Mr. Villain's Day Off
Japanese manga series by Yuu Morikawa
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Mr. Villain's Day Off (Japanese: 休日のわるものさん, Hepburn: Kyūjitsu no Warumono-san) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuu Morikawa. It has been serialized on the Pixiv website since December 2018, with its chapters collected into eight tankōbon volumes as of April 2026. An anime television series adaptation produced by Shin-Ei Animation and SynergySP aired from January to March 2024.
| Mr. Villain's Day Off | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 休日のわるものさん (Kyūjitsu no Warumono-san) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Yuu Morikawa |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| English publisher |
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| Imprint | Gangan Comics Pixiv |
| Magazine | Gangan Pixiv |
| Original run | December 15, 2018 – present |
| Volumes | 8 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Yoshinori Odaka |
| Written by | Midori Gotō |
| Music by | Nobuaki Nobusawa |
| Studio | |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Original network | TV Tokyo, TVO, BS NTV, AT-X |
| Original run | January 8, 2024 – March 25, 2024 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Premise
One member of an extraterrestrial organization that intends to take over Earth spends his days off from work doing mundane things such as shopping or going to the zoo.
Characters
- Warumono-san (わるものさん)
- Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda[2] (drama CD), Shintarō Asanuma[3] (anime)
- Akatsuki Red (アカツキレッド, Akatsuki Reddo)
- Voiced by: Kōhei Amasaki[2] (drama CD), Hiiro Ishibashi[4] (anime)
- Sora (空)
- Voiced by: Chinami Hashimoto[2] (drama CD), Hibiku Yamamura[4] (anime)
- Mugi (麦)
- Voiced by: Minami Takahashi[2] (drama CD), Hibiku Yamamura[4] (anime)
- Rooney (ルーニー, Rūnī)
- Voiced by: Takuma Terashima[2] (drama CD), Soma Saito[4] (anime)
- Trigger (トリガー, Torigā)
- Voiced by: Yuichi Nakamura[4]
- Sōten Blue (ソウテンブルー, Sōten Burū)
- Voiced by: Takuya Eguchi[4]
- Shinonome Pink (シノノメピンク, Shinonome Pinku)
- Voiced by: Ai Kakuma[4]
- Yoiyami Black (ヨイヤミブラック, Yoiyami Burakku)
- Voiced by: Yūichirō Umehara[4]
- Yamano (山野)
- Voiced by: Nao Tōyama[5]
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Yuu Morikawa, Mr. Villain's Day Off began serialization on the Pixiv website on December 15, 2018.[3] As of April 2026, eight tankōbon volumes have been released by Square Enix under its Gangan Comics Pixiv imprint.[6] A drama CD adaptation was released by Frontier Works on January 27, 2021.[2]
The series is published digitally in English in the global version of Square Enix's Manga Up! website.[3] In March 2023, Square Enix Manga & Books announced that it licensed the series for print publication, with the first volume set to be released on August 15 of the same year.[7]
Volumes
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | December 21, 2018[8] | 978-4-7575-5951-6 | August 15, 2023[9] | 978-1-64609-223-9 |
| 2 | October 21, 2019[10] | 978-4-7575-6351-3 | November 7, 2023[11] | 978-1-64609-224-6 |
| 3 | September 19, 2020[12] | 978-4-7575-6802-0 | February 20, 2024[13] | 978-1-64609-225-3 |
| 4 | February 22, 2022[14] | 978-4-7575-7752-7 | May 14, 2024[15] | 978-1-64609-226-0 |
| 5 | April 21, 2023[16] | 978-4-7575-8532-4 | August 20, 2024[17] | 978-1-64609-269-7 |
| 6 | January 22, 2024[18] | 978-4-7575-8747-2 | March 4, 2025[19] | 978-1-64609-337-3 |
| 7 | March 22, 2025[20] | 978-4-7575-9638-2 | February 17, 2026[21] | 978-1-64609-462-2 |
| 8 | April 22, 2026[6] | 978-4-301-00468-4 | — | — |
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced in February 2023.[22] It is produced by Shin-Ei Animation and SynergySP, and directed by Yoshinori Odaka, with scripts supervised by Midori Gotō, characters designed by Tomomi Shimazaki, and music composed by Nobuaki Nobusawa.[3][1] The series aired from January 8 to March 25, 2024, on TV Tokyo and other networks.[a] The opening theme song is "Yūho" (遊歩; lit. 'Walk'), performed by Ivudot, and the ending theme song is "Kyūsoku Jūden" (休息充電; lit. 'Relaxation Charging'), performed by Glasgow.[24] Crunchyroll is streaming the series.[25]
Episodes
| No. | Title [26][27] | Directed by [b] | Storyboarded by [b] | Animation directed by [b] | Original release date [28][a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "We Need Comfort Too" Transliteration: "Warera ni mo Iyashi wa Hitsuyō da" (Japanese: 我らにも癒しは必要だ) | Yoshinori Odaka & Yūtarō Yamamoto | Kunihisa Sugishima | Sonomi Aramaki | January 8, 2024 |
| 2 | "Earth Is Formidable Indeed" Transliteration: "Yahari Chikyū wa Anadorenai" (Japanese: やはり地球は侮れない) | Shigeki Awai | Ken'ichi Nishida | Nozomi Kawashige | January 15, 2024 |
| 3 | "The Fiends of Winter" Transliteration: "Fuyu no Mamono-tachi" (Japanese: 冬の魔物たち) | Mayu Numayama | Mayu Numayama | Kazuhiro Ohmame | January 22, 2024 |
| 4 | "When Spring Comes to Town" Transliteration: "Haru Kuru Machi de" (Japanese: 春くる街で) | Shūji Saitō | Kunihisa Sugishima | Tomomi Shimazaki, Shouko Hagiwara, Sonomi Aramaki & Hajime Yoshida | January 29, 2024 |
| 5 | "Magical Girl in Distress" Transliteration: "Mahō Shōjo wa Kunō Suru" (Japanese: 魔法少女は苦悩する。) | Shigeki Awai | Ken'ichi Nishida | Nozomi Kawashige & Miyuki Takahashi | February 5, 2024 |
| 6 | "Those Who Wish in Summer" Transliteration: "Natsu ni Negau Mono" (Japanese: 夏に願うもの) | Shigeki Awai | Kunihisa Sugishima | Nozomi Kawashige, Miyuki Takahashi, Michiko Miyamoto & Yū Horie | February 12, 2024 |
| 7 | "A Pandaful Weekend" Transliteration: "Pandafuru na Shūmatsu" (Japanese: パンダフルな週末。) | Mayu Numayama | Mayu Numayama | Kazuhiro Ohmame | February 19, 2024 |
| 8 | "Gifts in the Season of White" Transliteration: "Shiroi Kisetsu no Okurimono" (Japanese: 白い季節の贈り物) | Matsuo Asami | Ken'ichi Nishida | Tomomi Shimazaki, Shouko Hagiwara, Koichi Konno, Mayumi Watanabe, Sonomi Aramaki & Hajime Yoshida | February 26, 2024 |
| 9 | "The Way of Desire" Transliteration: "Yokubō no Yukue" (Japanese: 欲望の行方) | Shūji Saitō | Kunihisa Sugishima | Tomomi Shimazaki, Koichi Konno, Shouko Hagiwara, Hajime Yoshida & Sonomi Aramaki | March 4, 2024 |
| 10 | "Matters of Justice" Transliteration: "Seigi no Jijō" (Japanese: 正義の事情) | Shigeki Awai | Kunihisa Sugishima | Miyuki Takahashi, Michiko Miyamoto & Ayaka Yanai | March 11, 2024 |
| 11 | "When the Flowers Scatter" Transliteration: "Hana Chiru Koro ni" (Japanese: 花散る頃に) | Mayu Numayama | Mayu Numayama | Kazuhiro Ohmame | March 18, 2024 |
| 12 | "Somewhere on This Planet" Transliteration: "Kono Hoshi no Doko ka de" (Japanese: この星のどこかで) | Yoshinori Odaka & Yūtarō Yamamoto | Kunihisa Sugishima | Tomomi Shimazaki, Shouko Hagiwara & Mayumi Watanabe | March 25, 2024 |