Mr. Villain's Day Off

Mr. Villain's Day Off
First tankōbon volume cover
休日のわるものさん
(Kyūjitsu no Warumono-san)
GenreComedy[1]
Manga
Written byYuu Morikawa
Published bySquare Enix
English publisher
  • NA: Square Enix Manga & Books
ImprintGangan Comics Pixiv
MagazineGangan Pixiv
DemographicJosei
Original runDecember 15, 2018 – present
Volumes6
Anime television series
Directed byYoshinori Odaka
Written byMidori Gotō
Music byNobuaki Nobusawa
Studio
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTV Tokyo, TVO, BS NTV, AT-X
Original run January 8, 2024 – March 25, 2024
Episodes12

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 six tankōbon volumes as of January 2024. An anime television series adaptation produced by Shin-Ei Animation and SynergySP aired from January to March 2024.

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 January 2024, six 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]978-4-75-755951-6August 15, 2023[9]978-1-64-609223-9
2 October 21, 2019[10]978-4-75-756351-3November 7, 2023[11]978-1-64-609224-6
3 September 19, 2020[12]978-4-75-756802-0February 20, 2024[13]978-1-64-609225-3
4 February 22, 2022[14]978-4-75-757752-7May 14, 2024[15]978-1-64-609226-0
5 April 21, 2023[16]978-4-75-758532-4August 20, 2024[17]978-1-64-609269-7
6 January 22, 2024[6]978-4-75-758747-2March 4, 2025[18]978-1-64-609337-3

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced in February 2023.[19] 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, while the ending theme song is "Kyūsoku Jūden" (休息充電, lit. 'Relaxation Charging') performed by Glasgow.[21] Crunchyroll licensed the series.[22]

Episodes

No.Title [23][24]Directed by [b]Storyboarded by [b]Animation directed by [b]Original air date [25][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 SugishimaSonomi AramakiJanuary 8, 2024 (2024-01-08)
2"Earth Is Formidable Indeed"
Transliteration: "Yahari Chikyū wa Anadorenai" (Japanese: やはり地球は侮れない)		Shigeki AwaiKen'ichi NishidaNozomi KawashigeJanuary 15, 2024 (2024-01-15)
3"The Fiends of Winter"
Transliteration: "Fuyu no Mamono-tachi" (Japanese: 冬の魔物たち)		Mayu NumayamaMayu NumayamaKazuhiro OhmameJanuary 22, 2024 (2024-01-22)
4"When Spring Comes to Town"
Transliteration: "Haru Kuru Machi de" (Japanese: 春くる街で)		Shūji SaitōKunihisa SugishimaTomomi Shimazaki, Shouko Hagiwara,
Sonomi Aramaki & Hajime Yoshida		January 29, 2024 (2024-01-29)
5"Magical Girl in Distress"
Transliteration: "Mahō Shōjo wa Kunō Suru." (Japanese: 魔法少女は苦悩する。)		Shigeki AwaiKen'ichi NishidaNozomi Kawashige & Miyuki TakahashiFebruary 5, 2024 (2024-02-05)
6"Those Who Wish in Summer"
Transliteration: "Natsu ni Negau Mono" (Japanese: 夏に願うもの)		Shigeki AwaiKunihisa SugishimaNozomi Kawashige, Miyuki Takahashi,
Michiko Miyamoto & Yū Horie		February 12, 2024 (2024-02-12)
7"A Pandaful Weekend"
Transliteration: "Pandafuru na Shūmatsu." (Japanese: パンダフルな週末。)		Mayu NumayamaMayu NumayamaKazuhiro OhmameFebruary 19, 2024 (2024-02-19)
8"Gifts in the Season of White"
Transliteration: "Shiroi Kisetsu no Okurimono" (Japanese: 白い季節の贈り物)		Matsuo AsamiKen'ichi NishidaTomomi Shimazaki, Shouko Hagiwara, Koichi Konno,
Mayumi Watanabe, Sonomi Aramaki & Hajime Yoshida		February 26, 2024 (2024-02-26)
9"The Way of Desire"
Transliteration: "Yokubō no Yukue" (Japanese: 欲望の行方)		Shūji SaitōKunihisa SugishimaTomomi Shimazaki, Koichi Konno, Shouko Hagiwara,
Hajime Yoshida & Sonomi Aramaki		March 4, 2024 (2024-03-04)
10"Matters of Justice"
Transliteration: "Seigi no Jijō" (Japanese: 正義の事情)		Shigeki AwaiKunihisa SugishimaMiyuki Takahashi, Michiko Miyamoto
& Ayaka Yanai		March 11, 2024 (2024-03-11)
11"When the Flowers Scatter"
Transliteration: "Hana Chiru Koro ni" (Japanese: 花散る頃に)		Mayu NumayamaMayu NumayamaKazuhiro OhmameMarch 18, 2024 (2024-03-18)
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 SugishimaTomomi Shimazaki, Shouko Hagiwara
& Mayumi Watanabe		March 25, 2024 (2024-03-25)

Notes

  1. ^ a b TV Tokyo lists the series premiere on January 7 at 25:35, which is effectively January 8 at 1:35 a.m. JST[20]
  2. ^ a b c Production staff information is taken from the ending credits of each episode

References

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  10. ^ 【10月21日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 21, 2019. Archived from the original on November 13, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
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  18. ^ "Mr. Villain's Day Off, Volume 5". Square Enix Manga & Books. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
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