Gabriel DropOut

Gabriel DropOut (ガヴリールドロップアウト) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ukami. The series began serialization in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Daioh G magazine in December 2013 and is licensed in English by Yen Press. An anime television adaptation by Doga Kobo aired in Japan between January and March 2017. The anime adaptation has received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences.

Plot
Upon passing a school in heaven, graduating angels are sent down to Earth, where they must learn about humans and guide them towards the correct path in order to become true angels. However, Gabriel White Tenma, the top angel in her class, becomes addicted to video games upon arriving on Earth and turns into a complete slacker as a result. The story follows Gabriel, along with other angels and demons on Earth, as she attends high school.

Characters

 * Gabriel White Tenma (天真・ガヴリール・ホワイト) Gab (ガヴ)
 * The main protagonist of the series, an angel who was at the top of her class but turned into a slob after becoming addicted to video games in her attempts to help others everywhere. She is often lazy and ignores or lashes out against anyone trying to order or annoy her. Later chapters show she is still kind at heart beneath her lazy and gruff demeanor. She is Vignette's best friend. She sometimes calls herself a fallen angel ("fail len angel" in the official manga translation).
 * The main protagonist of the series, an angel who was at the top of her class but turned into a slob after becoming addicted to video games in her attempts to help others everywhere. She is often lazy and ignores or lashes out against anyone trying to order or annoy her. Later chapters show she is still kind at heart beneath her lazy and gruff demeanor. She is Vignette's best friend. She sometimes calls herself a fallen angel ("fail len angel" in the official manga translation).


 * Vignette April Tsukinose (月乃瀬・ヴィネット・エイプリル) Vigne (ヴィーネ)
 * Gabriel's best friend, and her first friend on Earth. The complete opposite of Gabriel, she is very responsible and often looks after her, contrary to her actual role as a demon. The only exception where Vignette acts demonic or threatening is to do things she enjoys, like celebrating Christmas (despite being a demon) or forcing Gabriel into a werecat onesie. She also sometimes acts in a threatening manner to correct Gabriel's behaviour. She is usually supportive of Satania, but doesn't approve of her schemes.
 * Gabriel's best friend, and her first friend on Earth. The complete opposite of Gabriel, she is very responsible and often looks after her, contrary to her actual role as a demon. The only exception where Vignette acts demonic or threatening is to do things she enjoys, like celebrating Christmas (despite being a demon) or forcing Gabriel into a werecat onesie. She also sometimes acts in a threatening manner to correct Gabriel's behaviour. She is usually supportive of Satania, but doesn't approve of her schemes.


 * Satanichia McDowell Kurumizawa (胡桃沢・サタニキア・マクドウェル) Satania (サターニャ)
 * An egotistical, childish, and bratty demon who often thinks of weird or immature ways to cause mischief, which usually end in failure. She is often pestered by Raphiel and a specific stray dog, the latter of which has stolen her beloved melon bread a few times. She is frequently made fun of and not taken seriously by Raphiel (and Gabriel to a lesser extent), with Vigne often being her most supportive friend in things like studies. She can be easily tricked due to her incompetence and, as noted in the manga, being a "total dunce". Her pranks are implied to be motivated by loneliness rather than malice. Her parents own a bakery in hell. Her abbreviated name, Satania, is romanized as Satanya in the manga's English translation.
 * An egotistical, childish, and bratty demon who often thinks of weird or immature ways to cause mischief, which usually end in failure. She is often pestered by Raphiel and a specific stray dog, the latter of which has stolen her beloved melon bread a few times. She is frequently made fun of and not taken seriously by Raphiel (and Gabriel to a lesser extent), with Vigne often being her most supportive friend in things like studies. She can be easily tricked due to her incompetence and, as noted in the manga, being a "total dunce". Her pranks are implied to be motivated by loneliness rather than malice. Her parents own a bakery in hell. Her abbreviated name, Satania, is romanized as Satanya in the manga's English translation.


 * Raphiel Ainsworth Shiraha (白羽・ラフィエル・エインズワース) Raphi (ラフィ)
 * The second ranked angel in Gabriel's class, who (despite normally wearing an angelic smile) has since become a gadfly who takes delight in teasing and playing pranks, mainly on Satanichia. Despite this, she considers Satanichia one of her friends. Later manga chapters have Raphiel abandon her cruel traits at the beginning of the series, though she still teases her friends. She is afraid of frogs.
 * The second ranked angel in Gabriel's class, who (despite normally wearing an angelic smile) has since become a gadfly who takes delight in teasing and playing pranks, mainly on Satanichia. Despite this, she considers Satanichia one of her friends. Later manga chapters have Raphiel abandon her cruel traits at the beginning of the series, though she still teases her friends. She is afraid of frogs.


 * Tapris Sugarbell Chisaki (千咲・タプリス・シュガーベル) Tap (タプ)
 * An underclassman angel who admired Gabriel as her senior in angel school and (wrongly) presumes Satanichia was responsible for turning her into a slob because of Satanichia's false claims. She soon meets Vignette and is shocked to find out that Vignette is a demon, but soon comes to see her as a trustworthy friend. She is naive, kind and innocent, and is often bewildered by new things.
 * An underclassman angel who admired Gabriel as her senior in angel school and (wrongly) presumes Satanichia was responsible for turning her into a slob because of Satanichia's false claims. She soon meets Vignette and is shocked to find out that Vignette is a demon, but soon comes to see her as a trustworthy friend. She is naive, kind and innocent, and is often bewildered by new things.


 * Machiko (まち子)
 * The class president of Gabriel's class, who is unaware that Gabriel and her friends aren't human, and often finds the four's actions bewildering. She gets upset when people do not listen to her.
 * The class president of Gabriel's class, who is unaware that Gabriel and her friends aren't human, and often finds the four's actions bewildering. She gets upset when people do not listen to her.


 * Dog (犬)
 * A white stray dog who often appears out of nowhere to steal Satanichia's melon bread. Satanichia later takes him in as a pet.
 * A white stray dog who often appears out of nowhere to steal Satanichia's melon bread. Satanichia later takes him in as a pet.


 * Master (マスター)
 * The owner of a coffee shop where Gabriel works part time to gain extra income for her expenses. He is often bewildered by Gabriel's behavior, but assumes it is because she is a foreigner. In the anime, he is also Satanichia's landlord.
 * The owner of a coffee shop where Gabriel works part time to gain extra income for her expenses. He is often bewildered by Gabriel's behavior, but assumes it is because she is a foreigner. In the anime, he is also Satanichia's landlord.


 * Zelel White Tenma (天真・ゼルエル・ホワイト)
 * Gabriel's older sister, a powerful angel who is able to see through Gabriel's attempts at disguising her lazy lifestyle. She is afraid of dogs.
 * Gabriel's older sister, a powerful angel who is able to see through Gabriel's attempts at disguising her lazy lifestyle. She is afraid of dogs.

Manga
Ukami began serializing the manga series in ASCII Media Works's shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Daioh G on December 27, 2013, where it was published every other month. Starting on April 28, 2014, the series switched to monthly publication. It has been published in fourteen compiled volumes as of September 27, 2023. The series has been licensed in English by Yen Press.

A spin-off series titled Tapris SugarStep (タプリスシュガーステップ), which focuses on the character Tapris, began serialization in ASCII Media Works's Comic Dengeki Daioh G magazine in 2018. It is illustrated by Bafako and has been compiled into three volumes as of December 26, 2020.

Anime
An anime television adaptation of the series was announced in the Dengeki Daioh magazine's September 2016 issue on July 27, 2016. The anime is produced by Doga Kobo and directed by Masahiko Ohta, with Takashi Aoshima handling series composition and Katsuhiro Kumagai designing the characters. The series aired in Japan between January 9, 2017, and March 27, 2017, and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. The first episode had an advance screening on December 18, 2016, at the Shinjuku Piccadilly theatre in Tokyo. The opening and ending themes respectively are "Gabriel Dropkick" (ガヴリールドロップキック) and "Hallelujah Essaim" (ハレルヤ☆エッサイム), both performed by Miyu Tomita, Saori Ōnishi, Naomi Ōzora, and Kana Hanazawa. The ending theme for episode 7 is "Gabriel no Kazoeuta" (ガヴリールの数え歌) performed by Ōnishi. The anime ran for 12 episodes and was released across three four-episode BD/DVD volumes. Two original video animation episodes were released with the first and third BD/DVD volumes, released on March 24, 2017, and May 24, 2017, respectively.