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If Mr. Villain has two weaknesses, they're certainly pandas and children (especially in distress).


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I don't think I've ever seen myself in a character as much as I do in Warumono-san.


Kyuujitsu no Warumono-san (Mr. Villain’s Day Off) – 09
We're getting an origin story next week, but it's already clear that Black is as just as much of a mensch as Warumono-san.


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I can't explain why that climactic moment was so brilliant - if you know, you know.


Kyuujitsu no Warumono-san (Mr. Villain’s Day Off) – 10
even though this was a very good episode and probably a necessary one (and wholly adapted from the manga) I missed the General this week.


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If life is what you make it, then Warumono-san's life is very rich and full indeed.


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「我らにも癒しは必要だ」 (Warera ni mo Iyashi wa Hitsuyou Da) "Even We Need Some Healing, Too" A cozy look into the hobbies of a villain.


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I've come to believe that Kyuujitsu no Warumono-san has something special about it.


Kyuujitsu no Warumono-san – 05
I've come to the unsettling conclusion that apart from the panda fetish (and the world domination gig) Warumono-san and I are the same guy.


Kyuujitsu no Warumono-san – 03
I'm buying what Warumono-san is selling, and I feel like I know the level at which it's trying to operate.


Kyuujitsu no Warumono-san – 06
Life it what happens on the way.


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Second Impressions – Kyuujitsu no Warumono-san
I'm the first to admit that Kyuujitsu no Warumono-san isn't going to be for everybody. But it's kind of working for me.


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Somewhere between Too Cute Crisis and Love After World Domination is a cozy little spot for Yuu Morikawa's Mr. Villain's Day Off.
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