Dropkick on My Devil! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yukiwo. The series began serialization in Flex Comix's Comic Meteor web magazine in April 2012. Fifteen volumes have been released as of June 16th, 2020. An anime television series adaptation by Nomad aired on BS-Fuji from July to September 2018, with an additional episode streamed online on October 1, 2018. A second season aired from April to June 2020.
Plot
A Japanese human witch named Yurine Hanazono summons the serpent woman 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
;Jashin-chan ;Yurine Hanazono ;Medusa ;Pekola ;Minos ;Poporon ;Persephone II ;Mei Tachibana ;Yusa ;Kōji ;Beth ;Pino ;Kyon-Kyon ;Ran-Ran ;Lierre ;Devil A
Media
Manga
The original series by Yukiwo began serialization in Flex Comix's Comic Meteor web magazine in April 2012. Fifteen volumes have been released as of June 16, 2020. 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 on May 28, 2019. 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 a tankobon on April 9, 2020.
Anime
An 11-episode anime television series adaptation by Nomad aired on BS-Fuji between July 9 and September 17, 2018 and was streamed internationally on Amazon Video. A bonus episode was streamed exclusively on Amazon 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 is composed the music. The opening theme song "Ano Ko ni Dropkick" is performed by Aina Suzuki, Nichika Omori, Miyu Kubota, Yurie Kozakai, Chiaki Omigawa, Rico Sasaki, and Riho Iida as their respective characters, while the ending theme song "Home Sweet Home" is 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 aired between April 6 and June 15, 2020, with Amazon Prime Video releasing all 11 episodes in Japan on April 6, and Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV, Sun TV and Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting airing episodes weekly. Crunchyroll streams the second season worldwide excluding Asia. Opening theme is performed by Halca while ending theme is performed by Zamb.
