The Failure at God School

The Failure at God School (神さま学校の落ちこぼれ, Kami-sama Gakkō no Ochikobore) is a Japanese manga series written by Natsu Hyūga and illustrated by Modomu Akagawara. It began serialization in Hakusensha's shōjo manga magazine Hana to Yume in August 2021. A light novel adaptation began publication under Kodansha's Seikaisha Fictions imprint in January 2022.

The Failure at God School
First tankōbon volume cover
神さま学校の落ちこぼれ (Kami-sama Gakkō no Ochikobore)
Genre	Drama[1] Supernatural[1]
Manga
Written by	Natsu Hyūga
Illustrated by	Modomu Akagawara
Published by	Hakusensha
English publisher	NA: Yen Press
Imprint	Hana to Yume Comics
Magazine	Hana to Yume
Original run	August 5, 2021 – present
Volumes	11
Light novel
Written by	Natsu Hyūga
Illustrated by	Modomu Akagawara
Published by	Kodansha
Imprint	Seikaisha Fictions
Original run	January 20, 2022 – present
Volumes	5

Media

Manga

Written by Natsu Hyūga and illustrated by Modomu Akagawara, The Failure at God School began serialization in Hakusensha's shōjo manga magazine Hana to Yume on August 5, 2021.^[2] Its chapters have been compiled into eleven tankōbon volumes as of May 2025.^[3]

During their panel at Anime NYC 2024, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the series for English publication, with the first volume releasing in March 2025.^[4]

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	North American release date	North American ISBN
1	January 20, 2022[5]	978-4-592-22421-1	March 25, 2025[6]	979-8-855-40459-3
2	May 20, 2022[7]	978-4-592-22422-8	July 22, 2025[8]	979-8-855-40461-6
3	September 20, 2022[9]	978-4-592-22423-5	February 24, 2026[10]	979-8-855-40463-0
4	January 20, 2023[11]	978-4-592-22424-2	—	—
5	May 19, 2023[12]	978-4-592-22425-9	—	—
6	September 20, 2023[13]	978-4-592-22464-8	—	—
7	January 19, 2024[14]	978-4-592-22472-3	—	—
8	May 20, 2024[15]	978-4-592-22485-3	—	—
9	September 20, 2024[16]	978-4-592-22498-3	—	—
10	January 20, 2025[17]	978-4-592-22515-7	—	—
11	May 20, 2025[3]	978-4-592-22532-4	—	—
12	October 20, 2025[18]	978-4-592-22549-2	—	—

Light novel

A light novel adaptation began publication under Kodansha's Seikaisha Fictions light novel imprint on January 20, 2022.^[1] Five volumes have been released as of May 28, 2025.^[19]

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	January 20, 2022[20]	978-4-06-526778-3
2	January 23, 2023[21]	978-4-06-530637-6
3	January 22, 2024[22]	978-4-06-534533-7
4	September 19, 2024[23]	978-4-06-536373-7
5	May 28, 2025[19]	978-4-06-539672-8

Reception

By September 2024, the series had over 700,000 copies in circulation.^[24]

The series was ranked 7th in the fourth Sanyodo Bookstore Comic Awards in 2023.^[25]

See also

• The Apothecary Diaries, a light novel series also written by Natsu Hyūga