Dropkick on My Devil!
Dropkick on My Devil! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yukiwo. The series began serialization in Flex Comix's web magazine in April 2012. Twenty-six volumes have been released as of December 2025. An anime television series adaptation by Nomad aired from July to September 2018, with an additional episode streamed online in October 2018. A second season aired from April to June 2020, and a third season aired from July to September 2022. An anime television special, titled Dropkick on My Devil! Apocalypse Arc premiered in December 2023.
Plot
A human witch and college student named Yurine Hanazono summons the Lamaia Jashin from Hell. Unable to go back to Hell by herself, Jashin spends each day unsuccessfully trying to kill Yurine while simultaneously spending time with her and various acquaintances from Heaven and Hell.Characters
; Yurine Hanazono; Jashin-chan
; Medusa
; Pekola
; Minos
; Poporon
; Persephone II
; Persephone
; Mei Tachibana
; Yusa
; Kōji
; Beth
; Pino
; Kyon-Kyon
; Ran-Ran
; Lierre
; Devil A
; Ecute
; Atre
; Hatsune Miku
; Patra-chan
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Yukiwo, Dropkick on My Devil! began serialization in Flex Comix's web magazine on April 25, 2012. Twenty-six volumes have been released as of December 15, 2025. The 148th chapter of the manga was removed from Comic Meteor on May 29, 2019, due to a knife attack on a train that happened in Japan a day earlier. A spin-off manga by Shushu Yuki, titled Minos no Beef 100%, was published as a one-shot manga on August 29, 2018, and later received a serialization from May 15, 2019. The series was compiled into one tankobon volume on April 9, 2020.Anime
An anime television series adaptation by Nomad aired for 11 episodes on BS Fuji from July 9 to September 17, 2018, and was streamed internationally on Amazon Prime Video. It became available on Crunchyroll on June 13, 2023. A bonus episode was streamed exclusively on Prime Video on October 1, 2018. Hikaru Sato directed the series, Kazuyuki Fudeyasu oversaw the series scripts, and also wrote the scripts alongside Momoko Murakami. Makoto Koga served as both character designer and chief animation director, and Yuki Kurihara and Yuzuru Jinma composed the music. The opening theme song "Ano Ko ni Dropkick" was performed by Aina Suzuki, Nichika Ōmori, Miyu Kubota, Yurie Kozakai, Chiaki Omigawa, Rico Sasaki, and Riho Iida as their respective characters, while the ending theme song "Home Sweet Home" was performed by Yutaro Miura. A twelfth episode premiered in mid-November 2019.A second season was greenlit for production after the first season managed to sell over 2,000 Blu-ray and DVD copies. The second season, titled Dropkick on My Devil!! Dash, premiered on April 6, 2020, with Amazon Prime Video releasing all 11 episodes in Japan on the same day, while AT-X, Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV, Sun TV, and Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting aired the episodes weekly until June 22 of the same year. Crunchyroll streamed the second season worldwide excluding Asia. The opening theme song "Toki Toshite Violence" was performed by Halca, while the ending theme song "Love Satisfaction" was performed by Zamb.
A crowdfunding event for a third season started on September 30, 2020. It was announced that if the fundraising goal was met, the third season "will take more than a year to produce" and the production committee "aimed to broadcast the third season in 2022". The crowdfunding goal was reached in 33 hours, so the production of the third season was officially greenlit. The season, titled Dropkick on My Devil!!! X, aired from July 6 to September 21, 2022. Taku Yamada joined Hikaru Sato as director, while Supa Love composed the music. The opening theme song "Are Kore Drastic" was performed by Halca featuring Aina Suzuki. VTuber KAF and virtual singer Kafu performed the ending theme "Ryūsenkei May Day".
An anime television special, titled Dropkick on My Devil!: Apocalypse Day was announced on May 5, 2023. The special is animated by Makaria and premiered on BS NTV on December 26, 2023. Crunchyroll streamed the special.