Mr. Villain's Day Off

Mr. Villain's Day Off (休日のわるものさん) 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)


 * Akatsuki Red (アカツキレッド)


 * Sora (空)


 * Mugi (麦)


 * Rooney (ルーニー)


 * Trigger (トリガー)


 * Sōten Blue (ソウテンブルー)


 * Shinonome Pink (シノノメピンク)


 * Yoiyami Black (ヨイヤミブラック)


 * Yamano (山野)

Manga
Written and illustrated by Yuu Morikawa, Mr. Villain's Day Off began serialization on the Pixiv website on December 15, 2018. As of January 2024, six tankōbon volumes have been released by Square Enix under its Gangan Comics Pixiv imprint. A drama CD adaptation was released by Frontier Works on January 27, 2021.

The series is published digitally in English in the global version of Square Enix's Manga Up! website. 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.

Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on February 24, 2023. 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. The series aired from January 8 to March 25, 2024, on TV Tokyo and other networks. The opening theme song is "Yūho" (遊歩) performed by Ivudot, while the ending theme song is "Kyūsoku Jūden" (休息充電) performed by Glasgow. Crunchyroll has licensed the series.