Mr. Villain's Day Off
{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| ja_kanji = 休日のわるものさん
| ja_romaji = Kyūjitsu no Warumono-san
| image = Mr. Villain's Day Off vol. 1 cover.jpg
| caption = First {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume cover
| genre = Comedy
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Yuu Morikawa
| illustrator =
| publisher = Square Enix
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher
| NA = Square Enix Manga & Books
}}
| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Josei}}
| magazine = Gangan Pixiv
| imprint = Gangan Comics Pixiv
| first = December 15, 2018
| last =
| volumes = 7
| volume_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| director = Yoshinori Odaka
| writer = Midori Gotō
| music = Nobuaki Nobusawa
| studio = {{ubl|Shin-Ei Animation|SynergySP}}
| licensee = Crunchyroll
| network = TV Tokyo, TVO, BS NTV, AT-X
| first = January 8, 2024
| last = March 25, 2024
| episodes = 12
| episode_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{Nihongo|Mr. Villain's Day Off|休日のわるものさん|Kyūjitsu no Warumono-san|lead=yes}} 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 seven {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes as of March 2025. An anime television series adaptation produced by Shin-Ei Animation and SynergySP aired from January to March 2024.
Characters
;{{Nihongo|Warumono-san|わるものさん}}
: {{Voiced by|Kenjiro Tsuda (drama CD), Shintarō Asanuma (anime)}}
;{{Nihongo|Akatsuki Red|アカツキレッド|Akatsuki Reddo}}
: {{Voiced by|Kōhei Amasaki (drama CD), Hiiro Ishibashi{{Cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-09-26/mr-villain-day-off-anime-1st-video-reveals-more-cast-and-staff-january-2024-debut/.202826|title=Mr. Villain's Day Off Anime's 1st Video Reveals More Cast & Staff, January 2024 Debut|website=Anime News Network|date=September 26, 2023|access-date=September 26, 2023|archive-date=September 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926103059/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-09-26/mr-villain-day-off-anime-1st-video-reveals-more-cast-and-staff-january-2024-debut/.202826|url-status=live}} (anime)}}
;{{Nihongo|Sora|空}}
: {{Voiced by|Chinami Hashimoto (drama CD), Hibiku Yamamura (anime)}}
;{{Nihongo|Mugi|麦}}
: {{Voiced by|Minami Takahashi (drama CD), Hibiku Yamamura (anime)}}
;{{Nihongo|Rooney|ルーニー|Rūnī}}
: {{Voiced by|Takuma Terashima (drama CD), Soma Saito (anime)}}
;{{Nihongo|Trigger|トリガー|Torigā}}
: {{Voiced by|Yuichi Nakamura}}
;{{Nihongo|Sōten Blue|ソウテンブルー|Sōten Burū}}
: {{Voiced by|Takuya Eguchi}}
;{{Nihongo|Shinonome Pink|シノノメピンク|Shinonome Pinku}}
: {{Voiced by|Ai Kakuma}}
;{{Nihongo|Yoiyami Black|ヨイヤミブラック|Yoiyami Burakku}}
: {{Voiced by|Yūichirō Umehara}}
;{{Nihongo|Yamano|山野}}
: {{Voiced by|Nao Tōyama{{Cite web|last=Komatsu|first=Mikikazu|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2023/12/25/mr-villain-s-day-off-tv-anime-adds-nao-toyama-as-convenience-store-clerk-yamano|title=Mr. Villain's Day Off TV Anime Adds Nao Toyama as Convenience Store Clerk Yamano|website=Crunchyroll|date=December 25, 2023|access-date=December 25, 2023}}}}
Media
= Manga =
Written and illustrated by Yuu Morikawa, Mr. Villain's Day Off began serialization on the Pixiv website on December 15, 2018. As of March 2025, seven {{Transliteration|ja|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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1600410622|script-title=ja:わるものさん役の津田健次郎さんをはじめ出演声優陣が発表！SNSで人気のヒーリングコメディマンガ『休日のわるものさん』のドラマCD化が発表！|website=Animate Times|date=September 22, 2020|access-date=February 24, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=February 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224133423/https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1600410622|url-status=live}}
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.{{Cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-03-16/square-enix-manga-licenses-final-fantasy-xiv-eorzea-academy-the-ice-guy-and-the-cool-girl-mr-/.196041|title=Square Enix Manga Licenses Final Fantasy XIV: Eorzea Academy, The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl, Mr. Villain's Day Off Manga|website=Anime News Network|date=March 16, 2023|access-date=March 16, 2023|archive-date=March 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316165837/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-03-16/square-enix-manga-licenses-final-fantasy-xiv-eorzea-academy-the-ice-guy-and-the-cool-girl-mr-/.196041|url-status=live}}
== Volumes ==
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| Language = Japanese
| SecondLanguage = English
| Width = 100%
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{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 1
| OriginalRelDate = December 21, 2018{{Cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/312994|script-title=ja:【12月21日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=December 21, 2018|access-date=February 24, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=January 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124194533/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/312994|url-status=live}}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-75-755951-6
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-64-609223-9
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 2
| OriginalRelDate = October 21, 2019{{Cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/351936|script-title=ja:【10月21日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=October 21, 2019|access-date=February 24, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=November 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113033003/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/351936|url-status=live}}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-75-756351-3
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-64-609224-6
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 3
| OriginalRelDate = September 19, 2020{{Cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/396786|script-title=ja:【9月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=September 19, 2020|access-date=February 24, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=May 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503202353/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/396786|url-status=live}}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-75-756802-0
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-64-609225-3
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 4
| OriginalRelDate = February 22, 2022{{Cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/466503|script-title=ja:【2月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=February 22, 2022|access-date=February 24, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=April 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403203348/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/466503|url-status=live}}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-75-757752-7
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-64-609226-0
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 5
| OriginalRelDate = April 21, 2023{{Cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/521250|script-title=ja:【4月21日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=April 21, 2023|access-date=April 30, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=May 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513130224/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/521250|url-status=live}}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-75-758532-4
| LicensedRelDate = August 20, 2024{{Cite web|url=https://squareenixmangaandbooks.square-enix-games.com/en-us/product/9781646092697|title=Mr. Villain's Day Off, Volume 5|publisher=Square Enix Manga & Books|access-date=March 29, 2024}}
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-64-609269-7
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 6
| OriginalRelDate = January 22, 2024{{Cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/556785|script-title=ja:【1月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=January 22, 2024|access-date=February 24, 2024|language=ja|archive-date=February 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224212727/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/556785|url-status=live}}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-75-758747-2
| LicensedRelDate = March 4, 2025{{Cite web|url=https://squareenixmangaandbooks.square-enix-games.com/en-us/product/9781646093373|title=Mr. Villain's Day Off, Volume 6|publisher=Square Enix Manga & Books|access-date=October 29, 2024}}
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-64-609337-3
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 7
| OriginalRelDate = March 22, 2025{{Cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/614017|script-title=ja:【3月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=March 22, 2025|access-date=March 27, 2025|language=ja}}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-75-759638-2
| LicensedRelDate = —
| LicensedISBN =
}}
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= Anime =
An anime television series adaptation was announced in February 2023.{{Cite web|script-title=ja:漫画『休日のわるものさん』TVアニメ化決定 わるものさん役は浅沼晋太郎 声付きの映像公開|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2269078/full/|website=Oricon|date=February 24, 2023|access-date=February 24, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=February 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224123255/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2269078/full/|url-status=live}} 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.{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-02-24/yuu-morikawa-mr-villain-day-off-manga-gets-tv-anime/.195261|title=Yuu Morikawa's Mr. Villain's Day Off Manga Gets TV Anime|website=Anime News Network|date=February 24, 2023|access-date=February 24, 2023|archive-date=February 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224093818/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-02-24/yuu-morikawa-mr-villain-day-off-manga-gets-tv-anime/.195261|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Dempsey|first=Liam|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2023/02/24/comedy-manga-mr-villains-day-off-gets-to-work-on-tv-anime-adaptation|title=Comedy Manga Mr. Villain's Day Off Gets to Work on TV Anime Adaptation|website=Crunchyroll|date=February 24, 2023|access-date=February 24, 2023|archive-date=February 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224123251/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2023/02/24/comedy-manga-mr-villains-day-off-gets-to-work-on-tv-anime-adaptation|url-status=live}} The series aired from January 8 to March 25, 2024, on TV Tokyo and other networks.{{efn|name=airdate|TV Tokyo lists the series premiere on January 7 at 25:35, which is effectively January 8 at 1:35 a.m. JST{{Cite web|script-title=ja:アニメ『休日のわるものさん』放送日は2024年1月7日。パンダクッキーのあまりの可愛さに戸惑い怒るシーンなど収録した新PVも|url=https://dengekionline.com/articles/213550/|website=Dengeki Online|date=December 8, 2023|access-date=December 8, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=December 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208112703/https://dengekionline.com/articles/213550/|url-status=live}}}} The opening theme song is {{Nihongo|"Yūho"|遊歩||{{Lit|Walk}}}} performed by Ivudot, while the ending theme song is {{Nihongo|"Kyūsoku Jūden"|休息充電||{{Lit|Relaxation Charging}}}} performed by Glasgow.{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-08/mr-villain-day-off-anime-new-promo-video-previews-opening-ending-themes/.205272|title=Mr. Villain's Day Off Anime's New Promo Video Previews Opening, Ending Themes|website=Anime News Network|date=December 8, 2023|access-date=December 8, 2023|archive-date=December 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208101716/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-08/mr-villain-day-off-anime-new-promo-video-previews-opening-ending-themes/.205272|url-status=live}} Crunchyroll streamed the series.{{Cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-03/crunchyroll-to-stream-blue-exorcist-shimane-illuminati-saga-kingdom-season-5-the-strongest-tank-/.206140|title=Crunchyroll to Stream Blue Exorcist - Shimane Illuminati Saga, Kingdom Season 5, The Strongest Tank's Labyrinth Raids, More Anime (Updated)|website=Anime News Network|date=January 3, 2024|access-date=January 3, 2024|archive-date=January 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103175847/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-03/crunchyroll-to-stream-blue-exorcist-shimane-illuminati-saga-kingdom-season-5-the-strongest-tank-/.206140|url-status=live}}
== Episodes ==
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| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = We Need Comfort Too
| TranslitTitle = Warera ni mo Iyashi wa Hitsuyō da
| NativeTitle = 我らにも癒しは必要だ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Yoshinori Odaka &
Yūtarō Yamamoto
| Aux2 = Kunihisa Sugishima
| Aux3 = Sonomi Aramaki
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|1|8}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = Earth Is Formidable Indeed
| TranslitTitle = Yahari Chikyū wa Anadorenai
| NativeTitle = やはり地球は侮れない
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Shigeki Awai
| Aux2 = Ken'ichi Nishida
| Aux3 = Nozomi Kawashige
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|1|15}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = The Fiends of Winter
| TranslitTitle = Fuyu no Mamono-tachi
| NativeTitle = 冬の魔物たち
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Mayu Numayama
| Aux2 = Mayu Numayama
| Aux3 = Kazuhiro Ohmame
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|1|22}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = When Spring Comes to Town
| TranslitTitle = Haru Kuru Machi de
| NativeTitle = 春くる街で
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Shūji Saitō
| Aux2 = Kunihisa Sugishima
| Aux3 = Tomomi Shimazaki, Shouko Hagiwara,
Sonomi Aramaki & Hajime Yoshida
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|1|29}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = Magical Girl in Distress
| TranslitTitle = Mahō Shōjo wa Kunō Suru.
| NativeTitle = 魔法少女は苦悩する。
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Shigeki Awai
| Aux2 = Ken'ichi Nishida
| Aux3 = Nozomi Kawashige & Miyuki Takahashi
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|2|5}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = Those Who Wish in Summer
| TranslitTitle = Natsu ni Negau Mono
| NativeTitle = 夏に願うもの
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Shigeki Awai
| Aux2 = Kunihisa Sugishima
| Aux3 = Nozomi Kawashige, Miyuki Takahashi,
Michiko Miyamoto & Yū Horie
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|2|12}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title = A Pandaful Weekend
| TranslitTitle = Pandafuru na Shūmatsu.
| NativeTitle = パンダフルな週末。
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Mayu Numayama
| Aux2 = Mayu Numayama
| Aux3 = Kazuhiro Ohmame
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|2|19}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title = Gifts in the Season of White
| TranslitTitle = Shiroi Kisetsu no Okurimono
| NativeTitle = 白い季節の贈り物
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Matsuo Asami
| Aux2 = Ken'ichi Nishida
| Aux3 = Tomomi Shimazaki, Shouko Hagiwara, Koichi Konno,
Mayumi Watanabe, Sonomi Aramaki & Hajime Yoshida
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|2|26}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 9
| Title = The Way of Desire
| TranslitTitle = Yokubō no Yukue
| NativeTitle = 欲望の行方
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Shūji Saitō
| Aux2 = Kunihisa Sugishima
| Aux3 = Tomomi Shimazaki, Koichi Konno, Shouko Hagiwara,
Hajime Yoshida & Sonomi Aramaki
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|3|4}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 10
| Title = Matters of Justice
| TranslitTitle = Seigi no Jijō
| NativeTitle = 正義の事情
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Shigeki Awai
| Aux2 = Kunihisa Sugishima
| Aux3 = Miyuki Takahashi, Michiko Miyamoto
& Ayaka Yanai
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|3|11}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 11
| Title = When the Flowers Scatter
| TranslitTitle = Hana Chiru Koro ni
| NativeTitle = 花散る頃に
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Mayu Numayama
| Aux2 = Mayu Numayama
| Aux3 = Kazuhiro Ohmame
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|3|18}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 12
| Title = Somewhere on This Planet
| TranslitTitle = Kono Hoshi no Doko ka de
| NativeTitle = この星のどこかで
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Yoshinori Odaka &
Yūtarō Yamamoto
| Aux2 = Kunihisa Sugishima
| Aux3 = Tomomi Shimazaki, Shouko Hagiwara
& Mayumi Watanabe
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|3|25}}
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Notes
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://comic.pixiv.net/works/5360|Official manga website}} {{In lang|ja}}
- {{Official website|https://www.vap.co.jp/warumonosan-anime/|Official anime website}} {{In lang|ja}}
- {{Anime News Network|manga|27195}}
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{{Shin-Ei TV series}}
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