Audience reviews
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_Bubassotto_
A lighthearted OVA.
These two short episodes of Gabriel DropOut Specials are, above all, episodes made for comedy. Anyone expecting narrative development, character exploration, or any significant story advancement can forget about it, because that's not the goal here. The premise is quite simple: take the characters we already know, put them in everyday, funny situations, and make the most of each one's personality.
And, as a comedy, it works very well. Even though they are short episodes without major events, they manage to deliver good moments of fun and some laughs. Much of the humor continues to come from the contrast between the personalities of the group, especially Gabriel herself, who remains an extremely fun character to follow precisely because she is so irresponsible and far…
Read at the sourceAtsunome
In short, these specials end up averaging on par with the main series for me (8/10).
With special #1, I’d say it was a little on the lewd side (although the joke with the variety of censoring-lights was funny). It’s by no means bad, but the comedy just didn’t land like with the other episodes, overall, extra ep #1 was a 7/10 for me.
On the contrary, special #2 was possibly the best episode of the entire series. Featuring possibly the only truly “emotional” moments of this comedy series, this special was one that gives a warm and fuzzy feeling - pure wholesomeness with a few laughs here and there. It manages to have Gabriel actually seem like a “good” person for once while still keeping her in character (her tendency to ignore the rules). Not only that, but a minor line by Satania, “THIS…
Read at the sourceEdgeLordXK
These are quite well done OVAs.
Story-wise I'd say they're both meh. This is a character-driven narrative so it's completely okay for the story to be meh. The characters are where this series shines. The TV series did a very good job developing and familiarizing us with them. The OVA then put these characters we're very familiar with into unfamiliar situations, and it paid off. Especially in the second one, where the cast of comedic main characters are put in an actual serious situation. It was very refreshing to see how they acted while still maintaining their own personalities. We've also been shown sides of characters we've never seen before. For example, Raphiel actually caring for someone is something I could never have imagined, and it just made the story all the more heartwarming.…
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There are 2 episodes in the specials. I found both amazing, with the quality of the main series. I am not good at judging scores, but I can tell that the first episode was full of hilarity of the main series, and the second episode was very heartwarming. I very much felt for these specials.
Very minor spoilers from here on out.
Additionally, in the first episode (which is the classic anime 'hot springs' episode), I found their use of the creative censorship to really add to it. In the second, the characters were well-designed, and the story was incredible. I really hope the main series gets a sequel, at some point I want to see a follow up to the second story. Perhaps I should read the manga, although personally I don't like reading manga ahead of the anime.
Read at the sourceABPAEAE
This is one of, if not the #1 favorite side special episodes for any anime I've watched yet. The two episodes are wildly different from one another as well as from the main episodes. One isn't that great, but the other completely makes up for it.
For special #1, there's nothing special. It's an extremely fanservice-y and lewd episode where all the main characters are nude for practically half the episode. On top of that, there's some weird slime tentacle softcore hentai shit going on. God bless Japan. Not my thing, but if it's your's, it's there if you want to see it. If this was the only special or all the special episodes kept this formula, I'd rate this special a 4, maybe even a 3. There really wasn't even that much comedy going on, and the non-fanservice time was just typical "main ch…
Read at the sourceLegendAqua
More Satania is ALWAYS a good thing...uhhh didn't expect that mood whiplash though.
Spoilers ahead!
Gabriel DropOut's Specials have two isolated stories with our demon and angels, one comedic, the other, a alot more solemn that Gabriel DropOut is known for.
The first episode focuses on Satania wanting to exact revenge against Gabriel through all her mocking and with her and the rest of the gang, go to a hot springs, the obvious ensues with Satania. If your a Satania fan like LA then this episode is just the injection that you'll need as Satania gets most of the narrative focus with her "plan" and well it's Satania, the expected with her is BOUND to happen, though with that LA wished that the preconception of Satania wasn't repeatedly said that the effect is the expected approach dulling…
Read at the sourceSyrene_Windsor
In this review, I assume that you watched "Gabriel DropOut" so it may contain spoiler
Pros
- The story is more deeper and meaningful. Even though the duration is not as long as the TV series, it manages to pack a lot of things inside the story
- More creative way of handling censorship. It's unexpected and fun
- The atmosphere of the story is heartwarming as you can see the effort of each character
- If you like the TV series, then this one will complement it with more funny and caring side of your favorite character
Cons
- A little bit of unnecessary fan service since it doesn't suit the style of the anime, but still quite funny
Read at the sourceAnimeFan48
Story: OVA 1: so the first OVA is about Vignette that wins a ticket for all the girls to go on a trip and satana wants to get back at Gabriel so she does stuff to try and mess with Gabriel and what not a basic OVA.
Ova 2: this ova is kinda neat with this anime that they end up meeting a blind girl who calls them angles out of the blue later on they all start to hang out with the girl that's that basic thing of this OVA.
Art: art is pretty good not that bad at all nothing really to say here
Sound: the OP and ED both return in the OVAs and also the voices as well to what you heard in the anime you ll hear here as well all 3 are really done well.
Characters: Gabriel's basically the hikikomori of the anime playing games all the time, not wanting too go too school and stuff like that prett…
Read at the sourceEmiliaHoarfrost
This special is really something I was waiting for, and dearly I was satisfied. As others pointed it out, there was a shift between comedy and drama in the two episodes, though I enjoyed both just the same. In the Overall and Character sections I will go deeper in the strenght of this series. The Sound rating, usually unfairly given coming from me, is influenced by both the opening and the ending.
Story (8) :
Whereas the first episode is skippable in the storyline, the second one will stay for a while in my mind, indeed was shown some of the soft side of Gabriel, which you would expect of course but it still was touching. If anything, characters with an handicap is something pretty rare in animation, although most people can come up with three or four characters. And it permitted quite t…
Read at the sourceEmberTanebi
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Disclaimer
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The following review is completely spoiler-free, and is meant for users who are curious about whether to watch the show or not. While I write reviews with this focus, and the goal of presenting the show with little bias, it is impossible to write a completely unbiased review. Feel free to disagree with any of my opinions, and ultimately decide for yourself how you feel about the show after watching it yourself!
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Positives
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- More of the Same (Special #1)
The first special, while certainly different in a few ways from a regular episode, carries over much of the comedy and character interaction from the original series. Gabriel Dropout was a show that excelled in its characters and the repetition of their interactions so if you enjoyed the…
Read at the sourceMisakiOji
Stories From Gabriel Dropout a special edition that continues the story of the gabriel dropout quite interesting
At the start of the Recreational Trip to the hot springs, and I guess a bit boring enough to make me
Withstand laughter as the mainstream anti-sensors covering vigne
And in episode 2
I was made quite surprised
Where the comedy genre in the anime is more dominating and it turns out there the main characters in the face by a character
The needy
In episode 2 this storyline is presented rather touch,
I can not say anything in this episode
One of the deficiencies in this special gabriel is satania, this satania already know that the character does not see this
Making it a joke
Ya want how else his name is also the devil
With little to the exclusion of the existing shortcomings
I stil…
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Gabriel DropOut reaches its end (hopefully just for now) with these two specials that as a fan of the series left me very satisfied. I won't go over the characters since I already have the review of the TV version for that, so I will comment what you will find in these two specials.
The first one is the obligatory onsen/hot springs episode, with more fanservice than the one from the main series... at least as much as the divine protection allows it. Fun episode with the typical character interactions but in that setting.
The second one caught me completely by surprise since it went for a way more dramatic route, with our girls interacting with a girl who has severe sight problems. I didn't expect it at all and I admit that it hit me right in the feels, while this anime is clearly comedy…
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