Winter's anime season will include a TV anime adaptation of kami's 2014 comedy Gabriel Dropout. The series about an over-achiever angel turned under-achieving game addict will feature Himouto! Umaruchan director Masahiko Ohta, back at Doga Kobo, reuniting with series composition writer Takashi Aoshima. Umaru animation director Katsuhiro Kumagai is on character designs.

A preview screening of the first episode with an appearance by the principal cast will be presented December 18th at Shinjuku Piccadilly, and with ticket sales opening November 18th, a new visual has been presented.

The manga has been serialized in Kadokawa/Ascii Media Works' monthly magazine Comic Dengeki Daioh "g" since December 2013, and currently three tankobon volumes are available in Japan. The story centers on Gabriel, who was sent down to Earth to learn about humans after graduating from the Angel School in the upper world. But she soon finds various amusements on Earth and falls into a debauched, "Dropout" life.

Cast inludes

Gabriel White Tenma (voiced by Miyu Tomita), an angel who graduated at the top of her class at Angel School. Since coming to the human world, Gabriel has become fascinated with various forms of entertainment media, and has turned into a good-for-nothing slacker.

Vignette April Tsukinose (voiced by Saori Ōnishi), a serious-minded devil who is incapable of ignoring people who are in trouble. A dependable character, Vignette is always looking after Gabriel.

Satanichia McDowell Kurumizawa (voiced by Naomi Ōzora), a devil who puts on airs and aims at being a great devil, but who is really just a buffoon. Satanichia considers herself to be Gabriel's greatest rival, but Gabriel doesn't reciprocate these feelings.

Raphiel Ainsworth Shiraha (voiced by Kana Hanazawa), an angel who appears to be a paragon of virtue at first glance, but who is in fact a gigantic sadist. Raphiel has been friends with Gabriel for a long time. Raphiel alleviates her boredom by picking on Satanichia. She's also well known for having large breasts.

Earlier visuals

via MOCA



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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.