Dropkick on My Devil!! (television series)
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| Dropkick on My Devil!! | |
| Developer | Nomad |
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| Publisher | Nomad |
| Platforms | Blu-ray, Digital, DVD |
| Released | 2018-present |
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Dropkick on My Devil!! (邪神ちゃんドロップキック, Jashin-chan Dropkick) is a Japanese comedy anime television series that follows devils and fallen angels who live and work among humans in Jimbocho, Tokyo, Japan.
It is based on the manga series of the same name.
Seasons
Eleven episodes of the first season of Dropkick on My Devil!! (邪神ちゃんドロップキック' , Jashin-chan Dropkick) aired from July 9, 2018, to September 17, 2018 on Fuji Television's BS Fuji satellite network in Japan and internationally on Amazon Prime Video. A bonus twelfth episode aired on Amazon Prime Video worldwide on October 1, 2018.
Season two, Dropkick on My Devil!! Dash (邪神ちゃんドロップキック' , Jashin-chan Dropkick' ), was greenlit after 2,000 Blu-ray and DVD copies of season one were sold. All twelve episodes were aired on April 6, 2020 on Amazon Prime Video in Japan, while Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV, Sun TV, and Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting aired the twelve episodes in Japan from April 6, 2020 to June 15, 2020. The twelve episodes aired on Crunchyroll worldwide, except for in Asia.
Season three was titled Dropkick on My Devil!! X (邪神ちゃんドロップキックX, Jashin-chan Dropkick X). Twelve episodes aired from July 6, 2022 to September 21, 2022. The guest character for all twelve episodes was Hatsune Miku, who performed a duet with Jashin-chan titled "Thank You Drop Kick!" after the successful crowdfunding campaign to fund the third season.
A television special, Dropkick on My Devil!! Apocalypse Day, premiered on BS NTV, Crunchyroll, Nico Nico, and YouTube on December 26, 2023. The guest character for the special was Kenshiro from Fist of the North Star.
Season four will be titled Dropkick on my Devil!! NEXT (邪神ちゃんドロップキックNEXT, Jashin-chan Dropkick NEXT).
Plot
Jashin-chan is a self-healing lamia who resides in Hell. Jashin is Japanese for "evil god".
As a lamia, she is half serpent and half woman. As a devil, she is self-serving and lacks modesty.
She is summoned out of Hell by a human witch named Yurine Hanazono.
She can return to Hell only if the human performs another spell or if the human dies.
Due to the latter, Jashin-chan constantly tries to kill Yurine. However, Yurine is fast and strong for a human, and Jashin-chan is not smart. So, Jashin-chan never succeeds, and she never learns.
Fallen angels and cast-out devils join the odd duo, including the only person who cares for Jashin-chan, the ancient Greek gorgon known as Medusa.
Funding
From November 30, 2022 to January 13, 2023, a campaign on the Japanese movie and television crowdfunding site, Motion Gallery, was held to raise money for original video animation episodes for the fourth season of the Dropkick on My Devil anime.
The crowdfunding campaign reached its goal of 30 million within thirty-five minutes. It raised ¥115,964,266 in total, which was $811,749.86 USD according to conversion rates at the time the campaign ended.
