Dropkick On My Devil! Episode 12

邪神ちゃんドロップキック第12話 (Jashin-chan Dropkick Episode 12)

7.2(19,626)

MAL Score

Ranked #3740

Popularity #4304

Comedy
Supernatural
Gag Humor
Mythology

Episodes: 1
Duration: 23 min
Aired: Oct 1, 2018
Status: Finished Airing

Synopsis

Back from her ill-fated trip to space, Jashin-chan resumes her single-minded goal of killing Yurine Hanazono so she can return to Hell. Her plans don’t get far, though, when Yurine pulls her into a seaside outing with their usual circle of friends.

With “murder time” put on hold, the day turns into a chaotic beach trip: swimming in the ocean, cooling off with shaved ice, grilling at a barbecue—and even getting caught up in a run-in with a Kraken.

Otaku Consensus

Episode 12 works best as a concentrated bonus dose of Dropkick On My Devil!'s core appeal: Nomad preserves Yukiwo's gag-manga pacing, stacking mythological sitcom bits, cute-cast downtime, and Road Runner-like punishment loops with little dead air. Its 7.2 MAL score and 70/100 AniList score reflect a cult-comedy reception rather than broad consensus, with fans praising the satirical escalation and critics most often objecting to the same thing: the show leans on extreme gore and Jashin-chan's mutilation more readily than character development or expanded ensemble focus.

Why You Should Watch

Watch Episode 12 if you want a compact shot of Dropkick On My Devil! at its least apologetic: monster-girl sitcom energy, reverse-isekai absurdity, and slapstick that treats regeneration as a license for body-horror punchlines. It scratches the same itch as Road Runner's predator-victim loops, with a modern late-night-anime taste for meta gags, mythological freeloaders, and cute-girl hangout scenes that keep getting hijacked by brutality. Viewers who like Pop Team Epic-style escalation but want a steadier cast dynamic will get more out of it than anyone looking for lore or emotional growth. The appeal is the rhythm: a joke is set up, Jashin-chan overcommits, Yurine's answer arrives like a guillotine, and the episode moves on before the bit can apologize.

Key Characters

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Yurine Hanazono(VA: Nichika Oomori)
Yurine is the series' deadpan occult straight-woman, memorable because her calm reactions make the retaliation gags feel more surgical than spontaneous.
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Jashin-chan(VA: Aina Suzuki)
Jashin-chan is beloved as a self-sabotaging demon anti-heroine whose confidence-to-consequence ratio gives the comedy its Wile E. Coyote rhythm.
M
Medusa(VA: Miyu Kubota)
Medusa gives the cast a softer mythological counterweight, often functioning as the emotional cushion around Jashin-chan's worst impulses.
M
Minos(VA: Chiaki Omigawa)
Minos brings the show's tomboy monster-girl lane into focus, balancing physical comedy with the easygoing hangout energy that keeps the chaos social.

What Makes It Stand Out

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The episode is catalogued as a standalone one-episode entry that finished airing on October 1, 2018, making it a discrete post-run item rather than a standard cour installment.
2
Nomad's adaptation approach here favors short-form gag escalation over dramatic build: scenes are structured around quick reversals, punishment beats, and abrupt tonal pivots instead of a conventional episode arc.
3
The show's tonal identity is unusually explicit in its tag profile: AniList marks Monster Girl at 100%, Slapstick at 86%, Urban Fantasy at 85%, Primarily Female Cast at 84%, and Gore at 68%.
4
Its comedy sits at the intersection of cute-girls hangout material and grotesque consequences, a contrast reinforced by tags such as Coastal, Swimming, Food, Surreal Comedy, Demons, and Reverse Isekai.
5
The most divisive craft choice is not subtle: external impressions singled out the extreme violence as both a standout source of laughs and the reason some viewers found the episode uncomfortable.

Fun Facts & Trivia

Fun fact 1: Yukiwo is credited as the original creator, tying the episode directly back to the manga source rather than presenting it as an anime-only spin-off concept.
Fun fact 2: Rico Sasaki is credited for insert song performance, giving the episode a specific musical credit beyond the usual cast and studio identifiers.
Fun fact 3: On MyAnimeList, the entry holds a 7.2/10 from 19,610 votes, with a rank of #3742 and popularity of #4299, placing it in cult-favorite territory rather than mainstream breakout status.
Fun fact 4: AniList lists the episode at 70/100 with 90 favourites, closely matching the MAL reception and suggesting a stable but niche approval profile across databases.
Fun fact 5: A fan discussion compared the franchise's dynamic to a strange mix of Road Runner and broader satire, which neatly captures why the repeated violence reads as cartoon ritual to supporters and overkill to detractors.