Mr. Villain’s Day Off Vol. 03

Mr. Villain’s Day Off Vol. 03

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!

It isn’t easy plotting to take over the Earth! One high-ranking supervillain, also known as the General, finds himself stressed to the max on the daily, seeking solace in humble convenience store desserts. On his precious days off, he’s free to think about nothing but pandas from sunrise to sunset. Only the cuteness of pandas can heal his wearied soul…and yet he must survive another week to get the sustenance that his heart craves!

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