Religion:Gabriel DropOut

Short description: Japanese manga and anime series

Gabriel DropOut
The cover of the first volume, featuring Gabriel.
ガヴリールドロップアウト (Gavurīru Doroppuauto)
Genre	Comedy, slice of life, supernatural
Manga
Written by	Ukami
Published by	ASCII Media Works
English publisher	NA Yen Press
Magazine	Dengeki Daioh G
Original run	December 27, 2013 – present
Volumes	16
Anime television series
Directed by	Masahiko Ohta
Produced by	Shinpei Yamashita Kazuya Chiba Noritomo Isogai Toyokazu Chūtō Keisuke Arai Mitsuhiro Ogata
Written by	Takashi Aoshima
Music by	Yasuhiro Misawa
Studio	Doga Kobo
Licensed by	Crunchyroll (streaming)
Original network	AT-X, Tokyo MX, Sun TV, BS11, KBS, GBS, MTV, SBS
English network	SEA Animax Asia
Original run	January 9, 2017 – March 27, 2017
Episodes	12 + 2 OVA
Manga
Tapris SugarStep
Written by	Ukami
Illustrated by	Bafako (ja)
Published by	ASCII Media Works
Magazine	Dengeki Daioh G
Original run	August 27, 2018 – October 27, 2020
Volumes	3

Gabriel DropOut (Japanese: ガヴリールドロップアウト, Hepburn: Gavurīru Doroppuauto) 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, Tenma Gavurīru Howaito) / Gab (ガヴ, Gavu)

Voiced by: Miyu Tomita

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 ("faillen angel" in the official manga translation).

Vignette April Tsukinose (月乃瀬・ヴィネット・エイプリル, Tsukinose Vinetto Eipuriru) / Vigne (ヴィーネ, Vīne)

Voiced by: Saori Ōnishi

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, Kurumizawa Satanikia Makudoweru) / Satania (サターニャ, Satānya)

Voiced by: Naomi Ōzora

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, Shiraha Rafieru Einzuwāsu) / Raphi (ラフィ, Rafi)

Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa

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, Chisaki Tapurisu Shugāberu) / Tap (タプ, Tapu)

Voiced by: Inori Minase

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.

Tapris is very beutiful and many boys seem smitten with her. She does not understand this due to her innocent and pure mind.

Machiko (まち子)

Voiced by: Mai Fuchigami

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)

Voiced by: Mikako Izawa

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, Masutā)

Voiced by: Hideyuki Umezu

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, Tenma Zerueru Howaito)

Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro

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.

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 (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.

Volume list

No.	Japanese release date	Japanese ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	December 20, 2014	ISBN 978-4-04-869061-4	October 31, 2017	ISBN 978-0-31-656128-0
2	November 27, 2015	ISBN 978-4-04-865491-3	January 30, 2018	ISBN 978-0-31-656130-3
3	May 27, 2016	ISBN 978-4-04-865927-7	April 24, 2018	ISBN 978-0-31-656132-7
4	January 10, 2017	ISBN 978-4-04-892565-5	July 24, 2018	ISBN 978-1-97-532656-2
5	September 27, 2017	ISBN 978-4-04-893373-5	October 30, 2018	ISBN 978-1-97-538243-8
6	May 25, 2018	ISBN 978-4-04-893843-3	February 19, 2019	ISBN 978-1-97-538259-9
7	December 22, 2018	ISBN 978-4-04-912235-0	July 16, 2019	ISBN 978-1-97-535820-4
8	August 26, 2019	ISBN 978-4-04-912702-7	April 21, 2020	ISBN 978-1-97-530847-6
9	February 25, 2020	ISBN 978-4-04-913035-5	December 22, 2020	ISBN 978-1-97-531673-0
10	November 27, 2020	ISBN 978-4-04-913513-8	October 26, 2021	ISBN 978-1-97-533605-9
11	September 27, 2021	ISBN 978-4-04-913976-1	July 12, 2022 (Digital) July 19, 2022 (Physical)	ISBN 978-1-97-534370-5
12	May 27, 2022	ISBN 978-4-04-914425-3	May 23, 2023	ISBN 978-1-97-536401-4
13	December 27, 2022	ISBN 978-4-04-914767-4	December 12, 2023	ISBN 978-1-97-537665-9
14	September 27, 2023	ISBN 978-4-04-915268-5	September 17, 2024	ISBN 979-8-85-540171-4
15	September 27, 2024	ISBN 978-4-04-915991-2	December 16, 2025	ISBN 979-8-85-542025-8
16	September 27, 2025	ISBN 978-4-04-916699-6	—	—

Tapris SugarStep

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	August 26, 2019	ISBN 978-4-04-912701-0
2	February 25, 2020	ISBN 978-4-04-913034-8
3	December 26, 2020	ISBN 978-4-04-913565-7

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, Gavurīru Doroppukikku) and "Hallelujah Essaim" (ハレルヤ☆エッサイム, Hareruya Essaimu), 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, The Gabriel Counting Song) 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

No.	Title	Original air date

External links

• Official manga website
• Official anime website
• Gabriel DropOut (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia