Mr. Villain’s Day Off Vol. 05

Mr. Villain’s Day Off Vol. 05

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!

Even the heinous General, a member of the Evil League attacking Earth, can see that working overtime is inefficient! Leaving the office at a regular time is true righteousness! And after clocking out, one must revive their withered soul by watching videos of pandas and eating delicious food! But between a robot cat and a new leader shaking up the ranks of the Evil League, life is about to get a whole lot rowdier for one overburdened villain…

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