One anime that I had a ton of mixed feelings about was Gabriel Dropout. It was a cute slice of life comedy centered around two demons and two angels living with each other. It was pretty good overall, but it had some big issues like unlikable characters and some cringy moments. Jashin-chan Dropkick is basically Gabriel Dropout, but instead of focussing on the character interactions it focuses on something else. What is that something else I am talking about? Well, get chainsaws and bank accounts ready, this is my review of Jashin-chan Dropkick.
Story: 7/10
In this universe demons and angels come to earth to do things that are never showed or explained. Jashin-chan is summoned into the world by Yurine and now has to kill Yurine to get back to hell. The big problem is that Jashin-chan has no home now so she lives with Yurine and Yurine does not hold back to punish Jashin-chan. A side story that also gets focus is a friend of Jashin-chan and Yurine: Pekora the angel. After losing her halo she now is homeless and has to not only survive this world, but also from another angel Poporon. The story is pretty original for what it is and goes some unexpected turns.
Art: 7/10
The animation is really basic and kinda below average for this kind of show, but the colours, the visual references and expressions more then make up for it.
Sound: 8/10
The opening and ending are good for what hey are, but what I love about the OST is that they remix the opening in different ways. I love when people do this kind of stuff and the remixes kick ass on their own!
Characters: 7/10
The main cast consists of five people: Jashin-chan (aka a more dickish version of Satania from Gabriel Dropout) is the pathetic devil who loves to slack of and is a dick to her friends. Yurine is the silent demon and doesn’t hold back when punishing Jashin-chan for being a dick. Medusa is easily manipulated cutie who is friends with Jashin-chan. Pekora is the confident angel who gets easily persuaded by food. Then there is Minosu. She has no personality except of her being a thick cow. The biggest problem I have is Jashin-chan. Jashin-chan can be extremely unlikable at times and gets away with stuff way too easily or gets punished way too hard. Despite that, this is a really enjoyable cast.
Enjoyment: 8/10
This anime was really refreshing for me. Even though the majority of humor came from Yurines very graphic punishments, they cover the whole humor spectrum: Slapstick, references, meta humor, puns, all kinds of humor you can think of. It first seem like the anime can’t decide on its tone, but after a while it was obviously that the anime didn’t care about a consistent tone or a nuanced story, it just wants to make you laugh and not feel old.
Overall: 7/10
This was a pleasant surprise of an anime. I recommend this anime if you just want to watch a dumb anime with a dark undertone and a wide range of humor.
