Gabriel White Tenma is the main character of *Gabriel DropOut*. She used to be an excellent angel, but her life changed after discovering online games on Earth. Once kind and hard-working, she now calls herself a "fallen angel" and leads a lazy life. She doesn’t care about school or chores, spends most of her time gaming, and only goes to school because Vignette April Tsukinose warns her about being sent back to Heaven. Still, Gabriel’s gentle side sometimes shows, especially when it comes to her younger sister Haniel White Tenma or friends in need. Despite her laziness, she can show surprising strength or kindness when it really matters.
Gabriel White Tenma is very short, standing at 144cm and weighing 47kg.
Her birthday is April 20 (Taurus).
Her three sizes are B74 (A cup), W58, H80.
She has blonde hair and blue eyes.
Her hair is usually messy because she doesn't take care of it.
At home, she often wears a tracksuit.
Her school uniform is a blouse with a hoodie on top.
Gabriel used to be polite and hard-working.
After discovering online games, she became lazy, selfish, and often grumpy.
She calls herself a "fallen angel" and wishes humans would just go extinct.
She doesn't like hanging out with people and prefers to be alone.
She is sarcastic and dry, helping others only when it benefits her.
However, her softness appears with her little sister or when friends need real help.
Gabriel graduated top of her class at Angel School in Heaven.
She came to Earth to learn more about humans and do good deeds.
She moved to a town modeled after Hamamatsu, Shizuoka.
At first, she wanted to "make everyone happy."
After starting online games, she became addicted and began skipping school, even before classes started (in the manga).
Vignette April Tsukinose tries to help her return to her old self but eventually gives up.
Gabriel has powers like "Angel Teleportation," but they often don’t work right.
Sometimes, only her skirt or pants teleport away!
She has a “Trumpet of the End,” which can announce the end of the world, but she can't use it well.
She is weak physically, getting out of breath even without running.
Yet, if she gets angry enough, she can be super powerful.
She is a lightweight with alcohol; even sweet sake gets her drunk.
Her angel ring above her head has turned black from her laziness.
If she tries to act like her old self, her real power can show up again.
She has a younger sister, Haniel White Tenma, and an older sister, Zelel White Tenma.
Gabriel cares deeply for Haniel and fulfills her unreasonable requests.
She is kind to Tapris Sugarbell Chisaki, who admires her.
Even with her lazy lifestyle, Gabriel sometimes helps Vignette April Tsukinose or Satanichia McDowell Kurumizawa when they are in trouble.
She spends most of her living allowance from Heaven on online games, so she works part-time at "Angel Coffee" to make extra money.
In the anime, she has to work two days a week instead of one.
Her room is messy and has been called "haunted" by Vignette April Tsukinose.
She is supposed to help humans, but usually refuses unless forced or bribed.
Her powers only work well if she acts like the old angel version of herself.
Her "fallen" period is different in the manga (before starting high school) and in the anime (after starting high school).
"I realized something after I found human entertainment."
"The honor student back in Heaven was fake... I was just hiding my true self."
"The real me is lazy and a slacker."
"I'm a hopeless mess of an angel, aren't I!"
From Top Angel to Fallen Angel
Gabriel White Tenma graduated first in her class from Angel School and came to Earth to do good deeds.
At first, she acted like the perfect angel, always helping others.
After she discovered online games, she got addicted and became incredibly lazy.
She started skipping school and wanted to do nothing but play games.
School and Daily Life
She began living in an apartment and rarely did chores.
Vignette April Tsukinose tried to keep Gabriel on track—cooking and cleaning, but couldn’t change her.
Vignette April Tsukinose even once had to threaten her with being sent back to Heaven to make sure Gabriel kept attending school.
Moments of Kindness
Even while being lazy, Gabriel’s kind heart sometimes shows.
When she runs out of food money because of her game spending, Gabriel joins the cooking club for meals.
In OVA 2, Gabriel met a blind girl in the park.
The girl had a terrible accident.
Despite the risk, Gabriel used forbidden angel powers to save her life and cure her blindness.
Also, in the anime, Gabriel helped Satanichia McDowell Kurumizawa, who was wandering with her dog.
Work Life
Gabriel often spends all her money on games, so she works part-time at Angel Coffee.
At first, she only helps when Master promises triple pay.
But when many customers arrive on a hot day, Gabriel helps out just because she feels bad turning them away—a sign her goodness lingers deep inside.
Powers and True Self
Gabriel's angelic powers now often fail or cause silly accidents.
But if she acts more like her old angelic self, her protective barriers and other powers work perfectly.
This means her powers are sometimes tied to her attitude and motivation.
Gabriel DropOut is set in a town based on Hamamatsu, Shizuoka.
In both the manga and anime, Gabriel's story shows that even if someone changes, their true self can sometimes shine through, especially when friends need them.
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