Gabriel DropOut


Gabriel DropOut 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 Gab
;Vignette April Tsukinose Vigne
;Satanichia McDowell Kurumizawa Satania
;Raphiel Ainsworth Shiraha Raphi
;Tapris Sugarbell Chisaki Tap
Tapris is very beautiful and many boys seem smitten with her. She does not understand this due to her innocent and pure mind.
;Machiko
;Dog
;Master
;Zelel White Tenma

Media

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 sixteen compiled volumes as of September 27, 2025. The series has been licensed in English by Yen Press.
A spin-off series titled Tapris SugarStep, 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.

Volume list

''Tapris SugarStep''

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" and "Hallelujah Essaim", both performed by Miyu Tomita, Saori Ōnishi, Naomi Ōzora, and Kana Hanazawa. The ending theme for episode 7 is "Gabriel no Kazoeuta" 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.

Episode list