The official website for the upcoming animated adaptation of Morikawa Yuu’s Kyuujitsu no Warumono-san (or “Mr. Villain’s Day Off”) has revealed today the first full trailer for the series, as well as a premiere date for January 2024 on TV Tokyo, TV Osaka and BS Nippon TV, among other details. The anime is produced by Shinei Animation and Synergy SP (both produced Kakkou no Iinazuke) and directed by Odaka Yoshinori (B-Daman CrossFire, BEM‘s 2019 remake), with scripts by Gotou Midori (Hoozuki no Reitetsu) Tsuda Kenjirou (Kaiba from Yu-Gi-Oh!, Sadaharu from The Prince of Tennis, Joker from En’en no Shouboutai) voices the protagonist.
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Morikawa originally posted the manga on Pixiv starting from December 15, 2018. It was later acquired by Square Enix to be published under their Gangan Comics Pixiv imprint. As of April 2023, five tankoubon volumes have been released. Square also licensed the series in English on their Manga UP! website, with a printed edition released on August 15, 2023.
An evil organization from a distant star is plotting to eliminate mankind and take control of Earth. At the top stands their general, and by his hand will their dark designs be realized.
… But not today. Today is his day off, and come hell or high water he’ll make it count.
Whether it’s visiting a zoo to see the pandas or shopping for snacks at a konbini, even if he were to run into his sworn enemies he would just pretend he didn’t see them. Though if you are a lost child looking for your parents he’ll make an exception.
These are the moments of peace of an evil general who works hard and plays hard.
