Mr. Villain’s Day Off Vol. 01

Mr. Villain’s Day Off Vol. 01

One evil supervillain spends most of his time hatching nefarious plots to take over the world—but on his days off, nothing gets between him and the cute pandas he adores! This fresh, charming comedy series answers the age-old question of what a villain does off the clock!

The mysterious and dastardly man known only as the General within the evil organization plotting to take over the world is one of the top targets of Earth’s defensive unit, the Rangers. But on his precious days off, he’s more likely to be at the local zoo staring at his beloved pandas or trying out new ice cream flavors! Will his secret hobbies be jeopardized forever when his natural enemy—a Ranger hero out to save the Earth—catches him in the act?

Biographical Notes:

Yuu Morikawa is the author of Mr. Villain’s Day Off.

Title Notes:

Marketed as a “healing comedy” in Japan, this slow-paced series has enough charming and comedic moments to soothe the soul of anyone simply looking to relax and unwind with a good manga.

Comedic stories starring supervillains are few and far between in manga, and this villain in particular wants nothing more than to spend his days off—his one break from evildoing—in peace and surrounded by pandas.

The supervillain at the heart of the story finds his peaceful days off in jeopardy when a do-gooder local hero catches him, but an unlikely friendship blossoms between the two as they agree to an armistice on the villain’s days off.

The story took off after trending on Japanese Twitter numerous times and the manga adaptation was highly anticipated in Japan.

More details on Yuu Morikawa:

Yuu Morikawa’s Twitter account

Yuu Morikawa’s Pixiv account

Publisher’s Twitter account