Mr. Villain’s Day Off Vol. 02

Mr. Villain’s Day Off Vol. 02

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!

A life of evildoing takes its toll on the heart! And when the devilish General of the organization plotting to take over the Earth needs to soothe his woes, he turns to the fluffy cuteness of pandas at the zoo. He’s turned treating himself into an art! After all, even the smallest of self-care methods can go a long way in soothing the soul of a stressed supervillain. Work may be important, but his days off are even more precious to him! But what happens now that his archnemesis, a hero and force of good, is in on the secret?

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