where the Workplace Bully Gets to Be Happy." The post received more than 10,000 reposts and 136,000 likes in one week (shown below).

Spread

Starting early January 2026, the image inspired artists on Twitter / X to use it as a redraw reference in memes.

For example, on January 6th, 2026, Twitter / X^[2] user @dha_315 uploaded Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury fan art. The post received more than 4,100 reposts and 38,000 likes in three days (shown below).

Yaoi Variation

On January 5th, 2026, Twitter / X^[3] user @beggar_0010 uploaded a similar Irasutoya, but instead, the boss is also going home lonely like the employee. The post received more than 8,100 reposts and 90,000 likes in four days (shown below).

Similar to @collier_brjo's, the post inspiring the artists on Twitter / X to edit and redraw yaoi shipping or having a good friendship.

For example, on January 6th, 2026, Twitter / X^[4] @hamoomindan uploaded an edit of the boss starting to have a feel to the employee. The post received more than 27,000 reposts and 111,000 likes in three days (shown below).

On January 8th, 2026, Twitter / X^[5] user @32nnyuusankin uploaded a drawing of the boss and his employee meeting each other through virtual reality. The post received more than 9,000 reposts and 82,000 likes in one day (shown below).

Various Examples

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